The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
MANY AT NEWPORT
ATTEND LAWN FETE
Entertainment for st. Mary's
Orphanagc Given at Mrs.
VIM. GrOsvcnOr's Home.
DOG SHOW IS FEATURE

NEWPORT. r. T.. July I5.-With many
members Of the summer colony assisting
In various ways. the annual lawn party
for the benefit of 81. Mary's Orphanage
OF Providence. this year In the form OF
a Chinese fete. was held this afternoon
at Roslyn. the home OF Mrs. William
Grosvenor, on Beacon IIill. From the
time the gates were opened, shortly be-
fore 3 o'clock. until after I the grounds
were filled with visitors. who patronized
the many booths and tables with n lib
erality which assured the orphanage OF
an Increase In revenue as a result OF
the fete.
Mrs. Grosvenor had supervision over
many of the details and her broad
grounds made available many hooks and
toners for the placing of booths. where
various features were found There
were the usual departments found at
Il lawn party and new ideas were orig
mated for this affair. which included "A
dog show and "A special dancing pavilion
rith exhibition dances during the after
loon.
The dance pavilion was IN charge Of
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock and tea was
served within the enclosure. The exhi-
htion dances were given ny Miss Betty
Merritt and Lawrence Durant and at
other times there was general dancing
for all.
While the dog show contained not a
very large number. the value OF the dogs
made up for the lack In numbers. for
some very valuable animals were
shown. among them Mrs. Frederick
Nelson's white French bulldog. several
OF Mrs. J. G. Mallery's English Pekine-
ess. cocker spaniols belonging 70 Mrs.
Hamilton Fish Webster and white High
land terriers owned by Miss Mildred
h.ves. Mrs. benjamin Weaver was in
charge Of his department Of the fete.
Chinese Touch In Decorations
The usual lawn party departments
were dotted here and there on the slop-
ing hillside, at the foot of which lay
Nafragansett Bay and Newport Harbor,
with many vessels at anchor adding to
tho scene. Each booth and table had Its
special decorative feature. each. with a
few exceptions. having some Chinese
design as It's motif. Features for
children We're there. too. one In part
ocular, which was well patronized. being
the fish pond in charge " Miss Anita
GroSv,nor.
Tea was served under individual
shades. this department being IN charge
Of Mrs. stuart Duncan and Mrs. Loril-
lard Spencer, Jr. The garden depart
mcnt was handled by Miss Elizabeth
B.tton and Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster.
In the vegetable garden Miss Edith
Wetmorc WAS In charge, and Mrs. F 5.
q. DIlaytcville. Mrs. Valentine Mott.
Mrs, g. l.. +. Robinson and Mrs. r. h.
Chadwick supervised the grab bags.
The candy table was in charge of
Mrs. Harold Rrown and Mrs. Louis l..
L"rillard, assisted by girls from the
orphanage, and at the flower table Mrs.
~Becckinan. wife Of Gov. Ii. Livingston
Becckman. was In charge. Mrs. Burke
Roche sold canary birds, in small cages,
and cake vendors were Mrs. Lyman G.
Josephs and Mrs. Richard G. Derby.
assisted by the Misses Margaret Graham,
Ruth Davenport and Lily Barrett knut,
The Ice cream department was In
charge Of Mrs. J. j. Mason. and at the
fancy work table. which held work
contributed 10y the board Of managers
of tho orphauage. Mrs. j. walter Hid
den Of Providence was tho supervisor.
Those who had attended the annual
lawn parties In other years were Of the
opinion that to-day's was the most sue
cessful Of all.
Crosswnys Reported sold.
While no official announcement has
!. been made 1t seemed gtrcrally under
stood here to-day that trossvays. the
former summer home OF Mrs. StuyVesant
Fish. has been sold. George +. Baker,
!, Sr. of New York is said TO be the pur-
chaser. AID the report has 1t that he
bought Il for n gift t. his daughter. The
place is one OF the prettiest summer
homes here. and Ia ready for opening,
Mrs. Fish having attended to this before
her death,
The evening OF August 90 promises
T. be a busy one here, FOR. besides Mrs,
George II. Widencr's house warming,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones am. uuccd
to-day that they Will give "A big dinner
, O. that night
Nj. and Mrs. william X. Vanderbilt
have returned from New York, as has
William i. Bufum.
d.. and Mrs. Preston SattcIwhite. who
had been the guests OF Mrs. q, IL j..
Belmont. nave returned to their Long
, Island home. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry La Montague OF
New York have arrived al their Middle
town summer home, and Mr.. and Mrs.
; IawrerCe l.. Gillespie will arrive at
/ their Bellevue avenue home sunday,
Mrs. John L., D!cNel was a dinner
hostess his evening, aud Nine. Bikhine-
ten entertained Informally with a iunch-
con at the Russian En- hassy.
GOV. Whitman is expected AT his sum-
mer home here over the week end.
The nual round OF The wonons handi-
can doubles at the Casino WAS won to-
day by Mrs. william Earl Dodge and
Mss Christine Biddic, who defeated Mrs,
> Iorl,!ard Spencer, Ir., and Miss Anna
sands in straight sets,