New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
Talk of Taxes and the
Horse Show Chiefly
Interest LenOx.

Lenox Mass July 1s-Cooler weather has ofouenN
more activity 10 life in the hills this week Boating
by moonlight the lakes trap shooting at the OAK
Hill range and tennis at the Lcnox Ciuo ana 'iie
Stockbridge Casino have made the iast seven Gays
the brightest Of the summer season Inc iaAes
and a horse show have been the chief topics OF
the villa set end keen interest has been evinceo
in both. Lenox has outstrpped Newport in its IN
crease in taxes, and the valuation OF the town Is
S5el0o
Rva rearransenent in the valuation Of the prop
critics of summer residents Blantyre the country
place of Mrs. Marie L. Paterson, wife OF Robert
w Paterson OF New York takes the head OF the
ls.. Mrs. Paterson is a citizen OF benox, haVihz
some years ago declared Lenox 10 be her place OF
residence Her declaration of the value OF her per
eonal property is Ss1 .sao and the assessors have
placed a value Of Nse.oe upon the real estate In
the estimate of other estates those Of Grenville L.
winthrop and Mrs Jean Van Ness Foster closely
follow Mr.. Winthrop is taxed on personal property
valued al ss4 $50 and real estate of the value o.
xl3s 90 Mrs Fosters taxes are based on personal
property valued 500 AS and real estate at sllen
/. is of interest that Mrs. Grace NJ. Kuhn, OF
Boston, declares sse125 in personal property the
largest personal valuation declared by the Lenox
villa owners. Henry p. and Eustace Jaques are
taxed on a personal valuation of sa.5ss. The tax
rate fer the year is SIC % H.00 valuation.
While there general clamor over the increase
of the rate there is abroad the feeling that the
Lenox rate ought he more than SIS on a
s.. In Newport the rate is sl3. Some years
seo .here was an organization formed in Lenox
keep down taxes, but ii could do little more
than offer suggestions. The election of seven
iectnen this was move on the part of the
summer residents TO prevent extortion in taxes in
future. This board will curtail extravaganza and
make recommendations for smaller appropriations
next year.
That the horse show will be held has been the
general feeling, and the executive committee OF
the association which has made a canvass of the
villas. has received encouragement which will un-
doubte6ly lead to the announcement that the show
will be held early in September. Properly TO care
for the exhibitors AT a Lenox horse show stables
which shelter hundred and fifty horses must
be within calling distance OF the ring The ring
be ground that is drained and has perfect
footing soil No place has been found which has
these advantages although there number Of
suggestions before the committee which are TO be
considered st another meeting to-day. The num-
Der Of Lenox families in mourning is another handf-
cap for the holding OF the show. What may be
done will be reduce the number Of classes. which
Will lower the stable requirement. give longer in
,erval between classes and allow the competitors to
prepare for exhibition in stables more scattered
Twenty classes have always been on the Denox
programme and it has sometimes been found a
hardship properly to Judge so many classes, espe-
csaIlv with a large number Of exhibitors.
Attorney General and Mrs. Charles j. Bonaparte
arrived at the Hotel Aspinwan late this week
They remain for six weeks, and the Attorney
General will consider large number OF important
matters while in Lenox, including action against
she n,,lp paper trust, M and Mrs. Bonaparte will
accept only few social attentions 1t has been
their custom to dine with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Choate the choates country place in Stock
bridge during their Lenox visit
Midweek dances have been begun at the Hotel
AspinwaI Among those who registered this week
were Mrs. and Mrs W. A. A Brown, of Brooklyn:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic f Squire and Mr. and Mrs
John ]. Martin OF Boston; ID. O. Sprague, MI ana
Mrs E. II. Herzoe, Mrs. Butler. Edward c Ken
call, E. F. johnson, c. Fl. Waems, Charles IL
Werner. Miss Eva Lincoln, Miss A NJ Faye and
Mr. and Mrs Beder Harmed. of New York; Thomas
f. Chadwick and William E. Chadwick, OF New
burg N Y: Mr.. and Mrs w C F'urst of CleVe-
land; Dr. 7. j. Putnam, of Springfield, and Charles
e. Hayes. of Buffalo.
Mrs Frank h Sturgis has always been greatly
interested in the public schools of Lenox- Last
year she established winter classes in manual
training, teachers being engaged TO give instruction
in plumbing, carpentry, cooking and dressmaking.
These classes were so successful that on trioay
Mrs Sturgis gave a fair at Clpston Grange 10 pro-
vide funds for another course. Every one in the
cottage circle appeared and the fair was successful
Mrs. oscar Iasgi. of Boston, has taken up the
manual training movement for Stockbridge and
summer classes being conducted there under
her direction
In stockbridge a tennis tournament has been in
progress this week for trophies offered by the Ca
eino association. Mrs. Eugene X Rice and Miss
Rodman were in charge Of the tournament and the
house committee Of the Casino Miss Mary Wey
man. Mrs. Thomas Rodman and Miss Virginia
Field. assisted in the activity
Hcaton Hall. on Prospect Hill above Stockbridee,
has as patrons Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frisher and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. p. Frisher, of Stuyvesant Falls;
Mrs ". @. Fitch, Misc McAlpine, OF Hartford; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wheeler, Of Brooklyn; Mr.. and
Mrs. o. B. Jarvis. Mrs. A NJ. Joyes, Mrs H L.
Richards Miss E. r. Bailey, OF Brooklyn. and
Mrs NJ Staekpole Kennedy and Miss Frances A
Kennedy, of New York
Peyton Van Rensselaer, has returned the Red
llcn Inn from Southampton Mr.. Van Rensselaer,
will have charge OF the golf tournament next
month The arrivals at the inn include Mr.. and
Nrr Thomas A Buckner Miss Mary O. Buckner
and Miss A Buckner of New York; Mr. and Mrs.
/, T. Van Etten and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert LIathrop.
,r OF New Rochelle; Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Dana