Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
BAR HARBOR.



BAR HARBOR. Me-, September !. 1907.
Bar Harbors fall season gives no indca-
'loh or being a quiet one. Although the
tide of guests from the hotels has begun to
flow cityward, their places are constantly
pelng taken by newcomers, and there is as
yet no break whatever in the cottage COL
ony. The hotels will none of them close be-
fore the last of September and the cot
tagers will remain we'll into the latter part
of October. The past week has been char
acterlzed by round of quiet entertaining.
The bridge tournament Saturday after
noon at the cottage of Mrs Henry F., Dim
ock for the benefit Of the building of arts
was we'll attended There were fourteen ia
pies and play went on for moderate stakes
al the afternoon. The first prize was won
oy Judge Provost McM.chael. The affair
was in charge of Mrs. Henry F. Dmock.
Mrs. William Medlicott Fleitmann. Mrs
Gilbert +. Jones Mrs. I.aMontagne, Miss
A. NJ Martin, Mrs. w. c. Macy and Mrs
Francis L. Wellman.
The Swimming Club hop Saturday night
was brilliant affair and showed no falling
OH In numbers. Among the entertain 4rs
We're Mrs. Edwin j. Post of New York. vino
had twenty-fOur at har table; Mrs Robert
Waller, Miss Hollis and Miss Bosworth
Mrs. C.. F. Winthrop gave an attractive
luncheon at the Mavert Saturday noon her
guests numbering Mrs. Burton Harrison,
y. j
Mrs. Hasell, Mrs. Sidney Dillon Ripley,
Mrs l.. r. Opdycke. Miss Thompson, Miss
Hasell. Miss Lawrence Miss Boulton, Miss
Cusl.man and Miss Mccormick
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Dimock will close
Cieftstone cottage September 10 ana will
pass the autumn at their homestead at
South Coventry. Conn.
Madame Fielder of Paris, who is passing
the summer here. gave a large luncheon at
the Swimming Club Sunday
MS II. n. Slater entertained a large
party at her bungalow on Bar Island Satur-
day afternoon. The entertainment was
given for her children. and some forty of
the younger boys and girls We're invited in
for luncheon and garden party The trip
was made from the village by launches
The annual golf contest al stroke compa-
ttion for the club medal was held at the
kebo Valley Club Saturday. the honors be-
ing evenly divided between Hamilton
Thacher of New York and Samuel w. Bates
of Boston. who tied for frs place with a
score of 81.
Gen. and Mrs Frederick Dent Grant have
been the guests this week of Mr.. and Mrs
John r. Mclean of Washington. They left
Thursday for Newport. where they are
passing few days. During their stay here
they were the recipients of much attention
and several dinners were given In their
honor.
The Malvert hop this week was fully as
large as usual, and was the scene of much
gayety. The entertainers included Mrs c.
+. Winthrop Mrs. Gilbert e. Jones' Mrs
Hennen Jennings. Mrs. John A Logan jr
and Mrs. Walter Rutherford, who gave din
ners before the dancing.
The Mount Desert Transit Company
which is composed of John S. Kennedy of
New York, and others, has issued a state
ment of its intents and purposes, which in
Inmates that the new connecting railroad
from Bar Harbor to Ellsworth will be built
In the near future. This will save much Of
the Inconvenience of reaching the island and
will be big addition to the resort
Mrs Slater entertained at dinner Thurs
day evening at her bungalow on Bar Is
land in honor of Mrs. c. F. Winthrop Mrs
Slater also gave several dinners and lunches
for various members of the Ben Greet COM
pany.
Miss Eloise Derby entertained at luncheon
at the Swimming Club Friday afternoon.
The cotillon given Friday night at the
Swimming Club was or the most bril-
liant of the many dances that have been
given there this summer. 1t marked the
last in the series of dances for the younger
set, and was a success from start to finish.