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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1914
Page
5
The column covers social events at Mrs. Barbour and Mrs. Coleman’s card party for Mrs. Percy Barbour, church receptions for Rev. David H. Wilson, and a 94 year old Bath resident John W. Roberts. It mentions Bath families, weddings, deaths, school youth, and a review of Little Women by local players.
The March Cosmopolitan Club meeting drew a large attendance with routine business and a new song Hail Cosmopolitan by Janet Cutler. A nominating committee presented a slate for upcoming offices, and committees were named by President Lina Andrews. The Old Ladies Home was entertained by Mrs. Dunton at the colonial mayoral residence with tea and a musicale, while the Sans Souci Club hosted card games and refreshments courtesy of Mrs. W G Cahill.
The column chats about men and women discussing fashion, color in ties, and gendered style norms. It cites a Bath observer remarking on men wearing bold neckwear as a sign of vanity and sociable mood, alongside a long local news roundup with funerals, society visits, club events, and church activities.
Local column items list visits and business trips of residents to Portland Bath Boston and New York. Mentions include H T B Leeman Emma McLellan Duncan Fr B Baker Charles Taylor and others with notes on health and family arrivals. Includes club meetings church events and upcoming civic notices amid Bath city news and regulars.
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