New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Many Affairs Held
BY Vacationists at
Thousand Islands
Tea Dance at the Home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond
Is One of Largest Social
Events Given This Season

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y, Aug. 1s--
AS August advances social activities at
the Thousand Islands grow more nu-
merous. The largest affair Of the sum-
mer was, the tea dance given by Mrs.
James FL. Hammond, wits Of the COM
modore of the Thousand Islands Yacht
Club, Tuesday afternoon at their
home, The Lodges, below Alexandria
Bay. The Thousand Islands Yacht
Club orchestra furnished the music for
the dancing, and there were about 800
persons who attended. The Lodges Is
particularly adapted to entertaining on
large scale. Mrs. Hammond was as
sisted by her daughter, Mrs. Edward
Alexander Pitcairn, and her daughter
in-law, Mrs. ]. Sydney Hammond. The
affair was given in honor of their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Babcock,
Mr.. Greer McIlvaine, Mr.. n. C. Fownes
Cd, Miss Dorothy Babcock, Mr.. II. F.
Devens, Dr.. F. G. Morris, Mr.. ]. F.
Bailey and MIR. Robert A. Lyme.
The Thousand Islands invitation polo
tournament, which has been in prog
ress all week, has been enthusiastically
attended and within the next few days
the finals will be played.
ME- and Mrs. j. Larocque Anderson,
who were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Graham Miles over the golf tourna-
ment, have departed for New York.
Mrs. Anderson won the woman's golf
| championship of the Thousand Islands
Country Club annual invitation tourna-
ment last week, defeating Mrs. Francis
L. Stephenson. Mr.. Robert A. Lyme. of
Garden City. defeated Mr.. j. G. jack
son, 8 and 2, in the finals, and won the
mems championship and was awarded
the silver cup offered by Mr.. Andrew
Mclean. This cup, however, must be
won three times in succession over the
Thousand Islands Country Club golf
links before it becomes the property IF
the individual. ~
The annual costume ball Of the
Thousand Islands Yacht Club took place
on wednesday evening. Rear Commo-
dore ". Langdon Hayden was chairman
Starting Monday the Junior tennis
players will test their prowesg at the
welding of the racquet and bali on The
Thousand Islands Yacht Club courts.
Mr. Andrew Mclean, chairman of the
tennis committee, will have the event
in charge.
The golf links at the Thousand ISL
ands Country Club have been popular
during the past week. Among those
gong around the courts yesterday
were Mr.. Campbell Steward, Mr.. Philip
Bernhard, Lieutenant Commander Cook.
y. S. NJ; Mr.. I. Chesley Richards on,
MI. A. Morris Bagby, Mr.. Thomas Car
denz, Or. Raymond Meagher, Mr.. and
Mrs. q. 7. Berdan, Ex-Governor Low
den, Mrs. Lowden, Miss Harriet Low
den, Miss Florence Lowden, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Mckay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvan Markle jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Markle. Mr.. Eckley B.
9. Markle, of Hazelton, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward B. Leishenring, of Phila-
delphia; Mr.. N. Robertson and Mr..
Harry Belin, of Scranton, Pa, who
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvan
Markle ST., over the golf tournament,
have departed for their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Hagen, of
Rochester. spent the week end with his
mother, Mrs. A. Hagen, at Ina Island.
Mr.. Joseph Whitman entertained
thirty-ive guests at his residence on
the Isle of Pines last Friday. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Al. G.
Spadone, Mrs. William III. Baker, Miss
Betty Spadone, Miss Jane Baker. He
also. gave q shore dinner last Monday
at the Canadian National Park.
Colonel and Mrs. w. C.. Denny, of
Tenafy, N. j., are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William II. Downey at the
Tennis House.
Mr.. F. H. Post came on from the
Narragansett polo tournament to the
Thousand Islands and is stopping at
the Chalet. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Me-
Kay, of New York, are at the Chalet
for the next fortnight.
Next Tuesday the annual tea Of the
Ladies' Welcome Club will be given
at the Thousand Islands Yacht Club.
The affair will be in charge of Mrs.
James II. Hammond, the president Of
the club.
The largest dinner dance Of the sum-
mer was given lase Saturday evening
at the Thousand Islands Yacht Club.
There were many diner parties preced-
ing the dance. Commodore r. A. Gill
lespie entertained large party.
others entertaining were Mr.. and
A. Graham Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. George
g. Boldt, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. NJ Englis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mclean, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Langdon Hayden, Mr.. j.. Nor
ris Oliphant, Mr.. William II. Downey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Condo, Mr..
George Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
Fraser, MIR. and Mrs. George s.. Has
trouck, Mrs Elisha F. Wilbur, Com
modore w. j. Green, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew McNelIy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Peck. MI.
Nelson G. Peck and Mrs. Mary A. Sam