New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Special Dispatch TO The Tribune

NARRAGANSETT PIER, r. l., Aug.
21.-August days are the gayest of the
season at Old Narragansett and am
bilious hostesses seem now to be amia
bly, vying with one another in the art of
entertaining. Scarcely a villa in the
colony is without its quota of house
guests and the hotels, notably the Mas
sasoit and Imperial, are nearly filled
to capacity.
The polo tournament, which has
been vitalizing factor in the social
and out-of-door life at the resort,
closed abruptly on Thursday and the
leading polo players left town for
"other fields to conquer"
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Belmont. Of
New York and Newport, left for their
country place on Long Island where
Mrs. Belmont is making arrangements
to enter the movies" in the role Of
q young Boston society woman in the
play Way Down East"
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Fleischman left
for their country place at Fort Wash
lngton, L. l. Earl Hopping. the New
York polo player left for New Yorl,
and A. +. Goodwin, J. A. Amory. Neil
Rlce and other polo players of the
Dednam team, left for Boston.
with the passing of polo, however,
and the round of polo luncheons and
polo dinners at the Casino and in the
villas, other social interests loom on
the social horizon
The annual costume ball took place
last night at the Casino, proceeded by
many dinner parties in the ball room.
among those giving dinners were Mr..
and Mrs. George Naphen, of New York:
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Porter Of Nolrb
Tonowanda, n. y; Mrs Irving H. Chase.
Of Waterbury, Conn, and Colonel and
Mrs. Joseph E. Samuels. Of Providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. David S. Baker jr.. of
greenwich gave a real old fashioned
Rhode Island clambake this afternoon
TO more than fifty guests al the Seal
borough Beach Bathing Club.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. James G. Blaine jr., Mr.. and Mrs,
S. Hinman Bird, Harold Harney, Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. McAdoo, and the Misses
beatrlce and Gertrude De Coppet, of
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. William G..
Rocker, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. !.
Goddard, Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Hazard
-Ai eAIiN >'ii ., dilh IL NlCRmONU, Ny.
and Mrs. H. Anson Richmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan S. Watson, and Mr.. and Ms.
John P. Eames, of Providence; Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas II. Dougherty jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement H. Wainwright; Mr.. and
Mrs. Caryl K. Roberts, John Welsh. Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Chew, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter Leidy. of Philadelphia.
Emersons Give Dinner Dance
Captain and Mrs. Isaac E. Emerson.
of Baltimore, entertained at one of
the notable functions of tn, season.
this being a dinner dance at Emerson
villa on the Cliffs, or last Saturday
night.
The affair was in honor of Mrs.
Emerson's son-in-l law and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. McAdoo, of New York.
the first named a son of William G.
McAdoo, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nc
Cormack, of Baltimore. Twenty or
more were hidden to the dinner and
later nifty or more arrived for the
dance
Among those at the dance ware Mr..
and Mrs. Rowland Hazard, Mr. and
Mrs R; H: l; Goddard. MIR and Mrs.
Frank f. Richmond and Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Anson Richmond, of Prov idence;
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Blame jr., Mr..
end Mrs. S. Hinman Bird and Mr.. and
Mrs. David S. Baker. of New York:
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter LeiGy. Miss Lisa
Norris, Miss Mary Norris. Miss Lucia
Chase, William G. McAdoo jr., Lieu
tenant Commander and Mrs. Theodore
Wilkinson, Mr.. aAd Mrs. Rowland