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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1911
Page
6
The Patten Free Library receives a three year St Nicholas Magazine file bound for the Children's Room after Miss Leonice Morse donated the volumes. The article notes St Nicholas as a favorite among boys and girls, urges keeping the collection complete, and thanks Morse for the generous gift.
Director Chapman will visit the Mendelssohn Club next Tuesday evening with hopes of a large attendance. He will discuss the artists he plans to bring to Bath on January ninth.
Tomorrow Scout Sunday will be observed at Beacon Street Sunday school with boy scouts in full charge of exercises. A patrol member acts as superintendent and the group praises progress under scout master Edward Jones after raising funds to fit up a new club room for the up to date organization.
Miss Anne May Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Schmidt Glen Ridge New Jersey wed Nathan Burton Fitch of New Haven Connecticut at Gray Gables the bride wore white satin with lace and carried antique blooms. Rev Clarence Hall Wilson officiated the ceremony witnessed by family friends including bridesmaids and ushers led by pages Nathan Hopton and Gordon Stevenson. After the ceremony the couple planned residence in New Haven with plans for a February 224 Willow Street address.
Daniel Williams takes lead in the Congregational Church choir during John Shaw’s recovery from a severe accident. St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church suspends weekly meetings due to the holiday rush.
Mr and Mrs Henry Douglas Bacon will hold a reception Christmas Day at their home on Upper Washington Street. Mrs Bacon's father, Professor Marx, who summered here, will return for the holiday season.
The next Brunswick Saturday Club meets January 6 at the Unitarian Church with an afternoon program. The mid year business meeting follows. Presentations include Little Journeys in England by Mrs Wilmot B Mitchell From Liverpool to London Impressions by the Way by Mrs William Hawley Davis Glimpses of the Coronation by Mrs William F E Lant. Music by Mrs Davis and George Tibbetts. Committee: Miss Ethel Moulton Webb Mrs Algernon Chandler and Mrs Ralph Bodwell.
Joseph Sewall arrives from Inglewood New Jersey to spend vacation at his home on the avenue Parker Moulton Worcester Academy student returns home for holidays Miss Blanche Woodworth Bowdoinham visits town Thursday to see relatives
The Thursday Bridge Club will manage a Christmas tree in the Parish House on Oak Street for about thirty boys and girls next Thursday afternoon. Organizers plan a merry time and note this is the club’s first such event, hoped to bring joy to the youngsters gathered there for the celebration.
Mrs Willard Drake of Flagstaff arrives June first with her daughter Nancy to spend the summer with her Woodbury family in Auburn. Fire damages a Bowdoin College room, loss about fifty dollars insured. Holiday events include church entertainments, Santa Claus visits, and carol tours. News includes arrivals, theater plans, and local preparations for Christmas across Bath, Brunswick, and nearby towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Brown of Reading Massachusetts are Christmas guests of their daughter Mrs. Charles P. Wetherbee. Miss Louise Balley a Morse High School student enjoys vacation at her home in Wiscasset, daughter of Dr. Balley, who has made many Bath friends during her stay.
The Universalist Church held its annual parish meeting on Monday evening. Elected officers include Moderator Granville C. Greenleaf Clerk George Hunt Treasurer W Scott Shorey Collector George Jackson Trustees Granville C Greenleaf George Jackson Ernest Johnson Rev Allen Brown re elected pastor for the ensuing year.
The annual Christmas tree for Grace Church Sunday school pupils will be held in the parish house on Oak street Tuesday evening. After the children's entertainment, the choir will enjoy a Christmas tree with gift exchange and social time. The choir is doing excellent work under director Fred E Drake and the church will be unusually attractive this season with greens from West Bath.
The article urges using poppies for Christmas decor including cards boxes and wrapping paper as the preferred design for the season amid holly and poinsettias.
Bowdoin Chapter Alpha Delta Phi hosts a Christmas party with a six o'clock dinner at the Maine street chapter house and a nine to three dance at Pythian Hall. Stetson’s Orchestra played for twenty eight dances as green and white decorations lit the hall and a crescent star display shone.
Miss Priscilla Kim ball a student at the House in the Ines Norton Mass has arrived home for the holidays. Her brother Milton has returned from the Westminster School Slusbury Conn for the season.
Miss Carrie Chaney’s pupils at Nequasset joined with Mrs. Wilson Wright’s Bonnie Brae kindergarten class for a Christmas celebration. Activities began at two o’clock with lively exercises and festive entertainment.
Miss Elizabeth Toothaker of Brunswick and Silas N. Haynes of Brunswick wed Tuesday evening at the Methodist chapel in Richmond. About one hundred friends attended as Rev. Albert A. Lewis conducted the ceremony with Miss Mabel Murray and J Maurice Haynes among the guests.
Frank H. Perey comes home from California in time for Christmas with kin, the Perey family occupying the Watson residence on Middle Street. Dr. and Mrs. C. Pred Curtis of Hollywood report a recent move to 21 North Vine Street, Hollywood.
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