The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-12
FETE
PROVES Big
SUCCESS

The lawn fete this afternoon at Rough
Point the summer residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt. opened In
a blaze OF glory and a considerable sum
OF money will be realized for the benefit
OF the Society for the Prevention OF Tu-
berculosis.
The booths were arranged in half-cir-
cular form and included toy booth.
flower booth booth for the dispensing
OF ices cakes and confectionery. an an
tique booth for the sale of knick knacks
and brio brac. a booth. where all sorts
of live pets were exhibited for purchase.
and in addition. two elaborate concep-
tions. perfect representation OF an Eng
lish dairy. for the sale OF products OF the
farm OF Mr. Reginald c. Vanderbilt at
Sandy Point. Portsmouth. and complete
japanese village, which was in charge or
Mrs. Marsden Perry OF this city. assist
ed by several well-known Providence So
ciety people. including Mrs. George Dyer,
Mrs. Anthony Dyer. Mrs Harry Pearce,
Jr. Mrs John Lewis, Mrs. Alfred Miller,
Jr.. and Misses Alice Grosvenor Harriet
Lewis, Ethel Chaplin, Catherine Barlow
and Beatrice Binney. The Japanese VII
lage proved 10 be headquarters OF the
Providence society people who visited the
fete.
The English dairy erected by Mrs. Regi-
nald g. Vanderbilt Is an elaborate affair
comprising a main building some 30 feet
square, with an ell. the whole surrounded
by a rustic fence. The representation is
said 10 be true 10 the original in the old
country, and the Illusion was as perfect
as possible, even 10 the costumes OF the
young women. who masqueraded as dairy
maids and other attendants These in
Cluded Mrs. Henry Spies Kip, Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt, Miss Laura Swan. Miss Maria
Moran and Miss Edith Lounsbury
The booth for the sale Of antiques was
in charge OF Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt, as
sisted by Mrs Oliver G.. Jennings and
Miss Evelyn Parsons. At the toy booth
Mrs. Edwards Spender was assisted by
Mrs. T. Shaw Safe, Miss Abbie Stevens,
Miss Edith Deacon, Miss Pauline French,
Miss Mary Sands. Miss Mana Morgan,
Miss Alice Little and Miss Evelyn Walsh.
Mrs. Charles NJ Thomas and Mrs. Will
liam Ennis were In charge OF the Army
and Navy encampment and they had as
assistants Mrs p. II. Hourigan, Mrs.
Harrison Hall. Mrs John Myers and the
Misses Nicholson, Sawyer, Julia Sands,
Ennis Josephs. Siegfried. Hutton and
Ogden-Jo
AT the flower booth Mrs. Henry Clews
and Mrs Pembroke Jones, who had
charge, were assisted by Mrs. Henry
Clews, Jr., Miss Charlotte Warren. Miss
Cornelia Thayer. Miss Sadie Jones and
Miss Ruth Twombly.
The booth for the dispensation OF ices
and confections were attended by Mrs. r.
Rollins Morse. Mrs. T. Hope Slater. Mrs.
]. Don Cameron, Mrs. Whitney Warren,
Mrs. Daniel b. Fearing Mrs Richard T.
Wilson, Jr., Mrs. Craig Biddle. Mrs.
Thomas Mexican, Mrs. John r. Drexel
Mrs. William Payne Thompson, Miss
Gwynne, Miss Evelyn Blight and Miss
Yvonne Townsend
Those at the booth for the sale OF ami
NAL pets were the Baroness de Tuyll.
Mrs George b. DeForest. Mrs. Joseph f.
Widener, Mrs. oliver Hartman, Mrs. Jo-
seph Hartman, Mrs James w. Gerard.
Mrs NJ. Brady Hall. Mrs. Francis Ste
vens. Mrs. Harry S. Lehr. Mrs. Philip NJ.
Lydig, Miss Lota Robinson and Miss Ja-
net Fish.
Several thousand dollars in subscrip-
tions have been received