The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Greenwich Has
Successful Horse
and FloWer Show
Hospital Benefits by Enter
tainments In Which So
ciety Takes Part.

THE eleventh annual flower show
of the Westchester and Fair
= field Horticultural Society, held
on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
Of this week for the benefit OF the
Greenwich Hospital and the United
Hospital at Port Chester. N. Y, at the
Y. M. c. A.. was big event. The
Greenwich. Rye, Riverside and New
Rochelle Garden clubs cooperated with
the society, making the show more
elaborate and bigger than ever before.
The dahlia had the place Of honor,
there being thirty-four different
classes. Other classes included mis-
cellaneous flowers and plants, table
decorations. fruits and vegetables.
Many OF the exhibits were from the
largest estates in Fairfield and West
chester counties. one OF the notable
exhibits being the collection of fruit
from the whitelaw Reid estate.
Mrs Walter NJ. Bennett was chairman
of the show committee. George Hewitt
secretary and Robert L. Chamberlain
treasurer. Among the donors OF prizes
were Mines. w. S. Gray. C. T. Wills,
w. f. Decker. A. C. Gwynne. j. r.
Steers. Theodore Smith. S. f. Pryor,
l.. J>Snyder and Col. Robert B. Baker.
Mrs E. p. Cronkhite and Mrs. Robert
Mallory. Jr., were chairmen of the
patrons and patronesses, which included
Mines L. C. Bruce. G.. S. Dearborn.
C. p. Mallory G. d. Dearborn. Herbert
Hahan, 7. F Cole, Whitelaw Reid. John
A. Topping. ]. Terry West. c. p. Wheeler.
+. X. Rupprecht, James H. Perkins,
J. Sherman Wight E. E. Smathers. A.
RI. Wiggin, w. ]. Knapp. L. NJ. Werner.
Mary Hogan and A. L. Warthen- Jr.
The most successful horse show ever
held under the auspices of the Greenwich
Riding Association and Fairfield and
Westchester County Hounds took place
last Saturday at Nutbourne Farm, the
estate OF James McClenahan. at Port
Chester There were more than 5000
people present from various towns and
cities in Fairfield and Westchester
counties and from New York The entry
list numbered 800. the largest ever. 1t
probably will be necessary next year to
hold the show at least two days.
Miss Lanier Wins Cup.
The riding of Miss Becky Lanier. her
younger sister, Miss Sally Lanier; Miss
Betty Berry. Miss Ivy Madison. Miss
Marie J. Leary and Mrs. II. n. Whittel-
sey were features Of the show. They
captured many Of the prizes. MISS
Recky Lanier won the third leg on the
Greenwich cup, presented by E. Z.
Smathers, in the Corinthian class, and
having carried off first honors three
successive years she Is now the owner
OF the coveted trophy.
The hunters trials, polo classes and
open jumping were perhaps the most
interesting classes. A luncheon was
served under a tent to the farmers. over
whose estates the members of the asso-
citation and hounds have been privileged
to ride the last year. and the farmers
families were also invited guests. Jonn
Nee. Bowman was in charge OF the
luncheon, having chefs and walters on
the grounds from the Westchester-
Biltmore Hotel The show was the
biggest society event of the season.
The Greenwich Inn, which closed on
Monday for the season, held Its annual
harvest ball last Saturday night al the
Crossways. The ballroom was ap-
propriately decorated with cornstalks.
pumpkins and autumnal flowers ana
foliage There we're about zoo guests
and members OF the summer colony
present. At midnight buffet lunch was
Members Of Marine Post. No. 800,
American Legion Of the State of New
York. gave a dinner and dance at the
Inn Saturday night and on the same
evening a birthday dinner In honor OF
Mr.. Harry Dunkak of New York was
rendered him by his numerous friends
In the center of the table was huge
pumpkin. surmounted by pineapple,
from which hung punches or grapes. the
cd hu q annlae and
other fruit In clever arrangement rep
resenting a star. Mr.. Dunkak was the
recipient of many gifts
Among the weekend guests at the Inn
from New York were Mrs Florence
Darmault Shea, Miss f. NJ. McShane,
Mrs. @. f. Fisher. A. J. Graham. Man
fred W. Ericks. Mrs. Marjorie Dunster
Frank Lee, Miss Rita Bouillon. f. t
Brosnan, George Kurz. Chick Candon.
Lew Daley and Frank Carney.
Arrivals In the Hotels.
Among the arrivals Mt the Pickwick
Arms over the weekend were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Cochran. Mr.. and Mrs.
Glover Beardsley and their daughter
Annetta, and son, Nelson Mr.. and Mrs.
L. =. Lowenstein, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Porter of New York city, +. II. Park
hurst of Boston and New York. Fred
erfck Mansfield OF Providence, X 4. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. t. Scannon OF Brooklyn,
III. r. Hatfield of Montclair. y. j.: Mr..
and Mrs Edward c. Burton OF Orange.
N. j.: f. T. Trosdal OF Savannah. Ca,
and Mr. and Mrs. K Ward OF Phila-
delphia.
The Edgewood Inn closed yesterday.
Last Saturday night a dinner dance was
enjoyed by the guests.
One of the brilliant dinner dances
OF the season took place at the Indian
Harbor Yacht Club last Saturday night,
there being about $50 persons present.
Among those who had reservations for
the dinner were r. II. Arnold. Il. w.
Brown, Ralph r. Brush. Jasper Bayne,
II. III. Colloday, Walter S. Comfy, @. r.
Dagleish, j. u. De Reimer, f. $. Dore-
mus c. r. Dunbar. r. r. Ellis. Thomas
y. Fielder, c. w. Galloway. w. l.. Girls
Mold Robert Law. Jr. X. K Stafford,
II. Gerry Snow 3D.. Commodore Douglas
Grahame Smyth. Harry Porter. Charles
S Rice, Il. NJ Reeder. r. v. Noble, w.
Il. Miller, M. NJ. Looram. @. a. Winsor.
r.. W. WhItson. l.. NJ. Werner. Ma
thaniel Webb and G. A. Wagner. On
Saturday evening. September 80. the
biggest dinner dance OF the season Will
take place az the club
Mrs. r. RI Klmbey gave a dance for
her daughter, Miss Florence r. Kim
bley, at the Field Club here tonight
Much interest Is being manifested In
the iadies' tennis tournament, which
began this week on the club courts In
the mems singles the semi-finala and