New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Lakewood Frolics
As Winter Sports
Are Aided by Snow
Golfers Still Brave Cold 10
Make Rounds of Links:
Many Affairs Arranged
for Christmas Week
Special Correspondence


THIS week brought winter sports to the
tore again: The Pond of Safety is
frozen sufficiently to permit skating.
ana inns, with the opening Of the Laurel
IN the Pines skating rink, makes this
sport popular A further touch of win
ter was given Wednesday. when the
frst snow storm Of the season threw,
white mantel over the COUNTRYSIDE
Despite the cold, golfers, however
continued to make their rounds on the
links of the Country Club, Charles
Skehens, of Boston; Edward NJ, Scud-
der of New York. and Hewitt Scud
der OF Schenectady. being the week.
addition to the Laurel in the Pine,
contingent Of golfers.
The near approach of Christmas is
noticeable on every hand as extensive
preparations are under way for the en-
terlalnment of the large number of
visitors who come here for the holiday
period. Social activity will take the
torn of dancing parties at the large,
! hotels.
Manager Frank F. Shutc has issued
invitations for two big balls durnc
the week, while there will be similar
functions on other evenings at the
Laurel House. A Christmas tree
trimmed by the patrons Of the hoto
Will be new feature at the Laure
House this year. Gifts presented :.
the tree dressing party will later h'
distributed among the poor.
Trap-Shooting Matches
There will be Christmas Day and
New Years Day trap shooting contoS
at the traps of the Laurel House Gu.
Club; this, with day golf tour
nament at the Country Club, will give
the visitors plenty of opportunity for
out of doors sports. Should skating
be possible on Lake Carasaljo, the
Laurel in the Pines will give skat-
ing carnival ih the cove, just in front
of the hotel.
Mrs. Robert Jamison is giving a
large Christmas family party at the
Laurel House over the holidays. Mr..
and Mrs. William A. Jamison, Miss
Martha and Miss Margaret Jamison
and others will attend.
Baroness de Gabe. of Paris, arrived
this week at the Laurel i'll the Pines
20 spend the holidays with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. E. D.
Rowland.
A new feature to social life here was
inaugurated fortnight ago, when a
new club with q membership of those
who have their residences here was
formed. 1t will be a social club for
cardplaying and out -ofdoor sports.
The club this week leased a beautiful
residence on Lake Drive, known as the
Aliley House. The new members met
Monday for organization and elected
governors: President. Major Stanley
Washburn vice president, James Par
rsh jr.; second vice president, An
thony J. Drexel jr.; secretary, Frank
X. Sadlier; treasurer. Jesse D. Jones.
On the board of governors are Mrs.
George Fales Baker, Mrs. Charles
Lathrop Pack, Mrs. w. W. Wilcox Mrs.
A. B. Clafin, Mrs. Samuel 7. Skidmore
and Mrs Hamilton Hill.
Mrs. H. winthrop Gray and Mrs. l..
Frelinghuysen, of New York, who have
been spending their winters here for a
numo Der Of years at the Laurel in the
Pines, arrived Wednesday. J. H. Hill
man jr, of Pittsburgh, is visiting his
mother at the Laurel in the Pines,
where Miss Lillian NJ. Dickinson enter
tanned at luncheon Thursday, Miss
Helen l.. Leggett and Miss Jane Leg
gett, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony j. Drexel jr.
spent this week at High Point, the
Gould, on Barnegat.
At the Leading Hotels
/ Spending the weekend at the Laurel
in the Pines are DR.. and Mrs. D. T.
| O'Connor of South Orange; DR.. and
/ Mrs c. 0. Files, of Portland, Me;
Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Crombie, of Bronx
vile, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Runyon jr., Miss Jane Runyon. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. H. Eldridge, Mr.. and Mrs.
C.. L. Lovejoy, Mrs. X. A. Hi!liard, Mr..
and Mrs Enrico Fasoni Miss Elizabeth
Parish, Miss E. NJ. Gittle, Mrs. NJ. G.
Whitman, Miss A. F. Content and Miss
Blanche Content, of New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse B. Miller, Miss
Rose Anne Miller, John A. Lane jr.,
Colonel Jacob M. Peters and Mrs. c.
K. Hinc hman, of Philadelphia.
At the Hotel Virginia: Miss Helen
Andrews, Miss X. Bran. DR.. and Mrs.
j. p. Viscardi and son, Mrs. F. c. Fer
guson and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Becker. of
New York City.
At the Florence in the Pines: Mrs.
j. Zadek, Mrs. c. Taussig and Mrs. M.
c. Buchwald.
At the Manhattan: Mr.. and Mrs. D.
E. Klein, Mrs. Edgar Heilprine, Mrs.
D. Lichtenstein and family and Dr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Salzer-
At the Marlborough: A. A. French,
S. NJ. Borden, of Summit. N. j., and
Joseph Lawrence and J. W. Gross, Of
New York City.
At the Palmer: Miss Janet Simons,
Of New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G.
Schwartz and son, of Brooklyn, and
Miss M. Michel, of Metuchen, N. j.