New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
Il WATCH HILL FETE.
"As You Like IT. To BE Played on
the Ld7gn-Manu Visitors.

Watch HILL r. l. July Is (SpecaD.-A thick fog
deterrent to boating early in the week The
steamboat Block Island was obliged TO run slowly,
and the steamship Margaret did not come here at
all day. having turned back when she reached
New-LondOn. Other sports went much as
usual. The baseball game between the Ocean
House boys and the soldiers from the fort was
played. in spite OF the dampness. the former win
ming TO I.
Mr. and Mrs F. a. Newbury. of Detroit. at Red
Top cottage. have gone in their twenty-five horse
power 10 Boston for a short stay. Other auto
mobiles here are owned by Mr.. and Mrs. +. c.
Perkins. OF Pittsburg. who at Russula: Mrs.
A. NJ. Byers. DR.. 5. NJ. Hamin. of Philadelphia:
De Witt Loomis. OF Detroit. and Frank l. SchOOn-
maker, OF New-York
Tbs Watch Hill Improvement Society has Miss
Phelps. Of New-York, president: Miss Burnap. OF
Baltimore. vce-president; Miss COngdon. of Provi-
dence, secretary. and Mrs ". H. Merrill OF Pep
perell. Mass. treasurer. The executive committee
consists OF Mrs Davis Anderson OF Cincinnati:
Miss Clarke, OF Worcester: Mrs. Walter Davis. OF
Watch Hin. and Mrs. 5. ID. Mcconnell. of New
York. Each year some elaborate fete is given to
raise funds general expenses. and this year
to be AS lou Like 1t played the lawn at
Edge Cove the bay side.
Puilen's orchestra at the Ocean House Is making
a speciality of Sunday night concerts. The cornet-
list. Robert p. Hall. IL soloist OF Colts ArmOry
band and also a member of the Philharmonic Or
chestra of Hartford
An extra raft has been moored in front of the
private bathing pavilion with a graduated diving
platform. patent springboards and safety ropes.
Mr. Cav Is 10 have assistant a little later for
his swimming class is unusually large. Indeed.
good deal Of friendly rivalry In endurance and
speed makes the bathing hour interesting spec
tatOrs. IL has been stunt in the past 20 swim
to the ocean pier for high dives. but the
thorites have ruled against this particular diver
sion
Among tho cottagers several families who
have never before made the Hill their
from Brooklyn and John II. ScOville from New
York. DIR. James McAllister, president OF Drexel
Institute. who has been travelling abroad. has
turned 10 Craigte Brae. his summer home for many
years.
The weekly euchre and whist parties which
inaugurated last season at the New Pumpton by
the manager, Thomas Parkes. are being continued
Prizes given each evening by the hotel. and
the card loving contingent finds these social
pleasing. The Rev. DIR. Iegris. professor OF
cient languages IN Rockefeller Institute, and Gen
eral Louis Seasongood and family, of Cincinnati,
are guests at this hotel
Guests from NewYork and suburbs at the Ocean
have been II. Z Tuttie. Mrs b. ID. FOOte. Miss
Foote. Miss a. D. Foote, Miss NJ. L. Foote. r. d
Eoote, IT.. Mr.. and Mrs; F H. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs.
MIR. and Mrs f. W. Champn. Miss L. b. Roth, T.
Milford F. E. Dodge. C p Bailey. G. A Light
hope, W. V. Bailey. H. G. Davis. Miss Hawley.
Piercy. At-the Watch HIN House are. T. II. Clarke
Mrs Clarke. Miss Clarke MIR. and Mrs 5. A
CHINA, Mr., and Mrs, ID. +; CHINA, Miss G. CHINA
w. C. Wetts. Miss NJ. E. Vets. Miss J. L. Vets.
s. Colt, Miss NJ. Walker. Mrs z S. Auchincioss
Miss e. Auchincloss. r. l. 5. Auchincoss. j. c.
Auchincloss. q. H. Ffnney. Mr. and Mrs. T. w
Yates Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Weldon. Mr. and Mrs
Bird. At the Plimpton j. Thomson. c. B.
Teaux. Fl. n. Holender and Mrs, T. o. Hall