New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07
August Brings Cool
Breeze, Not Heat, to
Thousand Islands
Colony Enjoys Fishing and
Tennis in Midsummer SUN
WithLittle Thoughtof Hot
Spell Sweeping Country
Special DispateA to TIE Trtoume

Special Dispatch to The Tvtbume
ALEXANDRIA BAY. N. Y, Aug. g.
Midsummer at the Thousand islands,
instead Of bringing heated weather,
has brought delightful breeze and a
pleasantly warm sunshine. SO that the
city man or woman is delighted to
bask in the warmth Of tho sun while
fishing, INCORPORATING or swimming in
the ST. Lawrence. The weather has
been perfect for the tennis match in
progress at the Thousand Islands
Yacht Club during the last week. The
entries this summer in the tourney
have been unusually large in numbers,
as we'll as in expert tennis players.
Mrs. Marshall Mclean, of New York
City, who is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A Graham Miles, is one of the entries.
The Thousand Islands Yacht Club
has been the scene of many gay dinner
parties during the last few days. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles M. Englis, of New
York, who are spending the summer
at the Thousand Islands Country Club,
gave dinner party at the Yacht Club
recently, their guests comprising Ar
thur La Frentz, Roswell Mundy, Mr..
t.
Mrs. George @. Boldt, n. A. Reed, Miss
Ruth M. Englis, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A..
Erbe. On Saturday evening H. A..
Reed entertained the same company
at dinner at the Yacht Club.
Other persons recently giving dinner
parties at the Yacht Club were Carl
Hanna, OF WATERFOWL, who had seven
guests; Captain Mathews, whose guests
numbered four; Mrs. Harold Lewis, of
swift Water Point, whose party in
GUIDED ten persons; Mrs. William Eel
loves Morgan, of NewYork and Papoose
Island: who had six persons at dinner.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. A. Graham Miles,
of Wellesley Island; Paul Ripley, E.
Lynch, Thomas Crabb, of Toms River,
N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. Alvan Harkle, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew McNally, Reginald
Newton, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Frazer.
Mrs. ]. Fenton Taylor, Mrs. John L.
Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. Mancel T.
CLARK, Mr. and Mrs. 7. T. Berdan, Com
modore and Mrs. Chester r. Hoag.
Commodore and Mrs. Thomas H.
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Dewart, Lee Reynolds, B. A. Eckert.
Charies 81. Hewett, Edward B.. Swift
William w. Gurley, Allen M. Stewart.
James h. Hopkins, Clarence Parker. of
Chicago. Commodore Wheeler also en-
tertained his guests on board his Yacht
Empress.
Third Cavalry Team Enters
Polo Association Tourney
The Thousand Islands Polo Assoc4.
alton has received the entry of the Sd
Cavalry team, stationed at Fort Ethan
allen, whose makeup is as follows: az
Major Haverkamp, (2) Lieutenant Me.
Cnesney, (3) Captain Heron, az Her
man Order. Besides this team. there
will be two from Montreal, one from
toronto, the Whippany River, Rumson
Soad and the Thousand Islands teams.
POLO practice is being held twice week
at the polo grounds on Wellesley Island.
interest at the Thousand Islands grows
in polo every day as the date for the
August 1927. An interesting array
Of cups has been offered.
Commodore James H. Hammond has
offered prizes to the team Of four
whose aggregate handicap does not ex-
coed ten goals. These prizes are indi-
vidual offers. The Wellesley Island
cups are offered by Mrs. A. Graham
Miles, open to teams of four whose
aggregate handicap does not exceed
seventeen goals, no member of q team
to exceed five goals. These cups are
also to be individual prizes. Also the
Lucie Hill cup, which will become the
property of the team winning it three
times on the grounds of the Thousand
Islands Polo Club. This cup has been
won two years in succession by the
miami Valley players, of Dayton, Ohio.
Another cup is presented by the gov
errors of the Thousand Islands Yacht
Club in the special matches, the
players to be selected from the entire
list of players in the tournament.
John Philip Sousa was met in Water
town Sunday by William H. Warbur-
ton, who brought his guest over to
Alexandria Bay, where he was enter
tanned at dinner at the Thousand
Island House by. Mr.. Warburton. An
other distinguished parsonage at the
Thousand Island House during the last
week was Colonel Arnold D. futile, of
Washington, who was on General
Pershing's staff during the war and
was in France in the Medical Corps
for twenty-six months.
D. B. Burnham and Henry Biggs, of
New. York, are the guests Of F. A..
Reed at his Thousand Island cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wiser, of Pres
colt, Ont, are the guests of Mr.
Wiser, at their cottage on the Canadian
side.
Frank A. Munsey, Of New York, Ia
expected at the Thousand Islands early
in the month. He will be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Dewart, at
Wah-Din, who will give number
of social affairs in his honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Waldron. of
Passaic, N. j., are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Mclean, at Zavikon
Island.
Burns Lyman Smith, Of Syracuse
has leased the cottage on Dewey Island
and with his family will spend the re-
mainder of the season at this resort.