New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Tennis Week Gives
Colony atLenoxC Gay
Round of Functions
Dinners and Luncheons
Keep Social Leaders Busy
as Players Strive for
Titles on Club Courts
Special Correspondence


LENOX, Mass, Aug. 9.-Tennis week
made the Lenox Club the most interest
ing spot in the Berkshires this week.
There was high interest in the mixed
doubles, in which Rudolph Kissel, jr.,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Fenno defeated in
the finals Captain Charles H. Campbell,
of the diplomatic corps, and Miss Ellen
Builard, of Boston. Lieutenant Colonel
Herbert Parsons and Frederick Field
won the mems doubles and James Still
man, of Newport, the mems singles.
Incident to the tournament were many
lnucheons at the Lenox Club.
Mrs. Herbert Parsons left this week
for Newport to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Clcws. Mrs. Anson Phelps
Stokes and her children went to Paul
Smiths, in the Adirondacks.
Mrs. Frederick w. Whitridge has
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
T. Brakeman, of New York, this week
Mrs. Charles L. Greenough, Mrs. Whit
ridges daughter, is with her mother.
Mrs. William H. Force has returned
to New York from g visit with Mrs.
Charles Mayer at Eden Hill, Stock
bridge.
Mrs. Giraud Foster and Giraud Fos-
ter, jr., returned to Bellefontaine from
salmon fishing in Quebec.
Mrs. G. B. Blake Entertains
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Blanchard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Stevenson,
Mrs. George Baty Blake at Pine Nee
dies. Mr. and Mrs. Blake gave several
entertainments for their guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Chester French
opened the weeks entertaining by re-
ceiving the Lenox Garden Club at
Chesterwood in Glendale. 1t was the
August meeting of the club and Miss
Alice Lounsberry, of New York, spoke
on "The Romance of Plant Discovery"
About seventyfive flower growers were
present They inspected the beautiful
informal garden which Mr.. French has
been so many years in developing, and
then went to the od-fashioned flower
gardens to see the phlox in the height
Of bloom. Tea was served in Mr..
French's studio, Miss Joan Whitridge
and Mrs. Arthur w. Swami assisting
Mrs. French and Miss Margaret French
at the tea tables.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sedgwick
gave large tea at the Mansion Tues
day afternoon for Mrs. Charles Stuart
Wilson, of London. Mrs. Wilson, who
Is the wife of General Wilson, Of the
British army, a daughter Of MIR. and
bridge colony, is sailing shortly for
Egypt to join her husband.
Luncheon for Autoists
Mrs. William Douglas Sloane gave
luncheon Tuesday for the members of
Stuyveaant Fish's automobile party
which includes Mns. James Russell
Solely, Mrs. Henry S. Raymond and
Franklin A. Plummer, of New York.
They stayed at the Curtis Hotel while
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Hammond
and their daughters, Misses Emily and
Adele Hammond, will leave early next
week for Mount Xisco, after three
weeks with Mrs. Sloane at Elm Court.
Miss Adele Hammond slipped on the
Lenox Club tennis court this week and
sprained her ankle, which put her out
Of the finals in the clubs class for
women's singles.
DR.. and Mrs. William Russell Mac
Ausland and Mr.. and Mrs. George Hig-
ginson, jr., gave large dinner parties
this week. Mrs. John E. Parsons was
hostess at luncheon Tuesday at Inter
laken.
The hotels have been filled all this
week. Many guests arrived for the
month Of August, and the touring is
the heaviest Of the summer Coming
from New York to Hotel Aspinwall were
Mr.. and Mrs. s. W. Bowles, Mrs. Albro
Aiken. Mr.. and Mrs. C. Herbert Covell
Miss Katherine Covell, Mr.. and Mrs
William B. Cogswell. Mrs. F. P Brown
ing, Miss E. Browning, Mr.. and Mrs