New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-24
Newport to Close
Its Active Season
In Brilliant Fashion
Horse Show and Wonen's
Inter-City Tennis Tourna-
ment VIII Feature Big
Events Of 1921 Wind.up

4'i~ " OlSi, H.. l., aug. ZS.-F How
ing the Davis Cup matches, there will
be another feature in the tennis ac-
tlyities at the Casino before the end
of the season, the women's inter
city tournament, which will be started
next Monday. Some of the best play
ers in the country are expected to COM
pete. The fact that the title is inter
city will not restrict players of inter
national repute from entering the tour
nanlent, and it is planned to have Mile.
Lenglen, the French champion, and
Mrs. Mallory, the American title hold
err, compete in the matches.
Boston, New York, PHILADELPHIA and
San Francisco are to be represented.
players Coming from those cities be-
ing Miss Sigourney. Mrs Cole, Mrs.
Brown and Mrs. Bundy Other prom
nent cities probably will ral1 In line
and send representatives.
AS the matchcse will begin on the
first day OF the horse show. there will
be two attractions during the week of
the highest ORDER. AS the horse show
Will take place on the present cham
plonship court, arrangements have
been made to lay out two more new
courts in front Of the clubhouse and a
grandstand will be erected on the OBJ
posite side, the first time that this
has been done. With the Davis Gun
finals, the horse show and the wom-
ems tournament, the end of this week
and the first part of next should be
teemlng with activity and the seasons
close should be one Of the most brill
liant in recent years.
Countess Szechenyi Defeated
The womens doubles tourney is pro-
ceedlng quite satisfactorily and large
number have been entered To-day,
Miss Helen Moran and Countess SEE
chenyi were defeated by Mrs W. Goad-
by Loew and Miss Florence Loew, 6-1
Edna Barger defeated Mrs. Henry
Gray and Mrs. Lewis G. Morris. Go
e.; Mrs. Lorillard Spencer and Mrs.
Barger Wallach won by default; Mrs.
George Peabody Gardner ir and Miss
Dorothy Kane defeated Miss EVELYN
Loew and Miss Annie Burr Auchincloss.
G-3, 6-1.
Mrs. Lewis G. Morris, who played in
the finals Of the national doubles at
Forest Hills recently, will be to Bos-
ton during the week to play in the ma
tional mixed doubles.
Maple Shade, the residence of Mrs
Leroy French, on Red Cross Avenue
was the scene of handsome dinner
+ party last night, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald MacRae entertained eighteen
guests, among whom were William
Iselin, Mrs. Stuyvesant Leroy. Mrs. Lc-
roy French. Mr.. and Mrs Robert Gould
Shaw 3D. Or. and Mrs. Herbert Ship
man, Mrs: Hermann Oelrichs and Mrs
Mae Brady Hartman.
Bishop and Mrs. James Henry Oar
lington will give dinner this evening
at the Corners.
Numerous Lunchcons Given
Among other entertainments to-day
was luncheon by Mr. and Mrs.
George Henry WARREN: a luncheon bv
Mrs. Eugene Reynal, at the Muenching-
er King; luncheon by General and
Mrs. J. Fred Picrson, and luncheon
at Bellaire by Mrs. Oliver Gould Jen-
nngs
This afternoon William f. Carter
also gave a luncheon at the Hill TOP
Inn.
The Newport Reading Room has
elected its officers for the coming sea-
son, John Thompson Spencer being
predecessor,
George Peabody Wetmore, rendered
his Resignation. The secretary and
treasurer is Walter A. Andrews, and
Mcssrs. Walker Brcese Smith, Brad
ford Norman and DR.. Henry Jennings
Knapp comprise the executive COM
mittee. The place of the late Henry
A. c. Taylor, on. the board of govern
ors, has been taken by T. l. H. Powell
and Reginald Norman will succeed the
late Charles Frederick Hoffman.
Japanese Players Arrive
Things frightened up at the Casino
this morning when the Japanese play
ers arrived and had their first practice,
many spectators watching the perform
ancc Of !. Kumacac and Z. Shimidzu,
who played during the morning, while
the third member of the team, S. Xa-
shio, rested up after the recent games.
teams in their pratcc match. there
will be some good tennis at the Casino
this week. The Australasia team has
been practicing regularly since its ar
rival and should be in good shape for
the final matches
Edmund Sullivan, of Chicago; Mr..
and Mrs David T Sullivan, Miss Car
isle Sullivan and D. f. Sullivan ir. arc
at the New Cliffs. Other guests there
are Mrs. +. r. Ehrman and D. d. Ehr-
man, Of Jacksonville, Fla Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Stockton and Miss Ellen
Stockton, Of Trenton, N. j.. and Major
Charles f. d. Fridge, of the British
Embassy at Washington. Miss Loretta
Toomer, o. Portsmouth, Va. is visiting
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. " w.
Lamar at their cottage on the Torpedo
Sta ton.
Another round OF the women's doubles
WIS played this afternoon. finishing
quite late. Mrs. W Goadhy Loew and
Mi s Florence Locw defeated Miss Edna
Bargcr and Mrs. Henry Russell, IS
Sc; Mrs. George Peabody Gardner ir
and Miss Dorothy W. Kane defeated
Mrs. Rarger Wallach and Mrs Lorillard
Spencer G-3. : Tomorrow morn
ing Mrs. ". CoaAbv Locw and Miss
Florence Locw vii meet Mrs George
Peabody Gardner ir. and Mss Dorothy
w. Kane in tho final rounf. and thern
will probably be q large turnout of
people to witness the championship
match.
Gardner Douglas tr. defeated Alex
ander Shaw in the finals Of tho boys
tournament and won tho champion ship
the scores bcinr G4 d-f, 81, the
last set being very exciting.
License ProcIa'sns Eorr'o~
WrflIr~ &C Prof Mcclure
Miss Grace Latimer Jonoss enrere-
mcnt to we'd Professor Charles Free
man Williams Mcclure. Of Princeton