Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1914-08-27


Jewell Island. The catch was a
good one, about 500 pounds of mack
erel being taken in.
Miss Gertrude F. Smith, Miss Alice
Walker and Miss loretta H. Smith,
all of Cambridge, Mass, arrived here
last week and are registered for a
stay of some time. They are enjoy
ing every minute of their outing here.
Great interest is being manifested
in the recital which Nine. Suza Doane,
pianist, and Mrs. Gertrude Walker
Crowley, soprano, are to give at
Library Hall this evening.
Nine. Suza Doane, well known ass a
pianist and teacher won a Scholarship
and the Helbig Prize at the Royal Leip-
zig Conservatory, subsequently study
ing with Joseffy and Nine Helen
Hopekirk, who was so long associated
with Leschetizky in Vienna. Nine.
Doane has been heard often in recital
and with the leading orchestras under
Damrosch, Gericke, Van der Stucken
and Nikisch. OF late she has devoted
most of her time to teaching in Boston
and at Dana Hall, Wellesley, where she
holds prominent position. This even
ing Nine. Doane will play some charm
ing numbers by Chopin and dramatic
soil by Hopekirk, Mcdowell and List.
Mrs. Gertrude Walker Crowley, So
prano soloiSt, has a voice of great
beauty, which has been highly cult
waited. She is particularly pleasing in
song recitals as she has great versatil-
ity of style. On this occasion she will
sing songs of the Old English period
and modern American songs, also Ger
man Lieder and French songs.
! A gathering of sixty or more guests
at Driftwood Cottage, on Saturday
evening enjoyed a charming rollicking
entertainment which was voted the
best OF the season. Mr.. Herman
Schwacke as master of ceremonies in
, troduced the fleet. The various ships
were represented with humor, ingenu-
lty or pathos. Hardship, Friendship,
Stewardship, Worship, Citizenship,
Clerk-ship, Professor-ship, Court-ship,
Senator-ship, Partnership, Lord-ship.
This was preceded by orchestral over
ture by Victor Herberts' artists and
followed by selections from LAfricaine
/ rendered by an orchestra. Solos by the
Southern Nightingale were given, and
then monologue a la Hobo by Mr..
Robert Wilson gave place for grave
and gay local hits, and some mis-
, chlevous personalities. The fine inter
mezZo, The Glow Worm (by Linke)
was rendered by Arthur Pryors' Band
Nine. Tetrazini warbled. Marvels of
, Historic Times were shown and eX-
planned by diagram. among them the
shoe from the foot of Mt Washington ;
Spring rising from the lap of Winter:
fine tooth from the mouth Of Cur
net River; the Light of Other Days
and particularly lucid history of the
lonian Sea from days of Trojan buc-
cancer, the Glory of Greece and Rome,
the eXaltation of the Crusaders, and
, present day clash of Turks, Greeks
and Scrvians of the Isles of Greece.
Stunts, seranadeS, vocal and instru-
mental music were followed by a
charming shadow dance by Misses
Florence and Alice Hooker. Possibly
the most impression upon the neigh
bors was made by the male chorus,
each member of which made his own
selection of music and tried to domi-
nate the others. In timbre sostue-
nento and crescendo this surprised
even their friends.
Last Wednesday the Society of the
Mayfower descendants held their an
nual field day and outing here as
guests of Miss Marie Antoinette Es-
tabrook at her summer home, "Thun-
derbrook". A delightful luncheon
was served and several addresses
were made, among those who spkoe
being Archie Lee Talbot of Lewiston,
who is deputy governor general OF
the Mayfiower Society, Mrs Abbie
Goold Woolson and several others.
Inc gathering was very brilliant
one, and included several members
of the Society of Colonial Wars
Miss Estabrook has as her guest at
present Mrs. Reynolds, who is a mem.
Der of the Florida D. A. R.
Mr.. j. s. Fox of Portland, follow
ing his usual custom, spent the week
end last week at his beautiful bung-
allow at the North End He brought
with his as his guest his cousin, Mr..
c. w. Stevenson, of New York.
Anything you may need for your
home or cottage is always to be
found in the best lines and at best
prices at K. S. Davis Co., Portland
Adv
Miss Winifred Anthony of New
Haven, Conn.,, who has been a guest
at the E. j. Starr cottage, left this
Monday and returned to her home
after very delightful visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry MacNeille and
DR.. Charles Riborg Mann spent sew
eral days during the past week at
Monhegan Island, where they were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Stanley Lee.
The Bailey Island baseball team
won a decisive victory last Thursday
over North Harpswell on the local
diamond, the score being 9 to 3. A
large crowd attended and applauded
both teams vigorously. "Bimbo'
Doughty, who was on the mound for
the locals, was touched up for elev-
en- safeties, but kept these we'll scat
tered and was effective at critical
times, striking out fifteen men. Bal
ley hit Dunning and Mackay hard in
the second and third innings, scoring
four runs in each. Ford's hitting was
the feature, double and a home-run
being marked up to his credit. The
latter was one Of the longest hits
ever made on the local diamond.
Pigeon and Fred Johnson shared the
honors with him while for the visi-