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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1916
Page
4
Bath society notes cover engagements, parties, club events, and travels. Readers learn of Red Cross service entries, Bowdoin alumni, concerts, and forthcoming performances with local names and places shaping a busy community calendar.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Hector of Fargo North Dakota has been named Mary Caroline after her two grandmothers. Mrs. Hector was formerly Miss Margaret Sewall and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sewall of this city. Mrs. Sewall is visiting her daughter.
The Chapman concert at Columbia Theatre on Wednesday features Ethel Leginska, hailed as a prodigy whose piano virtuosity excites critics. The Mendelssohn Club reports strong ticket demand and will sell seats with the Criterion Singers, the top male quartet, adding prestige to a possible 4000 attendance.
In Charles A. Harriman home on North Street a refined engagement party for Miss Louise Harriman and John Blaisdell Crosby was revealed. Guests learned of the match via heart tagged nut cups as pink decor and a formal supper followed.
A remark suggesting a girl should tend the Northern Lights appears in the clipping. The line reflects a speaker’s ironic take on duties and supervision during an era of Arctic exploration.
Capt Silas Adams of Waterville marked his 75th birthday with a family dinner. Born February 22, 1841 in Richmond, he served in the 19th Maine, wrote a history of Bowdoinham, and remained active in Grand Army circles and local education.
The Republican State Convention will convene in Portland on March 23 with potential delegates totaling 1342 if every city town and plantation sends full delegations. Aroostook County leads with a large northern Maine presence as officials hope for 1300 plus credentials. Senator Borah of Idaho has been invited to speak. if unavailable, another eminent orator will attend.
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