Engaged and Society Notes Feature Local Arts
A collection of society items highlights engagements, travel, and music. Mrs. H. W. R. Stafford returns from a seven week visit to Queens, I. Miss Louise Hill heads to Boston to study music under Karl Webster. Miss Margaret Bakeman resumes teaching in Bath schools after summer study. Miss Louise Pierce visits Squirrel Island then heads to Los Angeles to teach. Capt A. M. Houghton hosts a Boothbay yacht cruise with notable guests. Miss Anna Morse hosts friends. Miss Alice Rich plans permanent Bath residence to teach piano and harmony with a renowned teaching pedigree.
Wedding to Highlight Bath Social Scene in Bangor Visit
Miss Elizabeth P. Dean will wed Herbert Mallard at 2 PM in the Barker residence Washington Street Bath with Rev Maurice J Duncklee officiating. A Portland relatives group plans to attend the ceremony at the renovated home of the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth P. Dean
Herbert Mallard
Maurice J. Duncklee
Barker
Washington St
Dean
George Dean
Pearl St
Portland
Engagement Announced at Lisbon Falls Dinner Party
At a Lisbon Falls dinner last Friday evening Miss Evelyn Plummer announced her engagement to Norman J. Litchfield of Auburn. Attendees included Frances Leonard Courtney Baker Leora Rowe Irene Tobie Gertrude Hall Madelyn Plummer and Bath guests Helen and Frances Moses along with Mrs Theodore Will of Brunswick and Dorothy Newell of Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon Falls
Evelyn Plummer
Norman J
J.itchfield
Auburn
Frances Leonard
Coutney Baker
Leora Rowe
Irene Tobie
Gertrude Hall
Madelyn Plummer
Helen and
Frances Moses
Bath
Theodore Will
Brunswick
Dorothy Newell
Lewiston
Miss Plummer
A. W. Plummer
Mr. Litchfield
J. H. Litchfield
Bath youths to represent University of Maine at Orono
Parker Moulton Langdon Hill Earl Brown Horace Morse George Carlton Herbert Lemont Wallace Ham Carlton Lowell and Walter Brown will travel to Orono Monday to represent Bath at the University of Maine. Miss Lou Kimball visits Mrs Belle Morse Hooper in Camden, once Bath's leading shipbuilder's family. The Hooper ties recall J Parker Morse, late Bath shipbuilder and top taxpayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Moulton
Langdon Hill
Earl Brown
Horace Morse
George Carlton
Herbert Lemont
Wallace Ham
Carlton Lowell
Walter Brown
Orono
Bath
University of Maine
Lou Kimball
Belle Morse Hooper
Camden
Hooper
J. Parker Morse
C. A. L. Sampson
New England
Morse
Fall River
Mrs Helen Twitchell Visits Bath With Joyful Welcome
Miss Helen Twitchell of Haddon field New Jersey returned home Monday after a visit with friends in this city. It was her first trip east of New York and she was delighted with Bath. She was feted at several social functions during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Twitchell
Haddonfield
N. J
New York
Bath
Mason Visitors in Gardiner and Auburn Residence Change
Mr and Mrs Charles H Mason were visitors in Gardiner Sunday. Dr and Mrs D B Holt of Portland were taken a residence at 99 High Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Mason
Gardiner
D. B. Holt
Portland
99 High
Auburn
Cosmopolitan Club Hosts Gentlemen's Night Card Party
The Cosmopolitan Club will stage a card party Monday night with Mrs. Frank Hodgdon and Mrs. Arthur Bishop in charge. All friends are invited to attend as the event promises a delightful social success. The program will formalize as a Gentlemen's Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Frank Hodgdon
Arthur Bishop
Mrs Williams Returns Home From Unity Pond Camp
Mrs. William R. Williams of New York returned home Friday night with her two sons Clark and Bayard after a summer at a boys camp on Unity Pond. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Sawyer for a few days last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Williams
New York
Clark and
Bayard
Unity Pond
H. B. Sawyer
Birthday celebration for Captain Kenniston at Boothbay Harbor
John W Ballou W D Mussenden and Landlord Jackson of King Tavern joined Captain J Ross Kenniston in Boothbay Harbor to honor his 79th birthday with a shore dinner at Ocean Breeze Inn Many other friends sent hearty congratulations Francis Simpson daughter of Dr Fred T Simpson of Hartford who had summered at Squirrel Island has returned home and will perform the role of Modesty in Every Woman on the eastern and southern circuits
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Ballou
W. D. Mussenden
Landlord Jackson
King Tavern
Boothbay Harbor
J. Ross Kenniston
Ocean Breeze Inn
Kenniston
Francis Simpson
Fred T. Simpson
Hartford
Squirrel Island
Modesty
Augusta and Bath Socials Highlight Week Activities
Miss Margaret Torrey visits Augusta this week. Mrs. Henry W. Cobb arrives and stays with Mrs. Allen M. Irish. Mr. Cobb travels to Bath for the Dean Mallard wedding. Mrs. Leonard Norsworthy and daughter Elizabeth depart for New York City after visiting Rev. and Mrs. O. W. Fol som. Mr. Norsworthy continues home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Torrey
Augusta
Henry W. Cobb
Allen M. Irish
Mr. Cobb
Bath
Leonard Norsworthy
Elizabeth
New York City
O. W. Folsom
Mr. Norsworthy
Local travelers depart for seminary and city visitors
Misses Idella Altekamp and Louise Robinson left Monday for Kents Hill Seminary. Stanley W. Pierce returned to New York Monday after a two weeks visit at home in this city. C. C. Burdine an artist from Washington DC returned Monday after a visit in town, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Baum of Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idella Altekamp
Louise Robinson
Kents Hill Seminary
Stanley W. Pierce
New York
C. C. Burdine
Washington, D. C
Arthur E. Baum
Union St
Miss Hallet Delights At Cosmopolitan Club Recital
Miss Hallet piano recital at the Cosmopolitan Club Friday afternoon drew a large audience. She is the daughter of Andrews Hallet formerly of this city and is well known locally. The program included a mix of Impromptu Reinhold Waltz Saluta Pesth Kowalski Liebestraume Liszt Valse Chopin and other pieces with titles such as Witches Dance Rigoletto and a Liszt Concerto among selections by Etelka Valse Kewpie March and Brillante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hallet
Cosmopolitan Club
Andrews Hallet
Reinhold Waltz
Frime Saluta Pesth
Kowalski Liebestraume
Liszt Valse
Chopin
Charlotte Hallet
E. A. MacDowell
Leschetozky
von Weber
Cosmopolitan Notes in September Club Activities
Mrs. Frank Hodgdon chairs a Gentlemens Night card party set for Monday Sept 20 open to the public. Miss Ballou and Mrs Arthur Bishop invite tables or single players. Gift Shop items sold last week include various household goods. Rooms on the second and third floors are filled by several members. Tarbox from Topsham teaches at South Street Primary. Libby teaches fifth grade at North Grammar. An out of town visitor donated to the penny bank. September philanthropic committee to run a rummage sale and a preterm at the Old Couples Home. Recent club visitors include Mrs George C Demo Bath, Miss Alice Wian Damariscotta, Miss Essie M Sanborn, Mrs W S Pinkham Portland, Ruth A Whitman Malden. Members urged to send three recipes for the Cook Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan
Frank Hodgdon
Card Party
Miss Ballou
Arthur Bishop
W. G. Webber
Webber
Stinson
Pratt
Tarbox
Toodman
Wibby
Topsham
South Street
Libby
North Grammar School
Philanthpic
Old Couples
George C. DeMo
Bath
Alice Wian
Damariscotta
Essie M. Sanborn
W. S. Pinkham
Portind
Ruth A. Whitman
Malden
Mas
Mendelssohn Club Discusses Festival Plans
A lively Mendelssohn Club meeting Tuesday outlined citywide ticket canvassing and reserved seating at Mikelsky's music store for the forthcoming festival. Call 183-W for information. A union rehearsal is set for Brunswick Friday September 24 with a special club car arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelssohn Club
Heii
Mikelsky’s
Brunswick
Rairden Brothers Visit Bath Before World Tour
Frank and Percy Rairden arrived from New York for a Bath visit before sailing to Bar Harbor. Frank, now with U S Steel Products, trains in New York and Pittsburgh and aims to be its Dutch West Indies representative. Percy, supervisor for Singer Sewing Machine in Sumatra, oversees 175 agents and on a paid world tour. They are sons of U S Consul General Bradstreet Rairden of Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rairden
United States
Constantinople
Egypt
Percy Wallace Rairden
Medan
Sumatra
New York
Bath
Bar Harbor
U. S. Steel Products Corporation
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburg
Dutch West Indies
Percy Rairden
Singer Sewing Machine Corporation
U. S
Bradstreet Rairden
Batavia
Java
Middle St. Bath
Kennebec
Priest and Shaw guests tour Moosehead Lake region
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Priest and Miss Lucy Priest visit city en route to Greenville. They stay with Hon. and Mrs. A. H Shaw who depart by auto for Forest Park. The party plans rides on a Great Northern Paper Co road to Roach River and the Ripogenus dam under construction. J Edward Hughes joins a Moosehead Lake trip with S J Meeker, Capt C F Hughes and James Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Priest
Lucy Priest
Wentworth
City
Greenville
A. H Shaw
Forest Park
Moosehead Lake
Messrs. Priest
Shaw
Lily Bay
Great Northern Paper Co
Roach River
Ripogenus Dam
J. Edward Hughes
The
Bath Trust Co
S. J. Meeker
Mr. Hughes
Capt. C. F. Hughes
U.S. N
James Hart
Auburn
N. Wi
Nichols Family Plans Vassar Entrance for Dorothy
Mr and Mrs F B Nichols left Tuesday with their daughter Dorothy Nichols who will enter Vassar College this term. Miss Nichols left Boston Wednesday for Poughkeepsie. The Nichols paused in Boston for a couple of days due to Mr Nichols business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Nichols
Miss Dorothy Nichols
Vassar College
Miss Nichols
Boston
Poughkeepsie
Mrs. Nichols
Mr. Nichols
Hyde joins Maine Central directors on inspection tour
Hon. John S. Hyde traveled to Portland on Wednesday to join the Maine Central directors for their annual inspection tour of the road. The party will complete the trip on Sunday night, traveling aboard a special train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hyde
Portland
Maine Central
Engagement of Percy W Rairden to Miss Dorothy Gillis
At a Wednesday dinner hosted by Mrs. Charles D Clarke the engagement of Percy W Rairden of Medan Sumatra to Dorothy Gillis of Los Angeles and Santa Monica was announced by Miss Gillis via a letter from her that day. The couple met in Singapore years ago and correspondence continued leading to their October wedding in Los Angeles. Miss Gillis’s sister is married to McCormick the Russo Japanese War correspondent. Percy is grandson of Bath through his father U S Consul General B S Rairden of Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Clarke
Percy W. Rairden
Medan
Sumatra
Dorothy Gillis
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Cal
Miss Gillis
Frank Rairden
Percy
Far East
Mr. Rairden
Singapore
McCormick
Bath
U. S
B. 8
Rairden
Batavia
Java
Death in World War I brings Dardanelles loss to Gardiner
The Gardiner Reporter Journal notes Captain Roger Francis Praper, son-in-law of Robert H. Gardiner, killed in action at the Dardanelles about August 21. Gardiner, owner of the Oaklands estate along the Maine Central line, is a prominent local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Gardiner Reporter- Journal
Dardanelles
Roger Francis Praper
Robert H. Gardiner
Gardiner
Oaklands
Maine Central
Oliver and McFadden Return From Gloucester Trip
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Oliver returned home from an automobile trip to Gloucester Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. McFadden who had been visiting relatives in Gloucester accompanied them back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Oliver
Gloucester
Mass
Charles T. McFadden
Social Notes Appear in New York and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs J Edward Drake visit New York while Hon H M Sewall is noted visiting Camden last Saturday. Miss Dorothy Higgins leaves for Abbott Academy Andover and Miss Pauline Hatch sails to Boston to visit friends. George B Wetherbee returns to Phillips Andover from summer at home and Fred W Swanton returns from Washington D C on vacation after fourteen years with the Patent Office. Mr and Mrs F H Kimball and daughter Priscilla plan a Boston stay en route to California. Ruth Marshall of Portland returns home after a week with Mrs Herbert Calderwood. Dr Karl G Percy of Boston and sister Miss Lieber Percy arrive next week for a two week outing at the Percy cottage at Small Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Drake
New York
H. M.sewall
Camden
Dorothy Higgins
Abbott Academy
Andover
Pauline Hatch
Boston
George B. Wetherbee
Phillips-Andover
Fred W. Swanton
Washington, D. C
Patent Office
F. H. Kimball
Priscilla
California
Ruth Marshall
Portland
Herbert Calderwood
Karl G., Percy
Lieber Percy
Percy
Small Point
Miss Glen Robinson Joins North Chelmsford High School Faculty
Miss Glen Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Lia Robinson of Mechanic Street signs on as a commercial department instructor at North Chelmsford High School with an assistant. She graduated from the high school in 1919 and studied at a Augusta business college earlier. Previously she taught at Nassan Institute in 1918 14 and has been at Salem Normal School this past year. Miss Genevieve Kane returns to Lisbon to resume teaching this fall where she has held the post four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Rich
Bath
Miss Rich
Rollins College
Winterpark
Fla
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Maryland
Washington Seminary
Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Wallace School and Conservatory
Cincinnati
Oberlin Conservatory
Cleveland
Carnegie Hall
Berlin
Arthur Schnabel
Josef Shevinne
Glen Robinson
Lia Robinson
Mechanic St
North Chelmsford High School
Robinson
Augusta
Nassan Institute
Salem Normal School
Genevieve Kane
Lisbon
Miss Louise Fuller to Pursue Studies in New York
Miss Louise S Fuller of Smith College history department will spend most of the winter in New York City pursuing further courses at Columbia College. She will share apartments with a Smith College friend who accompanied her to the Pan American Exposition as a guest last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise S. Fuller
Smith College
New York City
Columbia College
Local Paragraphs Note Moves and Visitors Across Cities
Brief notes record residents visiting family and traveling for weekends or vacations. Margaret Horne returns to Boston after a visit with Anna Morse while James P. Webber leaves for Exeter New Hampshire. The items mention teachers, clergy, and local residents visiting relatives and colleagues.
Card Party Hosted by Cosmopolitan Club Leaders
All friends of the Cosmopolitan Club are invited to a Monday evening card party directed by Mrs. Frank Hodgdon and Mrs. Arthur Bishop. To form a table or play single, notify the committee before Monday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cosmopolitan Club
Frank Hodgdon
Arthur Bishop
Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travels
Miss Eugenia Leiscke of New York visits Miss Louise Harriman. Mrs. John H. Hyde makes a brief Boston visit after leaving Thursday. Maurice Green travels to Hamilton New York for Colgate University events. Allan Spear of Bath Savings Institution enjoys a two week vacation. Mrs. Leroy Pendexter of Steep Falls visits sister Mrs. S. A. Evans. Misses Hope Sturtevant and Marion Dixon depart for Normal School in Gorham. Dr. A. B. Hervey shelves winter island trip plan. Mrs. Carl Troop and Marjorie join Mrs. Frank Powers returning from Wiscasset relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Leiscke
New York
Louise Harriman
John H. Hyde
Boston
Maurice Green
Hamilton N. Y
Colgate University
Allan Spear
Bath Savings Institution
Leroy Pendexter
Steep Falls
S. A. Evans
Hope Sturtevant
Marion Dixon
Gorham
A. B. Hervey
South Pacific
Carl Troop
Marjorie
Frank Powers
Wiscasset
Explorer Percy Rairden Slays Tiger in Sumatra Tale
Percy Rairden killed a large Bengal tiger in Sumatra while traveling with a party. An encounter with a 14 foot boa constrictor blocked their path and was slain with clubs. He also brought back the tiger's teeth to America to have mounted in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Rairden
Sumatra
America
New York
Thompson Couple Return From Honeymoon Arrive in Bath
Mr and Mrs John Thompson completed their New York wedding and honeymoon in New York City and Scotland. They arrived in Bath this week to reside at 833 High Street while Mr Thompson works in the Bath Iron Works drafting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thompson
New York
Bath
New York City
Naval officers reassigned to Navy leadership and prep schools
Capt. L H Chandler U S N detached from the Naval Academy to join the General Board of the Navy. Capt. C P Plunkett from the Naval War College becomes director of target practice and engineering competitions in the Navy Department on November 1. Both served at Bath Iron Works and have friends in this city. Miss Frances Moses and brother Oliver 3d returned to Exeter with Frances heading to Abbot Academy and Oliver to Phillips Exeter Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Chandler
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
General Board of the Navy
C. P. Plunkett
Naval War College
Navy Department
Bath Iron Works
Frances Moses
Oliver 3d
Exeter
Abbot Academy
Phillip Exeter Academy
Mrs Purington Returns After Three Week Visit
Mrs Arthur K. Purington arrived home Monday evening following a three weeks visit with her parents in Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur K. Purington
Boothbay Harbor
Town Notables and Visitors Reported in Bowdoinham
Miss Frances Southard leaves seo for Wellesley. Mrs Henry C Upte of Brunswick visited town Thursday. Miss Anna Morse to boarding school in New York City. Miss Louise Hill to study cello in Boston under Karl Webst this winter. Miss Jean Whitmore spent weekend with brother Fred in Hallowell. Mrs John Magoun of Greenstre had slight paralytic shock Wednesday. Captain and M Joseph E Sewall returned to Bowdoinham summer home after city visit. Miss J B Buist of Philadelphia returned home after week in town as guest of J and Mrs F E Drake. Alderman and Mrs Edward Smith hosted Frank H Pel and daughter Carol on Belgrade Lakes trip. D Frank Roughan went to Portland for duties as instructor of French at Portland High. F T Garland of Bangor named to succeed him at Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Horne
Boston
Anna Morse
James P. Webber
Exeter
N. H
L. T. Andrews
Bridgewater
Mass
Supt. Andrews
Hyde Windlass Co
George S. Dearborn
Douglas
New York
Robert Percy
H. M. Sewall
Bangor
Annie Torrey
Augusta
Augusta High School
Marion Dain
Putnam, Conn
George Stanley
Stanley
Beacon Street M. E. Church
Roger Johnson
Cleveland
Augusta Harris
Union St
Idella Altekamp
Louise Robinson
Kent's Hill Seminary
Frances Southard
Seo
Wellesley
Henry C. Upte
Brunswick
Anna Morse Leav
York City
Louise Hill
Karl Webst
Jean Whitmore
Fred
Hallowell
John Magoun
Greenstre
Joseph E. Sewall
Bowdoinha
J. B. Buist
Philadelph
F. E. Drake
Edward ‘Smith
Frank H. Pel
Carol
Belgrade Lakes Wednday
D. Frank Roughan
Poland
French Portland High
Koughan
Bond
Topsham
F. T. Garland
Tcham
Holler and Sennett Wed in Lewiston Home Ceremony
Earl G. Holler and Miss Etta R. Sennett, both of Lewiston, were married at the groom’s home with Rev. C Temple of the First Universalist Church officiating. Attended by both sets of parents and the bride’s brother and sister, the couple planned a short wedding trip before settling in Lewiston. The bride was noted as a well known alumna of G Hospital. the groom is a conductor on the L. A. & W. Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl G. Holler
Etta R. Sennett
Lewiston
C Temple
Tues
The
G. Hospital
Fletcher and Filet Wed in Portsmouth Ceremony
George F. Fletcher of Massachusetts and Mrs. Clara B. Filet of Arrowsie were married in Portsmouth. The groom's brother J S Flet officiated. The couple planned to reside in Arr and visit Athol after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Fletcher
Mass
Clara B. Filet
Arrowsie
Mar
Portsmouth
J. S. Flet
Rev
F. J
Flet
Athol
Fletchon
Arr
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Herbert Carlisle
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Louise Pierce
Coburn Classical Institute
A. M. Houghton
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Juno
John Snow
San Francisco
Charles F. Hughes
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Arthur B. Lindsey
Arrin S. Lindsey
Alice
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