The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
NEWPORT ENJOYS
A new SENSATION
Society Leader Entertains Her
Guests With Prize Fights
in the Coachhouse
Widow of Rich Banker Gem
Sured by Smart Set as Hav-
ing 0verstepped Limit
BY C. c. CARLTON
Special Dispoich 10 The Call

NEW YORK. Nov. s.-At least one
member of society" has overreaehed
her ambition in striving to outdo some
of the exploits of her notoriety loving
sisters of the 400" or restless rich"
as they were characterized by Henry
Watterson in his scathing denunciation
of the fashionable Newport set. They
gave monkey. dinners at which Harry
Lehr was the chief monkey and whose
monkeyshines outshone the shines of
all the other monkeys at those notable
functions
There have been vegetable dinners at
Newport, whereat< the diners came
dressed as cabbages, beets, carrots or
pumpkins and various other foolish but
harmless entertainments Quite re-
Gently Mrs. Clarence Mackay, tired of
these frivolities, sought renown in
leading a woman's s. suffrage campaign.
Emulating ler example, Mrs. Belmont
entered the lists and has been militant,
even, in her campaign for notoriety.
But it has remained for Mrs. Adolph
Ladenburg, a wealthy member of the
Meadowbrook hunt club, to so far over
step the bounds of modesty and pro-
priety as TO be roundly denounced even
by members of her own set, who, as
every one knows, are not easily
shocked. She has been characterized
here as brazen and shameless for CIV
ing prize fight exhibitions in the coach
house on her country place at Hemp
stead, L. /.
Mrs. Ladenburg is the widow of
Adolph Ladenburg, who committed sui
eide by leaping overheard from an
ocean steamer several years ago. He
was senior member of Ladenburg,
Thalman & Co, bankers of Berlin and
New York. who are now at the head of
the United Railways investment COM
pany. operating the United Railroads OF
San Francisco.
Although none of the invited guests
viii discuss Mrs. Ladenburgs pug
party. some of the "pugs" who were
there as principals and attendants were
not so reticent.
In the coachhouse select party
was assembled to witness several
matches between locals" A square
Enclosure had been roped off and around
this, in tiers, were seated Mrs. Laden
burg's guests in full evening dress.
Joseph Humphreys acted as referee.
Although two of the mills were tame
enough, one of the bouts was hotly
contested and left bloody noses and
biackened eyes.
Little Anna Laughlin, the dancing ac
tress, a former San Francisco girl, has
been implicated in domestic row that
eliminated Wednesday night when
Carter de Haven. an actor, playing at
Keith's Fifth Avenue theater, used an
AK 10 break down a door leading into
his wife's apartment in the Hotel Cum
berland and found therein his wife'S
attorney. William Grossman, whom he
assaulted, and was arrested therefor.
On the stage Mrs. de Haven is known
as Flora Parker.
The affair was a sequel to another
raid early Wednesday morning, when
Mrs. de Haven employed detectives 10
break into rooms at the Hotel Bayard,
and, it is alleged, they found Miss Anna
Laughlin there with De Haven. enjoy
ing a luncheon or breakfast or what
ever it might be called at that hour of
the day.
This did not alter Mrs de Haven's
determination TO sue for divorce. how
ever, and she engaged Lawyer Gross
man. When the story of the fight at
the Hotel Cumberland became known
De Haven left the Hotel Bayard, his
wife left the Cumberland, while little
Miss Laughlin was constantly guarded
by her mother on trips between the
theater and her hotel TO Illustrate any
wouldbe interviewers.
NaL 6OOuWln ana his newest actress
wife, Edna Goodrich Goodwin. came
back from Europe on the Hamburg
American liner Amerika on Sunday
Goodwins mammoth hotel automo-
bile" equipped with combined and
convertible living rOom, bedroom and
kitchen, created a sensation abroad and
was sort of publicity bureau on
wheels. Goodwin now declares he viii
have an aeroplane as soon as it can be
manufactured.
My reasons for coming on at this
time" said Goodwin, have nothing
whatever to do with my profession. u
am here to look after certain copper
mining properties in which 1 am inter-
ested and to attend to certain other
financial interests, after which 1 shall
return to Europe and remain there un-
til nay bookings in this country demand
my return"
Edna Wallace Hopper was another
arrival Sunday. She came on the
Baltic. Her husband, A. o. Brown.
whose stormy career as a broker is
matter of record, met her at the pier
Mrs. Brown said that her trip abroad
had provided her the best vacation that
she has ever had 1t was marred,
however, by a short period of illness.
which came after she had played for
four nights in London, stopping her
engagement there. She is to appear
here in production the name of which
has not yet been selected.
w. G. Baldwin OF Los Angeles was
at lne Murray Hill hotel this week.
S. J. Ackerman, who is here buying
for the carpet house of d. n. & E.
Walter of San Francisco, was at the
Hoffman.
J. W. Seton of San Diego, vice presi-
dent Of the San Diego saving bank.
and Mrs. Seton were at the Manhattan
Dr. A. i. Howe OF San Francisco
was ar the Honpan.
other arrivals included: E T.
Matthews of San Francisco, o. C.
Thompson of. San Diego. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Barry. w. H. Mixer. w. G. Cham
berlain, Mrs. J. f. Grammar, Miss Sophie
NJ Brannan. Ralph A. Grover, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Metzger, DR.. Howard Som
ers. Mrs. B. +. Somers, H. +. Rolf,
Mrs. ". J. Ryan, J. c. Astredo, Albert
l. Ehrman of San Francisco, H. r.
AcNoble, p. Calm of Stockton, Mrs.
and Mrs: J. IL Stull of Sacramento,
George NJ Stewart of San Diego, c. B.
Wilcomb of Oakland, W. Pratte Lay
ton of Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Stull of Sacra-
mento have just returned from Europe.
where they nave been travelling for