New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
LakewOod's Season
OF Yuletide Fetes
Begins With Rush
Dances at Laurel House and
Laurel-in-Pines, Teas and
Card Parties Fill Week;
Christmas Shoot Planned
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

LAKEWOOD, Dec. 17.---The series
of events which constitute Lakewood's s
Yuletide social season was started to-
day with dances both at the Laurel
House Nand the Laurcl-in-the- Pines,
teas and cards at several Of the cot
tages and other informal events.
Lakewood is to celebrate Christmas
with true community spirit. A
place in thc village parkway in the
center of the resort. About it on
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day the
residents and winter visitors are to
gather and sing Christmas carols, a
custom long in vogue here and much
in favor. The town is prettiiy alight
with its Christmas trimmings
Church and charitable organizations
have held numerous sales of timely
gifts.
Next in Importance to the golfing
program may be counted the annual
| Christmas tournament Of the Laurel
half hundred good shots are ex-
pected to participate. Interest has
been keen in the trapshooting game
since the Inauguration of the weekly
shoots, and the splendid array Of
trophies adds to the interest in the
Christmas events. Unlike the golfers
the kiddies are hopeful that St
Nicholas will come this year to al
accompaniment of falling snow anc
frozen lake surfaces.
international Rotary invaded Lake
wood this week, and as a result of {
meeting which was held at the Laure
House on Monday night a local chap
ter is to be formed.
| DuripU tho u,ooL T,l,o,,,,. =
played host for few hours to the
members of the New Jersey Legisla
ture, the State Fish and Game Com
mission and group of railroad Of
ficials of the New Jersey Central anc
Lackawanna roads. They were here
on Wednesday for luncheon as the
guests of A. J. Murphy, manager OF
the Laurel House, where the luncheon
was served. From here they proceeded
to Forked River, where, as the guests
OF Ernest Napier, president Of the
Fish and Game Commission, they were
taken on tour of inspection of the
with Newark as a starting point and a
special train was placed at the dis
posal of the party by the New jersey
Central Railroad.
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs
H. w. Eddy, of the Lakehurst Nava]
Air Station, are registered at the
Laurel House. George l.. Record, OF
jersey. City, is also among the recent
arrivals there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry o. Tallmadge
OF New York, arc stopping at the
Laurel-in-the-Pines. Mrs. T. F. Dough.
erty and Miss Grace Dougherty, of New
York, are also enjoying an extended
stay here.
Mrs. Clarence Dillon and children
who have been at the Laurel-in-the
Pines for some time, left a few days
ago for their New York home for the
holidays.
Miss F. H. Harrison, of Lawrence
L. l., and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Allsop, OF
New York, are at the Florence-in the
Pines.
George W. Tryon and Miss Jane
Tryon, of New York, were recent
visitors to Lakewood, stopping at the
Laurel House. Others who registered
there during the week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred H. Pouch and Mrs D. c.
Alvord, of Brooklyn; Thomas w. Bow
ers, Boston; Miss M. A. Moller and
Miss j. M. Moller, Montclair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry M. Cleveland
of Detroit, are among the visitors
from the Middle West at Lakewood
They are stopping at the Laurel-in-the-
Pines. Others there include Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph 1. Goodwin, Cleveland;
Ivan Samson, London; Mrs. E. P. Law
son, New York; Mrs. Elizabeth Ecker
son, E. M. Campbell and Mr.. and Mrs,
A. G. Jordello, Philadelphia; Mrs. F. S.
Jerome. Miss Louise Jerome and Miss
McQueeney, New Haven, and Mr.. and