The Washington herald., 1915-09-12
Activities of the Smart Set
at Newport

The most brilliant event Of the week
at Newport was the dinner and dance
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Astor at
Beechwood. Some OF the guests hidden
were the Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
Riano. Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mr..
and Mrs. William Woodward. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence w. Dolan, Miss Rose D.
Dolan. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S. Stevens,
Francis Roche. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lothrop
Ames. James ]. Van Allen. Mr.. and Mrs.
James ]. Van Allen. Mrs. Arthur Scott
Burden. Mrs. Oelrichs. Mrs. John r.
Drexel Miss Alice G. Drexel. W. Hude
Nelson, Miss Anita Grosvenor, Miss
Muriel Winthrop. Mr.. and Mrs. Royal
Phelps Carroll, Miss Dorothea Carroll.
DR.. and Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler,
Miss Sarah S Butler. Cyril Hatch. Mrs.
Elisha Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Francis A.
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs Walter E. Maynard.
the Misses Wetmore. Charles E. Sands,
Miss Anna Sands. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Frederick Hoffman. Miss Edith Deacon.
Miss Jeane Wallace, Miss Freida Pear
son. Mrs. Frederic Pearson, Mrs. Gam
brill Miss Elizabeth Sands, Richard v.
N Gambrill Miss Helen Dorothea Kane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grenville Kane, Miss Doro-
thy Grenville Kane, Herbert c. Pell, jr.,
Miss Esther Auchincloss, DR.. and Mrs.
Henry Barton Jacobs, the Misses Violet
and Dorothy King. Miss Jean Morris,
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. T Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Suffern
Taller. Mr.. and Mrs. George Peabody
Eustis. Commodore and Mrs. Lewis Cass
Ledyard. Mrs. Henry Clews. Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Reynal. Miss Margaret Cap
erton. Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt. and
Miss Gabrielle Warren.
Mr.. Preston Gibson entertained a COM
pany of summer residents with dinner
and dance at the Clambake Club having
a floral effect for the dining-room close
to the sea, and the lawn illuminated.
Guests were seated at five tables. While
the guests were at dinner the orchestra
played. and dancing followed. Colored
musicians and vocalists played and sang
ragtime songs.
The dinner was for Mrs. George D.
included Mrs Richard H. Townsend,
Mrs. Fletcher Ryer. Mrs. w. X. Van
derbilt, jr., Mrs. George Howard. Mrs.
Lorillard Spencer, jr., Mrs. Tangeman.
Mrs. Oliver Perrin, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
De L. Oelrichs. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph e.
Widener, Mr. and Mrs. Robert X. Cas-
satt. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton W. Cary,
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Stewart Barney, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard NJ. Thomas. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodbury. Blair. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Gordon Douglas. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. Holden, Of Boston; Mr..
and Mrs Eldridge Jordan, Of Washing
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Paulding Fosdick, Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
gan Belmont Miss Barbara Rutherfurd.
Miss Angelica S. Brown. and Miss Ro-
berta Willard.
On the same evening Rear Admiral
Austin NJ. knight and Miss Knight en-"
tertained a dinner company at the naval
station, their guests being Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gordon King, Commander and
Mrs. W. w. Phelps. Lieut.. Col. J. p.
Haines c. A. c.; Col. ]. w. Buchanan,
C. A. c., and Mrs. Buckman. Capt. and
Mrs. Roger welles. Mrs. Richard Welsh.
and Commander and Mrs. w. d. Mac
Dougal.
Gov. r. Livingston Beeckman and
Mrs. Beeckman have sent out cards for
q lecture at their residence tomorrow
morning by A. Weller. of the Play
grounds Association of America. whose
topic win be Changing Leisure from .
Liability to an Asset"
Miss Elsie Dorner, who IL visiting Nrs-
r. C. Hit. at the Moortngs. y regis
tered at the Casino at Newport.
: Midshipmen william and Frank fIet-
cher, sons Of Rear Admiral and Ars.
Frank Fletcher, have Joined their moth.
er at Newport after completing ths
cruise AZ the Naval Academy practice
squadron under Rear Admiral william