New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
Tents and Army Cots Used
to Care for Vacationists
Unable to Find Rooms at
Lakes or the Seashore
Many Affairs Scheduled
''Arabian Nights Spectacle
at II. II. Conklin Estate
Leading Function of Fall

80 great are the crowds at the varl-
Gus resorts now that in some cases
the hotels have to provide tents and
army cots to accommodate the hun
dreds who, failing to make reserva-
tlons in advance, appear on the scene
and seek rooms. The rush is not con-
fined to any particular section, but is
general at inland, mountain and sea-
shore resorts. This condition of af-
fairs will keep up until Labor Day,
when the usual rush back to the city
will set in. Then after short. stay
in the city, society will start for fall
resorts, Hot Springs, White Sulphur,
Tuxedo, Lenox, etc.
For the next two weeks (Labor Day
comes Sept. 1 this Year, there will be
a constant round of sporting attrac-
tions and entertainments of all kinds
at the resorts.
Tennis will be switched to South
ampton this week and all the stars
and as consequence the week will
be gay, with luncheons, dinners and
dances for the visiting players. One
of the largest affairs of the week will
be the dance which Clarence H. Mack
ay will give on Tuesday for his
daughter, Miss Katherine Mackay. 1t
will be one of. the brilliant private
affairs of the season at this popular
resort.
Saturday night Mrs. De Lancey Nj
coll VIII give a dance at her cottage,
Windymere. and Mrs. Rufus L. Pat
terson will give a dinner on the same
evening, her guests afterward going
to Mrs. Nicoll's dance.
Mrs. Henry II. Rogers gives d dance
Friday evening at her villa, The Dunes.
and Mrs. Albert Gallatin gives a din.
ner that evening, afterward taking her
guests to the dance
After southampton the tennis play
ers go to Forest Hills and many will
come back to town from the resorts
to watch the national and international
championship matches there.
"Thc Arabian Nights.' it was an
nounccd Yesterday. is to be the title
of the already much talked of FREQ
Milk for France spectacle in the Rose
mary Theatre on the estate of Roland
r. Conkln. at Huntington, l.. l.. Sat
urday night, September 27. 1t promises
to be one of the most notable affairs
given for charity IN years. There Will
be at least four ballets, and many we'll
known members of society Will take
part.
Among the women who are most &C
tive in the arrangements are Mrs.
Henry Fairfield Osborn, Mrs Payne
Whitney, Mrs Warren McConihc Mrs
Stephen c. Clark, Mrs. A. Perry Os-
born, Mrs. "; K Vanderbilt, jr., Mrs.
Newbold lie Roy Edgar, Mrs Nicholas
Longworth, Mrs. William Thaw, Sd,
Mrs. James A. Burden, jr., and Mrs
Junius Morgan.
Miss Lucine Camille du Pont. daugh-
ter of DR.. Alfred Camille du Pont, of
$40 West Twenty third Street, was
married to LIE Roy j. Evans, Aviation
Corps, at o'clock yesterday after
noon in the chapel of 81. Georges
Church, Stuyvosant Square. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Ed
ward Gablcr. assistant rector The
father. had only one attendant. the
bridegroom sister, Miss Maude Evans.
lieutenant William T. Stcins served
as best man.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. Linn Bruce of 347
Convent Avenue, announced yesterday,
at their summer home at Andes, n. Y,
the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Lillian Ballantine Bruce, to Carl Her
bert Perkins, son of Mr.. and Mrs Her.
bert Perkins, of Rutland, Vt. Miss
Bruce was graduated from Vassar in
June.
Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Miss Helen Leaycraft daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Leay-
craft. of Voorhis Point, South Nyack,
N. Y, to Donald White Polhemus, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs D. d. S. Polhcmus, of
South Nyack, N. Y.