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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1917

Page

6

Phi Rhos Celebrate 50th Anniversary in Bath

Bath Maine marked the Phi Rho Society’s 50th with remarks by Hon. William E. Hogan and a performance by the Phi Rho orchestra. Members recalled the society’s origins, debated ideals, and pledged continued service to Bath boys while presenting lists of attendees and former officers.

Page One Morse Phi Rho Society William FE. Hogan Norman Howard Pho Rho Joseph M. Trott Stanley Pierce L. T. Snipe W. Smiley C. M. Sprague S. B. Ward Howard Deering Walter T. Chase Raymond Trott Henry W. Howard Charles PD. Clarke William E. Hogan Knox and Lincoln R. A Bath Young Hogan City Hall William and John Cushing L. Houghton Kimball William P. Hill Fred Fields Phi Rho Phi Rhos Bath Boys Snipe Hogan Howard Kipling Henry Torrey Trott Galen Allen Ivyry Philhos Dr. Snipe Phi Kho Walter E. Chase Charles D. Clarke Smiley Phi Rlios Hartford Conn V. Smiley Edward S. Everett Mr. Smiley Gerald S. Atkinson Mr. V. Smiley Maine Rutherford White America Ancient and Honorable Debating Society Joseph Torrey Langdon T. Snipe Vaughn T. Smiley Robert Wagner Donald D. Young J. Houghton McLellan Arthur R. Avery W. Thornton Bates Alonzo Harriman Roger H. A. Deering R. D. Fulton J. G. Morse B. Ward John Clancy Malon Clark Otis Hunt Thatcher Pinkham H. R. Lemont Joe Coss H. W. Howard W. W. Robinson Charles C. Low William R. Kimball Clarence E. Johnson J. M. Conway Wallace E. Shaw John Shaw F. A. Fuller W. S. Cutting John E. Blaisdell P. R. Low F. D. Hill W. KE. Freeman Otis N. E. Card Rutherford M. White K. R. Weeks Norman W. Howard William L. Cushing William Pp. Hill L. H. Kimball 1.C

N L W S Meeting Plans Central Quarters and Lectures

Arrangements are under way for central quarters with details to come. Miss Dorothy Sewall heads motor driving as Miss Priscilla Kimball is away. Mr. McCole gave his first lecture. sessions are at the Y M C A lecture room each forenoon at 10 o clock. The class meets weekly on Saturdays.

Dorothy Sewall Priscilla Kimball McCole Stinson State Federation Bangor Augusta League Augusta Milliken Mme. Eames Fred H. Kimball Chamber of Commerce League

Local Jottings Highlight City News And Maritime Notes

A roundup of city happenings mentions wild geese over the city, local visitors, and social events. Maritime items note ships, slips, cargoes, and the Bath slip incident, plus the Mary W. Bowen sailing to Portland with coal and crews awaiting families. Public safety committee work and a Nova Scotia shipbuilding bill are reported, with a Bowdoin 75th anniversary banquet planned by Alpha Delta Phi Maine.

K. H. Monehan Richmond John Place Augusta Henry Ryan Washington, D. C Samuel CC Mengel Woolwich Biddeford Cass Leeman Clara E. Randall Alicia B. Crosby Savannah Savannah River Sales Co Portland Crosby Barbadoes Harold M. Sewall E. W. Hyde A. K. Purington Fred H. Thompson Committee On Public Safety Milliken Sewall Massachusetts Committee Boston McCall Massachusetts Maine Mary W. Bowen Maine Central No Arlington Bowen Norfolk Capt Jameson Chester H. McCabe Fire Department Long Beach Nova Scotia Murray House of Assembly Alpha Delta Phi Association of Bowdoin Riverton—Gasine John F. Thompson Maine Association

Snow and surf mark Maine weather and city updates

A light snowfall and southeaster winds caused heavy surf at the Kennebec river mouth. Local crews cleaned downtown streets while several residents and visitors, including Kenyon and Story, traveled for business and exams. Bath officials appointed 88 staff, and a Bath Iron Works list set positions as patrols and measurers as the era’s political and trade activity continues.

Bath Happenings in Brief From Ice to Ties and Town News

Walter Cressey joins the U S Navy as shore ice drifts from the Narrows. New Meadows River opens to navigation to the Maine Central Bridge. Capt Swett joins a tug for overhaul readiness next week. Mrs A P Williams dies after cancer operation in Bath hospital and is buried in Wiscasset. Mrs H S Keene refits a Bay Point cottage with a large fireplace. Ice and snow melt at T wharf with no break upstream. Schooner Jennie Maud docks in Bath with 1500 pounds of pollock and other fish. First straw hat spotted by Texas Steamship Co men. Telegram mix up creates Augusta scare but only a call to Dyer. Fortnightly Club features Miss Tarr readings and Bath singers Carol C Percy and Frances Weeks. Joel Label appointed temporary second trick operator at Maine Central ticket office in Bath.

Kennebec Mary McIntire Washington St Charlie Ingham Ralph Hart Sagadahock Thurlow Pinkham Osman D. Erskine Albert Ladas Portland U. S. Navy Ossipee Boothbay A. R. Kenyon Canadian Pacific R.R Jonathan Story Wabash Road Mr. Kenyon Bath Office Hywinco Texas MacMillan Texas Steamship Office McMillan Pepper Board of Aldermen William E. Harriman James A. Ham Fred A. Fuller William V The Texas Co Bath Boothbay Harbor Randall, Jelliceur and Brennan Texas Steamship Co R. K. Dyer Adjutant General Press Augusta Adjutant General Dyer Naval Militia Winter St. Church Mabelle Tarr Boston Carol C. Percy Frances Weeks Percy Haskell Joel Label Brunswick Maine Central Ticket Office E. J. Wesson Cumberland Light & Power Co Label Wytopitlock

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Ward Frederick T. Simpson Liberty Street New York J. L. McQuarrie Webster St Haverhill, Mass Mr. W. Smiley George S. Baker John F. Bairy Grand Forks, N. D Liberty St Yours Truly, E. L. Everett Melrose, Mass William S. Briry N. L. W. S. Meeting James F. Will Co Walter Cressey Narrows New Meadows Maine Central Railroad Swett Pejepscot A. P. Williams Virginia Georgetown City Wiscasset
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