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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1937

Page

5

Society and Clubs Busy Bath Pageant of Guests

Miss Cora May Pearson hosted a joint party and birthday event at 21 Pine Street with a long guest list including Misses Arsenault Furber Herrington Kingsbury and McGuiggan siblings and guests from Salem and Boston. Many Bath residents, visitors, and family members are named as they return from summer stays and travel, with marriages, clubs, and civic ties noted.

Cora May Pearson Pine Street Edward McGuiggan Viola M. Arsenault Esther M. Furber Laura Herrington Eva Kingsbury Virginia Kingsbury Geraldine C. McGuiggan Marion MccGuiggan Theo M.neil Phyllis Mullane Salem Mass Macy A. Phillips Robert Earle Winter Harbor Bradbury Esau Bedford Chester Leeman James McGuiggan William Phillips Robert Sutherland

Social activity notes from Concord and New York visits

Miss Frances Reid returned Wednesday of last week to Concord New Hampshire after a three week visit with Mrs Bernice Wheeler Ormsden. Mrs Ormasbee and Charlotte Cahill Rancer have been developing dance creators for the upcoming season. Mrs T F Webb of 877 Middle Street is a guest at the New Weston in New York City and at the Vassar club. Guysbert B Vroom Jr of Coronado Beach California visits Mayor and Mrs Arthur Sewall at the Stonehouse. Vroom plans to resume studies as a freshman at Princeton later this month. Mrs Marie Wiseman and daughter Clare Wiseman of Jackson Heights New York have returned after visiting Mr and Mrs Guy Crosby East Brunswick. Mrs Langdon T Thaxter of Portland spent Friday with her mother Mrs Frederick H Kimball in High

Ernest Davis Ernestine Ernest, Jr New York Harry Short Columbus Ohio Arthur Sewall Anne Kimball Miriam W. Kimball Raymond H. Trott John K. Jayne Portland Country Club Langdon T. Thaxter Portland Langdon Simonds Simonds Minot Simonds Prout’s Neck S. S Annette Cutting Harold Cutting High Street Presque Isle Frances Reid Concord Bernice Wheeler Ormsden Miss Reid Mrs Ormasbee Charlotte Cahill Guysbert B. Vroom, Jr Coronado Beach Cal Stonehouse Vroom California Weshman Princeton University Marie Wiseman Clare Wiseman Jackson Heights Guy Crosby Brunswick

Meister Family Returns Home After Summer NYC Work

Carl T. Meister Jr has returned to his parents home on upper Washington street after a summer in New York City. The Meisters recently moved from the Marion Davis house at Washington and Milan streets where they had lived for the past three years to the John Miner house.

Carl T. Meister, Jr New York City Upper Washington Street Meisters John Miner Marion Davis Washington and Milan Streets

Local residents' summer visits and moves noted

Miss Madelyn Evans of Williams town Mass visits with her aunt and returns from Newport with Mr. M Wright of Bonnie Brae Woolwich. Dr M R Smith of Hamilton NY plans Bath surgery specialty and may not practice locally. Mrs Henrietta Sonia RN and Nanette arrive from Norwich VT for Park street home. Raymond H Trott of Providence visits Small Point Beach weekend. Elizabeth Butterfield leaves for Wheaton Norton MA. Other residents host or travel to Norwell Norwood Bar Harbor.

Henrietta L. Sonia R. N Nanette Park Street Norwich

Miss Louise Briggs Heads to Mt Holyoke for Junior Year

Miss Louise E Briggs Morse 34 leaves Sunday with Miss Kathra Kidwell for South Hadley Mass to begin her junior year at Mt Holyoke college after a summer with her parents Mr and Mrs Edmund P Briggs of 722 High street Also noted are relatives and friends traveling to Boston for medical and academic events including Dr A M Skessington's clinic and Tufts dental school enrollment Reflects family movements and campus connections across Bath and nearby towns.

Miriam L. Doble Boston Tufts Medical School U. S. Internal Revenue Malcolm L. Doble Mrs. Doble Green Street Doble Sabino Elizabeth J. Butterfield Morse Norton Mass Wheaton College Andrew M. Butterfield Granite Street Louise E. Briggs South Hadley Mt. Holyoke College Edmund P. Briggs High Street Kathra Kidwell Lincoln, Neb Mt. Holyoke

Isleboro Woman Donates 1816 1820 John Richardson Records

Mrs Mark P Pendleton of Isleboro donated a parchment bound notebook to the Isleboro Free library. It records the 1816 to 1820 affairs of John Richardson, an early settler who was a French naval officer under Napoleon and later married an aunt of Capt Pendleton. Pendleton was active in Grace church Bath and in Col Dummer Sewall chapter of the D A R.

Mark P. Pendleton Isleboro Bath W. E. Chase, Jr

Weekend visits and local meetings in Maine and Boston

Mrs Isabell Kennedy of Weeks street visited Boston over the weekend as guest of her brother Robert Paisley and Mrs Paisley. Clifton 8 Nickerson was reelected president of the class of 1938 at Morse high school. Edward Sampson of Railway Express is vacationing at Brigham's Cove. Douglas Dearborn and son George left for New York City. George to enter Connecticut school. Mr and Mrs Lincoln Farrar of Portland visited Mrs Ardella Farrar in Sagadahoc Ferry. A Cambridge trip saw Mrs Lafayette Lake in hospital care. District No G V F W held a clam stew dinner at Woolwich grange hall with about 100 attendees.

Vanessa Waston Glenn H. Easton Front Street New York City F. M. Delano Washington, D. C Arlington Hall Junior College Miss Easton Morse High School Silver Birch Troop Girl Scouts Pine Cone Troop Isabell Kennedy Weeks Street Boston Robert Paisley Paisley Clifton Nickerson Mary J. Scales Elm Street Douglas Dearborn George Small Point Beach George Dearborn Connecticut John Sampson Margaret High Street Edward C. Johnson Academy Street Cambridge Mass Sampson Lafayette Lake Wyman House Cambridge Hospital A. Bernard Webber Milton Maynard McFadden Jean McCall Ruth Pratt J. Edward Pomeroy

Social notes from Lynn area visitors and guests

A sweep of local social news lists visits and summer travels. Fred B. LeMont of Lynn visits brother Lucius and nephew L Earl LeMont. Miss E Eileen Jones of Lewiston attends Bliss Business College weekend with parents in Lynn. Chester Colby of the Aras docks in New York visiting Mrs Colby on Weeks Street. James B Drake of Washington Street leaves for Concord to resume St Pauls School faculty duties after summer in France. Mr and Mrs Wendell Stevens host in Westport after visiting Ralph Jewett in town. Mr and Mrs Just Wold host Arthur Johnson family and Pearl Dassing in Berlin N H. Mr and Mrs Johnson celebrate 25th wedding anniversary. Miss Martha Cahill and Charles H Cahill Jr head to Connecticut college. Miss Carrol Stevens teaches Waldoboro High School and stays with her parents. Miss Flossie M Beals on two-week vacation with Blanche Bunker visiting Westport. Marilyn Hatch substitutes for Beals. Mrs Francis Pope of Yonkers returns home after two months with Carton Rice in Turner Court. Miss Nancy Sewall returns from Europe to New York. Mrs Frank Sewall joins in New York after summer in Bath and Blue Hill. Mrs Carroll Davis and Mrs Katherine O Hara along with Mrs Ella Hart return from Quebec Sherbrooke trip.

James B. Drake Washington Street Concord N. H St. Paul's School Drake France Birch Point Frederick E. Drake Just Wold Court Street Arthur Johnson Vernon Miss Pearl Dassing Otto Halverson Berlin Johnson

Clark and Oliver families spend Saturday in Kittery

Mr and Mrs Raymond Clark with daughters Winona and Kathleen and Mr and Mrs Joseph Oliver of upper Washington street visited Saturday in Kittery with Mr and Mrs George Curtis.

Raymond Clark Winona Kathleen Joseph Oliver Upper Washington Street Kittery George Curtis

Malzard Joins Harris Oil Co as Lead Sales Engineer

Herbert E. Malzard of Portland formerly of Bath has become a member of Harris Oil Co. in Portland. He has spent 13 years as the leading sales engineer for the firm and now heads the oil burner sales and service department. Mrs. Malzard was formerly Miss Elizabeth Dean.

Herbert E. Malzard Portland Bath Harris Oil Co Malzard Elizabeth Dean

Birthday Party Tendered For Wick Road Figure

Miss Hartwell hosted a birthday party with refreshments and cake. She received gifts from Mr and Mrs James B Lemont, Mr and Mrs Harry E Peterson, Mr and Mrs Melvin Comeau, and David Fields.

Wick Road Hartwell James B. Lemont Harry E. Peterson Melvin Comeau David Fields

Baby born to Cornish couple at 45 Rose Street

Chr istel Lillian born Sept 12 to Dwinal E Cornish and wife. Infant weighed eight pounds. Social notes mention guests and moves in Bath and Westport area. Richard Chittim heads to Bowdoin. others travel, study, or return from trips as Morse class elections proceed.

Christel Lillian Dwinal E. Cornish Rose Street

Ambassador Walter Edge and wife host NYC luncheon before Ventnor homeward

Walter Evans Edge former United States Ambassador to France and Mrs Edge returned from Europe Monday on the Queen Mary. They entertained Tuesday at a small luncheon in the Garden of the Ambassador Hotel New York prior to departing for Ventnor New Jersey. They will go to Washington DC shortly.

Walter Evans Edge United States France

Guests visit Maine then Williamstown football opener

Mr and Mrs William T Wilson of Rockville Center New York are guests of Rev Dr and Mrs David L Wilson at Central parsonage on Middle Street. They traveled from Williams town Massachusetts where they enrolled their son as a Williams College freshman and plan to return for the season's first football game. Mr Wilson heads foreign credit and loan at National City Bank NYC. Also Mr and Mrs Philip Caron of Haverhill Massachusetts were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Wilfrid E Guerin at Zames Holme. Caron previously lived in Brunswick and now runs a jewelry business in Haverhill.

Flavel Pierce Franklin Pedro Miguel Canal Zone Panama Bath San Francisco William T. Wilson Rockville Center N. Y David L. Wilson Central Parsonage Middle Street Maine Williamstown Mass Williams College Bar Harbor Wilson Foreign Credit and Loan Great National City Bank of New York City Philip Caron Haverhill Wilfrid E. Guerin Zamesholme Caron Brunswick

Turners and relatives plan Sherbrooke and Quebec trip

Mr and Mrs Frank Turner and niece Miss Muriel Howe and Mrs Alfie Jacobs depart Monday for a week long vacation through Sherbrooke and Quebec. Turner on annual vacation from Hyde Windlass Co duties. Chester A Plant hosts 19 Philathea class members and friends at Birch Point summer home with a weenie roast scavenger hunt and games. Class resumes Oct 11 in Deering room with Sterling Bible class guests. Miss Rosamond Stover, Farmington Normal graduate June, teaches at Mountain school in Montsweag.

Frank Turner Muriel Howe Alfie Jacobs Sherbrooke Quebec Turner Hyde Windlass Co Chester A. Plant Philathea Corliss Street Birch Point Deering Room Sterling Bible Class Rosamond Stover Farmington Normal School Montsweag

Daughter born to Mr and Mrs Herbert Ryan at home

A daughter named Carolyn Ann was born at 623 Middle Street Monday evening to Mr and Mrs Herbert Ryan. Mrs Ryan is formerly Priscilla Warner.

Herbert Ryan Middle Street Carolyn Ann Ryan Priscilla Warner

First St Marys guild meeting at Grace church

The St Marys guild of Grace church held its first season meeting at the parish house. President Mrs Batney resigned and Mrs Henry W Owen Jr was elected president pro tem until January elections. Seventeen members attended as plans were made for a rummage sale on Sept 29 and a kitchen sale in November.

St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church Batney Henry W. Owen, Jr Mason Beatrice Perow

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Frank Shepard Highland Street Sarah Pall James A. Wright Bellingham Wash John ©. Wright Herbert E. Cavanaugh East Brunswick Oakhurst Dairy Louise Price Barbara Mrs. Price Mrs. Jarvis George C. Wotton R. Clinton McFadden Georgiana Georgiana Thibodeau A. J. Miller Colonial Cafe Leonard Munsey Leavitt Wyman Ogunault Virginia Golder Maine General Hospital Scott M. Golder Winship Street Charles Brown Wollaston Miles Hagan Aubrey Hagan Cobb Road Eileen Sarkis Torrington, Conn George Sarkis Eugene Bridges Chestnut Street William A. Furber Brigham’s Cove Elton Pinkham The Bath Y. M. C. A George Hodgkins Waltham Somerville John A. Legro Allen M. Irish Sabine Charles R. Higgins Grove Street Europe Portsmouth Norman Rand Rupert H. Baxter Bruce H. M. White Topsham Jane S. Murphy Sumner Sewall Augusta City Frank Hewins, Jr Frank Hewins Augusta Elizabeth J. Donnell Roy A. Donnell San Diego Calif Donnells Betty Donnell Harry F. Morse Groton, Conn Cecil Paine Country Club William Newell Fred R. E. Dean Ida Webber Belfast Clifford Wilband Mary L. Turpin Seth S. Mullin Miss Turpin Hancock Point Alice Reynolds Brookline, Mass Thomas F. Reynolds John W. Williams John, Jr Arthur Foster Sewall Baltimore Rodney E. Ross New Hampshire Ross Claude S. Gillette Gillette Florence Willis Bertram Willis Shaw Street Anzus Burden Stewart Day Leon Pennell Lower High Street Harry Oliver York Street William D. Sewall Chouteaux Johnson Small Point Dearborn New Canaan George O. Melzard Auburn Lena Besaw Orr's Island William Besaw Besaw Nan Trask Packard's Camps East Winthrop Augusta General Hospital Henry Cummings Manchester Miss Trask Bath School Richard G. Knight Chicago Eunice Pert Herbert Rae Fuller, Jr Athens University of Georgia Hobart F. Ames Ames Dummer Street Fuller Gardiner High School Winifred Bailey Kansas City Small Point Beach Club Sedgwick F. Newell Hodge Arlington Marcia A. Hodge Hodge Martina Pangle Mary Pangle Alfred Collins Douglas R. Reil David Gordon Walter Chelmsford Ernest Wade Priscilla Loring Harvey Rowe 36 Court Street Upper High Street Eleanor Voorhees W. S. Voorhees Bedford Street Lindsay Wells Nassau College Cora Chapman Grace Lothrop Randolph, Mass Albert F. Austin East Peru Mr. Austin Margaret Bentley Foltz Maine Daughters of the American Revolution John Cochran Col. Dummer Sewall Harry Ring Leonard M. Lord Charles M. Tubbs Alice G. Shorey Clara N. Fogg Bowdoinham Fred Kittridge Everett G. Lemont Henry W. Cobb Eleanor Cobb Tougaloo, Miss Edward C. Curtis Rochester, N. Y Richard Frates North Street Leon, Jr Lower Hipte Street Cadillac Mountain Frederick H. Kimball Madelyn Evans M. Wright Bonnie Brae Woolwich Newport Clarence Clark Beatrice Wright Clark North Windham South Congregational Church Charles Llewellyn Richard Vivian Brown Watertown M. R. Smith Hamilton Boston City Hospital Smith Pres. Sewall Hospital Providence, R. I Carroll Watson Popham Beach Bath Iron Works Corp Esau Boston University James L. Russell Blanche Frances South Street Mr. Russell E. L. Russell Whitefield Donald F. Preble Preble A. M. Skessington Massachusetts Society of Optometry William D. Levin Sam Levin Tufts College Dental School Mr Levin Bowdoin College Jesse H. Levin Bowdoin Arthur Small Dummerstreet Herbert L. Douglas Otis N. E. Card This City David Lindsay Damariscotta Rangeley Lakes New England Mr. Douglas Maine Association Byron Haskell Westbrook Theodore Watson Andrews Road Drew Patteron Asheville N.C Mary F. Gibbons Washington Istreet Palmer Cobb Gibbons Mrs. Palmer Mellon London Chase Mellon Harry W. Lemont Mary Lemont Emil Rinbergh American Legion Ruth Ralph Small Memorial Hospital Frank Pratt Lowell Robert Brownell Wilbra Billings Newton Marjorie Tratt Happy Nook Evelyn Healy Louise Burr Eastport Dorothy Holt John Hoffman, Jr Florence Troop Rock- Jend-with Worrall Carter U.S. N U.S. S Marblehead China Carter United States Naval Academy At Annapolis Edward Sampson Railway Express Brigham’'s Cove Lincoln Farrar Mr. Farrar Ardella Farrar Sagadahoc Ferry Fred B. LeMont Lynn Lucius M. LeMont L. Earl LeMont Valley Road E. Eileen Jones Lewiston Bliss Business College Addison Jones Fremont Street Chester Colby Aras Mrs. Colby Wendell Stevens Lower Washington Street Westport Mrs. Stevens Ralph Jewett Charles H. Cahill Martha Cahill Barbara Ross Charles H. Cahill, Jr New London, Conn Carrol Stevens Waldoboro High School Hiram T. Stevens Flossie M. Beals Arcenne A. Stott Blanche B. Bunker Los Angeles Edith Campbell Marilyn Hatch Ralph Hatch Beals Francis Pope Yonkers, N Carton Rice Turner Court Nancy Sewall Frank L. Sewall Blue Hill Carroll Davis Katherine O'Hara Ella Hart Canada Beach Rye Ralph G. Stetson William Partington Edward V. Reed Berkshires Springfield Harry Chittim Doris Easthampton Richard Chittim Arthur Sewalld Charles L. Stuart A. I. Stuart American Water Works and Electric Co Mr. Stuart Marjorie Stover Brunswick Road Clarence Greenleaf Saugus Ida Greenleaf Mercie McFadden Clayton Fortier Maple Street Hallet Dorothy M. Martin Nassan Bates College Cedric A. Martin Willow Street Rachel Potter Fred Potter Elmer Hodgkins Thomas Hodgkins Ellen Hodgkins Potter Orono Ellen Hodekins University of Maine Kenneth Orr Henry W. Owen Oak Street Barbara Fisher Barbara Grout Hotel Pemaquid Miss Grout Senter’s, Inc Miss Fisher West Bath Charles M. Lincoln Sarah J. Hitchcock Joseph Mack Myron Rita Shirley Benjamin Gediman Pratt Street Mr. Mack Arthur Lily Alice Lily Kenneth Lily, Jr Yarmouth John Howe Elizabeth Norsworthy Leonard D. Norsworthy Washington, D.C Omar W. Folsom Elsie Polsom Bess Grace’ Dickinson Ridin’ Light Lodge Miss Gibbons Drew Patterson Ashville N. C Culbert M-Gay New Milford Conn Joseph C. Noyes Hugene: Park Staten Island Donald S. Sewall Boothbay Harbor Frances Shaughnessy Best's Shaughnessy Traphagan School of Design Jane S. Donnell Charles R. Donnell Wellesley College William J. Perry Crescent Street Roy Woodward Woodward Earle Longway Merton Brackett Philip Theberge Dorothy Lombard Moses White Robert Lombard Theberge Natalia Kidder Mrs. C. Lloyd Hooker Beverly Ann Claremont Mrs. Hooker Kenneth London Mr. London Paul Palmer Raymond West Roxbury Palmer George Jacobs Raymond Palmer Ladies’ Aid and Sorority Wesley M. E. Church William A. Coombs Bath Street Charles Avery Atlantic, Mass Ladies’ Aid Dromore Grange Grange Hall Anna Derwent Eveline Beals Charlotte Owen Elfreda Perkins Adrianna Pratt Marion Rafnell Georgena Thorpe Owen Walter Schoepfer Nancy Russell Augusta Rowe Benjamin H. Woodside Georgetown Poland John Darlington Madison N. J Sue Houghton New York Herald Tribune Morris County Arthur Darlington Hawaii William R. Freeman
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