New-York tribune., 1921-07-31
Spring Lake Beach
Has Brilliant Week
OF Social Activity
Children's Party Is Pleasant
Event and Older Set Has
Round of Dances. Bridge
Parties and Receptions
Special Dispotch to The Tribune

SPRING LAKE BEACH, July So
One of the weeks most pleasing events
was the children's party which was
given by Miss Ruth Cramer and Miss
Alice Hunt in the gardens of the Essex
and Sussex Hotel on Wednesday after
noon, when about 100 of the resorts
Juveniles participated in the frolic.
Dances, receptions, bridge parties,
and other affairs rounded out one of the
most brilliant weeks of social activity,
the climax of which was reached with
the elaborate balls at the big beach
front hotels and at the fashionable
Bathing and Tennis Club. Interesting
also was the program of sporting ac-
tivities, which was completed to-day
with the semi-inal round IN the golf
tournament for the Essex and Sussex
Cup at the Spring Lake Golf and Coun-
try Club, and big swimming and
diving meet at the Bathing and Tennis
Club.
The brilliant masquerade ball which
took place last night at the Bathing
and Tennis Club was attended by
society in gala attire, and brought to
a fitting close the days activities
there. The fortnightly bridge lunch
con at the club yesterday attracted
the largest attendance that has been
seen at any Of these events. The
bridge was arranged by Mrs. c. Ed
ward Murray jr, and more than forty
tables were in play. Especially pleas
ing was the masquerade to the young
er social set, and the costumes were
unique and beautiful.
Water Polo Popular at
Bathing and Tennis Club
Pool day at the Bathing and Tennis
Club was featured by water polo,
swimming and diving events. Crack
swimmers from the Hawaiian team, as
we'll as the New York Athletic'c Clubs
!, last team, competed against the swim
gathering attended the events.
When the semi-fnal round in the
Essex and Sussex trophy tournament
at the golf club was called to-day, C.
A. Mccormick was opposed to j. Crow
ell and G. w. Clayton was scheduled to
play against A. G. Hoffman. Next Sat-
urday the finals will be played. Will
liam II. Ervine won the weeks honors
IN the sweepstakes, with a net score
Of Il. William T. White and Robert
M. Sutcliffe were second and third re-
spectively, with scores of 75. In the
senior tournament c. c. Springhorn
took the honors, with 72. T. C. Bou-
lee, G. Wisner Thorne and e. r. Hooper
tied for second place. with, tallies
of u.
For many years Spring Lake society
folk have been very active in support
ing the Spring Lake Hospital and the
Hospital Alliance, under the leadership
Of Mrs. Henry Alexander Haines. Next
Saturday the first Of a series of bridge
parties for the benefit Of the hospital
will be given at the fashionable Essex
| and Sussex. A brilliant outdoor fete
will be held later in August.
Following the close Of the Long
Branch horse show, a huge ball was
given at the Essex and Sussex, in which
prominent folk from along the entire
north Jersey coast participated Many
of the notables who attended and who
exhibited at the show have been at
the hotel for horse show week, and
to-night's affair proved a delightful
climax to the activities of the week
Richard Delafeld, of New York, was
here with party Of friends. William
H. Wanamaker had in his party Mr..
and Mrs. j. Howell Cummings and
Mrs. Bessie D. Bremen. William du
l ANue was dlSO HcEe, ana GeOIEe w.
Elkins was numbered, too, among the
horse show visitors.
Colonel and Mrs. Lewis B. Ballan-
tyn, Of Newark, will arrive at the
Monmouth on Monday for the re-
mainder of the season Colonel
Ballantyn commands the LIST New Jer-
sey Cavalry, and his regiment opened
fortnight's encampment at Sea Girt
To-day. He is also president of the
citation, which is giving it's first an
nual horse show at Sea Girt next
Saturday.
Mrs. George H. Souther jr. and Miss
Alice NJ. Souther, of New York. are at
the Monmouth for an extended stay
Frank C. Coykendall, president Of the
Ulster & Delaware Railroad, has also
registered there, and will remain for
the season.
Mrs. Samuel Hcilner, who has been
touring in New England, returned
hope late this week. and it Is expected
that +hn uaslrare xrt.1 ap+arko;n nor-