The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
ALL LAKE PLACID
PLAYS BRIDGE
Twcnty-fourth Congress Of
American Whist League Re-
news Interest in Game.

LAKE rtAcip. y. Y, July 11.--Whist,
played at the various camps and cottages
in connection with a series OF afternoon
teas and luncheons as well as upon other
available occasions. has captivsted tho
Lake Placid summer colony as a result
of the twen,y-fourth congress or the
American Whi9, League which has been
In session here this week Practically AL
Of tho campers are now here and the
missing ones will arrive on or before July
IS. The hotels and boarding houses are
rapidly hllng and tho round Of summer
pleasures Is now In full swing
The date Of the annual meeting OF the
Lake Placid Yacht club has been ai-
vanced from Tuesday. July -, to next
Monday, July 10, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon in the clubhouse. II will be- i'm
medi1tcly followed by the annual meeting
of the Shnrcowners Association.
Owners ~ fast power boats among
the members Of the yacht club ar" con-
siderably exercised over tho speed shown
by a new hydroplane owned by calvin
! pardee. who has "A camp at the head of
Lake Placid. Mr.. Pardec put small
| hydroplane IN commission last season. but
the new one is "A large and powerful
craft and will without doubt play lead
! ing part In the races, The Uykyou and
| the Lark, fast power boats owned by Mr..
! Pardec. have also been nut in service and
| will contest for the honors L.. H. Lessen
| ing's Peter Pan, Esq, the winner of the
! power boat trophy in 1918, will arrive
! soon. coming up the Hudson through the
canal and Lake Champlain TO Plattsburg
| under her own power From Plattsburg Ia
! Lake Placid II will be transported across
| the mountains by train.
one Of the new boats that In expect ed
| TO make an excellent showing in the races
| Is that Just placed In commission ny
Benjamin l. Ward of Passaic y. j.. who
| is at Camp Backward on Lake Placid
| with his family clifford Herbert's Ma
toma, the Topsy and Howcharkon owned
| by Nice-ComnOdOre Harrie 4. Hull of
the yacht club the whitefacc, owned by
John III, prall, and the Hebe owned by
Francis Skunk Brown, are other fast
boats that will take part in the races.
4. L. Pepper of New York has arrived
and opened his camp on Lake Placid. J.
Benjamin Dimmick, urged as a candidate
Tor United States Senator in Pennsyl-
vania, has opened Indian Point Members
of the Rulsseaumont cottage colony who
have opened their summer homes include
w. L. Schuerman, W, T.. Drcscher and
! Arnold Watson.
| A. +, Pinto. n New York composer. who
has returned for his annual visit at tho
| Grand View, is accompanied by J. T.
| keenan, and Keenan, y. McNally, both of
| New York.
Charles Parkes of New York, who has
been with his mother. Mrs. Grace r.
| Parkes, at their cottage at the Grand
View, has gone to Bar Harbor for a month
with friends there.
| Mr. and Mrs ". +. Holden and Mr.. and
Mrs. p. ID. Klborn. also OF New York.
who are recent arrivals AT Northwoods
Inn, have joined in motor trips to points
Of Interest.
| Mrs I, A, Leahy was the winner OF
the honors at the first of the bridge par
ties at Northwoods Inn, Mrs. NJ NJ Tyon
winning In the second OF the series. Recent
New York arrivals at Northwoods Inn In.
clude Mrs Anna r.. Shields and her sister
Mrs. Julia Mc"ernan. Mr.. and Mrs
Stephen A, Wheeler, +, McMaster, VIII,
lam J. Jones, Henry A. Strohmeyer and
\, II. Cauthar
Several parties from the Belmont hav,
made the ascent OF Mount Whitcface anC
the smaller peaks and have joined II
trips to High Falls and other points o
interest. Mr.. and Mrs +, Lee, Arthur
w Oppenheimer and Harry NJ, Levy, al
. of New York made up one party from th
3 Belmont making the ascent OF Noun
Whiteface and Mr., and Mrs, G. n
Q Howell and Mr.. and Mrs William Watson
, of New York. In addition to making tn
!, ascent of Mount whitney. tramped L
! John Browns grave. In the tnni
? matches on the new courts nj the Bel
U mont some Of the most spirited playing
has been between David S. Brown, .Ir,, hi
. sister Miss Marion Brown, and Messrs
Oppenhelmer and Levy OF New York.
. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Flynn and two sons
Mr.. and Mrs. ". Busher and two sons AM
. Miss Elsie r, Hirst are recent arrivals a
the Belmont.