Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-11-03

Miss j. A. Thompson left to-day on
business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Ada Emery of Brunswick is
the guest of Mrs. A. P. Wiswell.
The Thursday club will meet this
week with Mrs. Henry NJ. Hall.
The Methodist society will serve
supper in its vestry Nov. II.
Julius Young spent the weekend
with his sister, Mrs. Ralph w. Car
ter, at East Bluehill.
Mrs. Mary F. DeMeyer of East
brook is visiting her brother, H. w.
Dunn, of this city.
Mrs. Isaac Jordan has gone to
birmingham, Mass. to spend the
winter with her son.
The new Dirigo picture theatre
will be ready for formal opening
about December /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. Wiggin
are receiving congratulations on the
birth, last Saturday, of son.
Lieut.. Frank NJ. Smith. U. S. N.
has Joined his family, now living
here, on furlough of two weeks.
The Womans Alliance of the Uni
tartan church will have a cooked
food sale Tuesday afternoon, Nov
23.
Congratulations are extended
Lieut.. and Mrs. Edmund E. Brady,
jr., on the birth of son, born last
Sunday at Bangor.
Wivurna encampment, l. o. o. F.,
will work the patriarchal degree on
three candidates next Monday eve
ming, Noy, s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpheus Fl. Lyon of
Orono, who have been the guests of
Mrs. Walter Cushman, returned
Monday.
Mrs. Janes Perry and son Arthur,
with friend, Miss Nell, of Hoboken,
n. j., were the weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs, A. w. Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Smith of
Springfield, Mass, are receiving con-
gratulations from Ellsworth friends
on the birth on October 81 of SON
William E. Whiting has presented
his resignation as a member of the
Ellsworth school board. 1t will be
acted upon at the meeting of the city
government this evening.
Mrs. W. A. Strout of Lawrence,
Mass, is visiting her sister-in-law,
Mrs. NJ. S. Frost, on Central street
Mrs. Strout has also visited in Bar
Harbor and Northeast Harbor.
Mrs. Erastus Moore, who is en-
ployed at the Ellsworth hardwood
factory, fell Saturday morning,
while going up the steps to the fac
tory, sustaining a fracture of one ell
bow
The children of the Unitarian par
ish had merry evening at the vestry
last Friday, in a Halloween party.
Many parents were also present to
enjoy watching and helping the chill
dren in their games. Refreshments
were served.
At the meeting of the woman's
club yesterday afternoon, at the
home of Mrs. L. J. Collins, Mrs.
Percy Hill of Northeast Harbor gave
an interesting talk on Lafayette
national park, illustrating the same
by official photographs of park
scenes. The musical program con-
sisted of vocal solos by Mrs. Ralph
Wescott, Mrs. Howard Walker and
Miss Erva Giles.
DR.. B. NJ. Platt and his wife, Dr.
Mary Burnham Platt, with sons,
Howard and Robert Platt, are visit
ing Mrs. Platt's sister, Mrs. Kate
Doyle. DR.. and Mrs. Platt are now
located at Bagnio, Philippine Islands,
on the staff of an industrial and man
ual training school for Igorote chill
dren, established by the American
Episcopal board in 1906 They are
also doing medical missionary work
among the Igorotes. DR.. and Mrs.
Platt are here on a six-months' leave,
and will return to Manila in March
or April. They came to this country
to place in Northfield seminary a
daughter, Muriel. aged sixteen, and
in the Mt Hermon School for Boys,
a son, Arthur, aged thirteen. DR..
and Mrs. Platt are graduates of these
schools. This is Mrs. Platt's first
visit to her Ellsworth home since
1915. She was married to DR..
Platt in 1916.