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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1921

Page

5

Former Governor Milliken Addresses Mews Club

Ex governor Carl E Milliken spoke on The Spirit of America at Winter Street Church before the Mews club and parishioners praising 300 years of Pilgrim legacy. He urged immigrant awareness of American history Thrift clean living and faith to defend the nation from internal threats. Local church leaders compared Milliken with Charles E Hughes noting shared honor and service as attendees enjoyed social hour and refreshments.

Spirit of America Carl E. Milliken Langdon T. Snipe Maine Mews Club Winter Street Rath Milliken Ife Pres William Schaubel Snipe Charles E. Hughes New York

Library Adopts New System for Classification

Miss Margaret Foote at Vatten Free Library explains a new six category scheme for 24 000 volumes. Books will be numbered by author initials, a number, and title initials ALI9CA, with sections for literature fine arts philosophy religion sociology and fiction. Readers will locate titles by class then by author or title in alphabetical order, aided by visible rack labels. The system aims to ease search once patrons learn it.

Margaret Foote Vatten Free Library Miss Foot Louisa M. Alcott

Morse Handles Kent's Hill In 58 to 20 Victory

Morse surged to a 58 to 20 win over Kent's Hill at the Bath Y. Hillerkins led Morse with 18 baskets, while Captain Sprague and guards Mc Farland Clements Wold starred on defense and offense. The first half held Kent's Hill to one basket as Morse players followed coach Walbridge's team play. subs impressed, giving Morse a fast, balanced attack and a strong depth chart for the season.

Morse Kent's Hill Hillerkins Capt. Sprague Morse Guards McFarland Clements Wold Kent Morse Boys Bath Boys Stover Sprague Bill Perkins Walbridge Hill Atwood Parris Foote

Annual Meeting of Bath Chapter Red Cross Reports

The Bath chapter of the American Red Cross met at the Red Cross rooms in Sagada block Monday at 4 30. Harold W. DeLong opened the session and records from the last meeting were approved. Treasurers and committee reports were read detailing bedside nursing infant welfare school nursing clinics and home service activities. A large nominating slate for the executive committee was accepted. The meeting adjourned at 5 20. Home Service and Production reports summarized financial status client activity and local and foreign relief efforts including babies clothing and layettes.

Bath American Red Cross Red Cross Sagada Bock Harold W. DeLong Oliver Moses Frederick E. Drake William AA. Jack Seth S. Mullin Home Service Division Mary L. Turpin Langdon T. Snipe Frederick H. Kimball John L. V. Burke Clare Coombs Thomas 8. Gibbons Emma Eames de Gogorza Edward W. Hyde Priscilla Kimball James. BK. Lockery Caroline Moses Elizabeth Moses Seth S. Mallin J. Albert Redlon Edmund I Briggs John Ll. P. Burke Harold W. de Long John J. Keegan

Crosby Optimistic On Steamboat Plan And Securing Boats

Carl K. Crosby of the Kennebec Navigation Co. returns from Boston Maday hopeful that the Boston and Kennebec route will resume spring service in 1921. He expects funds to take over four steamers and wharf properties before February 1, with Augusta Bath and Bath area providing the remaining stock. If the deal closes, the boats will run again. otherwise, investors will be repaid promptly.

Carl K. Crosby Kennebec Navigation Co Boston Maday Boston Kennebec Kennebec-Boston Toothbay Crosby Augusta Bath Kennebec Valley Fred B. Teeling Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc Teeling

Handwork Method Class Teaches Sunday School Craft

Fifteen participants in Sunday school work attended a hands on session led by Miss Susie Parker of Portland at the UMLCLA assembly room. The class demonstrated wax articles cutouts drawings and crafts as practical illustrations of the lesson. The teaching method aims to engage attendees with supervised projects and is to meet every other Tuesday evening with enrollments handled by Secretary Volz.

Susie P. Parker Portland Umlcla Mss Parke Parker Umlclal YMCA Volz

Miss Marian Brown Becomes Secretary

Miss Marian EB Brown, formerly history teacher at Morse High School, is named executive secretary of the Republican State Committee of Maine and will run the Augusta headquarters. She replaces Gilbert Ry Chadbourne, newly appointed private secretary to Gov Frederick TL Parkhurst. Brown is associate editor of the Kennebec Journal and has reported state politics for the paper, including the state convention. She plans to compile a complete statewide voter roster at once.

Marian EB. Brown Morse High School Republican State Committee of Maine Augusta Gilbert Ry Chadbourne Frederick TL. Parkhurst State Committee Kennebec Journal Bangor Bigpost

Horsemen Plan Saturday Races at Lily Pond

The same horse classes slated for Saturday afternoon at Lily Pond will get a trial next Saturday if weather cooperates. People from Lisbon Falls and Brunswick will drive to Bath to watch. Later a season horse show on ice is planned with saddle horses racing. Bath owners have recently added several saddle horses. Races will include both male and female riders as skating remains smooth after recent rain and thaw.

Lily Pond Lisbon Falls Brunswick Bath

Central Maine Power completes Skowhegan power station

Central Maine Power Co finishes a Skowhegan plant in 13 months, a landmark in Maine industry. The project, started in November, now powers the Kennebec river area with 20 000 horsepower capacity and timely progress on the North Channel dam follows spring work.

Central Maine Powers Co Skowhegan Maine Kennebec Liv South Channel North Channel O. K

Bath State Ferry Commission Proposed by Senator Baxter

Senator Rupert T. Batser of Sagada hoe county introduces a bill to form the Bath State Ferry Commission to oversee the Bath Woolwich Kennebec ferry. It sets chairman terms, appoints three Bath residents, and fixes annual salaries at 550 dollars, subject to Public Utilities Commission oversight.

Baxter Bath State Ferry Commission Sagadahoe Commission of Three Bath Woolwich Rupert T. Batser Sagadahoe County Kennebec River Public Utilities Commission Bath State Ferry, Commission

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