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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1913
Page
3
A rainy Saturday afternoon story hour at the city library attracted over seventy five children to the fireside circle in the juvenile department. Candles flickered as they heard several tales and begged for more, with many later becoming library patrons since the program began this year.
The Murray Club of the Universalist Church plans a March nineteen indoor garden party in the vestry. Doors open at four with an Easter sale of aprons candy plants and Higgins Art. At six a chicken supper followed by music and readings features artists Miss Sue Winchell Frank Kendrie Mme Calvert and others.
Jeannette Marks wrote the opening play The Merry, Merry Cuckoo, a Welsh National Theatre prize winner from 1912. Miss Alice Willoughby designed the scenery for the Town Hall production, staged by the Watertown Women's Club drawing about 400 members and friends.
Livermore Falls and other towns flocked to the Chapman concert at the Baptist church where Giordano Mme Otis and Miss Winchell earned ovations. The audience rose for three cheers for Director Chapman and plans form to hear more in Farmington and Bangor as travels continue. The Professional Women's Club luncheon at Hotel Somerset will feature Miss Emma Dunn as a guest.
Mrs Robert Gilker hosted a Miser Club gathering Tuesday with members present. Next week the session will be hosted by Miss Bessie Potter. Brunswick resident Mrs Thomas H Riley slipped on ice on Pleasant Street Wednesday evening and broke her right wrist. Bowdoin College tea date moved from March 14 to March 13. Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter was hosted by Miss Alice Shorey. F Staples of Bowdoin read Two Colonial Adventuresses. Mrs Edward C Plummer, back from Washington, shared D A R insights and plans for the upcoming Continental Congress in mid April.
Friends report Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Morse have arrived in London and will soon depart for New York. Mr Morse is reported to be greatly improved in health.
Next Saturday the club features a play reading of Disraeli by Rev. Chester B. Emerson at the Unitarian Church in Brunswick on March 13. Emerson, Bowdoin ’04 graduate and former Bowdoin Dramatic Club member, has worked in Saco readings and declines a bigger church offer to stay in his Saco pastorate.
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