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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1945
Page
6
A Bath society roundup lists Thanksgiving gatherings at numerous households including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ford in Conn and many local families. Highlights include flowers wired from Berlin to Jean Newell and travel updates for ex Gov Sumner Sewall en route to Oslo.
Thanksgiving social notes recount Mr. Rodney E. Ross hosting in Kennebunk with Miss Barbara Ross joining for Bath weekend. Mrs. Martha A. Gross returns from Portland visiting Mr. and Mrs. George C. McIntire. Arthur McIntire accompanies toward Boothbay Harbor. Mrs. George Van Wynen and Miss Martha Page head to Boston for a weekend. The Langbehn dinner party in Bath includes Henry Prehn family from Roslyn and Gerda Langbehn a University of Maine student staying through the weekend. Jack Dawson on a hunting trip near Greenfield. Dawson serves as USO secretary locals note.
Florence Watson a long time Bath resident is at Palmer Memorial Hospital Boston 195 Pilgrim road Room 415 for treatments. She previously taught at Mitchell school. Gay Elizabeth Morin born November 17 at Maine General Hospital Portland to Mr and Mrs George Morin 962 Middle Street. Nathan Watson returned Sunday from a hunting trip in northern Maine near Jackman with a party that left Wednesday.
Master Arthur Davis of Bowery Street visits home from Ins Institute Watertown while a group including Weston Bonney and R. Clinton McFad Hunters Richards Bath Edgar Eaton and Avery depart Sunday for a five day hunt in Washington County. Mr and Mrs John Sampson host a family dinner at High Street with Mr and Mrs Butterfield and Goward Johnson in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Philip Gildart and their children Suzanne and Philip Jr of Bangor returned Friday after a short visit with Mrs Gildarts parents Mr and Mrs John Hunt on Middle Street.
Col George A. Baker retired U S Army of Milan street travels to Portland to spend the winter with his daughter Mrs Whitman Mitchell.
Mrs Elmer Eldridge entertained Mrs Archie Allen and Mrs Eben French, cousins from Stetson, at her home on 24 Summer Street for the holiday weekend.
Mr and Mrs Frederick Henderson and daughter Camelia of Eliot were Thursday callers on Mrs Hendersons parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Gilley of Court Street.
Mrs Emily Gainsley of Elmwood Place Woolwich has been visiting her son and wife after returning from California. Mr and Mrs Clifton Gainsley of Sagadahoc Ferry are noted in the same notice.
The Le monts of High street hosted relatives including Otis Card. son Richard. Ralph Card and daughter Janice. and Mrs. Geneva Evans in South Paris. A call to Pfc. Ralph Card, convalescing from a major operation at Walter Reed, connected the family as he has been a patient there for months.
Mrs. Everett Pollard and daughter Jean Ann of Water ville returned home Friday after visiting Mrs. Pollard's sister. Mrs. Arthus Farris on Elm street. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ham of High street hosted Thanksgiving guests including Mrs. Ham's sister and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierce Nelson of Ridgeway Pa stayed over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Leon Akeley of Lewiston along with their daughter Diane and son Leon Jr visited the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Akeley on Grove Street for a Thanksgiving family dinner party hosted by Roy and his wife.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Hunter of Brunswick road hosted a family Thanksgiving dinner with local relatives and out of town guests including Mr Hunter’s mother Mrs Vida Hunter and the Hunters’ Benton relatives Mrs Samuel Hunter and daughters Barbara Nancy and Judith. Mrs Vida Hunter stayed for a visit afterward.
Mrs. Brady received a telegram from her husband Cpl. Brady announcing his safe arrival in San Francisco after a 27 month tour on Luzon and New Guinea.
Mr and Mrs Albert Moore of Five Islands are the parents of a son born Sunday at Memorial hospital.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Welch of Washington street hosted a family dinner Thursday with guests including Mr and Mrs Frank Lemont Mrs Arthur Young and son Roger Miss Bessie Potter and Mrs Belle Welch Mrs Sumner Sewall hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at York Hall with Hon and Mrs Arthur Sewall Miss Margaret Benson Miss Alice Barler of Chicago Robert Tristram Coffin and his son Richard Coffin and Lt and Mrs Robert Tristram Coffin Jr of Brunswick attended.
Mr and Mrs George Costain hosted a family Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. Guests included Mr Costain’s parents Mr and Mrs John Costain, Mr and Mrs Albert Veilleux and son Albert Jr of Bath, and Mr and Mrs Belmont Tardif of Lewiston.
Miss Anne Kimball and Miss Minnie White were Thanksgiving Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton S. Kimball of Augusta. Others present included John and Mary Kimball of Augusta, Mrs. Frederic H. Kimball of Bath, and Dr. and Mrs. Langdon T. Thaxter with their children Julie Kimball and Mary Shaw Thaxter of Portland.
Thanksgiving day visitors at 10 Pearl Street were Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Brann with the former recently discharged from the armed services, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brann, Miss Flora Brann, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brann and children Margaret and Everett, and Mr. and Mrs. Perley K. Sampson, all of Augusta. Mr. Brann is manager of the First National Supermarket here.
Mr and Mrs Archie L Seek of Bedford Street motored to Aurora Bangor and Brewer Saturday in a local excursion highlighting a family day trip and visiting nearby towns.
Rev Dr and Mrs David L Wilson of Washington street have returned home after a week with their son Blair C Wilson and family in Melrose Massachusetts. Dr Wilson spoke to a large Melrose Masons gathering and at a school Thanksgiving program the day before Thanksgiving.
Mr and Mrs Wallace Sheldon and daughter Dorothy Ann return to Brooklyn New York on Saturday after spending a month with Mr Sheldon s parents Mr and Mrs William Sheldon of Sassnoa Bluffs.
Mr and Mrs Chester Totman of Richmond hosted a large Thanksgiving gathering with four generations present. Attendees included daughters Vivian Doughty of Richmond and Raye Greene with family, plus grandchildren and relatives from Bath Portland Augusta and Belmont Massachusetts.
Miss Eleanor Gediman daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Gediman of Andrews road has returned to Boston after spending Thanksgiving holidays at her home here.
Mrs Bertha Churchey of Gar diner was a guest Sunday of her aunt Mrs Charles A Corliss on York Street.
Local notices report Lieut James Voorhees and Mrs Voorhees returning to Boston Sunday after Thanksgiving with his Bedford parents. Mrs H Dorman Perkins and Doris Perkins spent Monday in Portland. Mrs Lester Crooker left for Boston to meet her son Pfc Kenneth Crooker who arrived from France and may be discharged this week to Bath. Kathleen Harkins visited home for the holiday then returned to Boston University. Ernest Wade Mrs Wade and Georgie Durgin and Lotta Goodwin spent Saturday in Portland.
Snow Park couple Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Huse welcomed their daughter and son-in-law Dr. and Mrs. Howard Ufelder and their sons Howard Jr. and John from Belmont Massachusetts for a weekend visit.
Center street residents hosted relatives from Los Angeles Beverly Hills Vineyard Haven Augusta Bath and Bath street families over Thanksgiving Capt C Ralph Walen of Gloucester visited Bath Mrs Aubrey Steen recovering from a fall received a sunshine basket Mrs Ada Sweetser returned from Windham Miss Ruth Lemoine and Miss Alice Darrah traveled from New York City for Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rackley of Portland visited Philip Wallace and his daughter Gloria Jean in Hyde Park Terrace for Sunday dinner. Wallace has recently moved to Bath.
Mr and Mrs Carl L Robinson hosted their first Thanksgiving reunion this week with family members including Leon Robinson from Brighton Mass Charles T Robinson SF 3 c USN former USS New York and Sgt Paul W Robinson in Austria and David Ring in Greenland. Miss Argie Clifford of Freeport returned home after visiting Chestnut street cousins while Miss Marguerite Rines a Mercy Hospital student nurse in Portland was elected president of her class for the second consecutive year.
Mr and Mrs Gussie Marshall and two children and Mr and Mrs Roy Walker have returned to Belfast after spending Thanksgiving and the weekend with Mrs Marshall and Mrs Walker s mother Mrs Addie Gibbons of Center Street.
Miss Judy Dulac returns from Lewiston visiting Mrs. Rose Jean on Court street as Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kenney on Drayton road. Cecil Drew and brothers Frank and Norman, recently discharged from U S service, hunted near Dromore Bay and Merrymeeting waters. Several Bath area residents and servicemen are noted with family visits and moves to Hartford and Italy.
The Iota Sigma chapter met at Mrs. Eleanor T. Hill's home on Middle Street last Tuesday evening. Members voted a donation to Opportunity Farm and held a white elephant sale that added a respectable amount to the treasury. Committee members were Mrs. Rachel Waters and Mrs. Florence Jewel.
A Morse High Glee Club meeting last Wednesday appointed a new slate led by President Robert Huse and Vice President Arthur Bowker. Roland Brown becomes treasurer, Richard Sprague secretary, and Horace Morse with Peter Barker serve as librarians under Miss Harvey supervision.
The Ladies Aid of Winter Street church met with 45 attendees. Miss Alice Lorraine Purdue sang and played piano, tea was served, and preparations for a lobster salad supper and fair on Wednesday were announced with ticket contact details. The group will pack a Sea Coast Mission box before the holiday recess, resuming Jan 4 with new hostesses listed.
Miss Blanche Cyre and Miss Mildred Lamb return to Court Street after Thanksgiving recess with their parents. both are employed at Bath Iron Works.
Mr and Mrs Walter MacNaughton of Washington street return with daughter Martha and son Stephen from Weymouth Massachusetts where they stayed over Thanksgiving with Mrs MacNaughton’s sister and husband Mr and Mrs Frank Chesman.
Refreshments were served after a gathering honoring Mrs Jennie Oliver. Attendees included Mrs Pearl Campbell, Mrs Eva Atwood, Mrs Lizzie B Chaney, Mrs Nellie Hunt, Mrs Gertrude Stewart, Mrs Mary Curtis, Miss Annie Oliver, Mrs Margaret Nelson, Mrs Louise Rogers, Mrs Lucelia Blake, and Mrs Sadie Savage.
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club met at 2 30 Monday. It voted to fill ten Christmas stockings for Togus Camp Hospital. Members were asked to donate or contribute items for the greens table for the annual Christmas sale. The next meeting is December 10 with programs by Mrs Roscoe P MacFadden and Mrs Granville Colby. Movies and local flowers and England scenes were shown, loaned by Samuel Morse.
Our Gang club met Monday at Mrs Millicent Albert's home on Central Avenue. Prizes went to Mrs Pauline Staples Mrs Mabel Talbot and Mrs Millicent Albert. Refreshments followed and plans for a Christmas party were made. Next meeting will be at Mrs Anna Hanson on Huse Street Monday evening.
The Fireside club met Sunday night in the men's parlor led by president Frederic Sturtevant. Three young Chinese students from Bath Iron Works spoke on their country and answered questions, making the evening interesting and enjoyable.
The Past Ladies Club met Monday evening led by vice president Eva Atwood in the president's absence. Mrs Frances Clark and Mrs Amelia Mitchell were present on Washington Street. Plans for the holidays were discussed and an invitation extended by Mrs Pearl Campbell of Winnipeg to hold the Christmas meeting at her home with co hosts Mrs Sadie Sav.
Junior Hospital League members met at Garden street with 12 attendees. Mrs. Howard Bates presided as reports were approved and committees outlined for the December 31 State Armory ball featuring Joseph Avery Orchestra and colored lights, with tickets to be distributed soon. The group reserved time for sewing for the Hospital.
Those present were Mrs. George Baer Connard, Mrs. Hor ace Herrick, Mrs. Stephen Woodbury, Mrs. Duncan McInnes, Mrs. Douglas Dearborn, Mrs. Alden Anderson, Mrs. Harry L. Day, Mrs. J. Edward Drake, Jr., Mrs.Frank Givin, Mrs. Royal Johnson, Mrs. Roger Luke, Mrs. Howard Bates and Mrs. George Cary, 2nd.
The Ladies auxiliary met at the parsonage with Mrs Joseph O Purdue and hostesses Mrs Henry C McCabe Mrs Olney C Perry Mrs Ralph O Dale and Mrs Harry L Horne. The program featured Miss Jean Danforth WAVES veteran and singer Dorothy Wilson with Riva Greenblatt. A social hour followed with refreshments.
The Good Will club met at Sagadahoc Ferry with Mrs. Edward Reed presiding. A report on the baked bean supper and Christmas sale was given. Plans were made for a doll collection showing at the parsonage, December 21 Christmas tree events, and baskets for about 10 shut ins. Next meeting is December 10.
Beacon Lights gathered in the vestry Monday evening with President Dean Bonney presiding. Rev Charles L Kinney and wife joined the group as plans were made for the Christmas carols to feature the society’s activities. Continued on page seven.
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