A Lady's Smile and Social Notes at Bath Club
Poem extols a woman's smile as powerful and perilous. The Tuesday Club hosts Miss Eunice Ledyard. Mrs Coombs and Miss Coombs entertain the Ladies Aid. Miss Kimball heads to California. nurse Florence Goodman tours Ozark Alabama. Miss Ora Reed arrives for winter. Community events include church leagues, club concerts with Mme Evelyn Scotney, and upcoming Christmas sale preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Ledyard
Charles Coombs
Ala
Jennie Goodman
Ora Reed
Richmond
Gertrude Greenleaf
Notable local residents and visitors mingle at clubs
Mrs. Gilbert Patten of Brookline Miss Goodwin of Augusta and Mrs. Lillian Sylvester of Houston were recent out of town visitors to the Cosmopolitan Club. Several local residents attended social events including the Neighborhood Club meeting and dinners at the Portland Country Club with Hyde and party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Greene
Adelaide Dennison
Cosmopolitan Club
Gilbert Patten
Brookline
Mass
Miss Goodwin
Augusta
Lillian Sylvester
Houston
Pottsville Woman Visits Son as Georgetown Quarry Accident Victim Remains Critical
Mrs. Margaret Cummings of Pottsville arrives to visit her son John W. Cummings in Oak St. Bath City Hospital reports his condition as critical following injuries in the Georgetown feldspar quarries accident. Also noted is the serious illness of Mrs. Francis W. O'Brien, once of this city, with ptomaine poisoning and appendicitis, described as improving but weak and not yet operated on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cummings
Pottsville
John W. Cummings
Oak St
Georgetown
Bath City Hospital
Francis W. O’brien
Somerville
Bangor club member named in Hill will memory
Mrs. Frank A. Owen of Bangor and formerly of this city is noted as a member of the Monday Club of Bangor. In Woolwich on a Saturday the club had 13 members who are each remembered in the will of Mrs. Frederick Hill with $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Owen
Bangor
Monday Club of
Woolwich
Frederick Hill
De Gogorza to Sing at Portland Charity Recital
The renowned baritone Emilio De Gogorza will perform in a song recital at the Jefferson Theatre Portland on Monday evening November 22 for the Children's Protective Society. The entertainment committee includes Mrs. William Moulton Ingraham as chair and Mrs. Robert Treat Whitehouse and Mrs. Herbert J. Brown. Many Bath residents plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Emilio de Gogorza
Jefferson Theatre
Children’s Protective Society
William Moulton Ingraham
Robert Treat Whitehouse
Herbert J. Brown
Bath
Ballroom Guests Attend Brunswick Football Hop
Misses Pauline Hatch Edith Hopkins Della Merrill and Priscilla Kimball were among guests at the Brunswick football dance held after the last game. The event violated the 2 am curfew and midnight Saturday dance rule, starting at 6 30 pm with over a hundred couples present. During a Western trip Mr and Mrs Fred H Kimball and daughter Priscilla dined at El Tovar Hotel Grand Canyon Arizona on Oct 30 where boiled Kennebec salmon featured on the bill of fare signaling the Kennebec region's reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Moses
Boston
May Hill
New York
A. W. H. Rand
Katheryn Berry
Worcester
Berry
New Meadows
Arthur Sewall
Cornell University
Portland Country Club
Join H. Hyde
Pauline Hatch
Edith Hopkins
Della Merrill
Priscilla Kimball
Brunswick
Fred H. Kimball
Priscilla
el Tovar
Grand Canon
Arizona
Fred Harvey
Gibson and Mrs Gibson Visit Bath Maine Home on Thousand Acres Island
Charles Dana Gibson and his wife visited Bath yesterday after traveling from Boston. They stayed at King Tavern and then rode to Camden to meet their motorboat, which ferried them to Thousand Acres Island in Penobscot Bay. The island, co owned with Miss Rose Cleveland, is home to a notable Maine summer house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dana Gibson
Bath Chronicle Social and Civic Notes Blast
Hon A H Shaw and M H Blackwell with Owen Ledyard return from a five day automobiling tour to inspect electric light plants in eastern and northern Maine. They faced snow and a storm on 127 miles from Guilford. Brunswick greeted Shaw’s car from Bath. Miss Noble visits Bath and to address women at Central Chapel. Miss Jane Swett heads to California for an extended stay with brother Harry Swett. Miss Beryl Mitchell, former North Street Primary teacher, now teaches domestic science in Los Angeles. Kimball’s gym classes at the Y.M.C.A. grow. Col Dummer Sewall Chapter D A R hosts a gathering for auctions aiding patriotic causes. Grace Church Men’s Club holds meeting with clambake and new members. lantern slides shown by Supt Flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Shaw
M. H. Blackwell
Owen J. Ledyard
Mr. Shaw
Guilford
Mr. Blackwell
Brunswick
Bath
Noble
McAll
France
Annie Palmer
North St
Central Chapel
Cosmopolitan Club
Jane Swett
California
Harry Swett
Beryl Mitchell
North Street
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara College
Men’s Club of Grace Church
W. C. Oliver
F. S. Curtis
R. A. Ralph
James H. Nicholson
C. N. Flood
Boston visit returns for Phillips Kimball
Phillips Kimball returned to Boston Wednesday after a brief visit in town. Capt. and Mrs. Joseph E. Sewall moved to Bath for the winter from Bowdoinham. Hon. John S. Hyde traveled to Portland Wednesday for a Maine Central Railroad directors meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Kimball
Boston
Joseph E. Sewall
Bath
Bowdoinham
John S. Hyde
Portland
Maine Central R.R
New Bath Head Owner Henry Rowe Spends Winter in Florida
Henry J S Rowe, owner of Thorne's Head Bath, left Groton Connecticut for Daytona Beach Florida this week to spend the winter with his family. Mrs Freemont Hogan and daughter Viola of Springfield, guests of William Hogan, have gone to Eastport to visit her parents before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Higgins
New York
William Eno
South Nyack
Walter Higgins
Pacific
Denver
Grand Canyon
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Pensacola
Florida
Henry JS. Rowe
Thorne’s Head
Bath
Stone Acres
Groton
Unity Guild Hosts Annual Wednesday Supper Party
The Unity Guild met Wednesday night at Miss Nathalie Brown's home for its annual supper. Thirteen members attended and enjoyed creamed chicken and crab, rolls, coffee, olives, celery, harlequin ices, crackers, and mints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Guild
Nathalie Brown
Bay Point and Popham residents visit town Wednesday
Clarence Perkins from Coxs Head and Thomas Haley from Perkins's Island joined Mrs. Cassie Moore of Bay Point and Mrs. Berry of Popham in town Wednesday. F S Bowker and Phippsburg group also toured, as locals discuss converting Merrymeeting Park into a Bath Brunswick country club amid favorable weather and growing inquiries from golfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie Moore
Bay Point
Berry
Popham
Clarence Perkins
Cox's Head
Thomas Haley
Perkins
Merrymeeting Park
Bath
Brunswick
Rutherford White Crowns King of Merry Makers in Minstrel Troupe
Rutherford White delivered a clever comedy set with singing and dancing as a breezy crowd witnessed the Phi Rho Society minstrel show. William E. Hogan, father of the Phi Rho Society, praised the performance and its growing city popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Hogan
Phi Rho Society
Phi Rho
Winter at McCarty residence noted guest lists
Miss Mildred Nichols will spend the winter at the McCarty residence on Shepard Street after renting her Washington Street home. Miss Nathalie Brown hosted a supper Wednesday for Unity Guild members, marking the society’s annual gathering and an enthusiastic session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Nichols
McCarty
Shepard St
Washington St
Nathalie Brown
Unity Guild
Marston Plans Wed Nov Third 1915 Marriage in New York
Bath relatives report the engagement of Miss Mary Gray Marston to Mr James Barton Brokaw. The ceremony is set for November 3 1915 in New York City with a home celebration planned after December 30 in Blackfoot Idaho. The bride’s ancestry ties to the Harrison Gray Otis family and Salem Peter Gray lineage. She previously led Chicago and Salt Lake City operations for a New York electric store company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Thomas H. G. Marston
Mary Gray
James Barton Brokaw
New York City
Thirtieth
Blackfoot
Idaho
Miss Marston
Harrison Gray Otis
Boston
Peter Gray
Salem
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Thomas G. Marston
Grace Church
High St
Bridgton Woman of Morse High School Guest in City
Mrs. Herbert KE Cole of Bridgton wife of the former Morse High School principal is visiting the city as a guest of friends. Thursday she joined an automobile trip to Wiscasset and Damariscotta arranged by Mrs. Galen C. Moses. In the afternoon Mrs. F B Nichols hosted a bridge gathering in her honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert KE. Cole
Bridgton
Morse High School
Wiscasset
Damariscotta
Galen C. Moses
F. B.nichols
Bridge
Marriage Announcement of Anna Griffin to George Palmer Hyde
Cards announce the marriage of Anna Griffin daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Lawrence Walker to George Palmer Hyde son of President and Mrs William De Witt Hyde on November 6 at the Chateau de Parc Brooklyn New York. Hyde graduated Bowdoin College in 1908 and Harvard Law School in 1911 and has practiced law in Boston since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lawrence Walker
Anna Griffin
George Palmer Hyde
Chateau de Parc
Brooklyn
New York
William DeWitt Hyde
Bowdoin College
Harvard Law School
Boston
Miss Jane Harvey Shifts Dance Class to Thursday
Miss Jane Harvey moved her dancing class from Wednesday to Thursday evening due to minstrels on the earlier date. The notice explains the scheduling change and hopes attendees note the new time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Harvey
Vacation Visit From Colby Professor At Waterville Shipyards
David H Curtis assistant wire chief with the New England Telephone Co in Waterville is at home on vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles E Curtis Center St Weekend guest Prof Rowe of Colby College It was Mr Rowe s first visit to a shipyard and they did the shipyards and B I W Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H.curtis
New England Telephone Co
Waterville
Charles E. Curtis
Center St
Curtis
Prof Rowe
Colby College
B.I.W
Mr. Rowe
Charles Lee
West Bath
Minott
Lee
Frank Arras
A. C. Dunning
Bath
F. S. Bowker
Malcolm McKay
Center Church
Oxford
George Ingalls
Dromore Grange
S. C. Campbell
Ina Pease
McCormick Farm
Pittston
Allie Oliver
W. A. C. Rogers
Irving Perry
New York
Ruth Heald
Portland
Emma Lord
Thomas McCormick
John Pease
Overland
Elbow Hill
Herbert Higgins
Solomon Higgins
Plymouth
N. H
Mr. Higgins
Robert
Elma Greenleaf
Lester Knight
North End
A. E. Gove
Morse Mill
C. A. Welch
Guy Judkins
Wiscasset
Thomas Cromwell
William Beaton
Albert
Wellesley
Maynard Gove
Catherine Parsons
Jonas Fowles
Matthew Greenleaf
John Robinson
R. P. Colby
R. T. Beaton
Eugene Whitten
Walter Leavitt
Harriman
Phippsburg Community Notes Show Crop Hardships and Daily Life
In Phippsburg and surrounding towns residents report crop failures with yellow eye beans underperforming. Local activity includes church sermons, visits, wood deliveries, animal care, home improvements, and social visits. Aged citizens celebrate birthdays while fields and nurseries showcase chrysanthemums.
Relative notes and visits mark a small town day
A quiet Thursday sees Miss Martha Cutting resting with her brother Drummond Cutting as news of her mother Mrs. William Younger’s illness and death spreads. Mrs. J. S. Leeach calls on her mother at Parker Head while Ann M. Perry shops in Bath. Christine Cutting visits Portland on business and relatives or neighbors reach out with best wishes as dusty roads reflect summer conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cutting
Boston
Drummond Cutting
Massachusetts
William Younger
J. S’. Leeach
Parker Head
Ann M. Perry
Christine Cutting
Portland
Westport News Roundup Reports Local Happenings
Westport residents share family visits and travels as Higgins heads to Plymouth New Hampshire. Local gunners sight a fox but miss. A. E. Gove feeds fresh beef and repairs a cottage. Ice dam work by S F Higgins & Sons completed with a concrete wall measuring 68 1 12 feet long 4 feet wide and 6 to 8 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Higgins & Sons
Heigth
DROMORE GRANGE NOVEMBER EVENING PROGRAM
Dro more Grange schedules a Tuesday night program on November 16 with opening chorus Grange items Bessie Dickinson readings two readings by Bessie Dickinson S C Campbell story and music by D A Merrys and others with a closing song by the Grange Choir plus a discussion on fall plowing in different ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Grange
Bessie Dickinson
Sisters Merry and
Perry
D. A. Merrys
S. C. Campbell Story
W. A. C. Rogers
Grange Choir
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles D. Clarke
Central Church League
Agnes
Alice Humphreys
Herbert Malzard
Philadelphia
Malzard
Hyde Windlass Co
Malzards
Barker
Elm
Mallard
Joseph S. Smith
Togus Home
Southern Branch
Togus
Cutler Post
Hortense Smith
Mme
Evelyn Scotney
Howard White
Herbert Seiler
Hallet
Mendelssohn Club
Winter Street
Joseph Fineman
St. Paul
Cosmopolitan Clubhouse
Miss Woodbury
Auburn
Cosmo Club
Charles H. Cahitt
G. E. R. Patten
Clara Goodwin
King Tavern
High St. Ladies
John A. Morse
Harold M. Sewall
W. B. Kershner
Rutherford White
Hon
King
Merry Makers
White
Charles W. Clifford
Phippsburg
Everett Harrington
George C. Pease
William Roderick
Walter Rogers
Clarence Merrill
Joseph Crocker
Fred Crocker
Jane Haggett
Albert Storer
F. H. Bridgham Farm
Emma Sylvester
Bradford Sprague
Winneganee
Dearborn
Eva Wallace
Aldridge Morse
Kennebec
Etta Morrison
Westport
Cooper’s Mills
Rockport
Providence
R. I
Amos Knight
Dennis Tarbox
Mr. Eaton
Clara Cromwell
Bertha Greenleaf
Haggett
Eaton Farm
Eugene Webber
Maud
Blanche Dickerson
Arthur Stilwell
Co. E. A. Cromwell
Marshall Outhuse
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