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TwoTBailey IslandThe Woodbine.Friday evening the guests and their friends held a clambake on pebbly beach. Everybody had a very enjoyable evening. Mr. Edmunds, gave Scotch recitations and Bongs, and other songs in which all joined.Some of the people of the Woodbine. enjoyed a moonlight sail Monday evening with Capt. Lubee, in the Tramp.The recent arrivals are:Mr. Percy Edmunds, Boston, Mass., Mrs. Harriet Noble, Philadelphia, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Cleland, New York City, Mr. Geo. S. McCabe, Bangor, Me., Mr. Geo. M. Tonjes, Brooklyn, N. Y., Mr. Wallace L. C. Currier, Portland, Me., Mrs. Elizabeth Barry, Ayer, Mass., Miss Patricia • O'Connell, Ayer, Mass., Miss Anna Murphy, Fitchburg, Mass., Miss Mary Habberly, Boston. Mass.The Willows.The house still remains full, and the guests are enjoying themselves very much at bathing, boating, etc. Also the croquet ground is very popular with the guests and it is occupied with but little intermission all through the day.The recent guests are:Mr. J. R. Farnsworth, Portland, Me., Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Anderson, Dorchester, Mass., Mr. J. H. Miller, Schenectady, N. Y., Mr. W. F. Well-men, Schenectady, N. Y., Mr. J. J. Noll, Mr. Theodore Miller, Plainheld, N. J.Robin Hood Inn.Friday evening the guests of Robin Hood Inn, went on a moonlight sail with Capt. Wallace. As this was an ideal night for a sail the guests enjoyed themselves very much.Several croquet matches have been played on Miss Massey’s croquet ground. These have been exciting and close, and liked very well by the guests. Miss Massey’s beach being the best on the island, the guests think the bathing is delightful. Also the iloat which is used in landing sailing parties is a decided feature o? the Inn.A distinguished pianist of Tennessee delights the guests with her playing.The guests at the present time are:Miss M. D. Widmayer, New York City, Miss A. L. Woodman, Summit. N. J., Mrs. S. W. Paul, Summit, N. J., Mrs. E. H. Baynes, Meriden, N. H., Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Vail. Belleville. N. J., Master Alvah Vail, Belleville. N. J., Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Biggor, Montreal. Can., Miss Bigger, Montreal, Can., Master Win. Biggor, Montreal, Can., Mr. and Mrs. Elleryfor the pleasure and benefit derived from her evening with them.Tuesday evening the young people enjoyed a dance. Wednesday evening a Library Party was held. The first prize, The Inner Flame, by Clara Louise Burnham, was won by Mrs. Eileen Blanchet, and the second, a sweet grass basket was taken by Miss Julia Fowle.Friday evening an entertainment to help along the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund, for Soldiers and Sailors was given. The program (given in Annex Living Room) consisted of piano solos by the Misses Melaine Smith, Grace McGuire, and Helen Blanchet, songs were given by Mr. Pemberton Smith and Mr. K. R. Reid. A quartet, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Hazell, Mrs. Ferrin and Mr. Smith, sang The Old Oaken Bucket, and Mrs. Smith beautifully rendered several English songs, also three Bird Songs, which were particularly appreciated. Mrs. Everett, dressed in an old fashioned way, sang two old-fashioned songs, which have been handed down through her family like stones. They were taught to her by a very old great aunt when Mrs. Everett was about six. There was a quaintness about them which left their impressions upon the audience. Miss Frieda Michel read an arrangement of the play, The Poor Little Rich Girl, by Eleanor Gates, and with the delicacy of touch with which this young lady always deals with her child characters. The evening was a delightful one for all.The late arrivals are: Miss RuthF.*Adams, Portland, Me., Mrs. Oz-•man Adams, Portland, Me., Mrs. C. L. Howard, Detroit, Mich., Dr. Bradley, Saginaw, Mich., Mr. E. C. Brandenburg, Washington, D. C., Miss Dorothy Brandenburg, Washington, D. C., Miss Ruth Brandenburg, Washington, D. C., Miss A. T. Connell, East Orange. N. J., Mr. W. G. Wood, South Orange, N. J., Miss Helen L. Kennedy, Maplewood, N. J., Miss Louisa M. Jacob, Moorestown, N. J., Miss Julia L. Towle, Newton Centre, Mass., Miss S. E. Gould, Boston, Mass., Miss A. Priest, Gardner, Mass., Miss Elizabeth F. Morgan, Brewster, N. Y., Miss Roberta Snell, Montreal, Que.mver, col., kiida-beth Neff, Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. L.E. Armstrong, Knoxville. Tenn., Mrs. M. A. Ijams, Knoxville, Tenn., Miss C'leo Hearon, Columbus, Miss., Miss Harriet Hart, Elizabeth, N. J., Mr. Norman Peterkin, Bloomfield, N. J., Miss K. Lynch, Ridgefield, N. J., Miss N. H. Casey, New York City, Miss Elizabeth Wood, Newark, N. J., Mrs. E. W. Doty, Dover, N. J., Miss Ada B. Chandler, Dover, N. J., Mr. Rufus E. Underhill. Melrose, Mass. Dr. Maude Brokan, Detroit, Mich., Miss Carolyn J. Burtt, Andover, Mass., Miss Bacon, Andover, Mass.The Johnson.Many of the guests here, being so pleased with the hotel and island, have decided to remain longer, and have written to their friends about the place so that Mr. Johnson's Hotel will probably be crowded until the end of the season.Friday a party sailed to Cundy’a Harbor, and Dingley Island, with Capt. Frank Doughty, in the Edmund Black. It was a delightful trip, and much enjoyed by all going.Each chilly evening the guests sit around the open fire and pop corn. The past week’s arrivals are:Miss Eva M. Bates, Fitchburg, [ Mass., Miss Melon E. Harrington. Fitchburg, Mass., Miss Dorothy Simpson, York Beach, Me., Miss Mary Jacobs, Ogunquit, Me., Miss Emily L. Wentworth, Brookline, Mass., Miss Anna W. Millholland, Orange, N. J., Mips Vianna K. Kilmer, Newburgh. N. Y., Miss Florence Elchert, Philadelphia. Pa., Miss Nellie L. Wharten-boy, Philadelphia, Pa., Miss Abbie A. | Mattison, Providence, Jl. I., Miss Ar-line P. Langworthy, Philadelphia, Pa.The Driftwood.The latest fad here is getting enormous collections of sea urchins. Already the collections are bursting and It is quite possible that If it keeps up. all vestiges of sea urchins will disappear from Bailey’sThe Driftwood Is now full and will probably remain so for the rest of the season.The recent, arrivals are:Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Ilemigar, Gradell, N. J., Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hough, Chicago, 111., Master John Hough. Chicago, 111,, Miss Dora Browning, Billerica, Mass., Miss Nell Damon, Dorchester, Mass., Miss Cora Fall, Baltimore, Mcl., Miss Dora Jump, Baltimore, (Towson) Md., Miss Sue Jump, Baltimore, (Towson) Md., Mips Maude Jump, Baltimore (Towson) Md., Miss Edith E. Hayer, Worcester, Mass. Miss S. May Merlnm, Worcester, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Paton, Newtonvllle, Mass.The Homestead.Thursday evening Miss Ixmlse t’onnolly of Summit, N. J., spoke to the guests of the Homestead on Progressive Education, of which she believes that the Women's Suffrago movement, is a very Important part. Rhe gave her talk dealing psychologically, with her problem in a way that was both original and entertaining, and the guests of the Homestead /eel very grateful to Miss ConnollyMiss Amy L. Blanchard the famous authoress of girls’ books, is spending a week at Camp Ohuivo, on Lake Thompson, Maine, where she expects to gather material for her third Camp Fire Girl Story. The second volume of the series, Fagots and Flames, is now at press and will appear next month.The latest guests of Miss Susan Jordan at the Bonnyview Cottage, are Miss Elizabeth Jordan and Mrs. Charles Gleason of New York, Miss Lillian Gleason, Mrs. Edith Benjamin and daughter Charlotte, and Mrs. Alice Andrew, all of West Medford, Mass.Mr. Robert Hathaway and Miss Winifred Root of New York City, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Root, at Takitize, for two weeks.At last the Edmund Black has sailed for Newfoundland, where she will catch and load a cargo of swordfish. She was to have sailed at one, o'clock on Saturday but frtsons aid not. go out until later. Mr. Robert Dempster the famous actor of Buffalo, N. Y., sailed with her. Each night the schooner puts into port so that he can return anytime he wishes to. Capt. Frank Doughty is the master of the vessel.Dr. Frank S. Rogers of Albany, N. Y., the organist at St. Peter’s Church and well known here is the guest of Mrs. C. L. Burnham for a week.Mrs. A. H. Woodman made a flying visit to Boothbay Harbor. Mrs. Wm. Leslie Van Sinderen, an old visitor here, and who has lived in Japan for over a year accompanied her.Another added beauty to the island is Mrs. Clara Louise Burnham’s fish pool. It is quite long and wide, and irregular in shape. Pond lilies and other water plants are in the water, and around the pool are bay and beautiful flowers. An artificial butterfly placed in a realistic position near a plant, makes it look exactly like a real one touching on a blossom.Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Alexander and daughter Berenice of Montclair, N. J., are guests of Mrs. Barker, at The Breakers.Saturday morning Mr. Streuli got up a sailing party in the boat be has leased. They went as far as Goose Island, and around Whaleboat. The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Streuli. Miss May Tracy, Mrs. Banker Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, and the Misses Sally and Geneva Johnson.Mr. Lincoln Righter of Newton-ville, Mass., spent the week end with his family at their cottage on Rock Point.Mrs. M. Low of Philadelphia, Pa., is visiting her sister Mrs. Ingersoll, at the Brinymede, for two weeks.On account of its having leaked, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Heebner, have moved from the Bel-goed cottage, to the Tabor cottage.Mrs. Horace Burrough of Baltimore (Roland Park), Md., Is the guest of Mrs. C. J. Benson at the Halfway House.Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Dunham and Miss Sylvia Dunham of Hartford, spent two weeks with Mrs. Tolls at Edgecllff. Mr. Dunham is Assistant Secretary of the Travellers’ Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. He and his family motored up from Hartford via Boston, Hampton Beach, and Boston. They have been here for seven years and are very much attached to the Island.Miss Mildred Cottle has left the Island, after a two weeks' visit with Mrs. Colton at Mornlngslde.Dr. Edward 8. Smith of Bridgeport, Conn., recently spent three days with Mr. Cook at Breezemere. From here he goes to the White Mts., for a month.Mr. J. C. Armstrong has returned to Brooklyn, N. Y., for three weeks.Rev. and Mm. T. C. Craig and Miss Ruth Coleby of Grafton, Mass., are spending the remainder of the month at Hillcrest, on 8iinvmer Hill.IJew;vascththLiiacrincoinpi;eaarroBiHrsoIktherpaetw;lareCflm Hi br nr lt;( ju se fr w Cl in M ar wpllaSIcrtoscstnlt;BbrwrnwwstInb:tce?ItlritP'SS(01C'IIsibPtlRtiv Millinery and save money at EustlflY’—Adv.wCCe;(1IIQaA
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Portland Casco Bay Breeze
Portland, Maine, US
Thu, Aug 17, 1916
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