The New York herald., 1921-05-29

Special Despatch TO THE New Yonn HERALD.
ALEXANDRIA BAY. May zs.-The thou
sand Island region with its many at
fractions in the way OF picturesque
scenery, It's social life. splendid hotels
and many diversions possesses lure for
the summer resident, visitor ana tourist
seldom eQualled by any other, resort.
Among the amusements offered at Alex
andria Bay are polo. tennis, golf, yacht
Ing. motor boating. fishing and the usual
number of dances and card parties.
Social activities give promise Of the
gayest season the Venice Of America"
has seen In Its history. Taking a sail
down the river from Cape Vincent 70
Alexandria Bay, one cannot see q single
vacant cottage along the ST. Lawrence.
Life is stirring all up and down the
river.
The calendar at the Thousand Islands
Yacht Club presents a busy programme.
The club will open on June /. Included
In the events to be held are the semi
weekly dinner end dances, the tennis
tournament for seniors and for juniors
the annual costume. tennis and mas
querade balls. and the Ladies' Welcome
Club tea. as well as many other enter
| Country Club there will be another ten
mis- tournament. the golf and polo tour
naments. The latter is always the last
| tournament of the season, which starts
this summer Aug. 13 and closes Aug.
| ~. Among the teams to enter fol
/ the event will be one from the Thousand
! Islands Polo Association, another from
the Miami Hunt Club, and others from
Buffalo, Montreal and Toronto. Mr.. A
Graham Miles has been one of the sup
porters of polo. Other members Of the
| club include: Messrs. II. b. Anderson
+. M. Bacon. Jr.; George f. Benson
George c. Boldt. J. Stuart Brown. Fred
erick Conde, Otis II. Cutler, John De
vine. c. M. Englis. J. Miles Gibbons, IT
A. Gillespie, William Gilbert, w. Jerome
Green. Mrs. A T. Hagen, George S. Has
brouck. c. L. Hayden, Frederick Love
joy, Alvin Markle, Edward ]. Noble. ]
| Norris Oliphant Frederic CourtlanC
| Penfield. Alexander X. Peacock, Ralpl
&. Strassburger and William II. Downey
i Early Arrivals at villas,
Among the early arrivals at the sum
mer villas are Mr.. and Mrs. c. Leveret
Hayden. OF New York, who are occupy
ing their cottage on Hayden Island
Mrs. Hayden's mother. Mrs. G. Whitne.
Of New York. Is guest at the Haydei
villa.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Graham Miles an,
ti.eir daughter. little Miss Glover Miles
Of New York have opened their cottag
on Wellesley Island.
Miss Marjorie Bourne of New Yorl
already is at her home on Dark Island
She will be joined soon by her siste
and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs Ralp
Beaver Stvassburger. The house o.
Dark Island is one Of the handsomest q
the Thousand Islands and was built b.
the late Commodore Frederick G
Bourne OF New York.
Oliver L. Rafferty, OF New York ha
arrived at Alexandria Bay.
Mrs. William T. Dewart of New Yor'
spent last week at the Thousand Islands
looking after the opening of Kee-Wah
Din, the cottage bought By Mr.. Deway
at the close Of last season. Mr.. and Mr..
Dewart and their family VIII arriv
early in June.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas II. Wheeler {
New York viii open their cottage, Wat
winet on June 10.
Mrs. Robert A. Osborne of New Yor
was at Alexandria Bay last week. Sh
viii return early In June, accompanic