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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
3
Readers recall a classroom project turning a school room into a reception area to showcase beauty and learning. Volunteers collect old chairs sofas and bric a brac to reclaim for the project while neighbors share plans for room use and future exhibits.
The 4 H club held an exhibition at the payee school featuring calves ducks beans pigs hens aprons and muffins with participants including Robert Belanger Roland Barter Edward Estes Bettie Estes and Judith Losier. Local families from Lewiston Topsham Bath and Gardiner visited as relatives shared news of weddings birthdays and travel.
The Scout Troop 53 committee met at John Dauphin’s home on High Street to map a year of scouting events. Plans include a camporee September 24 to 26 at the Small Point Summer residence with Surmner Sewall Simmer as host, and weekly Monday meetings at the K of C hall.
West Bath hosts a two night fair featuring the Nine Ties Revue with a 40 member cast in period costumes. Roy Stewart acts as master of ceremonies and acts include The Irish Wash Woman and The Barber Shop Quartet along with song and dance numbers. A supper starts at 6 30 pm followed by booths and dancing both evenings.
West Bath grange held a Monday meeting featuring an exchange program by Dirigo grange led by lecturer Ethel Little. Acts included a musical comedy by Laurel Williams and Betty Allen, a Scotch song and dance by Bernard McDonald and Leola Davis, a newspaper stunt directed by Jeanette Cotton, a vocal duet Omar Mercier and Masie Danforth, a mock wedding with Betty Allen Laurel Williams Omar Mercier and Margaret Atwood, closing thought by Lucy Armstrong, with Blanche Atwood at the piano and dancing after refreshments.
At Friday’s Rainbow Girls meeting at the Masonic temple officers were chosen for the year to come. Worthy advisor Jane Niles and others were elected. A December fair is planned with Pauline Holmson Jane Niles and Patricia Brann to organize. Next meeting September 24 includes installation of officers. Dana Lane has recovered and returned home from Memorial Hospital.
Woolwich reports visits and travels of residents including Mrs. Janice Howe Mrs. Melissa Maine Mr. Ira Frost and others in Gardiner Waterville Belmont and Bath Also local patients recoveries and moves from Maine Osteopathic Hospital to home and doctors offices with many family visits and teaching assignments noted.
Mr and Mrs Alex St Pierre and sons Dick Don and Dale of Sagadahoc Ferry spent Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs Charles St Pierre. They witnessed a take off and forced landing of a plane in which two men were injured and the craft burst into flames. Charles St Pierre ferried the injured to shore and to Brunswick for hospital care while Flora Hathorn of Woolwich remained hospitalized at Memorial Hospital. Laurelry Association meeting planned for Woolwich Friday September 24 to hear reports and elect officers.
At the meeting Day's Ferry Mother's club will convene at the schoolhouse Thursday evening at 7 30. All members are asked to attend.
The Nequasset Farm held an all day meeting last week at Ossian home. A short business session presented a gift to multiple local women including Mrs. Edward Reed and Mrs. Percy Bailey. Guests listed include Mrs. H Dubar and Miss Millicent Hecht.
Nequasset Mothers' Club met at Nequasset School in a session that discussed a card party and a Come as you are party. A booth at the PTA Fair was approved with a volunteer committee and future dues due at the October 6 meeting. Guests and hosts include Mrs. Margaret Maass and Mrs. Henry Seeger.
Henry Lundquest of the Sears Boston office was a business visitor in Bath Tuesday. Hollis W. Garey, local Sears manager, returned Tuesday morning from Boston where he had been attending a meeting.
Moosehead Lake resident Mr H Mayers travels to Boston to visit sisters Mrs Frances Morse and Miss Jennie Reay and is a guest at the Sproul family home in Wiscasset. Ray Cate, not at Richmond High last year, takes a position as sub-master at South Bristol High.
Morse High begins rehearsals for the new season with the first practice session led by band conductor Pauline Colt and features musicians including Richard Card, Jameson, Owen Greenblatt, Tukey Bagdkian, Henrickson, Walter Orton, Richard Renshaw, and William Webber on trombone.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Munsey hosted a birthday party in Day’s Ferry Tuesday evening for their grandson James Alton Munsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Munsey. A buffet supper was served and gifts included toys clothes and money. Guests included Ee Greenlaw Hinds Judy Rehards Philip Beaney of New York Richard Thornton and others.
Local items recount moves in Bath and Kennebec area households, visits to Bay Point and Echo Valley cottages, and a land turtle discovery. School enrollment lists 12 Bay Point children. families, students, and locals are cited at cottages, camps, and residences around Lewiston Bath Dedham and Morse High.
Members participated in a community evening at Wyong. The next meeting is set for October 3 at the home of Miss Evelys Southeard. Mr. Sims will contact George Oliver and Mrs Hart. The entertainment committee will be Mrs. Laura Harrington.
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