New-York tribune., 1922-07-16
Brilliant Musical
Events Mark Month
For Greenwich Folk
First of ''Causeries" Held at
Home of Mrs. Seton; 20
Women Players Will Com
pete i'm Invitation Match
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


GREENWICH, Conn, July 1.-two
month at the homes Of prominent res
idents for the benefit of the Anna
Howard Shaw Memorial Fund. The first
of the music causeries," by Jeanne de
Mare, took place at De Winton, the
home of Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton,
chairman of the state committee for
the fund, on Wednesday, feature of
which was the playing for the first
time of "The Tide Manannann," by the
young American composer Mr.. Henry
Cowell. Margaret Nikoloric, pupil of
Mile. de Mare, played it. The subject
Of the afternoon was "Present Day
Tendencies in Music" Frederick Bris-
tol was at the piano.
For the second "causerie," to be held
at Cattle Breatann, the home of
Mrs. H. L. Britain, on July 10, the
topic will be '"Claude Debussy," and
Mr. Bristol will again play and Mr..
John Barclay, the barytone, will sing.
Mrs. Emerson r. Newell, of Greenwich,
is chairman for Fairfield County
Among the patronesses are Mines. H.
Durant Cheever, Henry Cammann.
Frederick X. Rupprecht, William H.
Hays, George E. Vincent, Edwin b.
Curtiss, Tyler L. Redfield, Frank
Spiekerman, Robert F. Adams, Richard
Siedenberg, James E. Quan, E. n. Nor
ris, Frederick B. Warren, Henry L..
Britain, William English Walling,
Walter M. Bennett, Reginald Brixey.
Ralph E. Brush, w. w. Crawford, Will
liam f. Finch, Gordon Grand, William
Hodge, George Houston, George E.
Learnard, j. L. Livermore. Jay Madden,
Edgar T.. Mead, Emerson r. Newell,
Daniel O'Day, Ernest Thompson Seton.
e. Norman Scott, Robert Smythe, G. c..
st. John, Brinkerhoff Thorne, J. Ken
nedy Tod. F. Bailey Vanderhoef, w. J.
Wayte, Herbert W. Wiley, Dwight D.
Zittel, Alonzo Cottier, of Scarsdale,
N. Y, and J. White, of Rye, N. Y; Miss
Caroline Ruutz-Ree Miss Mary Ely
and Miss Ethelyn Mckinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward f. Hutton, VINO
have been cruising along the nor5n
shore of Long Island in their yacht
Hussar III, have returned to their
home, Hillwood, in Roslyn To- day
they leave for Upper ST. Regis for q
few weeks stay. Mrs. Hutton, as Mrs
Edward B. Close, formerly lived in 4
palatial residence in Rock Ridge here,
where she was active in sociery circles.
A supper dance was held at the
Field Club last Saturday night. There
were 140 persons present, including
many of the younger set who are at
home from schools and colleges for the
vacation. Mrs. Leslie c. Pruce enter
tanned party of twelve and Miss Ruth
Hyde also had large party. Others
present included Mr.. and Mrs Edwin
B. Close, Mr.. and Mrs. George Car
bor M, Dali
Walter L. Fighter, Mr.. Amos Morrill,,
DR.. Katlin, Misses Polly Lincoln,
Eleanor Croft. Winifred Croft and
Mary Heaton.
In the finals rof the mems tennis
match of the rapid transit tourna-
ment played on the club courts last
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Arthur Dubois
and Mr.. Malcolm Oakes, son Of Mrs.
Edward W. Packard, beat Mr.. w. l..
RICHTER and Mr.. C. Corse, Ga. There
were twenty entries. The finals in the
ladies' match will be played off later.
Those who have reached the finals are
Miss Mary Heaton, Mrs. w. A. Finn,
Miss Emily Lincoln and Miss Siden-
berg.
Twenty-six of the best women tennis
players and sixteen Of the crack men
players will be entered in the annual
invitation tournament to be played on
the club courts beginning July 20 and
continuing up to and including July "a.
Last Saturday evening an auction
bridge party was held at the Kent
House. There were fourteen tables
and the prizes were donated by the
house. The prize winners were Mrs.
We're Brown. of Canada; Mrs. ]. NJ,
Lloyd, of New York; Mrs. L. H. Spence,
Of Boston; Mrs. NJ. A. Loocam, of Los
Angeles, and Miss Dorothy Shaver, of
London. Mr.. Charles M. Brooks enter
tanned party on his schooner-yacht
over the weekend. The party con-
sisted of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Gallaher,
Mr.. Dean C. Paul and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
B. Hodgman. Mr.. George W Morgan
also gave beach party Saturday even
ing at Manursing Island, Rye, N. Y.
Last Friday evening there was a
bridge party at the Edgewood Inn, with
another one on Tuesday and this last
night. A concert was enjoyed by the
guests Sunday and there was also a
swimming party Among the late ar
rivals from New York City are Mr..
and Mrs. W. Lee, Mr.. Robert Minton,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Snowden, Mr.. Henning
and Mr.. G. Dorsett.
A large dance was held at the
Crossways of the Greenwich Inn last
Saturday night, which was attended by
the guests and m embers of the summer
colony Many dinner parties took place
over the week end and tennis and
bathing were enjoyed. Among the re.
cent Nav York arrivals are Mrs, j ose-