New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Ne.u Workers
Buy Homes
In Berkshires
Especial Correspondence to The Tribune,

Especial Correspondence to The Trttune)
T ENOX, MASS, June 15.-The Berk-
shire resort season, which began
with the opening of June, has
noted the large number of changes in
ownership of estates and in leases of
properties to prominent New Workers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ledyard, of New York,
opened this ~eeA 4 new villa on Pros
pect Hill, in Stockbridge, to pass her
FIRST season in the hil 8. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Robinson Smith have made an
enlargement of an old farm house,
which they will CAL The Dugway, from
a, road which passes by their estate.
They will move into their residence
next week. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh N.
Wilson, of New York, have bought
Hahdom, a country place Of $50 acres
In Stockbridge, near Ice Glen, and
are now occupying it. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fleming jackson, of New York, have
bought the Leupp property in Tyring-
nam and Judge Charles Mayer, Of New
York, has purchased Eden Hill. an
estate OF 300 acres, with a stone and
stucco villa. which lies 200 feet above
the village Of Stockbridge.
General and Mrs. Charles Fl. Sheriff.,
after a season at Lakeside in Lenox,
have leased Cold Brook, the estate of
the late Captain John S. Barnes. This
Is one of the choicest places in the
arlstocratlc part of the hills, with a
beautiful formal garden and tea house.
MRS. Sheriff. has arrived at the place
and General Sheriff. will be at Cold
Brook for each week end. Governor
and Mrs Whitman will be guests of
General and Mrs. Sheriff. during the
season.
Prominent New Workers owning cot
Eages in the Berkshires have been at
tneir country places since the begin
ming of June. Mrs. Joseph H. Choate
Joined the colony to-day at Naumkeag
IN Stockbrldge, and Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Appieton Wade arrived at the Swami
villa. in Stockbridge. Also arriving
Shattuck at White Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs
harold Goodwin at their country place
IN the Pittsheld road MI George Win
shrop Folsom at Sunny ank, and Nr.
and Mrs. illlam h. S. Griswold at
Wyndhurst
War activities and war aid have
blanketed the former gayeties of the
Lenox Junior Tennis Association, and
the more formal affairs of the Lenox
harden Club. Every member of the
tennis association is engaged either in
war or in helping to win it, and the
association exists in name only. Miss
Anna K: Alexandra is chairman of the
war savings campaign; Miss Anita Della
heId Is directing the Lenox Red Cross
worg; Miss Alma Clarke is in educa-
tional work among the frontier children
IN France; Jack Clarke is an inter-
Ereter IN France; Lieutenant George E.
iufnure, jr., is flying with the Ameri~
can can aviation forces; Lieutenant Ross T.
wn'stier is in France, and both Writ
and Arthur Walker are in the service.
Mrs. John E. Alexandra, at Spring
Lawn, has colony of high school boys
IRON boston working on her property.
nhe Boys have camp at Stockbridge
Mrs. Mark Hanna, of Cleveland, has
neen visiting her son, Dan r. Hanna, at
bonnie Brier Farm. She went to Seal
asrbor. Me-, to-day.
,nsl, mrs, J. Lawrence Lee, Henry B. Liv-
sngston. Mrs. James r. Jesup, Mrs. Ed
ward de Rose, Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell.
=, New York. and Lieutenant and Mrs.
"icnard Gambrill are at Curtis Hotel,
ar. and Mrs. Giraud Foster are at
Sellefontaine. Mr.. Foster will start
saortly for Little Cascapedia River for
cannon fishing with his son. Giiaud
seMsser .jr,
" June with Miss Emily w. Blddle.
Mrs. George Bend is passing a few
WWeeks with Mrs. William d. Sloane
MMs. Hayden Claiming and Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick Schenck are guests OF
Yrs =; Frederick Schenck and Mr.. and
NJ Herman lie Roy Jones are with
mf:. Willis A. Webber
rMrs; Frederick w. Whitridge and
Shs Shss Joan Whitridge arc guests of Mrs
nss!ss F.: Greenough In Stockbridge
y With Miss Marian Hague. -
a. Mrs. Charles Astor Bristed and
inssssss nssssss NJ. Symphorosa and Grace
D.sted are at Lakeside for the season
mFs. John Hutton and Miss Amy Hut
on arrived In birmingham from Pitts.
Tn, wnera they were with Mrs
= Z and Mrs. Carl A. de Cersdorfs