New-York tribune., 1916-07-30
In the BerkShireS.


Lenox. Mass, July ga handwoven
tablecloth 14O years old, made Tor
Colonel Nicholas Fish, on the stan OF
General Washington, an heirloom OF
the Fish family of New York, now IN
the possession of Colonel Fish's great
granddaughter, Mrs. George Grenviile
Merrill. who before her marriage was
Miss Pauline G. W. Dresser of New
York. attracted thirty-five members oil
the Ausotunnoog Chapter, Daughters
Of the American Revolution TO Stock
bridge this week. Colonel Fish had
had the cloth made to order and IN
design of the American eagle sur
rounded by thirteen stars. He gave 1t
to his granddaughter, Mrs. Daniel lie
Roy, Mrs. MerrilPs grandmother
Joseph H. Choate welcomed the Chap
ter. commencing the work of the or
eanization in keeping before the pres
ent generation conspicuous events IN
the country's history. Mrs. oscar
Iasigi and Mrs. Alexander Sedgwick'
two Colonial Danes, served tea.
Prominent among the hotel arrivals
this week were members Of the high
commissions of the French, English
and Russian governments now in tins
country in relation to loans and mum
ton contracts. Herbert Wallace, Of
Springfield, was conducting through
the Berkshires General A. Gosselin, OF
Paris. and NJ. Gourmet, Nine. Foun-
tame. Nine. Chapman, Of Paris, and
Nine. McAllister, of New York. Loyal
Allan Osborne, of Pittsburgh, New
ENGLAND representative of the Westing-
house company, who has country
place in Stockbridge, entertained at
luncheon at the Red Lion Inn Captain
]. Clifford, of the English army, and
Mrs. Clifford; Professor Bertrand
Bakhmetess and P. A. Morross. Pro
fessor Bakhmetess is high commits
sioner of munitions for the Russian
government. Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne
have also been entertaining Professor
Karetoss, head of the electrical engin-
eering department of Cornell Univer-
sity, and Nine. Karetoss.
Cricket has been revived as Sat
urday sport and games will be played
on the lawns of Mrs. John L. Alex
andre and Mrs. William D. Sloane.
Giraud Foster and William B. 0sgood
Field are officers Of the club. When
Sir Mortimer Durand was a Lenox
cottager the game was fashionable
sport, the ambassador, his attaches
and members of the colony playing
against visiting teams. When the
ambassador was recalled the sport be
came less fashionable, although teams
have been occasionally organized TO
meet tourists.
Another flower show was held to-day
in the Casino in Stockbridge, with
roses and garden flowers as the prin-
cipal exhibits. At Lenox two shows
are held, one in June and one in Oc-
tober, while at Stockbridge there are
annually several smaller exhibitions Of
flowers, according to the season. To-
DAYS display was viewed by the ad-
mirers of lsrkspur, stock and holly
hooks. now at their best. In com
petition for flowers arranged for effect,
Mrs. Carl A. de Gersdorf, Mrs. Daniel
Chester French, Mrs. Bernhard Hoff-
man. Miss Marie o. Kobbe and Mrs. j.
Woodward Haven competed Mrs
Haven was chairman of the show, as
sisted by Mrs. Hoffman and Miss Emily
Tuckerman.
OAe of the exhibitors in the art ex-
hibition will be Leon Gaspard, of Paris,
who has cottage in Sheffield. The
artist was in the aviation corps with
the French army, and while in the
service fell 1900 feet. He was con-
fined in a hospital for several months
and then given leave of absence TO re-
cover his health. Other artists who
will send their works are Frederic
Crowinshield, Daniel Chester French,
Augustus Lukemann, Walter Nettleton,
Clark G. Voorhees,, Miss Lydia Field
Emmett and Miss Marie o. Kobbe. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hamilton, the animal
painter and his bride, are at a camp
at Pontoosuc Lake, in Pittsfeld.