New-York tribune., 1901-10-13
LAKEWOOD'S OPENING.
A PROSPEROUS BEGINNING-NEw rnr
TAGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TS-MANy
RESIDENTS RETURNING.

and guests returning TO its hospitality or in tb
amount invested during the summer in the Graz
tion Of new properties and the improvement OF ola
The pretty resort is stiIl at the height Of its sum-
mer beauty without the heat which makes II de-
serted by resorters during the hot weather r,o,,,
AS yet no frosts have come Of any consequence n,
color the foliage. and the trees are heavily sbasns
by as fresh a green as at any time during ths
summer
OF course. at a period of the season which a.
marked by arrival, removal and change social ac
tivity has as yet representation and the qoss,
OF the place concerns rather the personaItv tbsp
the diversions of those who are here All tbrorzL
the of season Lakewood's hotels and cottages fsva
been in the hands OF artisans. and the betterment
OF old properties has had good effect I'm all dirsc
tions, while several handsome new cottages have
been built and are nearly il not quite ready sor
occupancy.
Judge George c. Barrett. of the New-Yorb sp
preme Court, will join the ranks of Lakewood cor,
muters this year, and his new and handsome brics
and stone cottage at Madison-ave. and Seventh
st. IS nearing completion E T. Baldwin of New
York is also building twenty room cottage IN
Sixth-st., between the Downer cottage and the
George j. Gould estate. 1t will not be ready for
use this season, and Mr.. Baldwin will make his
home in the Porter cottage. in Private Way Henrv
A. James. OF New-YOrk. is making good progress
on one of the largest and most imposing cottages IN
Lakewood. situated at Second-st. and Forest-avs
The outlook for sport in Lakewood this season a
and grounds on October 1 with all conditions in
apple-pie order for the entertainment Of members
and friends and for the coming season has re-en-
gagged Frank E. Schwartz steward. while John
Venters. formerly of Shinnecock. has been engaged
the club professional At the Golf Club of Lake
wood club patrns will find PIatt the popular
steward. in the clubhouse again. while Willie"
Norton is still in charge Of the professional work.
shop. Both clubs have their season programme IN
preparation
Oak Court the new hotel built by Mrs. NJ J.
Evans opens this week with perfectly new and at
tractive accommoda tions for one hundred guests
The LenOx, attractive small hotel at Lexington
ave and Second-st.. has been leased for term OF
years by L. E. Parent. of Boston, who has tust
closed a summer season at a hotel in Nahaut
Seton Inn. which scored a satisfactory success for
its season last year. is again open, with pros
pects for increased business.
a new speedway north OF the county line road
eighty feet wide and a mile and a quarter long Is
among the most important Of new projects in Lake
wood this season 1t has been cleared OF trees
pIoughed from end to the other, graded and
is all ready for the finishing touches. which will
make IT perfectly straight course for the drivers
OF fast harness horses In seasons past the demand
for such a speedway has been continuous and en-
phatic.
William A. Hamilton and family who have re-
turned from a summer in the Catskills have had
their Fourth-st. cottage entirely remodelled and
greatly improved. Professor c. A Strong. of New
York who last year purchased the Clahn property.
in Lake Drive. has made sweeping changes in the
property. removing the old stable and rearrangng
the house from top to bottom Captain Todd.
perintendent in charge at Georgian Court has also
made an addition TO his picturesque cottage, near
Lakewood-ave. Miss z. A. Odgers has built
tension to her cottage. in seventh-st-
New cottage rentals made for the season are in
part as follows: Shepard X. de Forest, of South
ampton, Long Island. has the Glover cottage, IN
Sixth-st.. and s Stein. OF New-YorI, has taken the
adjoining cottage; Joseph j. O'DonOhue, jr is an
other New-Yorker who has located in Grey Gables.
In F'frst-st.: Miss a. T. Van Santvoord, Of New
York has the Chids cottage, in First-ave- Miss
katherine Drisco, of Brooklyn, the Lynch cottage.
in Second-st.; Bowles Colgate, Of New-York. the
Stone cottage in Lake Drive; Vincent H Lamarche
and family of Locust Point, n. j.. the Kimbal
| cottage I'm LexIngton-ave.; John P Cuilford and
| family of New-YOrk, the Stevens cottage. IN Pri-
Mr.. and Mrs $ T williams of Washington. have
purchased the Randall cottage, IN Fourth-st.. and
| the Misses Randall have built new home at
Among the Lakewood cottagers who have re-
following J. r Pys ana family after summer az
Point Pleasant. are at home. in SeyenthISti MIS-.
Hinsdale and family at home, in their Fifth-st
cottage: DR.. and Mrs. A. Fl. DashielL among the
summer in Vermont: Mrs A. Marsh and the Misses
Marsh who spent their sumner IN SGnneSeu nm S{jeS:
Dashiell are at home for the season pr- and Mrs
!. II. Hance and family are again in their second
ST. cottage; c. II. Davis and family, of New-York
have taken the Kerr cottage, in the Lake Drive;
seventh-st.. opposite the home of Judge Barrett;
Miss Vanderhoof and Miss Reynolds are back again
and with them are Miss Natalie Harding. Miss
Bessie Harding and Mrs. Ernest l.. Kinney, OF
New-York; Mrs G. l. Underhil and her SISTER:
Miss Dithmar have opened their Thlrd-st. cottage;
taken the Bynner Cottage in sixth-st. west Of
Madison-ave. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood B. Ferris and
island in the Adirondscks: Mrs, William B. Leeds,
with Miss EizaheJh Leeds and I'd WIS AZ e ssSsniter
Is preparing his Ftfth-st. cottage for opening, anu anu
in the White Mountains: the Misses Niey are
at the Pines after an Adirondack summer; DIT and
Mrs. John n NJ Child has returned re- from Lake Placid,
n the Adirendaeks; DE- and Mrs, H. LaGrenye a}ns N
A Paul has opened Beechwood Villa for the season
at home. in Sixth-st. after MantolokIng summer.
The noisy putting of little stationary engine
these days illustrative of the bustie ana activity
which stretches in all directions throush LakewSoJ
Mr.. Gould has long had IN mind for the improve
Drive Bridge, which he built two years ago Be
meath this bridge the waters Of Lake Carassio row
the depth Of water IS not sufficient to make 1t an
S Of ss paSSs aS Dnr a4G IN a
tsning walls which I'll be eoyeEed with 1eSn755 1Sn15
Be 's0ts one ef a the most attractive Of the place
All Saints, Memorial Church began its ST fuil enSiF
choir being made up as follows Mrs 4 p ,+b LIP e
New-York; David PIuuer tenor; Charles E. Burn
ham. barytone and director, and A. B. Clute, organ
st. all of Lakewood.
Early guests at the Laurel House from New
York are Professor Francis NJ Roser. Henry Z.
Emmett and family Dr. and Mrs. 7. A. Emmet,
]. Warren Nash. Miss Cornelia r. Nash Miss Al
mira A Nash. Miss Sarah Z. Nash, Mr. and MIS-.
Isaac " Brokaw, William Broksw. Irvins
Brokaw, Howard g BrOkaW, Mr. and Mrs. G. r
Hansen, Mr.. and Mrs. Park J. White. W. B. sane
ton. the Misses Sanction. George A Sarrett mrs
J. r. Harris. Miss COrnelia 3. Harris. Miss n. T.
Marsh, Miss Gilbert. Miss Louise s. Gilbert NJ;
and Mrs Robert Bage Kerr and family. DE- ana
Mrs. NJ. Du Bois. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick K DS
Peyster, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. BloOdgood and