The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22

to see the sport a number Of well known
men who own stables arrived to watch
their horses in the Grand Union Hotel
Stakes. the Merchants n Citizens Han
dicap and Saratoga Steeplechase.
Dancing and dining have shared at
tention with the racing and bathing. The
Casino, Grand Union and United State,;
hotels have devoted no little expense and
time to entertaining their guests with
exhibitions OF fancy dancing. and gen
eral dancing has proved more popular
than ever.
The Ben Greet Players last night pre-
scented THE Tanning of the Shrew" in
the blue parlor before "A large audience
Of guests of this and other hotels and OF
cOtagerS.
A musical tea" on tie lawn of the
St. Christina Hospital for the benefit
Of the crippled children Of hat insti-
tuition was largely attended on Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. George Perkins
Lawton Of New York was in charge,
assisted by Miss Henrietta ram and
Mrs. Henry Van Deusen. Among those
who aidcd in making the affair a sue
cess were the following New Workers
Mrs. W. T.. Wooley. Mrs. Waller Niele
Miss Cornelia A. Wooley, Miss Mae
Kane. Miss Ina Mayne, Mrs. Spencer s
Roche, Miss u. A. Bengal. Mrs. Gross,
man. Miss Ina Leland. Mrs. SamueI
Adams Clark, Mrs. c. Vanderbilt Bar.
ton. Mrs. W. Stone-Smith, Miss Helen
Murphy and Miss Emile Roche.
The tea at the Casino Wednesday
afternoon was the scene OF another so
cial event. Those in raarge included
Mrs. Chauncey Olcott, Mrs. r. II. Wylie
Mrs. George A. Saportas. Miss Blanch
Nolan, Mrs. II. Ashton Henry, Mist
Helen W. Smith, Mis- Henry. Mrs. Wal
ter Scheftel. Mrs. stuart Don, Miss Lot
Don. Miss Jean Eastman and Miss Dor
othy Stone-Smith.
} The Grand Union Hotel ballroom wa
crowded Tuesday night with hundred
who danced for the benefit of the Hu
name Society. The feature was exhibi
tion dancing by Miss Margaret Hawks
worth and Basil Durant. Then followe'
a competition dance for which tn
Judges were C. Vanderbilt Barton, Dan
, lei Lathrop Lawton and William j
|, Morrissey. The winners proved to b
| Miss Bonnie Saportas. Lohnas Ashton
Miss Kellogg and Ambrose Clark.
/ Dr. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Mir
: lister from Cuba, arrived yesterday froI
Asbury Park for a s~ojourn at the Unite
= States.
. Herman b. Duryes arrived yesterda
J. at the States.
Former ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wll'af
f. Sheehan was a midweek visitor.
James Butler. h has been delaye
in making his annual visit. arrive
Tuesday at the United States wit
Pierce Butler and the Misses Butler.
Mrs. Alfred Wagstafr, Jr., Of Me-
|. York and Newport is at the Gran
> Union.
Gov. and Mrs. Whitman were anon
the dinner guests at the Casino tn
: week.
9 John Fox, Jr.. Ia engaged In writin
" another book while spending the summ'
: here.
Harry Payne Whitney has been a FRI
duent dinner guest at the Casino. on
crs who have given dinners this wee
have included Paul Armstrong +.
Won Stade. John Sanford, c. K. O. Ri
llngs, Andrew Miller, Col. Edward \
e Green. Richard 7. Wilson, Walt
Scheftel. Oliver Hartman, Mitchell Ma
y James Il. Regan, Payne whitney, san
n uel Adams Clark. Pierre Lorillard al
Z Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ruiz.
Mrs. Edward r, Bradley Of New fo'
n and Palm Beach gave n large dinner
q the Grand Union Hotel grill.