New-York tribune., 1905-07-23
LEN0X MECCA FOR AUTOS.
Tennis and Dancing-Many Hotel
ArrfUGIs.

Lenox. Mass, July % (SpeciaD.- 1T has been
automobile week here. The Aspinwall has been
the scene of the constant arrival and departure
Of motors. and Friday evening the Glidden
touring party made the hotel its headquarters.
On Saturday prominent party Of railroad men
arrived at the hotel. and surprised o. d. Seavey.
its manager. the occasion being his sxtieth
birthday. They gave him handsome buffalo
hide travelling bag. In the party were the fol-
lowing passenger agents. Arthur S. Hanson. of
the Boston and Albany Railroad; George l..
Connor, Of the New-York, New-Haven and
Hartford Railroad D. J. Flanders. of the Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad; ]. W. Burdick of tho
Delaware and Hudson Railroad. and Fred w.
BOothby, of the Maine Central Railroad and
Mrs. Smith, OF New Haven: Mrs Flanders Mrs.
Boothby, Mrs. Burdck and Miss Adeline Pierce
of Hartford.
The burning of The Homestead. the country
home of Arson P. Stokes. in Clffwood-st. af-
fected Henry W. Merrill of New York, more
than its owner. Mr.. Stokes wished to sell the
property. he has a summer home at
Noroton. Conn. and Mr.. Merrill had negotia-
tions under way to acquire the property for a
hotel The house contained fifty rooms and
would have been used as an overflow for
Shadow Brook Inn, which has been filed since
late in June
Greenock Inn, in Lee. became a place OF ma
tional Importance this week by the arrival there
of the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Bona
parte. The Secretary remained until Friday
going to Lake George to attend a meeting of the
council OF the National Civil Service Reform
League, OF which he is chairman.
The Mapewood. in Pittsfeld, is filed This Is
one of the favorite houses in the Berkshires for
New Workers and Broo1yntes. The wide ex-
panse of lawn makes the house always invit-
ing. There have been number of euchre
PARTIES this week.
In Stockbridge. Heaton Hail. the newest of
the chain OF hotels through the Berkshres. has
filed up 1his week. Since the heat struck the
cities there has been constant stream of ar
rivals. Although 1t has been warm in Stock
bridge. there has been much tennis and some
dancing at the Hall. AT the Red Lion Inn the
oldtlme popularity has not diminished. and It's
clientele is large. Oak Lawn House, in Stock
bridge, is another new hotel which has gained
its place a prosperous resort house Edwin
c. Laird. its owner is entertaining a large
company Of guests. The Tashkonic Inn i'm
Sheffield, has attracted a large registration of
guests, and it's advantageous location and COM
forts are appreciated by hundreds.
Mrs George Westinghouse. who was pros
trated by the heat while en- route to New York
on Tuesday, has entirely recovered at Erskine
Park
The closing Of Lenox roads TO automobilists
will have effect tourists. the order does
not include any of the automobile roads laid
out In guidebooks. and does not shut off any of
the surrounding towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Hill and Miss Clara
Hill, of 81. Paul. who have been In Lenox since
May went TO the Adirondacks this week Mrs.
Hills health ia poor. and her physician has ad-
vised n sojourn among the pines,
Miss Grace BrownelL OF Stockbridge. has ar
ranged to give an amateur entertainment at
DR. ". Gilman Thom2son's grove early in Ap-
gust.