New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
I acht Club Ball to
Start Off Season at
Thousand Islands
Cottages and Hotels Open
and Resorters Prepare for
Gay Round of Dances and
Other Entertainments
Special Correspondence

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y, June 81
With the arrival during the last
week of many prominent cottagers and
the opening of the Thousand Island
House Monday, the season is we'll un-
der way at the Thousand Islands.
hany luncheons are being given at the
thousand Islands Yacht Club, and the
initial ball, which marks the formal
opening of the yacht club, will be
given next week.
The Board of Trade of Alexandria
Bay held meeting Monday to discuss
the Roosevelt Highway, which is to be
built from Portland, Ore, to Portland.
Ne, the northern route being via Alex
andria Bay and Ogdensburg.
Mrs. Joseph Underhill Douglass, of
New York, is the guest of friends at
Lewiston, Me. Later she will join the
Otis II. Cutters, who will arrive at the
Thousand Islands early in July to
spend the summer on their housebeat.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. HER, who
spend the winter at the Majestic in
New York, will stop at the Thousand
Island House during July.
TO Enjoy Vacation After War
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing L. Rafferty,,
of New York, have leased Bonnie
Castle, opposite Crossmon Point, from
the estate of the late Gilbert T. Raft
erty. and will arrive at Alexandria
Bay next week. Mr.. Rafferty,. recently
has been mustered out of the army.
having been in the Pennsylvania
forces with the A. f. F. in France.
Mrs. j. Norris Olphant, of New
York, is spending the early summer
in Montreal. Later she and Mr.. Oil
phant will be the guests of friends
over the week ends at Alexandria Bay,
having leased their cottage this sea-
son.
Commodore and Mrs. T. A. Gillespie,
of New York, will spend the summer
at their picturesque cottage on Gren-
nellie Island, near Thousand Island
Park With them will be their son,
Park Gillespie. who was in France for
four years and who was decorated by
the French and American govern
ments. The H. L. Gillespies and little
Christie Gillespie and the Seavor
Joneses Will be with the Commodore
and Mrs. Gillespie.
Mrs. William Felowes Morgan. of
New York, arrives tomorrow at Alex
andria Bay. Over the Fourth Mrs.
Frederick Pruyn and her children will
be the guests Of Mrs. Morgan, who is
Mrs. Pruyn's mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland H. Dodge, who we're married
last week, will arrive at Alexandria
Bay to spend several weeks with Mrs.
Dodge's mother. Mrs. Dodge is the
former Polly Morgan.
Straus Home Is Sold
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Dawes, of Phil
adelphia, who purchased Cherry ISL
and, formerly the home of Nathan
Straus, have arrived for the summer
Mrs. A. T. Hagen and her son, Ros-
coe, Of Rochester, arrived last week
for the season.
Dr. and Mrs. NJ Runyon, Of South
Orange, arc expected this week, and
will open their home on Leak Island.
For the last three years the main
house on this summer estate has been
turned to convalescent soldiers. the
family occupying a small cottage.
With the Runyons viii be Mrs. Run
yon's daughter, Mrs. A. Brennerman.
Of South Orange, and her son, Ira A.
Kip, Sd
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Remington Nicholas.
OF South Orange, will spend the sum
mcr at their cottage at Alexandria
Bay Their daughter. Mrs. DOUGLAS
Fonda, and daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Douglas Nicholas, will be with them
a nortion Of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander r. Peacock.
formerly Of Pittsburgh, now of New
York, have opened their cottage on
Belle Island. With them will be En-
sign and Mrs. Grant A. Peacock, Miss
Irene Peacock and little Jean Pea
cock
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Graham Miles and
little Glover Miles, of New York, az
rived last week, and will spend the
at their cottage on Wellesley
Island. Miss Dorothy Hammond is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Miles.
DR.. and Mrs. j. Miles Gibbons and
their children, OF New York, have
opened their cottage at St. Lawrence
Park, and will remain for the season.
To Open Old Pullman Home
Governor Frank o. Lowden, of H.
linois; Mrs. Lowden, the Misses Har-
riet and Florence Lowden, and George
NJ. Pullman Lowden are expected to
open Castle Rest in July. This pic
turesque villa was once the summer
home of the late George Nj. Pullman,
Mr.. Lowden's father in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Englis will
close their Park Avenue home next
week and pass the remainder of the
summer at their cottage at Chippewa