New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Thousand Islands
Is Enjoying Cayest
Season Since 1914
Dances and Yachting Parties
Keep SummerVacationist
on the Go; Many Listed
From Greater New York
Special Correspondcrc


ALEXANDRIA BAY, N, Y, July %.
Midsummer at Alexandria Bay pre-
sents many amusements for the sum-
mer colony and the hotel guests. So
clal activities cover broad scope. and
golf,' tennis, polo, fishing, yachting.
card parties and dancing claim the
most attention. The Yacht Club, on
Welcome Island, has been the scene
during the last week of many DELIGHT
full social gatherings. The Wednesday
evening card party, at which Mrs. John
West Hornor, OF New York. acted as
one of the hostesses, was distinct sue
cess, assembling greater number of
the card-p playing contingent among the
ciun D members than were present at any
of the previous parties given under the
auspices of the Ladies' Welcome Club.
Dance Well Attended
The dinner dance at the club Satur-
day evening was largely attended.
Many OF the members gave dinners,
and there was an unusually large
number of supper parties at midnight.
Among the hosts and hostesses at
dinner were Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing l..
Rafferty,, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin H.
Markle, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac p Wiser,
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic Courtland Pentield, Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs.
5. H. Vandegrift, General and Mrs Jo-
seph A. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs l. H.
Jenney, Mr.: and Mrs. George c. Boldt,
Mr.; and Mrs. Frederick Frazer, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander r. Peacock. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Loring, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Leverett Hayden, Mr. and Mrs.
James n. Hammond and others.
MISS Eleanor Gibbons, who has been
spending the summer at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs J. Miles
Gibbons, at St. Lawrence Park, will
visit friends at Deal Beach next week.
One Of the interesting social events
OF the week was the tea which Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison bradley gave aboard their
cluded DR.. and Mrs Preston pope Sat
terwhite, OF Martin Hall, Great Neck
Long Island; Robert Little Mckee, the
Duke and Duchess de Richelieu (house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Courtland Pen
field and their house guests, Mrs. w
Wellman and A. Morris Bagby The
party sailed down the St. Lawrence,
enjoying the picturesque scenery.
Condos Entertain on Yacht
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic H. Conde, OF
New York, entertained a number OF
friends at dinner aboard their yacht
the Cornthan. Monday.
Mrs. W. ?. Foss, Mrs j. E. Fowler
Miss Ruth 3. Foss, Jack Fowler and
Wilson p. Foss, of Nyack- on-th Hud-
son, came to Alexandria Bay on their
yacht. and are guests at the Thousand
Island House.
John A. sleicher, editor of ''Leslie's.'
House. Another writer and publcis,
at Alexandria Bay at present is Charles
Edward RUSSELL
Ensign Alison S. Clark. of Chicago
has arrived at the Thousand Islands
and has opened his cottage on Com
fort Island. He is accompanied by
Mrs. Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Childress and
two children came by motor car from
Washington and are stopping at the
Thousand Island House.
Arrive from Canada
A party coming by automobile from
Ottawa included D. W. Green. Miss s
E. Snyder and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rogers. From New York, Miss A. II
Dewitt, T. S. Dewitt, G. P. Terry anc
Mrs. A. P. Dewitt came by automobile
and are stopping at the Thousand Isl
and House
Included among New Workers at the
Thousand Island House are: Mr.. anc
Mrs. Charles H. Burns, Mr.. and Mrs. A
H. Bernard. R. B. Aylesworth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs
William Burt, Mr.. and Mrs. W A
Laurena, the Misses Lucille and Helen
LaUrcna. Mr.. and Mrs +. c. Parsons
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Brokaw Mr.. and Mrs
Z. B. Chenoweth and Mr.. and Mrs
Henry B. Smith.
Mrs. Frederick Hazard, Howard Nor
ris. of Syracuse, and the Misses Doro
thy and Helen Ham, of Ridgelield, N
j., are spending the summer at the
Isle of Bryce, the guests Of Mr. anc
Mrs. James Bryce, Of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur s. Whitney, OF
Garden City, Long Island, and Mr. anc
Mrs. Gustavus T. Kirby, of New York
are spending several weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. George c. Boldt at The
Birches. Mr.. and Mrs. E. I. Graft who
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Boldt
have returned to New York.
Captain Duncan Macpherson, who
was overseas for the last year, frs
with the Queens Hospital in France
and later at Orpington, was at the
Thousand Island House, en- route tc
Kingston, where he is now visiting his
brother, c. A. Macpherson DR.. Mac
DherSOn Is an eminent eye ana eal
specialist in New York. He will return
TO New York shortly and reengage II
his medical work.
Visitors From the South
Mrs. Joseph A. Gale and Miss Char
lotte c. Gale, of Roanoke, Va, motoreC
TO the Thousand Islands on Saturday
and are guests at the Thousand 1slanC
House.
Mrs. Nehemiah Howe OF Newark i.
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A
Osborne on the houseboat Arcadia
Mrs. Marguerite Washington and hel
son, Robert Washington, who we're thC
guests Of Mrs Washngton's mother
on the Arcadia, motored back to New
York Monday.
William T. Dewart of New York, ha!
joined his family, at Bella Vista cot
tage for the remainder of the summer
He will have as his guest Robert H
Davis, Of New York. Mr. Davis will b'
accompanied by Henry Watson, edto
of Field and Stream"
Mr. and Mrs. James Platt, Mr.. an'
Mrs Harold Talbot and Nelson Talbo
viii be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A
Graham Miles over the polo tourna
ment.
Mrs. George W HILL who was
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Miles in July
has returned to her home in Stamford
Conn.
Mrs. F. c. Stevenson, of Scranton
Dow his ,rnal, nd rory, ,