Evening star., 1909-07-18

of course, has been the votes of the vari-
Gus towns on the island relative to the
shutting out of automobiles. The war
against automobiles here has been a hot
one, intensified by the bitter opposition
on the part of the few motor car owners,
all Of them local people, who put up the
hardest kind of fight, clutching at
every point. Eden's meeting was Thurs
day, while Southwest Harbor, the only
town in which the result was at all
doubtful, held it's meeting Friday. Satur-
day the towns of Mount Desert and Ire
mont vote upon the measure. The motor
lists have test case at present, their last
resort, pending before the full bench of
the law court, the decision on which will
be received as soon as the great pressure
of business will allow.
Practically all the summer colony here
is opposed to the use of autos on the mar
row and winding roads of the island, and
the exclusion of them will mean much
for the future development of Bar Har-
bor.
The first of the weekly hops at the
Malvern was given Wednesday evening,
and large gathering greatly enjoyed the
dance in the palm room. This is the first
in series of ten midweek hops to be
given during July and August. Mrs.
George Dallas Dixon entertained at din
ner prior to the dancing.
1t is expected that Clifford Pinchot.
head Of the United States forestry de-
partment, and a brother of Amos r. Il.
1luCuOl, WHO Is d cOIlaSST
here, will lecture on the work being done
along this line during the latter part of
July.
The first meeting of the directors Of the
Bar Harbor Horse Show Association was
held Tuesday morning, and the prelimi-
nary plans for this seasons show worked
out.
John s. Kennedy of New York. owner
of the largest and finest summer estate
here, kenarden Lodge, has set other
a dab tn ha
annual opening of his grounds to the pub
lie Saturday afternoons in August during
the hours from 3 to 9. Mr.. kennedy's es-
tate is notable example of landscape
gardening, one. OF the finest in the coun-
try. ana the opportunity given 10 the gen.
eral public Of inspecting it at close quar-
ters will be eagerly taken advantage of.
Admission will be By ticket, to be OBJ
tained at the municipal offices.
The Bar Island bridge matter, in which
the summer colony is largely interested,
has come up this week, no definite de-
cision having been made, becase all the
bids exceeded the amount of money ap-
propriated by the town. A stone bridge
or causeway is 20 be built from the upper
harbOr near the Swimming Club pool
across the bar to Rodricks Island, a
distance Of some 1890 feet. The bar is
covered with water at high tide but af-
fords passage at low tide. There has
been a marked difference Of opinion
among the summer guests as to the ad-
Visibility OF the plan, and in some cases
half-hearted hostility but the town
voted to construct the bridge by an over
whelmingly large majority last winter.
The chief opposition at the earlier stages
OF the matter came from Mrs. Hunt
Slater Of Washington, who owns a fifth
of the island.
The first Saturday night dance of the
summer at the Swimming Club was a
marked success in every way. They will
be held each Saturday night from now
on, and 1t is probable that little later d
series of midweek dances for the young
er set will be started. Among those no
ticed Saturday night were Mr. and Mrs
Edgar Scott, Mrs. w. H Force, Mrs.
| Robert Hinckley, Miss Gladys Hinckley,
Miss Frances Mears, Miss Marion Shal D.
less. Miss Margaret Wright, aIiss Mae
Conover, Miss Dolly Montague, Miss L.
Bloodgood. Miss Catherine Force, Miss
Madeline Force, the Misses Samuel. Will
| liam Rhinelander Stewart, il: Henry Mel
| Ion, Haiime Kawasaki, n. T. Davis, j.
w. Davis. Arthur d. Addison, Whitney
| Wright, Llewelyn Barry, Frederick Pear
son. J. v. s. Bloodgood, Craig Biddle and
| Edward b. Mears.