The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
NEWPORT AWAITS
YACHTING WEEK


that Guy Norman recently ave New
port for King Park.
A big wing of the Newport Hospital
is the gift of Mrs. Cornelius Wander
hilt as a mem rial TO her husband, and
another Vanderbilt gift t. the city is
the Newport y. NJ. G. A. Building,
given by the late Alfred G.. Wander
bilt as Il memorial TO his father.
The filing of a Copy of the VIII OF
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish in the Probate
Court here early in the week was
followed in "A few days by AN am
nouncement 10y one OF the real estate
agents that he had been appointed
sole agent for the sale of Mrs. Flsh's
former summer home, Crossways.
The place is now being advertised for
ale furnished and this announcement
seems TO put To rest the report that
was circulated a couple Of weeks
that IL had been sold to Goorg" +.
Baker Of New York and that he was
To give II to his daughter. Mrs. W.
Goadby l.oew.
There has. however. been II real
estate transfer in the summer colony
section recently. 10y which +, :
Grand dilauteVille has increased his
summer estate so that he now owns
one whole block. He has taken in
the William c. Anthony property AT
Coggeshall andtNictoria avenues and
in time II will be thrown into the
DIiautev!lle summer estate, the same
as the other summer places have been
enlarged within the last few years.
TIys ,r..ly apl.l ~. uttt sonnet HING
like "A whirl of social entertaining
There have been "A large numhe of
dinners and %luncheons given during
the latter part of the week and Mrs.
Stuart Duncan's housewarming on
Friday night at Bonnie Crest took its
place in the lead of the social func-
tions. on the same evening Mrs. j.
Gordon Douglas had an informal dance
at her home and to-day the suffrage
dansant is the centre Of attraction for
the afternoon ut least. while tonight
there were the usual number Of Satur-
day night dinner parties.
AS usual August will be the gayest
month of the season. Already dates
are being spoken for in quite rapid
succession, Mrs. Henry j. White
house, who with Mr.. Whitohouse Is
occupying E~astbourn Lodge this year,
has selected August = for a dinner
party and Mrs. Fletcher Rycr Of San
Francisco, a newcomer in the colony
this year, Who has the Thaw cottage
and who has been among the present
weeks entertainers, has announced
entertainments on August 7 and 8.
During the first week OF the month
also there will he some affairs given
on the nights that the New York Yacht
Club fleet is in port. Mrs. George
Brooke is giving a dance on the eve
ming OF August II, the Belmont-An-
drews wedding takes place on August
IA. Mrs. George ID. Widener's house
warming ONE on August 20 and Mrs
Robert X. Cassatt has a large dance
scheduled at the golf club on the night
OF August II.
Besides these social entertainments
that have been announced there ar,
several other fixtures that take plac,
during the month. The DIG show is on
the calendar for August IA; the invi'
tation tennis tournament opens at the
Casino on August 16, and there
is a flower show being arranged Jointly
by the Newport Garden Club and the
Newport Horticultural Society fol
August 12 and 10.
From all appearances the wedding o
Miss Margaret Andrews and Morgan
Belmont is to be the only society wed
ding OF the season. The arrangement
for this have now been PRACTICAL,
completed, the invitations are out ant
the wedding is to take place at 3:3'
in the afternoon at the home. Of Mis-
Andrews's parents. Mr.. and Mrs Pau
A. Andrews. Rockery Hall, at Belle
yue and Narragansctt avenues.
This week has not been without 1t
quota Of social affairs, The week en-
was not the only lively part Of tn
week, for the early DAYS were ais
busy socially. Among the weeks en-
tertainers were Mrs. ], Gordon Doug
las. Mrs. George Brooke. Mrs. j. Stew
art Barney, Mrs. William S. Drape
; Mrs. Lawrence l.. Gillespie, Mrs. PEN
broke Jones, Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt
Jr., Mrs. Lauterbach, Mrs. Marsden