Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-22


o her some Of the debt of gratitude. The
flair was one of the most unique that has
been seen in Washington for long time, and
ts success was due in q great measure to the
kilful management of William Hamilton
Gibson, the eminent artist; Eric Rossiter of
New York, William Baecher of Brooklyn and
Clarence Deming of the New York Evening
Post. Ali the day long Mrs. Gum had been
he recipient of many snd valuable presents
md congratulations, but the elaborate
ete of the evening was reserved
Is complete surprise for her. This
ook place in the Gunrery grove, which was
veil adapted for it. around the trees were
lung long lines of Japanese lanterns; little
way off one side was a huge pile of timbers,
I'D boxes, ETC., ready for the match. A roas
pg old bonfire is particularly one Of the
methods of aunnery celebration, and across
IN the other side had been prepared the
for charsde acting This proved
very effective. The ground was nearly u
perfect amphitheater, upon which seats had
been arranged in rows. By neat contrivances
there was formed turf stage,
with sliding curtains and tents in
tbs rear for the actors dressing
rooms. A more favorable night could not
have been chosen, clear, just little cool to
make theHbig fire seem comfortable. The
sight, as one approached the grove, 30 light
ed up was like a glimpse at fairyland. By
the time that the exercises began, there were
between three or four hundred present. The
match applied to the pile awiting it and the
evenings pleasures were begun. As soon as
the preparations were completed the cur
tains of the rustic stage were pull
ed back and the first scene
of the charade begun, This
was capital and worthy the efforts of profess
SIGNALS, both in the acting and costumes.
The word acted, in three scenes, was "Abi
gial," Mrs. Gums first name. The success
of this was due largely to Mr.. and Mrs. Cady
and Arthur Woodruff, all of New York city.
and also Mr.. Gibson, who made a most
graceful and charming "gal" on a horse
with ears that wagged like cows tail in
fly time. At the close of the charade Mr..
Cady made presentation to Mrs Gum Of a
magnificent basket of fruit and flowers.
After this followed refreshments of cake,
cream, etc, and singing about the fire.
The party did not break up until a late
hour. Among the other old summering
boys present were William Bseoher, son of
the late Henry Ward Beecher, Richard s.
Barnes of the A. 8. Barnes Publishing COM
pany, Henry Harvard and Edward Harvard,
brothers of Joe Harvard Of the New York
Press, and Charles Bininger of New York.
The event was a complete success and of
no little interest. There are few women who
have exerted a greater influence or inspired q
deeper feeling of love and reverence than has
Mrs. Gum, the former mater of the old
Gunnery school. She has had but little tc
do with the school since Mr.. Gums death
but she is yet active and busy most of the
time with this or that thing. Much of hel
attention is directed toward a number o.
small children who call her grandma. Sh.
appears to be in excellent health and prob
ably will have many birthday yet to enjoy
The season in this delifhtful little New
England summer resort Is at it's height, ane
the town has q population at present fal
larger than the recent census returns give
credit for. The summer boarders are her.
in larger numbers than ever before, and ap.
plicants for rooms and board are dieappoint
ed az no room ia left. One noticeable featur.
of the place is the absence of any hote
whatever, the only thing approaching tina
line being the Gunnery school, which during
the summer season is thrown open to thu
public with its accommodations for abou
one hundred. The rest of the people 6nt
quarters around in the different cottages ant
boarding houses. OF the former there ar
including Mansfield cottage, the hand
some residence of George L. Brown, tn
New York broker, a magnificent place of on
of New York's millionaire importers, Mr.. E
b. Van Ingen, another of Colonel Barbour o
Hartford, president of the Willimanti
Thread company. and several others.
Among the New Haven people who ar
present here or are expected soon are tn
following: Daniel Wilcox and family, MI
and Mrs William E Downes and Mr.. JAG
Mrs. Beebe, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace b. Fem
IT,, Miss Eliot. sister of Mrs. Profssso
Sumner; DR.. Carmalt and family, Mrs. Fitc
aud her two daughters, Mrs. Osborn an
Mics Osborn, III. +. Tyler and family, Nj
and Mrs. Thomas Hooker, and others.
The people are busy 81 only summer pee
pie are who are off for q vacation aud q geo
time. They successfully gave an old foix
concert two weeks ago, and now are bus
getting up a play for next Friday evenin
with every promise of success. The play
to be "The American Cousln." The ha
where these things are given 10 very we
adapted for amateur theatricals, with quite
roomy stage, good scenery, and seating cs
pacity of about five hundred. Tennis an
base ball are of course the favorite outdot
amusements for the young men and ladie
though the ladies do not play SO heavy
game of the latter as of the former. Sc
eral tennis tournaments and progressive pa
| ties have been given, and more are soon
follow. There are few expert players
| the game and many who play fairly wei
| The last tournament was taken by Mr.. Ma
VauIngen, who is to enter Yale next fal
ard who may some day represent his cole!
| in the inter. collegiate match. There is OF
| class of athletes whom this country max
| thoroughly miserable, and that Is the whee
| men. These hills have no use whatever f
| any kind of a wheel with nothing more tbs
| leg power to run them. But in place of thi
| driving and long walks offer no mean SUI
| stitute. In fact, there are some of the mo
/ Sci 4 in a
England. The scenery is not little III
that of southern Scotland, heavily woodt
and and inviting valley with stream
water tracing it's course in graceful winding
like silver thread. The effect is of Il
grand and extended in miniature, with Il
detail vivid and clear. On the top of con
one of the higher hills away off in the di
tance may be seen the shadowy outlines
the Catskills, and the hills between seemii
like the waves OF the sea. Here and the
also in every direction stick up the ohur'
spires of ever 80 many villages. A desert
ton of all the surrounding beauties of natu
IL impossible and inadequate, and to be a
preciated one must come and see for himse
Access to this region is gained by means
Che Shepaug railroad, about which many tu
ny stories have been related concerni1
its earlier days of existence. They do q
and on the slightest pretext, either to let Il
brakemen take swim or all hands get
to pick berries or gossip with some farm
about the crops. But what cared they, wi
q week ahead of them to get back in, In t
good old days before time was weighed
the ounce. Whether this was ever 80 or ne
the railway service now is very good and
time to New York but little over thr
hours. The track of this road f0llo'
pretty closely the erratic meande
ings of the Shepaug river, MAXI
one of the crookedsst as we'll as picturesq
roads of the country. Washington, perch
among the tops of the Litchfeld coun
hills about / 100 feet above the sea lev
suffers not a great deal from the extreI
hot weather. Cooling breezes are rare
absent, and the air is that kind which Great
enormous appetites. Fortunate Is the 0
who has an entire summer to devote in t
exploration of this natures retreat, many
little sketch of which Mr.. Gibson has had
Harpers Magazine and elsewhere.
Mary Noble Hicks.
Mary Noble Hicks, daughter of the Re
DR.. Noble, formerly pastor Ut the Cent
church, this city, died in Chicago July A. Z
Noble was on his way to Europe at the tim
but returned to Chicago after his daughte
death.
MRS. Ann NJ. King.
/ Mrs. Ann NJ. King, formerly Of this oil
Z H. recently died Al Veyey, France. She v
9 lf1aozr " y m Y R3ua an6s uothnr.