The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-17
Entertainments of Various Kinds for
Visitors In Rhode Island Resort
Airplane Trips From Beach

nual visit and arc at the La Forge.
AZ first this season It looked as
though Newport was destined to have
some kind OF polo tournament at the
Westchester Polo Club field, but these
chances appear 10 have faded into
thin air and there seems to Be little
likelihood Of any rhtaches being played
in Newport this summer
Harry Payne whitney. who Is
always interested In polo. 10 with his
family at his Bellevue avenue homo.
Lawrence waterbury, another OF the
top notchers In polo. has been guest
in Newport q few times this summer.
but nothing has been heard Of ar
ransemsnts for any matches. Mr. and
Mrs. whitney were late in arriving
this season, and Il is not expected that
they win stay mitch after the frat Of
September.
Mrs. whitney IL, as usual, greatly
Interested In the doinss Of the New
port Art Association ana particularly
in Its forthcoming fete, when one fea-
ture is to be the burning Of the mort
gage which has been hanging over the
association since Il purchased its
present home on Bellevue avenue, the
former Griswold Estate. Recently IL
was learned that there had been $4,000
offered toward the mortgage II an
equal amount was raised By the asso-
citation. That such an amount has
been raised Is made evident by the
plans TO burn the scrap of paper"
Another Interested In the association
In Mrs. Rogers Pratt. at present en-
tertaining Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowell
Putnams Mrs. Pratt is planning for q
bridge tournament at her summer
home early in,September for the bene-
fit Of the association. ..
That these tournaments are an az.
cellent way to raise monty IL shown
by the result Of the one recently ar
ranged by Mrs. Clarence w. Dolan at
the Newport Country Club for the
benefit Of the Newport Hospital Clinic
for Crippled Children. she cleared
about $500. and this. with subscrip-
tons, brings the total to. s1.22s. The
expenses for August at the clinic are
being met by Gov. Beeckman. ~. i.
Another entertainment Is being ar
ranged for the benefit of the hospital
In the form Of musicale in which
the songs OF old France will be fea-
lures. Among the patronesses al
ready announced are Mrs. r. Living
steon Beeckman, Mrs. Louis L. Loril-
lard, Mrs. John r. Drexel, Mrs. James
A. Burden. Mrs. Craig Biddle, Mrs
Robert Gould Shaw, Mrs. Harry Payne
whitney, Mrs. Thomas j. Emery. Mrs
f. Lothrop .Ar1es. Miss Julia A. Ber-
wind, Miss Fanny Foster, Mrs. John
n. Hanan, Mrs. Ernest r. Behrend
Mrs. j. Fred Pierson, Jr., Mrs. Clar.
ence w Dolan. Mrs. Hamilton Car
hart, Mira p. H. q. Slater and Mrs,
J. Stewart Barney.
Titled Visitors Depart.
Count and Countess de Zapolla con.
cluded their visit with the latter's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Nor
timer. this week and returned to New
York. Among those expected here
soon is Mrs. William d. Sloan OF
Lenox, who, is coming to pay a yisi,
with Mrs, Vanderbilt at The Break.
4 ers. f. .t al =
William 2. Carter of PHILADELPHIA
formerly q regular summer resident Of
Newport and who has made one short
visit to Newport, returned during the
week and has taken apartments al
Hill Top for the remainder of tn,
season.
Preston Gibson, who has been at hi.
camp in the Adirondacks. where he
had Reginald c. Vanderbilt as q
guest for a part OF the time, arrived
late In the week and gave a dinner
at the Clambake Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Duncan. who
gave dinners on Thursday and Friday
have as their week end guests JohI
Barrett Of Washington and Frederick
f'otts OF New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. wellmar
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
erick Frelinghuysen. Miss Lillian
Mitchell has been the guest Of Mrs
Rudolphe Agassiz- Robert H. Rus
sell has been the guest Of T. Suffer-
Taller, who has been entertaining his
guests and some other friends will
fishing parties at his Ocean avenu,
lodge. formerly the Graves End Fish
ing Club. ,',-
MIR. Taller caught one Of the larges
hass that have been hooked hereabouts
in a long while. This fish, which
weighed SO pounds. was caught from
the pier OF the Fishing Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gordon King
with the Misses King, who had beer
motoring in the White Mountains
have returned to their Newport home
The Misses King. since their return
have taken another motor trip, Blu
this one was in the air with an aviato
who has been taking up passengers a
feature at one Of the town beaches
An aviator who visited Bailey's beacl
one afternoon did a thriving bushes
for while despite the fact that hi
| fare for the 10 minutes trip was I
dollar a minute.