The Aid’s Marie Underwood serves some tea.
The annual Silver Tea, sponsored by the Waldo County General Hospital Aid, was held Dec. 10 at the home of Phil and Mary Carthage, 224 High St., Belfast. The public enjoyed tours of the historic home, along with the sandwiches, desserts, punch, coffee and tea served by Aid members.
Phil and Mary Carthage
This year’s setting was a Greek-revival style home built in 1851 for Calvin Hervey, a watch maker and jewelry store owner. Mr. Hervey was one of the original trustees of the Belfast Free Library.
The fireplace is surrounded by old doors that Phil Carthage salvaged from another historical house.
Guests were welcomed into a dramatic entryway adorned with original woodwork. In 2005, while the owners were away, a water pipe broke and flooded the kitchen area at the back of the house. This has been remodeled in a modern style although the fireplace surround is made of old doors that Mr. Carthage salvaged from another historical house in town. The kitchen floor boards were reused in the entryway.
Sally Millhorn, president of the Aid, left, and Judy Whitney, treasurer of the Aid, present Mark Biscone, CEO at Waldo County Healthcare, with donations from Aid fundraisers and from gift shop sales.
Donations totaling $1,636 were collected during the event and the sale of raffle tickets for gift cards to businesses in the communities with health centers netted $1,301. All funds realized from the tea will benefit the hospital.
Among the Aid members helping out at the tea were, from left, Ida Jean Tyer, Jean Russell, Lucy Ledien, Lois Dutch (in back), Geary Tibbetts, Sandra Gordon (in back), Phyllis Gaul, Sally Millhorn, Jane Doak (in back) and Clare Tresham.