The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
Stockbridge Colony Greatly Interested
in Annual Meeting of Laurel Hill
Association To Be Held
September 5.
srocKBRrDoE, Mass Aug. 9.


n interested in the announcement
Tuesday by Alexander Sedg-
wick that the annual open air meet
ing Of the Laurel Hill Association
would be held September 8. The
speakers will be william Roscoe
Thayer OF Boston and James Byrne.
The speakers will tell of conditions
In Italy since the war. Mr.. and Mrs
Sedgwick will give luncheon at the
Mansion for the officers of the Laurel
Hill Association and the speakers be-
fore the meeting.
The idea Of the Laurel Hill Associa-
ton. the first village Improvement as
ISOLATION In America, sprang from a
| book written by Catherine Sedgwick,
! first Of American women novelists,
herself a native of Stockbridge.
The memorial meeting for the late
| Frederic Crowninshield, the eminent
artist, who died in Ca1&i, Italy, last
| year, at the Casino Saturday afternoon
| will attract many prominent artists
and friends Of the late artist. William
Roscoe Thayer of Boston, DR.. Tracy
Peck Of New Haven, Conn, and Will
liam Lowell Harris, all intimate friends
Of the late Mr.. Crowninshield, will be
speakers. In connection with the me-
mortal service will be an exhibition of
Mr.. Crowninshield's paintings, espe-
| cially those Of his later days, painted
at his winter homeat Toarmina, Sicily,
where he produced many water colors
and oils, and at. Rome and at Capri
There Will be also a number Of his
| Berkshire works, painted IN his studio
at Stockbridge, where he had been es-
| tablished thirty years. The memorial
| service and exhibition will be under
the auspices Of the Casino Association,
| Of which Mr.. Crowninshield was presi-
dent at his death. Edward b. Owen,
Daniel Chester French, Bernhard Hoff-
man and Newton Macintosh Of the
Stockbridge colony are the committee
in charge.
| Stockbridge music lovers went to
| the Clsino tonight for q recital by
jacques Gordon. violinist, and Carlos
BUTLER, two young artists who have
lately returned from Paris.
| Art Exhibition.
The committee in charge OF the
| eleventh annual exhibition at the
| Casino where Berkshire artists will ex-
| hibit paintings and sculpture, have re-
| ceived many entries, and Ii Is already
| established that the exhibition Will be
the largest held in the Casino. Wal
ter Nettleton is chairman OF. tho jury
on the exhibits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Chester French
entertained the Lenox Garden Club
Monday for the monthly meeting Of
the club. About seventy-flve members
went to Chesterwood at Glendale,
where Miss Alice Lounsberry Of New
York spoke on "The Romance of Plant
Discovery There was a view Of the
French gardens. A tea was given in
the studio, where were Mr.. French's
models and his work of the season.
Mrs. Arthur w. Swami and Miss Joan
whitridge assisted Mrs. French and
Miss Margaret. French in the service.
Daniel r. Hanna and his wife, Mrs.
Molly, Hanna, are the largest resident
taxpayers in Stockbridge. They hold
$50 acres of land. The valuation of
their properties is about 1920, 900. Other
large valuations are; Mrs William d.
Sloane, $500. 900; >Andrew Carnegie,
$212,210; Charles Astor Bristed, $45,-
SIS; Mrs. oscar Iasigi, $47.350; Henry
McBurney. $67,625: DR.. and Mrs
Austin Fox Riggs. S4o,750; Alex
ander Sedgwick, $30,400; Congress
man Allen T. Treadway; s157 800;
Miss Helen c. Butler, $4S.775; Mrs. L.
Bolton Bangs, s54.250: Joseph II.
Choate estate, $72,675; Mrs. Carlos NJ.
de Heredia, s124,725; William H.
Clarke, S76.S50; Walter L. Clarke. s4S.-
925; Norman H. Davis, S45,S00; Mrs.
Richard C. Dixey, $4,000; Henry w.
Farnam. $4,000; Mrs. William b. o.
Field, $31,725: Mrs. Bernhard Hoff-
man. $4,000: j. Woodward Haven,
s39. 800: Charles Lanier, sS5,0S0; Mrs.
Elizabeth Lynde, s27.750; Charles
Mayer, $1S4.150; Charles S. Mellen,
$40 100: Henry and James Parsons.
s27,050; William and Rodney Proctor,
s26,750; Miss Emily Southmayde, $780,
ESQ; Mrs. Helen L. p. Stokes, s56,250;
Miss Emily Tuckerman, s31. 1900; Mrs.
Arthur B. Vesey. $33.500; Frank L..
Warrin, $26,s00; George Higginson,
S2i,950.
Entertains Guest From London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sedgwcl1
gave large afternoon reception
Tuesday. entertaining for Mrs. Charles
Stuart Wilson of London. Mrs. Will
son has been passing a part of the
summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William e. Doane. She is the
wife OF Brig Gen. Wilson of the Brit
ish. army. She is to sail for Egypt
shortly to Join Gen Wilson at Cairo.
Mrs. Carl S. Fels OF New York, who
is at Greenock Inn, Lee, has been play
Ing good golf on the Stockbrldge
course. Under the direction of John
Cowan, professional golfer she made a
tour of the course in 80, which is a
remarkably low score for a woman
player.
Mrs. Edwin T. Rice was hostess
this week for the first OF the weekly
teas at the Stockbridge Golf and Ten
/ mis- Club. Many were present for the
afternoon, and there was putting and
tennis for the visitors. Registering
at the golf club were Miss G. 1. Waldo
, of Lakewood. N. j.; Francis S Blake
OF Mentone. France: Mrs. John S. Nc
. Lehman OF Canada; George Perkins
! George Perkins. Jr., Of Jersey City;
Earl NJ. Craig of New Castle, Pa.
, Pressly T. Craig. Pittsburg, Pa. Miss
Hull, Stratford, Conn; Mrs. S. w
. Goddard, Mrs. II. A. Chase, Brockton
Mass; Miss Morse, II. p. Davis, Pitts
! burg; Mrs. b. F Craft, Camden, n .
Thomas u Rohhips ClaueIapJ,