New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-01
stockbridge, Lemox
Hold Flower Shows
Dinner Entertainments, Junior Tennis Championship
Finals, Water Sports and Casino Dance
Features of Week in Berkshres

,.v Mass. July S1.-The week has
en1U.Nsrted bv dinner entertainments,
pee" Gals in the junior tennis cham
the Inns. water sports and the Casino
dance. n, ~
a" sek was that OF the engagement
TVS. katherine Hutton, the second
o. 9. %,t Of Mr.. and Mrs. John hutton
o s ga Park Avenue, New YORK Slty'
% are occupying their country place.
S Snk Knob. at birmingham, TO lhomas
plpnkett, textile manufacturer Oh
pp:.,sfeld Mass. Mr.. Plunkett and MISS
I -, frst met last season at SUI
h 1.0 meeting. Mr. Plunkett is a mem
ilSe. tbe suffrage committee of Pitts
ee per, " .,5,Niss Hutton is worker for
he.o, . use" The wedding will take place
'he ';,,er in New York, and viii be a
neAv .Fair. owing to the recent death
qs'Tu ;ss Vutton's grandmother, Mrs.
o. Co. Sbriver. Mr.. Plunkett is a
p nSrtY graduate, class Of 1908, and
go Of The late William K. Plunkett.
- was president Of the Berkshire
life Insurance Company
Ienox Club was the scene Of the
ny f,oIs Miss Helen Rice, the
Soucb.er OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin L.
p TG Of New York. who have a country
49, in Stockbridge, won the girls
f:~-Ios bv defeating Miss Helen Frotn-
;rcbar. kenneth sheldon. representing
80 Wvartenuck Country Club Of Great
parrinqton. won the young men SIN
rlee defeating in the finals Sheldon X.
Sch If the Greenock Country Club.
Tbo mixed doubles were won by Ken
~ sheldon and Miss Ruth Church
"a the bows doubles by Sheldon and
Malcolm McComb. ,.
Iosenb II. Choate was the largest
sinner Of prizes in the specialized
sn,rer show in Stockbridge on Tuesday,
There the principal gardens Of that
village were represented in the display
~ Sweetness. hollyhocks and lilies.
The Choate gardens have been devei-
oninc thirty years, and are noted Tor
,Ls;r roses and perennials. At STOCK
Lr;dre Mrs. Choate won the awards Tor
re largest collection Of sweetpeas, the
s,., and second awards for sweetpeas
~ the hest colors. the award for the
he's. colored hollyhocks, and the hrst
.vsrd for water lilies. Others who con-
.s..ed for prizes were Miss Helen {.
Bntler Miss Ellen King. Mrs. Carl A.
10 GersdorF, Mrs. Walter P. Eaton,
p,ovn Caldwell and Mrs. Samuel W.
Woodward. In the Stockbridge eXhlol-
IN, was a class where floral arrange
vents for dinner tables were displayed,
ANY kind Of flowers being allowed In
the arrangement. The prize for the best
device in this class was won, by MIS-
Bernard Hoffman, the honorable men
tons being given 10 MISS Marie -
Kobbe and Mrs. Walter P. Eaton. mrs.
Eaton won in the class for the mos
original arrangement, the honorable
mentions going 10 Miss Eleanor hague
and Miss Edith Tracey. -,
In the LenoX flower show, which
opened Tuesday in the Town Hall there
we're many competitors. Inc largest
winner in the classes for garden now
ers was Miss Adele Kneeland, who dls-
PLAYED remarkable collection OF phloX
in new varieties. Miss kneeland had
the best collection of six varieties OF
ANNALS. the best perennials. delphlni-
ums. penstemon and antirrhlnum. Her
outdoor roses took first award.
The chief competitors for the awards
for swee.peas were Mrs. william Is.
0. Field and Giraud Foster Mrs.
Field had the best collection of twenty
four varieties in separate vases. dis
playing a collection of remarkable col
ors. The second award IN this class
vas won by Mr. Foster. who also re-
ceyed the bulk of first awards for
single vases of peas in all colors. Mr.
Fosters display of sweetpeas on
round table with accessories IN foliage
was the best on the floor. With the
orange and pink sweetpeas in the ar
1angement was gypsophila. Arthur NJ.
Cooley, Of Pittsfeld. won all Of the first
awards for gladiola. showing a collec-
ton Of thirty-six varieties.
The photograph in Berkshire who
specialized in making colored photo
graphs met this week and organized an
sgtochrome assoc. alton. Thomas Shields
Clarke. one OF the pioneers in color