George Gleason Reports on Life in the Orient
George Gleason, Y.M.C.A. secretary in Osaka, Japan, spoke to Bath leaders about Y work in the War East. He described war experiences with Japanese troops, the geopolitics of China, Japan, and Russia, social issues like prostitution in Japan, and the need for Western aid to help liberalize the region. He warned of China and Russia challenges and urged cooperation to guide Asia toward civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gleason
Y.M.C.A
Osaka
Japan
Bath Ministerial Association
Bath
Gleason
William Mann
Sidney L. Eaton
IF. H. Hall
C. H. Volz
Siberia
Orient
China
Germany
Mr. Gleason
Russia
Korea
Korean
East
United States
America
Christmas plans brighten Bath orphans and elderly homes
Santa Claus visited the Bath Military and Naval Orphans Home as Rotary Club funds enable a Christmas tree, gifts, and ice cream. Emma Eames de Gogorza and Mrs. Byron Barker previously funded similar efforts, with New Year celebrations and five dollar gold pieces for sewing students. The Old Folks, Old Ladies, and Old Couples homes also host festive dinners and gift exchanges, including turkey and goose menus and tobacco or candy for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Bath
Louise Staples
Bath Rotary Club
Mme
Emma Eames de Gogorza
Byron F. Barker
Choate
Susan E. Fletcher
Reuben Fletcher
M. F. Taylor
Nicholas J. Horan
St. Mary’s
Nativity Pageant Dazzles Winter Street Sunday School
The Nativity of Christ pageant by Winter Street Sunday School children delighted a large crowd at Christmas exercises. Miss Dorothy Jewett supervised the production with Eleanor Moulton as Madonna and a host of angels, shepherds, and wise men. Gifts from the tree, carols, recitations, and songs followed, funded by the Men’s Club and Tuesday Evening Club candy bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Dorothy Jewett
Eleanor Moulton
Madonna
Evelyn Lightbody
Mabel Nelson
Anna Hill
Frances Lord
Barbara Austin
Margaret Coombs
Arabelle Lord
Jeannette Smith
Delight Trufant
Miriam Rice
Catherine Mitchell
Winifred Hekking
Catherine Leonard
Mary Watton
Annie Harvey
Helen Harvey
Marion Black
Frederick Patton
David Black
John Lord
Mary Patton
J. Edward Drake
Cold Spots in Bath and Vicinity Thursday Temperatures
Readings show subfreezing temperatures across Bath and nearby locations on Thursday morning. Listed marks include Range Lights Beach 10, Coast Guard Station Popham 10, Owen Rogers North Bath 18, M S Purington West Bath 18, and others ranging from 0 to 20 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
The
Mercury
Coast Guard Station
Popham
W. M. Hagan’s
F. B. Parris
North End
W. M. Congdon
Bruce Street
Commercial Street
Winnegance
Owen Rogers
North Bath
M. S. Purington
West Bath
Chase's Corner
Jd. M. Lemont’s
Seven Sunday Schools Plan Evening Religious Education in Bath
Seven Bath district Sunday schools sent representatives to a Wednesday meeting at First Baptist Church to discuss community religious education. Dr. FE Hilton Post presided. Prof Purinton of Bates College urged a two period study program with teaching on the New Testament and methods using How to Teach. A temporary board and secretary were elected to organize, meetings set for the second and fourth Mondays, starting January 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Soxadahoc County
First Baptist Church
FE. Hilton Post
Beacon Street Church
Ernest M. Holman
Samuel A. Evans
People’s Church
Post
Purinton
Bates College
Lewiston
Auburn
McDonald
Wh.d
Bates
Lloyd J. Hooker
Bath Chamber of Commerce Directors Discuss Housing Problem
The Bath chamber board discussed Bath housing and the Housing committee's suggestions. They urged the chamber to assist the Bath Loan and Building association and to have the Publicity committee promote more share uptake. Oliver Moses will represent the chamber at U S A Chamber events. Homer Ferguson is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Bath
Chamber of Commerce
Bath Loan and Building Association
Chamber
Loan and Building Association
State Chamber of Commerce
Oliver Moses
Chamber of Commerce of the
U.S.A
Homer Ferguson
Kershner
Messrs. Ross
Jackson
George B. Drake
J. Edward Drake
Wetherbee
Sawyer
Newell
Schuberi
Bates Baseball Schedule For 1920 Season
Tentative Bates College baseball dates announced for 1920 include Bowdoin Lewiston April 19 and Bowdoin Brunswick June 4, with state series games against New Hampshire at Durham and Lewiston plus matches with Maine Colby Tufts Brown Boston College and Boston teams in April May and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Bowdoin
Lewiston
New Hampshire State
Durham
Maine
Brown
Providence
Tufts
Medford
Boston College
Boston
Colby
Lewist
Open
Orono
Waterville
Brunswick
Gardiner Rotary Club Likely to Form Soon
President Blaine Wiles Lang led an impromptu meeting with about 15 business leaders to discuss forming a Gardiner Rotary club. The plan envisages starting with 25 members and expanding to 75 over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Blaine Wiles Lang
Captain Purinton to sail Jadden through Panama Canal
Bath and Phipburg friends report Capt. Frank Purington and Mrs. Poton prepare to depart Tacoma for the East. He will steer the 20,000-ton Jadden around to New York via the Panama Canal, while Mrs. Purington likely travels by rail. The veteran mariner, about 40 years at sea, rose from East Coast commands to Pacific and Atlantic service, earning renown during the Japanese Russian war era near Cheefoo and Port Arthur aboard the Pleiades. The Jadden, built for the Emergency Fleet, carries flour and will visit Tacoma area flour mills before heading toward port in eight days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Phippburg
Frank Purington
Mrs. Poton
Tacoma
Purington
New York
Panama Canal
North Pacific
Atlantic
Boston Steamship Company
Pacific
Jadden
Metropolitan Steamhip Line
Boston Towboat Company
Pleiades
Capt
Cheefoo
Port Arthur
Golden Horn
Pavington
Skinner & Eddy Company
W. R. Grace & Co
Mrs Perkins Owns Historic 1795 Silver Dollar
Mrs. Frank W. Perkins of 220 North Street preserves a silver dollar minted in 1795 antedating Sheriff Wilbur Oliver by three years. The coin remains in pristine condition as a family keepsake from her grandfather, John J. Daley of Ausable Forks, N Y. It is slightly larger and heavier than current dollars, aged 124 years, and she also keeps a gold piece from 1841 as a souvenir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Perkins
North Street
Sheriff Wilbur
Oliver
Train Service Restored to Normal Winter Schedule
Maine Central railroad restored service to its normal winter timetable Sunday after a ten day curtailment to ease coal shortages. The resumption benefits Rockland and Bath with the evening train arriving at 6 40 and continuing to Rockland, while the westbound from Rockland passes Bath at 7 05 at night. A long missing man from Iddeford returns, surprising his parents after 18 years away in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central Railroad
Fuel Administration
Rockland
Bath
Aren
Iddeford
Alaska
Israel] Gar
Nation Depends on the Farmers for Prosperity
A report from the Committee on Agriculture at the State Grange meeting in Bangor argues farming must prosper to support all industries. It blames cheap food chants, notes postwar labor shifts to cities, and calls for higher farm wages and shorter workdays to keep food production domestic and affordable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Agriculture
Bangor
Wek
South America
Australia
United States
Farm Bureau of
Illinois
State Grange
New Hampshire
Maine
Lincoln
Mr. B
Mr. C
Deering Favored Son of York County for Maine Governor Nomination
York County backers push John P. Deering of Saco as the GOP nominee in June primaries. They cite his local loyalty, political track record from 1901 to 1921, including work on the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and his ties to Amherst classmate Calvin Coolidge. Deering touts budget discipline and teacher pay and seeks broad Maine support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Deering
Saco
York County
Maine
Deering
Senator Deering
John Fairfield
Penobscot
Frederick J. Warkhurst
York
John DP. Deering
Thornton Academy
Amherst College
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Boston
Amherst
New York Military Academy
Cornwall
N. Y
United States
House of Representatives
City of
Risk Insurance Bureau
Destiny
Senate
York Counoty Children's Aid Society
Federal and State Wildlife Agents Coordinate in Maine
W. J. Dillon of the federal warden service within the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Biological Survey visits Maine. He works with the Maine Inland Fisheries and Game department to enforce local game laws. An extension of joint activity by both authorities is anticipated, implying stronger enforcement than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Dillon
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Biological Survey
Washington
Maine
Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Department
Smelts Hit 10-Inch Lengths At Montsweag Meeting
Hollis Dailey delivered over 30 pounds of smelts from Montsweag on Friday. Tie reported the silver-sides school as the largest yet caught, with some fish reaching 10 inches in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Dailey
Montsweag
Tie
Pew School of Silver-Sides
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capt. Purington
Parker Head Mariner
Old Home
Johnson Bros Co
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