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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
5
A Bath society column highlights street suits in light weight fabrics, new embroidery trends, and a Maine fashion shift. It covers social calls, birthday surprise parties, health mishaps, church events, and local club activities with brief notices of weddings, travel, and community efforts.
The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Wesley M. E. Church held a profitable session yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Gustana Harris. Mrs. W. E. Buck is recovering from an appendicitis operation at Dr. King's Hospital in Portland, and was formerly Miss Carrie Chaney of Oak Street.
Mrs. Byron F. Barker hosted a chafing dish supper Monday evening in a small gathering to honor Dr. Motley Fuller Jr on his birthday.
Mrs William P Hill returns home after visiting friends in Boston and New York. Next week is Holy Week and St Marys Guild will omit Monday night session. Charles W Morse and Mrs Morse sailed from Southampton for New York. Rumor says he bought diesel engines for coastwise steamers while in London.
Primary activities include Ladies Aid and Women's Missionary society gatherings at Winter Street Church with hostesses Langdon Snipe and Carter sisters. Miss Louise Haggett, a noted Bath dancer, teaches classes with Miss Mae O'Brien at the piano. Miss Wyman of Boston trains performers. Ninth Grade play A Noble Spy features Washington era scenes at Y M C A gym with student cast and local orchestra. Easter approaches. Bowdoin College Second Junior Assembly hosts Bath guests. Dr. Phillips returns from Egypt with natural history specimens.
Miss Ella May Stetson sister of Alfred D Stetson of Brunswick wed Dr J H Lombard in Stoneham Mass on Saturday night. Bowdoin Night in Memorial Hall Brunswick features James L McConaughy slides Bowdoin history and student life. Prep school men in Brunswick to attend Indoor Interscholastic Meet as guests. Marion Rowe of Waltham to begin nursing duties at Newton Hospital April 1. She is known in Bath visiting Horatio Douglas family and enjoyed outings at Popham and Bay Point.
A jolly theatre party from Bath traveled to Brunswick on Thursday to hear the Chicago Glee Club. The group included Misses Lina C Andrews Eunice Ledyard Marguerite Hennessy Gladys Parker Ethel Hawley Sarah Hodgkins and Mrs J R Andrews Mrs Edith Ledyard Daniel Williams Dunlap Hatch Charles Hall Harry L Day and Frank Shaw.
Romeo Main of the American Express office announces his run for city treasurer and tax collector. He is the sole challenger to incumbent Charles S. Brown. First Baptist Church will host a minstrel show after Easter.
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