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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1915
Page
4
A dense society column outlines visits and events across Bath and Portland. Recurring mentions include Harvard Yale game attendance, musical recitals by Emilio De Gogorza, and Mrs. Harrs Walters hosting club notices. Local figures like Miss Millicent Clifford, Rev. Allen Brown, and Hon. Harold M. Sewall feature, with travelers to New York, Boston, and Rome frequent.
The Fortnightly Club holds its next meeting on December eighth with Dr. Leon H. Vincent presenting Ben Disraeli as The Novelist and the Dandy. The Universalist Church hosts the program open to the public and Cosmopolitan members attend as special guests.
The Misses Klippell passed Monday in Portland. The Monday Club of Boothbay Harbor entertained Miss Alice Varney of this city at their meeting last week at the home of Mrs. Walter Holton.
Ralph Stetson traveled from Boston to share a Thanksgiving turkey with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry E Stetson at their residence.
Final arrangements for next Friday's Christmas Bazaar at the Cosmopolitan clubhouse are announced. Miss Alice Randall chairs the event with booths including Wryte Me in Bath, a fancy booth led by Mrs. Henry W. Owen, apron booth overseen by Miss Minnie Barnes, mystery booth run by Miss Bessie Hunt, candy table by Miss Jennie Goodman, and a tea table directed by Mrs. Allen M. Irish.
In Cosmopolitan December chapter, Charles Frohman and Daniel Frohman recount Miss Georgia Cayvan leading the Bath bound company. Frohman brags of Cayvan as leading lady from Madison Square Theatre while welcoming her home town audience at the railway station. Bowdoin College grants football B to ten seniors including W. Emery Chase.
The condition of Attorney General Pattangall after an operation for a small chest tumor on Sunday was reported as excellent Monday. He experienced little inconvenience beyond ether effects and expects to be at his office on Wednesday.
Miss Eva Seates of Fairfield was a business visitor in town Wednesday. Dr A B Hervey left for Bermuda for the winter. Mr and Mrs Herbert Mallard leave Tuesday for Philadelphia. On Monday Mrs Clarence Johnson hosted a farewell party for Mrs Herbert Malzard with about twenty guests enjoying needlework, sawing and cards. tea was served by Mrs Allen M Irish and Miss Elsie M Folsom.
Mrs. Mary Curran and Miss Ethel Curran left on Tuesday for Boston to await the summer season's reopening at Mac Mahan and will be joined later by Miss Edith Howard. Dr. John C. Phillips of Wenham has joined the Red Cross in France after marrying Eleanor Hyde of the city.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur G Cahill traveled to Manchester New Hampshire Tuesday and stayed with Mr and Mrs A H Foster for Thanksgiving. Mrs Jane Oliver returned to Waltham to spend the winter after a summer at Popham Cottage and visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Walters of New York are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dauphin on lower High Street. Walters serves as chief water tender aboard the torpedo boat destroyer Cassin. H. L. Nevens purchasing agent and Assistant Port Steward T. W. Hickey of the same line visited Bath Tuesday, returning to Boston in the afternoon.
Chairman S H Rowland of the Bailey School of Industries arranged a Friday evening lecture series at Morse High School Assembly Room with Dean Leon S Merrill of the University of Maine courtesy. Lectures run Dec 3 10 17 1915 and Jan 7 14 21 28 Feb 4 11 18 25 1916 plus March 3 10 17 1916 covering crops poultry home economics and garden topics by Hitchings Monahan King Griffin and Lewis.
The community welcomes far flung relatives and friends for Thanksgiving. Almira Schaubel of Colby College returns home, John Fitzgerald returns from the University of Maine Law School, and others including Marie Wexler, David Neagle, Gertrude Callahan, Ethel Lewis, Carl Anderson, Frank and Hazel Wyman, Horace Wilson family, Marshall of the city hospital, Frank Hagan, Harry Mason party, and E. S. Redman are noted as visiting or on vacation, with trips to Portland, Milbridge, Corunna and various cities.
The City Beneficiary Trust Fund total stands at 50 600 57 with 1 000 bequest from Ann M McLellan and income used by City Almoner George E Thompson for relief of the worthy oar. The fund originated with Dennis Kelley and has since increased through several donations including 10 000 from Arthur Sewall 10 000 from Charles E Patten 10 000 from Miss Lucinda Bailey and other gifts.
Joseph McKinnon of Boston and Miss Millie Morrison of this city were married at 6 30 am Wednesday at St Marys Church by Rev Fr McGill. Attendants were Joseph McLellan and Lizzie McDonald. The couple left by morning train for a honeymoon in Boston. Mr McKinnon is a builder.
E Winslow was the high point winner with 112 of 120 possible in Wednesday evening action at Modern Woodmen games. Wednesday officers were elected for the ensuing year.
Two horses were hauled from the dock on the Kimball wharf where Klippel's power boat is secured for winter quarters.
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