Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-08-10
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Peaks Island
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This has been the biggest and bus
lest week Of the season on the
island, large crowds attending the
dancing pavilion from the city and
other islands; the skating rink,
theatre, and summer emporiums all
getting their share; and the Green
wood Garden has been the centre for
many picnics during the week.
On Wednesday, the members of
the State Relief Corps, G. A R., en-
Joyed picnic at the Garden, going
down on the 2.15 boat from the city,
spending the afternoon, and having
box supper at six o'clock Those
present were the president, Mrs.
Mabel Hieber, Mrs. Amelia Soule,
Mrs. Eta Herrick. Mrs. Sarah Her
rick, Mrs. Margaret Kimball, Mrs.
Margaret Johnson, Mrs. Jennie Jose,
Mrs. Nellie Graham, Mrs. Florence
Soule, Mrs. Carrie Stover Mrs.
Eliza Smith, Mrs. Annie Balser, Mrs.
Cassie Herrick, Mrs. Ruth Foster,
Mrs. Georgia Townsend, and Miss
Elizabeth Vaughan.
A very pretty affair of Tuesday
evening was held at the Sylvia cot
tage, the summer home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Rolf, when their daugh-
cheon to party of her girl friends
to announce the engagement of Miss
Hazel Traves to Merton Tower
Dainty butterflies decorated the
table and the place cards and nap
kinS were carried out in the same
effects, a small card with the young
peoples names being concealed in
the napkins, the news coming as a
pleasant surprise to Miss Traves'
friends. Lunch was served at seven
and the table was daintily appoint
ed with roses and ferns and snap
dragons forming the floral decora-
tons. The party included, beside
the hostess and guest of honor, the
Misses Irene Bracket, Gertrude
Foster, Pearl Havener, Martha
Thompson, Ida Christensen and
Helen Christensen.
Mrs. William /. Hartley of Allan
tic, Mass, is making her annual Wis
it with her mother, Mrs. w. C. Dur
gin, at her summer home.
Miss Alice Berg of Boston, has ar
rived to be the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Hollins, for few weeks at her
summer home at Evergreen Landing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gustin (Ruth
HaskelD motored from their home
in Boston to spend few days with
Mrs. Gustin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Haskell, who are spending the
summer at their cottage on .islanad
avenue.
Charles T. Weston, professor of
mechanics at the University of
Maine, is spending a few days at
Utowana Farm, the guest of Charles
Leon Blackman, a u. of NJ. graduate
this year.
Mr.. George A. Robertson and fam
lily of South Bend, Indiana, are
spending August at the Cutter cot
tage on Meriden street. Mr.. Rob-
ertson and his brother are owners
of the largest department store in
South Bend.
Mrs. William H. Simon, Mrs.
James Berry, Mrs. E. r. Merrill and
Mrs. Charles Sumner Carleton, were
the hostesses who served at the
most largely attended tea of the
summer, which was a charming af-
ta1r in every way. Festoons of green
were arranged about the hall and
banked the piano with clusters of
PINK roses, and asparagus greens
adjoining the tables, and the same
arrangements were carried out on
the daintily appointed serving table
Miss Elizabeth Frellick was in
charge of the Red Cross work. and
the Misses Charlotte Simon. Hazel
Tapley, Ethel Whittier, Ruth Whit
Ter, Ruth Ferguson, Helen Robinson,
caroline Turner, Amelia McAuslan,
margaret Cooper, Miss Woener. and
Miss Wood served. During the after
noon, Miss Woerner OF Philadelphia.
and pianist of note, gave a piano
solo and later accompanied Mrs.
Simon.
Mrs. A. b. Merrill and her daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
woodbury., and little daughter Mar
Jorfe, who have recently come from
their home In Seattle, are staying at
the Eagle cottage. Mrs. Merrill and
her late husband were for years
summer residents at Evergreen.
where they owned number of cot,
tages, and the family is being warm
ly welcomed by their old friends and
neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Black
man have been entertaining at their
summer home at Utowana Farms
Miss Geneva Brooks, Miss isabel
Brooks of Falmouth, Virginia. and
MT. James Fisher OF Washington. ID
G. The party made the entire trim
by auto from their home in Virginia
to Washington, where Mr.. Fisher
joined them, and found splendid
roads, and were favored with f,ne
weather. They have been shown
much social attention during their
stay, with picnic on the rocks, one
day, which was great treat for
Southern people, and other dinner
parties. This is the farthest north