New-York tribune., 1906-04-08
DOWN 1T LAKEWOOD.
Preparing for Easter Throngs
Social Affairs and Sports.

Lakewood. N j., April 7 CspeciaD.- Walking was
never never more popular at Lakewood than in this
1e"ten season. The young society women staying
Iete nave gone IN for this exercise with VIM and
-, Ilse oetimes in the morning to take a four
mile Jaunt around the lake.
COLI holds the absorbing interest ~ ever,rod,, ~
4IlAe"ooo just now, and the coming tournament is
me principal topic of conversation heard in the
-OoNleS OF the Lakewood Hotel and the Laurel
aAOusS' Inc entry list promises to exceed that OF
last year. Most OF the crack nlaver4 1,ho have
peeh Uudging over Southern links in the winter
are now gathered here. They are out on the links
Oh the Pine Forest Golf Club bright and early
every morning. patiently hammering away in the
70 iOp stroke or two from their best scores.
among the regulars" gathered here are A. W.
BACK, who hasn't missed a Lakewood tournament
IN years; and Archibald J. Mcclure, who has won
several uopnles at Palm Beach and other resorts.
Inc Girls Missionary Society OF the Presbyterian
Church held candy and cake sale at the home OF
the Rev. DR.. Alfred H. DashieI yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Samuel Welsh gave chlldrsns party at
her grandchildren.
From the big Lakewood Hotel down to the board
ing cottages, every place in Lakewood will be
crowded over Easter. More and more each year
IL has become the fashion for city folk TO spend
the Easter festival at Lakewood. Preparations are
being made by the hotel to entertain the larg-
est throng Of visitors the resort has ever known.
A dinner given by Mrs. George w. Young, of
New York at the Lakewood Hotel, Thursday
evening, brought together the prominent members
OF the villa colony, and the affair enlivened an
otherwise dull week socially The dinner was
served in a palm bower the veranda of the
hotel. The Hungarian orchestra played gypsy folk
songs during the evening
One OF the fixed events OF the Lakewood season
Is the visit OF the Amherst College Dramatic Club
to the resort The college boys gave performance
Hotel on Thursday evening and the playhouse was
dinner
honor OF the young ThespianS, and after the play
party of New Workers who have been at
Southern resorts arrived at the lakewood Hotel
GUIDED Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gordon King, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Burden and Miss Louise Burden and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Appleton. of New York are
qaTOe o oF ~ the season was noVeS on the Georgian
Court fields this week, and George ]. Gould opened
the gates of his estate that the visitors might en-
10y the sport AS of the players had been on
ne game would be fast, but nevertheless there
the field that called forth enthusiastic applause
from ths spectators II was & sGFuS d matc9 enG 2pG
Lloyd Herbert, chairman Of the Polo Association;
Jay Gould remained out Of the game because OF
the championship tennis contest in which he figured
A large audience gathered at the Country Club
lecture on "American indians" The lecture was
illustrated with nearly two hundred photographs
The children Of the Lakewood Sunbeams held a
fair at the Young Mems Christian Association on
Thursday afternoon to raise money for the fresh
air fund. Last year the children raised enough
Lawn at Nyack. Each child stayed there ten days.
The fair was generously patronized, and the Sun
beams will be enabled to send larger number Of
fresh air children to Nyack this summer.
Through the generous assistance of the winter
residents Lakewood is to have baseball team
this summer George J. Gould sent a check FOR
$50 to the baseball association this week Nearly
$500 has been raised far. Several members
of the team have been practising with the Newark
baseball team, which is in training here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Naething, OF New YORK,
are at the Laurel House, where they have been
regular patrons for many years. Mr.. Naething,
who is widely known for his skill as angler. Is
a director of the Lakewood Trust Company.
T. J. Oakley Rhinelander Joined Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Rhinelander at the Laurel House this week.
He will remain here until after Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. McAlpin I'd, Of New York,
who spent several weeks at the Laurel House
earlier in the season. have returned TO that hotel
Miss Beatrice Fox, Of Haverford. Penn. is the
guest Of Mrs. Edward o. Shakespeare at her home,
In 9th street, over Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lathrop are entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb r. GOwan and Miss Andrews.
Of Cleveland at their home, in Madison avenue
Before their departure for the South this week
Bishop and Mrs. Doane, OF Albany, were enter
tained luncheon at the Country Club by MIS-.
Matthews, Miss Natalie Hawley and Miss Condl'
were also guests of Mrs. Kingdom on this occasion
Miss Emily Suydam lectured on Russia be-
fore the Current Events Club at the home Of Mrs
Henry S. KeaTny this week.
General Roger A. Pryor is among the arrivals
the Laurel in the Pines this week. Mr.. ana mrs
Alfred T. White and the Misses White OF Brook
! lyn, at this hotel
Mrs. Marshall Howe Clement and Miss Clement
OF Mount Vernon staying at the Palmer Rouse
| At the Lexington Mr.. and Mrs. John J; NC
cabe. of New York. and Mrs r. F. Kimberly o.
| New Haven.