The sun., 1918-07-28
Stockbridge Art Show to Be Opened
Late in August-Rummage Sale
Nets 500 for Charity

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shires than has been the pass
ing month. Some of the social fix
lures have already been announced,
and there will go forth next week
cards Of the leading cottagers for
events of the month.
1t has been decided to hold the an
nual art show in the Casino In Stock
bridge late in August, opening with
q vanishing day with Mrs. Daniel
Chester. French at the tea table, and
the exhibition will continue well into
September II. Bolton Jones and
Francis Jones, who are at their cot
tages at Egremont; MIR. and Mrs. John
c. Johansen, who are passing the sum-
mer In Stockbridge; Thomas Shields
Clarke Miss Emily winthrop, Mrs.
Richard {. Dixey, Bart Blommers Of
the Lenox colony, Daniel Chester
French of Glendale, Clark O. Voor-
bees Of Lyme, Conn; Walter Nettle-
ton, H. Augustus Lukemann, Miss
Marie o. Kobbe, Miss Lydia Field EN-
met Of the Stockbridge colony, Robert
Hamilton of Pittsaeld and others
whose studios are in the Housatonic
Valley and beyond will send paintings
and pieces of sculpture to the show.
Mrs. Robert w. Paterson will open
Blantyre for a concert for the Red
Cross at which Miss Ruth Deyo will
play. Mrs. Laurence B. Stoddart or
Stockbridge will give concert for the
Red Cross at the Nunnery, at which
Mrs. Susan Metcalf Casals and Miss
Deyo will appear, while in Great Bar
rington Mrs Charles l.. Weatherbee
will give a concert for the Red Cross
There is talk of an important golf
meeting in Stockbridge which Will be
a Red Cross benefit, and at which
Bobby Jones and some other young
sters may appear against the sea-
soned veterans of former Stockbridge
tournaments.
August HOstesses.
Some of the more prominent
hostesses in August will be Mrs. Will
lam D. Sloane at Elm Court and her
daughter, Mrs. William b. o. Field, at
Highlawn House; Mrs. Raymond T.
Baker at HOLLYWOOD, Mrs. Charles II.
Sheriff. at Cold Brook. Mrs. Edwards
Spencer at Shipton Court. At Stock
bridge Mrs Carl A. de Gersdorff, Mrs.
Alexander Sedgwick, Mrs. Rollin Har-
per Lynde, Mrs. N. NJ. Sheriff Of Chi
cago. who is at Manatuck Farm, Mrs.
Henry l. Parsons and Mrs. Charles
Robinson Smith will give entertain
ments.
Mrs. Benjamin c. Porter Of New
York who has been visiting her friends
In the resorts, came UP to Lenox this
week to the Judge Bishop cottage.
which she has leased for a second sea-
son. Mrs Porter has been at the Cur.
tbs Hotel every season until last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennison D. Dana.
who have Brookside in Great Barring
ton this season. will have musicale
at their cottage in August. Mrs. Dana
In well known as vocalist, and this
month appeared in a concert in Great
harrington.
At Pittsfield Miss Gertrude Watson
has Miss Rebecca Clark, viola player,
and Miss May Mukle. cellist. as her
guests of August and will have series
Of musicales at Onota Farm. in which
Walter D. Stafford. violinist, and she
herself at the plano will make up
quartet.
Preservation of food for Writer has
been absorbing the attention or num-
Der Of cottagers who are assisting the
woman's branch of the Food Conserva-
ton Committee. Mrs. William Z. S.
Griswold is one Of the leading men,
bers Of the committee. Mrs. Henry p.
Jacques, Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. William
B. o. Field Mrs. w. Roscoe Bonsal
and Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes are
captains Of canning classes. and Mrs.
Roosevelt d. Curtis. chairman. is d.
eecting the work among the children.
Rummase Sale Brought s7Oo.
The Misses Beatrice Bishop, Ursula
and Adele Griswold. Theresa and Lee
Higginson and Helen Bonsal are work.
ing in the kitchens. AS war meas
ure the canning kitchen IL regarded
Is only second in Importance to Red
Cross work. Women Of the cottages
ire doing their canning with women
pf the village and the democratic as
pect OF this enterprise noteworthy.
Mrs. John L. Alexandre's rummage
sale for the benefit OF the Home for
the Destitute Blind in New York and
the Soldiers and Sailors Club at West
End avenue and Ninety-third street
was a great success. Tho cottagers
contributed largely in the way OF
goods. Mrs. Alexandra was assisted
by Henry HOLSTER Pease Mrs. David
r. Dana. Miss Anna r. Alexandra and
pthers in the sale. The receipts were
moro than $780,
The July meeting OF the Lenox Gar
Gen Club will be held with Mrs. Carl
A. de Gersdorff In Stockbrldge. The
lecturer will be DR.. Yami Kim of
China, who will speak on the soy bean.
Miss Marian Davies had the council
Of the club for her guests in making
the arrangements for the meeting.
Mrs. Banyer GARRISON read q paper on
Wild flowers. Mrs oliver Hartman
Of New York sent to tho council a COL
lection of dehydrated foods for ex-
hibition.
Thomas Shields Clark has completed
painting, speed tho Ships to Vie
tory" which has been accepted by the
National Service Section Of the United
States Shipping Board Emergency
Fleet Corporation for the influence It
will have as an appeal to patriotism.
The older summer residents Of Lenox
formed a village Improvement associa-