New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-31
BOLT SHOCKS SOCIETY
Lightning Strikes Tree on
Grounds Of Piping Rock Club.
MANY FEEL THE EFFECTS
New Organization Receives Hun
dreds of Guests, as Well as a
Visit from the Coach Arrow.

Locust VALLEY. Long Island. MAY - tSpe-
c!aD.-Pipng Rock. the legendary home Of
the red man. came into It's own to-day. ana
with a flourish The club ~ that name
was formally opened and hundreds o.
guests were entertained despite heavy rain
The large clubroom. the decorations and
furnishings Of which were presented ny
Clarence II Mackay, was thronged "ith
well known members Of New York society.
During the torrential rain the open space
between the wings Of the clubhouse, where
4 large Ill had been made. caved In. While
the crowd was specializing on how deep the
opening might grow. lightning struck near
by Every one who was AT the windows
received slight shock Screams alarmed
the officers OF the club. but II was soon
found that no one was hurt The light
ming, II was ascertaned later, had struck
large tree on the property.
4 feature Of the opening vas III" ar
rival Of the coach Arrow. which left the
Colony club in Manhattan al ? O'Clock on
one Of the long distance runs OF the ladies'
Four-ln-hand Driving club. The first stop
was at Flushing, where Mrs. Goadhy
T.oew gave up the reins 10 Mrs j Borden
Hartman. At the Red Lion Inn. at Lake
VILE. Miss Josephine Osborn took charge.
Miss Harriet Alexander fooled tho last leg
from Old Westbury 10 the club and brought
M at the clubhouse before an admiring
throng shortly after noon. Morris Hewlett
sat beside the driver throughout the trip
As the coach turned into the grounds the
groom sounded the horn. which brought
the crowd from the clubhouse 70 witness
the triumphant entry. At 40 the Arrow
returned TO Manhattan for dinner az
o'clock At the Colony club. The coaching
party was entertained AZ luncheon by Mrs.
Paul D. CraVath.
The new clubhouse OF tho Piping Rock
organization. which ie acknowledged TO be
the most complete country club in the
United States. boasts of facilities for any
sport, which its members may choose 10
indulge In. II stands on a high eminence.
overlooking al the surrounding country.
with the polo field stretching away in front
as level as d ballroom floor
Early In the forenoon thu guests began
10 arrive in motors. They spent the early
morning watching the lawn tennis matches
and going over the grounds about the club
In the afternoon the corridors and rooms
OF the club were crowded and the visitors
had 70 elbow their way around TO inspect
the different rooms.
polo game had been arranged 10 be
held st4so p. m. but at that hour the field
vas under water and all chance OF game
was abandoned The teams will play on
Saturday afternoon.
Flowers were received from all the coun-
try places Of the section They were dis
vi
very pretty effect. ,,
Anong those present we're the following
Mr. and Mrs Herbert l. Pratt Mr.. and
Mrs W. Eugen. Kimball. Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin NJ Warner. Miss Marjorie Dodd'
DR. and Mrs Nathaniel p. Potter. Mr. and
Mrs Charles S Sargent tr, Mr. and Mrs
Frederick johnson. Mr. and Mrs f. De
Clifford Chisholm. Harry Payne whitney
Mr. and Mrs Pauding Fosdick, Mr.. and
Mrs Henry W Warner. Mr.. and Mrs Sam
uel H Valentine. .hr and Mrs. J. Allen
Townsend. Mrs Henry S. Warner and Mr.
and Mrs Taber Sears
Mr. and Mrs Clifford Brokav a. Eugene
Csllatin Frederick n Baldwin. Leonard
Jacob. Mr. and Mrs Warner Baltazzi,
Louis Keller. Devereux Milburn. Mr. and
Mrs. Archibald S Alexander. Mifflin Whar-
ton, Crawford Burton. Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Jennings. Mr. and Mrs. Huntington Norton,
NJ Taylor Pyne. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry s
Rodenbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd c. Girls
com. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wasstaff, Mr..
and Mrs William d Guthrie. Mrs. Levi
Candee Weir. Mr. and Mrs. q. De Gray
Vanderbilt. ir, and Lawrence Waterbury
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r. Winthrop. Mrs
r pordap Hartman Miss Ethel Harrima N
Mrs. W Goadby Loew. Miss Harriet Alex
ander. Miss Janetta Alexander. Miss Viz
ginia Murray, Miss Josephine Osborn. Mrs
Charles Devello Lathrop Miss Vera Cra-
yath. judge Norman s Dixie. Beverly Bo-
CART. Guy Lowell Mr. and Mrs ogden l.
Mills Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 5. Burden,
Mr.. and Mrs Orme Wilson, Jr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Iselin. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic