Senior Dance at Bowdoin Opens Bath Social Season
The Bowdoin College senior dance in Memorial Hall featured about 150 couples and 24 dances with Chandler's Orchestra providing music. Bath guests and local attendees included Misses Miriam Kimball and Lillian Perkins, while decorations were simple with the class of 1911 banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin
Memorial Hall
Bowdoin College
Bath
William DeWitt Hyde
George JC Riggs
Henry Johnson
Charles C. Hutchins
Roscoe J. Ham
William H. Davis
Chandler
Grant
Lewiston
Stanley W. Pierce
Harrison M. Berry
Gardiner
Stetson H. Hussey
Blaine
George H. Macomber
Augusta
John J. Devine
Portland
Miriam Kimball
Vivian Lemont
Margaret Lundrigan
Carrie Dunton
Bessie Murray
Lillian Perkins
Clara L. Pierce
Misses Knight and Baker to spend summer on Squirrel Island
Miss Leonora Knight and Miss Wealthy Baker, Morse High graduates, depart Wednesday for Squirrel Island to work at Squirrel Inn this summer and aim to enter Colby in the fall. Miss Alma Palmer hosted a lawn party on Allen Street to honor friend Miss Annie Riggs of Boston visiting for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonora Knight
Baker
Morse High School
Squirrel Island
Squirrel Inn
Colby
Alma Palmer
Allen Street
Annie Riggs
Boston
Mrs Landenberger Joins Husband in Portsmouth Port Visit
Mrs Landenberger of Portland travels Sunday to Portsmouth to reunite with Lieutenant Landenberger aboard the Tennessee, stationed in Mexican waters. The ship will remain in port about two months. Her mother Mrs Moody closes the Portland home to join Mr Moody in Bangor. Mrs Landenberger previously lived here several seasons and recently attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William D Sewall.
Local Freight of Visitors Stirs Madison and Nearby Towns
Miss Frances Weeks plans a visit in Madison Maine staying with sister Mrs Charles Irving Trufant and accompanied by Miss Dora Howard who has Madison ties. Portland couple Mr and Mrs Horace Crosby join Mrs Proctor Nichols and Miss Alice Nichols for a Five Islands outing by carriage. Emma Shorey departs for Pine Point as guest of Mrs A D Sawyer of Lisbon. Frederick Carter of the New York Press returns from vacation, visiting Bowdoin College and Bath. Mr and Mrs Black and Mr and Mrs White of Brimson Minnesota arrive by auto and dine at the Inn twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Weeks
Madison
Maine
Charles Irving Trufant
Dora Howard
Horace Crosby
Portland
Proctor Nichols
Alice Nichols
Five Islands
Emma Shorey
Pine Point
A. D. Sawyer
Lisbon
Frederick Carter
New York Press
Boston
Yarmouth
Bowdoin College
Bath
Black
White
Birmidji, Minn
George Johnson
Visits and travel among Leydon sisters at Popham
Miss Catherine Leydon spent Sunday at Popham as the guest of her sister Miss Eleanor Leydon. Mrs Walter S Glidden returned to Bath the first of the week from Damariscotta where she had been visiting relatives. Captain Samuel R Percy left Monday for a business trip to Boston. Miss Blanche Metcalf Miss Margaret Metcalf Miss Anne Kimball and Edward Marrabee were visitors to Popham Sunday. The trip was made by carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Leydon
Popham
Eleanor Leydon
Walter S. Glidden
Bath
Damariscotta
Samuel R. Percy
Boston
Blanche Metcalf
Margaret Metcalf
Anne Kimball
Edward Marrabee
Miss Rachel Sewall Heads to Center Lovell Maine Camp
Miss Rachel Sewall of Washington, guest of her aunt Miss Alice Sewall, left this week for Center Lovell Me. Sewall and friend Miss Clarke of Washington manage a girls camp in the Maine spot with over twenty in the party, enjoying swimming and open-air living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Sewall
Washington
Alice Sewall
Center Lowyell
Sewall
Miss Clarke
Maine
Miss Lina Andrews suffers rheumatism. Tukeys visit Maine
The many friends of Miss Lina C Andrews regret a severe rheumatism attack. Mrs William H Tukey of Boise Idaho and her daughter Miss Catherine will visit Maine for the summer season, spending time in Damarscotta and this city. Mrs Tukey will also visit Bath with Mrs Edith Ledyard and Mrs Walter S Glidden, visiting native state after seven years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina C. Andrews
William H. Tukey
Boise
Idaho
Maine
Tukey
Catherine
Damariscotta
Visitors from Moses and Waters at Pop ham Saturday
Mrs. Oliver Moses, Miss Helen Moses, Miss Jennie Waters and Miss Charlotte Hall were visitors at Pop ham Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Moses
Helen Moses
Jennie Waters
Charlotte Hall
Popham
Bath guests attend Bowdoin Memorial Hall event
Mrs. Mary Russell of Brookline Massachusetts is visiting sister Mrs. Emma Twitchell. Miss Emma L. Shorey and Miss Erma Farrar from Bath attended the Alexander Prize Speaking at Memorial Hall Bowdoin College on Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Russell
Brookline
Mass
Emma Twitchell
Emmal. Shorey
Erma Farrar
Memorial Hall
Bowdoin College
Jolly house party at Rich's Mountain guests of Harriman
Rich's Mountain hosts a Taukaniter Club gathering chaperoned by Miss Jane S Murphy. The summer home party includes Leonice Morse Priscilla Kimball Elizabeth Houghton Carol Percy Dorothy Sewall Louise Harriman Milton Kimball Loyal Sewall John Houghton Bob Holden and Horace Morse guests from New Meadows for another seasonal outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich's Mountain
Charles—A.harriman
Taukaniter Club
Jane S. Murphy
Miss Harriman
New Meadows
Leonice Morse
Priscilla Kimball
Elizabeth Houghton
Carol Percy
Dorothy Sewall
Louise Harriman
Milton Kimball
Loyal F. Sewall
John Houghton
Bob Holden
Horace Morse
Social Notes and Local Movements From Bath Area
Mr and Mrs J Owen Ledyard spent last Sunday at Damarisecotta Pond. Miss Anne Kimball sails August 12 on the Canopic of the White Star line to Naples with Miss Betty Upham for a three month southern voyage. Next week she serves as society editor on the Independent, after eighteen weeks last summer. Arthur F Kemp runs a hotel in Danbury New Hampshire. Hiram T Stevens, substituting on the steamer Virginia, rushed Bath to Popham Tuesday night then returned for a Columbia orchestra dance. The Aliquippa at Small Point will not open this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Owen Ledyard
Damarisecotta Pond
Small Point
Arthur F. Kemp
Danbury
N. H
Hiram T. Stevens
George E. McNulty
Virginia
Bath
Popham
Columbia Orchestra
Anne Kimball
Boston
Betty Upham
Newtonville
Mass
Naples
Miss Kimball
The
Independent
Bowdoin Declamation Prizes Won By Welch And Leigh
The Alexander prizes for twenty and ten dollars at Bowdoin were awarded in Memorial Hall. Arthur D. Welch of Portland, class of 1912, won the contest with declamation. Robert L. Leigh of Seattle, a freshman, took the second prize. Welch is familiar to local audiences for prior readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Bowdoin
Memorial Hall
de Alva S. Alexander
New York
Arthur D. Welch
Portland
Robert L. Leigh
Seattle
Washington
Welch
Local Guests Plan Summer Visits in New England
Miss Harriet Pendexter will spend the summer vacation at Conway New Hampshire as the guest of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George Van Antwerp of Salem Massachusetts have arrived at Popham where they will pass the summer months. Mrs. Van Antwerp was formerly Miss Muriel Percy. Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Glidden are settled in their new Pearl Street home, formerly Dr. C Fred Curtis, now owned by George Ingalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hatch
Arlington
Mass
Howard Battison
Old Orchard
Mary P. Hill
Bath
Inn
Herbert E. Cole and Sons
Philip and
Alan
Bridgton
Cole
Fogg Homestead
High Street
Jane Cushing
Dobbs Ferry
Green Street
Covel
Allston
May Fraser
Bath High School
Charles T. Jackson
Alan Cole
Trust Company
Portland
George Humphrey
Englewood
N. J
Marguerite Hennessy
Popham
Agnes Hennessy
Marcia Stinson
Elizabeth E. Webber
Harriet Pendexter
Conway
N. H
Pendexter
George van Antwerp
Salem
van Antwerp
Muriel Percy
Walter S. Glidden
Pearl Street
C. Fred Curtis
George Ingalls
Summer arrivals and milestones across New Jersey and New England
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Haggett return to Ashbury Park for summer. English instructor James P Webber expected home Tuesday for the summer at Phillips Exeter Academy. Mr and Mrs Harold Lee Berry of Portland welcome a daughter at their Falmouth Foreside summer home. Berry a Bowdoin graduate and former Elmhurst visitor. Kendall Saunders, eloping to Miss Louise Orton in Waltham MA, plans a Paris art study after the wedding. Saunders has spent recent years in New York and studied at the Eric Pape School in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Haggett
Ashbury Park
N. J
James P. Webber
Phillips Exeter Academy
Washington Street
Harold Lee Berry
Portland
Falmouth
Berry
Bowdoin
Elmhurst
Kendall Saunders
Louise Orton
Waltham
Mass
Paris
Mr. Saunders
New York
Eric Pape
Boston
Mayor Small Family Relaxes at Popham for Summer
Mayor and Mrs. Frank A. Small with sons Joseph and Donald will remain at the Campbell cottage on the river side through July continuing their seasonal tradition. Miss Marion Wyman of Foxboro Mass plans visits after spending a week at her Popham summer home en route to Camden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Small and Sons
Joseph and
Donald
Popham
Campbell
Marion Wyman
Foxboro
Mass
Camden
Bath Woman Drives Her Car Like Veteran
Mrs. H. D. Bacon, a Bath resident, now drives her own car with seasoned skill, comparing favorably to her mastery of speed boats built by Bath Marine Construction. Captain Charles F. Staples and F. J. Nichols visited a Monday Pop Concert, noting it was his first Music Hall visit in over 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. George Curtis of Boston will not use their Small Point summer home this year, opting to tour Europe instead. Col. Harry W. Anderson and family plan part of the summer at the Anderson cottage in Small Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
H. D. Bacon
Bath Marine Construction Company
F. J. Nichols
Charles F. Staples
Bowdoinham
Captain Staples
the Independent
Music Hall
George Curtis
Boston
Small Point
Europe
Harry W. Anderson
Exeter
N. H
Anderson Cottage
Miss Arline Gay Plans Squirrel Island Vacation
Miss Arline Gay of M. H. S. 1911 leaves Wednesday for Squirrel Island to enter the Inn for the vacation. In the fall she will attend the training school course at our City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arline Gay
Squirrel Island
Mrs Hyde Plans Adirondacks Trip with Relatives
Mrs Thomas W Hyde departs at month end for the Adirondacks. She travels with her daughter Mrs John C Phillips of Wenham Mass. Mrs Stuart Weston Webb and daughter Mareia of Winchester Mass will arrive July 1 to stay the summer with Mrs Webb's parents Mr and Mrs Samuel S Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Hyde
Adirondacks
John C. Phillips
Wenham
Mass
Stuart Weston Webb
Mareia
Winchester
Bath residents enjoy Harpswell trip and college town events
Oscar Sewall and family are expected early next month to open their cottage at Small Point. Commencement exercises have drawn many Bath residents to the college town this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpswell
Bath
Oscar Sewall
College Town
Social notes from Portland and Popham visits
Miss Myra Arnold spent Tuesday at her summer home at Popham and visited the beach on a business trip. Miss Margaret R Foote was a visitor in Portland Wednesday. Mrs Arthur Stevens returned to her city home Tuesday after visiting at Popham with her parents Mrn and Mrs John Stacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Arnold
Popham
Margaret R. Foote
Portland
Arthur Stevens
Mrn
John Stacy
Bay View Club entertains guests at Miss Skillings home
The Bay View Club enjoyed a Saturday gathering hosted by Miss Alice Skillings at her avenue home with six covers. Guests included Miss Annie Riggs, a Bathite, as a featured attendee. The club had a lively winter with a Chataqua course and an English history program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay View Club
Alice Skillings
Annie Riggs
Percy party picnics at Popham by Riverside Annex
Captain Samuel R. Percy and friends visited Popham on Sunday for a shore dinner aboard the captain’s motor boat at Riverside Annex. Dr and Mrs George Percy of Salem Massachusetts stayed at their summer home on the south shore from Saturday last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel R. Percy
Popham
Riverside Annex
George Percy
Salem
Mass
South Shore
Louise Orton and N Kendall Saunders Wedding Reception
Invitations have been issued for the wedding reception of Miss Louise Orton and N Kendall Saunders next Monday at the Saunders home on Harding Avenue Waltham. Mr and Mrs Charles H Saunders are the groom’s parents hosting the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping
Louise Orton
N. Kendall Saunders
Harding Avenue
Waltham
Charles H. Saunders
Miss Orton
Popham
Saunders
Mr. Saunders
Independent
Bath visitor Miss Metcalfe calls Lewiston home
Mrs. Margaret Metcalfe visited Lewiston on Monday while staying in Bath. The trip included a social afternoon at the Inn where seven friends joined Mrs. Thomas P. Gibbons for a pleasure bridge session following a Cahill dinner. Mrs. Holden of Squirrel Island came to town early in the week to attend a Pop Concert hosted by Miss Jane Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Metcalfe
Bath
Lewiston
Thomas P. Gibbons
Cahill
Robert Holden
Squirrel Island
Jane Murphy
Holden
Davenport Yacht The Merling Returns To Bath Harbor
The Merling, the Davenport yacht that sails between Bath and Squirrel Island, was docked here Tuesday. Miss Alice Davenport and friends were aboard with Miss Delia Mitchell, the Indian girl, renewing ties with Bath friends. Delia, who studied in Malden this winter, enjoys music and plans a Maine summer with Miss Davenport at Squirrel Island as in previous seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merling
Davenport
Bath
Squirrel Island
Alice Davenport
Delia Mitchell
Delia
Malden
Mass
Maine
Miss Davenport
Squirrel
Wedding of Ralph Cromwell and Helen Miller in Bangor
Miss Louise S Fuller leaves for a cottage outing at Popham. The marriage of Ralph Savage Cromwell and Miss Helen Uonsdale Miller occurred at the bride's father W. Miller's Bangor home on Saturday afternoon at four. Rev George A Martin officiated. The couple received friends, then had a wedding lunch and departed for their trip. Cromwell, Bowdoin 1910 graduate, is cashier at Eastern Steamship Bangor office. Both are leading Bangor young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise S. Fuller
Popham
Ralph Savage Cromwell
Helen Uonsdale Miller
W. 4 Miller
Bangor
George A. Martin
Grace M. E. Church
Mr. Cromwell
Bowdoin
Eastern Steamship Company
Dunnels Family Arrives at Popham for Maine Summer
Rev and Mrs A Frederick Dunnells of Lowell Massachusetts arrive at Popham by Boston boat with Mrs Dunnells mother and sister from Newtonville Massachusetts. They have long kept a Maine summer tradition at Popham where Dunnells owns a riverside cottage. More relatives will join later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Frederick Dunnels
Lowell
Mass
Popham
Maine
Boston
Dunnels
Newtonville
Bath High School Class of 1886 Folly Gathering
The New Meadows Inn hosts a Bath High School class of 1886 reunion this afternoon and evening. A reception, banquet, and speeches are planned with the reading of Clara Louisa Lord’s class history and photos from High School days. Fred Dayton Hill presides as toast master. Mary P. Hill collects funds for a sun dial as the class gift to Morse High School. The eighty sixers plan to depart on the three o'clock trolley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows Inn
Bath High School
Clara Louisa Lord
Fred Dayton Hill
Mary P. Hill
Sun Dial
Morse High School
Bath visitors and summer home reopenings noted
Miss Jane Murphy and Mrs Holden have been Bath visitors in Boston this week. Miss Carrie Moses has been at Small Point this week supervising the reopening of the summer homes of Oscar Sewall and Miss Alice Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Murphy
Mrs. Holden
Bath
Boston
Carrie Moses
Oscar Sewall
Alice Sewall
Miss Eleanor Leydon Returns Home from Popham
Miss Eleanor Leydon returns to her city home after a spring at Popham where she stayed with Mr and Mrs John Stacy. She has been a successful teacher at the Fort and is popular with her pupils and the Popham community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Leydon
Popham
John Stacy
Miss Leydon
Dr. Fuller Honored by Maine Medical Faculty Appointment
Shipping City friends of Dr. E Motley Fuller Jr congratulate him on his election to the Maine Medical School faculty as instructor in pathology and bacteriology. The town and his home city celebrate this professional recognition for a former student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller
E. Motley Fuller, Jr
Maine Medical School
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Walter Potter
George
Emma
Margaret Sydleman
Elizabeth Ella Small
Sumner Leland Soule
Freeport
Jason Small
George Woodman
Mildred Andrews
Arthur Soule
Miss Riggs
Mary Fisher
Lewiston Brigade Band
Arthur N. Pettingill
Bath D. A. R
Bright Eyes
Josephine
Veronika
Foote
Nathaniel T. Palmer
Arthur Welch
Brunswick
Lois Haskell
Edward Ham
William ‘Fletcher Twombly
Reading
King Chapel
Hubbard Hall
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