Mount Desert Mountains Controversy: Primary Sources UNITED STATES UNITED STATES BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES BAN VINNE In reply please use this address: U. S. Geological Survey ON GEOGRAPHIC 523 National Center Reston, Virginia 20192-0523 February 6, 2003 series II U.S.B.G.N. Dr. Ronald H. Epp, Director Nete: See repository, file Harry and Gertrude Shapiro Library for an extensive Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road account of mountain Manchester, New Hampshire 03106-1045 -naming beginning Dear Dr. Epp: Sept. 15,1918. As requested, we are pleased to provide you with a photocopy of the information contained in the files of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) regarding the naming in 1945 of Dorr Mountain in Hancock County, Maine. The BGN is responsible by law for standardizing geographic names for use by the Federal Government, and its members must approve a new name before it can be applied to Federal maps and products. The request to name the summit Dorr Mountain was submitted to the BGN by the National Park Service, in order to honor the late Park Superintendent George B. Dorr, who as you know, had passed away in August 1944 at the age of 91. The summit in question had been named previously Flying Squadron Mountain, a name that coincidentally was submitted to the BGN by George Dorr, "Custodian of [the] Monument" in 1918. Prior to the BGN's approval of the latter name in 1918, the summit was known locally and officially as Dry Mountain. We have enclosed for your review a photocopied portion of each of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps on which the aforementioned names are shown. We have also included a listing from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), the nation's official geographic names repository (available and searchable online at http://geonames.usgs.gov), of the entries for each of the geographic features in Maine that are named "Dorr". One can presume that the features in Hancock County were named in association with Dorr Mountain, but unfortunately, we have no information regarding the naming of the other features elsewhere in the State. Presumably, each name was found to be in local use at the time the appropriate USGS topographic map was compiled. According to Rutherford's Dictionary of Maine Place Names (1970), Dorr Point, in Hancock County and just east of Dorr Mountain, was also named for George Dorr, although in this case, it appears the BGN was not involved in the naming of the feature; rather, we can only presume once again that the name was found to be in local use sometime prior to the compilation of the 1942 USGS map, which is the first map on which the name appears (see enclosed photocopy). -2- With regard to Superintendent Dorr's involvement in the naming of other geographic features in Acadia National Park, it appears he was very active in this regard, particularly during the early years of his administration. Unfortunately, it is not possible to conduct a search of the BGN files according to the name of the proponent, but by analyzing a list of the names that were made official by a decision of BGN between 1910 and 1945, we have located some material, primarily BGN workcards. Any additional correspondence related to these decisions is no longer extant in our files, but may be available at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland, where much of the earliest BGN records are maintained. We have located and provided for your review a considerable amount of correspondence between Mr. Dorr and the BGN that we believe you may find to be of interest. Some of the letters address the general issue of naming in the Park, yet most seem to relate to specific toponymic issues. Because of the volume of material, we regret that we cannot conduct any analysis of the contents; that is, we cannot comment on which of the names discussed in the various memoranda have since become official for Federal use, nor which are now variants of other names (to search for variant names in GNIS, click Yes against the Query Variant Name box). Of course, if you have questions regarding one or more of the names cited, we shall make every effort to provide assistance. We hope the enclosed information will prove helpful to you in your research, and we appreciate your interest in the BGN and the geographic names of Maine. If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us, by mail at the address above; by telephone at (703) 648-4544; or by e-mail at . Sincerely yours, Roger V. Payne Executive Secretary U.S. Board on Geographic Names Enclosures September 16, 1917. Memorandum for Mr. Albright: Henry Lane Eno writes that it is proposed to change the names of the following mountains in the Sieur De Monte National Mountain: "Green Mountain 'Cadillac Mountain; 1 Brown Mountain 'Elict Mountain'; in honor of President Flict; Dog Mountain, Saint Sauveur in memory of the Jesuite settle- ment at its base; Robinson Mcuntain, 'Acadia Mountain; 1 and the east peak of the Western Mountains, 'Lane Peak' * * Dry Mountain should, I think, be called 'Dorr Mountain ". The Secretary has approved this. The Secretary has also written Mr. Eno, whose address is Bar Harbor, Maine, that we are forwarding him a dozen rangers' badges, and if he will give us the names of game-wardens whom he wants appointed we will ap⑉ point them at a nominal compensation. Please see that the rangers' badges are sent and that the ap- pointments are made when we get the nares and where necessary action be taken regarding the changing of the names of the mountains, and advers Cotter. Schaeffer Talked with Ceatier 9-22-14 ab TANOLLYN CHILD Crownell Cambridge, Macc., 19 February 1917. Dear Mr. Crotwell: In connection with your Bearch for a new name for Robinson Countain, I Din studying & new set of names for all the mountains, or at least the principal ones. There are two names of persons, who have held important grants on the Island, which I think should be commemo- rsted - the names of Eingham, whose heirs have given title to a large area in the essern half of the Island, of and Covernor Bernard of Massachusetts, who had a large grant on the western side of the Island. The name of the Jesuit Du Thet, who was killed near the foot of Fly- ing Kountain, might, I think, be appropriately commeno- is rated : by giving it to that mountain. Another French name which ought to be attached to one of the mountains, preferably Green, is Champlain. Two Indian names might be given to hills on Mount Desert - Algonquin, the none of the Indian tribe which stretched from Hudson Bay to Virginia on the Atlantic Coast, and the name Penob- Boot. The only family name borne by people now on the Is- land, which seems to me worthy of commemoration, is the name Somes. That family had sought for a good place to settle on the Island before the Battle of Quebec; but did from Gloucester not movo/to the head of Somes Sound till after that battle had decided that Mount Desert was to be English and not French. They made a real settlement at the head of the DAVE H. MORRIS BARHARBOR MAINE ugust 25, 1917. Hon. Franklin F. Lane C/o Mr. Henry I. Eno. Bar Harbor. My dear Mr. Secretary: In compliance with your request, I talked with OUE or Abbe two people about renaming a mountain for ..I. Dorr. Dr. Abbe strongly recommends that the name of "Dry" be changed to Dorr Mountain, for the following reasons: 1. On this Mountain are the memorial paths made by in. Dorr to his various friends. 2. At the foot are the wild gardens of Acadia one of Mr. Dorr's creations. 3. The Tarn, another of Mr. Dorr's creations. 4. The Spring, one of the most beautiful spots on the Island, also created by Mr. Dorr. I trust this is the information which you require. May I add what a great pleasure it was to meet you and how your speech at the Fot and Kettle luncheon has put new heart into us all. Very sincerely yours, is NARA,CP 6679 CCF todar. Use Kitt F.L.C in F-= at in't EHI LA Bar Harbor, Me., , Sept. 13, 1917. Hon. Franklin K. Lane, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Lane: Mr. a Dorr has under consideration the re-naming of some of the mountains in the Park, and the mountains in the Reservation which are to be incorporated in the park later. He proposes to call Green Mountain "Cadillac Mountain; If Brown Mountain "Eliot Mountain" ; in honor of President Eliot; Dog Mountain, "Scint Sauveur" in memory of the Jesuite settlement at its bise; Rebin- son Mountain, "Acadia Mountain;" and the east peak of the Western Mountains, "Lane Peak" in hencr of the distinguished Secretary to whose interest the park is so much indebted for its creation. Dry Mountain should, I think, be called "Dorr Mountain" in accordance with the conversation we had about this matter when you were here; and this is the reason why I am writing about this subject, in case Mr. Dorr himself should bring it to your attention. I am glad to be able to report to you that I have raised E. sufficient sum to take care of game-wardens who can patrol the park area until next year, when the Government should be able to take charge. In conversation you informed me that it was in order for me to appoint these game-wardens without further authority. I should appreciate it very much, nevertheless, if you would write me a line to that effect, SC that no question TONOLLYN 3HL IA might arise about it. I should like, also, to have a dozen ranger's badges. You may remember that you asked me to remind you of this. In regard to the tentative conversation which we had about Mr. Ernesto Fabbri, I believe that, if you could persuade him to accept the post of Director of the National Park Service, you would obtain a man of unusual intelligence and capacity -- a man capable of hard work and disinterested service who would be in- valuable in that position. He is besides, of course, entirely without any political axe to grind. I do not know whether he would consider such a position, , but I should certainly do my best to influence him if it were offered. It has given us all great pleasure that you and Mrs. Lane should have enjoyed your visit so much, and we trust that you will plan to spend a much longer time with us next year. Very sincerely, A MEMORANDUM RELATIVE RENAMING CERTAIN PEAKS IN SIEUR DE MONTS NATIONAL MONUMENT. C. 1917 Recommendationa of Mr. Henry Lane Eno: Present Name Suggested Name Green Mountain Cadillac Mountain Browns Mountain Eliot Mountain Dog Mountain Saint Sauveur Robinson Mountain Acadia Mountain The East Peak of the Western Ltn. Lane Peak Dry Mountain Dorr Mountain Recommendations of Mr. George B. Dorr: Presont Name Suggested Name Green Mountain Cadillac Mountain Newport Mountain Champlain Mountain Dog Mountain Bernard Mountain Robinson Mountain Acadia Mountain Beech Mountain Lane Mountain East Peak of the Western Mtn. Mather Peak West Peak of the Western Mtn. Western Mountain Names at variance. Note: If Browne Mountain is changed to Eliot Mountain, would Little Browns Mountain be shortened to Browns Mountain! NARA, a R679, CCF, Audia A 11 / NIY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON September 22, 1917. Dear Mr. Braid: I have the honor to recommend, for the early consideration of the United States Geographic Board, the renaming of certain moun- tains in the Sieur de Monts National Monument, Maine. The following is a list of these mountains and the names which it is proposed to give to them: Present name: Suggested name: Green Mountain Cadillac Mountain; BrownsMountain Eliot Mountain (In honor of President Emeritus Eliot of Harvard University) Dog Mountain Saint Sauveur In memory of the Jesuit settlement at its base); Robinson Mountain Acadia Mountain; The east peak of the Western Mountains Lane Peak; Dry Mountain Dorr Mountain. The renaming of these peaks has Secretary Lane's endorsement. I may state that the selection of the new names for submis- sion to your body was the result of a careful consideration of the nomenclature of the natural features of the monument by gentlemen who not only are intimately acquainted with the region but who have largely assisted in acquiring this reservation for park purposes. I shall be glad to appear before you and your colleagues in support of my recommendation should you desire my presence when this matter is under consideration. Cordially yours, Acting Director. Hon. Andrew Braid, Chairman, United States Geographic Board, Washington, D. C. ROHAL joyan DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PARK RECEIVED NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DEC 14 1917 WASHINGTON OF THE DIRECTOR Bar Harbor, Me., Dec. 10, 1917. Stephen T. Mather, Esq. Director National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Mather: I was glad to be told by your letter with regard to re- naming the mountains that you are quite recovered. I look back with pleasure on your brief visit here but wish it had been longer and you able to explore the mountains and the park-land with me. Skirting round them as we did, one really gets no idea of the mountain views and climbs or their remarkable variety and interest of outlook and detail. This individuality is going to extend its interest to their naming, in the future, and my thought has been to emphasize by means of it the historical interest of the park and island, not only in the broader but the more intimate sense. Champlain, Cadillac, Bernard, Mansell all have old historic interest as names of men; Mount Desert, Acadia and St. Sauveur as names of places; Secretary Lane's name will stand for the creation of the national park. That President Eliot's name and mine should be associated with his in this may be perhaps not inappropriate. My own I had no idea of including but President Eliot's would certainly be worth while in the sense of adding to the Island's 2. 2. e DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON interest for those who hereafter. (My idea has been to come have names that would serve ES it were for paragraphs or chapters in the Island's story as it will be printed ultimately for the park's visitors in the Sieur de Monts series ) My own has no such interest but it would have the interest of standing for the early summer resident occupation of the Island and the creation of the park, linked with these other two. I understand from Mr. Enc that the thought of including it came from Secretary Lane while he was here and that he talked with him about it and felt that it should be. I cannot decline SO gracious a gift of recognition; will you not kindly convey to him at some appropriate moment my thanks for the kind thought and act? As the creator, in association with Secretary Lane, of national Park Service conditions which made the estiblishment of the park possible, I should have liked to have your name elso associated in such fashion with it and the Island; but I recognize your point of view and will not urge it. With regard to the names themselves, Mr. Enc and I have no separate thought in the matter -- save in regard to may own name, suggested for Dry Mountain. The list -- my name again Hpart -- that I and he and a number of the leading summer recidents and citizens of the Island to whom in turn I have submitted it would like to see adopted stands as follows: Champlain Mountain for Newport Mountain; Cadillac Mountain for Green Mountain; Eliot Mountain -- ultimately, Then we have acquired it -- for Brown Mountain; Acadia Mountain for Robinson Mountain; St. Sauveur Mountain for Dog Mountain; Lane Mountain for ANOLLAN EHI. A and 3. 3. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON Beech Mountain; Mansell Peak for Western Mountain, eastern pook; Bernard Mountain for Western Mountain, western peck. Bernard, governor of the Province of Massachusetts shortly before the Revolution, became owner of Mt. Desert Island through the gift of the Province, which the Crown confirmed, and the land titles of its western half go back to his son. Cadillac mus the yet earlier French owner of the Island by & similar royal grant which is still on record at Quebec, and the land titles of the eastern half of the Island go back to him similarly, through his grand-daughter, Madame de Gregoire, who came over with her husband and settled it Hull's Cove and died there. Sir Robert Mansell, vice-Admiral of the English fleet in the early 17th century, was one of the New England Council, and the English named Mount Desert Island for him, Mount Mansell, which name it bears in English narratives and voyages of that time, though in the end the French name prevailed. The township in which the proposed Mansell Peak' lies was first named after him, 'Mansell', , lut the name was changed later to Trevent and I have been anxious to include it for historic interest. Acadia Icon- tain the donors, I find, who give it with a momorial intent, would profer to any other name; and I think myself it is the best. Incontain St. Sauveur, which lies alongside of it on Somes Sound and looks down on the site of the early Jesuit settlement, is named in memory of that settlement, whose historic interest is great because of its early date, 1613, and the century-long warfare which followed upon its destruction. The alternative name to this in my mind, given in my earlier letter, was Bernard Mountain A 4 4. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON which also would have been appropriate but I was then planning on giving Mansell's name to the westernmost of the mountains and yours to Mansell Peak; as I have rearranged it, they are all included in the mountain group. The other mountains of the Island are Jordan and Sargent, named after early settlers; Pemetic, which comes down to us from the Indian and is said to have been the Indian name for the Island; and the Bubbles, named not very happily -- for their rounded shape as one sees them from the south. This last which maker no distinction between two quite individual peaks, should be changed, or supplemented rather by giving each of the two peaks is separate name leaving the present name to describe the Ercup for those who wish. That they should have individual names, being quite distinct, is important to the path-description guide we presently must publish. Here, where there is so much interest of detail and is park that will be visited more largely by foot than C., motor, with arresting views, the question of names -- not only of the countain but other features has exceptional possibilities of being made an instrument in itself of considerable and accumulative interest new names of those especially associated with the park's Developrent being added as the work goes on. I have already started &long this line in connection with the paths and woods. The E the , such as I showed you one or two of, built since the creation of the Monunent or in anticipation of it, already might contribute a chapter of considerable interest. Th woods in the porso the road runs through, outh of Bar Harbor, I had already mamed in honor to President Eliot -- the Eliot Woods before the mestinn 3HL A and 5. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON of the mountain names care up. The woods and paths, the lakes and landings must all have names ultimately for distinction's sake and the use of visitors. Certain of the woods which I have opened out by clearing the undergrowth away are already much used by motorists who come to visit the park from other parts of Maine or resorts upon the coast, and run their motors into places I am providing for them, to picnic and explore. The woods need to be distinguished also for their different character as forest specimens of the native growth -- a thing I am planning to have brought out and dwelt upon in the park guide, of which a very interesting publication can presently be made. One of the lakes, Bubble Pond, should have its name changed upon the map. It has borne two names, both of which have appeared or maps; Turtle Lake and Bubble Pond. Why Turtle Lake I 30 not know; I have never heard of any turtles there and I think it probable it was given it from its shape upon the M&D, which is like the outline of Ei turtle. Its name could be kept and Bubble Pond discarded if it seems best, but an alternative which would be appropriate and descriptive is Pemetic Lake or Pend, Penotic Mountain bordering it upon the western side throughout its length and the name being the only Indian name left to us on the Island of whose early Indian crigin we are sure. Bubble Pond is E. misleading description which only could have arisen through con- fusion, because the so-called Bubble mountains are separated iron it by the whole breadth 01 Pemeti mountain while they do form a good portion of the bord er of Jordan Pond, where they are con- THE A 6. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON spicuous in the landscape while impossible even to we from Bubble Pond. What seems to be best is simply to change the mountain name associated with the lake to fit the fact, celling the lake Penetic Pond instead of Bubble Pond which is simply correcting a. topographical mistake -- and leave the situation with regard to Turtle Lake where it stands, an old alternative which people can use if they like. I am studying the coust and land-ownership situation here with reference to bringing the park down to the water at various points upon the bays and ocean front where it does not ret oh us yet -- in its accepted form at all. With time I trust to be able to make some superb additions to it of such a kind. Four, at different points, I have secured already. Another that I have in view, Otter Cliffs, is developing remarkably us E wireless station, the wireless towers and outfit -- a matter of some thirty thousand dollars - have been Ei gift to the Covern ent from Alexander Fabbri of New York, now placed in charge of it himself US Ensign. The conditions in E wireless sense seems to DC wonderfully feverable, the station having been singled out recently at Washinston for favorable comment. Mr. Fabbri, who is going to pass the winter at my house to be near the station, is deeply interested with me in the park development and we shall work together to bring into the park the bold, sea-ward jutting point on which the wireless outfit stands, it being yet but rented land. Close beside it on the highest part of the promontory an observation tower, built by Factri for Government use, keeps watch upon the coast from a height fover 7. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON two hundred feet thrust out seaward beyond all other land out islands. Yesterday after Ei heavy blow from off the see I went down to this stretch of coast to watch the surf and £00 where it broke most finely with reference to securing frontage for the park. It was US magnificent where it broke at finest LUS the post splendin water-fall, the spray surging up sixty or seventy feet in heavy spray that fell back upon the sea in pure white foam. ) Places where one may see such sights must be secured, and happily some of the finest of them still can be. But they will be costly. It is to quicken the interest that will enable n.e to secure then that I am anxious at this time to show results in the nar develop- ment. Yours sincerely, George B. West P. S. We are patrolling the park to preserve its game and birds with two men duly appointed rangers at & nominal salary. This seemed important especially for the protection of the partridge which, naturally very abuidant on the Island, are in danger of being exterminated on it, when it would be a long and difficult matter to re-establish them; and to gain E. ye.r in bringing back the deer, whose tracks I now often find in the woods, while moose and otter have been lately seen. I am also planning to thin the woods in the Bor Harbor 3H1 A COSMOS CLUB WASHINGTON.D. Many They Dear President Elist, The U.D. luo graftic Road at it Meeting today gauth have of Peuobscot yourlaw to forman forder Mountain, manu Mountain / A. 2 Changed the have Little Rown'v mom t Parkman Mount to Communicate From Parkman, in accorda wilt you Luggestion, the histman at mar l. , old Truch dominin Alumina of the In - include, the Plu takes shabe N hot; N whit / reace results the Dangel Mountain have I found, On Consulting then Kengan's falter fourned,you baely of 1853, W was state the Established locally The forder . name will be, of necessity, retained is COSMOS CLUB WASHINGTON.D.C. that of forder food where it originally be longed Ileave here temmor for New Yough then Rother, Ra Harn Junety, When there and that heeds Mr. your Incerely WAY Dorr Cambridge, Hass., 9 May 1919 Dear Mr. Borri I congratulate you on achieving Penodscot and Parkman. As to Sargent, I wonder what new grounds you have discovered for preserving that name. 1855 is a very recent date, and the Sargents I have heard about were by no means a momorable family. Jordan's Pond is very well named; because a Jordan established there a pioneer dam and Baw-mill. I am glad to hear that you are going to Bar Harbor soon. Sincerely yours Mr. George B. Dorr Charles W. Eliot to George B. Dorr Cambridge, Mass., 9 May 1919. Dear Mr Dorr: I congratulate you on achieving Penobscot and Parkman. As to Sargent, I wonder what new grounds you have discovered for preserving that name ? 1855 is a very recent date, and the Sargents I have heard about were by no means a memorable family. Jordan's Pond is very well named, because a Jordan established there a pioneer dam and saw-mill. I am glad to hear that you are going to Bar Harbor soon. Sincerely yours, Charles W. Eliot. Mr. George B. Dorr Bodye. point DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK BAR HARBOR. MAINE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT November 18, 1928. Mr. Will C. Barnes, Secretary, United States Geographic Board, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Barnes: Mr. Demaray has referred to me copy of your letter dated November 12th in reference to the point at Seal Harbor entered on the map as Dodge Point, this being a duplicate name and more appropriately applied, as your letter says, to Dodge Point at Seal Cove. I have never heard, myself, the point at Seal Harbor called Dodge Point and it would suggest itself to me that it was so entered on the map by error in confusion with that at Seal Cove. There is no question, it seems to me, as to the name that should be given the point at Seal Harbor: Crowninshield Point, after Comman- der Crowninshield of the United States Navy, tho built upon it one of the first summer residences on that shore and owned and occupied it till he died, when it passed to his widow. (Reanad as) Commander Crowninshield's house was w built in the early eighties of last century. This was soon after the house I now occupy was built by my father and I remember Commander Crowninshield and Mrs Crowninshield as visitors at it in those days. What Commander Crowninshield's initials were or what rank in the Navy he finally attained I do not know but these can be easily ascertained from the Navy Department. Whether there was any earlier local name for the point I do not know but I have always heard it spoken of since that time as what I suggest: Crowninshield Point. Any assistance I can give please do not hesitate to ask for, but believe me Yours sincerely, GBD-0 Group B. was ADDRESS ONLY THE DIRECTOR. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C. UNITED STATES 1/1/21 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WASHINGTON SEP -6 1923 Mr. Will C. Barnes, Secretary, United States Geographic Board, Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Barnes: I am enclosing herewith copy of a letter received from Superintendent Dorr of Lafayette National Park giving his views on the appropriateness of names for Mount Desert Island and vicinity referred to in your letter of August 3rd. Sincerely yours, G a. Thanking G.A. Moskey, Acting Director. Inclosure: 228802 & DEPART ENT CF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK, BAR HARBOR, MAINE. September 1, 1928. Dear Mr. Cammerer: I apparently overlocked, in answering the third letter enclosed me by you from Mr. W. C. Barnes, secretary to the United States Geographic Board. I answer it now, categorically: Round Pond: Whatever the shape and however it came to have the name, Round Fond is the local usage and were best adhered to. Rumell Island: Rightly spelt Rumell. Ship Harbor: Present local usage calls both bodies of water, of the inner and. outer harbor, Ship Harbor. The name Locust Reach for the outer harbor I have never heard. Soward Island: Best adhere to Soward. Bald Porcupine Island: Both names, Bald Porcupine and Round Porcupine, are used. Local usage prefers Bald Porcupine but Round Porcupine is the better name descriptively. The name Bald percupine was given because at one time, whether owing to fire or winds from off the sea, the summit was bare of trees. It is not bare now but densely wooded for the most part with a low thick growth of spruces. Brewer Mountain: alone Brewer is the better and the familiar name. Bunker Head: Bunker Head is decidedly the better name. -2- Great Head: This is unfamiliar to me. Either name would seem descriptive Vand good. On Mount Desert Island itself there are both a Great Head and a High Head and doubtless there are many up and down the coast. Rice Point: This is the correct name. Bennet Cove: This name is the one in old, familiar usage here and is decidedly to be preferred. Bald is first how bald Our Oak Hill: A austin to NE The name Oak Hill is the one more commonly used and the only one I know. The name Oak Hill would imply that it was covered once V with oak, which means that the soil is fitted to the growth of oak and that oak probably will again cover it some day. If there be soil, nothing stays bare here long; and the word "mountain" seems inadvisable to use if it can be avoided for an elevation SO low. Long Ledge: This name is much to be preferred and is the one in use. Negro Point: Of this point or its name I have no knowledge. Personally, it would seem to me that the word "Negro" were best avoided if another is applicable. Whatever its origin it has no meaning now. With regard to the question left unasnwered in a previous letter concerning the two Johns Islands shown on the Bluehill Bay sheet: These waters are not familiar to me and neither I nor anyone I have come across has any suggestion to make concerning the name. It would girl seem, however, that, if either is to be given up, the one bordering Calf Island in Bluehill Bay would be the better to drop as the less important in navigation and not associated, as the other is, with a dry ledge adjoining, carrying the name. Sincerely yours, George B. Dorr, Superintendent. GBD-0 Enclosure: FILE NO. 2682-A HALE AND DORR HANCOCK COUNTY ORIGINAL FILE COPY TRUSTEES NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE AH August 31, 1930 William Jay Turner, Esq. North East Harbor Maine Dear Mr. Turner: At the Annual Meeting of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, I offered the follow- ing vote about the names: "That this corporation declare itself to be in favor of the use for the mountains and natural objects of Mount Desert Island of the well known names which have been used for the past thirty-seven years in the admirable maps of Messrs. Bates, Rand and Jaques and requests its officers to use these names in all of its affairs. Pending that vote, I made the motion below, which was carried: "That this motion be laid upon the table until the annual meeting of 1931 and that meanwhile the secretary, under the direction of the president, take a postal card or other written vote of all the members of the corporation upon the subject of this motion. Later I say Sherman, the editor of the Bar Harbor Times, and got him as far as a definite intention to take in the Times a vote of everybody upon the question of the names. Harry Rand tells me that you are the responsible manager of the maps and therefore I make this report to you. Yours very truly, a.f 8/31/30 Richard It. Hole Richard We Hale United States Courts Judge's Chambers Bangor, Maine CHAMBERS OF JOHN A. PETERS DISTRICT JUDGE Sept. 5, 1950. S. 3. Rodick Esq., Secretary etc., Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Lir Rodick: I have your postal card asking my opinion in regard to the use of the new names for the Mountains of Mt. Desert Island. I have for years strongly deprecated the changing of the old, well - known names that have come down to us from the Fathers. I prefer the local names for their associations. When I introducet the bill for the National Park I wanted to call it Mr. Desert National Park, but Mr. Dorr, and I think President Elliot#, insisted on the name Lafayette, which, from my point of view had no natural connection with the Park. The present name of Acedia is much better than the former name, and I suppose will continue. The Park was a new thing and it had no history. But, these Mountains, with their names, SO back to the beginning of our local history and I think it is a shame to abuse them as the have been abused Mr. Dorr called one Cadilao and I told him at the time, if he was going to do that he ought to call another one "Buick! and certainly 3 peak near Seal Earbor ought to be calledWord? Put me down as being in favor of the old names. Very truly yours, C.I Peters United States Courts Judge's Chambers Bangar, Maine CHAMBERS OF JOHN A. PETERS DISTRICT JUDGE Sept. 5, 1930. S. 3. Rodick Esq. Secretary etc., Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Mr. Rodick: I have your postal card asking my opinion in regard to the use of the new names for the Mountains of Mt. Desert Island. I have for years strongly deprecated the changing of the old, well - known names that have come down to us from the Fathers. I prefer the local names for their associations. When I introduced the bill for the National Park I wanted to call it Mr. Desert National Park, but Mr. Dorr, and I think President Elfiot#, insisted on the name Lafayette, which, from my point of view had no natural connection with the Park. The present name of Acadia is much better than the former name, and I suppose will continue. The Park was a new thing and it had no history. But, these Mountains, with their names, go back to the beginning of our local history and I think it is 3 shame to abuse them as they have been abused . Mr. Dorr called one Cadi (ac", and I told him at the time, if he was going to do that he ought to call another one "Buick and certainly a peak near Seal Harbor ought to be called'Ford? Put me down as being in favor of the old names. Very truly yours, FILE NO. 2682-A HALE AND DORR ORIGINAL FILE COPY NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE HANCOCK COUNTY TRS. RWH:AH September 5, 1930 Serenus B. Rodick, Esq+ Bar Harbor Maine Dear Mr. Rodick: Will you kindly inform me whether there is anything in the nature of organized communication with the members of the Hancock County Trustees in favor of the new names for the mountains, etc. If so, I would like to do something of the same sort on the other side. Yours very truly, R. at Jf. Richard W. Hale a.# 9/5/30 FILE NO. 2682-A HALE AND DORR ORIGINAL FILE COPY 2682A NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE RWH:AH September 6, 1930 William Jay Turner, Esq. Thrushwoods Northeast Harbor, Maine Dear Mr. Turner: The postal cards are out for a vote of the Hancock County Corporation on the names. The Bar Harbor Times tells me they will take a light vote next winter or early spring. I shall want to get from you all the maps I can. Confidentially, I want to fight Mr. Rockefeller on two or three things and, therefore, I want to be most cordial where I can. Have you seen the plan in the Park Office for his new motor road? Do you think anything should be done about opposing it at Washington? Yours very truly, Richard W. Hale a H. 171/30 WILLIAM ISELIN & Co. 357 FOURTH AVENUE COR. 26TH STREET P.O.BOX 387 MAD. SQ. CABLES: GREENCANAL. N.Y. NEW YORK September 11th, 1930. Mr. Serenus B. Rodick, Bancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Sir:- Your post card about the names of the mountains is at hand. I feel very strongly that the new names for the mountains, adopted by the government, and used on the current government maps, should not be abandoned in the local use. It takes some time to establish the new names, for they are not as simple as the words Green, Brown, Robinson, Dog, Western Mountain, Eastern Mountain, etc., but I have heard very little objection to the new names except from a small group which has opposed consistently all of the Rockefeller developments. Mr. William J. Turner of Northeast Harbor has been one of the bitter cyponents of that development, and showed it by getting un a new path map recently in which the old names were printed in the heavy type, and the new names either omitted or printed in very small type upon the man used to show the trails. The old names had no meaning, and the new names are expressive of the history of the Island, and would soon become familiar and universally used if they were used in all of the publications of the park, and in the local press. I should be very much opposed to abandoning the new names. Yours truly, LC:JC. Honever Co sural LAW OFFICES (Not Black) LUERE B.DEASY DEASY, LYNAM, RODICK & RODICK ALBERT H. LYNAM DAVID O. RODICK BAR HARBOR BANKING & TRUST BUILDING SERENUS B. RODICK BAR HARBOR, MAINE THE & m November 4, 1930. Richard W. Hale, Esq., 60 State St., Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Hale: We are in receipt of your letter of November 3rd addressed to Serenus B. Rodick, Esquire. Mr. Rodick is away at present on his vacation. In regard to the vote of the Hancook County Trustees of Public Reservations taken by postcard on the use of the old names for mountain, etc. on Mount Desert Island, we have received twenty eight cards in favor of the mottion and eight opposing it. We trust this information is what you desire, if not, kindly advise us. Yours very truly, DEASY, LYNAM, RODICK & RODICK BY P.Leland NY NONT wrotecsky mnones RUAF 26Y2-A FILE. LAW OFFICES LUERE B. DEASY DEASY, LYNAM, RODICK & RODICK Honcock ALBERT H. LYNAM DAVID O. RODICK BAR HARBOR BANKING & TRUST BUILDING SERENUS B. RODICK BAR HARBOR, MAINE Several sobbuck November 10, 1930. Richard W. Hale, Esq., 60 State St., Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Hale: Your favor from New York received. The resolution presented at the meeting of the Trustees was as follows: "That this corporation declare itself to be in favor of the use for the mountains and natural objects of Mount Resert Island of the well known names which have been used for the past thirty-seven years in the admirable maps of Messrs. Bates, Rand and Jacques and requests its officers to use these names in all of its affairs." The postal card referendum has resulted as appears by the enclosed typewritten list. A copy of the list has been sent to Mr. Dorr as requested. Yours very truly, FILE NO. 2680ml HALE AND DORR ORIGINAL FILE COPY versum NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE Honcerle November 12, 1930 Smool Albion F. Sherman, Esquire a/b Ber Harbor Times Bar Harbor, Maine Dear Mr. Sherman: The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations voted 28 to 8 in favor of the leading names for Mt. Desert Island mountains. The real vote comes a year from now at the annual meeting and this is only a collection of opinion. Judge Deasy has supplied both me and Mr. Dorr with a list of names and I presume he would supply it to you. Among the voters I do not observe John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and I am not authorized to quote him, but privately he said to me that he didn't even know the names according to the new versions... What time this winter are you going to stage a plebiscite? Yours very truly, Richard W. Hale. ALBION F. SHERMAN TELEPHONES RICHARD J. MORGRAGE Editor and Publisher 709 and 710 Managing Editor Honcork THE BAR HARBOR TIMES Published Sherman Wednesdays C Publishing Co. smoolple TIMES BUILDING, SIXTY-SIX MAIN STREET 2682-A BAR HARBOR, MAINE November 15, 1930. Mr. Richard W. Hale, 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Dear Mr. Hale: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 12th regarding the names of the Mount Desert Island mountains. I am goi g to see Judge Deasy and Mr. Dorr today and ask them if they will give me for publication the list of names which they gave you. The TIMES will, during the next month, ask for expression of opinion from summer and permanent residents of Mount Desert Island with regard to which names are desirable to use. Yours AFS-0 Min sincerely, it Shamon MAINE'S GREAT COAST RESORT ALBION F. SHERMAN TELEPHONES RICHARD J. MORGRAGE Editor and Publisher 709 and 710 Managing Editor THE BAR HARBOR TIMES FILE Published CT Sherman Wednesdays Publishing Co. TIMES BUILDING, SIXTY-SIX MAIN STREET BAR HARBOR, MAINE December 3, 1930. Mr Richard W. Hale, 60 State Street, Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Hale: I am sorry to have to advise that Mr. Dorr refuses to give me the names of those for and against using the old names for Mount Desert Island Mountain as they appeared in the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations meeting. Yours truly, E of Sherman Editor AFS-0 MAINE'S GREAT COAST RESORT C LAW OFFICES LUERE B. DEASY ALBERT H. LYNAM DEASY, LYNAM, RODICK & RODICK DAVID O. RODICK SERENUS B. RODICK BAR HARBOR BANKING & TRUST BUILDING BAR HARBOR, MAINE December 6, 1930. Richard W. Hale, Esq. , 60 State St., Boston, Mass. Dear Mr. Hale: Mr. Dorr has passed to me in my capacity as President of the Public Reservations your letter of December 5th relating to names of mountains, etc. Upon examining the records I find that the motion that the corporation "declare itself to be in favor" (of the old names, etc.), the follow- ing vote was passed "that this motion be laid upon the table until the annual meeting of 1931 and that meanwhile the Sec- retary, under the direction of the President, take a postal card or other written vote, etc." I have not the answers to the postal cards in my possession nor any list. In view of the vote I do not think that I should direct the Secretary to give out the answers or list for publication while the motion is upon the table. Yours very truly, L. B. beauy FILE NO. 2682-A HALE AND DORR ORIGINAL FILE COPY NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE December 9, 1930 Hon. Le B. Deasy Bar Harbor Maine Dear Judge Deasy: As a member of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations I have a right of some sort to know what it does. I might put it that it is the duty of the Clerk or Secretary not to keep information from its members. At any rate, the Clerk very kindly gave me the list of those who voted for and against motion on the postal card vote. I don't know anything which would cause it to be against the interests of the corporation for me to let my information become public. If anybody mekes repre- sentations to me on that point I shall consider them very seriously. There may be points of view which have not occurred to me. That is the situation as I find it today. You will see it is a little different from what you assume in your letter of December 6th. L. P. C. Yours very timly, DEC - 9 1930 Richard W, Hale Richard W. Hale FILE NO. 2682-A HALE AND DORR ORIGINAL FILE COPY NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE Heneral Mall Dick Deck Gnord file - January 2, 1931 TO the Editor Bar Harbor Times Bar Harbor, Maine- Sir: At the last annual meeting of the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations I proposed that at the ecming Annual Meeting in 1931 we should vote upon the following motion: That this corporation declare itself to be in favor of the use for the mountains and natural objects of Mount Desert Island of the well known names which have been used for the past thirty-seven years in the admirable maps of Mesars. Bates, Rand and Jacques and requests its officers to use these names in all of its affairs. As the matter was only mentioned at the close of the meeting it was put over by a vote for the informal polling of the members of the corporation meanwhile. That poll has been taken and the following are lists of those in the corporation who are in favor of the old names for the mountains and my motion and also of those who prefer the new names and are against my motion in the informal ballot; FILE NO. HALE AND DORR ORIGINAL FILE COPY NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE To the Edi tor -2 January 2, 1931 Favoring the Old Names Charles F. Paine John A. Peters E.B.Mears Charles E.Sampson William Lawrence A. Stroud Rodick Dave Hennen Morris Win. J. Schieffelin John S. Melcher Joseph P. Tunis Arnold Wood Robert B. Bowler B.H.Young Samuel S. Fels Roscoe C.E. Brown S. H. Milliken Van Adams Brown Carrie M. Robinson W.W.Vaughn, Arthur Train J. Archibald Murray E. S. Dana Fred C. Lynam James Murphy Helen Sears Bradley Samuel Henderson Richard W.Hale C.C. Little Opposed to the Motion. Wm. Draper Lewis Lincoln Cromwell In B. Deasy Wm. Otis Saytelle Samel 4t Miot Clarence Dow F. J. Stinson Charles W. Bliot I suggest that you should do something with regard to obtaining the general public opinion of both the year-round residents and the summer people who have a stake in the island. Yours very truly, Richard W.Hale. Are Old Or New Names For The CHUNGHES UNITE ALIENDA Island's Mountains More Popular IN WATCH SERVICE GOOD Hancock County Trustees Of Public Reservations Takes Poll of Members and TIMES Will Gather and Tab- ulate Opinions of General Public. Congregation and Methodist w Spice of ng Churches Hear Inspiring New Records to Bir Year's Sermon by Rev. Walter Art Editor of The Times has re- Roscoe C. E. Brown, S. H. Milliken, H. Case an interesting letter from Mr Van Adams Brown, Carrie M. Robin- Unurual record W. Hale of Boston and Bar son, W. W. Vaughn, Arthur Train. The tinion Watch-night service book made, #or in which Mr. Hale reports J. Archibaid Murray, E. S. Dana. held in the Clark Memorial M. spice a prévalent informal poll of the members Fred C. Lynam, James Murphy. church Wednesday evening from 11 which have return Hancock County Trustees of Helen Sears Bradley, Samuel Hen- o'clork to n low moments past mid. runks of thead Reservations for expressions derson, Richard W. Hale and C. (' night. The Congregational and otherwise perfect mion regarding the use of old or Little. Methodiet churchm participated and tendance. The names for mountains and other Opposed to the Motion A goodly number attended. The which have had objects of Mt. Desert Islandi service was simple. yet deeply im- against in Wm. Draper Lewis, Lincoln Crom premive throughout. Her J Homer fall term follow Hate's letter follows: well, L. B. Deary, Wm. Otis Sawtelle Velson brought the greetings of the Kmorson mild Boston, Mass, Samuel A. Eliot, Clarence Dow. F J New Year in the people assembled. Mim Kelley r January 2, 1931. Stimson and Charles W. Eliot. Revi Walter H. Cum presented the Kuth Higgin An Editor, I suggest that you should do some- manager The Open Door of 1931. M r. Liam Harbor Times, thing with regard to obtaining the From n low moments before twelve un- Barron. Kathry Harbor, Maine. general opinion of both the year-round til a few moments after the workhip Hoginald Hando residents and the summer people who pers and pastors remained in cilent Mobel 1. (I) have a stake in the island. prayer With the stirring tune and Inwin the last annual meeting of the ock County Trustees of Public Yours very truly, words of "Onward ('brintian Soldiers Mr. Abimiti's rations 1 proposed that at the Richard W. Hule followed by the Benadiation, the con- Mary Dunham. Annual Meeting in 1931 we xregation writed their way Into An ('artull dvoteupon the following motion: In line with Mr. Hale's suggestion other year. Louise Sponser The Times will be very glad to collect Mr Carr "The Open Miam Nimp That this corporation declare and record the opinions of your-round Door of 1931 Issued on the Hible text Omino th be in favor of the use for the residents and summer people on this from Revelation 3, Behold I have 28man Malker vantains and natural objects of matter of general interest. There in x before the mll open door which MITIM Burley Nont Desert Island of the well printed in today's Times a ballot that none CAN whii lan. Marjorder Du wn names which have been used may be clipped and returned to the Eleanor HOME the past thirty-seven years in office of this newspaper. The numer of On lin Stream " Time admirable maps of Messrs. Mr Clay those favoring the old or new names Rand and Jacques and re- don, Frederick will be counted and tabulated each Time like an evrr rolling stream, its officers to use these names Wood Kmine week for several weeks in the hope Bourn pl its want 1,WAY this its affairs." Young that a truly representative expression They Ay brgitten 4.4 is dream the matter was only mentioned of opinion may be obtained. The bal. Die 11 the opening day ( E West be close of the meeting it was put lots will be printed in The Times for lindley and N I Such the part Wall character vote for the informal polling several weeks to come. Mixa Thomp calioti if the 11/11/11 of the youru of members of the corporation Came June ('un human llfo. A swill rolling atream. and (Durar Emer MASONIC ASSEMBLIES rapidly pnestry from before our "you, pull has been taken and the INAUGURATED J.A.V. 3 Miss lower and quickly rushing to M world bryond lists of those in the cor- lin Charles 11 our right Tonight w xLand in it who are in favor of the old The members of the Masonic club quiet friendly little harbor; wr are Tripp the mountains and of my inaugurated the 1931 Assemblies at marking time for the moment before Those having and also of those who prefer their club rooms Saturday evening. we emerge into the dawn of another the rural achoul names and are against my when more than fifty couples enjoyed year. Hulls Cove the dancing. Delicious refreshments were served at intermission. The series In the closing moments of this year days Kullileen Favoring the Old Names must come face to luce with life daka and Dale just started follows the plan of the marles F. Paine, John A, Peters, We must ask ourmelvex, What in life Forent firent 1930 series which were very popular, Mears, Charles E. Sampson, and which attracted large gatherings worth to un? Wine do wr pixn to Kri Marjories Control Lawrence, A. Stroud Rodick, from the surrounding towns. The out of it during the coming your For Hulla love (i) Hennen Morris, Wm. J. Schief- next dance in the series will be held what purpose 11 11/4 given to un llazol Hannon John S. Melcher, Joseph P. Saturday, January 10. Frederick A Thank God for the dayn of the part Phorence Marly Arnold Wood, Robert B. Bowl- Wescott and his orchestra furnished your What bleased immabilition they Wilfred Wilcomi H. Young, Samuel S. Fels; the music. Continued #11 page 3) (Continue RONESDAY JANUARY 14. 1931 FIVE CENTS A COPY ER PROGRAM 38 PREFER OLD Y.M.C.A. ACQUIRES MCLEAN WELL UNDER WAY NAMES FOR NEW CONNERS PROPERTY HARI Coming Y M. C./A Scene of Intense Ac- First Week's Ballots on Question Takes Big Step Towards Goal of Bar Harbor M on tivityc Results of First Weeks of Names for Mt. Desert Island New Building for Island-Wide Law Making on Contests in Pool, Ping-Pong, Mountains Indicates Popu- Activities. Time Illegs ised Bowling and Handball larity of Old Names Act as *U By Wilfred J. LaPointe ) Unen St. Sa- Intense activity has prevailed at the Thirty-nine men and women, resi- General Secretary of the twenty- Y. during the past week with dents and summer residents of. Mt. Bar Harbor Y. M. C. A. According Parish the intensive activities of the winter Desert Island have returned ballots in issued to the pr 6, to schedule getting under way. High the poll inaugurated last week to see The purchase of the H. M. Connors Harris L. McLe for the school teams in basketball have work- what public sentiment may be re- property by the Trustees of the Y.M. the sponsor of the re- ed on the schedule, and the results of garding the old and new names for C. A. of Bar Harbor and Mt. Desert purpose the re Mr. the first week have resulted in a tie, mountains and other natural objects Island was consumated this week. Harriman Stan 1 Senior with the Princeton and Yale teams on Mt. Desert Island. Thirty-eight The property adjoins the present the substitution and Dr. tied for first place. The bowling league of the ballots are in favor of the old Y. M. C. A. lot; running a frontage gard as to whe I Junior has resulted in some fine/strings, with names. Newell W. Emery of Bar of 86 feet on Mr. Desert Street and Time of Daylig office. the Zeppelins and Dirigibles tied for Harbor cast the single vote for the 27u feet deep. This purchase was effective in th Joseph first place with four wins each. Ping- newer names. made in accordance with the recom- cities of the Sta Kr. Wil- Pong games have attracted a large Warwick Potter Scott writes the mendations of the Bar Harbor Survey making the at Mr. number of contestants, and the pool following letter from Philadelphia: and the récommendations of the In- present status Guy E. tournament is moving along rapidly. 1035 Land Title Building, stitute of Social and Religious Re- end the widespr +tt. were Out of thirty-five entrants in the Philadelphia, Pa search which completed its report in which prevailed Sum- Ping-pong tournament, Norman Al- January 10, 1931. the fall of 1929. This addition to the season, not only as fol- Jey, Wilson Lawford, C Vose- and Mr. Albion F. Sherman, real estate holding of the association and Hancock y, Mr. Nathanael Guptill have survived the The Bar Harbor Times, will provide ample room for the next the entire State Living- first round. In the pool tournament, Bar Harbor, Maine. recommendation of the Survey, that acterized the H with forty entrants, Guy Torrey, Al- Dear Mr. Sherman: the present building be torn down and made law at t ed clerk len Grindle Norman Alley and Carr I beg to enclose ballot cut out from a modern Y. M. C. A. building be State Legislatur herman have passed through the preliminary your edition of January 7, 1931, mark- erected on the present site. This build- unenforceable' elegates round. Fofty contestants are entered ed as favoring the old names of the ing according to the Survey recom- is a strong dem vention for the checker tournament, with mountains. It is my feeling that the mendations should provide, besides the statutes, es J. S. Hollis, Allen Grindle, Lane and Allen old names are so much a part of the the facilities for men and boys, the Island and in H in, Mr. Farrar among the survivors. In the mountains that to attempt to change proper equipment for Women and Senator McL erick A. bowling, with forty-five contesting for them is entirely futile. Apart from Girls as well This provision is called cording to a si ere Mr honors, Burch, Charles Carswell, and being futile it seems obviously highly for so that the Physical Department land paper: irk, Mr. Norman Alley have carried off the undesirable in our new country of including Gymnasium and Swimming "People in my er Lins- honors thus far. comparatively few old traditions and Pool may be used on Schedule by the said Senator M In the ranks of the grade schools, the old associations (as compared with Y. W. A. ,If, as is also contemplated favored the ado and ac- auto league is well under way, with the those of European countries). Why the Public Schools Physical E iucation Time Law in ted for Nash and Austin teams tied for first should we attempt to destroy the few Department should use the equipment make a univers a total place with two wins each. with the that we have as soon as they have been on School time the additional facilities avoid confusion me, and Buick, Stutz, Chevrolet, and Ford sanctified by. the passage of time? will be needed for the girls work in law is unnecess I dollars teams still in the running. Very truly yours, the schools. As all the physical educa- enforcement. as a A detailed account of the various Warwick Potter Scott. tion work for High Boys is throughout the eorge S. activities follows: now being conducted at the Y. M With Mr. Emery casting the sole saving or sumn 8. Abby vote for the new names the following C. this plan will be but an exten- they had before High School (College League sion of the present policy of the Basketball expressed their preference for the older and there is n 5.00 for Y. M. C. A. Board of Directors to them from con W L names: make it's facilities of the utmost use towards 1 U Mrs. Arthur Train, Mrs. Ralph after year.' Princeton to the Community Yale 1 U Emery, Mrs. Roy Hamor, Dr. John "Before we Treas- Harvard U 2 Dane, Galen F. Burns, Ralph Emery, The ultimate aim is to reach the Harriman Stan John W. Auchineloss, Mrs: John W. last boy and man on Mt. Desert Island am an- many people CC been Volley Ball (Chewing Gum League Auchineloss, Miss Joanna R. Auchin with the program of the Y. M. ('. A. fusion that re portion- Teaberry 1 U closs, L. E. Kimball, Mrs. L. F. Kim- The Y. M. C. A. is following the re- towns and cities Beechnut 1 U ball, Miss Margaret Kimball, Loren commendation of the Survey which their clocks in riendly U 1 E. Kimball, Jr., Mrs. Edgar Scott, was made by the most outstanding Spearmint other towns an Dorr Dentyne U 1 Warwick Potter Scott. J. A. Stevens, Independent Social and Religious Re Standard Time. (Continued on page 6 (Continued on page 8) Continued on page 5 (Continu Thomas who has been be at the Casino Wednesday, Jan. 21, with us ne and only, manager re- with the strong Lincoln Chevrolets, lary of $5,400. He has ted lity fifth year as Cam- piloted by Rollo Fiynn. manager and several calls The summary: towns have been turned Buccaneers (16) Black Cats (15) n. He has given Camden cient supervision of all its D. ja: kson rf 3 (1) lb Kurson 1 38 PREFER OLD STAR ELECTS OFFICERS but especially has made A. Jackson If 3 (1) rb Jellison NAMES--1 FOR NEW FOR THE- ENSUING YEAR the town to carry out a Lloyd C c Tripp (Continued from page 1 and continuing program Parker rb If Bernardini At the annual meeting of the East ling extending over a con- ind of time. C. Jackson lb 1 rf Walls Reuben N. Gray, George H. Brown, ern Star held at the Masonic Building field in 1929 copied the Referee: Clark Henry L. Rand, Mrs. Henry L. Rand, Tuesday evening officers for the com rter and received permis- Albert K. McBride, Willard Young, ing year were elected as follows legislature to make it the MRS. HENRY SOPER Mrs. Morris J. Lewis, Mrs. Frederick Mrs. C. E. Marcyes, Worthy Ma imental law. Fearing, Arthur R. Brewer, William tron; J. Albert Stevens, Worthy Pa Farnsworth, an engineer Mrs. Henry Soper died Friday night McNair, James J. Minot, Miss tron: Mrs. D. W. MacLeod, Associ is the town manager of d. His salary is $3,500 at her home Pittsfield to which she Louisa S. Minot, I. E. Ralph, Mrs. ate Matron: C. Lealie Brewer, Associ moved a year ago from Bar Harbot, in I. E. Ralph, Harold Peabody, Mrs. ate Patron; Mrs. Lena Potter, Secre rer of Fort Fairfield is the hope of benefit for her health from Harold Peabody, Raynor G. Welling- tary; Mrs. G. L. Foster, Treasurer head of all town de- change of climate. The news brought ton, Miriam Watts, Mrs. Lettie A. Mrs. Frank Carroll, Condustress, an cept schools, or; in other rseer of poor: road com- deep sorrow to many friends here who Rumill, Sophia A. Underwood, Mary Mrs. Margaret Brewer Stearns, Asso own engineer; purchas- extend sympathy to the sorrowing rel- P. Underwood and Mabel W. Under- ciate Condustress. Despite the in IX collector; building in- atives. Mrs. Soper was Miss Mildred wood. clement weather of Tuesday evening mbing inspector; and in ervises the health;depart- Holbrook and she was born in Eden large number attended the meeting. department and depart- 43 years ago on March 7, the daughter DR C. C. LITTLE WILL The installation date for the new th, prepares the annual of the late William and Annie Thomas SPEAK AT LEGION DINNER officers has been set for Tuesda ontrols all town expenses, Holbrook. She is survived by Her routine office work. evening, Jan. 27. Jose who has been town husband, by a daughter Neida, aged Dr. Clarence C. Little, director of lumford since the begin- 13 and a son, Henry, Jr. aged 15, and the Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial ystem in 1927 receives a Y. W. FORUM TO HEAR by a son by a former marriage, Colin UOU from the town and Laboratory for Cancer Reserach, will PLAY "GREEN PASTURES the village corporation. McKay; by two grandchildren, Colin be the guest speaker at the regular actice the selectmen de- Jr., and Doris McKay: by two broth- meeting of George Edwin Kirk Post, ers, Jasper Holbrook of Bar Harbor an The Forum at the Young Women im for about the same American Legion, Monday evening, performed by the town Christian Association on Monda and Arthur Holbrook of Boston; by Camden and Fort Fair- Jan. 19. The speaking will follow a four half-sisters, Mrs. Joseph Enie of evening, Jan. 19, at 7.30 will be six-thirty supper, prepared by those East Weymouth Mass., and Mrs literary evening in charge of Mr: ert is a progressive town. members of the post who have come nts demand the best in Albert Morse, Mrs. Cornelius Ma Frank S. Carroll. She will give an in into the organization during the past formal resume of "Green Pastures, is, and town planning. honey, and Mrs. Rudolph Ryder of twelve-month. The regular business Maine spend so much Bar Harbor. She leaves also one who Marc Connelly's drama of the negro their government. If meeting of the Legion will follow the can hope to maintain was like a daughter, her daughter-in- conception of the Old Testamen address by Dr. Little. Members of dards of service and con- law, Mrs. Colin McKay who has This is the most talked of play the Post in charge of the supper have to her borders desirable cared for her through the past year, New York at the present time. Mr decided on an old-fashioned New and additional capital, giving her every care and the greatest Carroll gave this play for the Liter ficiency in the conduct of England boiled dinner, with all of the devotion. There are also seven aunts ary Club earlier in the season and th airs must be secured. fixings. members of the Forum Committe and two uncles Mrs. F. B. Allen, Mrs. nd experienced manager, who heard it liked it so well that the dent, in charge of the Harvery Gilbert, Mrs. Eva Gilbert, 83, ont he job every day, Mrs. Percy Kief, Mrs. H. B. Gilbert, AT THE CHURCHES ask if be repeated so that more pec vings in road building, Mrs. Wellman of Keene, H., ple might enjoy it. Miss Anni supplies, supervision of nd collection of taxes, and Mrs. George McKay and E. P. Baptist Moore will furnish the music for thi several times his salary. Thomas and C. S. Thomas of Eden. Banks R. Robinson, Pastor evening an is provided for by Mrs. Soper was a member of Uni- 9 30 Sunday school: The hostesses will be Mrs. Georg of the private and son Lodge of Rebekahs of Opeechee 10 45 Morning worship, subject F. Berry and Mrs. Alexander A of Maine, 1929. The the town charter therein Rewards of the Righteous Distinct Robertson Refreshments will b Council, Degree of Pocohontas and of concise, clear and ade St. Saviour's Episcopal church, in all From Grace.' served. The public is cordially invit town purposes. Power of which organizations she was an 6.3U B Y.P.U. ed to these Forums. lity for the good govern- honored member. She was also promi- 7.30 Evening worship, subject- wn are located definitely nent in the work of the Ladies Auxili- Realization of Sin." nen of the town. The NOTICE cted officials are to be ary of the Y. M.I.C.A. 7.00 Prayer Service Wednesday collector of taxes, audi- In spite of a long and hopeless ill We, the undersigned, wish to ex ard of assessors. I be ness of several years duration follow Congregational iry town with a valua- press our sincere thanks to Dr. R. W million dollars for more ign long period of failing health, 10.4 Sermon, Topic: "The Pearl Wakefield Dr. Royal G. Higgins separate board of asses. Mrs. Soper had for her househ old al. of Great Price. Dr. E. J. Morrison, Dr. J: H. Patten bly with three mem- ways unfailing devotion and for friends 7.80 Illustrated Lecture: "Romo- the nursing staff of the Bar Harbor en each year for a term and neighbors sympathy and aid in Continuity of policy Hospital, also the subscribers who do accurate valuation will time of trouble. A loving daughter A fascinating story based on condi- nated so generously to the operation of easily obtained. wife, mother and sister, and friend tions in Florence in the days of Charles Barrett. on of (the charter how. whose loyalty could ever be counted Savanarola. Algraphic portrayal of fornises most for the cre on she vacant in the health of George W. Hersey, Jr. for the the faté of Savanorola, is set forth. the one pro- those who loved her place to Harold F. Hayes who will be filled Methodist who Funeral were held TO su Morning service preacher special musical numbers by Mrs. T home her aunt. Mint the same Rev. W H Casa Emery, Miss H. Morris, Miss Bar kind and intelli on Monday afternoon 06 Church school bara Ferry Rev. and Mrs. WA H 2682-A Honevir sumable THE BAR HARBOR TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUAR Y128, BLACK CATS TO PLAY IVE LONGER 150 LIKE THE OLD GIRLS' TEAM JAN. 30 "Y" IS All American College Girls Basket- BAR HARBOR NAMES-3 THE NEW ball Team to Show Here Friday Evening One of the outstanding features of Wyman P. Wadleigh 59,Readers of TIMES Return Bal2 the week in basketball will be the in- H e Interesting Con- lots This Week and Opinion vasion of the lair of the Black Cats rom Vital Statis- Unanimously for Older Names by the All American College Girl ear Just Closed of Mountains basketball team, the game bein played at the .Casino Friday evenin adleigh, town clerk of THE TIMES has this week received January 30. It is understood that d secretary to the fifty-nine ballots on the question of is not a mere basket ball game, men, has compiled names for Mount DeseLt mountains there will be an exhibition of fe interesting statistics and other natural objects. All fifty- and boxing by the visiting gr r Harbor is perhaps nine ballots express preferences for athletes. This famous team il town in America. the old names. There is not a single has been playing the best pr tatistics of the year vote in favor of the new names. The and amateur team of the adleigh shows that score last week was 91 for the old have given good account proportion of our names and three for the new, making selves at each of the con siderably beyond the total up to Monday morning of and Orono teams have core years and ten. this week 150 for the old names and this smart aggregat eigh tell the story three for the new. and the lassies h teresting letter to Following are the names of those counts of thems IMES: voting this week for the old names: of the game. Tic William Procter; Mrs. William Procter, Dr. Augustus Thorndike, GAVE EXHIP Mrs. Augustus Thorndike, Mts. S.E. MINTON Kavanaugh, Earl Holt; Mrs. Earl have advertised Holt, Mrs. Charles Parker, Miss Alice Local Men rbor from many Robinson, George Rider, Henry D. Singles as esirability as a Burnham, Mrs. Henry D. Burnham, bition 1een of Summer Miss Nina Burnham, Mrs. Albert O. of the Acadia Jacobson, Bar Harbor. Monday Ils and moun- C. W. Brown, Mrs. George A. Badminton utiful harbors, Savage, Manson Manchester, Philena Y M. C: A ves for horses, M. Davis, Flora B. Manchester, P. P. exhibition purse and all Hill, Mrs. P. P. Hill, Northeast which is never have I Harbor. most popu ts attractions Y. M.U.S. Ezra Lurvey; Mrs. Ezra Lurvey, R. M. Norwood, Mrs. R, M. Nor- part in th of statistics Mrs. T. I wood, Southwest Harbon; Julia N n our town, Parker, Manset, W. C. Doane Can- McKown, king up my dage, Mrs. W. C. Doane Candage, Guy E. T tistics, par- Mrs. Roscoe C. E. Brown, Edward K. Harris, ng to the Dunham, Jr., Seal Harbor; J. Sher- pointe, wn, show- man Douglas, Lamoine, Hillard W. Kelley, r perman- Other Walls, Otter Creek, Fred H. Somes, eyond the in the Mrs. Fred H. Somes, Mt. Desert, Walter H. Dunham, Salisbury Cove, SEAL mmunity Mrs. Arthur D. Addison, Washing- abitants ton D. G. Mrs. Samuel-Ashhurst, e were Miss Elsie Douglas, Chestnut Hill, Pa. Will gn their K. T. Lord, Miss Susanna. R. thirty noc Dabney, Brooks Fenno, Mrs. Brooks et total Fenno, Boston; Mrs. Robert McC. nirteen Marsh, James S. Royce, Mrs. James P S. Royce, John S. Melcher, Frank V. wir 1, one Rowell, Miss Mildred McCormick, Ha o ten New York. enty Ruth G. Kellogg, Bradford to dings; Brookline, Mass., Lily Greer, pr to Greenwich, Conn., Horace Mann, H rty Richmond Mass., C. H. Gutler, Mrs V ty C. H. Cutler, Waban, Mass.; Mae. 2682-A FILE NO. $ HALE AND DORR File ORIGINAL FILE COPY NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE Honeochet September 5, 1933 Edward K. Dunham, Jr., Esq., Seal Harbor, Maine. My dear Mr. Dunham: At the last meeting of the Hancock County Trustees a question was raised as to the names for the mountains that are in actual use. Can you tell me, on the enclosed postcard, what you call the mountain that has a road up it? I should be grateful. Yours sincerely, Richard W. Hale, Jr. HALE AND DORR ORIGINAL FILE COPY NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE September 24, 1932 The United States Geographic Board Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs: I understand, from an article in the Bar Harbor Times of September 21, 1932, that at your meeting of October 2, 1918 and later you established certain names for mountains on Mt. Desert Island. What names are so established? The same article says that a report "was rendered and remains on file" dealing with these names. Presumably later changes were made on other reports. Can I obtain copies of these reports? If they cannot be lent or sent to me here, are copies available at the Acadia National Park itself OF nearer than Washington? Yours very truly, RICHARD W. HALE Richard W. Hale. BER SEP 2 4 1932 2 HALE AND DORR ORIGINAL FILE COPY NOT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE August 30, 1933 Seremus 3. Rodick, if Esq., Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Mr. Rodrick: will you kindly supply me with some information, or get it from the Secretary of the Hancock County Trustees for me? Mr. Samuel A. Eliott said at the last meeting that the younger generation of visitors to the Island used new names for the mountains. You have recently elected in the Haneock County Trustees, I am quite sure, the only ones who could be described as the younger generation. May I have a list of them at your reasonably early convenience? Yours very truly, Reeland W.Hale Richard T. Hale. Miki 8-30-33 Haucock Country OFFICE MEMORANDUM HALE AND DORR Jah Tho FILE 60 STATE ST. DATE August 30, 1933 BOSTON THIS WILL BE DESTROYED 1 UNLESS INITIALED not Black House R. W. Hale TO TO 26 82-A CLIENT CASE SUBJECT MATTER Hancock Annual Meeting Names of Mountains Do not file this on Hancock-Black, but Hancock proper. PROPOSED 1934 SPEECH BY RICHARD W. HALE, JR. i When this subject was last brought up, Mr. Samuel Eliott said he believed that the younger generation used new names for the mountains. That so surprised me that I decided to investigate. At a dinner party that night there were nine besides myself. I asked them a question I think a fair one and was not biased. It was - "what do you call the mountain that has a road up it?" Eight answered, "Green," one, "Lafayette". At a dance that night I met my friend Mr. Charles Richards As you doubtless know, his family settled on Mount Desert Island must little after the Somess. He spoke firmly against the new name. Next, it occurred to me to test the matter on Mr. Samuel A. Eliott's own younger generation. I have obtained a list of his children, and the cousins who come to Mount Desert Island during the winter season. I polled them and the result of the poll is a Next, with some assistance, I have polled everyone I could reach who was a summer guest of the Island, and who was under thirty years of age. I have a list of those polled here. The vote of this class is as follows: The Mr. Richards I referred to above graduated from Harvard in 1932. . O. BOX 688 Honwork file TEL. 489 SCHOONER HEAD BAR HARBOR Not Bleeli 2 MAINE Made-earnd - 2687.0 1933 Mr. Richard W. Hale moves - That the officers of this Corporation are requested to use in all documents and corres pondence the names for the mountains on Mount Desert Island adopted on the maps of Messrs. Bates, Rand and Jaques. 2682-A File Houcech GT LAW OFFICES DEASY, LYNAM, RODICK & RODICK ALBERT H YNAMI DAVID O.BODICK of R R BAR HARBOR BANKING & TRUST BUILDING SERENUS BAR HARBOR, MAINE August 31, 1933 Richard W. Hale, Esq.: Bar Harbor, Maine Dear Mr. Hale: Your letter of August 30th has been duly received. If it is just the same to you, my name is Serenus B. Rodick, not Seremus B. Rodrick. As I recall Samuel Elliot's mention of the younger generation and the use of new names, he spoke spec- ifically of his grandchildren. In going through the record book from the annual meeting of 1930, I find that in 1930 Harold A. Pitman and Mrs. Harold Robinson were elected members. At a special meeting held September 26, 1930 there were no new members Ladded. At a special meeting held June 22, 1931 no new mem- bers were added. At the annual meeting in 1931 the follow- ing were elected to membership all of whom accepted: Richard Hale Jr. , James Byrne, John Dane Jr. , Charles Shea, Gerard Austin, Richard E. McKown, Albion F. Sherman, Dr. Ludwig Kast, Warwick Scott, James Byrne Jr., , Edward K. Dunham Jr., Theodore Grindle, Chester A. Wescott, William C Endicott and Major George McMurtry. At the annual meeting held in 1932 the following were elected: Mr. and Mrs. John Spring, DEASY, LYNAM, RODICK & RODIE R. W. H. Esq. -2- 8/31/33 and A. C. McGiffert. At this yearss meeting Charles K. Savage and Roland R. Darling were elected. I believe you know most of these people and can tell whether to class them with the younger generation or not. Yours very truly, 268271 1934 S heel by RW, Help Junior fill W Presidunt a year efocue. had adebate on the old makes versus the nece-which el mischelmile as green moulan is Cadillae Product maulan is Huguciots Heed The gut authority of mr. Somuel A Elit spedly with guest authority of his Word, for long connection with the isled said the his securities liked the old nones but the yanger generateen were edepty the new A t the menet e could differ from him stdl with difference only and I hed no facts to back he up. In the intured I have. collected the facts about le Fut the membur of this corperateen noter 35 wood I have Q but of them Lue They all unmember were. had picked by Ice office M Deay L R. ad they are vote about earny sheely but too forcible for repulitan ulley language egailities old names P. O. BOX 688 TEL. 489 SCHOONER HEAD 2 BAR HARBOR MAINE W Richadle Hole moves That the officus of this coverolean are requested to use in all doeunts ad carrelfadines the Nones for the m outowns on maut Desut Isled Rauet adopted m Temas of music Bots Red ad ugus Secund m Sauril A Eliots am y any people 3 I tools a lut af his children ord. of their cousies off who come to the Isled whereith here and their vote is Third with save exectiones I have rolled every body I could rech. wrowes 9 summer register of the Isled. 30 - 85 I heve the list belleving here under. leuver DC The vote is P. O. BOX 688 TEL. 489 SCHOONER HEAD BAR HARBOR MAINE m Ridedurble moves That a e n ey of the vote and of He a but of the mones in of the mautans involved be hous melled by the club to to apprepuate Reduel Board for fiagraphic Nones 1933-491 Acodia box 791 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PARK SERVIC NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL Acadia National Park SEP 22 1944 Bar Marber, Maine September 20, 1944. MEMORANDUM for the Regional Director, Region One Office. The death of Superintendent Dorr brought to n close the eareer of the one man who was responsible more than any other for the ortanims- complete Hadley meat of Leadia National Park. His labor for its creation is fresh in the minds of many, and to them the park will be in itself a monument to his memory. But at best, two generations henoe, his labor will be a legend, and his name forgotten or but essually recalled. No stone mark his burial and no tablet commemorates his great work. Don's In order that his name may be kept alive in the future, it seems to me that a physical feature in the park should bear its He was a man of rugged physical stature, of rock-like integrity, and of eminent scholarly attainments and culture. what could be more fitting, then, than to perpetuate his name in one of the park's granite mountains which se well characterizes the attributes of the man? And no mountain is better suited to bear the name than that now known as The Flying Squadron. During the early days of the settlement of this region, the muntains acquired names in hit or miss fashion or as they struck the funsy of the visiting summer folk. In this way, and for no apparent reason, the mountain in question became known as Dry Mountain", and by that name was known for many years. then ease the park, established by Ast of Congress in 1919, named Lafayette, the I born of the extrusion then w been for our viotory in World Mar I. During that war we had sent our armies to the aid of Frence even as Frame had aided our colonies in the Mar of the Revelu- tion, and in which Lafayette had played so great a part. Further justification for naming the park Lafayette is found in the fast that the region in which it line was Shoe a part of the old French province in North America known as Acadia and in which the French attempted to plant colonies in 1606 and 1613. /CP/RC 9/CCF 1933-AA/Acrdin Bay 791. with this background, coupled with the fact that the park's earlier status of National Momment bore the name "Sieur de Nonte* as well as the enthumissm of the immediate post-mar period, the French influence was predominant. Accordingly, to carry the influence to logical conclu- sion, the mountain heights on the Island were given names associated with the early French explorers and statesmen, Champlain, Cadillae, St. Sauveur. Dry Mountain, however, was selected to bear quite a different name, that of The Flying Squadron, to memorialise the exploits of the Lafayette Escadrille, that fanous flying corps of World Thar I made up of young Americans cager for adventure, and the survivors of which later because members of our am Air Corps following our entry into war in 1917. The reason which prompted that particular name has DMP become dim in the amale of history, and while history will bear for all time the exploits of that unit, its application to this mountain on the coast of Naine is largely without mooning. I therefore recommend that the of Flying Squadron Mountain be changed to "Dorr Mountain to the groat work George Sucican Dorr did to create Acadia National Park. B. I.. Hadley, Acting Superintendent. 001 Region One Office Asso. Director Demoray (2) RAe III. 2.I. Corres. re renaming of 85.840. to Dorr Dry Mt. in honor of Geo. File Feb. 1946 Mountain Named For Late George Bucknam Dorr By a decision of the United States Board of Geographical Names, Department of the In- terior, the memory of (George Bucknam Dorr whose unremit- ting efforts resulted in the es- tablishment of Acadia National Park, and who was its first super- intendent will be forever per- petuated The Board's decision changes the name of Flying Squad- ron Mountain (originally Dry Mountain) to that of Dorr Moun- tain. After Mr. Dorr's death in the summer of 1944, the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reser- vations, a corporation. with which he was long and actively asso- ciated, moved to have his efforts in establishing the park and his mem- ory. as a: public benefactor suit- ably commemorated by giving his name to one of the prominent physical features of the park, Fly- ing Squadron (Dry) Mountain was selected as the feature. Recom- mendations to change the name were made to the Board of Geo- graphical Names, and favorable action has resulted. The rugged mass of Dorr Moun- tain typifies the character of the man whose name it bears. He loved the mountain, particularly a jut- ting crag upon its eastern face. Here he spent many hours thought- fully reviewing his plans for a Na- tional- Jer Park, and here will be placed a simple table of bronze in recognition of his successful achievement in their accomplish- ment.