New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-11
Elizabethtown
MOurns Death of
Olney Children
One Of the Most Enjoyable
Seasons at Adirondack
Resort Is Shrouded in
= Gloom by Drowning


ELIzABETHToWN, N. T., Sept. 10.
One Of the most enjoyable seasons
in the history Of this Adirondack resort
has been shrouded in gloom By the
tragedy Of last Sunday, when three
juniors from the summer colonx lost
their lives while bathing in the Boquet
Rives. Master Peter B. Olney Sd, six
years old, and his sister. CorneIia
Olney, eight, were the children Of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Butler Olney, Of Cedar
hurst, L. l., who have a cottage here,
and their cousin, Master Wilson Oiney
jr- son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Olney,
of Hampton, N. H., was here with his
mother as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
w. II. Hubbard, of Yonkere, who have
a cottage. The parents and little peo-
pie were popular members of the sum
mer colony. Peter Butler Ciney ir.,
father Of Peter B. Olney Sd and Cor
nelia Olney, and his brother, Wilson
Oiney, are the sons of Peter Butler
nephews of Richard Olney, former Sec
rotary Of State under President Cleve-
land.
Exercises in Observance Of the Tooth
anniversary Of the Congregational
Church here, which began last Sunday.
have proved Of interest to MANY Of the
members of the summer colony. The
anniversary sermon was preached Sun
day morning by the Rev. Wilton Merle
Smith, pastor Of the Central Presby-
terrain Church, Madison Avenue and
f1fty-seventh Street, New York, who
mas a summer place in Keene Valley.
On Wednesday evening exercises and
a supper were held at the church.
Judge Augustus Hand spoke. Arrange
ments for the anniversary observance
were under the direction of the Rev.
Herbert Ford, pastor of the church,
Adolph 5. Ochs, on his annual motor
tour OF the mountains, paid a visit
Sunday to Frank A Munsey, at the
latters summer place, Garondah. Mr..
Munsey, who recently came up from
New York with his architect, A. A. John
son, Of New York, will make more ex-
tensive alterations upon his estate
here.
Miss Robin Ridgway, who passed
the summer IN Europe, where she has
been studying and travelling, has joined
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erman J.
Ridgway, of New York, at their cot
tage here. Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgway. who
went to New York fer the wedding OF
Miss Gail Hamilton Ridgway and
Professor Sydney Barlow Brown Oh
Sunday, returned for Labor Day.
At their cottage, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
P. Evans, of New York. are entertain
ing her parents, sister and brother
and the latter's wife, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
W. Burdick, Miss Elizabeth Burdick
and Mr.. and Mrs Julian Burdick, all OF
Pittsburgh.
Mrs: E. B. Sheppard and her daughter.
Miss verna Sheppard. Of Providence,
fha 20 NJ i
Reber, Of Philadelphia, at Camp
Howannarda.
Robert Girvin Sd, of Philadelphia.
Is the guest Of Masters David and
Stuart Ludlun, Of Ardmore, Pa, at the
camp of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David S. Ludlum.
Last Saturday nights invitation sea-
son-end dance at the Windsor was
big success. More than 800 accepted
invitations, those present including
Judge and Mrs. Augustus Hand, Justice
and Mrs. Charles H. Kelby and many
others from New York representative
of the cottage colony.
The same evening q big dance was
given at Deer's Head Inn. Features of
the sacred concert at Deer's Head Inn
Sunday night were barytone solos by
Adolph Nichol, tenor solos by Ben
Franklin and violin selections by James
Hogan, of Troy. Mrs. Benjamin F.
Stetson was accompanist.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Dion, of New
York, and their daughters, Lucienne
and Jean Dion, are among recent ar
rivals at Deer's Head Inn for early
September.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. W. Goodman, of
New York, who have been spending the
season at The Windsor, have been
joined there by Miss Kathleen Good
man.