New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-08
Flying Becoming Popular
Thousand Islands Diversion
Now the Fashion to Wl1rl Over " alter to Dinner in
Seapane or Utilize Craft to Fill Engagements
at Various Points in the ST. Lawrence Region

Special Dispatch to The Tribuns

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y, Aug. T.
Diverse amusements filled the ca
endar this week. there was, for in
stance, the golf tournament at the
Thousand Islands Country Club, which
occupied the attention Of the villa coll
ony all week Numerous formal and
informal dinner parties and small re-
ceptions were held at the Thousand
Islands Yacht Club almost every day
of the week, and there were number
Of yachting parties. notably those of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison S. Bradley, on
their yacht, Wahtoke; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Frazer, on the Nelfred; Com
modoro and Mrs. T. A. Gillespie, on the
Downey, or the Kismet; Commodore
and Mrs. Thomas H. Wheeler, on the
Empress; Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Beaver
Strassburger, on the Sioux, and Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander R. Peacock, on the
Jean.
Besides these local affairs. there
Thousand Islands team. on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, and numerous
tennis matches. both at the Thousand
Islands Country Club and al the Yacht
Club courts
One of the pleasant affairs of the
week was the dinner given by Commo-
dore and Mrs. James II. Hammond, of
Pittsburgh, at the Thousand Islands
Yacht Club. There were sixteen guests,
including Nh and Mrs. George s.
Hasbroucls jr., who only recently ar
rived at the Thousand Islands from
their wedding journey: Mrs. Carrie S.
Hasbrouck, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Graham
Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. j Sydney Ham
mond and Dr.. Z. A. Pitcairn Other
dinners given during the week ct the
Yacht Club had Commodore Charles
NJ. Englis, Commodore Charles s Rees,
Mrs. j. F. Mathews, Fred A. II. Reed
and W. A. Schleit as hosts.
Flying Becomes Popular
Flying at the Thousand Islands is
growing more popular every day. 1t
has become the fashion to go to dinner
in the seaplane which is stationed on
Casino Island Island, opposite the Thou
sand Island House. Saturday evening,
Philip Hoag, son of Mr.. and Mrs Ches-
ter R. Hoag, of Newark, had a dinner
engagement at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Mclean, on Zaviokon
Island the Old Alexander Robb home),
about three miles down the river from
Alexandria Bay. Mr.. Hoag went over
TO Casino Island, ard embarked in the
seaplane, and was whirled quickly over
Recent passengers in the airboat were
Miss Jane Stafford, of Miami; Hewett
Warburton, Of New York; Mrs. A P
Lodewick, OF New Orleans: Miss
Beatrice Green, of Brooklyn; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick H. Tillinghast, OF Al
bany; Mrs. Robert A Osborne, Of New
York, and Mrs. \. H. Howell, of New
ark
Mrs. W. P. Rafferty,. Miss Ricky Raj
ferty and Mrs. Z. B. Banner. Of SYRIA
cuse, are at the Crossmon House.
Among those from New York City at
the Crossmon are Miss Mabel Baxter,
Miss Martha Bond, Mrs. S. W. Sales,
Miss Grace Sales. Mrs. s W Clarkson,
Mrs. f. Frishmuth, Mr. and Mrs G. K.
Bronson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kelly, J. c.
Peek. Mir and Mrs. H. X. Hutchens. J.
Philips, A. Moses, Mr. and Mrs G.
Eastman, H. j. Morton. Arthur W. Bark,
\. Berger and Mr.. and Mrs R. ".
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Hammond
and Miss Dorothy Hammond. Of New
York, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Graham Miles, on Wellesley Island.
Mrs. George ". Hill, of New York, will
arrive Saturday for fortnight's stop
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miles.
Don Parker OF Garden City, and
Samuel McClemmons. Of Pittgburg, are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Z.
Peacock, of Belle Island
Mr.. and Mrs Harold E. Talbot, of
Dayton, Ohio, have taken the Chalet. or
Wellesley Island, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meade, of Gin
cinnati, arrived Thursday, 70 pass the
summer They have leased the tennis
house from George c. Boldt.
Personnel of Tennis Committee
George Mclean. OF Zavikon Island. is
chairman of the tennis committee. the
personnel of which includes: W. Lang
don Hayden, of New York; Edward a
Pitcairn, A. Graham Miles, George c.
Boldt ir. and J. Sidney Hammond The
tennis tournament stars Monday
Among the crack players who viii be
entered arc the Misses Virginia and
lsz1el Mclean, George Mclean, Earl
and Peter Hayden, Miss Eleanor Glib
bons, Mrs. Herbert s Shipman. Emer-
son McMillin, Herbert s. Rubsamen.
Walter Rubsamen. George {. Bo.dt, Mrs
George c. Boldr. Mr.. and Mrs. A
Graham Miles, Miss Marjorie Bourne
Ralph Beaver Strassburger, Miss Ruth
Englis, Ewing L. Rafferty,, Philip Hoag,