New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Juniors Compete
In Tennis Tourney
At Newport To-day
Hospital Benefit Fete Plans
for Friday Are Completed:
Children's Diving Contest
Draws Crowd at Beach
Special Dispatch TO The Tribune

Special Dispatch TO The Tribune
NEWPORT, r. J., Aug. fU-Mrs.
Stuart Duncan and Mr.. w. Goadby
Loew are offering prizes for the tennis
tournament opening at the Casino to-
morrow for girls and boys under six
teen years. The Younger people are
enthusiastic about the first juvenile
tennis event of the year and competi-
ton will be exceedingly keen. The
tournaments which James Henry Van
Allen used to have at Wakehurst were
popular and have been greatly missed
since he has gone to Europe. There
will be two classes, A. and B, for those
over and under thirteen in the girls
tournament. Among those already list
ed in the first group are Anne King
Carley, Marion Gray, Elizabeth Wood
ward, Hope Iselin, Fanny Wickes, Mar
ion Wickes, Violet Tangeman, Lauro
Biddle and Sylvia Brewster. In class
B Millicent Hammond, Mary Ham
mond, Leta Morris, Winifred Loew and
Phyllis Baker are entered.
Present plans indicate that the fcte
for the benefit OF the Newport Hospital
Friday will be one of the most success
full of its kind ever held in the city
and the committee is busily engaged
making final arrangements for the
opening. Among those who will assist
in the various departments will be Mrs.
George II. Hull, Mrs Julia Townsend,
Miss Augusta Hunter, Mrs. Edward
Fenner and Mrs. Cyril Judge at the
tea table; Mrs. william T. Conn Will
assist Mrs. Miller q the book booth
and Mrs. Natalia Willard will have
charge of the disposal Of lti-colored
toy balloons.
Nicholsons Buy Lansmeere
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Guthrie Nicholson,
of New York, who will become perma-
have purchased the piece of property
known as Lansmeere, of the estate of
Miss Alice Keteltas. The sale of the
property, which was owned jointly by
the estate Of Alice Keteltas and Miss
Edith Wetmore. and has been in the
family fifty years, was one of the first
dispositions to be made this year.
The diving contest for boys and girls
at Bailey's Beach was held to-day and
proved a remarkable success. James
Brett Stokes, a swimming enthusiast,
conceived the idea OF the meet, and
prizes were offered by Mrs Stuart
Duncan for girls and Clarence ".
Dolan for boys. Miss Edith Woodward,
Woodward, won the contest for the
girls, the Misses Marion and Kitty
Wickes finishing second and third.
Although only ten years old, Miss Kitty
Wickes displayed excellent ability and
almost equaled the older girls.
Gould Shaw, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
G. Shaw I'd, won the boys contest, with
William Andrews second and Frederick
Ames third. Many were present at the
contest and the day was ideal. Some
of the parents went out in canoes to
witness the events at nearer range.
Others who entered were Fanny W ickcs,
Marion Wickcs, Elizabeth Woodward,
Violet Tangeman, Mary Nicholson, Ma
tonette Frissel and Alice Galloway
The boys who entered were Lewis Shaw
Mcclure Holland, f. Havemeyer, Austin
2. Gray, Edgar Galloway, Dysong Dun
can, William Davis and l.. Andrews
The judges were Pennington Pearson
Frederick NJ. Goodwin and Mrs. Hubert
Voss.
Afternoon Dances Resumed
Afternoon dances were resumed at
the Casino this afternoon, twenty-five
couples assembling on the horsesho e
piazza to take part. They were quite
popular last summer and will be con-
tinued every Wednesday afternoon for
the rest of the season.
A tea dansant will be given at the
Art Association tomorrow for the
benefit of the girl scouts, and among
those who have engaged tables are
Mrs. Charles B. Hlllhouse, Mrs. Henry
Bentley, Mrs. James Parker, Mrs.
Charles B. Weaver, Mrs. M. A. Van
Beuren, Mrs. Thomas Sem, Mrs. Joseph
Widener, Mrs. Stella French, and Mi
John Nichols Brown.
Mrs. Thomas r. Ncill and Mrs. Au-
gustine NJ. Lawrence gave a tea and
bridge at the Jane stown Casino yes
terday afternoon, fifty guests being
present. 1t is expected that large
crowd will be at the masquerade ball
which is to be held at the Casino Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, of Elm
Court, have as house guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Pope Satterwhite, of
Long island. Mr.. and Mrs Bradley
gave luncheon for them to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Livingstone
Rogers, of Hyde Park, are guests Of
Mrs. Rogers mother, Mrs. William r
Sayles.
Mrs. Fl. M. Robertson and Miss Lily
Robertson are visiting Mrs. Alexander
Jay Bruen atWyn Wye.
A childrens party will be given by
Mrs. Pembroke Jones tomorrow at
Sherwood, her Bellevue Avenue estate
tate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ettorc Romano Fon-
tana have boxes for the Davis Cup
finals, starting August 25, and will have
friends as house guests during the
week.
Mrs. Richard Gambril will give q
dinner Friday, and Saturday Mrs. Oil
Yer G. Jennings will entertain with
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White came
from New York to-day and are visit
ing Mrs. Vanderbilt at the Breakers
Mr.. White was Ambassador to England
and married Mrs. William Douglas
Sloane, who was formerly Miss Emily
r. Vanderbilt. This is the first time
they have visited Newport since THEN
marriage.
Dinner Dance Thursday
Mrs. George C. Wood, of Pelham
N. Y; Mrs Violet Hart and Miss Core
Wanamaker, of Cincinnati, are at the
Hill Ton Inn Thursday evening at 7:3C