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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1949

Page

3

Fashion Show at Masonic Hall Draws Busy Attendees

A Woman's club fashion event at the Masonic hall featured numerous outfits modeled by Velma Dodge and others. Furs by Mildred Delano and colleagues complemented a program with piano, readings, songs, and dances.

Masonic Hall Velma Dodge Paula Delano Nellie Rose Merry Donna Brown Gail Foster Mildred Jane Evelyn Gorham Helen Gorham Arlette Foster Mildred Delano Grace Pease William H. Burton Mildred Curtis Isabelle Young Joan Light Rosaline Libby Mary Smith Barbara Cost Patricia Bailey Mrs. Wright

Local Social News Highlights in Wiscasset Area

A wedding reception at 5 High street follows a ceremony with a yellow rose and white sweet pea bouquet. The Organ Society plans a baked bean supper at vestry at 5.30. Vestry and grange events include Past Masters night at Huntoon Hill with 37 in attendance and a Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge installation. Community notices cover rail, clubs, and local milestones in Wiscasset and surrounding towns.

High Street Chester Woodward Chester Trask Priscilla Petrie Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Wiscasset

Dresden Notes Include Social Visits and Local Projects

Edward and Franklin James returned home from the potato region on Friday after several weeks away. Workmen cut bushes along Grand Trunk road to ease auto travel in town. Mrs. Leonard Gahan visits cousin Mrs. Fred Brann at Gardiner. Mrs. Augustus Good stayed with Mrs. Evelyn Hodgdon in West Dresden Monday. Harry Mayers of Hallowell called on friends. Mrs. Earl Rice and daughter Eva of Bath visited Mrs. Oscar Bailey. Mothers' club at West Dresden held a food sale for playground equipment at Pownalboro school. Norman Bailey sold his house to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dowd of Richmond who moved in. Triple A club of Cedar Grove met at Mrs. James Cameron’s home Friday. Prof. and Mrs. Leslie Bailey and guests toured Pemaquid light and Fort Popham. Supt. Stanwood W. Gilman visited Bridge Academy and spoke on maximizing student abilities. The Carnegie house at South Dresden is rented to out-of-state sportsmen. Prof. and Mrs. L. A. Bailey hosted a dinner in honor of Mrs. Gorham Farwell of Schenectady. guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Aldons, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson, and Mrs. R. C. Titus. Harry Hunter and friends from Arlington, Mass. stay at the farm for several days. Patterson barn razed, once owned by Christopher Patterson, now the Thurston property. Roy Lilly drives a modern grocery truck. Richard Robbins joins the National Guard at Augusta.

Edward Franklin James Leonard Gahan Fred Brann Gardiner Augustus Good Evelyn Hodgdon West Dresden Harry Mayers Hallowell Earl Rice Eva Bath Oscar Bailey Mothers’ Club Pownalboro Norman Bailey Charles Dowd Richmond Cedar Grove James Cameron Leslie Bailey Gorham Farwell New York Henrietta Graves R. C. Titus Dover- Foxcroft Pemaquid Fort Popham Stanwood W. Gilman Bridge Academy South Dresden L. A. Bailey Dover-Foxcroft Harry Hunter Arlington Mass Patterson Christopher Patterson Henry Thurston Washington, D. C Roy Lilly Richard Robbins National Guard Augusta

West Bath Chatterboats Club Meets for Rummy Evening

The West Bath group gathered Tuesday at Mrs Simone Barter’s home for rummy with prizes awarded to Mrs Mary Mee Crater and Gerry Barter. Attendees included Mrs Elaine Mitchell, Mrs Gerry Barter, and others. refreshments served. Personal items note PTA meetings, visits, and travel of locals, with multiple family and military updates across Bath and nearby towns.

Return to Popham After Long European Tour

Mr and Mrs Richard BK McLanathan return to their Popham road home in New York after thirteen months in Europe. They toured Scotland France England and Italy with Florence their focus. A former assistant curator at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts he earned a Prix de Rome fellowship. They remodeled the Percy district stone schoolhouse into a fine home and greet friends on their arrival.

Richard BK. McLanathan New York Mauretania Europe Boston Popham Road Scotland France England Italy Florence McLanathan Museum of Fine Arts American Academy In Rome McLanathans Percy District Small Point Frank W. McLanathan Bath Independent

Woolwich Church Schedules and Local Social Notes

Woolwich First Congregational and Center Baptist churches announce worship and Sunday school times with Rev. John F. Anderson and Rev. H. E. Danielson. Montsweag Baptist lists services. Mrs. H. E. Danielson to preach. Ladies Auxiliary and Willing Workers report meetings, craft activities, and plans for a December sale with committees named. Community attendees include Bowdoinham ministers meeting, local visitors, and a sea fishing outing by Woolwich and Monson residents.

First Congregational Church Nequasset John F. Anderson Montsweag Baptist Church H. E. Danielson Center Baptist Church Ladies’ Aid Ladies’ Auxiliary of Wilbur Presley James Blake Eugene Cromwell Anne Seeger Norma Holbrook Genesga Carter Gerry Edgerly Charlotte Leeman Ethel Seeger Ethel Bailey Hazel Presley Ruby Stinson Evelyn Baker Ina Leeman Cyril Bousfield Bowdoinham Bowdoinham Baptist Church

Last of Fite 600 card games for Riverside Cemetery drive

The final card Fite 600 gathering was held at the home of Mrs Marcia Stinson on Wednesday evening to benefit the Riverside Cemetery Association. Alan and Susie Beane of Boothbay visited with grandparents Mr and Mrs Arthur Beane. The Beanes and other families moved from the Woolwich Center parsonage to Moatsweag. Burton Packard Jr of Packard's camps Sebec Lake spent the week with Mr and Mrs John M Leonard. Elmer Pashard of Livermore Falls visited Mr and Mrs ___ on Sunday.

Iss Marcia Stinson Riverside Cemetery Association Alan Susie Beane Boothbay Arthur Beane H. E. Danielson Woolwich Center Moatsweag Burton Packard, Jr Packard Sebec Lake John M. Leonard Elmer Pashard Livermore Falls

Foster to Speak on Adventure in Borneo for Winter Street Men

John H. Foster of Waldo­boro will address the Fall opening of the Winter Street Men’s club on Thursday evening. He recounts his 1948 search for the B 24 bomber lost near North Borneo in 1944, his discovery after four years in Domaring Dajak, and interviews seeking crew news. Supper at 6 30 will precede the annual meeting and officer elections. Mrs A M Main hosted her Monday contract club at Birch Point Summer home.

Carl P. Meister West Bath Grange Daniel McCall Onward Worthy Grangers Alice Smith Rudyard Kipling Mercie MacFadden Donald Coombs Verna Grover Florence White Coombs Miss Grover Alton Collins Persis Miller Winter Street Men’s Club John H. Foster Waldoboro Borneo North Borneo Tarakan Domaring Dajak Ladies’ Auxiliary

Brunswick teen chosen among six for Maine Lux beauty finals

Beverly Dale of Brunswick is one of six 15 year old girls from Maine selected to compete in the Lux Radio Theater beauty finals. Maine finalists include Louise Burhoe, Margaret Ruff, Noda Lee Donovan, Sandra Ruth Modes and Jane Dole. A Portland photographer submitted Dale’s portrait to WGAN for the contest.

Beverly Dale Robert O. Dale Spring Street Brunswick Lux Radio Theater Stephen E. Merrill Miss Dale WGAN Beverly Brunswick High School William Eves Topsham Workshop Theatre Brunswick Choral Society Maine Louise Burhoe South Portland Margaret Ruff Rumford Noda Lee Donovan Sandra Ruth Modes Portland Jane Dole Sebago Lake

Bowdoinham Baptist Association Fall Meeting Details

The Bowdoinham United Baptist Association holds its fall meeting at First Baptist Church Georgetown with a full program. The schedule lists worship services, talks by Rev. Elmer N. Bentley and Rev. Cleaves Henderson, reports by Rev. Charles R. Sims, and activities led by Rev. Eugene D. Cram and Mrs. Eugene D. Cram including a Woman's Hour and Singspiration.

Bowdoinham United Baptist Association First Baptist Church Georgetown Eugene D. Cram Arvid L. Anderson Alfred I. Rowe Charles R. Sims Elmer N. Bentley Theresa Hill Cleaves Henderson Horace M. Moffatt C. A. Marstellar Allan L. MacKinnon

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