New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
THE STEVENS HOUSE.

Lake Placid, y. Y, Aug. 19 (SpeciaL With
the midsummer ball. Illuminated night
parade Of launches on Lake Placid, two team
golf matches, a baseball game and two golf
tournaments in progress, this week at the
Stevens House has been one of the busiest Of
the season Add TO this rush Of guests anx-
ious TO stay through the month of September
and the picture of a record breaking week is
complete. The ball. though handicapped by bad
weather, turned out TO be one Of the most sue
cessful affairs of the kind ever held in the noun
tains. over two hundred people attended, and
fully 81 600 was realized for the benefit of the
Episcopal missions Of Lake Placid. The ball
took place in the big dining room of the Stevens
House. which was decorated with Adirondack
foliage for the occasion. These women received:
Mrs. George A Stevens Miss c. H. Patterson.
Miss J. Patterson. Mrs F. B. Haines Mrs.
Stephen Heating Mrs j w. Wright. Mrs c. D.
Alton Mrs Harrington Mills Miss Klara
Krumbholz, Mrs Charles L. Matthews Mrs. w.
H Rarse. Miss Pauline Wilson and Mrs. T
Tatum.
The parade of Illuminated launches on Lake
Placid on Monday night, under the auspices Of
the Lake Placid Yacht Club, was one of the
prettiest affairs ever held here. The members
of the club turned out in their launches, deco
rated with Chinese lanterns and in double col
umn, under the leadership of Commodore
Charles n Morgan, and Vice-Commodore Will
lam r. Lyman passed around Lake Placid up
the east side around Hawk Island, returning
through Sunset Strait, and concluded with two
evolutiOns In front of the Hotel hulsseauInont
landing. The camps all along the shore were
Illuminated. guns-wer fired and red fire burned.
large party from the hotel followed the
parade aboard the steamer Doris, and large
crowds watched les course from lle summit OF
Signal Hill, the Stevens House golf course.
A golf match was played on Wednesday with
Ampersand on the AmDerSand links. Mixed
team nj nd hR
easily victorious, putting their opponents thirty
three down match with the Placid club
team is to be played to-day. Since thursday an
open tournament for women and men has been
in progress on the home links for cups offered
by Mr.. and Mrs. W p. McElroy.
J. J. Delaney Corporation Counsel Of New
York is a patron of the links, and plays good
game NJ T. Daley. eX-Deputy Controller of
New York City is good player, and spends
much time on the links.
A W Tininghast who recently lowered the
record for the Stevens House golf course, has
returned from Chicago where he went TO take
part in the national amateur championship
The seventh annual tournament of the Stevens
House Golf club win be held August %. 26
% 80 and 81. The first days viii be de-
voted 10 the womeus open tournament and the
remaining three 10 the mems open tournament
The prizes are very Faudple ana attractive
collection.
Paul Smiths
a Heard general passenger agent of the
T,egayare and Hudson Railroad. was one of the
arrivals this week Judge John M Tierney, OF
Nay-y york is also among those recently ar
rived Rear Admiral and Mrs. Harry Knox left
rbis week going so visit friends in the West
before returning 10 Washington Mrs George
NJ Aldridge. wife Of State Senator Aldridge Of
Rochester is here with Mrs Y. Aldridge and
George W Aldrdse. ir Henry F. Miller has
returned from q business trip To New York
EUftlfar1 Telford Jones. OF Elizabeth. n j. joined
MRS Jones n the Stevens House this week
Mrs Jones Mrs Robert Gentle, Miss Gentle, H
,oI,,is and II +. DuttCn made UP coach
ing party to Paul Smiths one day tAis week.