The sun., 1919-08-03

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IT IEUL I. VICTOR. BEAU. who
II came up from the MineolA, l.
Il. Tying teid to assist In the
.ceisbration given for the service. men
late last week. remained over In Lemon
all this week and made lights from
The Griswoid field with cottagers and
residents. Before going pack 70 Lone
island he predicted that Lenox would
be one Of the frst resorts to have an
established dying fisld. He says that
: within FIVE years airplane races and
other stunts" will have become the
leading sports at the big resorts-
Mrs. william Z. 8. Griswold of New
York gave the use Of her field on
Kemble street for q landing place for
1 the Mineola aviator. It is well within
the centre OF the town and could be
made a fine field for aviation purposes.
The Lenox Cricket Club has played Its
games there. More flying to and from
Lenox will take place before the end of
the season.
Miss Gertrude Parsons has been in
charge Of a canvass for funds for the
Salvation Army, She observed its
work with the army In France and
; was eager to assist in raising the
Lenox quota for the fund for hotels
and army uses. At the baseball game
this week Mrs. Henry H. Pease, Mrs.
David T. Dana, Mrs. Samuel Frothing-
ham, Mrs. Enrico j. Conill, Mrs. Har-
ris Fahnestock, Misses Heloise Meyer.
Laura p. Curtis. Helen rockingham.
Anna r. Alexandra and Beatrice
Clarke sold doughnuts ana ice cream
cones for the benefit OF the Salvation
Army fund. Mrs, Griswold and others
are assisting Miss Parsonsin the drive.
Fourth burglary in Ten Days. :
Another burglary. the fourth In
Lenox within ten days, disturbed the
cottagers Tuesday when thief entered
Thistlewood, the country place OF Mrs.
David Lydig Of New York and took q
watch and other jewelry. The week
before the country places OF Miss
Eleanor de @. Cuyler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross w. whistler, Miss Adele Knee
land and the late Mrs. John thinner
man had been robbed. One suspect IL
awaiting trial.
A tennis tournament began Friday
morning at the Lenox Club 3 The
courts were In fine shape. Ross 4.
whistler was chairman of the tourna-
ment committee. The events, mems
ana women,s. handicap Singles. mems
ana women's doubles and mixed
doubles, brought out a large entry,
Among those who started were Mrs.
George Baty Blake, Miss Margaret
Blake, Mrs. William B. o. Field. Miss
Ellen Billiard, Mrs. Enrico J. Conill,
Mrs. David T. Dana, Mrs. John III.
Hammond, the Misses Emily and Adele
Hammond, the Misses symphonies
and Grace Bristed, Francis S. Blake,
: George f. Turnure, Harry Bevicix.
Sheldon Smith, Coster Schermerhorn,
Newbold' Morris, Jr.. John E. Pareons
I'd, Frederick Haines, Donald Froth-
ingham and r. T. Whistler. s ~
!. Many of the Lenox and Stockpridge
, cottagers who are interested tn a pro-
eramme of transcription which has
been adopted by the Berkshire Indus
trial Farm at Canaan, N. Y, were
guests OF the trustees OF the school AZ
luncheon this week. The plan Is TO
raite 100000 and replace the inade-
auate buildings to increase the capac-
ity of the school from 100 TO 200 boys
from New York.
Mrs. William Douglas Sloane has
given $4,000 for a much needed trades
school building at the industrial farm,
DR.. John H. Finley Of New. York
walked from Albany to the luncheon
that was held. and gave the PROPOSE
ton his hearty approval. Other speak
srs at the luncheon were Charles
huxley Hubbell, Lieut.-Coi Herbert
Parsons and Richard NJ. Hurd Of New
York. Fifty persons attended. inciud-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sedgwick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernhard Hoffman. Miss
Grace s. Parker, Miss Caroline T.
Lawrence, Frank Coursen Of the
Stockbridge colony, William ID. 8. Girls
void of the Lenox colony. Mr.. and
! Mrs. w, lockwood Gibbs of the Rich
mond colony, Miss Anna L. Dawes,
Mrs. Charles II. Wilson. Mrs, Edward
A. Jones and Miss Elizabeth Hinsdale
OF Pittsfield.
Features of the Week.
II. Daily changes In guests arriving and
departing. the cottagers coming and
going, a great influx OF tourists for
overnight at the hotels. have bean the
principal features OF the week Few
large affairs took place. Numerous
luncheons for women. followed by
bridge. large gatherings for teas, some
informal entertaining at the Lenox
club, composed the weeks doings. II
Is midseason IN the cottage colony. a
time when the seashore has the call
and to which many of the cottagers
themselves have gone to visit their
friends. II will be two weeks before
the late season will begin and mean
while the social barometer ID dormant
Mrs. Richard c. Dixey had a large
luncheon Wednesday at Tanglewood
her first entertainment OF the season
Miss Emily w. Biddle gave luncheon
for Miss Mary NJ. Hart OF Philadel-
phia early in the week. Miss Biddle
and Miss Hart went to York Harbor
Me, Friday for two weeks.
James Stillman Sd gave his friends
among the younger set thrill this
week by bringing UP to Lenox a
French Indian guide, Joe Beauvais
who has charge of the Stillman forty
Ave square mile ranch in Canada
The halfbreed guide gave the young
cottagers lessons in nature lore dur
ing his visit. He had been in. New
port visiting Mr. and Mrs. Stllman
and came up with their son to see the
Berkshires, OF which the boy Is fond