New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Mrs. r.. T. Baker
Gives Dress Ball for
200 Berkshire Folk
Event at HOLLYWOOD Leads
Week of Social Activity;
Dance at Walker Villa i'm
Ct. Darlington Close I'd

LENOX, Mass, July 23.-Mrs. Ray
mond T. Bakers brilliant costume ball
in the gymnasium at HOLLYWOOD to-
night brought together two hundred
summer residents of the Berkshire
region. The gymnasium for Alfred G
and George W. Vanderbilt, young sons
Of Mrs. Baker, is a playhouse with
all sorts Of toys and self-propelled
apparatus scattered about 1t is a lit
tie distance down the hill from the
villa and is connected with it by a
winding road Of white marble lined
with large pines.
another important dance was that
given last night by Mrs. William Hall
walker and daughter, Mrs. Denison D.
Dana, at brookside, their beautiful
via IN Great harrington. The $50
guests were chiefly from South Berk-
shire, where Mrs. Walker and Mrs,
Dana are among the leading enter
talners of the season.
MRS. David Ives Mackie. Of New
qTk, who is also charming hostess.
nad the largest garden party and re,
cept1on, of the week at Pine Cliff in
Great harrington, on Thursday. in
nonor OF her SON and daughter in law,
MI. and Mrs. Thomas Turlay Mackie'
Inc Inc latter formerly Miss Carolyn B.
Ns Cortlandt, daughter of Mr.. and
York. VI ave-"
Garden Club Members
To Be Mrs. Forbes's Guests
Mrs. George O. Forbes, of New York
has invited the forty members of the
Lenox Garden Club Council to be he.
guests at North Egremont on Mondav
afternoon, when Mrs. Banyer Clarkson,
Of New York, will read paper on the
glories Of English gardens that she Wis
tied last spring. Mrs. Forbes is a sis
ter OF Mrs. Harold Irving Pratt, of
New YORK and Glen Cove, L. l., who is
secretary Of the Garden Club of Amer
lea.
With its, Saturday night dances and
weekend golf and tennis tournaments
the, Wyantenuck Country Club at Great
harrington is the society center of
Southern Berkshire. The entertain
ment committee of the club is composed
of Mrs. Denison D. Dana, Mrs. Arthur
f. Whitney, Mrs. Charles L. Wetherbee
Mrs. John H. C. Church, Mrs. Rufus
|Mathewson, Mrs. George l.. Taylor. Mrs
Richard B. Rising, Mrs. Frederick Oar
lington and Mrs Eugene H. Peck. Mrs
Benjamin D. Ticknor won the first tomb
stone golf trophy, offered by Mrs. John
ROuEeA TeCerS. Ine Wyantenuck COLI
tournament will be held on the Wyan-
tenuck course August to inclusive.
: Edgewood, the 8,0O0-acre estate of the
late Frederick S. Pearson, of New York
and London, who with Mrs. Pearson
went down with the Lusitania, was sold
at auction this afternoon. The domain,
which originally comprised $4,000 acres
and was the second largest estate in
Berkshire, cost Mr.. Pearson $3.50 600
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Pearson, OF
New York, are occupying the manor
house.
Miss, Janet Cameron, Of East Orange,
N. j., who is with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Z. Cameron at the Aspinwall
Hotel, ia out each morning on her
chestnut thoroughbred for canter
through the .Aspinwall woods. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Bowman Dodson, Mrs.
John IF. Underwood and Miss Gladys
Underwood, of New York, are at the
Aspinwall.
Mrs. John J. Staples. of New York,
sister of Mrs. Frank X. Sturgis, is at
the Curtis Hotel for the rest of the
season.
Brigadier General Theodore Schwan
e. 8. A., retired, who was eighty years
old July 9. generally has top score in
clock golf tournament on the Maple.
wood grounds ct Pittsield.