Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1913-08-14
DR.. RlBORG MANN LAUNCHES
NEW BOAT WITH APPROPRI-
ATE CEREMONIES.
News of Interest Concerning the Hap
penings and Social Life Here.

News OF Interest Concerning the Hap
penings and Social Life Here.
One of the most interesting events
OF the summer took place here last
week on the occasion of the launching
of the Viking" DR.. c. Riborg Mann's
new motor-boat, which took place
last Thursday. For the last three
years DR.. Mann, aided nobly by all
the members of his family, has been
building this boat during his leisure
moments and when the long awaited
time for launching her came, it was a
momentous occasion and the greater
part of the summer colony turned out
In honor of it. After a very entertain
ing speech by Mr.. Perry r. MacNeille,
of Summit, n. j., the boat, manned by
a crew of four little girls dressed in
white sailor suits and forming a most
charming picture, was let go into the
waters OF Mackerel Cove, being chris
tened by little Miss Adrienne Mann.
Immediately afterwards refreshments
were served in the boathouse, so that
the whole thing was very much of a
social event. The viking is twenty
five feet overall in length and will be
driven by fourteen horsepower Gray
engine. DR.. Mann and his family are
looking forward to spending many
bay in her.
Preparations are being made al
ready towards having another bazaar
this year for the benefit of the public
library here. These affairs have been
held every year now for several years
and have always proved most success
full in every way. Considerable sums
have always been Melted for the Ii
brary fund and in addition very en-
tertaining social event has been af-
forded to members of the summer and
winter colonies alike. While no def
mite committees have been formed at
all and outlined plans are consequent
ly necessarily somewhat vague, it is
practically certain that the affair will
be very similar in management to
those OF former years, thing which
Will go far toward insuring it's success.
Another function for the benefit of
the library which is rather unique in
that 1t has never been attempted here
before is the fancy dress ball which
will take place In the library hall this
week. Miss Ruth Gardiner and Miss
Winifred Root have been the leading
spirits In this enterprise and they
have gotten the whole summer colony
worked up to great pitch of excite
ment over it. Everywhere people
nave DSCh SCoulluS lIuHhS duu CueSlS
in order to find the necessary where
withal for their costumes and many
of them are promising already to ap-
pear in garments botn stunning and
original. 1t is hoped that large sum
will be realized for the library through
the evenings entertainment.
One OF the interesting events of
the season will be the Folk Dancing
and Song Recital, under the direction
OF the Misses Adams, with the assist
-anee Of Mrs. Gertrude Walker-Crow-
ley, soprano soloist of the Chebeague
summe.' colony, to be given at Cot
tage Hall, Monday evening, August
18th. This charming entertainment
was given with great success at AS
sembly Hall, Chebeague, Tuesday
evening, August 18TH when large
and representative audience was pres
ent. The dancers of this affair will be
the children and young girls of the
summer colony who have been under
the instruction of the Misses Adams
for the past two weeks. Mrs. Walker
Crowley's many friends here will be
delighted to hear her fine voice on
this occasion, this being the first re-
cital given by her here. Among the
songs Mrs. Crowley will sing will be
group by Mr.. r. Huntington Wood
composer of our island. Miss Doris
E. Sleeper, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Sleeper of Lancaster, N.
H., one of the best known former
families of the summer colony, will be
the accompanist for Mrs. Walker
Crowley. Miss Sleeper is a pianist
OF great promise, and an advanced pu-
pill of DR.. Latham True of Portland
Misses Mary and Margaret OBrien
of Lewiston were recently entertained
at the summer cottage of Mrs. NJ. E.
Tracey. Both ladies departed de-
lighted with their sojourn on the
island.
The fishing schooner Edmund F.
Black, Captain Frank Doughty, left
last Friday on a four week fishing trip
to the Banks. AS was stated in these
columns last week this schooner re-
Gently brought in the largest catch of
swordfsh ever reported at the Boston
markets, and every one on the island
Is pulling for them to break their own
record on this trip. The crew were
rather downcast in Boston when they
lost one of the two fine cats which
are the mascots of the vessel. They
are now keeping sharp eye upon the
remaining feline to see that none of
the mishaps of the deep occur to her.
Nothing but the best in cottage
furnishing can be had at the reliable
firm OF r. s. Davis and Co., Portland.
A single trial will convince you. ADV.
The Bailey Island baseball team SUI.
fered its third defeat of the season
last week at the hands of the Orr's
Island aggregation in game which
was exciting from beginning to end
by the close score of 6-5. The game
was hard one for e. Johnson, who
pitched for the locals, to lose, as
he twirled consistently good ball
throughout. Loose fielding behind
him at critical moments combined
with some lucky breaks for Orr's
Island were the elements which
counted against him. At that the
game was heartbreaker, first one
team. and then the other going into