New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
WHERE NEPTUNE PLAYS
"SUNNERITES" PLAY Also
ON MAINE COAST.
Bar Harbor and Other Resorts Haze
Programme of Manifold
AmuSementS.

Bar Harbor. Ne. July 17.-The Bar Island bridgs
matter. in which the summer colony Is largely IN
terested, has up this week. no definite de-
cisOn having been made, because all the bids ez-
ceeded the amount Of money appropriated BY ths
town A stone bridge or causeway is to be built
from the upper harbor near the Swimming Club
pool across the bar 10 Rodick's Island. a distances
Of some eighteen hundred feet The bar Is covered
with water at high tide, but affords passage az
low and half tide The bids varied materially In
amount. there being a difference between the
highest and the. lowest bids OF nearly the total
sum raised.
The summer colony Is vitaIly interested IN the
matter the larger portion OF the taxes here Is
paid by non-residents. There has been a Differences
Of opinion among the summer guests TO the ad-
Visibility Of the project. but in spite Of half
hearted hostility in some cases the town voted to
construct the bridge by overwhelmingly large
vote last winter. The chief opposition at the
earlier stages OF the matter from Mrs.
Horatio y. Slater. who owns One-ffth OF the Island
The first Saturday night dance OF the summer ~
the Swimming Club . marked success IN every
way. The dances will be held each Saturday night
from and It is probable that little later
series Of midweek dances for the younger set VIII
be started. Among those noticed Saturday night
were Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Scott. Mrs. W. II Force.
Miss Madeline Force. Miss Catherine Force Mrs.
Robert Hinckley Miss Gladys Hnckley. Miss
Frances Iears Miss Marion Sharpless. Miss Mar
garet Wright Miss Mae COnOvers Miss Dolly La
Montague Miss Z. BIoodgood. the Misses Samuel
Messrs William Rhinelander Stewart. IT., Henry
Mellon. Hajime Kawasaki, n. F. Davis. J. w.
Davis Arthur D. Addison, Whitney Wright
Llewellyn Barry, Frederick Pearson. J. v. s
BIoodgood. Craig Biddle and Edward B. Mears-
MANY SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
Mrs. R. B. Potter, Of New York. entertained az
the Swimming. Club on Wednesday afternoon
Bridge was enjoyed. followed by an Informal tea
The guests included Mrs Nicholas Anderson Mrs.
Dane. Mrs Whiteside. Miss Bangs. Mss Morrill,.
Mrs Dabney. Mrs Henry NJ Baker the Misses
Torrey, Miss 8Iinot and Mrs Josiah Bradlee.
Miss Susie Dabney entertained on Tuesday after
noon at luncheon at the Swimming Club. Covers
were laid for twelve.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. KetterIinus have given several
little entertainments during the week On Satur-
day Mrs. Ketterlinus gave a bridge party at Bide-
awhile and on Monday evening they entertained
At dinner. Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver J. Wells Of New York. and Airs- Charles E
PeIIew. OF Brooklyn
John s Kennedy. OF New York. owner OF Kenar-
den Lodge. has set a cOmmendable example In
the opening OF his grounds 10 the public On SATIRE
day afternoons IN August from 3 to o'clock Mr..
Kennedy's estate is knowr as one Of the dnest
examples OF landscape gardening in the country
The most important local matter OF the week. or
course, has beeen the votes OF the various towns
on the island relative 70 the shutting OF auto
mobiles Eden's meeting Thursday whils
Southwest Harbor the only town in which the
Friday. To-day the towns OF Mount Desert and
fremont vote upon the measure The motorists
have test case pending