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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1915
Page
7
Old Father Time gifts and a festive town yearend scene unfold with society notes from Grace Church and local gatherings. The St Mary’s Guild hosts fifty children with a Christmas supper and gifts, while New England Telephone Exchange staff share a tree, pearls, and candies during a retirement-room fête.
Miss Frances Moses hosted a small Christmas mock tree party on Washington Street with about sixteen couples, featuring dainty refreshments and music. Speaker Champ Clark and Mrs. Clark announced the engagement of their daughter Genevieve to James M. Thomson of the New Orleans Item. the wedding is planned for spring or early summer in Bowling Green Missouri. Miss Teresa Moses and Miss Mary Huston, former High School teachers, were hospital patients. Miss Huston died Monday, her sister Miss Katherine Huston of Boston present. Rev N J Horan hosted a complimentary dinner for St Marys Church choir at the New Ivon House with a talk on music.
Miss Eugenia Shaw of New York visits during the holidays as twenty young ladies and gentlemen share dinner at the Colonial Cafe and a box party at the Bath Opera House. James P. Webber of Phillips Exeter has returned to Exeter after Christmas vacation in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Leander M. Sargent of Searsport marked their golden wedding last Sunday as relatives gathered at the Paine home after a Colonial dinner. Flowers and a Victrola with $50 in gold were among gifts, reflecting the couple’s love of music. They wed in Searsport with the late Dr. Adams officiating. Mrs. Sargent, daughter of the late Cunningham family of Swanville, has nine grandchildren and two dozen descendants across several states.
Mr and Mrs Fred A Fuller occupy the upper flat while in mid January Mrs Caroline Luce and Miss Luce will move into the lower flat. Miss Geneva Casey visited Auburn over the weekend as members of Grace Church Women’s Auxiliary knit for soldiers at Parish House Friday sessions.
John W W Hyde heads to Boston for a visit while Miss Carrie Shaw and Miss Lydia Baxter enjoy time with friends. De Gogorzas arrive home. Mrs. Baxter attends Sargent Camp reunion in Boston and plans an Athol weekend. A missionary tea at 890 Washington St hosts Winter Street Church Women’s Board.
Miss Margareth Winson was a Brunswick visitor in town Monday. Grace and Clare Coombs hosted friends on Thursday evening as they welcomed the new year with two tables of auction. Miss Coombs returns from Washington where she teaches domestic science at Miss Bristols private boarding school.
Miss Edith Howard departs Saturday for Boston to spend winter and spring at 172 Huntington Ave. Miss M Janet Cutler returns to Merrimac Mass to resume Whittier School teaching after vacation with her parents. Miss Annie Torrey leaves for Augusta to continue Cony High teaching after vacation at the Harris house. The Cosmopolitan Club holds its regular monthly meeting next Wednesday evening.
A roundup of residents and guests visiting family and friends in Brookline Charlestown Medford Portland and Newport including Emma Twitchell visiting daughter Mrs Frank Jennings and Miss Jennie Harvey moving to Garden Street Miss Sara Durgin return to South Weymouth and works at Youth's Companion building Mrs Orren S Lindsey visiting son Arthur in Boston and Lieut Puleston guest at Bath Iron Works Reverend Evans returning from Steep Falls after funeral Galen Moses residence hosts tea and dance at Elizabeth Houghton’s afternoon party Recital by Miss Ethelynde Smith and Miss Mary Seiders at Universalist Church with Fortnightly Club members
The engagement of Miss Elizabeth P. Dean and Herbert Edwin Mallard was announced at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Allen M. Irish. The event featured pink ribbons, pink decorations, and two tables of auction. Dean is the daughter of George W. Dean of Pearl Street. Mallard is from Jersey via Hyde Windlass Company.
The County Pomona Grange met at Bowdoin Center with 134 members present from Dirigo Dro more Enterprise Merrymeeting Sagadahoc Topsham West Bath Woolwich and others. Officers were installed by C O Purinton and 22 members received the fifth degree while plans included a Lecturers Conference trip and a 1915 year book.
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