Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
BELFAST. |!
Unusually Large Number
Of Social Events.
Scare Over Reported Drowning
Of Several Young Men.
Were Boating on Bay But Happily
Were In No Danger.

Belfast, Me, July 26.-(SpcciaD. Fri
day was a busy day socially in Belfast
and vicinity, many social events being
crowded into the afternoon and even
ing. On the North shore at their most
attractive villa, Mr.. and Mrs. I. George
Dodsworth of New York gave a de-
lightful and informal Birthday dinner
in honor Of Frederick f. Dawes Of New
| YORK, another summer resident of the
beautiful North shore. Covers were laid
for Il, the guests being Mr.. and Mrs
| Frederick f. Dawes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard kocherspergcr, J. w. Dugan,
| Mrs. Ida Steinbergcr, Miss Adell Stein
| berger, all of New York, and Mr.. and
| Mrs. Ralph II. Howcs of Belfast. Din
| nCr was served at O'Clock The table
| decorations were of pink sweet PEAS. A
huge birthday cake standing IS inches
| high was the gift of Mr.. and Mrs
HuWcs and caused much mcrrimcnt as
it was cut by the guest Of honor 1t
was in the form of pyramid and top
ped with 4 handsome bouquet of Day
break lilkS, and Illuminated by 21
>>'''N'No'E'
! the company was, itlefightful;y enter
! t;tincd By the piano, playing of Mrs.
kochcrsnCrg,r. nee; Miss Alma DodS-
worth, dHughtar Of Mr.. ana Mrs. Duds-
worth. She is a .vCrNutalcntcu pianist
and has Strdied With the best "f mas
tors and her playing is Il rare pleasure
to all who hear her.
The Travellers Club was given Il dc
lightful outing Friday ut the summer
home Of Miss Margaret Dunton, at the
Battery. Tho ladies arrived in Che early
afternoon and the hours were spent
listening to Il most Interestingly and
exhaustive report of the biennial meet
ing of thc General Federation of Wo-
mare Clubs, by Mrs. Edward Siblcy,
who was sent as IL delegate from the
Travellers Club of Belfast. Mrs. Si5-
lcy's report was most interesting, in
structive and entertaining and deliver
cd in her own gracious and graceful
manner. 1t was discussed afterwards
by the members and during an inform,
al talk many other interesting points
were added by the delegate. AT 6
o'clock delicious Picnic supper was
served, after which the club was in
vitcd to the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. S. Pitcher for an informal musical.
Miss Gladys Pitcher, who was enter
tanning party of young ladies from
Belfast having arranged most enter
taining program. Among her guests
We're Miss Marian Washburn cf Salem,
Mass. who for several weeks had been
the guest of Miss Elizabeth Quimby
and Miss Frances HoweS. Miss Wash
burn has very rich contraito voice
and her singing is most enjoyable.
Another young lady who added much
to the pleasure of the evening was Mis-.
Adelaide Bauer, a fellow student at the
New England Conservatory of Miss
Ethola Frost of Belfast. whom she Is
visiting. Miss Bauer has Il very sweet
and powerful soprano voice and dur
ing her visit here has charmed all Who
have had the pleasure of hearing her.
Mr. and Mrs. Pitcher also added to the
program by their solos and ducts,
while Miss Gladys with her cello was
a most delightful accompanist. After
the musical the entire company were
called to the shore, where in the mean
time John Dunton had built one of his
famous hon fires which illumncd the
bay for half Il mile. Songs were sung,
rest Of the evening passed all too
quickly. The club then returned TO
Belfast by buckboard
Miss Gladys Pitcher gave Il most en-
joyablc Launch party FRIDAY in honor
of Miss Marian Wasl,burn. Miss Dor
othy Pearson and Miss Adclaid Bauer,
three charming girls who are visiting
school frincds in Belfast T. s; Pitcher
l.
his motor launch an6took them sailing
down the bay for several hours, after
which they were landed at the i;attery,
where. at the summer home Of the
Pitchers. q dainty supper was rropar-
ed. In the evening an informal musical
was given, 20 which the members of the
Travellers club, who were being enter
tanned by Miss Margaret Duntnn at the
next cnttaSc. were invited and Il very
delightful evening was spent. Miss
Bauer, Miss Washburn, Miss Pitcher
and Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Pitcher fur
nishing as artistic a program as one
could wish to hear. The festivities end
cd with an invitation to John Dunton's
bon fra On the shore, where mcrrimcnt
and laughter ran high and all had
jolly good time. The young ladies then
walked back to this city. In the party
in addition to those already mentioned
were Miss Elizabeth Quimby, Miss
Frances Howes, Miss Florence Hill,
Miss Helen Doak, Miss Ethola Frost
and Miss Marian HaZeltine.
Belfast and Northport were shocked
Friday afternoon by the report that
Il party of young ladies, members OF
the Cobe house party at Northport,
were drowned in the bay. The news
spread like wild fire and everybody
was stunned. 1t was some time before
it was discovered that the report was
untrue and that the girls were safe
and~had not even been in danger. The
story started in this way: Miss Ruth
Parsons, Miss Abbie Doak, Miss
Frances Jones and Miss Dorothy Ba-
kcr, who arc guests of Miss Ruth Cobe
of Chicago at Bohemia, on the South
shore, Northport, went out rowing. 1t
was rather rough on the bay but for
all that they did not note the least dam
ger and went as far as the Sandy Point
camp. at Saturday cove, where Miss
Doak's brother, Marthon Doak, and