Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-08-03
Peaks Island

summer travel has increased RAP
IDLY the past week and the hotels are
iast hil1ng up, new arrivals every
| day and the bookings are far ahead
Of last season.
The Trefethen homestead on
Pleasant avenue has a full house.
and the late arrivals are Miss Adele
L. Steinseek of Oyster Bay, N. Y:
Edwin 4 Dillsosway, Brooklyn. n.
Y; G. H. Griffiths and George Crit
Gths' Of Montreal.
The Knic!ierbocker has it's full
quota OF guests and among the dis
tlnguished ones are Mr.. and Mrs.
VIA. Rich, VIM. Rich, Jr., OF Newton.
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Rich of Middletown, Conn, who have
been cruising along the Maine coast
In their steam yacht, Polly, en- route
to their beautiful summer home at
Mtgansett On the Massachusetts
coast
Miss Eta May Bates, who has
been Coming to the Knickerbocker
for the past dozen years, is sister
OF Mrs. Rich and the family are gen
orally here for short stay each
season.
On Tuesday evening a large audi
ence was present at Association hal
to greet Lieut.. Sullivan of St. Ste
phens, N. B., who has recently re-
turned from the firing lines in
France, where he has seen a years
service with the British Medical
Corps as first lieutenant. Lieut.. Sui
livan gave an illustrated lecture for
the benefit of the Red Cross, giving
his audience very clear concep-
ton of what the war means to the
people across the water, showing the
humorous as well as the pathetic
side. A large number of slides show
ing the destruction of the cities and
the manner of firing the guns and
building of trenches were also of
great interest.
Mrs. John Casey and daughters ar
rived from their home in Brookline,
Mass, to spend the remainder of the
season at the Denton cottage at City
Point.
The Tuesday afternoon tea of the
Improvement Association was held
as usual, the hostesses being Mrs
5. II. Jenkyns, Mrs. J. H. Skolfield
and Mrs. j. II. Anderson. Red Cross
work occupied the time, being in
charge of Miss Helen Robinson.
Capt. and Mrs. Alvah Strout have
as their guests for two weeks Mr.
! and Mrs. Eugene Shepard of Med
| ford, Mass, who arrived on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Porter are en-
| terta:ning at their summer home on
the Trefethen shore, their younges.
daughter, Miss Sarah Porter, arriv-
| ing from New York this week, where
| she has been taking course in a
summer school. Miss Porter is a
graduate of DR.. Sargent's school in
| Boston and for the past two years
has held a responsible position in
Kansas City, which she resigned this
| spring to take position in New
York State. Mr.. and Mrs. John Hen
| ming and young son, John Porter.
| have also been recent guests at the
! Porter cottage, having motored from
| their hC:ne iE Waterville.
Mrs. E. ]. Bailey with her sister,
Miss Ceville, of Coeymans, N. Y,
who are spending the summer at
| the Sea Shell cottage, are entertain
| ing Miss J. E. Holbrook from their
| home city, for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Lumber Of De-
troit, Mich, are guests for a few
| weeks of Mrs. J. J. Casey, VINO with
her daughters, is spending the sum
mer at the Denton cottage on City
Point road. Mr.. Casey arrives Sat
urday from his home in BroOkline
| for a few weeks with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Menish
with their daughters Esther and
Gertrude. and son Herbert, of the
East End, Portland, are staying at
the w. l.. Blake cottage on Pleasant
| Hill for q two weeks outing.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Blake with
the Henry Merrills and Miss Ruth
| Merrill, left Saturday or their an
nual auto trip and will be away for
| about two weeks
! Mr.. and Mrs. Boegshold (Jessie
| McAuslan) and Miss Elsie McAus-
| Ian, are expected from their home in
| Holyoke, Mass, in a short time to