New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
LENOX
Finest Ball of the Season Given
Last Week.

began this week a series OF dinners at
which she will entertain the leading Berk-
shire residents Mrs. Macksy's guests
this week were DR.. and Mrs. Freedrick
S. Pearson. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Crowninshield. Mr. and Mrs. Robb de
Peyster Tytus, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin 7.
Rice. Miss Lydia Field Emmett, Arthur
G. Sedgwick and Dr. Henry c. Haven.
Other dinners given this week were by
Mr. and Mrs William r. Osgood Field.
Mr. and Mrs. william u. Sloane, Miss
Anna Blake Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
| W. whistler and DR.. and Mrs. Henry p.
| Jaques
Miss Helose Meyer. who is interested In
| the preservation OF the Berkshire forests,
has given 81 600 TO the Massachusetts For
estry Association for the promotion or the
work generally Mrs. William d. Sloane
and Mrs. William II. Bradford have given
S. 900 each for the endowment OF beds in
| Hillcrest Hospital. in Pittsfeid.
The Lenox Kennel Club is considering
adding another day 20 the dog show in
| September and having field sports on the
green The plan is 10 have pointer ana
setter competitions. competitions In yard
broke work, retrieving and bit OF terrier
work. and wind up with a coon hunt
| President Henry Hollister Pease OF the
club Is in Newport this week and on his
1 return the matter will be fully decided.
! There is a fine opportunity for the extra
DAYS sport on the grounds Of the club at
the Anson Phelps Stokes estate.
The Hotel AEpinwall gave the finest ball
! Of the season this week. The pink dance
hall was beautifully lighted. Some Of the
New Workers In the ballroom were Mrs.
Walter Hubbard. Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan
! Sterling, Mrs. William Van Anden, Nine.
! Vallois- Stebbins, Mr.. and Mrs Eugene
Southack, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Els
worth. Judge and Mrs. William Brinker-
hon. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Strong. Mr..
and Mrs Francisco Garcia, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. F. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Frank ]. Logan
Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Hurd, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. d. Hoyt. Colonel and Mrs. Henry :.
Kearney Miss Dorothy De Wolfe Tracey,
Mr.. and Mrs George II. High, Miss Gwen
doiyn High. Miss Gladys High, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon Dercum, Miss Dercum, Mrs.
| George Vanderhoff, Miss Emily Buch.
Mr.. and Mrs J. e. Lapp, Mrs. Henry
Deshon. Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Weeps. Mrs.
Fanny 3. Eager. Mrs. L. p. Nelson. the
Misses Edna Irene and Laura Nelson
Mrs. Leon Gilbert. Leon Gilbert, jr.; the
Misses J. E. Little, Adele Acker. F1oT-
ence Brown, Bessie Nichols. Miss Dickey'
Eugenis Terry, Hope Palmer. Miss Der
cum. Miss Neville, Miss Comfy, Robert
Comfy and Fred G. Terry.
Cottagers are going to and coming from
the seashore. Mr. and Mrs. Newbold Nor
ris are at Newport, Grenville L. VIM
tbrop and Miss Emily Winthrop at Bar
Harbor and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hollister
Pease at Newport. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross W.
Whistler are touring In Canada with MT
and Mrs Raj Parr. Mr.. and Mrs George
= Turnure and the Misses Turnure, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederic S. Delafeld and Miss
Ann Delaheld. Nj. and Mrs. David
Turner Dana have returned from
Nantucket Mrs. Elisha p Whitehead has
retgrued from abroad and opened hef
country place. The Gables, In Pittsneld
Mrs Rysm X Stevens has opened her
Main street villa. Mr.. and Mrs. Anson
Phelps Stokes will arrive at their lake
cottage IN September.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Westinghouse and
Alexander q. Uptegrsfr have been in Bar
Harbor this week TO attend the wedding
~ Miss Ruth Lewellyn Card, daughter
90 Mrs. William w. Card. 10 Templeton
BIggs Of Philadelphia Edward r. Whar'
ton. who has been a guest or MISS Nanc!
C. Wharton. has gone TO Nova SCOTIA iof
eshing DR.. Thomas Biddle, who has beep
With bis sister. Miss Emily Biddle, and
Henry Botsford, who has been with ms
/. darubter. Mrs Bernhard Hoffman, have
sailed for Europe.
A r,eeting of the Garden Club OF LenoS
was held this week in Great Darlington
in the gardens Of DR.. and Mrs Frederlch
Pearson. The Lenox and Stockoridge
mem hers of the club went by automoell'
IN Great harrington. where aiter INV
. meeting. Mrs. Pearson and Miss Pearson
sarvsd tea. Professor George Mackios
,do 30 princeton, was the speaker, anc
ID ..Ik vas about butterflies and moths
IN the garden. Or. w. Gilman Ihon'psop
r n, stockbrldge, had cabinet IN "h'ci
!. was a collection Of thirty different spec
} ,,oa,s of insects he had ,ound in his gar
: dor on a specirnen Of sea holly The mex
: ,,.o,,n1 Of the club will be September
,n tho garden Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thonia'
Shields Clarke. in Lenox.
Z Samuel rockingham won the beho'
! ,oH trophy this week, defeating goodi'
feld The annual Stockbridge goiI toui
I nsnent will open August q. A woman
tournament will be played at StocKorios'
5 I'm september. The contestants WIN III
: ch,de Mrs George b. Blake, MITE "a.te
5 70 roton Mrs. Charles 9. Mellen, MIS-
Marion Mellen, Miss Mabel Choate, Mrs
W Taylor Day, Mrs. Newman Is. ferrS
Miss Amy NJ. Kohlsast. Miss Wood"ar'
and others. -.
Mrs Walter F. Cobb. OF Pittsfield' ma
had an aviary built in her garden anu
has been stocked with various olrds' II
Ienox William b. o. Field is experiment
ting in breeding pheasants ana III"
batcbsd several hundred from a oroo'
; which he received from the Massa0.,u
|. setts Fish and Game Commission ~
Field used old mother hens to hstch III
nheasant eggs and found he couiu Ia'S
,hs Young successfully by this process.
Hotel Aspinwall has had the ous'es
resk of the season. Many prominent ar
rivals attracted by good roads, are s'ss
ing al the hotel while motoring ABOUT ",
hills Mrs. W. Gayer Domnick' MISS
: Dominlek. Mr.. and Mrs. ii. ID. hihgsou'.
: Ms Walter Lockwood. Miss Lockwood
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bsife. Miss Heiel
C,aynor. Mr.. and Mrs. Givernaud' baro
NJ aI Mnrasky, Mr.. and Mrs halP7 ~