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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1915
Page
4
Society gossip opens with a whimsical verse about Dr Otis and the dangers of kissing, then surveys a round of local visits. Items note Mr Oliver Moses on a New York business trip, families at Popham Beach, houseboats, charity lawn parties, and summer guests in Bath and West Woolwich.
The Gossiper reports Miss Minnie White will not run tea rooms this summer breaking a six year run. Miss A Knight and Miss E Chapman assisted in Cumberland Street Baptist Church social in Brunswick Wednesday evening performing two piano duets.
Ex Mayor Joseph Torrey and his family opened their Popham Beach cottage for the season on Saturday. Their daughter Margaret, a recent Wellesley College graduate, has been elected to join the Brunswick High School faculty teaching Latin and will spend the summer at Popham.
Rev Nehemiah Boynton arrives in town from Malden Island where he is enjoying summer. He received a cable Sunday reporting daughter Grace, former student in Constantinople, is returning and will pass the summer on Malden Island.
Mr and Mrs William P Nealley of Bangor were guests of Mrs E B Nealley High Street during Bowdoin College Commencement week and returned home to Bangor Friday afternoon of last week.
Saturday a daughter weighing eleven pounds was born to Mrs. Charles Durand of Hutchinson Kansas at the home of her mother Mrs Nathaniel Rice South Street. The Durands are spending the summer in this city.
Miss Eleanor Leydon, once a city resident, now in Worcester, Mass., on the Worcester Gazette society page with five other women doing newspaper work, arrived home Tuesday for the summer. She plans to return to Worcester in July and prefers newspaper work to teaching.
Hon H D Maxwell of Boothbay has bought the John H Humphreys house at Middle and Oak Streets for his own occupancy. He will return to the city to reside and noted his fiftieth birthday would be celebrated at the new home in his native town.
Mrs. E. M. Fuller and her son Edwin enjoy a day at Fuller cottage. Judge Lowell traveled to Yarmouth Sunday and joined Palmer for a drive to Salisbury Massachusetts.
Mr and Mrs Edward J Stewart of Brookline announce the engagement of their daughter Helena Wellseler to Philip W Dalrymple of Bridgeport Connecticut. Dalrymple a 1912 MIT graduate is a son of Mr and Mrs Willard Dalrymple of Medford Massachusetts. Both couples are summer residents at Kennebec Point Georgetown.
Mayor and Mrs Bean enjoy an outing at Tucker cottage Bay Point with Mrs Bean once Miss Sarah Moody. Dr and Mrs Barker Mr and Mrs Morse Dr and Mrs Fuller and Master Edwin spent Sunday outings to Fuller cottage Popham. Hervey Fogg of Augusta leads a camp life with boys at Lake Annabessacook under Episcopal rector supervision.
Mr and Mrs Fred Andrews with sons Ned and Charles, Mrs J R Andrews and Mr and Mrs Rodney Ross were weekend visitors at Pop ham and stayed in the Arnold cottage. Miss Vivian Lemont hosted her club Saturday afternoon at her Middle Street home.
James P Webber spends July in New York City to study music with the organist of St Thomas Church and to study at Columbia University.
The College Club met with Miss Janet Cutler of 813 Washington Street on Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock.
Miss Claire Morrison of Brunswick wed John Larra bee Purington of Bath at St. Pauls Episcopal Brunswick with Rev Edmund G Johnson officiating Best man Rev C Raymond Chappell maid of honor Miss T Louise Morrison and flower girls Ruth Wass Elizabeth Johnson They honeymoon in Rangeley region returning to 15 Pleasant St Brunswick Oct 1 Groom member of J F Will Co and guest list includes Bath officials and hospital staff Local notables Harold Sewall Emilio De Gogorza and James De Gogorza travel notes and plans for Miss Eleanor Hooper West trip to San Francisco Portland Oregon and Bath destinations occur.
Rev. and Mrs. Sidney J. Willis join 3800 Universalists starting July 1 from Boston for conferences in Los Angeles and Pasadena from July 6 to 14. After conventions the group tours the San Diego exposition on July 18, then proceeds to San Francisco for Universalist day. Allan Brown, former Universalist pastor, joins the party. Mrs. Gibbons and Mrs. Gibbons travel with the Allan party from Hebron.
Howard Webber and Miss Margaret McGrath of Rumford Falls visited this weekend as guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Webber on Lincoln Street. James Hart of Auburn New York has been a guest of S. J. Meeker on Washington Street.
Mr and Mrs Harry O Stinson return from a summer Bay Point outing. Mrs Gilman and Miss May Gilman complete a two week Bay Point stay. The Virginia makes its first Sunday trip of the season to Popham tomorrow likely to carry many passengers.
Mrs. F. R. E. Dean and children Russell and Marion of Dorchester Massachusetts arrived Tuesday by automobile and will pass the summer at the D Howard Spear homestead on Dummer Street.
The Cosmopolitan Club hosted a cosmo minstrel show at Grace Church Parish House on Wednesday evening. More than 200 attended. proceeds net about $30 for the club. The committee included Misses Foster Stewart O'Brien and Mrs. Dougherty led candy sales. Members and guests wore period costumes. interludes featured songs and skits with a cast including Miss Magoun Ballon and Miss Ballou. The production, directed by Mrs. Appleton with pianist Mrs. Shaw, received praise for its polished execution.
Walter Hathaway of Cambridge Mass. leaves Tuesday for Plattsburg New York to spend five weeks at a Lake Champlain summer school after completing his freshman year at Harvard. Dr. L T Snipe returns from commencement while Mrs Snipe remains away visiting Mrs Selden Osborn in Rochester New York where Mr Osborn is a Vacuum Oil Co official and was a Yale friend.
Mrs. Fred B. Peray and maids arrive at Suna Point with rest of family and doctor. Barc Rosentwist arrives from Boston as Swedish consul. family opens summer home in Georgetown. T. H. G. Marston will summer in the city as headquarters, boating and fishing on New Meadows River. The Arlington Percys take the Popham Beach cottage. Dr. Thom and Mrs. Percy join for the summer. Miss Beanor Adan and Miss Mary Mussenden visit Miss Mary Baxter Mere Point for the week.
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