New-York tribune., 1921-02-13
Lakewood ColOnists
Celebrate Lincoln's
Birthday With Balls
Another Brilliant Social
Event Is Mardi Gras al
Laurel House Given on
Eve of Lenten Season
sp.cto, pfssafch TO The Tribune

LAKEWOOD Feb. 12.-Just preced-
ing, the Lenten period the society folk
at Lakewood participated in round
OF eaycty which made it one Of the
most brilliant weeks in the history of
the resort. And despite Lent there
has been considerable entertaining in
the cett&gc and hotel section, the pro-
gram coming to o colorful close to-
night with balls in celebration of Lin
coins birthday at the Laurel House
and the Laurcl-in-thc-P Pines. Arrange
ments for the forthcoming weeks pro-
vide for more than the usual social
activity, perhaps, during the Lentcn
season.
was the NGardi Gras at the Laurel
House Tuesday The beautiful gowns,
together with the varied costumes Of
those who were en- masque, made it a
colorful scene. Prominent among the
hotel and cottage folk who attended
We're;
Mir. and Mrs. Charles Lathrop Pack,
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Carberry Richie, M
and Mrs. Archibald D. Davis. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Luther Bright, Major and Mrs.
Stanley Washburn, Miss Helen Cal
houn, Mrs. J. D. Calhoun, the Misses
Ronlaine, Congressman Thomas j.
Scully, Mrs. A, G. Poillon, Miss Poillon,
Mrs. Robert Jamison. the Misses Jami-
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Lyford, Mr..
and Mrs. Jasper Lynch, Miss Peggy
Lynch, Nlr. and Mrs. Samuel Skidmore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Potts, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Gilchrist, Nh and Mrs.
J. /. Stanley, Mrs. Helen De Peyster
Lung. Commander and Mrs. H. N. Eddy,
lieutenant Lester Marshall, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Bingham. DR.. and Mrs. Irwin
Hance, DR.. and Mrs. d. NJ. DisbYow,
My. and Mrs. c. ". Frear, Mrs. r. ".
Crmlston. Mrs. Walter Murphy, Miss
Murphy, Miss Nicholson, Mrs. J. L.
Van Hehn, Miss Van Hehn, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Richards, Miss L. I. White.
Miss j: A. Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. K. F..
Boyd. Mrs. T. D. Messler. Mrs. r, s,
Coolidge, Miss Cornelia Brown. Mrs.
Alva Higgins, Mrs, Mahan. the Misses
Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Bryant,
MllIlam Pearre, Mrs. G. S. Iings, Miss
DTlnell, c. f. Delbos and Joseph Fahv.
Another notable event was the pres
entatIon Of "The Private Secretary" bv
the boys of the Newman School. it
was theN annual appearance, and many
OF the boys parents and friends came
to Lakewood from distant points to
witness the thespian efforts OF the stu
dent body.
1t was something Of novel expert
ence for many of Lakewood's more per
manent society folk to take a hand in
local political matters this week. Al
the school election on Tuesday night
they were largely responsible for the
tact that. Tor the first time in the his
tory OF Lakewood Township, woman
was named to the Education Board.
She is DR.. Grace Shinn. and was VIC
tonous by nine votes in one of the
most closely contested elections ever
held here.
A series Of midweek events which
arc to be given during the coming
weeks was inaugurated Thursday night
at the Laurel l-in-the- Pines with 4 dance
in the Pines Grill.
Mr., and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller ir.
and their two sons arrived in Lake
wood Thursday for an extended So
journ. They are at the Laurel House.
Mrs. Elihu Root jr. and son are at
the Laurel-inth ne Pines for an indef-
mite stay.
A family group at the Laurel-in-the-
Pines is made up of Mrs. John B. Cad
dell, Mrs. Rudolph Townsend, Miss Az
nes Townsend, Miss Beatrice Caddcll
and Leroy Caddell. Of Brooklyn.
Mrs Charles IL. Fowler has been en-
tertaining Mrs. James i. Spencer, of
Crawford, at the Laurel House.
Mrs. Robert Jamison, who is at the
Laurel House. entertained Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Jamison over the week end.
Samuel Probasco, Assistant Corpora
tlon Attorney Of New York, joined Mrs.
Probasco at the Laurcl-in-thc Pines
too day.
Mrs. j. L. Van Zehn, of New Rochelle.
who is at the Laurel House. enter
tanned her son, Hugh II. Van Zehn. a
student at Lawrenceville, over the week
and