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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1911
Page
6
John Kendrick Bangs arrives late for his Salubrities I Have Met lecture at Wesley M E Church amid hotel misreadings and detective jokes. The incident becomes a humorous anecdote for the Fortnightly Club as local society pages note other events and notices in Bath.
Dave Ranney of the Bowery Mission will speak tomorrow at Elm Street Church Bath to men at four o clock and again at seven thirty in the evening on Turning Defeat into Victory. Also notes of local social events and visits across Bath and Brunswick.
Grace Episcopal Church witnessed a quiet Wednesday morning wedding uniting Grace E Woodbury Auburn and Charles Cahill Bath in a ring ceremony conducted by Rev Culbert McGay. The couple left for a short wedding trip after gatherings at Cahill's West Bath home and were greeted by numerous friends across the state.
A large audience at Music Hall enjoyed Rev Raymond Browning’s stories of southern black life with strong dialect. Applause marked satisfaction, and his revival ties drew local interest. Proceeds supported Wesley Epworth League. Colonial Club rehearsals for a minstrel show begin March 1.
Fortnightly Club at Wesley M. E. Church hosts John Kendrick Bangs with a lively talk on famous persons he has known. He humorously profiles Davis Ade Stanley Twain and Roosevelt while praising Carnegie and England’s love for Twain. The event ends with two poems as Bangs’ notable platform work. The Women’s Auxiliary to the Y M C A nets twelve dollars from a midweek food sale to fund electric lighting.
Miss Lillian Kiester of Palmville Va who has been staying with Miss Annie Haverfield returned home Tuesday. Kiester made many friends during her visit in the City of Ships. George W Collins, guest of Mr. and Mrs. W H Small, also left Tuesday for Boston after a brief stay in town.
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