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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1927
Page
6
Bath residents and guests filled social rounds with hospitalities, trips to Portland Lewiston and Bay Point, church suppers, garden club talks, sewing circles, birthdays and club events. Local families hosted visitors from New York Boston and Washington while planning summer trips and noting road conditions and a rare fawn rescue.
Mr and Mrs Frederick Trish hosted a family dinner on the evening of Mr Irishs birthday at Union Street Court. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Fred Trish Miss Amy Trish and Miss Jeanette Duprey. Miss Grace Westcott of Augusta spent the weekend in Bath with friends.
Mrs. Alden Smith hosted four auction tables for Miss Zelletta Robinson of Akron during a Saturday afternoon visit on Washington Street. Prize winners included Miss Martin Moulton with a decorated powder jar and Mrs. Rodney I. Ross with Italian linen Innehean cloth. Numerous families and guests were noted in Bath, Portland, and Richmond areas as residents hosted relatives and friends. The Witzi club gathered Friday evening with Barbara Chaney as hostess and postgame refreshments. A St Patrick's Day party featured a Patrick's day prize of St Patrick's day decorations and games followed by light refreshments.
Mrs William T Tait and her children of Liberty Street stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Alfred J Orr in Moneton NB for a few months. Miss Zelletta Robinson left Bath on Monday to return home to Akron Ohio after visiting Mrs Alden Smith of Washington Street.
Mrs. Warren I. Kershner entertained with a supper party at her Green street home on Saturday night. Three auction tables were present and Mrs. Edwin D. Hardin won the first prize.
Mrs Nathan F Coffin hosted a Monday evening club at Park Street with guests Mrs Wellington A Moore Mrs William T Wlateh Mrs Arthur WWa gan and Miss Flossie Beals Henry C Wright left Friday for New York with Douglas Dearborn visiting from Washington Street Thomas F Artis former Bath Tron Works chief hull draftsman now with Fore River Bath weekend guest of Mr and Mrs James L P Ledyard P J Macken of Boston superintendent Postal Telegraph Cable Co visited Bath Friday George S Williams of Augusta VP Central Maine Power Co was a Saturday Bath visitor Beatrice Nichols of Gorham Normal School spent weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Nichols Cobb Road
Samuel Ward died Friday in Portland while on a business trip. He was affiliated with local commerce circles and leaves behind family members. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Mrs. Fred Traynard Mrs. Clyde Fee ro and Miss Josephine Freeman led a Central Church League meeting Monday night with 26 members in attendance. Sandwiches and coffee were served afterward.
The B. B. club met at Miss Jaura Comeau s home with several members present. Bath residents attend gatherings and events, with notices of family deaths, job changes, hospital stays, and social visits across Bath and nearby towns.
Friends of Mrs. Ernest Freeman hosted a Saturday night surprise at Mrs. John H. Freeman’s Snow Park home. The party included games and a radio concert, with refreshments and numerous gifts such as a chest of silver and a bar pin. continuous wishes for many more happy birthdays.
North-Center P T A prepared for an operetta under Mrs Roscoe P P McFadden and Miss Mabel Ayer to be staged March 31 and April 1 in Morse high assembly hall. Women served Welsh rarebit doughnuts and coffee at noon.
Dr. John G. Towne of Waterville told Bath Rotary Club that a new world war has begun in China. He claimed Germany, through Russia and Communism, seeks global conflict again and condemned radicalism, student foreign aid programs, and lax patriotism. He urged voting, legislation, and stronger jail penalties for radicals. He cited China’s Russian-led units and Germany’s role, urging citizens to defend the nation.
Over 90 boys aged 12 to 16 attended a Bath Y M C A meeting to organize a Boy Scout troop. Dr. E. Flint outlined the Tenderfoot test with five weeks to pass, and eight member patrols practiced tests under supervising leaders Alfred Neal Harold Carter and Harry MacDonald. The next gathering is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m.
The Curtis household at 21 Pine Street marked their 53rd wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey I F Curtis, the 74th birthday of Mr. Curtis, and the 11th birthday of nephew Curtis Pearson with a family gathering. Relatives from nearby towns attended, bringing two bouquets from Perkins' Greenhouses. A birthday cake with 11 candles witnessed Master Curtis Pearson extinguish them. guests included R. E. Curtis of Salem, Mrs. Eb F. French, and Rev. Rt. Nt. Carey of Corliss Street Church.
The Hyde Camp auxiliary observes its 20th anniversary with a patriotic rally at Music Hall on March 26 at 7 p.m. A supper at Grand Army Hall from 5 to 7 p.m. precedes the event. Notable guests include Division Commander Leland White of Littsfield Division President Mary C. Sheed of Bangor and other leaders from the G A R.
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange plans its March meeting next Wednesday with Progressive Grange at Richmond Corner. Officials expect strong attendance since the grange hall lies on the State highway and travel should be easy.
The Board of Education re-elected William A. Furber as chairman for the coming year. Miss Frostina HK. Marston, newly elected for a four year term, attended along with most members except Rev. Samuel A. Evans who is critically ill at City Hospital. Furber and Dr Langdon T. Snipe were named to the accounts committee. Furber also joined the high school athletic council with six other members. Supt. Wilson was tasked to draft the budget for board approval at April's meeting.
Miss Gladys Bickle and Dr. Paul A. Gregware wed in Portland at the Hotel Lafayette using the one ring ceremony. The bride wore nile green crepe de chine and carried roses and sweet peas. Dunlap A. Hatch served as best man.
Redlon of West Bath married Miss Gwendolyn Vaughan of Bath Saturday at St. Lawrence Congregational Church parsonage in Portland. Groom works with his father in Bath plumbing. bride teaches at Dike school. They will live with Mrs. Vaughan at 29 Corliss for now.
A special meeting of Polar Star lodge Masons is set for Thursday at eight PM. Members may bring a guest and a lady, with refreshments and informal dancing to follow in the banquet hall after the ceremony conducted by Walter Glidden with Rev George Wilson Scudder as grand chaplain and Harold F Cutting as grand marshal.
The 1926 Boston to Portland cable survived the February storm with $500000 in lines damaged. Plans call for extending the toll cable to Brunswick at about $500000. Roads near Bath and Portland are improving. police handle intoxication cases. Thippsburg seeks a new selectman after a death. Bath bands reorganize under Hayden Conant. spring rehearsals begin. Robins and bluebirds arrive. frost reveals mudholes. Kennebec bridge first span placed. Moses Owen artifacts found with U S Engineers hearing on a Bailey's Island Orr's island draw. Automatic talking machine demo at Grace church. Hotel Phoenix upgrades for summer tourism. Track squads from Boston College and Holy Cross train at Hotel Phoenix for the New England meet in Brunswick April 20-21. early reservations fill Bath hostelry.
Jam Soule of Woolwich writes that Captain John Rines, a 20 year old from Woolwich, set a record by catching 104 pounds of smelts in one day using handlining, the largest recorded catch known to date.
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