The New York herald., 1921-08-28
Masq uerades and
Vaudeville Shop
at Lake Placid
One Ball Earns $500 Toward
Establishing a Commu-
nifty Centre.

Special Despatch to THE New York HzRArD
LAKE PLACID. N. Y, Aug. 27.-volun-
tary longevity Is Lake Placid's latest
fancy. and most everyone in the summer
colony Is now engrossed In the study of
how to lengthen their years by means of
''brain building through scientific body
culture" Mrs. Theodore Parsons of New
| York, who is the exponent OF the new
method OF beating Old Age, has been
giving a series Of lectures at Lake Placid
| Club, Whiteface Inn and other hotels.
Tho movement by the Lake Placid
| Woman's Club to establish a community
/ centre on q large scale received big
boost this week by means of a masque-
rade at the Stevens House on .donday
night. which netted about $500. and .
benefit dance in the Town Hall on Thurs
day evening, from which a considerable
sum was realized.
Yacht Club challenge cup. which will
take place Monday. there will be no
more events under the auspices of the
club \ Labor Day. when the annual
/ flapja making contest viii be held In
the ar loon with a subscription dance
ct the clubhouse In the evening.
Victor Herbert, who recently Joined
| Mrs. Herbert and Miss Herbert at Camp
Joyland. is among the campers who will
remain late this season,
! Calumet Lodge, on Lake Placid. has
been leased for the remainder Of the
season by II. w. Nuckles OF Pelham
Manor. ". Y.
4 ". q. Guernsey OF Grand Rapids is
1 the camp guest OF Philo c. Fuller of
4 Grand Rapids at Hawk Island.
Mrs. Benjamin l. Ward OF Passaic,
who Is at her camp, is recovering from
an injury received through stepping on
a rusty nail.
Nine. GalIt-Curct Arrives.
Mme. Amelita Galn-Curci, dramatic
sporano. who was among the arrivals
of the week. spent a few days at the
Stevens House on a motor tour OF the
mountains with her husband Homer
samuels OF Minneapolis. They were
\ joined at the hotel by Or. and Mrs.
II. II. F'ryette. also OF Minneapolis
Events of the week at tho hotels In
clude the annual masquerade dance at
Whiteface Inn. the Community House
/ benefit masquerade at the Stevens
1 House and a vaudeville show arranged
I by David MacFadyen OF New York at
the Grand View hotel
Winners OF prizes at the Whiteface
Inn masquerade dance were foo the
cleverest costume, Miss Ruth Good Of
East Orange as Big Ben: for the
funniest costume, Arthur Stewart OF
New York as "A Cannibal" for the
most original costume, Carl Good OF
East Orange as '@rhe Old Man OF the
Mountains; for the best designed cos
II n GF aa
"Crazy vamp'; for the prettiest cos
tune. Miss winifred Wrigley OF New
York as "Pom-Pom Girl" Judges for
the event were Mrs c. G. Griggs. De-
troit; Mre. Robert McGusty, Mrs. H j.
Stitch. James A. Sheridan and DR.. j.
/ A. Wade, New York.
First prize for women in the Stevens
House masquerade went to Mrs. Henry
Watterson of New York, in a Turkish
Harem costume. Miss Jane Caldw ell
Of New York as a "Toddle Top" took
second prize. ]. E. Neibert of Buffalo
won first prize for men as a Chinaman
and Major s. =. Parker Of New York
and London, as a Turkish caliph, was
awarded second prize. The judges were
Mrs. ]. Hollis Wells. Lewis M Don
natin and George DeLacy of New York.
Prize winners at Monte Carlo party
at the Stevens House were Miss Olga
| Bosque of Havana; Robert Culhane
and Miss Grace Fitzpatrick Of New
York and Miss Jean Treacy Of Phila-
delphia. In the order named In charge
of the tables for this event were Miss
Nan Heydt, Miss Jane Charles. Miss
Katherine McCosker. Miss Tulita Bos-
que. DIR, f. II. Spencer, William II.
| Quinlan and Robert Culhane Miss
Grace Fitzpatrick sold Ice cream cones
the punch bowl The prizes awarded
were gold, slver and bronze cups
Novelties I'm Vaudeville.
Dancing by Miss Laura Leo OF New
York and recitations by Harry Antram
OF Buffalo were features OF the vaude-
Vile show given at the Grand View
hotel Monday evening under the d.
rection OF David MacFadyen OF New
York. Mrs. Peter +. Connolly OF Bos-
ton as Mile. Eva Fakirena." mind
reader. made hit when she located a
quarter IN the shoe OF Miss Grace Wat
son OF New York, sister OK Mrs. NJ r.
Marshall Robert Bruce and Charles
Wood OF New York and Bruce Wilson
OF Louisville, Ky, were applauded in
a negro minstrel act.
About $3.50 for the benent OF sana-
i IpTluIn 1dbTlblS WIS TAlSe0 AT n Darn
dance at the Grand View. also under
the direction OF Mr.. MacFadyen. AZ
this event Harry Antram OF Buffalo
made a witty address and Miss 70. w.
Franz OF Baltimore sold lemonade
Recent New York arrivals at White
face Inn include Mrs. G. l.. O'Bryan
Miss Belle O'Bryan, Mrs George Malloy
Charles Scott. Or. and Mrs. j y Smith.
Miss Dorothy Smith, J. NJ Prendcrgnst
Dr. George Evans, w. ID. Nightingale
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nones and children
Miss D. Dumont. Mrs. Fl. M. Portner
Robert r. Koehler, Miss Mildred Hun
toon, Mrs. J. -. Parsons, Mrs. William
Gould and II. g. Elbertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mnton OF Green
wich, Conn, are recent arrivals at the
Inn.
A large gallery followed the third In
n series OF golf matches between Thomas
r. Smith and James Hoey of New York.
Mr.. Hoey won the match, but the SYM
pathy of the gallery went TO MIR. Smith
because of HIS plucky effort TO overcome
the big handicap granted his opponent.
Mr.. and Mrs Stephen II. Heating OF
New York are NJ the Stevens Houee.