New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
saecial Disrc,ch TO Tic Trihllne

Special DiSpctcb TO The Tribune
NEWPORT, R. l., July 31.-society
turned out en- masse in the Casino
Iheater on Friday evening to hear DR..
Alexander Hamilton Rice tell Of his
discoveries OF unexplored lands and
new peoples al the headwaters of the
amazon. trip which he closed with
Mrs. Rice last spring. This lecture,
given 'or the benefit of the Nina Ly-
metre Home for the Aged of Newport,
"as ilustrated by photographs taken
BY Dr. Rice and shown for the first
tine 10 public gathering. 1t was not
really public gathering, though, for
the limited number of tickets were
taken by the patronesses and none was
on public sale
Following the lecture many of the
audience went to the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Rice, Miramar, in Bellevue Ave
nue. for dance and supper given for
more than two hundred guests, which
was the most brilliant affair of the
season
The patroncsses for the lecture were
Mrs. K. Livingston Beeckman, Mrs. Z.
J.. Berwind, Mrs. Joseph A. Blake, Mrs.
loyal Goyal Phelps Carroll, Mrs Henry
Gicws. Mss Martha Goldman, Mrs. H.
Douglas. Mrs. John r. Drexel, Mrs.
Stuart Duncan, Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons,
e. Mrs. Frank w. FrueauF, Mrs. Richard
Gambrill, Mrs. Lawrence L. Gillespie,
Mrs. Grosvenor, Mrs. Henry Barton
Jacobs, Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James,
Mrs: Irwin B. Laughlin, Mrs. Thomas
=. Lswton, Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard,
Mrs. Lorillard, Miss Ellen F. Mason,
Mrs. Guy Norman, Mrs. Alexander
Hamilton Rice, Mrs. T. Sufcrn Taller,
Mrs. Roderick Terry, Mrs. Alfred
Iuckerman. Mrs. Twombley, Mrs. M.
N. Van Bcuren, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Hamilton Fish Webster, Miss Edith
Wctmovc, Mrs. George D. Widener,
Mrs. William +. Whitehouse and Mrs.
John j. Wysong.
Miss Grant Gives Recital
Society gathered at the studio of
Howard Hildcr for the recital given by
Miss Amy Grant, of New York, on
Thursday afternoon for the benefit of
the BE Brothers Summer Camps. 1t
was an operate recital, "The Blue
Bid, and much interest was mani
tested because Of the recent visit Of
Macterlinck 20 this country and tho
TACT tAa- many had been unable to
= witness the performances OF the opera
IN New York last winter. Many of tho
patroEcsseS for the Rico lecture acted
IN the same capacity for this affair,
and the list was headed by Mrs. Will
ham Grosvenor, Mrs Robert Gros-
venor, Mrs. Frederick Pearson, Mrs.
John r. Drexel and the Misses Stevens.
The announcement during the week
OF another wedding to take place in
September mas caused stir in the naval
and society circles. On September 20
VIII take place the wedding of Miss
elizabeth Pcgram Webb, daughter of
Commander Ulysses s. Webb, U. S. ~,
and Mrs. Webb, to Ernest Shaw Croas
dale, of Boston. Mrs. Louise Hubbard,
OF Baltimore, will DO the brides only
attendant
Hilltop Inn was startled on Thurs
day when, discovered among the diners
on the luncheon piazza, was a young
woman. at:ractively gowned, from hat
TO shoes, bat minus stockings. AS she
was a stranger ut the inn, although
one of a large party, her identity did
not become known, but matrons of the
summer colony are hoping that the
lad will not become widespread. for
they feel that the habit the younger
women now have of wearing mems
socks when IN sports clothes in going
even too far.
IT vas a mixed audience Of summer
folk and the army and navy colonies
Which heard the presentation of stop
Thief" the first Of the three large