New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-05
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

NEWPORT, R. L., Sept. 4.-Newport's
summer season reached its peak this
week, with the twenty-fourth annual
horse show at the Casino. While not
as largely entered as before the war
horses OF quality not seen together
IN some time were exhibited and there
were few mediocre entries.
The artists masque ball at the Art
Association of Newport on Friday
night was brilliant and artistic at
fair and was attended by many of the
summer colony, as we'll as the army
and navy sets and Newporters. There
was great deal Of entertaining during
the week, many parties being given in
connection with the horse show. and
athletics at the Casino, the beaches
and the Country Club were numerous.
The executive and ring committee of
the horse show was the same as in
previous years-Henry F. Eldridge,
Prescott Lawrence, Reginald C. Van
derbilt and DR.. Thomas G. Ashton. Mr..
vanderbilt gave his annual dinner
at SANDY Point Farm for the commit
tee, judges and other officials of the
show on Wednesday night, an enter
tainment following the dinner. The
judges were the same as in recent
years-Charles P. Williams. of sion.
! ington; Alfred B. Maclay, Of New
York, and R. Penn Smith, of Union
vile, Pa.
There was hardly an>empty box at
the show, and it was noticeable that
the naval colony Joined the boxholders
this year, as did members of the army
set. Among the former were Captain
Douglas E. Dismukes, Rear Admiral
Leavltt G. Logan, Rear Admiral Will
nam 5. Sims, Captain Martin E. Trench
and Colonel G. E. Landers, senior army
officer of the district, whose box was
next to Captain Dismukes.
Governor r. Livingston Beeckman
had his usual reservation, and among
others who had boxes were GEORGE
Peabody Wetmore, L. Cass Ledvard
Williams P. Burden, Judge William H
Moore, Lawrence L. Gillespie, Arthur
Curtss James, Edward J. Berw:nd, Mrs
pembroke Jones, Henry Clews, Mrs.
john n. Graham, Mrs. William Grosve-
nor, John R. Drexel, Mrs. William
Watts Sherman. Mrs. Vanderbilt,
George P. Eustis, Baron Romano
George Peabody Eustis. From the
Jamestown colony were DR.. Ashton, DR.
George &. Stout and Isaac H. Clothier
Artists Give Ball
-, 1t was hard work to take in all
the attractions at the artists ball and
1ete FRIDAY evening in the buildings
and grounds of the Art Association
Starting at 8, there was an hours en-
tertalnment, after which the dancing
vas general, following the grand march
through the court of honor of those
IN costume, to be judged for the prizes
Tor the best costumes, offered by Mrs
William Grosvenor snd Mrs. Francesca
P"olo Finocchiaro. The judges were
Governor and Mrs. Beeckman, Colonel
n. Anthony Dyer, who had an exhibit
ton OF his water colors in the Gushing
Memorial galleries during the week
Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer. Miss Lydia
Redmond and John du Fails.
The hostesses were Mrs. Grosvenor
Mrs. Finocchiaro and Mrs. Edward C.
Campbell and Harrison S. Morris, pres
ldent of the association, and other Off
GERS, including Dr. Edwin Wiley, Mrs.
Maude Howe Elliott and Walter Coles
Cabell. Mrs. Howard Spencer Graham
was chairman Of the general enter
tainment committee.
Mrs. William Cotton had charge of
an Oriental pantomime, and she also
arranged a series of tableaux repre-
senting magazine covers, among those
taking part being Miss Prunella Wood
Of Newport; Mrs. Harold Julian and
Miss Katherine Scheerer, of East
Orange; Mrs. John X. Graham and Miss
Lois Graham, Of Philadelphia; Mrs
Marshall Carroll, of Pittsburgh; Miss
Sally Watson, Miss Hope Woodmansee
MIS-. Earl H. Netzgers Mrs. Axmstead