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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1933
Page
4
Miss Bessig Stinpon entertains at new apartments with staff in attendance. Community groups, weddings, card parties, and church events are documented with names such as Mrs. Alfred H. Bunker, Mrs. Leeman, and Archibald M. Main. Bath society gathers for refreshment, charity, and preparations for upcoming socials and performances.
Principal and Mrs Arthur B Le s hosted a wear in ner party for 12 at their Green Street home Wednesday evening of last week.
Miss Arabelle M. Lord, supervisor of art in the Saco public schools, spent the weekend with her parents Lieut. and Mrs. John A. Lore at 50 Pearl Street. Saturday evening two tables of bridge were played with Charles F. Cummings winning the gentleman’s prize and Mrs. Cummings the ladies prize. Maurice Richardson of Portland was a guest of the Lords over the weekend.
Miss Catherine H. Emmons of 131 Lincoln street is able to be about after being confined to her home two weeks by illness.
Loyall F. Sewall of Washington Street Jeff Thursday travels to New York and Washington. Ambassador Paul Claudel of France will confer a decoration on him in Washington for his work at the French exposition last year.
Mrs William D Sewall of Washington Street left Saturday for a visit with her daughter Mrs John K Jayne of New Canaan Connecticut Ralph son of Mr and Mrs Ralph O Dale entertained several friends by giving a party at his home on High Street Saturday evening
Miss Marjorie Trott entertained friends Friday at the Trott home 977 High street. After dinner the group attended the Morse-Deering game at the high school gym. Guests included Marcia Crum Mary Sewall Kathaleen Scott Lucille Johnson Elizabeth Butterfield Guysbert B. Vroom Jr. Ivan Kirkpatrick Ralph Card John Huse and Leon Buek.
Lincoln Monnehagn of Braintree Massachusetts was a business visitor in the city on Saturday.
The singing club voted to present Miss Cherry Blossom an operetta by May A. Dodge and John Wilson Dodge at its postponed meeting in the Cosmopolitan club house on Thursday night. Committees for the operetta will be chosen at the February 2 regular meeting. The club set February 10 for a card party chaired by Mrs. Harry B. Briggs Jr with committee members Mrs. Charles W. Avery Miss Alice F. Johnson Mrs. George A. Churchill Mrs. Carl F. Pierce and Miss Bessie Mikels. Rodney E. F. Roos, president of Hyde Windlass Co attended the New York motor boat show.
Sacred Heart circle of Daughters of Isabella will observe its first anniversary the week of February 12. A banquet on February 12 at the Ho a Phoenix and a dance on February 14 are planned. Invitations have gone to circles in Gardiner Portland Lewiston and Brunswick. Mrs Grace Cunningham chairs the standing social committee handling both affairs.
Sumner Sewall of Washington street has returned home after two weeks in Boston and New York on business.
Mrs. George Humphrey departed Thursday from Bath to her Englewood New Jersey home after several weeks in Bath due to the illness of her aunt the late Miss Alice W Sewall. She was a guest of cousin Loyall F Sewall and stayed with Miss Charlotte Gorrie for the last three weeks.
Mrs William Partington and her son William of High street are spending a few days with relatives in Boston.
Bend college announces Prof Felix Frankfurter will speak February 8 on Problems Ahead and the Law. The annual lecture, open to the public, will be at Memorial hall at 8 15 p.m.
George Conway travels to Bocara Florida to join the Pocaraton Golf Club for his third season as a staff member and employee.
Miss Frances Lee Lord with Miss Gladys Land and Miss Harriet Smith, teachers at the Maine School for Deaf in Port, spent a weekend in Montreal. Miss Florence Chellis has returned home after five months in Portland Lynn Mass and Boston.
Rev Timothy C Maney and ex Postmaster Ernest F Kelley joined Bath figures including Board of Assessors chairman Roscoe G Bailey ex Alderman Chester H Mc Cabe and John H Freeman as they traveled to Augusta Thursday afternoon to attend.
University of Michigan senior Howard C. Bates is spending the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Delmar E Bates at Snow Park.
Mr and Mrs Charles R Andrews have returned to their Brooklyn home after several days in Bath called by the death of Mr Andrews mother Mrs Fred L Andrews.
Huntington Erhart of New York City had been a week as a guest of Loyall F. Sewall of Washington Street and returned home Thursday night.
Mr and Mrs Amory Houghton Jr of Bangor are visiting Mrs Amory Houghton in Washington street and were called to Bath by the death of Mrs Galen C Moses.
Mrs Harold C Payson hosted a Bowdoin street luncheon and bridge in honor of Mrs Frederick H Kimball of High street who is wintering in Portland. Guests included Mrs Arthur Sewall Bosworth Mrs Robert L Dennison Mrs Alfred Mitchell Jr Miss Philena Winslow Mrs Mortimer Warren and Mrs Langdon T Thaxter. Mrs Harlan L Skillin of West Buxton former city pastor’s wife visits with Mrs L L Hooker at 713 Washington street.
Elwood A Hathorn of Washington street is summoned to New York by the Standard Oil Co to serve as assistant engineer on an oil carrying ship. En route Sunday evening he visited his mother in Portland who is visiting her sister Mrs E H McDonald of Atlantic street.
Mrs. Raymond H. Trott of Providence Rhode Island is staying a few days with Mrs. Charlotte I. Meeker on Washington street. Trott was called to Bath by the death of her cousin Mrs. Galen C. Moses.
Mr and Mrs Erastus A Jewett and Mr and Mrs Edwin E Pinson returned to Bath from a motor trip to Newark New Jersey prompted by illness of Mrs Worral Prescott, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jewett. Mrs Prescott’s friends are pleased she is much improved. Mary Sewall and schoolmate Maude Crum from Waymere Portland spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewell.
Troop 53 of the Boy Scouts of America gathered Friday evening in the Armory with 15 in attendance, including five scouts. Walter M. Hill of the troop committee spoke about scouting values and what the program represents.
J Harry McLellan of Portland was guest of honor at a Les Camarades Musicaux meeting held Tuesday evening at Mrs. Robert B. Hatch 601 Washington Street. George Hunter Jr son of Lieut and Mrs George Hunter of Summer Street has nearly recovered from scarlet fever and is out of quarantine. Jeannette F Shackford Morse 32 and Elizabeth Riley, friends from Nassan Institute Springvale, visited the Shackford household 10 Turner's Court over the weekend.
Mrs. Raymond Trott of Providence Rhode Island is in the city to attend the death of her cousin Mrs. Galen C. Moses and to visit a few days.
Mrs Scott Morse of 15 Andrews Road returned home Sunday from City Hospital where she had undergone a major operation four weeks ago.
Harry S. Wallace, confined to his home at 58 Granite Street for six weeks due to illness, is now recovering satisfactorily. He can sit up several hours daily and go downstairs for brief periods.
Mrs. Sarah A. Shaw worthy grand matron led the installation at the Mt. Olivet chapter in Lewiston assisted by her husband Henry G. Shaw and Chaplain Mabel L. Merrill. Guests included Miss Annie Cox Miss Mabelle S Fullerton Mrs Grace Hagan and Arthur J Leeman. The Masonic hall was crowded with invited friends and members.
Mrs Arthur Larrabee hosts her contract club at High Street with a schedule of officers elected for the year. Warneto class of Corliss Street Church, 157 Oak Street, met with Miss Olive E Hallowell and is set to host February. P T A met in Washington Street rooms with 20 members, voted to refill the Weeks Street medical kit, and planned two more all day sessions to finish quilts and nightgowns for the Red Cross. dinner committees named for February 7 and Tuesday meetings led by Mrs Nate H Young and Mrs James S Knight among others. Mrs Edward Sewall hosted her contract club at High Street South End. various officers and a dinner committee were noted, with ongoing community service activities and future meetings planned.
Mrs. Clifford B. Smith of Dedham Massachusetts arrived last weekend for a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Luther S. Thompson at 19 Andrews Road.
A benefit for the Red Cross public health nursing service will be held in the Arcade on February 13. Sponsoring patrons include Mrs. Edward W. Hyde and Miss Carolyn Moses among others. Miss Marcia Moulton is general chairman with a refreshments committee led by Mrs. Roger D. Skillings. Howard Clark of Cliff Island visited this city with relatives at 217 High Street and 33 Russell Street.
Postcards show Governor and Mrs Wm Tudor Gardiner aboard the Conte Di Savoia en route to Italy and Egypt. They left New York on January 18 for a two month voyage. Their daughter recovered from grip on the voyage and the sardiners plan four weeks in Egypt.
Mrs Henry O Trowbridge of 13 Andrews road departed Friday afternoon for Norfolk Virginia where she was summoned by the sudden illness of her sister Mrs Floyd Evans.
Miss Vivian G Nye completing a three year nursing program at Deaconess hospital Boston will finish mid March and visit her parents Mr and Mrs Harry L Nye of Arrowsie. She graduated with honors from Morse in 1929 and is now assisting doctors in the operating room. graduation will be in May.
Mrs. Walter M. Hill hosted the St. Marys guild at Grace church in the parish house on Oak street. Members worked on clothing for the Red Cross during Monday night session.
Mrs. Walter J. Brennan and her son Harry left Augusta for Lake Wales Florida to stay eight weeks with Mrs. Brennan's parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Sawyer who are wintering there They plan to return by car around May 1. Also visiting Topsham is Mrs Roswell Moore formerly Elizabeth Tarbox daughter of Dr and Mrs Harry Tarbox of Greenwich Connecticut.
Charles E. Plaisted resumes work Saturday morning at the Post Office after ten days confined at home in Snow Park due to illness. A son Kleber J Perry Jr. was born Jan. 25 to Mr and Mrs Kleber J Perry of Berlin New Hampshire. Mrs Perry formerly Miss Mary C Gott of this city. Rev Weston P Holman of the Beacon Street M E church spoke to the Brotherhood class in Wiscasset Wednesday evening last week.
The Cosmo politan club held a Tuesday night duplicate tournament at the club house. East and west high scorers were Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden and Mrs. Eubra Troop while north and south leaders were Mrs. J. R. Andrews and Mrs. Daniel T. Dough.
Ruth P Johnson and William H Daley chair next Tuesday's Young Ladies' Contract Club meeting. This week Mrs Harold P Small and Mrs John H Grindell led play with Daley first, Atkinson second, Larrabee third over three tables. Hyde family returned from Boston visit. First Baptist Ladies Aid met at parsonage 138 North Street with 20 members and visitor Mrs Harlan Skillin. Haley and Skillings to host upcoming gatherings at Cobb Road and 906 High Street respectively.
Mrs Charles R Farnham entertained guests Saturday night with supper and five tables of contract. Prizes went to Mrs Arthur Larrabee first, Mrs Roscoe P McFadden second, Mrs Thomas Gibbons third, and Mrs Edward D True fourth. Miss Eunice Hanscom and Miss Pauline Higgins returned from Portland where they visited Miss Hanscoms sister, Marguerite Hanscom, a South Portland high school teacher.
Harold Manson of Brookline Massachusetts arrives in Bath to pass the night with Mr and Mrs John H Hyde in Elmhurst after attending the Wednesday afternoon funeral of his aunt Mrs Elwell Cros by. William G Hubbard of Wiscasset former Hilton House landlord and postmaster was warmly greeted in Bath amid friendly thanks from locals.
Morse High School distributes 1932 letters to orchestra and band members under director Grindell. Recipients include Louise Calderwood Evelyn Cocombs Hubert Arsenault and many others. The orchestra will assist Grindell in producing the musical comedy Take It or Leave It to be staged February 8 in the high school auditorium. tickets available from band or orchestra members.
President Helen Moses has selected the committee for the February Commercial Club meeting. Entertainment will be Jeanette Webster Verona MacDonald Rita Cummings Ila Abbott. Refreshments will be Mary Nickerson Annette Cutting Marion Palmer.
Maine note reports Governor Louis J. Brann visiting Augusta police station last Saturday to sign for an improper parking tag. A police officer attached the red tag to the governor’s car after a family member parked in a closed zone near the Colonial theater.
Raymond Allen of Brooklin died after an accidental gun discharge while cleaning a revolver that was partially loaded. Mrs. Blake found him dead upon returning from visiting her ill father. He belonged to the Masonic lodge and is survived by his wife seven sisters and two brothers.
A Biddeford elder, tracking regional weather for years, cautions against boasting of an open Winter. He notes potential for big snowstorms and below freezing temperatures before spring, cites past Maine patterns including 1912 and 1841, and predicts February may bring more real winter storms.
Mrs Francis B Purinton hosted an afternoon tea Monday at Augusta House to honor Mrs Willard B Purinton formerly Dorothy Curtis of Wilmington Delaware. The event drew guests from central Maine and Portland with roses and Spring blooms and music by the Douglas orchestra. Mrs Purinton arrives in Augusta and is noted as a Junior League member with ties to Miss Porter’s School. The Wilmington wedding is recent news in the area.
Bath and nearby towns report a large fox sighting in Dresden seen by Bath women en route to Augusta. The piece also covers tax notices sent by Bath, Elks and Grange events, weather near misses, police actions, a dog-wounding case, a car crash in Edgecomb, and a request to watch for a Massachusetts plated black sedan linked to a Boston slaying suspect.
A Maine bill introduced by Senator Artemas Weatherbee aims to regulate trucks using public highways for transporting goods for hire and place them under the Maine Public Utilities Commission. It excludes owner transports, local within-town operations, and government vehicles, while imposing permits, rate filings, bond or insurance, rest limits, and interstate permit requirements.
Governor Louis J. Brann an alumnus of the University of Maine will join speakers at the Southern Kennebec Valley University of Maine Alumni Association banquet in the Hotel North dining room Tuesday evening February 14 Dr Harold S Boardman president of the U of M and Charles Crossman alumni secretary will also speak Everett H Maxcy of Augusta will be toast master for the after dinner program Attendance of women alumnae and wives of alumni is urged for a largely attended session.
Five foreign born residents of Kennebec County filed citizenship applications and will have their petitions heard at the February term of Superior Court in Augusta. The class includes Ansele Fontaine of Augusta born in Canada Christine Rankine of Waterville born in Scotland John McLennan Gillis of Waterville born in Canada Alphonse Joseph Lechance of Augusta born in Canada and Harry Joseph Poulin of Augusta born in Canada.
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