Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-25
AT BAR HARBOR.
Where Society In Waking Up to Its
Full Duties.

Full Duties.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
BAR HARBOR, Me. July "a. 1896.
Inauspicious the opening Of the sea-
son was Ber Harbor is now quite gay. The
semweekly dances and dinners at the pop
ular Kebo Valley Club. weekly hops at the
large hotels. dinners, receptions and teas
follow each other in quick succession. The
third dinner and dance of the season was
held at the Kebo Valley Club Saturday
night. Every seat was filled at the tables
and the large crowd attended the dance
which followed. DIR. Robert Amory pre-
sided Dinner parties were given by DIR.
Amory Mrs. Roswell Hitchcock, J. ]. EN-
cry, James p. Scott, DR.. Shepard. DIR.
Henry c. Chapman. Edgar T. Scott, 8:
MezarZee Wright, Johnston Livingston AMI
places at the dinner were DR.. and Mrs
Henry c. Chapman, Frederick May. c. X.
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Seibard,
Miss Susie Sturgis, Miss Maize Sturgis,
Capt. T. J. Bush. Miss Conover, Dr. and
Mrs. j. Shober, Mrs. Cadwalader Jones. DR..
Edward A. Smith. Miss Marie Scott, Muir
ray Forbes. Mr.. and Mrs. S. MezarZee
Wright. Charles Winslow, Edmund Pendle-
ton. Arden Robbins, r. Hall Mccormick,
DR.. and Mrs. Shepard and Henry Sayles.
Among those present we'll known at the
capital were Count de Molkte-Heidfeldt,
Prince Raoul Wrede of the Austro- Hun
HELEN. Mrs. Nicholas L. Anderson Miss
Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs Thebaud and NJ. lie
CHAT. the Belgian minister
The driving contest on the kebo Valley
Club links last Saturday WAS won by Arthur
T. Kemp. Those who contested were Ed
mund PenIleton. Mrs. VIM. Lawrence Green.
n. c. Reynal, Joseph Hartman. Mr.. The
baud, f. S. Reynal. +. H. Johnson and A.
P. Kemp.
The putting contest" held on the same
links in the afternoon, was won by Arden
Robbins.
Miss X. V. r. Berry of Washington is an
enthusiastic bicycle rider.
Mrs. S. Weir Mitchell gave small dinner
at Far Niente Monday. Those present were
John S. Kennedy. Gen. John A. Kasson.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Coles, Mrs Thomas
a. Scott. Mrs. Wiimerding. Charles T. How.
MIR. and Mrs. Morris X. Jesup.
The opening hop at the Malvern took
place Monday night.
Mr.. Frank p. Mitchell of Washington
gave dinner party at the Malvern Mon
day evening. 1t was one of the most charm
ing functions which the season has yet wit
messed. Mr. Mtchelrs guests were Mrs.
Nicholas s. Anderson, Miss Anderson. Miss
Susie Sturgis, Mrs. William Lawrence
Green, Miss McLane, NJ Alfred lie CHAT,
George HELEN. George Eustis, Frederick
May and Edgar T. Scott.
Baron and Baroness Fava of Washing
ton arrived at the Malvern Tuesday
The Friday afternoon receptions at the
Canoe CLUB on Bar Island which formed
life of last season. will begin in August
w. f.. Montgomery has been elected COM
modors: Miss Van Rensselaer, Berry sec
retary, and DIR. w. w. Seely treasurer.
Mrs. Charles Ewing Green held de-
hShtful at home Monday morning in her
parlors al the Parker cottage Mrs Cen
). Anderson of Washington. in whose
honor the affair was given. is a beautiful
woman. and her daughter. Mss Anderson,
gives promise of being the belle of the
season. Over forty ladies' dropped in dur
ing the reception hours and sampled the
excellent coffee which Mrs. Winthrop
Gray made. Mrs. Gray was formerly Miss
T!llie Frainshuysen.
Mrs. Jules ReynaI gave ii pretty lunch
con Thursday. and Monday next she gives
large dinner at Ban-y-Bryn. the Barney
cottage.
Lispenard Stewart gave a small lunch
con at the Malvern Wednesday. Those
Present were Mrs. Roswell Hitchcock of
Washington. Miss Sturgis, Miss Hitchcock
of Washington and Norrie Selar
1t is expected that Saturday week will
See the first of the handicap golf tourna-
ments at kebo. Much interest has been
manifested in the various scores up to
date. and the first contest will no doubt
bring out a number of good players The
best score for eighteen holes that has been
made this season is held by Arden NJ Rob-
bins who has gone the course in - Ed
Eund Pendleton is next, with a score OF
ll2 ami Reginald johnson. third, with III
to his credit.
Among the prominent Washington people
registered at the hotels are J. c. Geradt,
VIM. Scully, Gen Wainwright Miss Alice
HELEN. Baron ard Baroness Fava, NJ lie
Ghaist. Mrs. Roswell Hitcho ock Miss
Hitchcock. Frank p Mitchell, Mrs y. S
Anderson. Miss Anderson and NJ. lie Brun