The New York herald., 1921-06-12
Flying Fleets for
Adirondack Trips
Announcers to Point Out Seen
ic Places to Passengers
Notes of Resorts.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HnEAIp
LAKE PLACID. N. ", June 11.--Seeing
the Adirondacks from the air Is going
TO mean more this season than in the
past. AS big hydroplanes soar high
above the mountains, forests, lakes ana
streams oelow an announcer aboard VIII
communicate to passengers such infor-
nation as "That patch Of rock 1000
feet below is the summit Of Mt. Marcy"
or "We are now passing at an altitude
of 1900 feet over the village OF Eliza
BEETHOVEN. Observe Lake Champlain on
your right" This is calculated TO add
fifty per cent. of interest to the air trips.
From a base at the village of T1con-
deroga, near the ruins OF the famous old
fort. now partially restored by the
owner, Mrs. stephen II. p. Pell of New
York. will be operated fleet OF six
passenger planes during the summer
and early autumn. These planes will be
equipped with 400 horsepower motors
and also will be equipped with a sys-
tenn of communication. IT Is planned 10
maintain booking offices at all OF the
principal resorts and to have a regular
schedule of flying dates
Parker of New York will operate dur
ing the season squadron of sea-
planes, flying daily to Saranac Lake
village, where landing will be on Lake
Flower; to Paul Smiths, where landing
will be before the hotel; on the Lower
st. Regis Lake TO Saranac Inn, where
landing will be before the Inn on the
Upper Saranac Lake. and to Loon Lake.
In addition to the passenger service thus
afforded aviation schools are to be
opened. and many young men and
women will get their first training in the
art of flying here in the heart OF the
Adirondacks.
The feasibility Of direct air service
from New York to the Adirondacks was
demonstrated recently when a large
party aboard q flying boat, the Santa
Maria. made the trip from New York up
the Hudson and over Lake George and
Champlain TO Westport and Plattsburg
on the first leg of flying trip to Detroit
to open an aerial commercial route.
Events of the week include the house
party at Lake Placid School, for which
several Of the parents of the young men
graduates assembled. In addition to the
commencement exercises to-day is the
annual camp supper OH Lake Placid to-
night, followed by dancing. The gradu-
ates, for the most part members of well
known New York families, include: Avery
Rockefeller. John F. Hammond, Leonard
Wood. Henry l.. Higginson, Harold
Beatty. Alvin NJ. Ehret, Hunt Howell.
Thomas Howell. Jr., Robert F. Kille-
brew, Griffith Mark and Roy Munger.
In addition to other changes there.
provided for earlier. Thomas A. Leahy,
manager OF Lakeside Inn, has decided
..,, o1&1 tt<x, f1,o
Inn and other buildings on the property.
These will be undertaken with all pos
sible speed.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Kunhardt of New
York will return to Whiteface Inn; also
Mr.. James Sheridan and family of New
York. Mr.. Stephen III. Farrelly of New
York is opening his camp.
Preparations are now complete for the
opening. at the Stevens House, Lake
Placid. next Tuesday, OF the annual con-
vention of the American Wall Paper
Manufacturers Association.
Mr. Waddell Catehings and family of
New York are at their Camp Menawa.
Other recent camp arrivals at Placid in
clude Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Benson OF Pas
sale, n. j.. and Mr.. Hugh Jarvis and
family of Hartford.
Work upon the buildings Of the Fawn
der construction for a year. Is prac-
tically completed. and Edmund Mulhol-
land of New York, secretary and treas
urer. and J. b. Williams. manager. an
nounce the formal opening for July 1.
Mr.. Edward Start while fishing in
st. Regis Pond this week landed tive
lake trout. the largest measuring 81
inches and weighing " pounds.
E,xtensive improvements have been
made at the Saranac Lake Country Club
Under Daniel r. Sullivan Saranac
Lake will be represented during tn,
season by a baseball team.
Camp improvements at Saranac Lake
include those by DR.. Alexis McGlannoI
OF Baltimre upon his camp on Lake
Kiwassa.
Mrs. Mary Bacon OF New York ha.
taken a two years lease Of the Sloai
cottage ON Reservoir Hill, Saranac Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Lindenmeyer o
New York are returning to Cosmos cot
tage at Saranac Inn for the season.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. u. Walker OF New
York have the Riddle cottage at tn,
Inn for the season. and Mr.. II. w
Darling OF New York has leased Lad!
Tree cottage of the Saranc Inn group.
White Pine Camp on Osgood LAX,
at Paul Smiths, built by Archibald s
White at q cost of $500,000. has beer
sold to Mr.. Irwin r. Kirl1wood, news
paper publisher of Kansas City, Mo.
for 100000. Mr.. Kirlswood occupie,
the camp last season under lease.
DR.. and Mrs. George Fales Baker OF
Rosemont Pa. are expected at Hep
burnwcod on the Lower st. Regis Lake
at Paul Smiths. DR.. Baker is an indie.
fatigable fisherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert s. Carpenter o.
New York and Ardsley have opened
Camp Arden. Loon Lake.
Backed by the Chamber OF Commerce
public spirited residents of Elisabeth
tcwn, summer sojourners and perma-
nent residents alike, are working hard
for the realization OF the lorg discussed
project to provide for Elizabethtown ,
lake three-quarters OF a mile wide and
three miles long. to be made by erecting
across the BoQuet River, near Deers
Head Inn, O dam 10 feet high and ii7
fest long, with 200 foot wings. The
estimated cost Is $4,000. BY a vote of
"a to Al the town voted TO beautify the
village by reconstructing the old dam AZ
their own expense.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. w. IIukcs and Mr.
and Mrs. u. A. Perkins, Torrington
Conn; Mr.. and Mrs. II. Brodle, Mont.
real. ard Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Ellington
Los Angeles. recently arrived at Deers
| Head Inn.
Members of the Westport summoi
colony recently returned for ths seasoi
include Mr.. w. II. Bradley and fan,ilj
OF New York.