New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Cairo County Fair
Lures Vacatio1nists
In Catskill Region
Much of Social Activity
Centers at Maple Lawn,
Where Masquerade Ball
and Barn Dance Lead
Special Dispatch to The Yribuns

CAIRO, n. Y, Aug. 21.-All the roads
throughout the Catskil Mountains led
to Cairo this week. The annual fair
of the Greene County Agricultural So
clety, held at Cairo Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, brought the vaca-
tionists from every part of the Cats
kills IN larger numbers than ever
before. The program was the most
attractive ever presented here and the
races We're more interesting than in
former seasons because Of the more
liberal purses.
Much of the social activity centered
in the vicinity of Maple Lawn. A
masquerade ball and a barn dance, the
most important events, attracted a
large number of vacationists from
other hotels in the vicinity.
Among the recent arrivals at Maple
Lawn are Miss l.. Messner, Miss Anna
Messner, Miss Maie Brady, Ambrose
Brady jr., Joseph Quinn, Mrs. J. Quinn,
Miss May Quinn, Miss Florence Quinn,
Miss DAILY, Joseph Sher, Miss Sallie
Hogan, Miss Helen Riley, James Cop
pula, Joseph Frutti, NJ. Rogers, Mrs,
Rogers, George Fyfe, Charles Eek
hardt, Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Good, A.
Saunders, James V. Carroll and G. T.
Greham, all of New York.
Some idea of the Importance Of
Catskill as an automobile gateway to
the mountains was illustrated to-day
when more than 500 automobiles met
the Hudson River Day Line boat on its
arrival here to convey passengers to
points in the vicinity and by the fact
that last Saturday an hours count Of
the cars passing over one OF the
streets in the village showed a total
of 139 touring cars.
The growing popularity of the Leeds
and Green Lake sections of Greene
County was in evidence tonight by the
fact that it was impossible to obtain
a room at any Of the hotels or board
ing houses in that section.
At the Elizabeth House at Leeds the
latest arrivals include: Miss Winifred
Wickens, Miss A. Lochman, George
Frazier, Richard Walters, Miss Gather
inc Cooney, the Misses Peterson, Miss
II. Anderson, James Mcnamara, Wal
ter Higinbotham, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Murphy, Mrs. McMurray. J. Flint, Mrs
X. Sunderman, Mrs. II. Knapp, Charles
Hoffman and E. Pitcher, all of New
York
FNit NdIS eit tuc eITy mouse at Gfeen
Lake during the week include Miss G.
Lawrence, Miss B. Connolly, Miss B.
Treisser, Miss L. Burns, Miss G. Holly,
George Quinn Miss Quinn, Miss D.
Burke, Miss Z. Barry, Miss f. Gala
nan and Miss T. Emmett
Nacationists at Palenvillc turned out
IN numbers Tuesday to make the an
nual lawn party of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Gloria Del Church there
success.
The tennis players at the Rip Van
Wrinkle Golf and Country Club at Pa
lenville have been in evidence this
week as the result of getting in form
for the lntermountain tennis cham
plonship tournament, to be held there
the first week in September, when the
local club, now holder Of the cham
plonshlp trophy won at the Grant
House grounds last season, will en-
deavor to retain the prize.
he number of vacationists at the
Hotel kaaterskill increased again this
week, and from now until the closing
or the hotel after Labor Day. it viii |
oe M the busiest place at the summit of
the mountains.