Author Holman Day to Read at Fortnightly Club
The Fortnightly Club hosts Maine writer and politician Holman Day for a Wednesday February reading. Bath and Shipping City members anticipate a crowded night featuring Day’s noted works and the drama The Circus Man with its Boston and Maine stage success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Holman Francis Day
Davy
Sow
Waesakooo
Johan Ro
Mary DD
Dry Heo
Coburn Classical Institute
Waterville
Colby College
VSS
Union Publishing Company
Bangor
Dexter Gazette
Lewiston Daily Sun
Governor Hill
Bathites
Mr. Day
Squire Phin
Eagle Badge
King Spruce
Klaw
Erlanger
Boston
Palermo
Maelyn Arbuckle
Imogene
Bath
Miss Hammond
Fraulein Stolle
Music
Holman Day
Day
Club
Popular Fiction Best Sellers in The Bookman
The February issue lists six top selling fiction titles in order of demand: The Foreigner by Connor, Little Sister by Frances Little, John Marvel Assistant by Page, When a Man Marries by Rinehart, Truxton King by McCutcheon, Silver Horde by Beach.
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Connor
Frances Little
John Marvel
Page
Rinehart
McCutcheon
Beach
Bath hometown honored by namesake voter in Bath
State Highway Commissioner Paul D. Sargent said he felt at home in Bath where a future voter carries his name. The remark came while he and his old college friend Mr. Stephen Bunker discussed the local connection.
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Paul D. Sargent
Bath
Stephen Bunker
Sargent
Mr. Bunker
Bowdoin Professor Fills Central Church Pulpit Sunday
Professor Charles W. Snow of Bowdoin College preached at Central church Sunday morning in the regular pastor Rev. George C. DeMott’s absence who was in New York City. Misses Agnes and Alice M. Humphreys went to Lowell Massachusetts to visit sister Mrs. A Frederick Donnells. Evening Sewing Club of Universalist church will meet Tuesday evening with Mrs. Harry H. Donnell.
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Charles W. Snow
Bowdoin College
Central Church
George C. DeMott
New York City
Agnes
Alice M. Humphreys
Lowell
Mass
A. Frederick Donnells
This City
the Universalist Church
Harry H. Donnell
Amusement Card in Society Notes Sparks Laughter
In a Portland society column a wedding announcement appeared beneath a heading reading Amusement Card, a misprint that amused readers more than the card itself. The humorous error drew attention as the actual notice of union appeared quietly below the laughing headline.
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Portland
Marriage of William Phillips and Miss Caroline Drayton
Sunday’s Globe reports the London wedding of William Phillips and Caroline Astor Drayton, with Phillips serving as acting head of the American embassy in London. The ceremony shifts from New York to London due to official duties and the Mills death.
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Globe
William Phillips
Caroline Astor Drayton
Phillips
John C Phillips
Eleanor H. Hyde
New York
London
Curzon St
Duchess of Marlborough
Taft
John C. Phillips
Boston
Beverly
Miss Drayton
J. Coleman Drayton
Ogilvvy Haig
Brook St
Ambassador Reid
D. Ogden Mills
Mills
Reid
James Bryce
Washington
Cornelius Mackay
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
John R. Drexel
Philadelphia
Mrs Cerena Jones Hosts St Marys Guild
Mrs Cerena P Jones entertained St Marys Guild at her Washington street home Monday evening. Miss Mae OBrien, studying music in Boston, has this week entered Gorham Normal School. Mrs David S Harris entertained the Universalist Sewing Circle yesterday afternoon.
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Cerena P. Jones
St. Mary's Guild
Washington Street
Mae O’brien
Boston Conservatory
Gorham
David S. Harris
Universalist Sewing Circle
Nurse trainee visits Crosby parents this Sunday
Miss Helen Crosby of Trusl Hospital Biddeford spent Sunday at the home of her parents Collector and Mrs. Elwell S. Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Crosby
Trusl Hospital
Biddeford
Collector
Elwell S. Crosby
Bath business visitor and Worcester resident in town
J Edward Drake was a Bath business visitor in Boston early this week. Mrs John Berry of Worcester arrived Tuesday to visit Miss Mary J Gove on Green Street. Mrs Berry formerly lived with the Andrews family when Dr Berry practiced in the City of Ships. She spends summers at Meadowbrook with her family and has been warmly welcomed back.
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J. Edward Drake
Bath
Boston
John Berry
Worcester
Mass
Mary J. Gove
Green Street
Berry
J. R. Andrews
Dr. Berry
City of Ships
Meadowbrook
D A R Card Party Set for Valentine Bridge
The Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter plans the next card party on February 14 at Mrs. William E. Palmer home. Ladies will enjoy bridge as the club anticipates the Valentine's Day event.
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Russell Hughes
Buffalo
N. Y
Dummer Sewall
William E. Palmer
Edward Plummer
Plummer
Washington
Fred Blaisdell
Georgia Duncan
Colonel Dummer _ Sewall
Bath Teachers Receive Pay On Saturday
Bath public school teachers were paid on Saturday. The Annapolis practice squadron will not visit the Shipping City this summer, disappointing cadets and Bath society buds.
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Bath
Annapolis
Society Buds of
Feast of Candlemas Observed at St Marys Church
Candlemas was celebrated with morning high mass at St Marys Church. Candles for church and Catholic homes were blessed and distributed for the year. Also noted are local social items including Mrs Angus McLeod leaving for Portland and Miss Dorothy Leonard hosting a birthday party for seven-year-old friends.
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St. Mary’s Church
United States
Church of England
Temple
Gelasius I
Jerusalem
Simon
Anna
St. Mary's
Angus McLeod
Portland
Washington Street
Frank A. Small
Dorothy Leonard
Miss Leonard
Ladies Take Trips And Host Birthday Party
Mrs Charles Wetherbee and Miss Lida Fisher departed Monday for a visit in Boston and nearby areas. Nellie Olinto hosted school friends on Wednesday evening to celebrate her birthday with refreshments and gifts for Miss Clinto. Mrs Elizabeth Merrill plans to return to Quincy Massachusetts today after a two week stay with her daughter Mrs E Randall Leonard on High street.
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Charles Wetherbee
Lida Fisher
Boston
Nellie Olinto
Clinto
Elizabeth Merrill
Quincy
Mass
E. Randall Leonard
High Street
Flag Peary carried visits Hub exhibition at Shepherd and Norwell
Both visitors to the Hub this week saw the flag Peary carried to the North Pole on display at the Shepherd and Norwell Company store. The exhibition has drawn hundreds of shoppers, serving as promotion for the firm.
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Peary
North Pole
Shepherd and Norwell Company
Maine Federation Leader to Address Bath Ladies
Mrs Charles F Flagg of Portland Maine Federation president will speak to Bath Fortnightly ladies. Report from Massachusetts Federation meeting notes Maine efforts to shape public opinion through education and advocacy. highlights include a state library commission forest conservation early child labor laws Katahdin reservation and educational bills.
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Bath
Charles F. Flagg
Portland
Maine Federation
Flagg
Massachusetts Federation of Women’s Clubs
Park Street
Boston
Stanley Plummer
Dexter
Maine
Mt. Katahdin
Captain Percy Visits Portland and Local Socials
Captain Samuel R. Percy was a business visitor in Portland Monday. The Mendelssohn Club held a good rehearsal at the Orphans Home on Tuesday evening. Miss Florence Andrews returned to her home on Western Avenue Wednesday after a fortnight in Boston. She was guest of cousin Harold Goddard of West Somerville and of Miss Hazel Edes of Everett, Mass., niece of Mrs. Charles H. Mason of this city.
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Samuel R. Percy
Portland
Mendelssohn Club
Orphans
Florence Andrews
Western Avenue
Boston
Harold Goddard
West
Somerville
Auburn
Hazel Edes
Everett
Mass
Charles H. Mason
Bath Prepares Popham Dances With New Hall Floor
Bath weekly sends a sizable youth group to Popham for summer dances in Society Hall run by George E. McNulty. McNulty plans to install a new hard wood floor, a long needed improvement likely to boost hall popularity and attendance.
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Bath
Popham
George E. McNulty
McNulty
Cahill Buys Wylie Rogers Place at Trufants Crossing
Charles H. Cahill owner of New Meadows Inn buys the Wylie Rogers residence at Trufant crossing now occupied by Ralph Silsby. Beacon Street church women stage a successful food sale at Mrs. Minott s Beacon street home. Charles Hall again leads a dancing party in Music Hall attracting good crowds. Bowdoin Conference of Free Baptist churches meets in Augusta with Hibbert Lockhart speaking on developing the child church member. Augustus Percy and Harry Stetson couples depart for Poston New York and Philadelphia to attend events. Vernon W. Miller and Edith Sanford wed in Brunswick officiated by Rev. John H. Quint.
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Charles H. Cahill
New Meadows Inn
Colonial Cafe
Wylie Rogers
Trufant’s Crossing
Ralph Silsby
Beacon Street
John C. Minott
Charles Hall
Music Hall
Hall
Bowdoin Conference of Free Baptist Churches
Augusta
Hibbert Lockhart
Augustus A. Percy
Harry E. Stetson
Poston
New York
Philadelphia
Stetson
Vernon W. Miller
Edith Sanford
Brunswick
John H. Quint
Bath Notes Selections of Local Visitors and Travel
Miss Marie N. Jack of Bowdoinham visits Mrs. Jo Sewall and Miss Lincoln on Washington street. Miss Grace Woodbury, Arthur Sewall and Company stenographer, leaves Bath for Auburn then Flagstaff Arizona for an extended visit with her sister. Miss Celia Sargent of Searsport will fill Woodbury's Bath post for four months. Woodbury will be joined by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sewall who travel to East Highlands California for winter and spring at their orange grove.
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Marie N. Jack
Bowdoinham
Joseph Sewall
Lincoln
Washington Street
Grace Woodbury
Arthur Sewall and Company
Auburn
Flagstaff
Arizona
Kimball Brothers
Miss Woodbury
Bath
Celia Sargent
Searsport
Western Union Telegraph Office
Samuel S. Sewall
East Highlands
Cal
Orange Grove
Surprise party for Mrs Carr by Roundabout Club on Maple
This week a pleasant surprise occurred Wednesday evening when members of the Roundabout Club unexpectedly visited Mrs Charles A Carr on Maple Street. Miss Mary Campbell has been a Bath visitor in Boston this week. The town ladies aid societies cancelled their Friday afternoon session due to a severe storm.
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Mildred Nichols
George W. Oakman
Washington
Longview
Bath
A Roundabout Club
Charles A. Carr
Maple Street
Mary Campbell
Boston
Ladies’ Aid Societies
Mrs Nichols Hosts Central Church League Meet
Mrs Frank B Nichols will entertain the Central Church League on Monday evening at her home near North and Front streets. Mrs John S Hyde and Miss Minnie White returned home Thursday night from a brief stay in Boston. The Colonial club minstrel show comes to Dreamland Theatre with rehearsals going well and promises a hit. Mrs John Shea and daughter Annie left Thursday for Boston area. Perkins and Pond will run a sweater party at the Alameda Monday evening with many skaters invited. Elmer McIntire marked his fifth birthday Monday afternoon with nine young friends and refreshments.
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Frank B. Nichols
Central Church League
North
Front Streets
John S. Hyde
Minnie White
Boston
Colonial Club
Dreamland Theatre
John Shea
Annie
Notable Visitors and Local Social Events
Mrs. W. W. Andrews of Sackville New Brunswick visits in the city as guest of Miss Alice K. Robbins and plans calls on Mrs. William Musenden and Mrs. Welch. Mrs. Andrews, formerly Nellie Greenwood, is wife of Professor Andrews head of Sackville University science department. Oscar C. Rogers returns from Rockland. Saturday Club vaudeville in Brunswick features the Calithumpian band with a catchy program and original costumes starting at eight in the court room.
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W. W. Andrews
Sackville
N. B
Alice K. Robbins
William Mussenden
Welch
Andrews
Professor Andrews
Sackville University
Nellie Grenwood
Oscar C. Rogers
Rockland
Minnie Bird
Bath
Brunswick
Calithumpian
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Madelyn Hunt
Sapo Mollis Club
Helen Nichols
J. O. G. Club
James Bimson
Scarboro
G. Fred Mitchell
Dummer Street
Grace Warren
Lewiston
Charles L. Farnham
Trust Hospital
Agnes R. Fogg
Brookline
North Street
Herbert E. Cole
Miss Fogg
Walter Fogg
Mrs. Fogg
Kenneth C. M. Sills
F. W. Brown
C. E. Hutchins
Allen Johnson
Mason
Ruth Little
Fairchild
Stone
Scott
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ernest A. Allan
Somer
Marjorie Gwynne Gould
Marjorie Gould
George J. Gould
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Miss Gould
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