Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1916-08-31
Peaks Island

The entertainment given for the
benefit of the island church on Tues
day evening at Association hall was
great success and the hall was
packed with an appreciative audience,
every number being enthusiastically
received and encored. Mrs. E. H.
Swain, the reader, was called and re-
called, as was Miss. Cook and Miss
Rothschild, the vocalists. Miss Woer-
ner, professional pianist of Philadel-
ph1a and Mr.. Jones, the tenor, also
came in for their share of the honors
and Mrs. George burlington of Pleas
ant avenue, did splendid work as ac-
companlst. The program was as fol-
lows: Piano solo, Miss Woerner; The
Rosary, Miss Rothschild; reading, The
Kings Pardon, Mrs. Swain; vocal So
10, Daddy's Sweetheart; The Shadow
March, Miss M. B. Cook; vocal solo,
Willard Jones; piano solo, Miss sWoer-
ner; vocal solo, The Dawning and In
the Woods, Miss Rothschild; reading,
Selected, Mrs. Swain; vocal solo, Mrs.
Jones; vocalist, The Chrysanthemum,
The Wind, Miss Cook; reading, Lula
by, Mrs. Swain; vocalist, The Slum
Der Song, Miss Cook.
On Wednesday evening another par
ty was held at the Peaks Island
House for the benefit of the island
church, an annual event which is al
ways a success and much enjoyed.
Sergeant Edwin S. Westlake of
Fort Mckinley, with Mrs. Westlake
and their son, Sherwood, and Miss
Ruth Westlake of New York have
been recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Varney at their home at
Trefethen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Calderwood
of Biddeford, have taken an apart
ment in the Brentwood at Evergreen
for few weeks outing. '@'''s".
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Friend and
children, Walter and Aloha, who
formerly resided in and owned the
Mannix cottage, formerly the Three
Friends" are making an extended stay
at Peaks, and are accompanied by
Mrs. Singer, who spent last season
at Trefethen. $3.50" iIc
Mr.. and Mrs. Hezelton of Wilton,
N. H., have taken the Everett Skill
ings cottage on the back shore of
TTefethen for a few, weeks outing.
Mrs. John Spofford and her daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine of HaverhiIl, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Jones
at their home on Skillings avenue.
The family was one season in, the
Waldron cottage and has many
friends who are extending cordial
greetings, 49,.
Mrs. John Cakes Burke, Mrs. U. T.
Bradford, Mrs. Edith Lefavor Blake,
Mrs. Alice Sylvia, and Mrs George
Lefavor received the members of the
Improvement Association on Tuesday
afternoon, serving tea at half after four
Nasturtiums attractively arranged
formed the floral decorations. Miss
Ethel Written added to the pleas
ure of the afternoon with two piano
solos which were much enjoyed. Mrs.
Burke and Mrs. Bradford poured and
the young ladies assisting were Miss
Margaret skillings, Miss Mary Keefe,
Miss Ethel Whittier, and Mrs. Blake.
Merrill in arranging the Red Cross
work, and other members present
were, Mrs. H. J. Carrick, Mrs.
Charles .Legrow, Mrs. George Maggi,
Mrs. Keefe, Mrs. James Broe, Mrs.
w. H. Haskell, Mrs. Emily T. Howe,
Mrs. George Bliss, Mrs. Herman Dyer,
Mrs. H. G. Libby, Mrs. George Water
house and Mrs. F. W. Calderwood.
The Cooper cottage on Island ave-
nue. has been rented to Mr.. and Mrs.
P. l.. Symonds and children from
Winthrop, Mass.
Mrs. Seyons and her son from
Schenectady, N. Y, are at the Eng
lund home on Island avenue for
several weeks stay. On Monday Mrs
George A. Shemdal and party arrived
from Boston for few weeks outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cobb and fam
lily of Woodfords are occupying the
S. II. Cobb cottage on Sargent road
for the remainder of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Parsons OF
Stanford street, South Portland, Mrs /.
Robert Bailey, Miss Hazel Bailey and
Montville Bailey of West Falmouth,
have taken the Palmer camp, where
they will enjoy weeks outing.
Miss Frances Johnson of Yonkers,
N. Y, Mr.. Tom Healey and wife and
Miss Maloney of Boston, and Miss
Helen Plummer Of Boise City, Idaho,
have been recent guests of Miss Min
ME Noyes at her summer home.
Miss Alberta Graves of Island ave-.
nue. has gone to Lake Cobosseecon-
tee for few weeks outing where she
will be the guest of her relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Farr.
Miss NJ. Il. Brookins OF Wiscasset
and q former teacher in, the Chicago
public schools, was recent guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Legrow.
Miss Alice Guelnicky of New York
city and Miss N. Schoonmaker of
Long Island, New York, are at the
island for their first visit, occupying
Miss Alice Jones, cottage on Prince
avenue for a few weeks. They are
selecting cottage for next season,
SO pleased are they with the Island
as summer resort.
?. Mice Fila Marshall of Lowell Mass,