Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-06
SQUIRREL ISLAND

esting Patriotic Exercises
Held Thursday Morning
Large Crowd in Attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Darling and chill
dren of Gardiner have opened their COT
tage on the south shore.
Mayor Swift of Augusta was with
Jolly house party Of Augusta people
over the Fourth at the Frank l.. Far
rington cottage.
Attorney William Fisher and family
of Augusta are enjoying their vacation
at their cottage on Spring Cove.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Philbrick OF
Waterville have opened their cottage on
the south shore and have for their guest
Mrs. Philbrck's mother. Mrs. S. *.
Smith, also of Waterville.
Mrs. Frank A Owen and son, David
Owen of Orono, are occupying their
cottage for the month of July.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward &. Hendee are
enjoying their vacation at the Hendee
cottage and have for their guests Mr..
Hen6ees mother, Mrs. Hendee and al
so Mrs. Hendee's mother, Mrs. Whit
man, all of Augusta
Mrs. Hayes and three daughters. Miss
Mildred, Miss Florence and Miss Ruth
Hayes, formerly of Auburn. are occu-
plying the Star cottage for the summer.
Miss Mildred Hayes has held an impor-
tant position in hospital in Porto Rico
for the past two years.
Mrs. Henry r. Butterheld and daugh-
ter. Miss Helen Buttertieid of Water
vile. have opened the Butterfield cot
tage.
Hon. and Mrs. Walter Emerson of
Portland have opened the Emerson cot
tage for the season.
Miss Perkins, formerly of Auburn, is
occupying her cottage on Park Row
and has for her guest a niece, Mrs.
Hutchins of Maiden Mass.
Mrs. +. A. Pierce of Portland has
opened her cottage on the south shore
and has for her guests Mrs. s. Reed
and Mrs. Reed s three daughters, the
Misses Reed and also Mrs. Reed s
brother, George Crumber, all of. New
York City.
The organization at this summer COL
ony is now completed. Arthur Barter
of Boothhay Harbor is the new superin-
tendent The island grocery is in
charge of Frederick Dodge with the
same efficient clerks as last year. Ray
| Grant of Lewiston is agent at the
wharf. Capt. keene Barter of Booth
| bay Harbor is again serving as post
master. The Squirrel Inn is opening
under the mana gement Of K H. Rich
ards Of Boothbay Harbor Mr. and Mrs
Ray Grant are TO have the management
of the Spa this season. Miss Helen
Buttertield is again serving as Librarian
at the Squirrel Island library.
| There are large number of people al
! this resort for the first week Of July,
many having arrived this week.
! Mrs. Charles Pettengir and children
Of Augusta have opened their Gotta &c
on the west shore and have for their
guest Mrs. George Brickett, also of All.
gusta.
/ Attorney F. ]. c. Little and family OF
! Augusta are among the late arrivals
at this resort
! Several Of the Maine newspapers have
published report that DR.. Walter Hen
dee, formerly of Augusta. was oversee
and was severely "gassed" This is an
error. DIR. Hendee has not been over.
I seas. Dr. Hendee holds commission
as assistant surgeon in the Medical
\ Reserves and has been for four month,
at Fort Oglethrope, Ga, and is now sta
toned at Marshalltown, Iowa
! Arthur G. Staples of Lewiston passed
\ the Fourth at this resort.
! Very Impressive and interesting ma
| trlotlc exercises were held here Thurs.
day morning in the open space between
the postoffice and the Spa, large
crowd of the islanders being present
augmented by a considerable body of
men OF the Naval Reserves Order OF
exercises: Children marching from the
CASINO singing Tramp, Tramp, Tramu
the BOYS are Marchng', PRAYER. Rev
Lawrence Phelps. d. D.; roll of honor
4 read and remarks by Hon. Wal,s,
Emerson; Star Spangled Banner M;sc
Elsie Reed; flag raising and bueie call
men Of Naval Reserves; salute and
piedging allegiance to flag. children
hattie hymn of the Republic. Miles
hraceWel; Grafton. Edward Stanvood
hrookhne, Mass; over There" chill
dren; That Grand Old Gentleman "
Miles Bracewell; America" all sine-
! ing DR.. Charles Francis Meserve ri
raleigh, y. G., presided