The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
LAKE PLACID FOLK TO
WORK ON HIGHWAYS
Good Roads Day Meets with
Favor-First Water Sports
Events.

Lax. PLACID. n. V. July s5.-Members
OF the summer colony here viii get out
With shovcls. Dicks. hoes. &c. on Good
Roads day and put the roads in good con-
dition The idea has met With favor,
even the women volunteering to aid.
committee having the matter In charge
will call a mass meeting at which the date
and details will be decided upon.
". J. McCon,nl. secretary and treas
urer ~ the Lake Placid Yacht club, has
extended the oourteses Of the club to
Rear Admiral Frank T.. Fletcher. who
With Mrs. Fletcher Is here for visit until
August 10.
G. W. McCutchen Of New York Won the
nrst Of the club sailing races on Monday.
This afternoon tho first Of the water sports
were held. followed by tea at the club
house.
The first Of the power boat races on Au-
gust will be free for all to determine
the handcaps IN the events TO come
There viii also be at that time a slow"
race IN which the winning boat viii he the
ono making the course In tho slowcst time
Members OF tho summer colony gave the
nro department valuable assistance early
In the week, when the cottage OF Mr. and
Mrs. John McElroy ON Grand View
Heights was burned.
Mr.. and Mrs William J. spain OF New
York. Who arc among tho recent Arrivals
have OPENED their cottage aud Mr. and
Ms. g. ". McCutchen of New YORK nave
arrived at camp Ass ulikIt an LAKE fIsclu
At her place ON signal llill Mrs. y. \.
IIamlir is entertaining II. Il. Ayres ana
family.
Rcdn,ld Proctor. son 81 the late United
states Senator, has arrived With Mrs.
Proctor At camp cevendish.
At tho pro>cher camp OH Lake Placid
Miss Clara bTcscher ~ entertaining MISS
Elizabeth Knight
wallace Lnnahan has joined Robert
McElroy at camp Bldc-a-Wee on signal
Bll.
prof charles Il. Erdmau II. II, OF
Princeton Theological seminary has re-
turned to camp on Lake Placid.
senator James j. Frawley Is the guest
of Sper.sr q; Prime I'd At the Prime
camp on t'oun'vN pond.
Among tho many reaching Lake Placid
h. automobile during the week was Ed
win could. who arrived at the stevens
House en- route to Montreal lie was
a,compauie, bv Edward :. Cornell
nu,,hcr Of ;anroad men reaching the
Stevens House Included W. j. Mullin
general traffic manager Of the Della
ware aud Hudson. with Mrs. Mullln
A. \ Heard. general passenger agent oil
tho Delaware aud Hudson; Neil Mooney
general agent Of the New York Central
with Mira. Mooney. and j. i. Holden
president OF tho Kansas city ard SOUTH
ere road. aud his family.
Guests Of NJ aud Mrs. ". -. NiNor
at dinner at the Stevens House in
cludcd Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schalken
bach. Mr.. and Mrs l.. Y. Merkel. Mist
Silo and Miss gallagher.
W T. McCouvlll was the winner Of IN
eighteen hole handicap golf event or
the stevens House links. the other con
testants being Edward Peple. the pla!
wright: NJ. Valentine, W. u. Nixon
Robert Schalkcnbach. ". H. Kelsey, J.
!. aerkel and George 4. stevens.
Col. ". II. Treadwell OF New York
who recently motorod to the Steven
House accompanied by Mrs Trcadwel
and Miss Jane Treadwell. is one Of tn
good golfers of former seasons who hav
returned there for the month Of August
The mountain climbers at the Gram
View were treated to a surprise earl
in the week, when John f. Huber. Jr
years old, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joh
r. Huber. who with his parents wa
a member OF one Of the parties maxim
the ascent of Whitoface, was the nrst I
scramble to the summit. Other member
OF tho PARTY were Mr.. and Mrs j. T.
Diamond Lloyd Miller and keenan, Nc
Nally
Among the visitors at the Grand Vle'
are the Rev. and Mrs. f. 3. Van Kleec
and their son. William II. Van Kleec
Of White Plains. Mrs. Jabez Burns. Mr.
@ NJ. Cannon. Mrs q. Il. Ashley. Mis-
f. j. Cox and Miss Frances Harmon
Recent New York arrivals at NORTH
woods Inn include Miss Cleary, Mis-
Helen Mills and Miss Edith Wilkes
Mr.. ard Mrs. George l.. Kirchgasns
Of Railway, y. j., accompanied by Mr.
KrchGasner's brother. T. A. Fyffe. Mayo
OF Railway, will return to Northwooc
Inn for the month OF August.