New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Labor Day Crowds
At Thousand Isles
Set Season Record
House Parties for Holiday
and Entertaining at Polo
Matches Makes Week One
of Cayest of the Year

Special Correspondence
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y, Aug. So
Large house parties are being enter
tanned at all of the villas on the St.
Lawrence over Labor Day. One Of the
largest events. of the season was the
annual ball given at the Thousand ISL
ands Yacht Club last evening.
The annual tea given by the Ladies'
Welcome Club at the Thousand Island
Yacht Club was one Of the chief events
OF the week. Mrs. John West Horner,
of New York.. and other members of
the club assisted in the entertainment
Of the guests. Among those present
were Mrs. A. Graham Miles, Mrs.
George c. Boldt, Mrs. T. A. Gillespie,
Mrs. II: L. Gillespie, Mrs. j. Miles Glib
bons, Mrs. c. M. Engls, Mrs. Robert A.
Osborne, Mrs. Frederick II. Tillinghast,
Mrs. +. H. Rubsamen, Mrs. Herbert M.
Shlpman, Mrs. Chester r. Hoag, the
Princess Murat, Mrs. Edison Bradley,
Mrs. Alvah H. Markle, sr.; Mrs. Luis
Huffnaegle, Mrs. Ewing l.. Rafferty,.
Mrs. c. L. Hayden, Mrs. w. Langdon
Hayden. Mrs. Sydney Hammond, Mrs.
): II. Hammond, Mrs. A. R. Peacock,
/. Miss Irene Peacock, Mrs. N. II. Howell
Mrs. William T. Dewart, Mrs. A. Raw,
mond Ellis, Miss Stella Wilbur, Mrs.
r: Z. Stevenson, Mrs. Andrew Mclean,
Misses Virginia and Isabel Mclean,
Miss Clementine Rees, Mrs. Thomas H.
" heeler, Miss Margaret Taylor, Mrs. C..
r: Ihelsen, Mrs. f. Remington Nichols,
Mrs. George Hill and many others.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Lewis, of New
London. motored to the Thousand Isl
ands and are guests at the Thousand
Island House.
Smith Expert Angler
Charles Smith, of New York, who
has spent August at the Thousand ISL
and House for the last twenty years
and is one of the most ardent fisher
men on the st. Lawrence, landed the
largest catch of black bass Of the sea-
son on Monday. Mr.. Smith will return
to New York the end Of the week. He
entertained Samuel Pryor, who came to
the Thousand Islands on his yacht the
Comegas, at dinner at the Thousand
Island House on Thursday.
G. +. w. Woodside, executive secre-
tary Of the New York State Coal Mer-
chants Association, will arrive early
next week for stay of ten days at the
Thousand Island House. The conven-
ton of this association will be held
there September II, 12 and 13.
Captain H. II. Holmes, of the British
army, who is the referee in the polo
tournament now being held. and Mrs
George Hill. Of New York, are the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs A. Graham
Miles, on Wellesley Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Joy, of SYRIA
cusc, who were the guests of Mr.. and
for the past ten daysoEavc returned to
their home in Syracuse. Mr.. and Mrs.
S. c. Sperry, Of New Haven, who were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Bryce at
the Isle of Bryce for the past two
weeks, have gone to Montreal.
Entertain at Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs Robert A. Osborne, Of
The Arcadia, were among those who
entertained at dinner at the Thousand
Islands Yacht Club on Saturday even
ing, their guests including Mrs. N. P.
Howell, ]. T. Pierson, Mr.. and Mrs.
berthe Peck. Others who gave dinner
parties were Mr.. and Mrs. A. Graham
Miles, who entertained for their house
guests; Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Boldt,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 7. Dewart, Mr. and
Mrs. Ewing L. Rafferty,, Dr. and Mrs.
J. Miles Gibbons, Mr.. and Mrs. Luis
Hutfnaegle. Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Rafferty,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wheeler, Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Rubsamen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester R. Hoag Mn and Mrs. I. A.
Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Vande-
grift, General and Mrs. J. A. Johnston,
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Wittmann, Mr..
and Mrs. f. Remington Nichols, Mr..
and Mrs. c. Leverett Hayden, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Conde, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter j. Young, Mr.. and Mrs. J. C.
Cobb, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Langdon Hav-
den and others.
Dr.. and Mrs. Preston Pope Satter-
white, of New York, who were the
! guests for several weeks of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison Bradley at their home on
Wellesley Island, have gone to South
ampton, L. l.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Lee Myers, of JERSEY
City, who were guests at the Thousan nd
Island House for several weeks. have
returned to their home. Mr.. Myers is q
descendant of the famous Lee family
of Virginia.
Mrs. w. G. shailer, of New York, who
has been spending the summer at Alex-
aAdria Bay, will leave next week for
her home.
Mrs Dorothy Coles and Mrs. f. w