New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
LENOX
Signs of Approaching Autumn
In the Berkshires.


taSers to the Berkshire hills from the
Shore resorts. the first touch Of red
ioiiage on the hilltops. an Increase in
touring and hotels filled to capacity. are
All indications Of the opening Of the late
season In tho Berkshircs. the time of the
greatest social activities.
Several nights this week the Hotel AS
plnwall has been filled to capacity. Few
vacant apartments are 10 be had at any
time Card playing Is the evening amuse-
ment, and auction bridge IS the popular
pastime. At tho bridge tournament at
the hotel the prizes were won by Mrs.
Fannie B. Eager. OF Jersey City; Mrs.
Sarah +. Rust, of Saginaw, Mich; Mrs.
William Brinckerhoff of New York;
Frank +. Walbridge, of New York, and
@. r. Hughes. of Waterbury, Conn.
The Hotel Aspinwall baseball club met
the Hotel Elton baseball club at the
school grounds this week. playing before
large company of hotel guests.
Among late patrons at the Hotel Aspin-
wall are Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Whelan.
MI and Mrs Sidney $. Whetan. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. NJ. Franklin, Mr.. and Mrs q.
Butler Smith. Mr. and Mrs w. Il. VIII
COX. Miss Josephine Wilcox, Miss Gil
more, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Reed. Mr.. and
Mrs. a. H. Voorhees,. Miss Janet Noor-
hees. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Ames' Mrs'
4. G. Park. MI and Mrs. J. II. Schoon-
maker and Mr.. and Mrs. ". a. Tyson. Of
New York
Mrs. William NJ Baugh and Mrs
Abraham Brittin gave a musical at the
Curtis Hotel last week. entertaining the
hotel guests and the cottagers For the az
ternoon George RoEovoy, Russian 'cei-
LIST and his orchestra, played. and Mrs'
Mabel Mckinley Baer sang. Many proini-
nent people of society are at the GURUS
Hotel for the autumn. Mrs. Berkeley MOS
tvn. Mrs. Ledyard Stevens, Mr.. ana Mrs'
Walter L. MacCorkie. Charles y HATTIE
Miss Margaret Harris, Mrs. Robert r.
Little. Miss Little, Mrs. Maud Reyhoios,
Mr.. and Mrs II. w. Brooks and Mr.. ana
Mrs W. =. ". Hoff, Of New York. are
registered at the Curtis.
Continued activity at the Maplewoou
makes It the liveliest OF the Berkshire
hotels. Mr.. and Mrs W. n. Parlin, New
YORK: Mrs. NJ Mendez, the Misses Gar
cia. BROOKLYN; Mrs J. w. Smith ana MISS
Lillian Smith, of New York. are he'e
for the late season.
Arriving at the Red Lion Inn IN stoch-
bridge have been Edward Blagden' OoHh
& Duncan. Charles G.. Bullard' Mrs
George NJ Robinson, Mrs. r. b. Black
we'll. of New York; Miss Barbara -
lewis and George D. Leeds, of Philadei-
nbie Mr.. and Mrs. David =. Hunt Oh
Nontclair. n. j.: Mr.. and Mrs Hehry W.
Cook. Bayside. Long Island; MI ana MITE
T E. Williams and Mr.. and Mrs Johh
Northrup. of Vineland. y. j.
About the cottages there nave oee"
MANY interesting events. A birthday PIC
mic for George Winthrop Folsom az ''e
Scullv trout hatchery Tuesday clan,
hake at the Country Club, OF Flttshelu'
the wedding Of Miss Frances Richards
Nevcomb 10 Lieutenant Donald Arm
stronu. L. s A., ON Thursday; a lecture
nv Augustus Lukeman in the Stockpri"se
Casino Friday evening. Mrs. Frederick =.
Pearson's large musical at Edsewoou
Farm. were all highly interesting 10 the
residents Of the country places.
Invitations were issued this week 1oF
the wedding Of Miss Emma Augusta
Albert y: Clark, TO Sturgis BraolSy
Shields. the son Of Dr. and Mrs. Nelson l.
Shields. of No. 81 West Goth street Ne"
York. which will take place SeptenOer
AT the home Of the brides parents III Lee
Mrs. Ebert b. IIamlin, sister OF inc
bridegroom, will be matron OF hohor' anu
the bridesmaids are to include the MISSos
1uc,Ie r Smith and Gladys 8. RobDins'
NJ Lee. and Dorothy and Vera Blakesiee'
=, New Haven. Nelson T. Shields, jr,
mill sct as best man for his brother, ana
the ushers are TO be Albert Clark the
brother OF the bride; Elbert b. Hanlih'
Frank w. Reynolds and Francis b. Ham
lin. Of New York.
Mrs Clarence II. Mackay. VINO mas
been at Glenburnie, in Stockbridge' sHice
TuIv. will return 10 Harbor Hill the ma
dc OF September and will sail on Septem-
h.r "a for Europe. where she will meet
MI Mackay I'm Paris.
Tonox cottagers are interested in the
dedication Of ST. Anne's Catholic Church
Tomorrow. This church, which has Cost
t72 90 Is acknowledged to be one OF the
finest I'm the Berkshires, and had as lts
architect r. Burial Hoffman. )r. Iho
style Is early English Norman ana inc
church is OF stone. There have been
MANY generous gifts to the church. Mrs.
Frederic Nelson gave the sanctuary
rau. Mrs. Charles Astor BTisted, Carlos
do ueredia and the late John e. Alex
a,,dro gave liberal sums for the building
Of the church.