The New York herald., 1921-07-17
Friars Jamboree
Enjoyed by Colony
atLakeHopatcong
Resort at the Height of It's
Most Successful Season
in Years.

Special Despatch to THE New York HuALn.
LAKE, HoPArcoNo, N. j.. July H.
Lake Hopatcong it at the height ofNSts
season and the largest lake in New
Jersey seems to be more popular than
ever before as resort Every one OF
the cottages are occupied and the hotels
are filled.
The Yacht Club had swimming races
and aquatic contests last Saturday. The
golf course OF the Lake Hopatcong Coun-
try Club is crowded daily and the In
5tructor Is busy with many pupils.
The Alamac. in the mountains. tho
largest hotel on Lake Hopatcong. Is q
centre Of social activity. Moving pict-
ures. shown thrice weekly, attract from
all parts Of the lake.
Last Monday night the Friars Club Of
New York city held their jamboree at
this hotel. and many humorous stunts
were created by such noted stage folk
as William Collier, Tyler Brooke. the
Mosconi Brothers. Dave Ferguson and
some three dozen other professional fun
makers.
Friday tho Alamac conducts q hugo
barn dance or "Ffick Holiday" Prizes
are to be given to the prettiest farmer
cite. the best farmer and the best jigger.
Among recent arrivals at the Alamac
are Mr.. j. M. Mccormick, John Henry
Mears. John Rody, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kresner, Mr.. and Mrs. p. 8. Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Schultz, Miss Mary
Lee Whitman, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Gillespie.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Murphy. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Floyd Jones, Miss I. Ballantine. Mr.
and Mrs. Bramhall Janis. Mr.. William
J. Andre, Miss Ruth Wells. all from New
York city.
Mrs. william Hawkins Of Brooklyn
gave a dinner on Wednesday evening at
her cottage. An orchestra enlivened the
occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henderson Of
New York have sent out invitations Tor
musicale Thursday night.
Mrs. William n. Winthrop OF New
York, an enthusiastic golf player. has
donated cup for the golf tournament
next week at Budd's Lake. The tourna-
ment is exclusively for young women,
and among the entries are Miss i.
Reynolds Miss L. Elliott Miss II. Har-
per, Miss H. Blanchard, Miss f. Fowler.
Miss K. Garrison. Miss v. Powers, Miss
G. Stephen and Miss C. Buchanan.
Tuesday the tennis tournament begins.
as well as the swimming championship
contests. Monday night Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Mccormick will give dinner
and dance for their daughters. and
Wednesday Mrs. Lewis Parker OF
Brooklyn will give a similar enter
tainment. Mrs. James Graham OF New
York has planned q luncheon on her
steam yacht Electra for Thursday, and
In the evening will give a dinner ana
musicale. Mrs. Horace Perkins will give
a bridge whist party. and Mrs. K. H
Hughes will give straw ride to
Mountain. Mrs. ]. Douglas
will give a harvest dinner and dance.
for which she has issued seventy-fve
One OF the most interesting social
events ever held here took place Tues
day evening at the summer home OF
Mr. and Mrs J. q. Dodge. Their lawn
and park were illuminated with colored
electric lights and a band played dur
ing the evening. The boathouse and
bathing pavilion was turned into dane
ing pavilion. Refreshments were served
on the lawn.
Those present included Mr.. and Mrs.
K Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Parkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Pearce, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Slxidmore Mr.. and Mrs. K Hop
kins, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lawrence. Mr.
and Mrs. g. Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Mr.. and Mrs B. Jennings,
Mr. and Mrs. B. Wilkinson. Mr.. anG
Mrs. X. Raymond. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Seymour, Mr.. and Mrs. X Burton, Mr..
and Mrs. ". Pierson, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
Harrington, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Watkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. K Holcomb. Mr.. and Mrs
c. Thayer. Mr.. and Mrs. c. K Lambert,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs
K J. Chapman. Mr.. and Mrs. K. Spencer.
II. Logan, Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Srhofeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Donaldson. Mr.. and
Mrs H. Meeker. Mr.. and Mrs. d. An
thony and Mrs. K Goodwin.
New York girls here have organized q
pavilion club, with the purpose of giving
q series of dances and yachting parties.
Among the members are Misses l. Pier
son. X. Lambert, p. Pratt. H. Tuttle,
n. German. @. Hastings, K Johnstone,
8. Davis, L. Sherman. II. Farrell, H.
Harper. II. Fergerson. K Purdy. IL
Marshall, r. Powers H. Young, A. Wall
lace, b. Packard. c. Henderson, F. Ho'-
lister, L X. Hammond, A. K Stewart
F. Newman. J. Brady. K Morrison, v.
N. Brewer. @. Russell, T. Lyon. d. Fos-
ter. c. Walker. c. ]. Schmitt. c. M
Gaylor, 8. Nolan, c. Gillespie, S. ].
HOFFMAN. C. Burton. G. L. Mahoney, O.
Kennedy, J. K. Morton. H. Watrous. L.
Jenkins, L. K Thayer, r. vreeland, G.
Sheldon. A. l.. Boyd, c. Rowland. f.
Chase. Q. X. Hawthorne, #. K Noyes
and c. Dwyer.
The officers are: Miss Helen Ferger-
son, president; Miss Grace Thompson
Miss Alice Powers. Sec
retary; Miss Beatrice Anderson. treas
urer: Miss Louise Winthrop. chairman
of the entertainment committee. They
have procured attractive headquarters.
with a large pavilion extending over the
lake. They have their own motor boats,
canoes and launches and beneath the
pavilion is a swimming pool. They VIII
give their first reception on next Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Baker of New
York are In their cottage on Mount
Harry.
At Lake Breeze, their cottage. Mr..
and Mrs Harry Payne of New York
gave a musicale Wednesday evening,
preceded by a dinner for tfirty-nve.
A camp dinner was given Wednesday
evening by Raymond Pearsall. Arthur
Fergerson, william Hunter. James Gra-
ham. Louis Gallagher. Herbert Sturgts.
Marshall Pie-eon. Henry Douglas,
Morris Iathrop. Howard Meeker. Samuel
Parkinson and George Palmer of Co
lumbia University, who have been In
camp for six weeks. They entertained
forty.