The Washington herald., 1919-08-10

Hays Hammond were among those
who started in the golf tournament
at the Thousand Island Country
Club at Alexandria Bay, last Nom
day.
GLAMOUR SURROUNDS
NEWPORT SOCIETY.
In the same way prominent
washingtonians figure largely at
the tennis tournaments at Newport
and the races at Saratoga
Springs. Last week made So
social history in Newport. The much
discussed annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the Casino took place ana
the predictions Of important changes
in the management of that important
and exclusive social organization were
fulfilled.
The voluntary chanse-the introduc-
ton of women upon the Board OF
Management-seems sure Of accomp-
lIshment The nominating committee
last week sent in the names Of four
to fill vacancies. They are Mrs. Vim
| cent Astor, Mrs. Barger Wallach. MISS
Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly and Mrs.
Nathaniel Thayer.
Changes will have to be made IN
the bylaws before the women can be
elected. Because of a technically
these changes could not be made at
last weeks meeting. So there Will
be an adjourned meeting on August
| q. at which 1t Is expected the four
well-known women OF society will De
| formally elected and a new and pro-
gressive regime at the Casino will be-
gin. At that time 1t Is expected
more liberal and cosmopolitan policy
will be adopted about admitting the
public and providing for the enter
tainment OF members.
What a glamour surrounds New
port, the summer colony of Amert-
can society. No other resort in the
United States can eclipse 1t from
fashionable standpoint, and no
other resort has ever acquired the
same aristocratic prestige.
Not a few of the Newport villas
are veritable palaces. and such es-
Establishments as Marble House. Mrs.
Oliver II. =. Belmont's home; The
Breakers, the summer place of Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., and Beech
wood, the famous Astor villa, are
all wonderful to behold. With the
possible exception of Marble House
and The Crossways. the late Mrs.
Stuyvcsant Fish's colonial mansion,
all the large and imposing villas
at the we'll known watering place
are now open. and the season. even
at this early date, gives promise
of eclipsing all its predecessors.
WELL KNOWN
SOCIAL LEADERS.
A trip to the Casino any morning
proves conclusively that everybody
VINO aspires to be anyone almost in
the metropolitan social world is now
domiciled at Newport. Bailey's Beach
has a midsummer appearance. and
dinner parties and luncheons are given
every day by such well-known social
leaders as Mrs. John r. Drexel, Mrs.
Hermann Oelrichs. who. on dit. has
been joined by her son Hermann;
Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James, Mrs.
/ James Laurens Van Allen Mrs. Rogers
Benjamin Pratt, Mrs. Gibson Fahnes-
took, Mrs Jerome n. Bonaparte. etc.
Mrs. Pratt continues to be the most
uniquely gowned matron at Newport,
though she has a close second in Mrs.
Sylvanus Stokes. When she appears
on Bellevue avenue there are many
gasps of admiration, for her costumes
are usually either the last word in
fashion or. perhaps, a little DIT ahead
of the current styles. Mrs. Pratt does
not appear to be worried because the
report has been published that she
will marry Preston Gibson before the
summer is over. And she does not
deny the report. Mr.. Gibson is fire.
quent luncheon and dinner guest at
Mrs Pratt's villa. and society expects
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