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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1911

Page

6

Steinert Pianola Recital At Universalist Church

A small Bath audience attended a Steinert and Sons pianola recital at the Universalist Church with Miss Martha B Hawes contralto Frederick Kennedy tenor and Earl William Smith at the pianola. The event showcased solo and accompanying use of the pianola with a Hume grand piano loaned from Portland. The program included works by Chopin Chadwick Liszt Verdi and others and Miss Hawes and Mr Kennedy received warm applause.

Steinert Universalist Church M. Steinert and Sons Company Portland Martha B. Hawes Frederick Kennedy Earl William Smith Hume

Welkh Welcomed as Inn Cashier at New Meadows Inn

Mrs Frank Welkh has been welcomed as cashier at the New Meadows Inn which opened on Wednesday. Landlord Cahill secures Mrs Weleda whose many friends statewide will greet her in her new role. Mrs Charlee Larrabee and Miss Therese Moses left Wednesday for Philadelphia to visit Mrs Larrabees sister Mrs Elwell.

John Wyman Eva and Marion Leslie Foxboro Mass Wiscasset Eva Wyman Boston Harvard Medical School Miss Wyman Illinois Dr. Dunlap Etta Owen Portland Miss Owen Pine Street Brunswick John Harriet Porter Owen FE. M. Owen and Company Eastman Brothers Bancroft Mary Brown Maine Conference Women's Foreign Missionary Society Ella P. Locke Pleasant Avenue Denny M. Humphreys Bath Charles Frohman Frohman William Gilllette William Craven Kyrle Belew America Marie Doro Frank Welkh New Meadows Inn Cahill Weleda Charlee Larrabee Therese Moses Philadelphia Larrabee Elwell

Augusta Yacht Club commodore visits on business

Guy Gannett commodore of the Augusta Yacht Club arrives midweek to retrieve his launch Topaz II from winter storage at the Pierson yard. Mrs Myra Rives stays a week at Harris House Oak Street as guest of Mrs John Delano.

Guy Gannett Augusta Yacht Club Gannett Pioson Yard Myra Rives Harris House Oak Street John Delano

Examinations for Second Class Gunners Planned

Major Palmer of Lewiston Lieut Lebel of Brunswick and Lieut Wakefield of this city will conduct an examination tomorrow for candidates aspiring to second class gunners of Company 4 Coast Artillery Bath.

Major Palmer Lewiston Lebel Brunswick Wakefield Coast Artillery Bath

Unique Attraction for Riverton Outdoors June Event

A vaudeville to be staged by Portland society amateurs at Riverton on June 8 aims to charm with its outdoor setting. Proceeds will benefit the Fraternity House and the program includes play and vaudeville acts by Forest City residents. A Bath organization may replicate the idea at Merrymeeting for similar success.

Lily Pray Unity Guild Arthur L. Pratt Bowdoin College Falmouth Portland Leonard H. Gibson, Jr Bath Portland Society

Sans Souci Ladies Hold Charity Bridge At Inn

The Sans Souci ladies and friends held a Thursday noon dance at the Inn then played bridge. Nine tables contributed voluntary sums for Sans Souci Club quarters at our City Hospital. Seventeen dollars were donated. The afternoon ended shortly before six o'clock.

Sans Souci Sans Souci Club Our City Hospital

Sewall Silver Wedding Reception Set at York Hall

Invitations went out for a June ninth nine o clock reception at York Hall honoring Mr and Mrs William D Sewall on their silver wedding anniversary in the City of Ships Bath. Miss Nathalie Brown visited Lewiston for her sister Miss Muriel recovering from an appendicitis operation at Lewiston Hospital. Agent Haraden returned home from a Boston business trip.

Maine Women's Club of New York Waldoerf Astoria Bertha L. Soule Soule George Hunt Small Point Eleanor B. Arnold Myra Arnold Popham Davis Hatch William D. Sewall York Hall Bath Ships Nathalie Brown The Orphans’ Home Lewiston Muriel Kents Hill Lewiston Hospital Haraden Boston Charlotte Farnham Francis Edwin Faxon Poughkeepsie N. Y Farnham Arlington N. J Arlington High School Charlies L. Farnham O. W. Folsom

Bath Car Causes Havoc

Brunswick Record reports a Bath limousine owned by Harold M. Sewall struck an open buggy driven by Robert Berry on Mathe and Cleveland streets causing the carriage to be demolished. Arthur Blair accompanied Berry. both men were shaken but unharmed.

Bath Brunswick Record Harold M. Sewall Brunswick Robert Berry Mathe Cleveland Arthur Blair

Farewell Bridge Party For Mrs John McInnes Guests Leave Scotland

A large Longview gathering hosted by Mrs. Ernest A. Allen honored Mrs. John McInnes as she sails to Scotland. Thirty six played bridge. top score earned by Mrs. George B. Moody who received a silver overlaid vase. Consolation went to Mrs. Fred Blaisdell with hand painted score cards.

Longview Ernest A. Allen Johm Mel Innes Scotland George B. Moody Fred Blaisdell John McInnes John A. Morse Harry C. Webber Jane Murphy Heather Duncan

New Meadows Boat Club reports on-site studies and cruise plans

The New Meadows Boat Club finished its site investigation for a club house and set plans for a Memorial Day cruise. A committee will meet at the New Meadows landing to greet early cars and distribute pennants to boat owners.

New Meadows

Local Residents Report Homecomings and Illness Update

Mr and Mrs Frank B Nichols arrived home Wednesday from New York. Charles Coombe returned home Thursday from Damariscotta Mills where he enjoyed a fishing trip. D Howard Spear, previously very ill with pneumonia, was able to sit up on Thursday.

Frank B. Nichols New York Charles Coombe Damariscotta Mills D. Howard Spear

Heavily Insured Wardrobe for Mrs Hammond in London

Mrs John Hays Hammond arrives in England with a wardrobe insured into six figures. Her gowns and jewels are selected to meet court rules for Queen Mary’s coronation. A guard detail will protect the garments before the ceremony as she and her husband join the coronation festivities as notable democratic figures.

John Hays Hammond England Hammond States King George Queen Mary Moscow Catherine the Great Russia Royal Opera Covent Garden Buckingham Palace Natter Versailles

Summer wardrobe advice and Bowdoin speakers named

The June issue advises selecting outfits to fit each scene from town to country for the summer girl, stressing one exceptional evening gown and versatile pieces, plus practical shirts and accessories. It lists Bowdoin College commencement speakers: Brummer, Cole, Hawes, Kellogg, Merrill, and Smith.

June Woman's Home Companion Bowdoin College Prof W. Bell John L. Brummer Roxbury Mass Arthur H. Cole Haverhill Charles B. Hawes Bangor Chester E. Kellogg Melrose William 8. Merrill Skowhegan B. Baldwin Smith Brunswick

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Mr. Kennedy Chopin Chadwick Liddle, Chadwick Allah Miss Hawes Rogers Bullard Fontenailles Rive-King Gems of Scotland Don Fatate Don Carlos Hildach Miss Teonice Morse Miss Morse Bowdoin Alpha Deta Phi Arthur Collis Gibson Herman Ashmead White Alton Levicount Grant Charles Roy Bull Philip Innis Towe Rome Pius Monsionor M. C. McDonough Maine Louis S. Walsh Monsignor McDonough Father McMcDonough Father Phelan St. Mary’s Church Laurence M. Phelps Squirrel Island Phelps Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward Crosby Helen Crosby Trusl Hospital Biddeford William Briry Milton Grove Street Elizabeth P. Dean Anne Cox Alzira Gross Catherine Leydon W. P. Leydon Harry H. Donnell William Harriman A. A. Gross Messrs. Stevens Maxcy and Johnson Columbia Orchestra Grace Clare Coombs Lydia Elsie Folsom Damariscotta Charles Coombs Eleanor Leydon Miss Leydon John Stacy Yacht Club Alzira Grosg Allen Brown Charles Hyde Malden South Shore Morse High School Virginia Arnold Cottage Pauline Hatch Sue Houghton Margery Chapman Helen Trott Charlotte Hall Blanche Houston Millicent Clifford Mms Alma Gluck Metropolitan Opera Company Quinlan International Musical Agency William R. Ballou Athletic Association University of Maine Babanca Holman F. Day Major Day Great Britain Chapman Mary Garden Lilla Ormond Mildred Potter New York Musical Courier Eben J. Marston Gon. Duncan Sengland Samuel R. Percy Joseph Begin Porcupine Club Moosehead Lake Fred E. R. Dean Dorcester Kendall Saunders Waltham Saunders Hearne West Point Eric Pape Charles D. Clarke Psi Upsilon Wesleyan George 3. Coleman Public Utilities Commission of Wesleyan XI Poland Springs Tubbs Bates College Elkhorn Indian Rest Harry M. Dingley Fred Laughlin Miss Margaret Laughlin Edward H. Kimball Newtonville Lincoln Street William Dean
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