Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1915-08-26
Peaks Island

With the advent OF fair weather
once more, everything is taking on
new life at the island and the week
has proven a busy one in the way of
entertaining, sailing parties and new
arrivals.
Everett Strong, Miss Helen c..
STRONG OF Natick, Mass, Miss Harriet
Lamb and Miss Lucy Martha Wilson
or Holyoke, Mass, are at the Ire
fethen Homestead for a few weeks
vacation.
The Jenkins summer home at Ire
fethen was the scene of a pretty af-
fair this week when the daughters of
the house, Miss Kathryn and Miss
Ruth, entertained in honor of Miss
Lydia Sheffield, who has been re-
ceivlng many social attentions in
view Of her marriage. Auction bridge
was enjoyed on the veranda and was
followed by a miscellaneous shower
for the bride elect, who was the re-
clpient of many dainty gifts. Lunch
con was served in the dining room
and the rooms throughout were beau
TRULY decorated with the summer
blooms. The party included the
Misses jenkins, the guest Of honor
Miss Sheffield, Miss Prudence Rob
inson, Mrs. Harold O'Leary, Mrs. Gill
bert Oakley, Miss Harriet Bucknam
Miss Ruth Cook, Miss Marjorie Brad
ford, Miss Marion Elwell, Miss Eliza
beth Payson, Miss Ethel NJ. Jones,
Miss Bernicia Skillin and Miss Winni-
fred Skillin.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Leighton
of Waverley street have been spend
ing few days at their cottage, the
Arlin gton, on Island avenue.
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the Dayburn Casino, the popular
dancing pavilion at Trefethen, and
island night, (Friday) large parties
come from the other islands in the
Bay as well as at Trefethen and Ev
ergreen, and the evenings are most
delightfully."- spent in dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thomas of
Oak Lawn have had as recent guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah F.. Kennard of
Portland, and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Carpenter and family and Mrs. Red
fern. The Carpenter family for
merly occupied a cottage on Oak
Lawn and have many friends at the
Island.
Mrs. Charles Harris has been en-
tertaining his sister, Miss Florence
Jarrett at her summer home, Boulder
Lodge.
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the Stateway apartments, Portland,
have been spending a few days with
the Herman Dyers at their home on
Sargent Road.
Mrs Albert Waite entertained the
members of the degree staff Of Wood
bine Rebekah lodge at her cottage at
Evergreen on Wednesday for an all
day session. The time was spent So
cially and at noon dinner was served.
Those present were Mrs. Adelaide
Hazen, Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Emily Hue
lin, Mrs. Rosie Noyes, Mrs. Marion
Reed, Mrs. Lizzie Curtis, Mrs. Hattie
Keith, Mrs. Helen Wish, Mrs. Helen
Walker. Mrs. Bertha Needham, Mrs.
Jennie SWEET, Mrs. Florence Lawton,
Mrs. Mabel Knight and Mrs. Maude
Titcombe
Captain N. e. Metcalf has returned
from, South West Harbor to his home
on the City Point shore where he
went to bring back his motor launch,
the Rena, which is one Of the fastest
boats in the harbor for her size and
although the captain encountered all
kinds of rough weather, he made a
remarkably quick run.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norris Of Rum
ford, who have been with Mr.. Morris
people in Poland, have been at Ire
fethen for a visit with Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown at her summer home on Pleas
ant avenue.
Mrs. Frank Pierce and son Fred Of
Back Bay, Boston, are at their home
on Island avenue for their vacetion
outing. Mr.. and Mrs. Staples, who
have been occupying the house for
some months have moved to Central
avenue.
Miss Molly Burleigh Of Biddeford
has been the guest Of Miss Marie
Blackman at the summer home OF her
parents, Utowana Farms. Miss
Blackman and Miss Burleigh are
classmates at the University OF
Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cragg of Oak
Lawn have been entertaining Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert ID. Case OF Brookline,
Mass, for few days.
Miss Dorothy Gay and Miss Hazel
Gay have arrived from their home In
indianapolis to spend the remainder
of the season with their people on
Pleasant avenue.
Mrs. Agnes Winfield entertained the