The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-17
LENox, Mass Aug. 16.

NI DELAFIELD,s MOONLIGHT pic.
w. MO on Bald Head In honor Of
their daughter, Mrs. John e. p. Nor
gan of New York, was the largest
and nveliest affair Of the week. Mrs.
Morgan arrived late last week and has
been entertained by her parents and
by the Misses Mary and Gertrude Par
sons, aunts Of Mr.. Morgan.
The party for the moonlight affair
had q rendezvous at the foot OF the
mountain. There automobiles were
parked and the guests olambered up
a byway TO the summit. The view from
Bald Head II n panorama Of the
Yokun Valley. from Valley Head to
Monument Mountain and 1T alp by
the full moon It was q wonderful set
ting for the out of door event. There
were about twenty friends Of Mrs
Morgan in the party. The spread on
the summit was unique in that part of
the 'repatt was cooked In the open.
A three days lawn fete for st.
Anne's Catholic Church at the rectory
was a novel event, entertainments
being furnished afternoons and eve-
nings In the open. Mrs. Frederic
Schenck had designed costumes for
several entertainments, Mrs Charles
Astor Bristed, the Misses M. sympho.
rosa and Grace Bristed, Miss Anna r.
Alexandra and others lent aid in MAX
ing the festival a success. ~ ID
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm d. Sloane,
after the week end at Elm Court with
the formers mother, Mrs. William
Douglas Sloane, went to Saratoga for
the races.
Deaths Cancel Entertainments.
The deaths of two prominent cot
tagers, Mrs. William M. Kingsland,
on Sunday, and Andrew Carnegie on
Monday caused the cancellation OF d
number Of entertainments which were
to have been given during the early
part of the week. Mrs. Kingsland had
been for four seasons a quiet dweller
at Bel Air, where she was accustomed
to receive her friends on occasions at
tea. - "r
When John d. Rockefeller was in
Lenox in June for his eightieth BIRTH
day, which he observed at the Hotel
Aspinwall. he called on Mrs. Kings
land. During her tenancy at Bel Air
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis Barron
were married at the villa The flu
neral of Mrs. Kingsland brought
host Of prominent New Workers to
Lenox for the service.
Mr. Carnegie's feeble health had
prevented his appearing at any social
affairs since he came to Lenox in
June, 1917. Mrs. Carnegie had, how
ever, given a number of afternoons at
home until this year. Mrs. Miller, who
as Miss Carnegie was made welcome
In the cottages on her arrival here
was during two seasons often at the
musicales, art shows and other large
affairs. She took no leading part in
the doings of the younger set, how
ever. She rode a great deal and was
fond rof automobiling and made many
long trips. ,-~ ---'' ''N 90 T.
Mrs Carnegie will continue to make
Lenox her place of summer residence
Before the purchase of the great es-
tate was made the possible years of the
life Of Mr.. Carnegie IN Lenox were
considered. Both Mrs Carnegie and
Mrs. Miller are fond Of the great house
and its beautiful grounds, and It is I'M
oerstood that from this on Mrs. Miller
will pass the greater part OF her time
with her mother In the secluslon Of
Shadow Brook.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Hammond
and the Misses Emily V. and Adele
Hammond who were at Elm Court for
several weeks, started on Monday for
Dellwood, Mount Kisco. N. Y, their
country place. Before leaving Lenox
tho Misses Hammond gave a picnic on
Jacobs Ladder, entertaining their
young friends in the cottages.
Stuyvesant Fish. travelling with
Franklin A. Plummer, Mrs. Henry s.
Redmond and Mrs. James Russell
Solely of New York. went to Garrisons,
N. Y, from the Curtis Hotel where
the party was Tor several days. Mrs.
William d. Sloane entertained Mr..
Fish's party at luncheon at Elm Court
| during their visit to Lenox.
Harry l.. Montague. who was IN
France at the outbreak of the war
with his string OF racing horses, has
been at the Curtis Hotel this week.
Mr. and Mrs. David Turner Dana came
up this week from a stay at Watch
Hill. Miss Helen V. Drake of Chicago
has returned to her Lenox cottage for
the late season from the Massachusetts
| shore.
DR.. and Mrs. John Dodge Peters and
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Nesbitt of
the Great Darlington colony brought
forty OF their friends to the Hotel AS
pinwall for a dinner dance Thursday
evening. Mr., and Mrs. Thomas Mott
Shaw of Boston have been passing the
week at Pine Needles with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Baty Blake.
The former Attorney General and
Mrs. Harold Parker and the Misses
Parker OF Lancaster, Mass, have beer
making their annual visit to the Curtis
Hotel. Mrs. Hayden Claiming, who
was a guest Of her mother, Mrs. ]
Frederic Schenck at Valley Head, has
returned to Nahant. John Z. Parsons
and Frederick Haines went to Newport
Tuesday where they will be guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews.
Hampton Bonner of New York ar.
rived here this week to visit his father
Robert e. Bonner. at Grey House.
Col. and Mrs. Douglas Grant of Be
dale, Eng, went to New York Thurs
day from a weeks visit to Mrs. Edwin
Beers at the Hotel Aspinwall. The,
will sail soon for England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold X Barras. re
turning from a long motor trip int,
Canada, were at the Curtis Hotel 70
a few days before returning to New
!