The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-09
CELEBRATE BATTLE .
OF STONINGTON
Summer Visitors Crowd Watch
Hill for Memorial Ser
vices and Sports.

WATCH HILL. r l.. Aug s-Ths cpr.rn-
NAL celebration Of the battle Of Sior'ngton
to-day. tomorrow and Monday VII b.
attended by large number Of tho summer
residents from The res orts from New 1ndon
to Narragansctt Pier. The Governor a
Connecticut. the Hon. Simeon T. Baldwin.
Will review n grand parade of Nrenen IN
Saturday and on Sunday memorial SCI.
vices will be held in all the churches and a
mass meeting will be addressed by the
Governor. The military and naval forces
Of the United States will he represented by
dctachments from Forts Wright and Terry
and several battleships from Newport On
saturday evening centennial hall VIII he
held nj Stonington Manor Inn. ~ which The
civil military and naval onicials ard their
stafS will be guests OF honor ON Monday
parade In ten sections illustrating he his.
tory Of Stonington will bc the ohlef feature.
concluding with costume bah m the eve
ming nt Wed uctcuuoCk Casino.
One of tn g most pleasing features u ih.,
exhibition dan ce held at the New Maf0'
Hill House on Wednesday evening was 't-
presentation Of Two loving cups TO- NJ,
Wynha Wynn and II " Evans of New lori
who have been giving exhibition dances ~
the hotel during the last lew weeks The
cups were given by The young people NJ he
Hill TO show their appreciation OF tho two
d sncers who have Initiated watch M.
people into the new dances.
The Right Rcv. and Mrs James 10 Vol
Perry of Providence are visiting NJ md
/ Mrs George y. McTanahan NJ Mcstva'e.
Bishop Perry viii conduct the a.r,'cos at
the chapel on Sunday.
J LAYING Mills Of New York. who made 40
extended visit vim Mr.. and Mr. George
/ Il hut In baa ia
staying AT West water.
| The Right Rev. Thomas F Davies BISHOP
of Western Massachusetts. who is spending
| the summer At Watch lInl In Boiyrdu'o
/ Cottage. will preach Mt Stonington on sun
! day on the occasion of the celebration
| ceremonies
All eyes are directed 10 ncyf 1hlrsds-.
when the Watch Kin Improvement Society
| will hold its annual entertainment, which
! will he known as a fcte chaWpo'rc II,
! will consist of forms OF dancing. m. .Udlnc
group dancing and costume dancing he
+ talent will he largely amateur, aii'a ur p'o'
] fcssional dancers. one of IN" l"t' .I,- OBJ!
the professional dancing vii b" the lht l""s
gavottr. which will be presented bv Ns'
Margaret Case aud II. ! Deficit" of View
! York city Miss Fsthrrstou. who has
! charge of the dancing ~ the Ocean House,
Is in fun charge of the fcto
Thursday and Friday were known 70
cadd es' DAYS AT the MisQuamicnt coli Gao
when the caddics were participants In
, sweepstakes tournament. The credit - dus
Charles II. Holt. who spends the summer q
the Ocean House. for this novel feature OF
life at the club. First prize for he voHni'
sters who were handicapped acDuri. D
| their ages consisted of -four goIt '..I.. -...
ond three clubs, and third Two '.1u. ~
one condition imposed CA 'hr .'i'N'..
PLAYERS was that they refrain II 'u 10 ..ii 49,
during the course of th,u pn' N'''
breaking his rule were to be- dlsuN' tri d.
once. but no one was found SgI'F 3D.. .h'
Deep sea fishermen are hastennG here
and TO nearby resorts to l,h for tuna, =
abundant in the waters OF BLOCK lsNp
Sound at present. Mr.. willard OF western
president of the Rhode Island STATE ~.
cries Commission. stated that 1900 poIh az
OF tuna were shipped from the lsSnn o"
Thursday and :, 900 on Friday of lhsl Nr'h
| A most enjoyable auction buls' ~
| was held in the sun par or Of the New h.
Hill House on Tuesday aficrnno" LIZ
winners were Mrs HillmHn, Mr. h|i, 70
Mrs Norcross, Mrs Burruvs. NJ.
Mrs Holbruok aud MIR. Hard, I-' w
the game Tea was served thus IiNE.I-
close very pleasant afternoon enter .'''
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