Bath Society to Hear Irving Bacheller in Debut Visit
Bath's Fortnightly Club schedules next Wednesday evening with Irving Bacheller, celebrated novelist, poet and humorist, in his first Bath appearance. The program titled The Cheerful Yankee will be open to all ages for a single admission at the Universalist Church gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Irving Bacheller
Universalist
Bacheller
Pierpont
N. Y
Press of
New York
New York World
Seth Low
New York City
William Shanklin
Wesleyan University
Irving Bachellor
Wesleyan
Hamilton Mabie
Eben Holden
Pegleg McCarthy
Silas
Silas Strong
Mrs Sewall Heads to Redlands for Winter on Son-In-Law’s Grove
Mrs Samuel S Sewall left Tuesday for Winchester Massachusetts to visit her daughter Mrs Stuart W Webb. She was to be joined Wednesday by Mr Sewall and the couple planned to spend the winter in Redlands California on his orange grove property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel S. Sewall
Winchester
Mass
Stuart W. Webb
Mr. Sewall
Redlands
Cal
Charles D. Newell
Richmond
Bath
Weston L. Bonney
Boston
P. W. Orvis
California
Orvis
Lida Tarbox
Samuel Dudley Haley
William Dudley Haley
Swampscot
Haley
Ragon
Washington Street
Elm
E. P. Roche
Oak Grove
Actress Photo May Be Bath Star In February Issue
A February magazine features a pretty popular American actress in a photograph. The image could be mistaken for a charming Bath girl who has appeared frequently in local theatrical productions.
Shipping expert sees Bath harbor open year round
Harry B. Sawyer of the Kelley Spear shipbuilding firm returns from the south noting many shipping men are surprised Bath harbor remains ice free and vessels can pass between Bath and the sea at all times of year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Sawyer
Kelley, Spear Company
South
Bath
Sleighing Party Plans Stir Local Social Scene
The Gossiper recalls past sleighing trips from Jake Conant's and Mead owbrook Inn while noting Mead yesterday hosts youth plans for a shore supper and sleighing. Lester Pratt visits Portland, Lester Campbell returns from New York to West Bath, and private skating gatherings remain rare as milder weather brings more teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Frye
Meadowbrook Inn
Jake
Conant’s
Electric Roads
New Meadows Inn
Lester Pratt
Portland
Lester Campbell
Charles W. Campbell
West Bath
New York
Boston
Plucky Maine Schoolteacher Braves Storms for Pupils
Miss Ida Voorhees of Phippsburg teaches at Pitch Pine hill schoolhouse. She walks over a mile each way from the streetcar line and braved one of the coldest days and a heavy snowstorm to reach or search for her pupils. In Bath she walked two miles to ensure no pupil would be absent as the no school signal rang at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Voorhees
Maine
Pitch Pine Hill
Phippsburg
Bath
Bowdoin Professor Talked About as Gubernatorial Candidate
Prof. Henry L. Chapman a prominent Bowdoin faculty member is discussed as a possible Republican governor candidate this fall though it is doubtful he would consent to having his name used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Chapman
Chapman
Bowdoin
St Marys Guild entertained by Miss Mollie Gibbons
Fred Laughlin of Portland arrives for a weekend visit as guest of Mr and Mrs William Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Guild
Mollie Gibbons
Fred Laughlin
Portland
William Dean
Rubinstein Club Holds Musical Reception at Waldorf Astoria
Mr and Mrs William Rogers Chapman issue invitations for a Rubinstein Club reception at the Waldorf Astoria on Sunday afternoon January 21. The club founder Mr Chapman and president Mrs Chapman, and all members and guests from the recent silver jubilee banquet are invited. Boris Hambourg the renowned cellist played three groups with Max Herzberg at the piano, as the Schubert Quartet performed Morning By Hensthel In Fairyland a song cycle by Orlando Morgan and the quartet from Rigoletto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rogers Chapman
Waldorf- Astoria
Rubinstein Club
Chapman
Rubinstein Club of
New York
William R. Chapman
Waldorf-Astoria
Boris Hambourg
Max Herzberg
Schubert
Henshhel
Orlando Morgan
Christmas Stamp Sales and Dance Benefit
About thirty five couples danced Tuesday evening in Armory Hall under Orrin Frye and Fred Humphreys with Hiram T. Stevens on violin and Clarence Johnson on piano. The Red Cross stamp sale in this city raised 28.23 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Frye
Fred Humphreys
Armory Hall
Hiram T. Stevens
Clarence Johnson
Red Cross
Bath church ladies plan lunch for city hospital aid
The Ladies' Aid Societies of Bath churches organized a luncheon for business men to raise funds for Bath City Hospital. Mrs Harold M Sewall chairs the general committee and a meeting occurred Thursday afternoon at her Winter street home. Winter Street was named for Rev Francis Winter and Summer Street was once Pleasant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Laughlin
Port
Elizabeth P. Dean
Frank M. Harnden
Bath
Litchfield
Maine
United Congregational Churches
Ladies Aid of Grace Church
Joseph M. Trott
Music Hall
Bath City Hospital
Harold M. Sewall
Winter Street
Francis Winter
Summer Street
Pleasant Street
Jolly Bathites Party at Iven House
A Wednesday evening gathering of Bathites left Sagadahoe Square by special car for Iven House. Music and dancing followed a shore supper with square dances and a cake walk peak. Winners were Miss Margaret R Foote and W Stark Newell who received gifts from Walter E Chase. The party of thirty two was one of the jolliest at the New Meadows resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iven House
Sagadahoe Square
Margaret R. Foote
W. Stark Newell
Walter E. Chase
Maine Club at Smith College Expands with Pine Tree Students
The Maine Club at Smith College draws growing numbers of Maine girls. It hosts an early year informal reception, a winter dinner, and a spring Smith bacon bar. Faculty include Miss Eleanor P. Cushing and Miss Louise S. Fuller. Bath members Miss Marion Parker and Miss Theda Parker are active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Smith College
Pine Tree State
Smith
Eleanor P. Cushing
Louise S. Fuller
Bath
Marion
Theda Parker
Engagement Luncheon Announces Folsom Norsworthy Wedding
Miss Lydia Ramsey Folsom hosted a Thursday luncheon at her Washington Street home to reveal her engagement to Leonard Drake Norsworthy. The event featured pink decor, salted almond favors, and a rose keepsake with the couple’s cards. Norsworthy, a Grinnell College professor and Columbia alumnus, is to marry Folsom, a Bath High School and Bradford Academy alumna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Ramsey Folsom
Upper
Washington Street
Miss Folsom
O. W. Folsom
Bath High School
Bradford Academy
Leonard Drake Norsworthy
Grinnell College
Folsom
Norsworthy
George B. Moody
Ernest A. Allen
David Leroy Black
Alice M. Humphreys
Elizabeth P. Dean
Eleanor A. Percy
Elizabeth Webber
Eastport Visitor J Randall Holmes Meets Savannah Guests
J Randall Holmes of Eastport has been visiting town as the guest of Mrs William R Dean. He has enjoyed a stay in Savannah Georgia during the visit and notes the hospitality shown to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Randall Holmes
William R. Dean
Mr. Holmes
Eastport
Savannah
Pattangall and Wilson Compared for Resemblance
The Portland Press notes the striking likeness between Attorney General William R. Pattangall and Dr. Fred H. Wilson of Brunswick. Both are described as good looking fellows and as good as they look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Press
William R. Pattangall
Fred H. Wilson
Brunswick
Mrs Moody to Host Bridge Club and Lecture
Mrs George B Moody hosted her bridge club Monday evening. The next Saturday Club session is February 3 at the Unitarian church Brunswick at eight. Prof Wilmot B Mitchell of Bowdoin College will give an illustrated lecture on Wordsworths Country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Moody
Unitarian Church
Brunswick
Wilmot B. Mitchell
Bowdoin College
Wordsworth
Central Church League Meeting Planned at Humphreys Home
The Central Church League will gather Monday evening at the Hum phreys residence, the home of Misses Agnes and Alice Humphreys, for their scheduled meeting and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Agnes
Alice, Humphreys
Fortnightly Club President Attends Lewiston Luncheon
Miss Jane Murphy of Fortnightly club travels to Lewiston for the annual luncheon of the Woman's Literary Union on Valentine's Day. John Mattheson from Concord NH visited Mr and Mrs Frank Wakefield. Miss Mollie Gibbons hosted St Marys Guild at Grace Church. Easter rites set for April 7. Navy midshipmen abandon practice squadron to cruise with battleship fleet. Mayor Frank A Small on business trip to Baltimore. Eugene Desmond returns home from Portland Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Murphy
Woman’s Literary Union
Lewiston
John Mattheson
Concord
N. H
Frank S. Wakefield
Mollie Gibbons
St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church
Frank A. Small
Baltimore
Eugene Desmond
Portland
Pretty Maine Girl a Front Street Clerk Said by Gentleman
A gentleman tells the Gossiper that the prettiest girl in Maine is a clerk in a Front street store. No more armory dances as the Hyde Guards use it exclusively. January 29 Miss Julia Jackson’s piano pupils hold their annual entertainment. Mrs. Eugene Mc Grath hosted the Dorcas Guild Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Hyde Guards
Julia Jackson
Eugene McGrath
Dorcas Guild
Substitute Teacher At Morse High For Ill Cobb
Miss Janet Cutler fills in for Harry W. Cobb at Morse High during his illness. Prof. Roland Gray of the University of Maine lectured on Romeo and Juliet at Morse High School assembly hall, with a finely illustrated presentation. Mrs. Herbert L. Hopkins entertained the Wesley church Ladies Aid on Wednesday and Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Cutler
Harry W. Cobb
Morse High
Herbert L. Hopkins
Wesley Church Ladies’ Aid
Roland Gray
University of Maine
Assembly Hall
Morse High School
Bath Citizens Once Wore Silk Hats In Prominent Times
The Gossiper recalls a Front Street photograph from about fifty years ago showing at least six notable Bath citizens in plug hats. It notes that the last two Bath residents to persist in wearing them were Charles Davenport and Augustus Palmer, who rarely wore other hat styles.
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Front Street
Bath
Charles Davenport
Augustus Palmer
Visitors and locals share notes on weather and deaths
A Miss Minnie Wiggin sends a New Orleans note describing January snow and a zero thermometer. A California trip inspires a card from Dr. Fred Curtis as orange trees show ripe fruit. Bath mourns Samuel Dudley Haley aged 39, who died in Swampscott and is interred in Oak Grove, Bath, after living in Boston and Bath in youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie A. Wiggin
New Orleans
Fred Curtis
California
F. N. Bicknell
Los Angeles Times
Mrs Shaw and companions pass a Boston week
Mrs Albert H Shaw spends the week in Boston with Miss Vida McIntire. Mrs Charles P Wetherbee and Mrs John McInnes visit Parker House guests in Boston and Mrs Wetherbee travels to Reading to see her parents. Mrs William T Donnell is a Portland day visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Shaw
Boston
Vida McIntire
Charles P. Wetherbee
John McInnes
Parker House
Wetherbee
Reading
William T. Donnell
Portland
Mrs Barker Hosts Eight-Table Bridge Party
Mrs. Byron JF Barker was the charming hostess at a Friday afternoon bridge party with eight tables. Mrs Harry F Morin returns from Napanee Ontario and is joined by her sister Miss Constance Grange visiting in Bath. Mr and Mrs Ernest A Allan depart tomorrow for Boston for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron JF. Barker
Harry F. Morin
Napanee
Ontario
Constance Grange
Bath
Ernest A. Allan
Boston
Bath girls gift pictures for Library Children’s Room
The Juvenile Room receives a first in a series of art prints donated by Bath girls' club formed by local schoolchildren. Organizer Miss Madelyn Shaw and members Misses Lina Andrews Marguerite Hennessy Janet Cutler Eunice Ledyard Ethel Hawley and Miss Lucy Hartwell plan sequels including Bouguereau La Vierge a LAgneau and two Jessie Wilcox Smith pieces. The funds were saved from sales and banking, now used to brighten the Children's Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Madelyn Shaw
Lina Andrews
Marguerite Hennessy
Janet Cutler
Eunice Ledyard
Ethel Hawley
Lucy Hartwell
Allston
Mass
Library Association
Busy Shipping City ladies plan benefit luncheon at Music Hall
Thirty energetic women gathered at Mrs. Harold M. Sewall's home to organize the Business Men's Lunch for City Hospital. The event, set for the twenty sixth, will run 11 30 to 1 30 with two ticket sets to fit different lunch hours. The Bath group offers escalloped oysters ham chicken salad rolls doughnuts and coffee. All donations support hall rental and the hospital fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Sewall
Music Hall
Our City Hospital
Williams Hosts Sagadahoc Medical Association Dinner
Dr. A. F. Williams of Phippsburg entertained the Sagadahoc County Medical association Wednesday evening with a dinner at the Colonial Cafe. A poverty social was held at the North Street vestry last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Williams
Phippsburg
Sagadahoc County Medical Association
Colonial Cafe
North Street
Delightful Bridge Event Hosted by Mrs DeLong
Mrs Harold DeLong hosted a pleasant Wednesday afternoon with bridge as the main activity. Miss Grace L Coombs achieved high score and received a Japanese picture. Three tables competed while tea sandwiches and cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold DeLong
Bridge
Grace L. Coombs
Blaisdell Re elected Cashier At Leominster Bank
At the Merchants National Bank of Leominster Massachusetts the annual meeting last week re elected Fred F Blaisdell formerly of Bath who became cashier last October when the bank opened He was also named to the committee on municipal affairs in the Leominster Board of Trade Harry G Deering on business trip to Key West where the schooner William R Wilson built and managed by his firm struck a reef earlier this week Morse High girls staged a leap year hop at Music Hall Thursday Phi Rho boys photographed by Holmes this week described as a bright looking group of youngsters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ National Bank of
Leominster
Mass
Fred F. Blaisdell
Bath
Leominster Board of Trade
Harry G. Deering
Key West
William R. Wilson
Morse High
Music Hall
Phi Rho
Holmes
Portland visit and Redlands move noted in local notes
Miss Lily Pray left Thursday for a visit in Portland. Mr and Mrs Frank H Percy and daughters Anna and Carol left yesterday for Redlands California where they will make their future home. Miss Helen Dunton was a visitor in Portland Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Pray
Portland
Frank H. Percy
Anna
Carol
Redlands
Cal
Helen Dunton
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Gibbons
Traverse
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Small
Galen C. Moses
Central Society
Denny M.humphreys
Margaret Laughlin
Sylvia Pankhurst
Memorial Hall
Roscoe J. Ham
Gilbert &. Fuller
Sidney C. M. Michaelis
Michaelis
Augusta
Small Point Colony
Harriet Michaelis Fuller
George V. S. Michaelis
Harriet Manley
Fuller
Beacon Street
Brookline
Mary Dillingham
Metcalf
Colonial Club
Mr. Ramsey
Virginius Thorpe Ramsey
Rocky Mount
N. C
Ramsey
Woolwich
Charles McDonald
Alton. B. Thwing
Joseph B. Ramsey
First National Bank of
Miss Ballard Ramsey
Miss Ramsey
WSN
Oney
Sony TE Tetod
Parker Lewis
John Fitzgerald
Hebron Academy
Manila Merchants' Association
Elmer Hodgkins
Florence Goodman
Johns Hopkins Training School
Helen Wheaton
Postal Company
Ernest F. Kelley
Ralph Whitehouse
Hyde Windlass Company
James O. Lincoln
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
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