The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-27
HORSE SHOW OPENS
IN NEWPORTTO TO-DAY
Many Visitors Arrive for An
nual Event on Grounds of
the Casino.
ALL BOXES DISPOSED OF
Proceeds This Year VIII Be
Devoted to Needs of Soldiers
Blinded in War.
ALL BOXES DISPOSED OF
Nv sfdc Correspondent Of THE sus

NEWPORT, Aug. 26--The annual horse
season. will begin tomorrow afternoon
and as for years, It will be held on the
Casino grounds. Nothing but good
weather will be necessary to its success,
and the entries are of the best The
proceeds will be devoted to the needs Of
soldiers blinded in the war.
Members OF the executive committee in
charge OF the event are Henry F. Ed
ridge, Prescott Lawrence. DR.. Henry
Barton Jacobs, Arthur Curtiss James,
Edward j. Berwind, William Woodward.
H. A. c. Taylor. Miss Martha Goldman,
Mrs Gibson Fahnestock. Mrs George L.
Rlyes Mrs, George T. Bliss, L. Cass
Ledyard Mrs. F. Gray Griswold, Mrs.
Whitney Warren, William II. Moore,
Clarence w. Dolan, E. Hayward Ferry,
Mrs Elisha Dyer. Col. George Landers,
Rear Admiral r. C. Logan, Col George
R. Fearing, Mrs. Hugh d. Auchincloss.
Mrs Thomas A. Lawton, Mrs. Ettore
Fontana,S James Brown Potter, Harry
Payne Whitney. S. F. Scott, Elbridge
T. Gerry, Mrs. Harold Brown, Mrs Jo-
seph F. Stone. Mrs. James Mcdonald.
Mrs William Grosvenor Hamilton Car
hartt, Mrs Edmund Grinnell, Dudley p.
Gilbert r. Gould shaw. Joseph Z.
Widener. Mrs. w. Watts Sherman, Ed
ward NJ. Padelford, Miss Coudert. Miss
Rosa Grosvenor,j Mrs. c. L. F. Robinson,
Mrs F. Grand D. Hauteville, Mrs Fred
erick Pearson. J. b. Pitney, w. Will
loughby Sharp, G. Stout. Rear Admiral
William S. Sims Mrs. ]. L. Banks, Jr.,
Mrs J. Griswold wentz, DR.. Alfred G.
Robyn, Capt. Martin E. Trench. Alfred
johnson, Rear Admiral Cameron McRae
Winslow, Mrs Rodman Wanamaker and
DR.. Thomas g. Ashton.
Some of the Box Holders.
Among the boxholders are Mrs John
Wanamaker. Jr., Mrs hIcnArd Gambrill.
Miss Fanny Foster. Isaac H. Clothier,
Jr., George Peabody Eustis, Charles f.
Hoffman, Miss Helen Brice FORSYTH
Wickers, Milton s. Barger, George Henry
Warren, Henry Clews and Reginald c.
Vanderbilt
Nume0us luncheons will be given In
advance Of the show. Reginald c. Van
derbilt will give a dinner Tomorrow
evening for the executive committee and
some Of the exhibitors at Sandy Point
Farm, his country place In Portsmouth,
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The show will continue three days
Countess Macchi di Cellere, wife OF the
Italian Ambassador. gave a luncheon
to-day at the Hilltop Inn. The tables
were decorated in a floral design OF the
Italian national colors. Among her
guests were Mr.. and Mrs George Bak-
hameteff, Nine. Pocardi of the italian
Embassy. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Glas-
gov, Mrs Whitney Warren. Mira. James
Mcdonald, Whitney Warren. Jr.. Arthur
Campbell and Count and Countess Gu
seppi Dele Gherardescha.
Alfonso de Navarro, who arrived from
Southampton yesterday. is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence w, Dolan- Mr.. and
Mrs, David Wagstaff Of Tuxedo Park are
visiting Robert w. GOelet.
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt and Miss
Cornelia Vanderbilt, who came here
from Saratoga Springs, are with Mrs
Vanderbilt at the Breakers. Mrs. Van
derbilt gave a dance last evening for
her niece Miss Vanderbilt and some OF
the young people here. Mrs. George
Vanderbilt will give a dinner and dance
at the Clam Bake Club on Thursday
night.