New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06
SOCIAL NEWS AT NEWPORT.
A NOTABLE DINNER BY MRS WILLIAM AS'Oi'A
PICNIC IN o. II. p. BELMONTS PAl'h-
NR FIsH's TAXES.

v.r.,or, p Aug (SpecaD.-Ss turday night
r.as ar,,, - lively one in social circles there be-
inc largo number Of dinners, including two "hch
were specialv notable Mrs. William As'or gave
III Beechwood the first in series Vi e"'e' '
ments SGT for Saturdays in August. MUSIC was
furnished by the Hungarian Band the oecora'ioi's
for tho table being American Beauty roses anu
the Astor gold service being USED Inc eueS'',
twentv-four in number. were Mr. ana MIS- roy d.
p,a,rs carroll Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor
Mr. ana Nfrs L,lbridge T. Gerry, Mr.. ana MIS- W.
Watts Sherman Mr.. and Mrs. Kicharu - " ns-
Mr. and Mrs John r Drexel, MI anu Mie' 80.
ley Mortimer. M and Mrs. George feaoouy
more Mr. and Mrs. II. NICK l"oihoiy' W..
Mrs s,pvvesant Fish Mrs. Adolph Laoehou'e'
No. ~, ,,,,,,,aro cutting IT, and Harry Lehr.
Nv po,,ar Palmer gave a large dinner at beau
Nsp tho ers, NJ four arranged for each week III
the month Originally assigned for oa'uiua
ngs Mrs Palmer has now chahseu "e, -. -.
Friday evenings after this week. III oiu ~
conflict with other functions or hke i''N'
pecialy the Aston series of dinners r.. NJ
tanning tonight were Mrs. George >. ecolt
n,, 1 Nc W F. Carter and Mrs. Har-
Old Brown. ,s O., ,bese
Later I, the evening most Of the guests at 49,
dinners and many others were INHERITANCE W w.
John r. Drexel at musical at hei - 49, ,ha
Villa Instrumental music was FURNISHES v.a
Echo Quartet (colored) and MuhaIy -. tIo,n.
AID there were vocal seieC""''' -
ichs .,,
Th,s o,,ornoo, M Gray Crag Park, the counu'
ga, n, oI,,ar II p belmont. In Middletown. theie
was a big picnic given Jointly by 1hi, or, x,,a
Belmont Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant / Ism "o -. n
Hermann Oelrichs. The guests were ~. 49, ond
automobiles and turnouts of every desciip'o.' =,
were entertained with Varieo Pr pr,
Guiding coon" songs and cake""" o.sassed
stuyyesort r.sh has finally paid the tax assessed
stands ava ,ba Tax Collector will not sell 'ho
pronsr,v 90 .a,,s,v his claim. Between the 'iii0
when Mr. Fish bought this part OF MS - ro-
0cean-ave and the date when the oeeu nmrchase
corded the tax levy was made. the he ri claim
being included. Mr.. Fish ob)ecteH =. ~ him until
the deed vas aieS for record. This portion u helm
t1shs taxes amounting TO apou. S 80, for sale
paid. the Collector advertised the pS Tor an In
Junction inc % aw the Collector from selling n ms
place, but the Court held that th there "nnnld pro
sssmon for an Injunction as M !; he had been i'm
Properly faxed Accordingiy he has now patu and
snount OF thu tax in dispute unner PIT ray Col
issoS,o counsel Hsh has had wT and the penalty on
sne entire tax This writ IS ret in 10 determine
when legal proceedings viii beg'n, bt In taxing
that pece ,n ne lax ssans Mr. Fish or whether
Mr. Fish was right In contendng that the m nnt in
the time Of the assessment OF tne t asainst him
Ms name and SO could not be taxed aBa,i ssociafion
Although the Newport Yacht Racing AssSD $50, The
nnaly succeeded in completing race .eaysented the
s assd unpleasant wearn re Of social func-
start and they carried few guests " sr IN the
match wi, who owns the Car n,ecn Nab, and was
beaten. -. Cor
Frederick Gebhard Of NewYork has Tense% I'm IN
NE NE remainder Of the season the case co''"e0