Genesta Chapter Eastern Star Installation Held at Masonic Temple
Mrs. Clifford B. Smith was installed worthy matron of Genesta chapter O E S. Installing officers included Mrs. George W Larrabee matron and George W Larrabee patron. The ceremony featured gifts, floral décor, candles, and a dining service with multiple hostesses and guests from Auburn Winthrop and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford B. Smith
Genesta
Masonic Temple
Harold E. Cutting
Carl H. Pinson
Luther 8. Thompson
Winfred Hagan
Philip A. Roberts
Justus H. Miller
John H. Harkins
Bernice M. Carr
Jason A. Merrill
Herbert R. Morse
Adah
Carleton W. Andrews
Ruth
Frank Sparks
George A. Rogers
Charles A. Soule
Harris T. Rodick
James W. Tibbetts
John W. Gillespie
Horace Morse
Harold P. Small
John H. Grindell
Svenn B. Lonn
Fred Osgood
Howard E
Republican Committee Set For Friday Evening Meeting
The Republican city committee, led by Chairman Fred W. Quimby, will convene Friday at 7 30 p m in City Hall to set dates for mayoralty and ward caucuses and discuss candidates for aldermen and councilmen amid a pivotal 1940 political year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican City Committee
Fred W. Quimby
Common Council
City Hall
J. Frank Hunt
Frank H. Turner
George M. Emery
Alex Burgess, Jr
Merritt A. Mitchell
Forest C. Legard
Henry M. Powers
Robert H. Haskell
Donald N. Small
Sewall Re-elected Head of Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur Sewall was re-elected president of Bath Memorial Hospital at the annual meeting in City Hall. The report covers staff appointments, student nurses, training courses in obstetrics and pediatrics, facility upgrades, and patient statistics for 1939 with numerous community notes and thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Bath Memorial Hospital
Common Council
City Hall
Harry W. Crosman
Frederick E. Drake
Henry W. Owen
Bertha Bellerose
Edward W. Bridgham
Harry G. Deering
Miriam W
Helen V. Downing
Margaret Hague Hospital
Jersey City
N. J
Children’s Hospital
Portland
State Hospital
Concord
N. H
E. M. Puller, Jr
Jacob Smith
Carl Carlson
F. A. Winchenbach
Grace Church Parish House
Charles M. Tubbs
L. T. Snipe
Junior Hospital League
William D. Sewall
Nightingale Club
Davenport
Junior League
E. M. Fuller
Board of Trustees
Miss Downing
Guilds
Girl Scouts
Sewall
Maine to showcase novel exhibit at sportsmen shows
Maine plans a large display at the Boston and New York Sportsmen's Shows to promote hunting fishing and recreation. The Maine Vacation Land exhibit features an artificial lake live salmon and trout a 12 foot waterfall a giant pumpkin tree information booth and live demonstrations by veteran fishers and guides highlighting salt and inland water activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Boston
New York
Klir Beck
Inland Fisheries and Game
George—J.bigbie
Mechanics Building
Grand Central Palace
Whitney Thompson
Tenant's Harbor
White
Grace Church Parish Meeting Elects Officers
Grace Episcopal church held a Monday evening adjourned annual meeting in the parish house after storm delays. Elections named Drake as senior warden Shaw junior warden Hill clerk and Day treasurer with various vestry and committee appointees. reports noted bills paid, increased mission giving, and ongoing repairs and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
Frederick E. Drake
Fred P. Shaw
W. Dayton Hill
Harry L. Day
Miss Ruth Field
BE. Everett Pierce
Harry B. Briggs, Jr
Edward Sewall
Daniel Williams
Walter M. Hill
Rupert H. Baxter
Henry C. Wright
Atty
Edward W. Bridgham
George D. Field
Edwin H. P. Lowell
W. Percy Marks
Woman's Auxiliary
Mary F. Gibbons
St. Mary's Guild
Woodbury H. Moulton
Altar Guild
Charles S. Bartlett
George DL. Field
Field
Albert McMann
Guild of St. Barnabas
Arthur Sewall
St Mary's Guild
President's Ball Ticket Rush at Bath Armory
Tickets for the President's Ball at the new Bath Armory are selling rapidly as Bath clubs raise funds to fight Infantile Paralysis. Nate Gold and his band will perform and a spectator section is planned for non dancers. Tickets available at A Hallet & Co in Bath, Damariscotta Poland's Drug Store, Boothbay Harbor EFL Porter & Co. Drug Stores, and Brunswick Jean Bangs 17 Lincoln Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bath Armory
Club Garret
Bath
Nate Gold
The
Armory
Hallet & Co
Poland
Boothbay Harbor
EFL Porter & Co
Brunswick
Jean Bangs
Lincoln Street
Guest Officers Night Observed by Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assembly held guest officers night in Odd Fellows hall with Mrs Mabel Skeffield and other dignitaries honored in the receiving line. Elected and appointed officers filled chairs including Helen Anderson vice grand and Georgie Pierce warden. A supper featured cold ham salads baked beans rolls and desserts with tableaux by Evening Star lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Skeffield
Rebekah Assembly
Margaret Peabody
Belle Lewis
Herman McKenny
Patriarchs Militant of
Maine
Ethel Benner
Lugardine K. George
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Helen K. Anderson
Liberty Lodge
Auburn
Lulu Fisher
R. B. Capen Lodge
Augusta
Ethel Hawley
Georgie Pierce
Queen Esther
Bath
Ada Thibodeau
Lisbon Lodge
Eola Atwood
Annette Pinkham
Ethel Benney
Good Luck Lodge
Waldoboro
Bertha Moody
Alberta S. Haines
Beulah Lodge
Richmond
Pauline Cronk
Ethel Bean
Inside Guardian
Christine Browns
Outside
Guardian
Esther Andrews
Carolyn Thompson
Pearl Reed
Evening Star Lodge
Brunswick
Eva Atwood
Mary Rodick
Arletta Yates
May Ward
Wilbra Billings
Josephine Moore
Evabela
Fantue Burden
Dorothy Milliken
Elizabeth McCabe
Richiel Blake
Art center of the world now in the United States
William Zorach argues the United States has become the world art center as artists flee repression in Europe. He cites the Section of Fine Arts and university programs, praising the 1 percent rule for public murals and the influence of the New York World's Fair on American art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Says Art Center OF World Now
United States
Pars
Milan
Rome
William Zorach
Robinhood
New York
Europe
Zorach
Hitler
Italy
Court House
Section of Fine Arts
Treasury Department
Corcoran
Mir Zorach
John Steuart Curry
Wisconsin
Curry
Tee Eat
Zorach Sal
Wiscasset singer’s road from humble home to opera fame
The tale recalls Ella Kingsbury, later Madam Baldanza, born in the Kingsbury house in Wiscasset. She trained in Massachusetts and Italy, married Ernesto Baldanza, and rose to European tours before settling near Wiscasset with a studio tower. Her voice faltered with age, yet she shared music with neighbors and students as illness and hardship followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queer Tower
Kingsbury
Madam Baldanza
New York
Emma Eames
John Kingsbury
Baldanza
Wiscasset
Sortwell
Col. Kingsbury
Federal
Washington
William Nickels
Anna
Thomas Moore
Hall
Italy
Ernesto Baldanza
Europe
Madam
Spain
Mr. Baldanza
Auto Registry Here Projects $10,000 Business
The temporary Mine Motor Vehicle Bureau office at City Hall closed at 6 pm Wednesday after three days of operation. It registered over 600 sets of PIAits and issued between 200 and 39 operator licenses, with plans to move to Damariscotta for Thursday and Friday. Tevt R Flint of the State Highway Police overseen the site. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mine Motor Velicle Bureau
City Hall
Damariscotta
Tevt R Flint
State Highway Police
Secretary of State
Haseharge
Rockland
Maderuana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Genesta Chapter
Eastern Star
Republican Committee
Leonardo C. Buck
Palmer Memorial
Harry W. Smith
Association
University OF Maine
Orono Institution
Grace Church
Rebekah Lodge
Wiscasset Singer
Independent
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