Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
BAR HARBOR.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Law AAARbOINs VIC, July low.
Just as present Bar Harbor's attention
| is turning to the horse show as the next
vital point of interest. At a meeting of
the directors held this week, with Gen.
Morrell presiding, Edward Beale Mclean
and Edward T. Stotesbury were added
to the board of directors j. L. Katter-
| linus, Arthur .. Addison and Philip Liv-
ingston were chosen on the executive
committee and are already hard at
work.
August %. "a and % were chosen as
the dates of the exhibition and from
present indications 1t promises to be the
most successful in the ten years or more
that Bar Harbor's horse show has been
IN progress The quality of horses this
year on exhibition will make some of
the former blue ribbon winners content,
perforce, with something well down the
line, and from the list of boxholders it
cess.
The Saturday nights weekly hop at the
swimming Club was preceded by a round
or dinners, and at the dance in the evening
. the largest number on the floor took
dinners We're given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Hiss, A. E. Gallatin and Mr.. and
Mrs. n. NJ. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiss
entertained in honor of their daughter.
the guests being Mr.. and Mrs D. c.
rails, Miss Buckley and Mr.. and Mrs.
II. l. Hudson. Mrs. Williams had among
her guests Mrs. r. Hall Mccormick. Miss
Mildred Mccormick, Miss Carroll Prem
tice, Otis Williams and Frederic Dennis.
MIR. and Mrs. Oliver J. Wells gave an
informal reception Monday morning at
their cottage in honor of Baron and
Baroness korf. who are their guests for
short time. Baroness korf is the niece
of Mr.. Wells. and before. her marriage
was Miss Van Ripen.~. daughter of Adj
miral Van Ripen of the United States
Navy.
The Liberty. Joseph Pulitzer's large
Ocea n going steam yacht is back in the
harbor after an extended cruise eastward
lasting nearly a week.
The annual concert of the Bar Harbor
Choral Society is to be held at the
Casino Monday evening. August g. with
a chorus of eighty voices taking part.
The concert is being directed by Maurice
c. Rumsey Of New York. Randall Har-
graves the New York baritone, will be
clude Mrs. Robert Able. Mrs. A. j. Cas-
sett. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. Mrs. Henry
Lane Emo. Mrs. David Hennen Morris.
Mrs. William J. Schieffelin and Mrs.
Frank Fremont Smith.
Tuesday August 9. the annual benefit
for the Building of Arts will be held In
the grove in the rear of the tuilding. 1t
will take the form Of an open-ar pageant,
similar to the Canterbury Pilgrims of last
year. and will be given by the Coburn
players, who scored such remarkable sue
cess last season. this being arranged by
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. who is sparing
nos efforts. year after year. to make the
building and it's affairs a success. The
performance will be Eurioides' .Elek-
tra," and it will be given with the old
Greek ideas and costumes. the grove al
fording an almost ideal chance for such
purpose A number Of dancing girls from
trained in the classic dancing, are to
take part 1t will undoubtedly be one Of
the successful events Of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Draper gave
reception at her cottage Wednesday even
ing in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Schelling of Brooklyn. who have recently
returned to this country after soJourn
of several years in Europe. where they
Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. and Mrs.
Schelling are to be here for. the remainder
Of the summer.
A series of Sunday afternoon concerts
is to be held by the Boston Symphony
players commencing this week. in order
to give the public in general an oppor-
tunity to hear this orchestra, which thus
far, for the last four or five years, the
summer colony has had the exclusive
pleasure of hearing. The committee in
Stewart. John I. Linzee and John kers-
ley Mitchell.
Mrs Frederic Huidekoper and Albert
j. Osgood Of Washington are among the
| talG arrivals at Jno NdINSTH.
Among the Washington arrivals at the
Newport for the last two or three days
are Alexander Grant of the Post once
Department, J.. G. Wheeler. \. r. eD-
ster. James Sloan, jr.. II. L. Dunlap. VII
liam Hoster, Robert 7. Smith, r. D.
Heine. Perry Arnold, Ernest G.. Walker,
r. Dugan and r. S. Jervis.
Aulick Palmer of Washington is among
the arrivals at the Lyman House and will
make an extended stay.
IN he n
cude F. j. WEIGH and Mrs. Allen of
Washington.
Miss Helen w. Myer and Miss. Viola
Myer of Washington are among the ar
rivals of the week at the Malvern and
will make an extended stay.
Mrs. Philip Hichborn of Washington
and Master Philip Hichborn are regis
tered at the Asticou Inn. Asticou, for the
remainder of the summer.
The Misses Patten of Washington are
at the Malvern for their annual stay.
Mrs Ezra L. Koon of Washington was
among the arrivals of the week and Will
be at the Louisburg for the remainder
of the summer.
Frank B. Keech of New York gave
very pleasant luncheon at the Mount Des-
ert reading room Tuesday In honor or
Baron Heugelmuller. the Austrian ambas-
sador to this country. Covers were laid
for eighteen, and the guests included Gen.
Horace Porter. Clarence Porter. Frederic
May, Charles Fry. S. MeGargee Wright,
John r. Ogden. Peter La Bouisse. Robert
Waller. w. Butler Duncan. L. II. Little
field, D. T. Worden, Merle Middleton.
Frank Ellis. G. B. NeWbold. William
Rhinelander Stewart and Frank B. Keech.
In addition to the list of summer clubs
here is the recently formed country
club which has just purchased quarters
on the Ocean Drive near Otter Cliffs, one
of the pleasantest and best known bits of
Mount Desert scenery, and was opened
Monday of this week Among the lead
ers in starting the club are Philip Liv-
ingston of New York and Arthur d. Ad-
olson and j. a. c. Palmer of Washington
DOUBLING GAP SPRINGS.