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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1912
Page
3
Bath society notes recount a lavish birthday observance for Thomas W. Lawson of Boston at the Poland Spring Mansion House Maine. Flowers roses orchids and a rose decorated cake marked the celebration with Lawson and family in attendance.
Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter hosted a Wednesday afternoon luncheon at her North Street home for club members. Each guest found a bouquet of violets at her place and the table centerpiece also featured violets.
The Davenport class of the Bea con Street church held a pleasant entertainment in the vestry on Wednesday evening. The Brunswick Club and the Colonial Club will play the tournament in Brunswick next Wednesday evening. The Morse High School Glee Club was entertained Thursday evening by Langdon Hill.
The Saturday Club shifts from drama and moving pictures to a miscellaneous evening program led by Miss Miriam Kimball with aesthetic dances. Vocal solos by Miss Tyler of Portland and piano by Miss Edith Woodruff of Brunswick highlight the event, eight oclock start, with Mrs. Henry W. Cobb on the organizing committee.
The event at the Falmouth Hotel in Portland featured speakers including Commodore Charles W. Clifford Jr. of the Kennebec Yacht Club. The Woman's Auxiliary of Grace Church was entertained the day before by Mrs. John S. Hyde.
An auxiliary to the Central Church League was formed Monday evening with enthusiastic initial membership. Miss Gladys Parker was elected president and Miss Abbie Scott secretary and treasurer. Fortnightly meetings begin with a first regular session on March eighteenth hosted by Miss Florence Dunton of Court Street.
Miss Margaret Bakeman resumes duties as musical instructor in Bath public schools after vacation at her Quincy Mass home. Rev J Quelay of Lewiston appointed permanent curate at St Marys Church by Bishop Walsh of Portland. Miss Lina C Andrews hosted the Tuesday Club. The Fortnightly Club session next Wednesday will be open to the public for a single admission fee with Emily Montague Bishop presenting Scenes from the Senate.
Bath plans a large theatre party for Portland on the 19th and 20th. James K. Hackett stars at the Jefferson in The Grain of Dust, dramatized from David Graham Phillips’s final, acclaimed novel. Louis Evan Shipman adapted the work for the stage.
During Lent Bowdoin College delivers address series to students on Wednesdays at noon. Speakers include President William DeWitt Hyde on March 6, Dean Sills on March 13, Rev. J. H. Quint of First Parish Brunswick on March 20, and Prof. W. B. Mitchell on March 27.
Miss Vida McIntire leaves today for Boston where she will remain a week. On return she will be accompanied by her mother Mrs Beulah McIntire who has stayed in Somerville as guest of her daughter Mrs Charles E Hewitt. A special meeting of those interested in the Dromore cemetery at Phippsburg is called for this afternoon at two o clock in Elwell S Crosby s office.
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