New-York tribune., 1897-08-01
THE RUINS AT MCHFIELD SPRlNGS.
SOCIAL LIFE AT THE RESORT NOT INTERRUPTED
BY THE BURNING OF THE SPRING HOUSE.

SOCIAL LIFE AT THE RESORT NOT INTERRUPTED
ny THE BURNING OF THE SPRING HOUSE.
R,cb6eld Springs. n. v July 81 (SpeciaD-T
Spring House Is gone. and i'm its stead Hes a mass
of smoking ruins but in the face OF the dishearteh-
ing spectacle social affairs at Rictheld go on "a
before The guests seem to have been so thankful
10 escape as they did without loss of life or limb
and many of them with their personal property
intact that they make light of the danger so foru-
natoy avoided. and do not allow the remembrance
of 1t to cloud their spirits those OF their COM
panons.
The majority of them found satisfactory accom-
modations at the Darlington and few have de-
parted since with the exception of course of those
whose business other engagements would have
called them away under any circumstances.
on Monday afternoon the second golf club recep-
tion was held at the Waiontha club house Mrs.
T r. Proctor Miss Won Stade and Mrs G. G. Ran
som received AMI 6. y. Van Santvoord and his
orchestra played. Among the guests were the
Mesdames Townsend. Taller. Cole Stirling. Jewell.
Won Stade Levin, Beae. Strong. Duhain. Grain.
Morrill,. Dunning, Lynch. Grouse and Gaddis. the
Misses Grain Berry. Kelly. Bryant. Stirling. Levin.
Robinson De Veau. Hubbard. Learned Moore,
Smith Gasquet Duhain and Aborn and the
Messrs Morrill, Lynch. Booram. Cole Kelly. Field
Proctor Grouse Ransom Young. Robinson. NJ
Kay Taller Myers. Wood Gasquet and Strong.
Recent euchre parties at the Tuller and Kendall
tho guests. At the former. which was given BY
Mrs. Jewell the prizes were won by Miss Sanger
Mrs Hawley. Miss Noon, Mrs A. Il Guild and
Mrs X Brown. At the kendallwCod Mrs G. r.
Worman hostess. and the winners were Miss
Martin. Mrs. Yates Stirling and Mrs T. Van Zandt
Lane
A delightful reception given on Wednesday
al the atudio Of Fred Grant Young. In the Earring
ton Arcade. The rooms decorated with n,I-
merous palms and other tropical verdure the outer
one being reserved for an exhibition OF his pictures
and the inner. which was hung with protuson
OF tapestries. was used as tearoom. Mrs. j. Lee
Taller and Miss Anita Levin presided AT the tea
table, and punch was served Among those present
were the Mcsdames Taller. Kelly. Clark. Wadsworth
Bosworth. Arnold, Morrill, Gaddis Won Stade and
Carpenter: the Misses Brown, Gaddis and Ernst,
and Harry and Walter Morrill, Purdon Robinson
and Frederic Edward Mckay.
Among prominent New Workers. who will not be
deferred from their usual vacations at Ricfneld
by the burning OF the Spring House is +. Ellery
Anderson. Mr.. Proctor has been the recipient Of
hundreds of kilograms Of coincidence He has not
yet announced his intentions with regard TO re-
building.
Mayor Strong and his party, composed OF Mrs.
Strong. Miss Aborn and Putnam Bradlee Strong.
left on Thursday morning. The Mayors last even
Ing was spent al minstrel show, which happened
largely patronized by hotel people. General George
Moore Smith. who was his guest over Sunday. re-
turned earlier In the w-ea
iGeneral Patrick II. Collins. OF Boston, late Con-
sul-Genefal TO London. arrived at the Spring
House late on the night OF the fire, and ~ now At
the darlington.
Joseph Myers is the guest of the Tailers at the
Berkeley.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randei. of New-York. ar