The sun., 1919-08-03
NEWPORT, Aug. ..

- hAV week II 70 be tennis week
In Newport and the Newport
Casino once more win become
hive OF activity during the playing
Of the invitation tournament, In which
many crack players win contest
This VIII give the Casino resem-
blance Of It's old self. for there IL nc
denying that the Casino has beer
dead" this year. and In fact has beer
dead" comparatively speaking. IN this
summertime since the beginning Of tho
world war, when in the spirit Of econ
omy the muho was eliminated and
other regular activities were given up
Now, II IL said. the music will be
resumed. the grill win be reopened and
the theatre building In the rear of the
grounds win be used again for the
holding Of dances and other entertain
ments.i Revision of the board of gov
ernorsis expected at the annual meet.
ing Of the stockholders on Monday
The governors met last week and
made up an election slate.
The general understanding in the
summer colony Is that vacancies on
the board are to be filled by prominent
women members Of the colony, report
having that they have signihed their
willingness to serve. but who they are
is being kept secret
1t is understood that Henry A. C.
Taylor, who has been chairman of the
executive committee for a number Of
years, win resign from the board and
that Lewis Cas- Ledyard and Milton
8. Barger, who, are able to spend only
part of their time In Newport during
the summer, have declined renomina.
ton. Then there Is the vacancy caused
by the death of George L. Rves. max
ing four vacancies to be filled
Whether all the places will be given
to women remains to be seen.
The Casino Is not the first of the
Newport social organizations to de-
part from its old rule and elect women
to its board of officers. for the Newport
Country Club did this last week when
Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer was chosen for
the official board.
There is to be much entertaining In
the Casino next week with a round OF
luncheons and dinners. besides a few
small dances.
The Beeckmans to Entertain.
Gov. and Mrs. Beeckman, who are to
renew their custom Of giving lunch
con for the visiting tennis players on
Friday, will give also dinner on Tues
cay evening in honor of their guests
Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Theodore Roose-
! welt, the former coming to this city to
address the Young Mems Republican
Club at a dinner at Newport Beach on
the previous night. .,.. VI
Mrs. Gerard. wife of James W.
Gerard. former Ambassador, who was
one OF this weeks hostesses, has an
rounced tennis luncheon for Wednes-
day. Mrs. James Mcdonald OF Wash
ington. who is occupying Rosetta villa
on Bellevue avenue, has tennis lunch
on Friday. Mrs, McDonalds dinner
this week in honor of the italian Am
bassador and his wife. Count and
Countess di Cellera, who have arrived
to pass the remainder Of the season
here, was one of the feature entertain
ments of the week.
Mrs. Joseph Z. widener has an
nounced that on Friday she will give a
dinner. followed by dancing, at Fair
Lawn in honor of her son, p. A. b.
Widener, Jr. On the following even
ing Paul J. Rainey has a big entertain
ment planned at his summer home.
Mrs. ]. Francis A. Clark also has a
dinner scheduled
Mrs. William Fahnestock will give
dinner next Saturday In honor OF
Miss Lesley b. Pearson, who is to be
married on August 80 in Trinity
Church here.
Mrs. James Laurens Van Allen has
announced that she is planning for a
dance a little later in the month In
honor of her son, James Henry Van
Allen. in the Van Allen homestead.
Wakehurst.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Frederick
Hoffman had been figuring on giving
large dance at Armsea Hall during
the summer in honor of their daugh-
ter, but Mr.. Hoffman's health has not
been of the best since his arrival at
his summer home. and on this account
it has been decided to abandon the
plans
Lady Gransrd of England is ex-
pected TO arrive here on August
and 1t is presumed that the dinners
that her mother, Mrs. Ogden Mills,
will give on August Is and IT at her
Bellevue avenue home will be in her
honor.
The presentation of Miss Florence ].
Loew. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam G. Loew, this evening at a dance