Casco Bay breeze., 1912-07-11
Peaks Island

The past week at Peaks Island has
oeen one OF large arrivals. many
coming to spend the Fourth at This
popular resort.
The members of the Racbe,or
Girls club. who are enjoyinx a two
weeks house party on Seashore ave.
nue.. entertained quite extensively ON
the Fourth. their guests being the
Misses Ethel Mills. Olive Parker.
Margaret Houston. Miss Lidback and
the Messrs. Eugene Merrill. Prank
Barker. Edward Needham, Earl Burns
and Wilder Needham.
The members of the club are the
Misses Lillian and Irene Bell. Jennie
and Phoebe Barker, Teresa ingalls,.
Edith Josephs. Mary Mills. Lorena
Staples, Mabel Clark and Lena Has
kell.
Mrs. J. w. Bell is chaperoning the
party. 80 T,
One of the largest private picnics
was held on Oak Lawn, Trefethen.
on the Fourth. when several of the
neighbors and their friends enjoyed
a shore dinner. The lapies were set
under the trees and prettily decorat-
ed and bountifully laden. The entire
day was spent out of doors, with a
beautiful firework display in the
evening.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. George Le-
favor. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford and
daughter. Miss Beatrice Bradford Mr.
Goodhue and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kemp. who
are living in the old Parson home
stead on Pleasant avenue, are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth OF a
daughter. who has been given the
name of Ethel.
Mrs. Charles Cowan of Central
avenue. has been entertaining her
niece, Mrs. Florence Powriliot of
Boston and Mr.. o. II. Leavitt of Bath.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shaw have
been entertaining during the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyndon Noble and Mrs.
Shaw's mother, Mrs. Yeaton of Port
land
Mrs. Vertner A. Stahl. of the Pearl
cottage, has gone to WATERFORD. Me-,
to visit Captain and Mrs A. r. Stahl.
for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Skillings of
Oak cottage have gone for several
days trip. which will include New
York, Philadelphia, Washington and
| Wy. AZ Iley
VIII attend the national convention.
to which they were appointed dele
gates from Me-, which will take place
July 10th.
Mrs. Hattie Hill of Cushman street.
has been spending a few days, as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Dyer.
at Trefethen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Purington, of
central avenue. have been entertain
ing Mrs. Purington's sister and hus.
band. Mr.. and Mrs. George Scribner,
and young daughter, Dorothy, Of Deer
ing.
Mrs. Reginald Darlington and
children OF New York, have arrived
on the island and taken one of the
GREENWOOD cottage apartments at
Evergreen, for a few weeks. Last
season was the first summer for sew.
eral years that the family have not
been on the island. l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Furber Moses and
little daughter Florence. of the East
End, spent Sunday with their parents.
then.
Miss Gladys Sterling of South Port.
} land, has been a guest of her uncle.
Mr. Fred Sparrow on Willow street.
for a few days.
Miss Ruth Kimball, who has been
the guest Of friends the past week
has returned to her home in Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Kimball and Miss
Ruth will come to Peaks in about
two weeks and occupy the Bostonia
cottage on Welch avenue, during the
summer.
Mrs. Walter Skillin and Miss Hat.
tie Skillin are at their summer home.
where Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Webber
have been for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Sturgis
and daughter Ruth Of Cumberland
avenue, are OCCUPYING their summer
home on Pleasant avenue. for the
season.
Miss Ethel Goud has taken a posi-.
tion at Webber's store for the sum.
mer. and is staying at the home of
Mrs. Gay. Miss Goud was her. Two
years ago, and fias many friends
among the summer colony.
Mrs. Edward Crocker OF Pleasant
avenue. has been entertaining Mrs.
Erwin Clark and Mrs. Cora Brazier
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Green of
Brackett street. Portland. have taken
the Seafoam cottage on Seashore ave
nue.. and have been entertaining Mrs
Green's mother. Mrs. Clara Jordan.
OF Dorchester. Mass. and Miss Elsie
Whitney and Mr.. Robert Melcher Of
Portland.
Mrs. Alva Fabyan has been enter.
tanning her sister, Miss Alice Rack.
ley. OF Gray. for few days.
a party of West End people of
Portland enjoyed their annual out
ing at Peaks Island over the Fourth.
Those who attended were: Mr.. and
Mrs. James Norcross. Evans Norcross.
.r. and Mrs. a. w. Andrews. Niss
Gladys andrews, Mr. and Mrs A
Simpson. Mrs. Nellie Anderson NJ
and Mrs. Genthner. Earl Gentbner
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Merriman. Miss CIar.
ice Merriman. Mrs. Robert Green and
Miss Norma Green.
The Misses Mulnix of Spruce
street. have taken a cottage at Tref.
ethen's Landing for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter J. Morgan. have
Oeen entertaining at their pretts .,,r,