The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
Society Attends May Weddings
and Gets Country Houses Ready

Alexander S. Webb in the presence OF
relatives and intimate friends. Later
in the month will occur the weddings
OF Miss Louise Trevor and }. Copper
Lord and of Miss Susanna Warren
and Herman S. Murray. and on May "a
in Bellport, l.. l.. Miss Julia Edey aud
Douglas W. Paige Will have a country
wedding.
There now seeins to he a general
desire to get away from New York. and
the nearby country places, especially
those on Long Island, are beginning
To look attractive. The first days OF
racing at Hewlett Bay Park brought
out interesting gatherings. and most
of those in attendance arrived by auto
mobiles. 1t will. Of course. he weeks
before the season at any Of the resorts
is under way. but those who have
houses in many of these places are
making frequent visits to them In order
to have their summer homes In readi-
ness when the time comes to occupy
them.
MIR. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have
recently been in Newport TO superin-
tend the changes being made in Bel
court. which they recently purchased
and which they will make in future
their summe home. MIR. and Mrs,
Herbert e. I'ell. Jr., have taken a
small house In Newport, ar have Mrs.
rell's stepfather and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Padelford. Miss Julia
Berw.nd of Philadelphia, who has fire.
q~uently been with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward j. Berwind. has taken for the
summer Whitney Warren's villa In
Parker avenue. Mrs. Warren and her
daughter, Miss Gabrielle Warren. ex-
pect soon to depart for Paris. TO he
with Mr.. Warren for the summer. Mr..
and Mrs. Ogden Mills. who are de-
privei OF their annual trip 10 England,
Will he for some time at their country
place on the Hudson before going to
Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews expect 10
be a, their villa early In June. and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brooke, who had
one Of the Morrell villas last season,
have again taken II. and among their
neighbors will he MIR. and Mrs. Crais
Biddle II Mrs. R~utherfuri Stuyvesant.
MIR. and Mrs. Pierre IDrillard Barley
OF Tuxedo have leased the Pumpelly
villa In Gibbs avenue and II will be
their frst season In Newport. Mrs.
Hamilton Nick. Twombly, who has
already opened her country place. Flor
ham,. in Madison. n. j.. will 20 to
VInland. her villa on the cliffs. early
In July.
There il a prospect that the hunt will
bs revived at Newport with Mrs. Rich
ard T. Wilson's hounds. which have
been taken TO Middletown, where Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson have recently pur-
chased n farm. The annual horse show
VIII lie held much earlier thai usual.
and as for years at the casino. for three
days. beginning August -.
A feature Of Lenox life has passed
away with the orders from Washing.
ton, ID. c. 70 discontinue the d,str,bu-
ton or mai on Sundays. For years II
a been the custom TO congregate at
the post office after church service TO
wait for the mail. and this gathering OF
the regular l.enoxites and their guests
was ways an Interesting event. Cen
efdl regret is expressed AT the Wash
inston decision. Mrs. Alfred g.. Van-
derbilt has recently been in I.enox TO
inspect N%entfort Han. the house nuilt
by the late George II. Morgan. which
she has leased for we years. Mrs.
Vanderbilt will build on Ersk!ne Park.
the Westinghouse estate, part of which
she purchased two months ago. Mr..
and Mrs. Carlos de Heredia, who a We
been members OF the Lenox colony for
Years, VIII celebrate there this autumn
the t~enty-hfth anniversary OF their
marriage and they have added during
In" winter a ballroom to their place
Wheatleigh.
The Misses Mary and Gertrude Par
sons Will be for the summer Al Stone
over. where they will 20 early next
month, and for the first time In several
years Mr.. and Mrs. James Il. Ludlow
VIII be at their place, MIR, and Mrs.
Charles Astor Bristed have already
opened Lakeside. and recently Giraud
Foster ave a dinner at the I.enox
| cub.
Mis- l.emiel Bolton Bangs and NJ IS
Mary Bangs, who We're AT MURRAY BAY
last summer, VIII uCCupy n bungalow
TINS season on their place. Manatuck
Farm, in StoCkbridgo. and as for many
seasons Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph n rhoatt
and Miss Mabel Choate will be a,
Naumkear, their country place In
S~tockhridge. Mrs. James b. .Jesup,
Mrs, Albert Flake, Miss Helen Flake
and Mrs. Flake Manning. Mrs. Robert
MaclaN and Chandler Robbins will he
for the early season at the Curtis
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs Forsyth Wickes. who
rarely vary their summer plans. will
be at Tuxedo Park until the early part
of July, when they will go to Newport.
Mrs, Archibald $, Alexander has gone
to Westbury, l.. l., and for part OF tho
summer she will be IN Newport. Mr..
and Mrs, James u. Taylor will he al
Ivy Han, in Jericho. until the first
week Of July, when they will go to the
AdirondaCks, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Armstrong Greer will Join the Long
Island colony, having leased the In
derhlll place in oyster Bay, where they
will shortly go, Mr., and Mrs. Charles
+, Hoffman will leave in a fortnight
for C~azenovla, y. Y, where they have
a country place. going to Newport late
next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cochran
have gone To the Cehars in Port Wash
ington, y, Y. where they will remain
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