The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-07-24
FLOATING TN
THE SOCIAL SWIM

Watch Hill seems to be the popular
spot for Morristonians this summer,
as there are already many from this
city summering there. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bradley are the latest to de-
sert Morristown for Watch Hill.
They will take their family there
on the 18th. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Harvey Tiers will also leave for there
next week. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Dumont Foote have already taken
possession of their cottage at this
resort, having left this city with their
family last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter f. Cramp will
join the Adirondack contingent soon
and will remain there until the
weather becomes unpleasantly chilly.
DR.. and Mrs. Hughes will spend
six weeks in travel, beginning their
journey next Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander G.. Hack
staff will put in the month of August,
at least the larger portion of it, on
the shores of Lake Champlain. They
left this city on Saturday of last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray Forbes
have been guests of Mr.. N A. Girls
void in his Newport cottage. Mr..
GriSwold is Mrs. Forbes father.
Miss Elizabeth t. Randolph has
returned from Fishers Island, where
she has been for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Letch-
ford are also among the Watch Hill
patrons and have already taken up
their residence there.
Mrs. Henry Patterson Phipps acted
as escort for a large party of young
folk from Madison avenue in a drive
to Bernardsville, where a dinner and
dance was enjoyed. In the party
were the Misses Swords, the Misses
Vernam, Harold Vernam, Mercer
Walker, Henry Phipps and the
Messrs. Behr.
Major and Mrs. Mcconnell are now
at Murray Bay. Their stay will be
an indefinite one, fitting whenso-
ever the fancy takes them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. McCurdy
are at home in this city this week.
Since the Fourth of July enter
tanning at the Golf Club has been at
very low ebb and the club house and
grounds have missed the bright af-
fairs which were so much in evidence
short time ago. Tennis, however,
is coming into vogue again and the
courts now are far better patronized
than is the course. Tennis has be-
come quite the form in Newport and
as the social interests of Newport
and Morristown are very closely al
lied, it is but to be expected that
tennis has here usurped the popu-
larity of golf. There is a strong in
dication of the power of tennis over
the devotee of fashion shown at the
links, where a few seasons ago the
game was sadly neglected. 1t is one
of the themes discussed whenever
several of the thoughtful ones get
together and it is believed that the
popularity of golf is warning. Many
of the reasons assigned for this con-
dition of things by the "debaters"
are interesting. The one advanced
by sixteen-year-old devotee shows
symptoms of genius, as she claims
that as an aid to Cupid tennis offers
superior inducements to golf. Speak
ing of Golf Club gossip, reminds one
that the club is now almost invari-
ably referred to as the Morris County
Country Club. The equipment seems
to justify the title, too, as the pres
ence of horsemen and the picture
they present taking the hurdles pro-
vided for their pleasure gives the
place the atmosphere of a Country
club.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Macy gave
tea at the Golf Club Tuesday. This
was the first real break in the dull
monotony of social life there since the
festivities of the fourth of the present
month.
Lambert Phillips, Colonial Treas
urer of Barbados, West Indies, who
has been visiting his sister-in-law, Mrs.
o. c. Ferris, of Morris Plains, returned
to his home Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Hardness
will spend the month of August on
their yacht, returning in time for the
opening of the seasons gaieties about
the middle of September
Mr.. and Mrs Hamilton Mckay
Twombly are in Newport and will en-.
terrain extensively this summer. One
of the largest balls of the season has
been planned by them for the eight
zenith of August.
Mrs. James Douglas is spending a
few weeks at present on the Jersey
coast
Mrs. Harry Hoy and her daughter
Mrs. Ridley Watts, are at Fishers
Island.
MISS PRIM.