Forty Years Ago in Bath Transcripts of July 3 1917 Socials
Miss Anna Morse hosts a dancing party for about fifty guests at her Bath avenue home with Miss Margaret Horne of Watertown Mass as guest. Guests travel from Kittery and New York while Bath residents and visitors attend lawn programs and summer outings along the Kennebec and nearby ponds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Morse
Margaret Horne
Watertown
Mass
Ruth Hamiston
Jefferson, N. H
J. Gould Brown
Bath Naval News and Local Social Whirl in July 1917
July 6 1917 report from Bath Maine notes F L Holbrook electrician second class USN arriving for duty here staying with uncle William Holbrook, several residents on Boston business trips, and local social events. Navy promotionsThree Bath boys John A Lord Frank M Smith Harold F McCarty advanced to assistant naval constructors. Community updates include a new hall in Winnegance with a large dance, a motorboat trip on the New Meadows, and visits by Miss Hazel McPherson Elsie Oliver Mrs O S Lindsay Miss Mary Briry Mrs Clarence Morse and others. Additional items mention Charles P Shaw and North British Mercantile Co Chicago office, Supt and Mrs C N Flood in Waterville Castine state superintendents convention and visits by Dr and Mrs Lester Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Holbrook
Times Press
Cape Elizabeth
Harvard Training School
William Holbrook
Edwards Street
Bath
Navy
John A. Lord
Frank M. Smith
Harold F. McCarty
Social News Notes From Local Families
Guests of Mr and Mrs F B Nichols North Street left for Monhegan for two weeks. Dr Miller a Colby classmate of Mr Nichols. Mrs A B Lindsay of Milton Mass visits Mr and Mrs O S Lindsay Court Street. Robert Sutherland leaves for a two week trip through Massachusetts. Mrs Carol Watson from Popham Summer. Miss Doris Stetson and Miss Anna Morse visit Southport with Miss Frances Moses. Floyd Preble USN R F at Commonwealth Pier Boston enjoys a few days at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Nichols
North Street
Monhegan
Dr. Miller
Mr. Nichols
Colby
A. B. Lindsay
Milton, Mass
O. S. Lindsay
Court Street
Robert Sutherland
Massachusetts
Doris Stetson
Anna Morse
Southport
Frances Moses
Floyd Preble
Commonwealth Pier
Boston
W. FE. Rowe
Thomas S. Gibbons
New England
New York
Canada
Montreal
Windsor
Quebec
Bath residents enjoy seaside house party and town news
A group of young ladies led by Arline McGillicuddy leaves for a house party at Rockhaven on the New Meadows. Various Bath interests appear including drafting work at Bath Iron Works, arrivals and departures of locals, and summer outings at Mere Point and Grand View Hotel. Captain Hughes of the New York visits Bath. many townsfolk travel, work shifts change, and ships sail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhaven
New Meadows
Arline McGillicuddy
Elizabeth McKay
Evelyn Shaughnessy
Marguerite Hennessey
Helen
Louise Childs
McCarty Cottage
Bay Point visit recalls Corliss Street church outing
Mr and Mrs Will Rich hosted the Philathea class from Corliss Street church at their Bay Point cottage over the Fourth. The girls, all sunburned and happy, included Corilla Coombs Clara Coombs Christina Albee Ada French Haze Bates Erma Joyce Freda Tyler Eula Fielding Gladys Berry Merle Huff and Lillian Clough. William P Neally and his Bangor daughter arrived from New York for an auto trip with Mrs E S Neally joining them in town. Charles Hall spent Sunday with Southport friends. Mrs Inez Ingalls of Portland also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rich
Wallace Cottage
Bay Point
Corliss Street Church
William P. Neally
Bangor
Town
New York
E. S. J. Neally
City
Morse High Class of 1951 Outing Planned at Reid State Park
Morse High School class of 1951 will hold an outing Sunday at Reid State Park. Members and guests meet at the high school at noon. transportation will be arranged for those without cars. Call 3-4136 or 3-2547 to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Reid State Park
Popham Beach Weekend Guests At Cottages And Lighthouses
Local families and visitors enjoyed time at Popham Beach and nearby cottages. Names include Mia, Eva D Amadon, Mrs Bila J Richard of Brookfield Mass. Emma Newdick and Ellen with Sharon Harmon of Bath. Clifton Morong and family from South Portland. Guy Crowley hosts. Charles and Ernest Shepard of Bath and Fairfield. Hennessy sisters of Bath. USCG Robert Morons at Kennebec River Lifeboat Station and Perkins Island Light. Frank Ferrara of Cambridge on a motor trip. J Haviland Torrey starting the season. Paul Barrett of Hallowell. Congdon family of Needham. Perkins family celebrations. Norris Follett and family of Naugatuck two weeks at cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Eva D. Amadon
Bila J. Richard
Brookfield Mass
Walter Sprague
Emma Newdick
Ellen
Sharon Harmon
Bath
Oliver Camp
Clifton Morong
Joan
Wayne
Murray
South Portland
Guy Crowley
Canada
Mass
Albert Towne
Norris Follett
Naugatuck, Conn
Drive To Raise Funds For Y Camp Starts Wednesday
A fund drive to raise 85000 to finance capital improvements at the State YMCA Camp for Boys at Cobbessee Lake near Winthrop was launched Wednesday. Archibald M. Main Sr of Bath is Eastern Section chairman. The appeal pursues Invest In Youth. The camp, operating over forty years, serves Maine youth with low-cost programs and now seeks road and building repairs and new equipment. Governor Muskie and other leaders endorse the initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobbessee Lake
Winthrop
Archibald M. Main, Sr
Bath
Bath-Brunswick
Maine
Community Chest
United Fund
Brunswick
Edmund S. Muskie
Robert Williamson
Willis A. Trafton
James Stacy Coles
Bowdoin College
John R. Newell
BIW
Varied Program At West Bath Grange Meeting Monday Night
West Bath Grange held a July 22 meeting with men serving supper and women presenting the evening’s program. Guest officer news from Kennebec Pomona at Mahumkeag Grange was announced, and the Sewing Circle set July 11. Readings, poems, a skit, a quiz, and songs filled the program with members discussing pantry topics and cost of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
The
Grange
Sagadahoe Pomona
Kennebec Pomona
Mahumkeag Grange
South Gardiner
America
Grumble
Pauline Belanger
Charles Soule
Persis Miller
Ira Day
Verna Coombs
Ethel MacDonald
Cecile Garand
Marion Farnsworth
Donald Coombs
Bertha Palmer
William Garand
U. S. Marine Corps
Rita Hennessey
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Meets At Brigham's Cove
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club held a picnic at Brigham's Cove hosted by Mrs. Charles T. Small. A July August flower show schedule was announced for Maine garden clubs and a lobster banquet for Bath Memorial hospital nurses was thanked. Proceeds from a July 19 cooked food sale at McFadden's Drug store will benefit the Hospital Fair fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Charles T. Small
Brigham’s Cove
Garden Clubs of
Maine
Harpswell
Bath Memorial Hospital
Nurses
Albert Whitney
Nellie D'Arcy
Bertha Davis
Small
Maude McQuade
State Federation
Herbert Harris
Whitney
Federation
Milton S. Blackwel
Presque Isle
Burton F. Preston
Bath adjusts downtown traffic to one way pattern
City Council amendments to the downtown one way plan went into effect Friday. Elm street north of Front is now easterly only. drivers must use Front Center Water to access Water street. Commerce street runs east. Arch street is one way west. Summer street remains two way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Elm Street
Elm
Water Street
Center
Washington
Front
Water
Commerce Street
Commercial Street
Arch Street
Summer Street
Commercial
Council
Foreign Students Visit Small Point for Day of Events
Thirty four foreign students studying in U S high schools arrive at Small Point Beach for a daylong visit. Local hosts Loyall F Sewall Governor Sumner Sewall and Arthur Williams will entertain after which the group will sail home later in the week. Students come from France Austria Belgium Denmark Finland Germany Greece Italy Japan Netherlands Norway Philippines Portugal and Sweden. They travel by bus from Bath to Small Point for fishing sailing a picnic and a barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point Beach
Foreign Field Service
Loyall F. Sewall
Sumner Sewall
Arthur Williams
United States
France
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Norway
Philippines
Portugal
Sweden
Bath and Woolwich People To Attend Elks National Convention
Mr and Mrs Brian M Jewett of Day's Ferry Woolwich and Donald Emero of Bath plan travel by plane from Boston July 11 to attend the Elks National Convention in San Francisco July 14 to 18. The group includes 21 Maine Elks with tours in the area, with stays at the Sheraton Palace and Mark Hopkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian M. Jewett
Day's Ferry
Woolwich
Donald Emero
Bath
Boston
Elks National Convvention
San Francisco
Jowett
Grand Ledge
Elks
New England
Logan Airport
Jewetts
Emero
Sheraton Palace
Mark Hopkins
Mark
Fisherman's Wharf
Las Vegas
Denver
Portland
Coombs Elected Trustee of Bath Trust Co
John W. Coombs was elected trustee of Bath Trust Co on Monday afternoon. He has been with the bank since 1946 and serves as secretary and assistant treasurer. Active locally, he holds roles with Bath Area United Fund and Wesley Methodist Church and graduated the Rutgers banking program in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Coombs
Bath Trust Co
Bath Area United Fund
The
Old Folks Home
Wesley Methodist Church
University of Life
J. Coombs
Graduate School of Banking
Rutgers University
Family Group To Exhibit At Art Show In Aug
A family of three noted artists will exhibit at the Hospital Art show August 5 6 and 7 as part of the Bath Memorial Hospital Fair. William Zorach Marguerite Zorach and their daughter Dadley Spear lead nine artists showing works on the grounds of the Bowen Torrey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital
Bath Memorial Hospital
William Zorach
Marguerite Zorach
Dadley Spear
Robinhood
Georgetown
Washington Street
Bowen Torrey
Lithuania
Cleveland
Cleveland School of Art
National Academy of Design
Paris
Zorach
California
Permanen
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Whitney Museum
New York City
Newark Museum
Newark
N. J
Farleigh Dickinson College
Rutherford
Fielding Elected 4th Vice President of Maine Elks
Harold V. Fielding of this city was elected 4th vice president of the Maine Elks Association at the 29th Annual Convention in York Harbor. A Past Exalted Ruler of the Bath lodge, he has served as lodge trustee for nine years and just completed a two year term on the association board. He has chaired the Youth Committee and for two years served on the Ritualistic Committee. Fielding is a 29 year member who helped organize the association at Waterville in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Fielding
Maine Elks Association
York Harbor
Fielding
Bath Lodge
Waterville
Maine
Archibald Main Honored for Humility and Wise Advice
In Path City we salute Archibald M. Main as a symbol of strength and selflessness. The community pays tribute to his humility and generous guidance and wishes him continued good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Path
Archie Main
Five Islands Guests and Neighbors Visit Regional Homes
Weekend guests included Blaine and Raymond Hanna and Denise Moore visiting the Murrs. Belgrade hosted Gordon and Gary Thompson and others from Claremont for a day trip. U S A F Captain Clifton Little and Florida relatives dined with the Brunswicks. George Lee of St Petersburg and Rev Theodore Eason with his wife occupied a Moore cottage for a week. Lloyd Pinkham returned from Bath Memorial Hospital on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Murr
Blaine
Raymond Hanna
Harlan Pinkham
Gordon
Gary
Denise Moore
Belgrade
George Thompson
Claremont
N. IL
Rowe Cottage
Clifton Little
U.S A. F
Florida
Brunswick
Vernon Gray
George .Lee
St. Petersburg
Fla
Theodore Euson
Hallawell
Moore Cottage
Ledgemere Road
Lloyd Pinkham
Bath Memorial Hospital
Welcome to Your New Fire Station Cake Presented
Card table dealer Robert Levine, owner of the new central fire station on High Street, observed crews lacking a card table and provided a new one. Mrs Eva Pecci baked a three layer cake with each layer a different kind and presented it to the regulars. The cake bore a frosting inscription welcoming readers to the new station and a candy fire truck sat atop it. Pitt’s basketball team traveled 8600 miles last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Levine
New Central Fire Station
High Street
Eva Pecci
Fred Pecci
Bath man praised for Operation Learning in Korea
Edwin H. Pert formerly served with the 32nd Infantry in Korea and received a letter from his former commander Col Clyde V. Pickell praising his Operation Learning campaign. Pickell notes shipments from the State aided a Korean orphanage and urges continued support, while Pert tours schools and solicits supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. Pert
32Nd U. S
Korea
Clyde V. Pickell
Col. Pickell
32Nd Infantry Regiment
32Nd Infantry
Pert
Bath
Actioe
Portland
No Decision Yet On Offer To Sell Ledyard Block Frontage
A special committee and leaders including Willian Mussenden discussed an offer to sell city frontage for 10000 dollars to widen Front street along the Ledyard block. The city has not acted and a full council meeting is planned to review terms with Mussenden and Bath Area Chamber officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledyard
Fron Street
Willian F. Mussenden
Mussenden
Mussende
Howard W. Mayo
Bath Area
Boyd Bailey
James W. Temple
Edward G. Atkinson
Cit
Stanley W. Judkin
Planning Board
Edward Sewall, Jr
Miss Pageant Contenders Sought for Bath Area Contest
Times will publish judging details in Monday issue. Girls must clip and submit forms at Bath Area Chamber of Commerce office in city hall. Meister will interview each contestant. Preliminary at Opera House divided into four phases. Contestants judged in evening gown and interview. Talent or hobby not required. Final winner will reign over celebrations at Hospital Fair Trade. Judges auditors and chaperones for the pageant to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Bath Area
Chamber of Conmerce
City Hall
Meister
Opera House
Bridge gates lowered after power failure delays
Officials explained that strong power loss and time needed prevented emergency equipment from being used. They noted lowering the bridge would have taken about 60 minutes and required three men to raise steel and wooden gates and start the machinery for lifting the span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company W
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Bath Daily Times
W. O. Given
Kittery Navy Yard
Louise Robbins
Cosmopolitan Clubhouse
Amy Titcomb
Charles P. Baker
Studiebaker Station
George Buchanan
Western Electric Co
Paul Olm
Miss Olm
Katherine Christine Klippel
Boothbay Harbor
George Moody
Landenberger
Commodore Moody
Kennebec
Cosmopolitan Club
Robert —B. Hatch
Leonard Marks
James A. M.lellan
C. R. Donnell
J. Houghton McLellan
William D. Sewall
William R. Kimball
Amory Houghton
Juno
Charlotte Cook
Eastport
Gladys Olm
Mary Baxter
Ellen Newell
Lydia Baxter
Margaret R. Foote
MacMahan
Edith Howard
Anna L. Dingley
Westport
Lewiston
Squirrel Island
Fr. Horan
St. Mary’s Church
George H. Stewart
Winter Street
W. W. Miller
Center Street
Harold Dowling
Robert Frates
Plymouth, Mass
John Gage
William Davis
Bridgton
Fred Katcon
Grace Kateon
Fall River
Mary MacCormick
Dorchester
Helen Snow
Floral Street
H. P. Oliver
Phyllis
Herbert
St. Johnsbury
Mary Schottler
Oliver
Red Cross
Benjamin W. Plummer
Carrie Moses
George McFadden
William Armstrong
John Belanger
Eva Black
Gardiner
Annie Ramsay
Falmouth
H. W. F. Stafford
Queens, L. I
Susan Ballou
Bertha Dean
Salem
Susie Barns
Virginia
Marcia M. Stinson
Dean
Miss Barns
Woodmere
L. I
Miss Stinson
O. W. Folsom
Freida Mikelsky
Alice Deering
Mary Flaherty
Evelyn Norton
Margaret Cummings
Harold Deering
Lester Miller
Birch Point
Clark Camps
Mildred Thompson
Gladys McGillicuddy
Ocean Point
William Mussenden
Warren Hawley
Elizabeth Webber
Robert Kennedy
Mrs
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Hazel McPherson, Yeoman
Elsie Oliver
Popham Beach
Fort Baldwin
Kelley Field
Mary Briry
Lillian Brown
Miss Briry
Clarence Morse
Winnegance
Charles Rogers
Hayden
William Conant
Henry W. Cobb
Augusta
Charles P. Shaw
William R. Shaw
North British Mercantile Co
Chicago
Julia Conley
Martin Conley
Freemont Street
Supt
C. N. Flood
Castine
Lester C. Miller
Worcester, Mass
Carol Watson
Popham
Daniel Bishop
High Streets
Texas Steamship Company
Harvey J. Berry
Popham Coast Guard
Ellen Turner
Rupert Baxter
Bath Iron Works
William F. Ham
Harltleb and
Cheltra
Mr. Ham
Worcester
Rockwood Sprinkler Co
Winfield McGregor
Arthur Leyden
Rufus Ham
Sparks Circus
W. H. Curtis
Honolulu
Erskine M. Phelps
Union Oil Company
Harry Wright
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Mr. Wright
Oak Street
Ernest Mitchell
Lancaster
L. L. Hooker
Mr. Mitchell
Lancaster National Bank
A. A. Percy
Hazel Holland
Quaker Point
Marcia Moulton
Mere Point
Nellie Turner
Baxters
Harry Small
Grand View Hotel
B. M. Plummer
Wildacre
Camden
Carl Dearborn
Biddeford
Mrs. Dearborn
H. L. Hopkins
Percy Marks
Oliver Moses
Arthur Hodgkins
Randall Cook
Malcolm J. Tarbox
Rockland
Uncle Sam
Charles B. Ferris
William B. Hogan
Harry B. Sawyer
Jennie Sawyer
Lewis Kirschner
Fiske House
Harry Marr
Warren Marr
West Southport
Charles F. Hughes
U. S.N
Edward Swall
Quick
Buenos Aires
Elwell S. Crosby
Helen Crosby
Peter Chate
John
J. W. Sampson
Lizzie
Fred W. Brown
A If
Everett Lemont
Fred Kittredge
Sabine
C. P. Wetherbee
William G. Small and Family
Charles Hall
Inez Ingalls
Morse High
West Bath
Bath and Woolwich
la Paz
Bolivia
Me. Elks Assn
Archibald M. Main
Pitt
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