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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1938

Page

6

Boston Flower Show Roars With Spring Beauty

Garden club members and others traveled to Boston last weekend to attend the 67th Annual Spring Flower Show at the Mechanics Building. The event showcased gardens and floral displays, with many pieces valued at thousands of dollars, brightening a late winter city with vivid color.

Garden Club Boston Mechanics Building Ruth Moore Vivian Brown Carroll A. Deering Elizabeth Elinor Stone Lewiston Karcher S. Jackson Carl Y. Kennedy N. Gratz Jackson Roscoe H. Shaw E. B. Smith Janette Maxwell Powers Mary Lord Frank Given

Mrs Sprague Hosts Contract Club Meeting at Home

Mrs Guy Sprague entertained members of her Saturday evening contract club at her home on lower Middle Street. The club will meet next Saturday with Mrs Pearl Dunbar. Mr. and Mrs Carroll Watson entertained with a dinner party at their home on Washington Street Saturday evening.

Ralph W. Bragg North Street Leonard Wetherbee Wakefield Mass Edgar Murphy Washington Street Mr. Wetherbee W. Fred Wetherbee Memorial Hospital William P. Hatch South End Contract Club Carolyn Carpenter Josephine Coombs Bernice Sturtevant Vivian Brown Weeks Street Alma E. Allen Mt. Auburn School of Nursing Cambridge William S. Blair Miss Allen Glee Club Boston City Hospital Pearl Dunbar Middle Street Quincy John Marr Benjamin Clifford Adele Hutchins Marie Tirrell Winthrop Jeanne Roche Portland Evelyn Healy Louise Burr Augusta Michael Riley Jack Messer Paul Fryburgh Harry H. Cannall, Jr Clinton D. Merrill, Jr Lee Johnson Winthrop, Mass Charles M. Sawyer Rupert M. Irvine High Street O'Neil Houde Boston Houde Swift & Co Milton Sawyer Clifton E. Moody Robert A. Hichborn Guy Sprague Lower Middle Street Mrs. Carroll Watson

Social Eight Meets at Court Street Home

Mrs George O Melzarad entertained the Social Eight Tuesday evening at her Court street home. A cocktail set was made and refreshments served. Present were Mrs M Albert Pinkham Mrs Albert Darrah Mrs George M Darrah Mrs Erving Burnham Mrs Walter H Stover Mrs Walter Thayer Mrs Lawrence E Young. The next meeting will be at Mrs Pinkhams 129 Court street.

O'Neill Houde George Nugent St. Patrick's George O. Melzarad Court Street M. Albert Pinkham Albert Darrah George M. Darrah Erving Burnham Walter H. Stover Walter Thayer Lawrence E. Young Pinkham

Church League Banquet Honors Winter Street Team

The Bath Church league banquet honored Winter Street’s championship team with captain Carl Erlebach and coach William Greene receiving trophies. Officers praised organizers, with Mayor Donald Small presiding and toastmaster Elford Stover introducing team captains from nine churches. Musical entertainment featured Morse high school swing band and soloists as decorations of international flags and floral centerpieces framed the event.

Edwards Springfield College Department of Physical Education Colby College Maine Timothy C. Maney St. Mary’s Church Bath William C. Perkins Elford A . Stover Bath Daily Times Carl Erlebach Donald Page Henry Sarkis St. Mary's Everett Norton Wesley Thornton Henderson Beacon Herbert Closson Elm Henry Middleton Grace Leroy Perkins Universalist Donald Cromwell Corliss William Greene Greene Capt Erlebach Oscar J. Tanguay Church League Tanguay Y. M. C. A. Sec. Perkins Raymond Parks Alfred Parks Robert 5.Gordon Gordon Wesley Church Central Page Robert Sutherland Clayton Thibodeau George McKellar Ellison Estes Russell Young James Morse Manley Ellis Irvine Mank Frank E. Harvie Winter Street Coach Greene Harold Stanton David Alkazin Frank Gallagher Maurice Puffer William Stilphen Robert Huse Frank Danforth Chester A. Plant Morse High School Kenneth Jaquith Frank Curran George Tinney Lawrence Gowen John Wakefield Gordon Lake Clare Granger Raymond Ramsey Arthur Cormier Avery Hamlin Jean H. Stanton Harold T. Stanton

Turkey banquet showcases YMCA women's auxiliary effort

The Women's auxiliary of the YMCA prepared and served a full course turkey dinner, highlighted as the master piece of the 13 banquets they have hosted for the league. Members named include chairwoman Mrs Irving Varney and other volunteers such as Mrs Belle Welch and Mrs Charles P. Wetherbee.

Women’s Auxiliary League Women's Auxiliary Irving Varney Belle Welch Charles P. Wetherbee Arthur C. Lemont David Y. Alkazin Ernest Freeman William E. Palmer

Maine crop receipts decline one half

The Maine Department of Agriculture estimates last year’s value of principal crops at 27,908,000 dollars, down from 57,024,000 in 1936 and 39,236,000 in 1935, with reductions mainly from low potato prices and softer grain markets.

Maine State Department of Agriculture

Firemen Propose Sunday Movies Plan

Bath Firemen Memorial association considers Sunday evening movies to raise a relief fund. An officer notes city insurance covers only $20 weekly for disability and excludes medical bills, hospital care, and non duty injuries. A special committee will report at the April 14 meeting.

Bath Firemen's Memorial Association The Times Association

Legion Observes Its Anniversary At Bath Iron Works Event

The Legion observed its anniversary with members including Mrs J R Andrews vice president Archibald Main and treasurer L Eugene Thebeau from Bath Iron Works. Guests Lt Commander McCall and Lieutenant Loesser from Bath Iron Works attended along with Gardiner post comrade Calderwood and Waltham post Ted Burdit. A hearty dinner was served by Auxiliary members led by Mrs Gardiner D Rogers and Perry L Thompson chaired the organizing committee.

Ner J. R. Andrews Archibald M. Main Bath Iron Works Treas L. Eugene Thebeau Edwin R. Andrews Hyde Windlass Co Wilbur C. Oliver Frank M. Churchill Fred D. Hill Loring D. Small John P. Carey Fred H. Thompson Olney C. Perry Rev. T. C. Maney John J. Desmond Charles Small Auxiliary Ralph Gay Walter Hill Edgar D. Leavitt Waldo Weston Bernard Pratt Ambrose Curran Carl Stinson Horace G. Morse Edward Rowe Perry Thompson John Hart Fred Coombs John Crosby

John Tyler Funeral Held at Curtis Funeral Home

The funeral for John Tyler was held Wednesday afternoon at two at Fred S. Curtis funeral home, 105 Center Street. Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt of Corliss Street church officiated. Bearers were Edwin Cornish, Alden P. Denham Jr., William Dow, and Ernest Stinson. Burial followed at Oak Grove.

John Tyler Fred S. Curtis Center Street Frederick P. Moffatt Corliss Street Church Edwin Cornish Alden P. Denham William Dow Ernest Stinson Oak Grove

New City Council Opens with Unanimous Ballots and Appointments

The new city council began full operations electing John W. Gilmore as city clerk and Donald D. Young as city treasurer by unanimous ballots. Walter L. Whitney won city marshal, Emily J. Morgan was confirmed as city auditor, and Ralph A. Pinkham became city forester. The council announced committees, census plans, and a schedule for regular meetings while deferring major appointments to later sessions.

Mayor Small Receives Gavel From Retiring City Officials

Monday night the gavel used by Mayor Small was presented to him by a retiring city government. The gift honors his father, the late Frank A. Small, a former mayor elected in 1911 and 1912, noted for his Democrat affiliation while his son is Republican.

Small Frank A. Small

Joe Butler Succeeds Walter Whitney as City Marshal in Bath

Joe Butler, elected city marshal to succeed Walter L. Whitney, is grandson of former mayor Honest John Small. Small, three time Bath mayor, once broke a tie in favor of his own election as city marshal, a move later ruled illegal by Chief Justice Andrew R. Savage. Butler works in Bath Iron Works pipe shop and serves as first lieutenant of Battery H, 20th C. A. His mother died in infancy and he was raised by his grandfather.

Joe Butler Walter L. Whitney John”4. Small Bath Small Iron Works Hiram R. Pattee Andrew R. Savage Maine Supreme Court Texas Co Butler Bath Iron Works Corp Battery H 20Th C. A

Bath native C Leroy Hutchins elected city messenger

C Leroy Hutchins, Bath native and former Navy chief pharmacist's mate, elected city messenger to succeed Harold W Child. He served 1912 1922 aboard destroyers during World War I, later ran a drug business in Gloucester New Jersey, returned to Bath last year with his wife and daughter Adele Hutchins at home.

C. Leroy Hutchins Harold W. Child Bath U. S.navy Bath Iron Works, Ltd Navy Idrug Gloucester N. J Adele Hutchins

Flowers honor Mayor Small’s supporters at auditorium rally

Red roses and mixed Spring blooms rested on an auditorium desk as gifts from friends who backed Mayor Small in the recent campaign. The bouquets drew admiration from attendees, reflecting the rally’s celebratory mood and support for the candidate.

Small

Jesters rehearse Beacon Street church play For He Had Great Possessions

The Jesters of Beacon Street church held a Monday night meeting and rehearsal for the Easter Sunday presentation of For He Had Great Possessions written by Dorothy Clark Wilson. Cast includes Ben Azel played by James Steen and Johanan by Lawrence Kenderdine with Rev. Jesse Kenderdine coaching and Marian Bowie in charge of costumes.

Beacon Street Dorothy Clark Wilson Ben Azel James Steen Johanan Lawrence Kenderdine Zakkai John St. Martin Nason Carl Meister Bar Robert Simpson Edward Waters

Also Mentioned on This Page

Evelyn Trott Bath National Bank Thelma Kingsbury Colleen Rowe Dummer Street North South End John Hunt Alfred Carpenter Edward Coombs Fred Sturtevant Lee T. Johnson William Small Harold Conley Park Street Howard Rogers Edward LeMoine Reginald Barter William Comeau Alfred Turcotte Arthur Gilmore Frank Martin University of Maine Cedric Martin Willow Street Dianne Andrews Woodbury W. Bailey North End Knitting Club Maurice Shea Oliver Street Wilbur Crocker Carl Langbehn Perleston Penn Archie Wishart Donald Greene Raymond Smith Marion Bowie Fred R. E. Dean Robert P. Shaw Pelham Manor Bernice McDonald Bailey Street Ellen Stevens Marjorie McCulley Westbrook Junior College Mary Judkins Albert N. Towne Waltham, Mass Nellen Thompson Lena D. Donnell William Daley Donald Wishart Ieving Corliss Street Margaret Tourtillette A. Hallet & Co Ida Harjula Thomaston Eric Harjula Miss Harjula E. Frances Mather Barbara Allard Mechanic Falls McElroy Miss Allard Barbara Scott Waldoboro Charles Cummings William FE. Ginn 101St Field Artillery Massachusetts Charles Walsh Joseph Madden Herbert Anderson, Sr John Freeman Joseph Pecci Freeman Fred Fuller Edgar Leavitt Herbert Anderson Herbert Anderson, Jr Emery Freeman Barbara Walsh Barbara Freeman Albert F. Austin Frederick F. Rowland Lincoln Street Rupert H. Baxter Col. Dummer Sewall Waterville Leonard M. Lord Charles Tubbs Clara Fogg Bowdeinham Harry E. Ring Margaret Foote Elwina F. Durgin Charles C. Low Agnes W. Humphreys Carlton W. Lowell Pine Street Leah B. Strout Sagadahoc Ferry Ferralyn Roberts Chester Roberts Augusta General Hospital Mildred Farrar Harry Bartlett Berlin N. H Dora O. Lowell Bedford Street Mary M. McClure J. Horace McClure Garden Street Alice Bradstreet R. N Beverly Ruth Shellenbarger Frances Ginty Whitefield Mrs. Carroll Potter William Ketchum Federal Street Madison Lee A. Ketchum John Ketchum Clinton Sutherland Sanford B. Nickerson Wilbur H. Crocker Lula P. Herbert Nickerson Edward Manser Arthur L. Berry William H. Shea Caroline Toothaker Brunswick C. Roland Troit Bath Memorial Hospital Linton Robinson Bea- Con Street Watertown Charles Mann Miriam Adams Woonsocket, R. I Eugene A. Youland Edward Clancy Sisters Hospital Linwood Haynes Colwy College Edythe Barter Howard Barter Wilfred Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture Brooklyn N. Y American Society of Beauty Culture Hotel Edison New York City Miss Barter Mabel F. Libby Dike School Gorham Gertrude Mitchell Strong Trufant Street Charles I. Madden, Jr Arthur Berry Boothbay Harbor Carol Stevens Waldoboro High School H. T. Stevens Granville M. Colby Quimby Street Harry Berry Alex Mac Hurd Concord Mr. Berry Arthur Small Junior Hospital League Dwight W. Pierce Evelyn Healey Marjorie Trott Alice M. Mulligan John Huskins Winship Street Alpha Delta Chapter Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Annie B. Cutting Bangor A. E. Loesser Sterling Brotherhood of Leonard Litchfield C. Roland Trott Nathan J. Copeland Emerson Street Wellington A. Moore Max Good Monticello Margaret Huse Harry M. Huse Snow Park Edward D. True Jesse Kenderdine Hermon Crocker William H. Small Harold Walker Frederick Moffatt Arthur F. Mayo W. S. Voorhees Daniel Perry Harold Avery Francis Hill Marius Page Elbridge R. Wright Alice Johnson Charles Hewitt Wellington Moore Russell Colby Clinton Pratt Frank Harvie Charles Osborne Alfred Neal E. A. Jewett Philip Oliver Wilmer Voorhees Jerry Desmond Charles Camack James McQuarrie Hall Haviland Chaney Clyde Stilphen Harold Dunton Harold MacMahan Thaxter Hill John Currier William Perkins Durward Shorey Elmer Norton Harold J. Carter Oscar Tanguay Robert S. Gordon Legion NEW City Council Mayor Small Alderman Robson John W. Gilmore Jackson Bragg Drake Donald D. Young Small Jr H. P. Small McCausland Mitchell Joseph A. Butler Morse Whitney Emily J. Morgan Robson Burgess Hutchins Child Jacob Smith Paul Gregware Smith Knox & Lincoln John A. Lord Whittemore Marks Harry E. Litchfield Elmer W. Rogers Gay Litchfield City Trens Lawrence L. Houston Overseers of the Poor Edwin E. Pinson McLaughlin James S. Knight Cemetery and Park Board Robbins Edward Brown Walter F. Abbott Alex Burgess Lotta Eaton Mary E. Cummings Lulu A. Marr John W. Conway Whittemore and Pres. Small Rogers, Burden E. W. Rogers Board of Aldermen P. M. Olm Kennebec Greenhouses Joint Special Committee On Printing Joseph I. Smith Ralph C. Covel Board of Registration of Voters Democratic City Committee America Edward Clarence Plummer Rolm Henry W. Owen, Jr the Times CO Front Street Bath, Me Telephone
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