New-York tribune., 1919-08-17
County Fair
Calls Throng to
The Catskills
Private Homes Thrown
Open to Care for Over
flow of Visitors to Hotels
and Boarding Houses
Special Corresponden1

Special Correspondence
CATSKILL, N. Y, Aug. 16.-With
crowds that have been the largest ever
seen in the Catskll Mountains filling
the hotels and boarding houses to over
flowing and with private homes
throughout the entire region open to
accommo odate the hundreds that have
been unable to obtain rooms at hotels.
there is no section in America that
has been gayer than Ulster, Delaware
and Greene counties, for the last two
weeks
Catskill and Cairo have both been
busler than usual to-day, because of
the arrivals here for the Greene Coun.
ty Fan to be held at Cairo, on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday. and as
all OF the hotels at Cairo are filed.
many of the vacationists viii stop at
Catsklll and motor to and from Cairo
daily
The Grand House has been the bust
est place IN this section during the
week and dance was held there this
evening.
Among the recent arrivals at the
Grand House are: M. Alexander. Miss
lola N. Weinbergcr, Miss Regina Roth
enberg, Miss Irene Kline, r. j. Kelly.
j.. Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Strauss.
Is. H. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Kahn.
Otto Reid, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Seixas and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Golding Nav S's
y ork.
The Catskil Mountain House. the
most famous resort hotel in III" world .Is
located on the mountain crest over
looking the Hudson west of the vill9rc
under the management Of John Van
"agonen this year has had a
remarkable season from the date the
mousse opened and had to put up cots
thls evening to accommodate some of
the weekend visitors.
among the recent arrivals at Sunset
Park Inn are Mr.. and Mrs. M. /.
Santer, Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Villanii
Miss Agnes NJ. Booth, Mr.. and Mrs
John J. Bichn, Miss Vera M. Beihn'
Mrs; / l.. Mainwaring.
Inc onteora Club, few miles from
mere, VIII he The scene Of a brilliant
al AR IN August 19 whom the children
o. inc Onteora Club Will produce =
n.y., p'Aylet at the summer residence
81 Mls Ben Ali Haggin, who is tax
ny an active interest in the social al
1alrs Of the club this season.
Miss Luisita Leland of New York
whose work in behalf of the Fatherless
Children of France has attracted con-
siderable attention, is occupying her
summer cottage at the Onteora Club
1or the balance Of the season.
Mrs. William A. Perry, one of the
most popular members Of the COLONY
~ Onteora, is entertaining Mrs. James
II. Hunt OF Katonah, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Livinpston
coster, who are among the more prom
lnent members of the colony at On
deora, are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs
ihomas W. Whitall and children of
New York. vi u
Inc same conditions with respect to
crowded houses that exist thronoh-
out out the Greene County section of the
Catsklll are to be found in +ha wost
ern 91:1, section of the mountains and Pine
lilll, Highmount, Fleischmanns Roy-
bury and the other resorts in the sec-
tlon have been thronged with visitors
this week. '''''0is
me New Grand Hotel, at Hirhmount
whlch is under the management of II
D. Downs, has been compelled to use
army tents to accommodate the thrones
VINO nave been there during Aurusf
ana the capacity of these has Been
taxed during the past two weeks
Windham has not had vacant roor,
overnight IN over two weeks and the
great event Of the season there was
the Advertising Ball, on Wednesday,
"hen over two hundred guests partjci-
pated IN the contest depicting the prod
ucts OF national advertisers in news
papers and magazines.