Oakes, Grace u 1883-1944 REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES NARA,Cl. CCF 1933 Sox 797 Didney 10-4 NA.1. ARK Jenn Regiol tripp OCT 4 - 1941 10-11 Status? DIRECTOR Bar Harbor, Maine, September 30, 1941. The Director, National Park Service, Washington, D. C. Dear Director Drury: One of the many reasons which contribute to Dakes my gratitude for your permission to write you a personal letter Johnson spension. was that Mr. Albright had said he hoped I should meet you and tell you, as I told him, of my situation in regard to pension and other matters. (5.40 When Mr. Albright was here in the summer of Althright 1940, he asked Supt. Dorr to send for me one Sunday afternoon that visit he might talk with me. The following may seem irrelevant, but I would like to give you a bit of "background" with regard to myself. Mr. Albright always approved my publicity work for the Park, and said, some years ago, that be took an envelope of clippings abroad with him and re-read them on the boat going over. Mr. Rockefeller once wrote the editor of the local paper here that my articles on the Jordan Pond and Brown Mountain gate lodges, then just built, showed "sympathy with his work and understanding." Bishop Lawrence has always shown great friendliness toward me. Only last month he sent me a picture of himself taken with our new bishop, Rt. Rev. Oliver Loring, autographed for me, which I shall always Aube value highly. I worked with the late Dr. Robert Abbe when the Museum was built, in publicity matters and listing of specimens, and I have a Christmas card from him which reads: "To Grace Oakes, faithful friend of the Park and me, Robert Aobe." With regard to the present situation as it affects me, Director Mather prophesied it when he said, in regard to my not working in the Park office, but at Mr. Dorr's house, "You will not 'grow up with' and learn Park office routine, and the time will come when Mr. Dorr will no longer need you." I have always tried to do my best, but I do not feel that I am giving to the work now what I should. Mr. Hadley's aid, instruction and friendship have, through the years, been a great boon to me; and to me as to Hally Park and community his appointment as Assistant Superintendent was gratifying, as in course of events, his appointment to the Superin- tendency would be. To end with what should have been my beginning: I am fifty-eight, ten years away from present pension age, and should anything happen to Mr. Dorr I could not stand transfer not now at least. REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES -2- Brewer, near Bangor, is my native place, where father, mother and brother are buried-- and I have no one else. The disability pension, should I be able to get it, would not give me a living in addition to treatments to finish curing arthritis. And as for taking what money has accrued to me (pension fund) and being without work--that is a rather grave prospect. I had hoped that publicity might develop in the Park. In passing, I might say that if I ever wrote Recollections of Twenty Years in Acadia, I should put Mr. & Mrs. Demaray's stay at Storm Beach cottage, in 1922, if I recall correctly, as one of the happy reminiscenses. I can only offer sincere apology for writing at such length, Director Drury, and thank you again for the opportunity to write you. Sincerely yours, Grace Oakes William S. Silsby, Aurora, The Pastor stated that since The Southwest Boat Corporation O. Ellsworth), treasurer; ex- close of the School of Religio and Henry R. Hinckley & Company ive committee, L. Lee Abbott, first became active in war produc- Education, he had concerned hi Harbor; James P. Bunker, tion nearly a year before Pearl self with other regular and speci theast Harbor; Arthur W. Pat- Harbor when they started con- duties, calling in the parish, on, Castine; William S. Silsby, struction on a number of 30-foot ranging the summer schedule ora: Forrest B. Snow, Blue Mine Yawls for the U. S. Army. speakers, cooperating with and Fred A. Torrey, Ston- Since then, they have turned out State Conference by working on. its Executive Committee; assi Army-Navy "E" he group discussed the general ing in Boy Scout work by instru ook, and brought out some of (Continued on Page Eight) ing in special departments, m pertinent issues. It was de- CHHT 6/29/1944 keting war-salvage materials, a d to have another meeting in Grace May Oakes that he plans to maintain transp when all the nominated can- tation service for the 25 or tes will be expected to be pres- boys planning to go to Car and more fully prepare for the Died Last Monday Roosevelt. tember election. A. E. Carter reported that Committee of Ushers had ma Grace May Oakes died at her RP. H. G. HALL out its schedule for a year a home in Bar Harbor on June 26th that willing cooperation was re IS PROMOTED TO following a long period of failing dered by the large group of m RANK OF SERGT. health. She came to Bar Harbor in called upon for this work. July 1920, from her former home Alonzo Tuck stated that at he promotion of Herbert G. in Brewer to enter the employ of recent meeting of the Deaco of Bar Harbor from the grade the United States Government in plans were laid for handling corporal to that of sergeant has the office of Acadia National Park approaching communion servi ntly been announced by Head- in which employment she contin- for revising the church roll; rters of a Ninth Air Force ued until failing strength obliged recommendations were made vice Command Service Group her to relinquish her duties at the two honorary deacons be elect lewhere in England. end of December, 1943. Mrs. John Whitcomb stated ergeant Hall, son of Mr. and She was born in Brewer May 26, Congregational Church George Hall of Hulls Cove, 1883, the daughter of the late J. duated from Bar Harbor High Dudley and Abbie Atwood Oakes, (Continued on Page Eight) ool in 1921 and prior to enter- well known residents of the city, the service was employed as an where Mr. Oakes was engaged for omobile mechanic by G Arthur many years in shipbuilding. She Noted Speaker comb of Bar Harbor. was educated in the public schools 'he Ninth Air Force Service of Brewer and at the Beal Busi- To Lecture He amand acts as a gigantic, in- ness College in Bangor. Herb Hall Promoted An early interest in music led Harrison M. Lakin, former me Continued on Page Eight) her to proficiency in the piano and for several years she was engaged ber of the American Diploma DICK ELECTED in piano instruction. In 1913 she Service, will give a series of ACTING HEAD OF entered the employ of the Uni- tures on Mt. Desert for the versity of Maine in the office of the consecutive year, starting BANGOR SCHOOL Dean of the College of Agriculture 18th. Mr. Lakin will lecture Grace Oakes current, military and diploma lbert R. Rodick, son of Mr. (Continued on Page Eight) problems arising out of the Wo Mrs. Harry Rodick of Bar War, and they will take place or, has been elected acting SOUTHWEST HARBOR the residence of Mrs. Willi cipal of the Hannibal Hamlin MERCHANTS ADVERTISE Sterling. in Bangor for the coming Mr. Lakin spent nearly 20 ye He is graduate of Washing- A full page ad sponsored by in the American Diplomatic State Normal School and has the Southwest Harbor Chamber Consular Service. He has livi tire gathering will be marketed enemy occupied territory, 111 4011241 possibility OI putting 16 d on its way to help win the war. support of allied invasion troops. dition on the church for The Scouts make this appeal: It supplies bombs, guns, ammuni- needs. Emmeline B. Ke People are urged by the govern- tion, spare parts, tools, clothes and ported that the financial c ent to save paper. We have not skilled labor. It also maintains of the church was satis e facilities for packing wrap- equipment at the highest peak of Mrs. John Conti stated ng paper and the small loose operational efficiency and repairs Union School of Week- uff that accumulates in a home. all battle damage for America's ligious Education, of whi Be this for kindling, but save the component of the Allied Ex- one of the Congregationa wspapers and magazines. You peditionary Air Force. sentatives, had had a fi n assist greatly if you will tie with a registration of at e' magazines into convenient GRACE OAKES and had closed the year zed bundles. In this way, they go (Continued from Page 1) substantial balance in th rectly to the mills without being ury. Harry Copp reported -sorted, all of which requires where she served in a secretarial Flower Committee had capacity until the end of the year obtaining and arranging 1914. She then took employment Lil' Abner for the sanctuary for th in the office of the Bangor Com- summer. Mrs. J H. Ne By mercial as stenographer and typ- Al ported for the Benevolen Capp ist with which she soon combined mittee that the usual a the duties of general reporter. tions and goals had been SOUTTA MAH WAY! For eight months during World and that in addition to War I, in 1918, she was employed come from the envelope AH GOTTA GET ME in the office of the editor of the supper and other specia SOME WAR Boston Herald, Robert L. O'Brien, would be required. It W BONDS!! from whence she returned to again ially urged that the memb take up duty with the Bangor Com- the church who do not mercial where she remained until donate to this phase of th she came to Bar Harbor in 1920 work be urged to do so th to become a member of the staff of envelope system. the Superintendent of Acadia Na- After a review of the tional Park. specific recommendation Her 24 years in Bar Harbor and voted by the council in the Park were fruitful years. She phases of the work this se brought to her work a wide knowl- sirable, and activities will edge of people and affairs which ward looking toward a f she had gained in newspaper work view of the work in late and which gave her exceptional fit- ber when the Council wil ness for the duties of secretary to George B. Dorr, park superin- ARMY-NAVY "B tendent. News items and articles (Continued from Pa which she prepared on subjects re- lating to the park and its activity several hundred warcraf in the early days of its develop- ous types including 46 ment did much to bring it to public boats, 44-ft. Sailing Yav Picket Boats, 86-ft. Resc COMES FROM BOTH KITCHEN AND FARM 30-ft. Mine Yawls, 26 Yawls, 30-ft. Rescue Bo: Drill Boats, 24-ft. Navy Boats, 20-ft. Cargo Be notice. the-years her services increased and with regret that her associates be S gan to realise that her health failing and that soon her labor would be terminated. on Buses For many years she made her home in Bar Harbor with Miss Urges Ardra E. Tarbell, a co-worker with her on the park, staff. The only on surviving relatives are cousins: John L. Bixby of Arlington, Mass. It. Desert Col. Haroldj0. Bixby, USA; Mrs. William Oakes of Woburn, Mass. Edward Atwood of Northeast Har bor and Mary L Doane of Brewer. us Service Prayers were said at the resi- dence in Bar Harbor on Wednes day afternoon, followed by serv- ices in St. Savior's Episcopal Church. Burial was at the family Must lot in Brewer. Bearers were Paul D. Simpson, Jesse Atwood, Carroll C. Brown, Lealie I. Hamor, Fran- d cis Grindle and David A. Peterson. ed Support CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (Continued from Page 1) the Advisory Committee on Young luced Prices People's work was considering plans for assisting in the work of the Pilgrim Fellowship meetings in this