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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1939

Page

7

Bath Daughters of Union Veterans hold twenty seventh convention

Members from all sections of the state attend the Bath gathering at Central church parish house led by Mrs Maude Conant. Committees named include Credentials Officers Reports and Press with women from Portland Belfast Rockland and Bangor in key roles as the event opens and plans are outlined.

Daughters of Union Bathlay Central Church Parish Mainepartment Maude Bangor Pas Mae Maude Conant Stewart Florense Robinson T. W. Hyde Camp Sons of Erans Harry Towle Mander Sons of Union Veterans Annie May Frost Gladys Ivers Harriet Farnham Martha Riley Olive Haskell Grace Mayo Elizabeth J. Savage Eliza Plummer Jessie DeBeck Annie Rockland Hurley Annie A. Gould No. 1 Portland Daughters of Union Veterans of the Central Church Parish House Maude Milan Mary Carter Belfast America Quincy Mass

Daughters of Union Veterans Hold Banquet at Hotel Sedgwick

Past department presidents gathered at Hotel Sedgwick Monday for the annual convention banquet. Officers elected for the coming year include Rose Minott of Lewiston as president Netta Wilson of Portland as vice president and Marie Patterson of Hallowell as secretary treasurer.

Daughters of Union Veterans of Waterville Ella Savage Bangor Nella Merrick Rose Minott Lewiston Lilla Rice Norway Katherine Getchell Brewer Annie Brown Oldtown Netta Wilson Portland Marie Patterson Hallowell Eliza Plummer Rockland Maude Milan

Miss Butterfield Wheaton Graduate

Miss Elizabeth Butterfield graduated Monday from Wheaton College with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the 140th Commencement. Dr J Edgar Park preached the baccalaureate. Dr Albert Nevins delivered the Commencement address to 97 graduates.

Elizabeth Butterfield Wheaton College Norton Mass Andrew M. Butterfield Granite Street Butterfield J. Edgar Park Albert Nevins Columbia University Miss Butterfield Psyche

Pine Tree Troop Observes Badge and Award Day

Pine Tree Troop No. 1 of the Girl Scouts held a badge and awards day at the Y M C A. A large program featured Madeline six years a Scout and Joril earning multiple honors. Dozens of girls received World Knowledge and Dramat course badges, 100 percent attendance stars, and campership support funds. A two-divider camping trip to Harpswell Center is planned for June under Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Collins.

Pine Tree Girl Scouts of America Madeline Joril Iver Sally Janet Garwood Les Caroline Carpenter Y Dunn Virginia Carpenter Elea Torrey Dorbadges Sally Munsey Virginia Andre Nancy Dorothy Gilchrist Marthay Eleanor Fullerton Dennison Audrey F Gloria Leavitt Lorraine Marr Germaine Bonney Judy Dennison Nancy Sewall Audrey Hill Martha Torrey Frances Callan Madeline Jones Janet Staples Dorothy Lorraine Marr Germaine Carenee Eleanor Fuller Kathleen McLaughlin Candy Dorothy Thayer Kay McLaughlin Mary Sarkis Sweet Mountain

Dairymen Hear Important Sales Talk by Boston Executive

Harry Tabor of Boston and president of Selected Dairies addressed Bath area dairymen at a Sedgwick banquet. The talk capped the winter meetings of the group, with 48 members present and representation from Oakhurst Dairy Bath Carl Kennedy Frank Neal Donald Hunt Granite Farm Brunswick Gordon Drew Drew's Dairy Augusta Ed Denny Round Top Farm Damarscotta and Donald Hatch Merrill Hayden Farm Auburn Lewiston.

Harry Tabor Boston Selected Dairies Sedgwick Tabor Burpee Tabor Beacon Street Whiting Milk Co Oakhurst Dairy Bath Carl Y. Kennedy Frank Neal Donald Hunt Granite Farm Brunswick Gordon Drew Drew's Dairy Augusta Ed Denny Round Top Farm Damariscotta Donald Hatch Merrill Hayden Farm Auburn-Lewiston

St Barnabas Nurses Guild Elects Officers at Service

Rev Charles M Tubbs led St Barnabas day service for the St Barnabas Guild for Nurses at Grace Episcopal church. At a subsequent meeting at Mrs Arthur Sewalls home electees included Mrs Albert H McMann president and Mrs Stewart H Day vice president. Mrs Edwin Cox spoke on the Guilds history and plans for a July picnic were discussed. Twenty two attended.

Charles M. Tubbs St. Barnabas Guild Grace Episcopal Church Arthur Sewall Washington Street Harold W. Delong Albert H. McMann Stewart H. Day Stella A. Dolloff Alfred P. McCabe Edwin Cox Portland National Council Cox Brooklyn N. Y Bath Guild Boston Mary F. Gibbons Ralph ©. Crocker William S. Blair Guild Orange N. J

Veteran Oliver Leavitt Recalls Civil War Heroism in Bath

Oliver N. Leavitt, a 95 year old Portland visitor and former Maine state commander, recounts his Civil War service with the 32nd Maine Infantry later merged with the 31st. He survived major battles including the Pigram Farm encounter and has attended six national encampments.

Bath Oliver N. Leavitt Portland Mr. Leavitt Dixfield Turner 32Nd Maine Infantry Leavitt Pigram Farm Pigram Auburn Engineer Corps Boston Washington

State Commander John W. Palmer Remembers Civil War Service

State Commander John W. Palmer, a veteran of the 32nd and 31st regiments, recalled being captured at the Mine explosion and paroled near Richmond, Virginia. Born in Nobleboro and home in Waldoboro, he enlisted at 17 and survives his 93rd birthday on the 22nd, celebrated amid the Belfast encampment.

John W. Palmer Palmer Leavitt Mr. Palmer Nobleboro Waldoboro Danville Richmond Sherman Belfast

Roy Moulton Shows Loretta Palmer Broadway Prizes

Roy Moulton managing director of the Hotel Piccadilly in New York introduces Loretta Palmer to Broadway as part of the Warner Brothers Philadelphia Vitaphone Contest prize. Palmer and her mother accompanied by Moulton enjoyed a New York stay as a contest award. Moulton, a Maine native, has long been a prominent hotel figure in Portland Boston and the western circuit.

Roy Moulton Piccadilly New York Broadway Loretta Palmer Miss Palmer Moulton Mr. Moulton Maine Portland Boston

Fifty Year Class to Have Reunion Thursday Night

Bath High School’s class of 1889 holds its fiftieth anniversary reunion and banquet at Morse High School. Notables include J Edward Drake as president and Hooper as salutatorian, with Miss Gertrude Greenleaf as prophetess and Miss Lida Tarbox as historian.

Bath High School Bath High School Alumni Association Morse High School J. Edward Drake Harry C. Webber Bath Daily Times Fred E. Hooper New York Paul W. Orvis Scarsdale N. Y Lida H. Tarbox Fred B. Reed Katherine L. Conley Gertrude C. Greenleaf Adams Clara A Guy Flanders Westfield N. Y. Barry William S Melrose Mass Bruce Winifred H Arthur W. Brown West Bath Clark Sadie M Howard Varney Conley Katherine L Bath Dodge Ann E Woolwich Douglas Nellie F Nellie Douglas Thompson Drake J. Edward Dunton Arthur J Gilmore John C Gould Jennie F Jesse W. Lambert Saugus Greenleaf Gertrude C Higgins Lucie F Edward C. Stiness Providence R. I. Hooper Fred E Hunter Nettie B Fred C. Hill Jackson Cleora B Fred S. Coombs Jordan Alfie E George H. Jacobs Potter Edith M Alfred Webster Moline Taylor Marietta B Willam J. White Detroit Mich Thayer Annie M Princeton N. J

Morse High Class Day Program Delights 1939 Graduates

Morse high school held a large class day program in the auditorium on a Tuesday evening as 98 seniors sat on stage under a maroon banner. Miss Doris E Armstrong and Miss Barbara Louise Kenney led a class history skit set in 1989 and outlined freshman entry and four years of activity from debating to athletics. The program featured a class ode by Jane Stevens, a class prophecy with Mars themed roles, and gifts and master of ceremonies Frank Curran.

Bath Iron Works Corp Treas L. Eugene Thebeau Stanley V. White U. S Morse High School Doris E. Armstrong Barbara Louise Kenney Miss Kenney Miss Armstrong Morse Jane Webber Stevens Hiram T. Stevens Frances Barbara Ginty Mars Eugene Lewis Earth Edward Hamblett Leah Louise Merrill Donald McKellar Sally Jean Ryan William Leo Bennett Frank A. Curran

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