The New York herald., 1921-02-13
Mardi GraS DraWS
Lakewood ThrOngS
Pre-Lenten Entertainment at
Laurel House Most Brilliant
of the Season.

LAKEWOOD, Feb. 12.-Patriotic events
in celebration OF Lincoln day brought
TO a fitting close week of social gayety
and colorful events in both the hotel
and cottage colonies. Although the
Lenten season viii bring about some
thing of a curtailment OF social activi-
ties. several elaborate social events are
being planned for the near future. At
the l-in-the-Pines and the Laurel
House patriotic balls were held tonight
and on Thursday night the first of
series of midweek dances was given In
the Pines grill.
The height of the social gayety was
reached on Tuesday night when. as the
last of brilliant series of pre-Lenten
affairs, the Laurel House was the scene
of a spectacular Mardi Gras, the most
colorful event which has been witnessed
here this year. The resorts fashionable
society folk from the hotel and cottages
attended in large numbers and there
was a wonderful display of gowns and
costumes. Prominent among those who
attended were Mrs. A. G. Poillon, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Carberry Ritchie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Lathrop Pack Mrs. j. ID.
Calhoun. Miss Helen Calhoun. Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Barron, Mrs Robert
Romaine. Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Hance.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. F'rear Mrs. r. w.
Ormiston. Mrs Walter Murphy. Miss
Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. William II. l.y-
ford, Mrs j. l.. Van Zehn. Miss Van
Zehn. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Richards,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Luther Bright, Mr. and
Mrs. Jasper Lynch, Miss Peggy Lynch.
Miss T.. T.. White. Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Skidmore, Miss J. 4. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs.
r. Il. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick "A.
Potts. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald D. Davis,
Mrs. T. ID. Messler, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Gilchrist. Mrs. Il. S. Coolidge.
Major and Mrs. Stanley Washburn. Miss
Cornelia Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Frank
Shanley, Mrs. Helen De Peyster Lung.
Representative Thomas J. Scully. Com
mander and Mrs. II. NJ. Eddy. Mrs. Abb
bot Low Dow. Mrs Alva Higgins, Mr..
and Mrs. c. f.. Bryant, William Pearre.
Mrs c. s. Lings G. +. Delbos. DR.. and
Mrs. u. VI. Disbrow. Joseph fahy and
Lieut. Lester Marshall.
Another Of the pre-Lenten affairs
which attracted wide attention was the
annual dramatic entertainment OF the
boys OF the Newman School. who pre-
sented "rhe Private Secretary on
Monday night at the Laurel House.
Hundreds Of prominent folk from the
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and roundlv cheered the boys.
with social activities curtailed some-
what because OF Lent. sporting affairs
will come into their own. The Lincoln
Day tournament over the new is hole
golf course Of the Lakewood Country
Club to-day attracted large field OF
players. There was a big holiday shoot
AT the traps OF the Laurel House Gun
Club also. Prominent men who are sea-
son sojourners here have been playing
the course throughout the winter. among
them being James G. Parrish. Jasper
Lynch. Theodore S. Class. u. S. i. Ran
dolph. james G. Parrish. Jr.. Robert ID.
Farlee. +. T. Kimball J. +. Shaney and
y. $. =. Randolph. Jr.
Iakewood's society folk Interested
themselves in a new field this week and
found the game a serious and exciting
one. They played a political game In
which the election OF board of educa-
ton was the vital question. and largely
through their work DIR. Grace Shinn was
elected TO the board. the first woman TO
be so honored In Lakewood township.
She won by nnc votes.
Mrs. James Stlllman of New York