Women's Auxiliary Diocesan Meeting in Maine Attended by Delegates
The quarterly meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Diocese of Maine convened at Grace Church with Bishop Benjamin Brewster officiating at communion. Miss Marguerite Ogden led the morning session with reports on the Atlantic City Triennial, missions talks, and Flying Squadron experiences. Speakers included Miss Couch on China missions, unity among missionaries, and Communist influence. delegates gathered from Bangor, Rangeley, Augusta, Rockland, Waterville, Wiscasset, Newcastle, and Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Diocese of
Maine
Grace Church
Benjamin Brewster
Marguerite Ogden
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles Flagg
Portland
Wei
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Margaret Teague
Flying Squadron
Thomas
Brazil
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Augusta
Brewster
C. A. Couch
Roots
Hankow
China
Miss Couch
Russia
Farm and Home Week Set for March 25 28 at Maine
Maine's twenty ninth Farm and Home Week will run March 25 to 28 at the University of Maine. Dean Arthur L Deering said the event starts Monday afternoon and ends with a banquet Thursday evening. The program, formerly Farmers Week, reflects growing female attendance. Last year 1348 registered. 1907 saw 378. The committee includes Maurice D Jones chair Llewellyn Dorsey Pred Loring Pearl Greene and Glenn K Rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
University of Maine
Arthur L. Deering
College of Agriculture
Maurice D. Jones
Llewellyn Dorsey
Pred Loring
Pearl Greene
Glenn K. Rule
Civil Service Training Bureau Ad Seeks Applicants
A terse notice mentions clerical positions for men and women with good health and common education. It advertises government work qualification and a monthly range from 105 to 175 dollars, inviting applications via Box L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Training Bureau, Inc
Rotary Club Endorses Industrial Arts for Bath Students
A Bath meeting discussed expanding industrial arts in grades seven and eight to engage students, with emphasis on manual training and drawing. Speakers noted Bath’s industrial character and high school trends toward commercial courses. Teachers urged supervised athletics and social education to develop posture, teamwork, and personal growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frostina E. Marston
Miss Dinforth
Miss Danforth
Central Grammar
Harrison
David
Cogan
Haven Sawyer
Bangor
Friends of Education
Francis Hill
Frank F. Colburn, Jr
Flaming Cone Dips and Robins Sighted in January Weather
Treated evergreen cones burned in fireplaces emit colored flames from copper sulfate for blue green, strontium nitrate for orange, and salt for yellow. Dip cones in a solution of one half pound per quart for three minutes then dry. A large flock of robins was reported at Neodesha Kansas in the second week of January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neodesha
Kas
Local Council of Girl Scouts Meets On Monday
Local Council A. Girl Scouts of America met Monday afternoon at 977 High street for the monthly meeting. Visitors Mrs. Linwood F. Carr and Miss Evelyn I. Trott discussed International Thinking day on February 22 and plans for a pageant and hall arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Girl Scouts of America
Milton C.trott
High Street
Linwood F. Carr
Evelyn I. Trott
Girl Scout Leaders’ Association
David S. Cogan
Trott
Alfred E. Carpenter
Wilmer I. Voorhees
Charles J. Donnell
Girl Scout Employment Agency
Archibald Main
Carr
Sumner Sewall
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Elizabeth B. Deering
Bath
Sterling Bible Class Monthly Meeting Report
The Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street church held its regular monthly business meeting in the Deering room with 30 members present. Reports covered 68 January calls and 73 by others, and a penny collection plan for March was proposed to augment the treasury. Hostesses for March are listed as Mrs. Bowker, May, Coombs, Dunbar and Plant, with tea and sandwiches served during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Bible Class
Corliss Street Church
Deering Room
Chester A. Plant
M. Eugene Watson
John Hunt
William Hill
William J. Paisley
Pearl E. Dunbar
John L. Russell
Treasury
G. Herbert Preble
John Wade
Frank M. Bowker
Fred W. May
James Coombs
Wallace Plant
Hunter Finds Civil War Era Cavalry Rifle in Albion Woods
George W. Lambert of Waterville discovered a cavalry rifle from the Civil War while hunting in Albion woods. The weapon was in working order though the rifling showed pitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion Woods
George W. Lambert
Waterville
Patti Family Topic Of Paper At Sunday Meeting
The Patti family, rivals of the Garcias in opera, were the subject of a paper read by Mrs. Fred K. Sturtevant at Les Camarades Musicaus Sunday night. The program featured solos, duets, violin and piano pieces, plus a quartet, with performers including Miss Alice N. Magoun Miss J. Gertrude Sils Miss Betty Rice Mrs. Sturtevant and Mr. Ramsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patti
Garcias
Fred K. Sturtevant
Les Camarades Musicaux
Alice N. Magoun
J. Gertrude Silsby
Bowdoin Grange Holds Meeting and Busy Weekend
Bowdoin Sagadahoc grange met at Bowdoin Center with Worthy Master Ernest Carr presiding. A lecture by Mrs. Alice Larabee and games followed. An all day meeting is planned for March 2 to aid older members. Rural Route changes, visitors from Wiscasset and Springfield, and local farming activity were noted along with a tractor plow effort to clear town roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Grange
Bowdoin Center
Ernest Carr
Alice Larabee
Oscar Hatch
Karl Hatch
Orman Douglass
Wiscasset
John Carter
Springfield
Mass
Grant Woods
Arthur Nelson
Clyde Adams
Ruth Card
Fred Douglass
Dr. Plummer
Lisbon Falls
Cora McAfee
Portland
Bowdoinham
Clifford
Clyde Starbird
Lewiston
C. M. G. Hospital
Pythians Preparing for Lincoln's Birthday Event
On Lincoln's Birthday February 12 a Bath event will feature a 6 30 banquet and the dedication of the new Pythian temple with a joint installation of Bath Knights of Pythias Acadia lodge and Lowell temple Pythian Sisters. Florence Robinson retires as Lowell temple chief and her son Clyde Robinson retires as Acadia lodge chancellor commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Bath
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Temple
Acadia Lodge
Randge
Florence Robinson
Clyde Robinson
Bowdoinham Notices and Obituaries Highlight Local Life
Eunice Lambert Small of Bowdoinham dies at 85 in Buffalo New York. Her burial will be in the Ridge Cemetery after spring return. Anna Hortense Fisher of Bowdoinham dies at Gardiner Rest Home. Foregone teaching career spans Mansfield Water town Chelsea East Milton Lexington Passaic and Jersey City. Bowdoinham basketball loses 42 41 at Lisbon Falls. Evangelist meetings planned in Solon starting Feb 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Lambert Small
Orrin Small
Buffalo
N. Y
Bowdoinham
Richmond
New York City
Ridge Cemetery
Clara Fogg
Inez Gowell
Portland
Kenneth Hackett
Reginald Dore
Hazel Cornish
Bridgton Academy
Herbert D.cornish
Raymond Rendall
Alfred
Methodist Church
Maude Billings Welch
River Road
Parent-Teacher Association
R. D. Purington
Avery Fides
A. S. MacDougal
Charles Hackett
Anna Hortense Fisher
Gardiner
Edward Oliver
Sarah
Garland) Fisher
Miss Fisher
Bowdeinham
Bat's College
Mansfield
Watertown
Chelsea
East Milton
Lexington
Passaic
Jersey City
J. N. Palmer
David L. Wilson
Bath
Edward Huntington
Philadelphia
Franklin Fisher
Lewiston
E. C. Higgins
Clason
Julia Clason
Vernon Lowell
Brunswick
Lowell
Lisbon Falls
George M. Bragg
Solon
Miscellaneous Local Notes From Bowdoinham and Bath
In Bowdoinham Captain Mack Doughty and family visited the Heath homestead after a rest home death in Gardiner. A truck fire damaged a cab near C O Purinton’s residence. E D Cornish and Mr and Mrs Harry Allen shopped in Bath. Percy C Rhoads in New Albany was struck on the arm when a truck wheel broke a window, causing guests to dive for cover. investigation cites a pebble hurled by the truck wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Gould
Gardiner
Ann Fisher
Mack Doughty
Frankie Edwards
South Portland
Heath Homestead
C. O. Purint
E. D. Cornish
Harry Allen
Bath
Perrcy C. Rhoads
New Albany
Ind
Rhoads
Roads
Rural marriage ages differ from city norms in 1930 census
The 1930 census shows that 58 women under 25 in rural areas are married per 100, versus 47 in cities. Among men under 25, 31 in rural areas are married per 100, compared with 25 in urban areas.
First Snow Train from Portland Proves Big Maine Boost
Portland outdid Boston as the Snow Train carried more than 3800 winter sports enthusiasts on a Sunday to Fryeburg and area events. Officials plan two more Sundays with extended Maine routes to Auburn Lewiston and Livermore Falls en route to Rumford for the Carnival and ski championships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad
North
Fryeburg
J. J. Deane
Maine Central
Maine
Auburn
Lewiston
Livermore Falls
Rumford
Franconia Notch
New Hampshire
New York
Worcester
Providence
H. F. McCarthy
Boston & Maine
Maine Central Railroads
Morse High to Enter Fourth State One Act Contest
Morse high school will participate in the fourth annual State one act play contest with Rocaland and Warren high schools at the district event here by April 13. An interclass contest selects a play for an all star cast to perform in the district contest. The Maine Principals Association sponsors the event with Bowdoin College hosting the finals April 26 and 27. Winners advance to the New England finals at Arlington May 10 and 11. District contestants include Deering South Portland Fryeburg Academy and Porter Kezar Falls. Edward Little Bridgton Norway. Strong Wilton Stanley Kingfield. Morse Bath Rockland Warren. Mattanawcook Lincoln East Millinocket Wynn Lee Academy Gardiner Brunswick Lewiston. Stephens Rumford South Paris Mexico. Madiser Guilford Monson Academy. Leavitt Turner Center Winthrop Hallowell. Orono Winter Harbor Bar Harbor. Lawrence Fairfield Winslow Cony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Rocaland
Warren
Maine Secondary School Principals’ Association
Maine
Bowdoin College
New England
Arlington
Mass
Deering
South Portland
Fryeburg Academy
Porter High School
Kezar Falls
Edward Little
Auburn
Bridgton Academy
Norway High School
Strong
Wilton Academy
Stanley High School
Kingfield
Morse
Bath
Rockland
Mattanawucook
Lincoln
East Millinocket
Wynn
Sand Lee
Gardiner
Brunswick
Lewiston
Stephens High School
Rumford
Two Attend Dike P.T.A. Meeting
The Dike School hosted a Tuesday afternoon P T A meeting with 22 attendees. Treasurer Mrs Charles MacDonald Jr stood in for absent Mrs Alfred Bucknam and a kindergarten benefits letter was read along with explanations of Bath Friends of Education Society formation. Winter carnival reports for Feb 22 were discussed and the group will assist in selling tags. A future Feb 19 meeting was led by Mrs Pet Hoffman. A farmer nicknamed Blue Brown from Celina Tennessee was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike P. T. A
Dike
Charles MacDonald Jr
Alfred Bucknam
Friends of Education Society
Bath
Pet. Hoffman
Bath Winter Carnival invites out of town guests
Bath citizens urged to invite friends and relatives for Washington's Birthday events on Feb 22. Carnival organizers from the Maine college and local groups expect broad attendance to boost Bath's population and fundraising for a permanent playground. The event includes a tag day by the P T A, a carnival ball at Morse High, and a sought after dance orchestra for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bath
Francis A. Winchenbach
Maine College
Junior Hospital League
P.t.a.’S
Mill Pond
Morse High School
New England States
Bridgham Leads Rotary Program On Vocational Service
Edward W. Bridgham led a Rotary Club luncheon program at Hatel Phoenix. He spoke on Vocational Service exploring capital labor conflicts unemployment insurance and old age pensions while urging saving and home ownership amid a lively mix of serious and humorous remarks. Charles W. Turner of Portland attended as a guest. Additionally a tea showcased the Lancaster dolls collection dating to 1854 with Miss Lucy Lancaster and Mrs. Alton Littlefield explaining the pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Bridgham
Rotary Club
Hatel Phoenix
Rotary
The
Times
Owen
Bath
Y.M.C.A
Marius Page
Maine School Finance Commission
Charles W. Turner
Portland
Lancaster
Lucy W. Lancaster
Augusta
St. Mary's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senter’s, Inc
Shoe Department
U. S
Woman's Auxiliary OF Diocese
Grace Church Organization
Rangeley
Newcastle
Amy Hat
Girl Scouts
Arthur
Les Camarades Mésicaux
A. B
Ramsay
Mrs. Albee
Angiol di Pace
Beatrice di OL E Teat A Sterie Erevi Cate Ae Bellini
Sturtevant
Miss O'Hara
Field
Mr. McPherson
Cadman
Wiedersehn
Arthur Nevin
Rice
Albee
Sibelius
Betty Rice
Mr. Ramsay
Mr. Royal
Franz
MacDowell
Seaenon Shire
Mrs. Hatch
Mr. Smith
Mr. McPherson At
Cee Meyerbeer
Rischer B
Branscombe
Rene Mr. Ramsay
Mrs. Albée
Hahn
Chaminade
Rossini
McPherson
Ecco
Bowdoin
Bowdoinham Post Road
Cracker & Winsor
Dike P.T.A. Meeting
Blue Brown
Celina, Tenn
Bridgham
Bath Attorney
Franchot Tone
Jean Muir
Secret Bride
Barbara Stanwyck
Warren William
Anne OF Green Gables
Anne Shirley
Tom Brown
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Madame Elissa Landi
Cary Grant
Lancer
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