Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-07-26

rates high-powered gasoline machine.
Not long ago Miss Thomas made Il trip
from Boston to New York. operating the
automobile herself Mr. Beeckman has
been in his day one of the famous ten
mis- champions. He is member of the
knickerhocker, Manhattan and Country
Clubs.
John y, Rockefeller dislikes automo-
bileS, and, with a view of preventing
them from treSpaSsing on his vast do
main, called lockwood. nj Pocantico hills.
he has erected signs on his property or
dering automobile owners TO keep off his
land. The signs are made Of galvanized
iron. and are mounted on posts. They
bear these words: Automobiles are not
allowed on these grounds" Mr. Rookie
Teller has fifty miles of private drive
ways on his estate many Of which cover
Scrpcntinc trails and run along steep en-
hankmeutS. Several times the millions
aires horses were frightened by the ma
chimes, and this made him decide to shut
out automobile owners from his lands
Watchmen are employed OF enforce the
rules.
The Actors Order of Friendship
dropped the benevolent purpose which
heretofore has been its reason for exist
ence and became the Greenroom Club at
meeting held in its club rooms, 1870
West Forty-seyenth street W. \.
brady presided. and about 100 members
were present, The vote was unanimous
y favorable, and il was voted 10 issue
H"ooo worth of bonds, $500 Of which
W"f" immediately subscribed. The re-
maluinE $1,000 will be taken hy other
members of the club. 1t will he an or
ganHatlon for the rank and file of the
| dramatic profession and for followers of
| al ,rl, &. T., ;.
teal imitation of its namesake in Lon
| don. The order was founded abAut
thlrty-hve years ago by Edwin Forrest.
Edwin Booth was and Joseph jefferson
! Is, ON its roster.
James j. Hill has returned from q
| month ; cruise to the coast OF Labrador.
! " nth him IN his yacht Wacouta, Were
DANIEL Lamont. George {. Clark. Il
! wealthy cotton manufacturer: James
| caesar Bum, general counsel for the
| North Pacific Coast Company: Charles
! laws, an oyster packer of Baltimore;
". &. Toomey Of Wisconsin and James
! y, Hill. Mr. Hills son. They spent
! most OF their time in canoes, fishing to
| their hearts content. MIR. Hill was
much amused on his return TO learn
that he was suspected of planning to
| hWld railroads in Labrador. but he
| was even more amused when asked
|
| supposed TO have seen of CRANBERRY
| Head. &. Il. 1T wasn't as bad as that
at any time on the trip" said several
| Of the party Mr.. Hill will remain in
New York for about week. and then
expects 10 make a trip West.
Assisted hy minstrels and musician,
| Mrs. StuyveSant Fish began her season
of entertainment at Newport the o,hel
night. OstenShly the occasion was a
dinner party, but aS there were fifty IN
| the company, and as the repast was fol
| lowed hy vaudeville performance. III,
affair was really sort Of pot-pourri OF
good things such as Mrs Fish organizes
SO we'll The company sat at one large
table, which was ornamented with Mrs
| FiSh's splendid gold service and wealth
of yellow flowers. shortly after IA
o'clock the party adjourned to the draw,
ing room. where Mcintyre and Heath.
| the hungry coonS,' and other funny peo.
| pie made merry for an hour. Earlier in
the day Mrs. Fish entertained nj lunch,
con at the golf club. During the day an
interesting incident was told about Mrs