New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
HOTEL CHAMPLAIN LIFE.
Made a Festival by Troy FOCAL
lSOcietnS TiSit.

Hotel Champlain. n Y. July 20 (SpeciaD--With
the arrival OF more than sixty members or the Troy
Vocal Society last Tuesday the Hotel Ch@mp''l
entered upon a three-day festival OF music ana
5ollity. This visit tho societys seventeenth
annual outing the hotel. and. as usual. was
characterized by a good time all around
A formal concert complimentary to the hotel
mana cement arranged by the society for Tuesday
night was enjoyed not only by all the guests, but
also by the army officers from the barracks an"
by many persons from Plattsburg. The large Motel
lobby. where the concert was given, was hI!ed 10
overfowins. and all the piazza chairs on both the
lake and mountain sides Of the building were oc-
cupied. After the concert the GrOttO, bower or
flowers and palms. which is turned into fairyland
at night By hundreds Of tiny electric lights peep
ing out from among the foliage. proved most
popular spot. Here many Informal parties, hoth
of the hotel guests and visitors from Plattsb"Ts'
met.
On Wednesday morning the hotel orchestra
which gives piazza concert every morning, as
we'll as rendering a programme OF music every
night In the office. assisted BY the vocal so
ciety. Later in the morning the members mace
up two baseball teams and played an Interesting
game the Green Drive. In the afternoon they
went in a body to the professional game at Clinton
Park between the Plattsburg and Montpelier mines
and BY their songs and jokes kept In good hunor
both the winning and losing sides, as well as their
adherents who packed the g-andstand.
At the concert Tuesday night collection was
taken up for the benefit Of the CHAMPAIGN valley
Hospital ana "A substantial realized
Progressive hearts parties, which a popular
form OF entertainment hero last season. have been
revived this year by the hotel management, which
arranged a successful party last Monday evening.
il silver basket and a silver pen tray We're put up
as prizes and were won by Mrs a. n fuiton o.
Baltimore and Judge Victor J. Bowling. Of New
York City. After tho PLAYING refreshments We're
served in the parIor, which connects the annex
with tho main building.
Judge Bowling gave small dinner party one
evening this week In the GrottO for Abbe Klein
who has been the guest Of honor this week at the
Catholic Summer School which is Immediately
north OF the hotel grounds. Preceding the dinner
n reception for Abba Klein was given in the school
auditorium at which he made address on the
conditions existing just at present in France
The custom OF giving b.-weekly Informal dances
at the Hotel Champlatn has been established foI
this season, and tho hop last Saturday night was
the fitting close to interesting week for the
guests
Among the automobile arrivals Of the week were
Judge James r Din. OF New York, and East Or
ange and a party including Judge Garrison, Judge
Warren Foster and Judge Winthrop Scarritt, who
came in three automobiles They are on their
way tho RanGeley Lakes by the way OF Mon
treal and Quebec
Mrs Frank TUtord. her mother, Mrs. J. A.
Cres- AMI tho Misses Tilford came up the HO-
tel ChGmplain Jew days ago IN their big touring
car 10 spend good part OF the season.
Arrivals OF New Workers this week include Mr.
and Mrs c V HOFFMAN. Miss VI. Hoffman. W. W
Rraiuard. r Altman. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert MaClay
Bull who came UP from their summer home in
IIushoro, Mi and Mrs n. H. Brigham, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Ken
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