New-York tribune., 1909-09-05
NEW LONDON STILL GAY
TENNIS, GOLF AND YACHT
ING STILL POPULAR.
The Hotel GriszC0ld to Close in T7CO
UeekS-.Y. Il. PMlbrick Wins
Plant Cup.

New London, Conn, Sept. 4.-While many of the
larger summer hotels keep until late in the
fan, the smaller about this season resemble
4 camp meeting ground after the meeting has
| broken up. The Hotel Griswo'd Will close in TWO
| weeks but there has yet been no p.rceptole
! cessation of gayeties at tbs house. although
| number Of guests who had been sojourninS here
since the day the hotel opened departed last week
Tennis stir holds its own and on Monday a tourna-
mcnt for women's doubles was PLACED, the prizes
| being given by Julius Flcischmann. The contest
was won on Wednesday morning by Miss lsahei
| Horn and Miss Grace Frank who defeated Miss
Louise Hagerty and Miss Florence Frank Others
| who entered the tournament were Miss May MlHeI'
| Miss Louise Fleiscmnann, Mrs. Julius Fleischmann
| Miss Helen Van Week. Miss Greeley and Miss lsa-
! bel Cooper.
| After long drawn out handicap golf tourna-
ment the first sixteen contest was won by j. A
Fhibrck " 10 defeated Mr. French, up and . TO
play He received silver cup given by Morton r
Plant
A bridge partv was given last week in the Red
! Room of the GTiswod by Miss Marguerite Clyde
| ard Mrs. F. T. Milne. These who played were Mr
ana Mrs. Pierce Archer. Mrs. Hunter Brook, MI
and Mrs Henry Manning. Mrs James Benedict
| Miss FouIke Miss Sharples, Mr. and Mrs Jristram
Colket Mr. and Mrs. George u. Baxter, Miss
| Mapel Clyde, George clyde. Mr.. and Mrs Walter
| sharp!es. Miss Elizabeth CressweI and Miss NJ G.
| Norman. The prizes were won by Miss Mabel
CLYDE Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sharples, George w
Cyde and Mr. and Mrs H b. Brazier.
A luncheon party was given at the Griswold on
Monday, the party motoring over from f'shers
Island Those present were Mrs Barton MISS eF-
guson. DR.. Gray and John NJ Ferguson Aho'ner
automobile party for luncheon on Monday included
Mrs Stanley NJ Moran Miss Moran ana Mrs.
W. II. Haney. of Providence.
The IoIande. the yacht owned by Morton
F Plant the proprietor OF the Griswold. returned
on Monday from short cruise to Bar Harhor and
Newport
Miss Farnurn. who has been at the Griswold all
GUNNER spent Wednesday and Thursday in New
ark y. J.. returning the latter part OF the week
The services in the little chapel at Eastern
Point tomorrow will be in charge OF the Rev, DF-
Henry Z. Cobb. OF the West End Collegiate Church
OF New York
Visitors from distant points who have registered
here this week Arthur Deroy, London Miss
Rebecca Read and Allan Kennedy. OF Fort smith,
Ark, and Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Fales. from Nova
Scotia.
This is q popular resort for southerners who
wish TO escape from the heat. for there is never
day here that the hreezes do not sweep the broad
verandas. party OF Southern people who have
been soiourning here during the last week is COM
posed OF Mr.. and Mrs. VS.. Speed, Mr. and Mrs
c I. ClagEett and Mrs Z. II Ferguson.
Mrs William Herbert Reynolds. OF Washington;
Mrs Hodge. Miss Jane Reynolds. Master Marion
Reynolds and Miss Elspeth Hughes. who have oc-
cupied a cottage here all season. went TO New
York on wednesday morning. stopping over In
New Haven 70 pay visit 10 Yale before return
ing to their homes. Mrs Reynolds viii spend
sorno time the Hotel Algonquin, in New York
City. and at the Hotel Chamberlin, Old Point
Comfort. Va before returning TO Washington.
Mrs. c. r Van Week accompanied by her two
daughters the Misses Florence and Helen Van
Week, left here Wednesday morning.
An automobile party from New York which
stopped here last week composed OF Mrs.
j. C stratton Mrs. b. Gershen. Miss G. Carney
and Miss L. II. Junior.
The Baroness Haspergh and party. composed
OF Mrs. William Schaie. c. b. Parke and Jane
Townsend took luncheon last week AZ the Girls
void
Mrs. John Hoxie. accompanied by her son. John
Hoxie. jr arrived in her automobile Monday
tour from Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. William b. Leonard and William
F Zeller, Of New York. came down in their
chine last Wednesday.
The following Washingtonians have stopped here
during the week: Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Edmonston
Miss Edmonston and DIR. J. II. Bryan.
The Amy Is OF the most popular launches
here. and during the week. when the moonlight has
been most aluring. parties of young people have
chartered this boat for sail up the Sound or
along shores OF the Thames. Midnight lunch
cons are served board,
The WhirlWind belonging to Julius F1eischmann,
was In commission almost every night during the
week for moonlight sails the most popular
form of entertainment.
Many automobile tours composed OF parties
in two and often three machines. and one such