Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-11
new ENGLAND SHORE
EASY TO REACH
tie Only Three Hours From
Home and Is an Ideal
Vacation Land
MANY BRIGHT SPOTS

Is Boston, Mass, June 1t.-Have you
fully realized, tourist and traveller, that
the New England shore begins Mt the
threshold of New York and is less than
three hours from Philadelphia?
One step out of Manhattan's eastern
portal and the traveller is in New Eng
land Not, however. till New Haven is
reached does it seem like anything but
suburban New York. Here the New
England atmosphere begins to creep in
the great elm trees, the colonial
architecture. the first one of the big col
iege oampuses hints Of the typical New
England that lies beyond and the pres
cnce of Yale college boys everywhere,
on the streets, meeting their friends
and relatives at the Taft strikes
pleasing note suggestive of tho youth
and culture that dominates New Eng
land society.
At New London begins tho "raca
tion land" of the shore. just where
the Thames river drops into the sound
= Is the first one of New England's sum
mer resorts. Pequot, one of the oldest
of the smart cottage colonies, stretches
its lazy length along the west bank of
the Thames. while its neighbor over the
way, Eastern Point, sits close. elbow
to elbow, looking out on the world with
q somewhat imperious gaze. The peo-
ple of "the Point" 90 there for cool air
ard recreation. but they like both served
in the latest mode. They golf at the
Sbennecossett Country Club. but 1t has
got to be done under the guidance OF one
Of the best known professionals IN the
country; they motor and sail, put
always with the mental reservation that
they must keep looking fit to appear at
any of the daily programs of entertain
mept at the Griswold. New London ls
the place of departure for the first Of
the island resorts. Eight miles off
shore is Fishers island, with its dual
character of army post and summer
playground.
Children Rule Fishers Isle
There are few places where the hotel
visitors and cottage occupants combine
so cordially in their social life as they
do at Fishers island. Everybody goes
TO the beach at the bathing hour. every
body meets at the Hay HarbOr Club Tor
afternoon tea and every one goes to the
dances at one or the other of the hotels
in the evening.
The children. though. are the real
rulers of the island. Nature prepared
for them a safe. shallow beach on which
TO play. and everything for their mate
rial needs. even diet kitchen, has been
provided for them. g,
Next in line is Narragansett. and
the traveller has entered Rhode Island.
or all the New England states none
has n more interesting shore line than
Rhode Island Watch Hill. Point Ju-
dith, Narragansett Pier and Newport
look out in the open waters or the
Atlantic. while dozens of other resorts
fringe Narragansett bay. which indents
the coast so that it looks like a jigsaw
Eu Of oh
there is no summer resort in America
that surpasses Narragansett. Its early
history. the blue blood of its pioneer
settlers, the clinging to an ideal by
the people who built Narragansett into
one of the first smart summer places
evolved n community of strong and
compelling personality. Scions of the
early land owners built beautiful sum
mer homes, then they built Fairgrounds
and playhOuses where they could enter
{ tain. and into this colony of society folk
came several hotels to care for the Wis
itors who were not home owners. lhe
Massasoit, Gladstone, Revere, Attain
tic Metatoxct and Imperial became
component parts of this community of
society people, catering without show
or ostentation to the comfort OF Nara :
gansett summer people.
The Point Judith Country Club.
about two miles out of the town. ana
the Casino on the beach. are Nara =
eansett's two places of amusement. On
fhe polo field at Point Judith will be
PLAYED this season series of polo games
and big program of tennis events is
planned on the country club courts.
Narracansett Casino Playhouse
The Narragansett Casino is the
(. playhouse for all Rhode Island society
6-here there is a big ballroom, good
mns;c and delectable food and during
almost every hour of the day the sum-
smer visitors surge back and forth from
sstage to beach, from beach'to casino,