New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
Narragansett Pier
Will Welcome Polo
And Fair This Week.
Tournament Opens at Point
Judith Club Wednesday;
ALI Preparations Made for
Bazaar to Bepefit Church
Special Dispatch to The Tyibuns

NARRAGANSETT PIER, July o.
Midsummer at Narragansett Pier finds
the season approaching its height with
the polo enthusiasts OF the resort eager
for the opening of the polo tournament
at the Point Judith Polo Club On
Wednesday, and the women of the col
only on the qui vive for the big forth
81.
A few of the polo men are already in
town and many others will arrive in
the early part of the coming week.
There will be at least fifty players in
the tournament. Mr.. James c. Cooley,
of New York, who is to manage the
tournament. and Mr.. Harry H. Holmes,
who is to act as referee, are here at
Hotel de la PLACE.
The polo committee consists of Mr..
Philip S. P. Randolph. of Philadelphia
and Narragansett, Mr.. Gerald II. Demp-
sey, of Boston and Narragansett, and
Mr.. August F. Goodwin, of Boston. Mr..
Goodwin is at the Carlton Hotel for
the polo season and Mr.. Randolph and
M. Dempsey are in villas at the Pier.
The opening polo contests on Wednes-
day will be for the Rhode Island cups,
a low goal event. On August the play
will be for the Atlantic cups and on
August 9 the junior championship will
be staged on the large polo fields. On
August 18 the play will be for the
Rathborne Memorial Cup.
Among the women at Narragansett,
however, as we'll as the men, the com
ing fair for the benefit Of the Church of
absorbing interest especially as the
big event is to be staged at the Hotel
de la PLACE on the beach instead of
on the Casino Green as was first
planned. Certain features of the fair,
however, will be staged on the Casino
Green, notably the dog show which is
to be in charge of the Misses Beatrice
and Gertrude de Coppet, of New York
and Narragansett, assisted by Mrs. Ar
chibald Thomson, Mrs. Shiplcy Dixon,
Of Philadelphia; and Mrs. J. c. Rath-
lar feature of the fair will be pony
races on the beach in charge of Miss
Kitty Penn Smith. of Philadelphia; she
clever young polo player, anc Mr..
Thomas B. Wanamaker, of Philadelphia.
A baby voting contest will be in charge
of Mrs. James G. Blaine jr., of New
York; Mrs. Joseph Dilworth, of New
.. York, and Nine. George Poulieff,
of Philadelphia. Mrs. Henry B. Kane,
of New York, will preside at the candy
booth assisted by little Miss Alice
stiness. of Paris; granddaughter of Mrs.
Alico Borda, of Narragansett; Mrs.
Mason Prizenmayer. of New Haven;
Miss Sarah Wooley, of Washington, and
Miss Eleanor Browning, of Narragan-
sctt piery
Mrs. Wharton Poor, of Washington,
will be at fancy table assisted by
1 Mrs. Henry Clark, of Flushing, N.
Y; Mrs. I. Peace Hazard, of Syra-
cuse, N. Y; Mrs. c. R. Wainwright, of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Ralph G. Lumo, and
Miss Betty. O'Gorman, of Providence.
Ice cream and cake will be dispensed
under the direction of Mrs. Saunders
Grimes. Columbus. Ca; Mrs. John
Churchill, Louisville, and Mrs. Percy
Wright, Providence.
Mrs. Archibald Thomson of Phila-
delphia, will preside at cigarette
booth assisted by Miss Lisa Norris and
Miss Mary Norris Of Philadelphia. Mrs,
James r. Sheldon ir.. of Waterbury;
and Mrs. Arthur D. Champlin. of Provi-
dence, will have unique "grab bag"
Mrs. Alexander Brown, of Philadel-
phia, as chairman of the fair committee
is having the cooperation of the entire
summer colony as well as of the polo
! men. Mrs. John C. Norris. Philadel-
phia; Mrs. Ernest Wilkinson, Washing
ton; Mrs. Charles F. Thatcher and
Mrs. Carl B. Marshall, of Providence;
are other members of the fair COM
mittee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Stevenson and
family, who have just returned from
Europe have arrived at the Massasoit
for the season.
Miss Mary F. Sims, of New York, is
at the Massssoit until September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Manice, OF
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis D.
Conley and children, of New York, and
Dr. A. L. Thomson, of Baltimore, are
late arrivals at the Imperial.
MFR. and Mrs. r. Penn Smith, of New
York, have arrived at the Carlton for
the polo tournament. Others who ar
rived for the tournament were Mr.. and
Mrs. G. D. Coleman, of Bryn Mawr, Pa.