New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
THE ACKNOWLEDGES
Opening of Saranac Lake Coun
try Club Brings Out Campers.

saranac Lake, y. Y. July 5-The
formal opening of the Country Club this
afternoon is bringing many Of the club
members in from camp, and drawing a
large following from the cottage colony
The membership of the club is the
LARGEST in its history and entries in the
events promise some interesting play. A
tennis tournament is in progress on the
courts this afternoon and Mrs. Joseph
Longworth Nichols, wife Of the president
of the club. will be hostess at the club
tea following.
Saranac Lake is enjoying a banner
season, and although the regulation
period of renting Adirondack places is
we'll passed, cottages and camps here
remain in steady demand. one Of the
rentals Of the week was that Of Frank
: lin avenue cottage TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur l. Wheeler OF Bryn Mawr. Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bloodgood Trow-
bridge Of the Highland Park colony,
gave a house party to eighteen Of their
friends over the Fourth, at their camp
on Spithre Lake near Paul Smiths. The
party returned 10 Saranac Lake to-day
for the opening Of the Country Club.
The past week has been a busy one
socially, with dinners. luncheons and
teas among the social events baseball
and an Independence Day celebration
among the sports enjoyed, an excursion
Of over 800 Foresters coming down from
Montreal on Tuesday. On Monday eve
ming DR.. Cnauncey ". Norton gave 4
dinner for Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Patterson
Mrs. Julia Horne and Mark Horne who
are spending d week at Saranac Lake
while motoring through the mountains.
Mrs Horne and her son are former mem
bers Of the exclusive Highland Park
colony On Thursday Mrs. w. P. Howell
save tea at her cottage on Church
street in the interest OF the annual fair
Of ST. Luke's Episcopal Church, which
Will be held in August and on Friday
Mrs. George d. Wick, Of Youngstown,
Ohio gave muffin worry" TO cottagers
OF Highland Park Mrs. w J. Callahan
OF Academy street gave a large oridge
party; other functions Of lesser nature
were numerous
Miss Alice Kilburn. daughter of former
State Superintendent of Banking Fred
Kilburn, has opened the kilburn camp on
Kiwassa Lake and is entertaining Miss
Elizabeth Jackson. Of DePere, Wis: Miss
Wilson of Racine. Wis; Miss Margaret
Gesell. Of Tomahawk. Wis, and Miss
Helen Reese. Of Erie. Penn.
Many ashing parties have gone out
from Saranac Lake on day trips and
the catch has invariably been large.
Fishing parties, recognizing the excel
lence OF the angling in the vicinity OF
Sarsnac Lake are making their head
quarters here. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Rigel.
while bait fishing in the Saranac River,
caught sixteen pounds Of pike. Mr.. and
Mrs c. NJ. Palmer Of New York motored
TO Cascade Lakes and returned with a
fine catch of German brown trout, one
OF which weighed seven pounds
F. Stanley Parsons OF New York. who
Is visiting Mrs. Parsons at The Berkeley,
deyotes part Of his time to angling and
on one trip TO the Saranac River secured
twelve black bass, one Of which weighed
three pounds. Bass are being caught In
Lake Flower and along the waters OF
the Saranac River where II flows
through the village, as well as In the
long strip connecting Lake Flower with
Lower Saranac Lake. From the Lower
saransc Lake. DR.. p. NJ. Cort and J. b.
Royce Of Springfield. Mass. took eighteen
bass and a ten-pound northern pike in
one days angling They are here for two
weeks Of angling and are visiting many
trout waters successfully
Dr. r. II. Leggett OF Ottawa, Can,
who. with Mrs. Leggett has taken a cot
iage at Loon Lake for the summer
motors 10 Saranac Lake for the social
events and on many fishing expeditions.
He Is making excellent catches Of trout
from Cold Brook and Two Bridge Brook.
One OF the prominent visitors In town
Tor the summer is United States Senator.
Thomas S. Martin, Of Virginia, who, with