The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
AND LENOX LIVELY AFTER ST 7SW
Cottagers Take Part in Celebrating
Return of Lenox Soldiers
Follows Numerous Burglaries
LENox. Mass, July 20.


~ orTAGERS lent a hand this
week in the welcoming home
celebration for the Lenox SOL
diers and sailors There was a cele-
hration all day Thursday. the town
taking holiday. and the week culmi-
mated in sports and a big clambake
for the service men at the Dixey
shore at Lake Mahkeenac this after
noon. George E. Turnure. selectman
and former Major Of the Berkshire
State Guard, was marshal of the day.
Lieut-Col. Newbold Morris, Capt.
Samuel rockingham. Major David T.
Dana and others were on the mounted
staff Of the marshal. Miss Gertrude
Parsons and Miss Heloise Meyer. who
had been in canteen work abroad,
aided the committee and marched in
the parade. A host OF cottagers gath
cred at Curtis Hotel to review the pa
rade and to cheer the division of 200
service men in uniform. Overhead
Lieut.. l.. Victor Beau of the Mineola
IL. ~ aviation corps. dipped in an
airplane and scattered roses before the
marching men, The town was swathed
In national colors. DIR. Cyrille d. Du-
clos of the Selectmen presented testi-
uonials for valor to the soldiers and
sailors. There followed dinner at Cur
tbs Hotel. A baseball game between
Providence and Pittsheld teams of the
Eastern League at the park was well
played before the soldiers and the cot
tagers. Massed band concerts in the
afternoon and a gay ball at night in
the town hall were the finals of the
day. Miss Gertrude Parsons decorated
floats for the parade: Mrs. William E.
s. Griswold gave the use of her
grounds as landing place for the air
plane. This afternoon the sports were
attended by 400 men. A real New
England clambake was provided.
Burglar Caught.
The arrest of burglar Tuesday in
the residence of the late Mrs. John
Zimmerman by L. Harry Peters and
Harry Heermanns, probably the same
man who had entered Belvoir Terrace,
Hidden House and Fairlawn, this
week, caused relief to timid cottasers.
The cottagers will ask the town to
post a reward of $500 for information
that will lead to the arrest and con-
viction of burglars operating in Lenox.
At the monthly meeting of the
Lenox Garden Club Council. with Miss
Emily Tuekerman this week, Miss
Heloise Meyer gave some account of
her work in the canteen service in
France. The council voted to hold its
August meeting on Monday. August 4,
at Chesterwood, the country place of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Chester French
at Glendale.
Mrs. Frederick Parker and MISS
Mary Parker of Bedford. Mass, ar
rived this week to visit Mrs. Parker's
mother Mrs. Henry B. Williams, at
Hotel Aspinwall. Mrs. E. lie Grand
Beers Of New York, Mrs. c. H. Holli-
day. Miss Elizabeth s. Holiday. A.
Randolph Holiday of wilmington.
Del; Mrs. Horace Brock Of Philadel-
phia, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Talmadge
and Miss Louis Talmadge, Mr.. and
Mrs. H L. Austin Of Brooklyn were
late arrivals Mt the Aspinwall.
The tea hour at Hotel Aspinwall
these midsummer afternoons has be-
come Of interest because of the num-
Der Of cottagers who go up to the hill
top for tea on the wide verandas. from
which there is a sweeping view of
twenty miles over Yokun Valley. Mrs.
Henry Williams of Boston has enter
tanned friends at tea to meet her
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Remsen
Whitehouse of Bern. Switzerland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Spaulding, who
were married Saturday at Ridgefleld,
Conn. came up TO Hotel Aspinwall for
a part of their honeymoon. They re-
ceived much attention while In Lenox.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Walter
epaulding. and born In Chicago In 1888,
Albert Spaulding. made his debut as a
-violinist In Paris in 1905, and has
played all over Europe as well as
throughout this country. He was an
aviator during the war. Mrs. Spauld-
ing, who was Miss Mary Vanderhoef
Pyle. the daughter of Mrs. William
Scott Pyle of New York and Bernards-
vile, passed the latter part OF June
and the early part OF July at Curtis
Hotel.
Other sojourners.
Mrs. James Mclean, travelling with
Mrs. Samuel w. Andrews, Mr.. and
Mrs: Benjamin F. spellman. Mr.. and
Mrs John d. Hass. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e
Allen. Mr.. and Mrs B. C. w. Stilwell
Mr.. and Mrs. A G.. White, Mrs. Joseph
G. Willetts, Mrs. L. Sarles, Miss Sarles
Mr.. and Mrs. Junius Parker and fam
fly Of New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Allen, with Miss Beatrice Allen, Miss
Jennie Scofield and Mr. and Mrs. Dex-
ter Fairchild OF Tarrytown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elliott c. Brown of Roslyn, L. 1.
Henry X. Barber, E. A. C. Armstrong
Joseph D. Goodman of Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. w. g. Resor of Chestnut
Hill, Mass, have been at the Aspin-
wall this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Norment and
Mrs. N. e. Norment of Washington
are at the Aspinwall for . long 80
journ.
Those who go to Curtis Hotel for
the season include members of the
Oldest New York families. Some have
been guests annually for as long as
thirty years. Some of the arrivals
this week were Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Tower of Troy, who pass a part OF
each July there. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
NJ. Janney of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Strong of Glen Ridge
N. j.; Mr. e. Grlswold HOLSTER and
u.