New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
Easter Draws Bic
Weekend Crowds
Down to Lakewood
Rainy Weather for 5 Days
upsets All Plans for Out.
door Sports: Laurel in
the Pines to Close May II

Special Correspondence
LAKEWOOD, April 19-Easter. which
marks the height Of the spring season
here, brought a very large crowd or
holiday sojourncrs The lateness ot
Easter this year somewhat prolonged
the season. Many of the visitors ar
rived the early part OF the week tc
enjoy the programme Of sports. Rainy
weather, however, for three days cur.
tailed out-ofdoor amusements, and ir
consequence there vas more than the
usual indoor activity at the hotels
afternoon teas, card parties, dancinc
and orchestral concerts enabling then,
to while away the time. The Laurel il
the Pines closes on May 10, but there
is every indication that there will be
an unusually large number Of people
remaining until the closing Of the
Laurel House, which is not until June /
The big trap shooting event of tho
Laurel House Gun Club, the latte,
part of May, is one of the factors
hccpiiIS lIc CIUWu mere.
A vote was taken Tuesday to deter
mine whether the commission form OF
government would be inaugurated here
The movement was fostercd by the
Chamber Of Commerce.. After very
spirited campaign the proposition was
defeated by CT votes.
The girls at Lakewood Hall Lake
woods school for girls, since the ar
rival Of spring, arc enjoying the great
out-of-doors. Last Friday afternoon
the entire school went saddle riding,
white on the following day they motor
ed to Mantoloking and enjoyed shore
picnic. In the party were the Misses
Nellie Polton. Eunicc Bayliss, Mai
Kinney, Elizabeth Mackic, Winifred
Caller, Virginia and Mary Eula Mason,
Mariory Bye, Ethel Drake, Frances
Colby, Margaret Lang, Violet Wood,
Katherine Cuttings and Miss l.. V. Con
verse Today the party is enjoying an
outing at Old Tennet Church and Bat
tie Field Of Monmouth.
Mrs. Archibald d. Davis has issued
W. ' 'Nf''tN'iN iO' a iuuNlltOIl 10 nc given
at the Laurel House on Tuesday in
honor of Mrs. George Falcs Baker.
Miss Buelah Pack, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lathrop Pack, return
ed this week from Louisiana. Arthur
n. Pack, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pack. has returned after several
months in France, where he WAS in the
army with the rank of captain.
Miss Agnes Davis, president Of the
Rectangle Club of the local Y. w. c. A.,
has arranged for pleasant evening on
tuesday, when prizes will be awarded
to the best knitted sweaters made by
The young women of the club Mrs.
Edward Crabbe Of Toms River, chair
man of the work committee of Ocean
County Red Cross Society; Mrs.
Charles Lathrop Pack, local chairman,
and Miss Sophie Downer, of Lakewood,
Nlll act as judges.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howe, Of New
York, arc at the Laurel House. Mr.
Howe, formerly of the Lorraine Hotel,
New York, is an ardent golfer. He en-
Ioycd peculiar experience while golf
ng Monday on the links of the Coun-
.ry Club. MIR. Howe was making
lrivc from the tee alongside of Hyer
Brook when an English pheasant es-
'ayed flight across the links. The
.hc head. killing it instantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Heaney, of Brook
yn, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry J. Kane at the Laurel in the
Pines.
Mrs. J. j. Porter, of Pittsburgh, is
listing Mrs. Robert Jamison. Mr.. and
Mrs Marshall WoolIey, of Long
Branch, have been the guests Of Judge
md Mrs. John W. Slocum this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Murphy, of New
ork, arc with Mrs. Wellington Sickle
At the Laurel House are Mr.. and
Mrs. c. T. Bingham, Mrs. w. V. B. Kip,
,rancis Dunn, Mr.: and Mrs. H. Harris,
Ir. and Mrs. C. N. Zehuder and Miss
,ehuder, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
lyers, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Adams, Mrs.
:. Woods, Misses Marion, Dorothy.
'atherinc and Marjory Woods, Mrs. p.
:. Duggan, Miss E. A. and Miss NJ. P.
)uggan, Miss Anna T. Brdgman, Miss
my f. Williams, II. NJ. Croft and W.
l.. Letferts, of New York
At the Laurel in the Pines are Mr..
nd Mrs. Charles II. Russell, Nine.
'harlotte Lund, Mrs. Henry W. Cannon,
lr. and Mrs George c. Cannon, w. O.
thompson, Miss Isabelle Peters, of New
,ork City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
l ~ ~, " SViiiilI4O,
At the Florence in the Pines arc
lrs. NJ. Baurcrnfeind, Miss Baurern-
eind, Mrs. A. V. Anderson, Mrs. NJ.
Goldsmith, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fox, Mrs.
fortimcr Menken and Mrs. l.. |. Kadi-
on, of New York.
At the Hotel Palmer arc Mrs. A. H.
ommcrs, Miss Z. M. Sommers, Miss
:. NJ. Pcngier, OF Englewood, n. j.;
II. and Mrs. II. ". Lowe, of Boston;
II. and Mrs. c. H. Maxson, of Phila-
elphia, and Mr.. and Mrs. I. Cummings,
f New York.
At the Bartlett Inn are Mr.. and Mrs.
i. Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs Z. G. Sta
olcton. Miss Alice Avon, Mr.. and Mrs.
0. Mills and John j. Haley, Of New
York.
At the Hotel Virginia are Miss Evelyn
Sudelman, Mrs. John Glavin, Miss
Elsa Meyer, Miss G. f. Hennessey, Miss
:. l.. McGrary, Miss NJ. Jessie Barber.
Miss Amy S. Barber. Mrs NJ D. jew