New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
Officials and Financiers at
Opening of States $751;
900 Restaurant.
WHITMAN is GUEST
AT PERKINS, MEAL
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., Anne
Morgan and E. H. Gary Among
Guests-Prices Moderate.

Around a table in the sunny corner
Of the rustic automobile room at Bear
Mountain Inn sat Governor Charles D
Whitman and Mrs. Whitman, George
W. Perkins and Mrs Perkins, Ebert
II. Gary. Miss Anne Morgan and Aver
i'll Hartman. At adjoining tables were
John D. Rockefeller, jr., George +.
Baker. John D. Archbold and other
persons Of wealth whose contributions
have assisted New York and New Jer-
s.v IN making Bear Mountain one OF
the scenic gems in Palisades Interstate
Park.
Down below, on the first floor, per-
sons who had never heard OF the SociaI
Register were purchasing food from
booths and taking 1t to tables in the
woods around the lake. Out there III
the shade and within plain sight OF
the distinguished guests above work
ing girls were forgetting the cltys DIN
in en- outdoor nap. A glance at the
inn and its surroundings showed that
the Palisades Park Commission Is no
respecter Of persons.
In honor of the formal opening OF
the new restaurant at Bear Mountain
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Perkins gave
a luncheon yesterday afternoon at 1851
n Governor and Mrs. Whitman. Two
hundred guests made the trip by auto
mobile, many of them coming thirty
FIVE miles from New York. There was
nothing formal about the affair except
the announcement Of the official open
inp Of the restaurant to the pubic
Everything else was informal TO 'he
most comfortable degree.
As president of the commission Mt
Perkins desired to show the Governor
renresenting the state which confirm
uted s3.OOO.000 to the Palisades fark
nroiect and individuals VINO nave
added 10 the fund just what is being
done with the money.
Perkins Leads Inspection.
As soon as the luncheon was over Mr.
Perkins, locking arms with uovetHor
Whitman and Mr.. Gary, led the way for
a hrief tour of inspection around the
inn None of the children soaring BACK
and forth in the swings or wadlng dt
tho lakes edge realized that the sur
burned man in conventional blue serge
suit and straw hat in hand was tne
Governor. Mr.. Perkins wore q VIDE
trimmed Panama hat to shade his eyes
from the June sun. Mr.. Gary was pare
headed. o.
oesist Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins in enter
tanning their guests were Franklin W.
Hopkins. of Alpine, n. j.; j. Du Pratt
White, Of Nyack; Edward l.. partridge,
and William II. Porter, OF New lOrN
CITY: Nathan F. Barrett, OF New no
chelle; Richard V. Lindabury, OF New
ark; Frederick c. Sutro, OF B BaSEi;ns
Ridge, n. j., and Charles Wn'ting
Baker. of Montclair, n. j.
CHESTS present included Francis l..
Stetson, Everett Colby. Abraham De-
ronde, J. b. Carse. Miss Elizabeth Mar
bury. DR.. Emil Kunz, president OF the
American Scenic Society; Mr.. and Mrs.
lanes Lees Laidlaw, President Marcus
NJ. Marks of the Borough OF Manhat.
tan. President Maurice f. Connolly OF
the Borough of Queens, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Adams, Fire Commissioner Rob-
ert Adamson and Mrs. Adamson, Henry
/. Stoddard, s. S. Mcclure and MISS
Dorothy Perkins.
After spending the night at the home
of Mr.. Perkins, in Riverdale, Governor
and Mrs. Whitman left in their hostS
automobile early yesterday, motoTed
along the Jersey shore above the tngIe-
wood ferry landing to see what the
commission is doing to improve the
waterfront, and then struck off for
Blauvelt. Here one hundred girl, in
boomers and MILDLY blouses, spending
their vacation at Camp Bluefields, sang
a song, 1--WE Cheer for Governor WAIT
man" and further ingratiated them
selves In his favor by singing an AM