The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21

IHe TOdu CROSSES Tue At
one of its highest points and affords
almost unparalleled Berkshire views.
Romance and tragedy and Indian lore
are connected with the mountain.
Bryant celebrated it in a poem, Mon
ument Mountain" and the Stockbridgs
Indians long ago built a cairn at the
foot of a ragged cliff for an Indian
girl, who, unable to wed her cousin
and lover, Jumped from the highest
point The road will give the county
its third great mountain crossover. the
others being Jacobs Ladder and the
Mohawk Trail.
LuncheOns of the Week.
Mrs. Charles II. Sheriff. was the
/ most prominent hostess of the week
her luncheons for Mrs. William Bay
ard Van Rensselaer, OF Albany. y. Y.
having the most important cottagers
as guests. Mrs. Van Rensselaer, has
| gone to Dark Harbor, Me. for the re-
/ mainder of the summer, Mrs. George
Winthrop Folsom and Miss Ellen E
Billiard Of Lenox also gave luncheons
as did Mrs. Carl a. de Gersdorff
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Nelson OF
New York have arrived at the Sheldon
cottage and Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Nc
Gowan at the Collins cottage in Great
Darlington.
William Ebling Of New York is pass
ing the summer at the Hotel Aspin-
wall. He is 81 years of age. but takes
part in all of the hotel activities. Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Ehling were his
guests early in the week. going later
to their country place in Fairfield, Me
Mr.. and Mrs. Giraud Foster have
been sending twenty pound salmon
from the Little Cascapedia River, in
the Province of Quebec. to Lemon
friends, trophies OF their skill at q
camp TO which they go annually In
July. Giraud Foster, Jr., is rated as
one of the best boy fly casters in the
country, having fshed in Canada
every year since he was 9 years old
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster will give their
series of Sunday afternoon luncheons
on their return to Bellefountain in Au-
gust.
DR. and Mrs. Austin Fox Riggs left
this week for the Tourilli Club, north
OF Quebec, for salmon fishing. Mrs
Riggs learned the art OF fishing from
her late father. DR.. Charles McBurney
an ardent sportsman. DR.. Riggs passes
a month each year in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Woodward Haver
and Miss Kate Haven returned to In
gleside in Stockbridge, this week from
a Canadian automobile trip. Miss
Haven is again taking a prominent
part in Red Cross and war relief worl
In Stockbridge.
Gifts TO Lenox Library.
Charles Lanier has given the Leno,
Library at various times many rar,
books and valuable gifts. This weel
he presented set OF twenty-four en-
cravings made by the war artist, Lu
Glen Jones.
Miss Sadie Haight of New York ha
Joined Miss Kate Cary at the Butter
nut Cottage and will pass the re
: maindcr Of the season there. Mis-
Cary went to Newport this week 70
a visit with Mrs. Hamilton Wilke
Cary.
George Caldwell, the seventeen-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown Cald
well OF New York, was operated upo
for appendicitis in a hospital in Pitts
field this week and is making a goo
recovery. Mrs. John Caldwell OF Pitts
burg and Mrs. w. II. Hale of Chicag
are with Mr. and Mrs. Brown Caldwell
in Stockbridge.
Mid July IL always a period OF eb
and flow in the Berkshire resorts, tn
cottagers going away to the watering
places for Whit OF sea air and hos
of others coming in to escape ha
fever and for tho cool nights, whe
blankets are needed as covering an
the mornings are crisp and cleai
These shiftings make the hills busy.
i. Augustus Schermerhorn has bee
at the Dormers to pay his annual Wis!
, to his sister Mrs. Richard Auchmut,
and 10 attend the meetings of IN
LenoX Library Association, of whic
he Is II trustee. and the Lenox Waite
: Company, OF which he Is a director.
Mrs. Frank f. kernochan, who ha
been in Pittsfeld. has gone to Bristo
r. l.. to visit with Mrs. J. b. Franci
Herreschon.
Miss Lisa Parsons went to Newpor
to stop with Mr.. and Mrs. Henr