The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-03
NEWPORT PREPARES
FOR QUIET AUTUMN
Successful Auction Bridge Ii
Given i'm Aid of the Art
Association.
BENEFIT HELPS HOSPITAL
Several Parties Planned for
Officers Of Italian War
ship Due Thursday.
Bv a stat Correspondent Of run sux.

BY Stor Correspondent Of TIE Sun.
NEWPORT, Sept. 2.-with the passing
Of horse show week and the holiday
yesterday, this colony is settling down
to the quiet life of the autumn and there
seems to be no important entertainments
In view.
Mrs. Rogers Pratt's auction bridge
party this afternoon at her villa, in aid
of the Newport Art Association, was
successful, there being nearly 100 play
ers. Among those who secured tables
or single tickets were Mrs Vanderbilt,
Mrs. James w. Gerard, Countess Macchi
di Cellere, Mrs. Lawrence T. Paul, Mrs.
Moses Taylor Campbell, Mrs. Eugene
S. Reynal. Mrs. Edmund Grinnell, Mrs.
James Mcdonald, Mrs. Dudley Davis,
Mrs. Robert Gould Shaw 2d, Mrs. j.
Stewart Barney. Mrs. William Gros-
venor. Mrs, Charles d. Oelrichs. Mrs.
Paola Finocchiaro. Mrs. Reginald c.
Vanderbilt, Prince di Alliati Montereale,
Mrs. John j. Wysong, Mrs. James b.
Duke. Mrs. j. p. Bernhard, Miss Louise
Scott. Mrs. Arthur G. Glasgow. Mrs
Hermann Oelrichs, Mrs. w. Miller Gra-
ham. Mrs. Egerton L. winthrop and
MIS-. Lawrence L.. Gillespie.
| A reception will be held tomorrow
afternoon in the rooms of the art ASSOC
citation, which is in the former home of
the late J. N. A. Griswold.
First View of Paintings.
| Mrs. Harrison F. Morris, Mrs. Eugene
1 Sturtevant and Mrs. John Elliott will
receive. Paintings by Miss Helene
Sturtevant, Miss Kathleen Norris and
Miss Paulette Van Roekens will be ex-
hibited for the first time There is at
present on exhibition in one OF the
rooms of the association a collection
| of views in water colors of gardens and
landscapes by Miss Dorothy Freeman of
Riverdale, N. Y, whose brother, Edward
w. Freeman, married Miss Dorothy
| Perkins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Perkins of Riverdale and
| New York.
Miss Bessie Talbot of Boston gave
a costume recital for the benefit of
the Newport Hospital this afternoon in
the home of Mrs. James ]. Brown. Her
programme included some of the Legendes
Dorees, made known in New York by
Nine. Yvette Guilbert, also songs Of old
France. including those of the twelfth
and eighteenth centuries. The recital
was given under the patronage Of Mines.
L. Hayward Ferry, Hugh D. Auchin-
Gloss, Alexander j. Bruen, Frederick T.
Sands, James A. Burden, James Brown
Potter, Hubert Vos. Hamilton Carhart
Daniel b. Fearing. George Gordon King
w. Miller Graham, James Mcdonald
Beverly Bogert J. Fred Pierson, Jr
Craig Biddle, William II. Birckhead
Henry Barton Jacobs, Louis L. Lorillard
Theodore X. Gibbs, William Greenoush
Hamilton Nick. Twombly. Walter s. Ar
drews, clifford A. Cochran. Charles ~
Bull, Marsden ]. Perry and Paul D
Mills
Mr.. and Mrs Jay Gould. who were
here for a brief visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Hubert Vos, have gone to Furlougf
Lodge in the Catslills to remain until
the middle of October. Mr.. and Mrs
George b. de Forest will remain at HI
Top Inn until September IL, when they
will go to the Gill cottage.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Connfelt, who
wore visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph NJ
Johnson, have returned to New YORK
CoIonists Close villas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Starr Miller viii
close their villa on Thursday and VIII
10 TO New Rochelle.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul j.. Healy, who came
|, from. Bar Harbor by motor to Hill Tol
Inn, left to-day for the Briarcliff Lodge
!. Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer will close he
villa and leave for her country place II
, Lancaster. Mass, early next week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Goadby Loew will q
| TO Westbury, L. l., shortly after the mid
die of this month. After visit will
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lothrop Ames, Mr.. on'
Mrs. Percy Haughton have returned 4
Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen @. Wellman, VIII
came here for the Ripley-Pearson wed
ding, have returned TO New York. Mr.
. and Mrs. George Brooke and Mrs. Joh'
r. Williams, who have been at tn
Pinard cottages for the susnmer, viii
leave here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. StuyVesant Fish, Jr
j have returned to New York.
The Italian dreadnought Conte d
, Cavour, now in Boston, Is expected
here on Thursday to remain three days
Plans are being made for the entertain
ment OF the Admiral and officers re
ccptlon will be held on board the dread
| nought on Thursday afternoon.