New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-12
THE BERKSHIRE HUNT BALL.
Many Well Known Persons Attend Affair
at Lenox.

Telegraph
Lenox, Sept 1.-THE Berkshire Hunt gave ball
In Assembly Hall tonight. 1t held the eve
of the Berkshire Hunt races, which are the lead
ing affair of the Lanox autumn season, and there
gathered in Lenox many representative people
of Newport. Bar Harbor and other resorts The
decorations elaborate
Mrs Girard Foster. Mrs. Samuel rockingham.
Mrs. Charles Aston Bristed and Mrs. David T.
Dana. wives of the officials of the hunt received.
In magnificent costumes the women of the ball
were presented to the receiving committee. Active
members of the hunt wore pink silk coats and
breeches. black silk hose and pumps. Associate
members of the hunt were designated by sash of
red and green across the shirt front.
Mrs John E Alexandra gave a dinner of forty
covers at Spring Lawn for members of her house
party. Mr.. and Mrs. David Turner Dana. also
tertaned having twenty at their tables. Mrs Will
lam Douglas Sloane and others gave dinners, which
gave a late opening for the dance. II 1880
O'Clock when the receiving party took their places
and the guests began arrive. Soon afterward the
Hotel Aspnwall orchestra which played for the
reception. began its dance programme.
There were two hundred at supper. which was
served at handsomely decorated tables. The shades
for the candelabra were in hunt colors. and the
ices were served in souvenir boxes of the hunt
colors
At the ball were Mr.. and Mrs John E. Alexandra
with their house party Miss Catherine Seward.
Miss Ellen Rogers Orme Wilson. ir.. Frederic
Frelinghuysen. Orson D. Mum. T. H Powers Farr.
Morris. with their house party. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Asher Robbins Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Bell. Mr.
and Mrs Charles Astor Bristed. with their house
party. Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Kip Mrs Austin
Jenkins Lawrence Remiar. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
c. Dixey. with their house party. Kenneth Budd.
F B. Hoffman, jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bull.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ali Haggin and Gordon
Maynard, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Paterson. with
Mr.. and Mrs Charles s. Smith Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Turnure Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Il Sturgis.
Mr. and Mrs William Douglas Sloane. Malcolm D.
Sloane. Miss Shooter. Miss Isabel Shotter Mrs ].
Frederic Schenck. Miss AIed Schenck. Mr. and
Mrs. Harley !. Proctor, Mr. and Mrs John E.
Parsons. Miss Gertrude Parsons. Miss Mary
Parsons. Miss Meta Mackay. Mrs. John c. Peters.
Mrs. Alden McSherry. Miss Katherine McSherry.
Mrs Franklin Stickney. Miss Ellen Stickney. Mr..
and Mrs John A. Hadden Mr.. and Mrs c. Russell
Auchincloss. Mr. and Mrs Samuel Russell. 1Ir.
and Mrs Charles p Williams. Miss Elizabeth Will
Jams, Mr. and Mrs William ". Rutherford. DR..
and Mrs William Armstrong. Mrs. William 3.
Bacon. Miss Emily Bacon. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Baty Blake, Mr.. and Mrs ]. Searle Barclay. Mr..
and Mrs Robert S. Brewster Miss F. Cottenet
Marshall r. Kernochan. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pollock, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w Bishop. Miss
Jessica Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. Warren NJ. Salisbury
J. Watson Webb. Edward Cross. Charles Morgan
c. S. Bird. jr.. David Dows Miss Adele Colgate.
Miss Nora Iasigi Mrs Charles Carroll Jackson
Miss Georgiana Sargent. Miss Anna B. Shaw. Miss
Adele Kneeand. Van Ness Philip. Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas y Clarke, Mr.. ana MRS. Ddniei +. OIriS-
void. Mrs Richard s Dana. Captain and Mrs
John S. Barnes. James Barnes Miss Charlotte
Barnes. Miss Mildred Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Livingston Lee Major and Mrs. Frank c. Grugan.
Miss Emily Grugan. Miss Gladys Bloodgood. Mrs.
James Brown Mrs Herbert Townsend. Fred H.
Won Stade. Singleton Van Schaick. Miss Furniss
Miss Josephine Ogden Lady Augusta Fame. Mrs
George Cabot Lodge, Miss Goodman Mr. and Mrs
James B. Lualow. Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Folsom.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Greenleaf. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Voorhees,. Mrs. George H. Morgan, Mr.. and
Mrs Junius s. Morgan, Miss Caroline Morgan Mr.
and Mrs. H R. Duval. Miss Duval. Mrs. Frederic
G. Swan. Mrs. Paul Bayne. S Fl. Warren. jr. Mrs
Scott Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watson
Glider Miss GiIer. George Glider, Mr. and Mrs
Robb De P Tytus. Mr. and Mrs Fred Dalzei.
Alfred Maciay, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic s. Delaheld
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs s. Parkman
Shaw. Herbert B. Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel w.
Woodward. Miss Helen Woodward Charles Ianer
Miss Mabel Choate and Mr.. and Mrs John r. Spoor