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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
5
The column blends a poem about dawn with society notes. Families visit Meriden New Hampshire to California travels, marriages and honeymoons recapped. Recital success at Miss Carrie F. Luce’s gives local pride as Bath Iron Works visitors return.
Mrs. William C. Chadbourne spends the week in Portland. Lydia Moses visits Cory Hill resident Mrs. Ralph Brazier of Brookline. Mrs. W. H. Page travels to Newton Massachusetts to see her sister Mrs. F. E. Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hyde enjoy a weekend at their Williams Island camp. Mrs. Charles H. Mallett of Pawtucket and her sister Mrs. Tucker, formerly of Bath, visit sister Mrs. William P. Hill on Middle Street.
Mr and Mrs D T Dougherty of this city returned from Rangeley Lakes where they attended the annual meeting. Mr Dougherty was chosen president of the association. Other officers elected include F W Bucknam Skowhegan first vice president D H Dixon Fort Fairfield second vice president F H Neal Fairfield third vice president M L Porter Danforth secretary and A W Meserve Kennebunk treasurer.
Miss Fannie Simpson arrived Thursday at Portland to visit Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. White at the Sherwood before heading to Squirrel for the summer, after spending the winter there.
Miss Margaret Torrey, daughter of Hon. and Mrs. Joseph Torrey, graduates with a bachelor of arts degree at Wellesley. Ex President William H. Taft serves as the commencement orator during the ceremony Tuesday.
Chief Carpenter Frank M. Smith of Whipple road reports Norma Smith has successfully recovered from two operations at Memorial Hospital. One operation was performed without ether and the second required ether. She was wheeled to the hospital piazza on Sunday and is in highly favorable condition, bringing joy to Bath friends and Norma’s parents.
B D Murray visited Gorham Tuesday for the Gorham Normal School graduation. His daughter Olive M Murray joins the graduates along with Myra Sturtevant and Gladys McGillicuddy of the city.
Dr. A B Hervey arrived home after officiating during commencement week at St. Lawrence University in Dr. Gunnison's absence due to ill health. Hervey, former university president, led ceremonies as 54 graduates completed the class with six in theology and 46 in agriculture.
The Morse High School Class of 1915 held a large reception in Assembly Hall drawing about 410 invited guests. Teachers and officers greeted graduates as Gaudreau's six piece orchestra provided music and punch and cake were served. The Sans Souci Club netted 385 dollars from a rummage sale held Monday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Estelle Means and Dr. Philip Pickering Thompson wed in State Street Church Portland attended by Mr and Mrs F B Nichols and daughter Dorothy The ceremony followed with a reception at the bride’s uncle and aunt George F West home on the Western Promenade The wedding was among the season’s most fashionable events in Maine society.
The engagement is announced of Miss Dora Edwards to Edward A. Dunlap both of Haverhill Massachusetts. Dunlap a Brunswick Maine native grandson of Governor Robert P Dunlap and Bowdoin College graduate of 1903. At Bowdoin he excelled in track and football and belonged to Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Mr and Mrs Percg Sprague of Hartland Maine visit at Mrs Sprague's father Sherman Tabor. Dr and Mrs D T Percy and guests Mrs Almy and Miss Hewitt, who had been at the Percy cottage Popham Beach, returned Monday and left for Arlington Massachusetts.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Allan and Mrs. Aramede Tarbox arrived from Washington D C Tuesday afternoon and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. John A Morse on Summer Street for a couple of days before heading to Mere Point for the summer. They leased the Riley cottage after a roughly 705 mile drive from Washington by automobile starting last Thursday.
Miss Gladys Hart spent the weekend with her friend Mrs Charles Saunders at the Saunders cottage in Popham Beach. On Monday they returned with Mrs Saunders leaving Bath to go home to Waltham Massachusetts.
F. H. Altekamp attended Kent's Hill Tuesday for the commencement exercises. His daughter Miss Idella, a seminary student, will spend the summer at Pemaquid to continue her music study with Prof. Morrison of Kent's Hill, who will also stay at Pemaquid with his family.
Mrs. James O Lincoln visits Boston for a few days. W W Mason travels to Boston to visit relatives. Arthur Bosworth of Portland was a business visitor in town Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Charles W Clifford attended Bradford Academy exercises where daughter Millicent completes her two year course. Mrs Charles Magoun Mrs E G Marston Mrs James Ledyard and Miss Laura Wescott of Bath were recent guests of Mrs Harry Mitchell of West Gardiner.
Miss Eva Pratt attended graduation exercises in Richmond on Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. George Neagle visited in Wiscasset on Wednesday to attend the graduation held in Red Men’s hall. Mrs. W. G. Webber and Miss Elizabeth Webber plan an outing at Popham next week.
Mrs. B Hall and Mrs. N W Hall attended the wedding of Miss J Louise Rollins to Carrol Winchbaugh in Nobleboro on Tuesday. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs O H Rollins of Nobleboro and the groom is the son of Alfred Winchbaugh of Waldoboro. They will reside in Waldoboro.
At the Thursday graduation reception twenty dances were on the program including seven waltzes eleven two steps and two German two steps.
Walter Emerson of Portland visits Port land and reports Squirrel Island has thirty five cottages occupied with new arrivals daily. The island hotel opened this week and more visitors are expected.
Cosmo politan members rehearse for a June 30 show at the Parish House. The farce The Clinging Vine features a female cast of fifteen with Emma Magoun as Bridget and Susan Ballou as Melissy Johnson. Minstrels include Harriet Bonney as interlocutor and eleven men among performers. Proceeds fund new clubhouse furnishings.
Mrs. Sidney J. Willis and her daughter departed Wednesday for Concord Vermont to visit relatives. Rev. Mr. Willis will stay in town until June 28 then undertake a trip to the Pacific coast.
Miss Helen Crosby visits brother Carl K Crosby purchasing agent with Hudson Navigation Co A daughter named Phoebe arrived at the Crosby home in New York on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Sewall S Maddocks of Boothbay Harbor traveled through Bath on Wednesday evening en route to New London Connecticut for the New England Bankers Convention They will spend Sunday with their daughter in East Orange New Jersey.
Miss Frances Simpson of the Every Woman company will arrive at Squirrel Island the first of next month to spend the summer at the Simpson cottage. She is daughter of Dr. Fred T. Simpson of Hartford. John E. Whittey resigns Bath Opera House post after six years and moves to the New Pastime Theatre in Brunswick opening in August. P M Hyde of Topsham succeeds him at Bath Opera House. Rev and Mrs Browne and Mrs Ephraim French attended the Damariscotta Quarterly Conference at Alna Maine Thursday.
Mrs. Chester T. Wallace departed Wednesday afternoon for New York to visit Capt. Wallace of the schooner Ada F. Brown which arrived last Saturday from St. Thomas for repairs.
A large Republican conference in Auburn City Hall gathered leaders from the Second Maine District to align for next year’s campaign. Notable attendees included Col onel Lucius W. Blanchard and Representative N. P. Gould, both signaling loyalty to the GOP after prior Progressive affiliations.
Mrs William B Palmer Mrs James P Ledyard and Miss Mollie Palmer passed Tuesday in Portland Mr and Mrs John J Desmond and Mr and Mrs Robert Cochran passed Sunday at Mr Cochran s cottage at Southport Mr and Mrs Frank Owen and son David arrived from Foxcroft Tuesday en route for Squirrel Island to pass the summer Miss Bess Webber recently operated for appendicitis at Bath City Hospital went home Tuesday Mr and Mrs Daniel T Dougherty left Tuesday for Rangeley Lake to participate in the Maine Pharmaceutical Association annual outing
Mrs John H Hyde left Friday to pass the weekend with her area in Newton Cadet Harold Kelley a West Point Military Academy is a home on a furlough for the summer George H Stewart Wesleyan University 16 is at home for the summer Arthur S Hyde of New York is a business visitor in town Thursday returning on the Pullman Thursday night George B Weatherbee arrived home Thursday afternoon from Phillips Academy Andover to spend the summer with his parents
Hon John S Hyde attended a Portland meeting of the executive committee of the Maine Central Railroad directors. S E Conners of New Bedford press agent for La Tena circuit toured town to promote the show and handled publicity duties.
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