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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1952
Page
6
Bath residents attend hospital visits, family gatherings, and club events. Notables include Chester Totman critically ill at Memorial hospital, Navy families visiting from Dahlgren and Brunswick, and Bath women hosting and attending chapter meetings and charity functions.
Mrs. Fred Morton of 378 Middle Street visited her brother and wife Mr and Mrs Raymond Hall in Mt Vernon. She came with Mr Morton who was joined by Mrs Mortons sister and husband Mr and Mrs Bradley Ferrald of Kittery for several weeks at the Morton home. Rev Howard F Cramer of Beacon Street church attended the Reformation Union Service at Corliss Street church Sunday evening sponsored by the Greater Bath Council of Churches.
Mrs. Fred Gatcomb of Medford Massachusetts and Mrs. Robert Magee of Everett Massachusetts are visiting Bath for a few days as guests of Mrs. Warren Hawley at 37 Western Avenue.
Residents and relatives are mentioned in a sequence of weekend visits and health updates. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Vail of Arrowsic with relatives in Wellesley and Taunton Massachusetts, Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Bagdikian in Boston, and Miss Anita Bagdikian. Local patients Leon J. Fortin and Mrs. Marius H. Page are recorded, with others visiting Boston and Bath for events and schooling.
Perley Dunbar of Middle Street will pass the winter at his home after spending the summer there. The note confirms his seasonal residence plan in the locality.
Mrs Lucy Desmond confined on Oak street with virus pneumonia for weeks shows marked improvement and is now able to move about her home.
Department Senior Vice Commander C. Lloyd Hooker and a group including Ruby Hooker Philip Boyd Phyllis Watts John Os borne Mildred Osborne Maurice Warner Francis Warner Phyllis Warner and Frances Warner, all members of the T. W. Hyde Camp, were guests of the Staples Camp in Augusta on Friday evening.
Miss M Pe a Morse High school department head sails aboard Queen Elizabeth for Europe with Marc Erroll Baker of Springfield and her son Leon on a five day Paris to Rome motor trip via Switzerland. They plan home November 14 after visiting cathedrals and chateaus in Southern France and Paris. Leon Baker will stay in France for a year. Donald Frank Crist born October 21 at Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Crist of Willow Street. Mrs Crist is Dorothy Martin of Bath.
S Theodore Bertocci E L McCurdy and Rev Laforest Hodgkins of Central Congregational attended the Maine Laymen Association area meeting at State Street Congregational in Portland on Sunday. Walter Graham president of the National Association of Laymen of the Congregational Christian Churches spoke to the group. Bertocci serves as vice president of the Maine Laymen's Association. The report also notes a birth at Memorial Hospital in Bath for Mr and Mrs Philip Reno of West Bath.
Dr. Hugh D. Grant of Linden street, after weeks at Memorial hospital, can sit up briefly in his room. Robert E. Colley, a hospital nurse, is stationed at the U S Naval hospital in Philadelphia. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Colley of 34 Snow Park, with address H P 210-34 98 U S N H P Philadelphia. Mrs John Huskins of Five Islands visited Bath on Tuesday.
Mrs. Clarence Johnson entertained with a buffet luncheon on Tuesday at her home in Damariscotta. Attending from Bath were Mrs. Frederick E. Drake Mrs. Arthur Sewall Mrs. Douglas Dearborn Mrs. Charles M. Tubbs Mrs. A. M. Main and Miss Anne Kimball. Paul G. Bagdikian and James Lee of Portland left Sunday on a four day hunting trip to Quebec.
Mrs. Dean Shaw visits with her son Robert P. Shaw Jr at Governor Dummer Academy in South Byfield. Ensign Thomas Gillette visits his parents in town before reporting to Bremerton. Mrs. Edward Curtis travels from Rochester to visit relatives on North Street with the Henderson and Egan families and others including Mr and Mrs Kocha and Harland Stanley. Mrs Mildred Leavitt shops in Bath.
Mr and Mrs John Voorhees of 38 Bedford street announce the birth of a daughter at Memorial hospital Saturday. The infant weighed six pounds 11 ounces. The father runs City Hall Smoke Shop. Mrs Voorhees nee Marjorie MacDonald RN is daughter of Mrs Lena MacDonald of Baddeck NS. Mr and Mrs Frederick W Robie of 18 Green street visited in Rockland Sunday with sons Fred and Danny and daughter Virginia.
Mr and Mrs William L Wright return to their Narragansett home after a brief visit with Mrs Wrights parents Mr and Mrs Elford A Stover of 3 Dummer Street The Misses Carrie and Isabel Stevens of Five Islands move to Bath for the winter and reside at 348 Washington Street
Admiral and Mrs Claude Gillette and Attorney and Mrs Lynn M Bussey were among Bath attendees at the Bowdoin Colby football game in Waterville on Saturday.
Mrs Harold Fish of Bluff Road is a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital in Portland, according to a local health notice.
Bath Teachers' club held its first fall meeting at the Community Center. Reports covered the MTA Leaders Conference in Gorham and a Maine Teachers' Association legislative committee meeting. The group planned three one act plays for scholarship funds and named committees for recruitment, standards, and executive duties. Square dancing followed with Melvin Howe promoting. refreshments were served.
Miss Rena Legard described the June Girl State session at Colby College Waterville to the Smith Tobey Auxiliary. She outlined speakers activities and a notable song writing contest. Mrs Cedric French led routine business and announced welfare and sick committees. A social hour followed with refreshments.
Cher Jackson and a roster of Mrs. Edgar Lea Vitt Mrs. Victor Carey Mrs. Cedric French Bernard Pratt and several others including Mrs. George Costain Mrs. Donald Perry Mrs. Charles Lyde Mrs. Maude Dowling Mrs. Frank Reinoehl Mrs. Neil McLaughlin Mrs. Frank Fortier Mrs. Carl C. Anderson plus guests Mrs. Forrest C. Legard and daughters Misses Freda and Rena Legard attended the gathering.
The Fireside club will take a bus trip to Boston on October 30 leaving Winter Street church at 7 30 in the morning and returning the same day or early the next morning. Rev Richard J Schaper will accompany the group with Peggy Hanson in charge of arrangements and Morse High School representatives assisting.
Hockomock Council met Thursday to finalize plans for the Halloween party on Oct. 30 inviting seven other councils. The hall will be decorated and attendees asked for costumes or masks. Annie Wilson was appointed to collect the year’s Orphan Fund. Cards and refreshments followed.
Mrs Charlotte Hilyard entertained the Inner Wheel Thursday with a luncheon and a talk about her Hawaiian Islands trip. Colored slides showed homes schools and flower gardens with Portland pictures also featured. Hostesses were Mrs Lynn M Bussey Mrs Edward W Bridgham and Mrs Carl C Anderson. President Mrs Eugene Desmond led the business session reporting funds from the recent Inner Wheel tea for Memorial hospital.
Ladies Aid of Winter Street church met with about 30 attendees. A food sale is planned for November 1 at Rogers Hardware with a named committee. An all day session with luncheon follows, and members will pack a Sea Coast Mission box. clothing donations are invited. World Day of Prayer events will involve Beacon Street church with a clothing drive for infants to six years.
A fragmented notice mentions Potter and Musk along with Way Akeley in a late evening event. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a gathering or retreat style occurrence involving named individuals.
Worthy Advisor Betty Newell led Rain bow Assembly ay with Masons and Eastern Star members present. An invitation to visit Garrison Hill Chapter in Wiscasset on November 4 for initiatory work was announced along with plans for a November Guest Officers Night. New officers named include Cynthia Osgood and others. Junior Past Worthy Advisor Jean McKay was welcomed and seated in the East. A hay ride was planned with Callie McKay chairing, aided by Margaret Hanscom and Waneta Estes. A social hour followed with refreshments by Eastern Star members and Rainbow mothers.
Iota Sigma Chapter met with Mrs. Charles Swearingen of 12 Wesley Street last week. Mrs. Mildred Westermeyer spoke on What Is Iota Sigma as guest night. Eleanor Wright performed a violin solo and a swap party was featured. Mrs. Margaret Hanscom was appointed delegate to the State Convention in Gardiner. Refreshments followed.
Last week at Sedgwick ows club meeting Richard Tadgell of Eli Lilly Indianapolis explained why druggist specialists are needed and showed a film on preparation methods for pills jellies powders and capsules. The program included insulin sourcing themes and noted large scale production and cross field cooperation. Ed ward True introduced the speaker Casper Hartleb led the program and guest Captain Joseph Gillo of the U S Army attended.
The Hobo Club met at Miss Janice Hanna's home on Monday. Judy Holbrook presided as dues were collected by Patti MacFarland. Discussed a Hallo ween party at Kateri Castain’s home with guests Edwin Powers Jr. and George MacElman sharing Africa and France trip tales.
Club Forty-Two finalized plans for a fudge booth at the Hospital Fair to run Friday and Saturday evenings. The meeting, led by President Mrs Edward Jones, named Frances Grainger James Daly and George Sarkis as decorating committee. Also noted was Mrs David Clark reporting on a BPW club dinner.
The School Health Council met Wednesday last week in Morse High School library where Mrs. Marjorie Boucher, the school health nurse, gave a demon-
Mrs Isadore Singer chaired the business session. A school health nurse reported 12.4 percent of the grade school enrollment has received eye corrections. City Health Officer R Clinton McFadden noted a few chicken pox cases. The council will meet again on Nov. 19 with attendees including David Dickson Adelbert Anderson Manley Grant Paul Scanlin and several residents.
The Teen-Age Sewing Circle met Oct. 21 at Mrs. Granville Colby’s home to plan eight upcoming meetings and to receive ribbons earned at the New Gloucester and Topsham fairs. Officers elected were President Jean Brown, Vice President Ann Cohen, Secretary Martha Holmes, Treasurer Janet Witham, and Reporter Ann Witham. The group noted a trip to Topsham on Saturday for a meeting where members would collect fair earnings and sent a letter from Carolyn Stackpole, a former member now in the U S Air Force.
Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters met at K P hall and set roll call night for October 29 with supper at 6 30 led by Mrs Pearl Campbell. Reports covered guest officers nights at Bowdoinham and Boothbay Harbor with Susie Darrah and Annah McCabe in key roles. Alice Rideout was appointed to excellent junior after Irene Bates resignation. Members urged to remember Addie Moulton who is hospitalized in Augusta.
Genesta Sewing Circle met at the home of Mrs. Evelyn Wyman on Oliver Street with co hostess Mrs Elizabeth Run in Mrs Doris McKay's absence due to illness. They finalized plans for the annual Christmas sale of fancy and useful articles and supper at Central church parish house Saturday night. Members present included Mrs Nel Smith, Mrs Athana Gillespie, Mrs Evelyn Wyman, Mrs Marguerite Cutting, Mrs Rose Rogers, Mrs Elizabeth Burden, Mrs Anna McCabe, Mrs Eleanor Merchants, Mrs Leah Page, Mrs Evelyn Morse, Mrs Ruth Smith, Mrs Martha Bertrand.
Fred Higgins and Harry Horne were appointed to draft constitution and by laws for uniting church and parish bodies. They will report at the next annual meeting. Banquet tables featured silver service and bronze floral centerpieces. Hostesses included Mrs. Horace Ward and many others. young girls performed waitress duties under Supper committee supervision.
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