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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1937

Page

4

Bath Woman Elected Maine Savings Bank Women Leader

Miss Havel Cea ruy of Norway was elected president of the Maine Association of Savings Bank Women at the Lewiston meeting. Other officers include Miss Antoinette Fortin of Brunswick and Mrs. Mary Campbell of Portland. Prof. Brooks Quimby spoke on consumer protections. Social and club notices follow with Bath notables attending events and visits across Maine and Boston.

Marcia Moulton Bath Savings Institution Maine Association of Savings Bank DeWitt Lewiston Havel Ceuary Norway Antoinette Fortin Brunswick Mary L. Campbell Portland Lucia M. Carney The Maine Savings Bank Moulton Alma Haford Kennebunk Brooks Quimby Bates College Maurice A. Libby Bath Maine Water Utilities Saco David E. Moulton

St Marys Guild Meets at Grace Church Parish House

Miss Persis Hoyt hosted the weekly St Marys guild gathering at Grace church parish house. Members prepared garments for the Bath branch of the Needlework guild and conducted the regular business. A newborn son to Mr and Mrs Roger D Skillings of Washington street was named Roger Deering Skillings Jr weighing six and a half pounds.

Ladies’ Aid Dromore Grange Humphrey A. Owen Owen Herbert Hodgkins Aid Celina Desjardins Grace Kenney Frances Leavitt Annie Malcolm Elfreda Perkins Marion Rafnell Georgina Thorpe E. Everett Pierce Emma Haskell St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church Persis Hoyt St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church Bath Needlework Guild Roger D. Skillings Washington Street Roger Deering Skillings, Jr David Dennis Bath Memorial Hospital Marshall J. Boudreau Foster's Point West Bath Boudreau Bessie R. Galvin

Social Notes From Portland And Vicinity

Mrs Frederick E Drake returns from Cincinnati where she attended the Triennial convention of the Episcopal church with Mrs Kenneth C M Sills of Brunswick. She visited her son William P Drake at Grosse Ile Michigan. Others visiting include Dr Langdon T Thaxter of Portland and families from Stroudwater Augusta and Brunswick. Local gatherings feature a Bowdoin Colby football event and a supper party at Mrs Carroll A Deering’s Washington street home.

Frederick E. Drake Washington Street Cincinnati Episcopal Church Drake Kenneth C. M. Sills Brunswick William P. Drake Grosse Ile Mich John H. Hyde Elmhurst Langdon T. Thaxter Portland John McInnes, Jr Stroudwater Milton S. Kimball Augusta Carroll A. Deering Vivian Brown Pearl Dunbar Richard Quick John Hunt Guy Sprague Chester Plant Elbridge R. Wright William P. Hatch Harry W. Crosman Edward Coombs William Small Horace P. Morse William Crowley Alfred Carpenter Frank A. Hodgdon Elizabeth Deering

Hosmer and Hartleb Enjoy Week at Small Point Cottage

Guy Hosmer and Henry Hartleb spend a weeklong outing at the Hosmer cottage located in Small Point, enjoying seaside recreation and relaxation.

Guy Hosmer Henry Hartleb Hosmer Cottage Small Point

Orono Weekend Visit By Local Students Ends

Mrs William J Craft and Miss Marion Dain were in Orono Friday to return with Miss Laura A Craft Miss Mary L Bates Miss Virginia C Jewett and Miss Dorothy H Wing freshmen who passed the weekend at their homes They returned Sunday to Orono

William J. Craft Marion Dain Orono Laura A. Craft Mary L. Bates Virginia C. Jewett Dorothy H. Wing

Bath social clubs host gatherings with travel notes and births

Heigh De Ho card club met at Hotel Sedgwick with four contract tables and prizes to Mrs. Danford McDonald and Mrs. James B. Lemont. Attendees include Mrs. Edward Footer and Mrs. Harold Freeman among many Bath residents. updates cover hospitalizations, travels to Boston and Portland, a new daughter Margaret Louise Hanscom, and a Tufts student pledge to Zeta Psi.

Heigh-De-Ho Card Club Hotel Sedgwick Danford McDonald James B. Lemont Edward Footer Harold E. Freeman Joseph Cyr Arthur Pratt John Freeman Marguerite Hennessey Ralph Gay Arthur King Bertha Bellrose Mabel Burgess Carroll Davis Arline Footer Emery Footer Ralph O. Dale

Avery family moves from Fanny Dunham homestead on Washington

Donald Avery and family relocate from the Fanny Dunham homestead on Washington Street to a single house on Meadow Way. The Dunham home is bought by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meister, who have moved in there.

Vernon Mitchell Quincy Mass Mr. Mitchell Robert Mitchell Weeks Street James Doherty North Jay Bath Paul Mason Front Street Donald Avery Fanny Dunham Washington Street Meadow Way Dunham Carl Meister

Address Given by Mrs Hoague at State PTA Convention

Mrs George Hoague of Brookline Massachusetts spoke at the Bath State PTA convention held Tuesday and Wednesday. A Vassar graduate she led as State President of the Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers 1929 33 and as President of the New England Council of PTAs 1934 36. She chairs state PTA committees and has held multiple civic roles including Boston Parent Council president and Massachusetts Civic League member.

George Hoague P.T.A Bath Brookline Mass Vassar Hoague Massachusetts Congress of Parents and Teachers New England Council of P.t.a’s White House Conference of Child Health and Protection Massachusetts P.T.A Boston

Bay Point Visitors and Local Notables Report

Miss Edna M. Coolidge calls Bay Point. Fred Fales and family vacation at their Waltham cottage the Elmer. Louise Howard visits Bath. Edgar Warren cares for wildlife on Georgetown road. Mrs. Warren rescues injured birds and returns them to flight. Carroll Deering, Harry Stone visit Green Pastures. Fishermen deterred by rough sea. Bath residents Nichols and Torrey visit Aunt Lou's Gift Shop.

Edna M. Coolidge Birchwood Bay Point Fred Fales Waltham Mass Elmer Louise Howard Edward Cook South Street Bath Edgar Warren Georgetown Road Mrs. Warren Carroll Deering Harry Stone Auburn Green Pastures Frank B. Nichols Bowen Torrey l Brooklyn N. Y Aunt Lou

Heirloom Bazaar Planned For November 30

Winter Street church ladies auxiliary met with 29 members and two guests to approve the Heirloom Bazaar and Doll sale for November 30 and to continue serving suppers for the Men's club. The group also set a November 9 meeting with a covered dish supper and guest prospective members.

Winter Street Church Archie Doyle Henry O. Trowbridge Ruth Skillings Earl Kimball

Winter Street Ladies Serve Large Luncheon at Bath

The Ladies' Aid of Winter Street Church served a luncheon in the chapel for over 100 attendees during the 18th annual state P T A convention in Bath. Chairwoman Mrs. Wallace L. Atwood led the luncheon with several helpers handling decorations and dining duties. The menu featured hot meat loaf, mashed potatoes, cabbage salad, hot rolls, homemade apple pie with cheese, and coffee under the supervision of Mrs. Arthur G C Lemont, president of the aid.

Ladies’ Aid Winter Street Bath Wallace L. Atwood Walter Abbott Charles Andre Fred Foote Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Sarah Lermond Roscoe P. McFadden Charles O. Nelson Charles

Study Club Covers Dish Supper At Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Daughters of Isabella study club met at the D I hall for a covered dish supper with 22 members in attendance. Rev. David P. Surrette and Father Chester of Brunswick spoke on forming study clubs. The group plans an Amateur Night on the last Sunday in November and invites all St. Mary’s parish members. prizes will be awarded.

Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella D. of I. Hall David P. Surrette Father Chester Brunswick Dominique J. Tardif Father Surrette St. Mary's Parish el J. Perry Fortier Wilfred Skaling Edward B. Hamblett Tardif

Miss Bernice Hosmer Visits North Attleboro Family

Miss Bernice Hosmer a commercial subjects teacher at the high school in North Attleboro Massachusetts arrived Friday evening to spend the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs William W Hosmer on Middle street.

Alice Mulligan Jane Montgomery Boothbay Harbor Colby College Bernice Hosmer North Attleboro Mass William W. Hosmer Middle Street

Mrs Raymond Attends P T A Convention

Mrs Fred M Raymond of 641 Grand Rapids Michigan attended the second of the 18 annual state P T A conventions in Bath representing the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. She is congress publications chairman and has served as local county and state president. Her hobbies include Community Chest, Anti Tuberculosis Society, Fire Girls and travel. She has two foster children and one grandson.

Fred M. Raymond National Congress of Parents and Teachers P.T.A Bath Grand Rapids Mich Raymond Fred Morton Raymond Congress Publications Inchigan National Congress

Sacred Heart Circle Installs Officers Sunday Evening

Sacred Heart circle No. 554 Daughters of Isabella installed officers Sunday evening in the Daughters of Isabella hall Front Street. 80 members from Brunswick Lewiston Portland Bangor and Bath attended. Guests included state regent Miss Margaret McCluskey. A buffet lunch and presentations followed. A study club meeting with a covered dish supper is planned for Tuesday at 7 15.

Sacred Heart Circle Isabella Margaret McCluskey Bangor Daughters of Isabella Hall Front Street Stephen E. McPhee William F. Edgett John W. Costain Frank E. Moses John W. Cummings Monitor Edward B. Wamblett Dominique J. Tardif John W. Sonia Perry Carl G. Kronstrand McCluskey Kronstrand Mary E. Tobin Portland Lucienne Beauregard Father Remy Circle Brunswick David P. Surrette St. Mary’s Church C. L. Eastman Sagadahoc K. of Father Remy Edward B. Hamblett Edmund Arsenault Lucien Bisson Alexander Burgess Catherine Conley Frank T. Fortier John Hart Arthur Jenkins Walter McEiman Joseph F. McCole Wilfred F. Skaling Oscar J. Tanguay Study Club

Wesley Church Ladies Plan Christmas Sale and Supper

The Ladies' aid and Sorority of Wesley M. E. church announce a Christmas sale and supper on Friday November 5 in the vestry. Menu includes cold meats turnips escalloped potatoes jellies hot rolls baked apples Indian pudding and whipped cream. Various chairmen oversee kitchen dining room and themed tables. Tickets available through Mrs William A. Coombs. Sewing circle of First Baptist church to sponsor a rummage sale Saturday at 2 30 in the vestry.

Ladies’ Aid and Sorority Wesley M. E. Church Bird A. Shellenbarger D. Wylie Lemont James Knight Ellery E. Whittemore William A. Coombs The Aid Sewing Circle of First Baptist Church

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