The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
Secretary Lansing and PartyAmong Week Visitors Nucl
Entertaining in the Summer Colonies-Pleas for Red
!, Cross and Other War Relief Funds Answered

ran went 10 montreal tnlS week on
receiving news Of the death of Lieut.
Col. Bartlett MoLennan in France,
Mrs. McLennan will return to Tyring-
ham for the late season.
Officials Of the forestry department
OF Massachusetts, say that the gift
by Mrs. Arthur Sedgwick' Swami OF
New York Of 1000 acres OF farm and
woodland in Monterey as a memorial
reservation in memory OF the late DR..
the most practical gift of land ever
made to the Commonwealth. The
State will establish there a practical
forest demonstration station, where
students in forestry will receive prac-
teal instruction.
John Shepard. Jr., OF Boston, Walter
Lasher Of New Haven and Sumner
Hollander of New York made q great
success OF the Red Gross golf tourna-
ment In Great harrington. Over 500
in entry fees were given to the Great
harrington branch Of the Red Cross.
c. +. Hovey Of Providence won the
tournament The runner up was
Frank Hoyt ~ New York. r. II. Peck
of New York won the sweepstakes
AMI George Dutton OF Boston was the
runner UP.
In the mixed doubles, which was a
particularly good match. Miss Min
Meta Brown and Capt Hugh NJ. John
son won. The social side Of the
tournament was particularly interest
ing. Mrs. John Shepard. Jr. was at
the tea table on Saturday afternoon.
Colonial Tea for Comrade Club.
A Colonial tea. with the Misses
Delano. Church. Barry. Tichnor and
Beebe Of the Great harrington colony
in Colonial costumes. was served al
the country place OF Mrs. George
Brothers OF New York on the Eyre
mont road, on Wednesday afternoon
The proceeds were for the benefit OF
the soldiers and sailors Of the Com
rade Club Of New York.
One benefit follows another for the
Red Cross in tho Berkshire colonies
An auction bridge in the Berkshire Inn
in Great harrington netted 5000 Mrs
Rufus Matthewson's tea room at
West Sheffield Melted 500 for the
cause. and Capt. Hugh NJ. Emerson
gave a gold necklace. made Of gold
he dug when young man in the
Wee -'hich brought s14.
NJ and Mrs. Charles l.. Wetherbee
Of New York were hosts for Gov
Georre r. Merriam OF Minnesota a,
stonyhurst. Great harrington. on
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Loyal Osborne Of Pittsbure
opened her country place in Stock
bridge tonight for a concert in ale
Of the Stockbridse branch Of the Red
Cross. Miss Ruth Deyo. a Stock
bridge cottager. played a group Of
piano COMPOSITIONS. and there wer,
numbers by Miss Deyo and Ulysse,
BUTLER Of Pittsfeld.
Chapters Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution have been pay.
ing much attention to Mrs. Mary s
Lockwood OF Washington. one Of the
four founders OF the society, and the
only one now living, and Miss Grace
NJ. Pierce, registrar-general of the
society. who are passing August a,
the Maplewood in Pittsfield. The
Ausotunnoog Chapter Of Lee gave 6
luncheon for Mrs. Lockwood and Miss
Pierce In the Red Lion Inn, Stock.
bridge, on Thursday. which was fol.
lowed by a reception given by Mrs
George Grenville Merrill, at the rec.
tory in Stockbrtdge.
Miss Ruth Rice OF New York hai
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin T
Rice in Stockbridge this week. Mis-.
Rice has been one Of the foremost ten
mis- opponents at the Golf and Tenni.
Club this week
Mr.. Carnegie Leads Taxpayers.
Andrew Carnegie leads all Stock
bridge property owners in the value O
his holdings on Lake Mahkeenac. HI.
property Is valued at slss.0s5. Other
large valuations on country place.
are: Mrs William d. Sloane. s177,150
Judge Charles Mayer $I4s,s2s; Mrs
Carlos NJ. de Hered!a, s725.725; Charlie.
s. Mellen, $119.bo0: Mrs. Mollie Hanna
$1o6,760; Miss Helen c. Butler. $4s.775
Mrs. Lemuel B. Bangs. $54,150: 10
seph II. Choate estate. s71,375; William
H. Clarke. $77.045; John Caldwell es
| tate. $S7.375; Charles Lanier, $500
]. Woodward Haven, $39, 900; Norman
H. Davis. $4,000.
Women painters and sculptors will
have much to do with the annual ar
exhibition in Stockbridge. Their work.
will fillCa large division of the show
Miss Lydia Field Emmett will send two
portraits, Miss Marie o. Kobbe, crayor
portraits; Mrs. Richard c. Dixey anc
Mrs. Banyer Clarkson, oils Of flower.
and garden sceness Mrs. Caroline Bean
Long Island scene, and Mrs. John c
Johansen. Margaret Poole Hawley
Elsa Kispsl Mrs. Mary MacCord, Mrs
w p. Shiffer and Miss Emily Win.
throp will send paintings and sculp
ture.
OF the Berkshire colony there will
be works by Thomas Shields Clarke
Bart Blommers. Edward l.. Morse
Walter Nettieton, Clark G. Voorhees,
Daniel Chester French, John C. Jo
hansen and Charles W. MacCord.
Frederic Crowninshield, who has beer
| In Italy and Sicily for two years, 4
sending paintings made at Taormini
and Capri for exhibition. One of tn,
exhibits will be head in bronze by Mis-
MalVina II. Hoffman of New York on
titled "a Modern CRUSADER in Serbia.
The annual art exhibition in Stock
bridge Is one of wide interest. and thi
year it will be the only one held il
western Massachusetts,.
Arrivals at Hotels.
The Hotel Aspinwall has been en-
tertaining many guests. Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert NJ. Cowperthwaite. Mr.. ant
| Mrs. Ricardo Arizona, Mr.. and Mrs. ]