Society Notes and Upcoming Events in Portland
Fortnightly Club hosts Miss Adeline Howes at Memorial Hall for a lecture on Roman Africa with sixty self-shot photographs. Also coverage of the stage wedding at New Columbia Theatre, Miss Marie Ahnighite Peary debut, Maine Federation meeting plans, and local society happenings abroad.
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Brunswick
Adeline Belle Howes
Wellesley College
Memorial Hall
Miss Hawes
Italy
France
Spain
Africa
Paul Nixon
Edward B. Forsaith
Belle Smith
New Columbia Theatre
Victor DeLacy
Mat Farnham
Allie Ackerstrom
W. C. Conrad
Providence
R. I
Mr. Reed
Clarence E. Reed
Waverly
Mass
Peary
Marie Ahnighite Peary
North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Portland
Eagle Island
Washington
Belmont Road
Navy
Miss Peary
New York
Mr. Peary
Maine Federation
William T. Haines
Maine
Maine State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Augusta
Haines
the Penney Memorial Church
Frederick P. Abbott
Saco
Abbott
New Gloucester
New England
Manchester
N. H
Searchlight Club
Rumford
Colonial Monday Night Meeting Tightens Membership Rules
January session drew large attendance as E.S. Crosby resigned. L. D. Small moved to non resident status, Roy Hosmer shifted to active, and William Beal became active. Age limit lowered to nineteen and a plan to raise membership to 175 will be voted next meeting. $100 allocated for inter city tournament expenses. Mrs Arthur Dunton hosted an informal Washington Street gathering with two auction tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.S. Crosby
Ll. D. Small
Roy Hosmer
William Beal
Mrs Gibbons Hosts Luncheon For Mrs Allan Before Washington Trip
Mrs Thomas S Gibbons entertained with a luncheon on Tuesday honoring Mrs Ernest A Allan who plans a near future departure for Washington DC. Eight were served and later an auction. The prize pack of cards went to Mrs Harry Tucker.
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Thomas S. Gibbons
Ernest A. Allan
Washington, D. C
Harry Tucker
Mendelssohn Club Rehearsal Ahead of Panama Exposition
H director Chapmar conducted a Mendelssohn Club rehearsal at the parish house. He highlighted a major festival during the Panama Exposition. Four members planned a Pacific coast trip, and about one hundred in the state have pledged to join. Rates for travel will be very low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapmar
Mendelssohn Club
Pacific Coast
Bowdoin Invites Dr Fitch as College Preacher
Dr. Albert Fitch, dean of the Andover Theological School, will serve as college preacher at Bowdoin. He delivers a morning sermon at First Parish Church and an afternoon address at the college chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fitch
Andover Theological School
Bowdoin
Min isters Club Speaker Delivers Dante Talk
Dr J E C Sawyer spoke at the Ministers' Club session in the Winter Street chapel on Monday afternoon. He presented a compelling talk titled The Personality of Dante with good attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. C. Sawyer
Ministers’ Club
Winter Street Chapel
Dante
James P Webber Returns to Phillips Exeter Faculty
James P. Webber resumes duties on the Phillips Exeter faculty after a home visit on Washington Street. Grace church choir members held a supper party and dance in the Parish House on Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Webber
Phillips-Exeter
Washington Street
Grace Church
Phoebe Crosby Shines in Brooklyn New Year's Eve Concert
The Brooklyn Eagle reports Phoebe Crosby of the Century Opera Company headlined the first open air New Year concert at Borough Hall. A crowd of over 10,000 braved cold to hear Crosby, Leo Helzel, and the Arion Society under Arthur Claassen. The event aimed to offer a safe, sane celebration and drew praise for its singing, organization, and community impact.
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Phoebe Crosby
Brooklyn Eagle
Earl Crosby
Eagle
Borough Hall
Brooklyn
Century Opera Company
Myrtle Avenue
Holy City
Patti
Miss Crosby
Milton
Sergeant Aborn
Century Opera House
Shannon
Twenty-third Regiment
Newell Dwight Hillis
Arthur Classen
Arion Singing Society
Williams
Crosby
Leo Helzel
Royal Opera
Berlin
Arion Society
Arthur Claassen
Daughters of the Revolution
Arion
Court Street
Stephen Foster
Kentucky
Bellevue Hospital
Herr Helzel
Hillis
Mr. Helzel
Imperial
Fulton Street
Red Hook Lane
Pounds
John B. Creighton
William QO. Jones
The
Mrs Karl Van Baman Hosts Auction Afternoon
Mrs Karl Van Baman entertained at the Misses Foote home on Wednesday afternoon. Two tables of auction were played with Mrs Henry W Cobb of Augusta taking the high score and receiving a box of correspondence cards.
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Karl van Baman
D A R Session Highlights History Paper and New Member
The D A R meeting at Mrs. Charles Mason's home drew twenty members with an engaging program. Mrs Edward Plummer presented What Pageantry Does for History, praised as among the chapter's best. Miss Georgie Denham joined as a new member and blankets were sent to City Hospital.
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Charles Mason
Edward Plummer
Colonel Dummer Sewall
Georgie Denham
Bowdeinham
City Hospital
Solos and readings highlight Cosmopolitan Club gathering
Mrs. Robert B Hatch led a Sunday afternoon program with solos by Mrs Hatch and piano by Miss Frances Weeks. James Plaisted Webber from Phillips Exeter Academy performed piano pieces and readings. Mrs Viola DeGrys, a noted soprano and teacher, is seriously ill at the Somerset of Portland. The Patten Free Library Association plans its annual meeting Monday evening to read yearly reports and elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Hatch
Cosmopolitan Club
Frances Weeks
James Plaisted Webber
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Elizabeth P. Dean
Miss Andrews
Viola DeGrys
Somerset of Portland
The
Patten Free Library Association
Cosmopolitan Club Holds Largest Meeting Yet
The Cosmopolitan Club’s monthly business meeting drew the largest delegation since the McLallan house rental. Miss Andrews presided as reports highlighted December philanthropic work delivering over fifty clothing items to families, and a boy headed for Perkins Institute.
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Cosmopolitan Club
McLallan
Miss Andrews
Mildred Nichols
Perkins’ Institute
Maxwell Powers
Ruth Turner
United Clubs
Cosmopolitan Treasury
Harry Morse
A. H. Shaw
Lillian Welch
Ralph Dunton
Alice Marks
Edward Hawley
W. H. Smith and Sons
Fred P. Shaw
Mabel Thwing
Marguerite Hennessy
Blanche Houston
Weston Bonney
House
Jane Swett
Geneva Casey
Sophie Mikelsky
Charlotte Cook
Margaret Keegan
Philanthropic
H. H. McCarty
Charles Cahill
Leah Bragg
Hazel Wing
Bessie Hunt
Arthur Stilphen
William Hatch
Auction at Mrs Maxwell Powers Home Honors Mrs Norsworthy
Mrs Maxwell Powers hosted two tables of auction yesterday afternoon at her Middle street home. The gathering honored Mrs Leonard Norsworthy of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Powers
Middle Street
Leonard Norsworthy
New York City
Whittier School Hosts Reception for Friends of the Institution
The Whittier School at Merrimac Mass held a Monday evening reception for its friends. Twelve attended in the receiving line including six seniors and faculty members. Guests included men from Haverhill Andover Bordentown and the New York Military Academy. Music by Collins Trio and a Boston Parker House banquet prior featured Bath teacher and mandolin club under Miss Cutler.
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Whittier School
Merrimac
Mass
Janet Cutler
Haverhill
Andover
Bordentown
New York Military Academy
Collins
Whittier
Crystal Room
Parker House
Boston
Bath
Mandolin Club
Newly Elected Officers Installed for Ladies Auxiliary in Brunswick
The Ladies Auxiliary of Appomattox Camp, Sons of Veterans, Brunswick, installed its new officers Monday evening. Mrs. Florence Robinson presided with assistance from Mrs. Mary Pratt Mrs. Bertha Dunbar Mrs. Clara Troop and Mrs. Harriet Berg of Bath. A New Year tree and refreshments followed, with presents distributed to all attendees.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Appomattox Camp
Sons of Veterans
Brunswick
Florence Robinson
Mary Pratt
Bertha Dunbar
Clara Troop
Harriet Berg
Bath
Mrs Drake Hosts Bridge Club Auction Party
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Fred E. Drake entertained her bridge club with four tables of auction. Mrs. Rupert Baxter won the prize, a book of cooking recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Drake
Bridge Club
Rupert Baxter
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Richmond
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Richard Derby
Virginia
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Waitstill Baxter
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Rex Beach
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Coryston Family
Wumphry Ward
Steward Edward White
Martha
Julie M. Lippmann
Winston Churchill
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Eliot Norton
Switzerland
Nathan Haskell Cole
Panama
Joseph B. Bishop
Alfred Noyes
St. Mary's Guild
Henry W. Cobb
James D. Clark
Rumford Falls
Edward W. Bridgham
Silas Trafton
Ernest A. Allen
Henry.c. Tarbox
Charles D. Clarke
Kennebec Journal
Victor Gorham
Mass. Normal
Chestnut Hill School For Boys
Philadelphia
Wiscasset
W. L. Lowell
Adelaide Street
Jamaica Plain
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Penny Memorial Church
Cornelia Palmer
Miss Palmer
University of Maine
Chicago
General Federation
Pennybacker
Mary A. Bradbury
Sarah Rideout Abott
Arthur J. Dunton
Lucy Patten
Alma Gluck
City Hall
Elmer Hodgkins
Octagon Club
Winter Street
Frances Mann
George R. Pratt
Milton Kimball
Westminster School
Simsbury
Conn
Emma Pierce
Wesley M. E. Church
George A. Baker
National Guard
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