New-York tribune., 1905-07-09
Attractions of the St. Lawrence Never
Seem to Fade.

indoor functions during the day are merely sec
ondary. Automobile touring commands the
greatest attention, and the trips not circum-
scribed by any conventional hours such as gov
ern carriage riding behind thoroughbred road
sters The "autost" rises early and retires late,
and is always busy.
Captain Smith of the Saratoga Polo Club has
a large number of men employed on improve
r,ents at the polo park. Besides an August
tournament there are to be two games each
week for individual prizes. The Albany, Buff
falo and Montreal teams have signlned thelr IN
tention OF participating.
The Burden Benevolent Society. OF Troy Nls-
tied Kayadeross Park on July g.
Miss Martha L. Hennpg, president of the
Vassar College class of '05 entertained at
luncheon on Tuesday afternoon forty-hve OF her
classrna tes who were returning from CONFER
ence at Silver Bay Lake George. 1t was given
at the home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Henning. in State-st.
Conternos 14th Regiment Band. OF Brooklyn
will in a few days open the musical programme
at the United States Hotel. which will not clcse
its season till October l. The morning and
evening concerts viii he given in the court
grounds This will be the first season of this
famous musical organization here. For thirty
one years. including 1904, the music at thls
hotel was supplied by the late c. w. Stubs or
chestra, OF New-York.
The only convention to combine pleasure Win
business here this week was the New-Aork
State Branch United National Association OF
Postofic. Clerks of the United States with
beadouarters at the AInerican-Adelphi Hotel
Congress Hall will be reopened on July 10 anu
the Richard A. Garfield clubhouse restaurant
five days later. -,
parl FIanneberg will conduct the music at the
T7rion Avenue Running Park in August
The annual symposium of the Grand Union
Eotel office staff at Arrowhead was ehJoyeu
bv Charles A Douglass, Duncan CamppeH' H.
s. Clements, jr., G.. E. Hopkins W. X. Chap-
man Harry Hall. Sherman Woolley. James 3
Woolley Edward Schelcer, Harry HANKS
Michael Dunphy. Henry Daniels and FREDERICK
NJ Waterbury. The Grand Commandery Oh Tue
State of New York will, during the annual coh-
cIave of the knights Templar here early in
septenlber make the Grand Union Hotel rs
headquarters. The Grand Union is the nrsI
hotel here TO install a private acetylene gas
nlan+ which furnishes a brilliant light for i,zoo
burners.
Victor Herbert's orchestra began its summer
enea cement at the Grand Union Hotel on the
evening of July 4, and the opening concert was
greatly enjoyed by a large and appreciative
audience 1t is now conducted by Paul Helne-
herg on July % Victor Herbert will emerge
from the Adirondacks where he has a camp,
and have personal charge Of the orchestra TIL
late in the season 1t will consist OF ntty
pieces during the height of the season
LYNCH & ID Ascoli, the new managers OF the
Kensington Hotel, Union-ave, have, as a
feature, introduced hungarian Ia III &
japanese garden. ,
The Albany Choral Society had It's annual
dinner at Arrowhead on Thursday. The New
York Warehouse Mems Association, which met
in annual session here to-day, will dine at Ar
rowhead on Monday next -
The New-York State Painters and Decorat-
ors' Association will assemble in annual ses-
sion on Monday next and continue three days.
Their headquarters Will be at the Hotel Wor-
den. -
The Hudson Valley Railway Company has
extended its tracks through Putnam-st from
Spr;ng-st to East Congress-st., having secured
the consent of the owners Of Congress Han and
Congress Spring Park. The extension skirts
the Richard A. Garfield property on Putnam
st.
There is still a demand for furnished sum
rner residences. Additions to the list include;
John Fflkins of Brooklyn. the Charles r Fish
cottage in Circular-st. Frederick Burlew, OF
Coney Island the Walter B. Benedict cottage,
Iinc5ln-ave: Mrs. ]. T. De Wilde, of New
York the Lewis P. Burt cottage, Nelson-aVe;
Mrs J. T Meehan, of New-York, the Professor
| Georea W. Kennedy cottage, Circular-st. the
| aggregate number far exceeds that or the sea-
son OF 1904
bronze tablet, marking the High Rock