The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Luncheons, Tennis
and Bridge Mark
Newport Week End
Mixed Doubles Handicap
Matches at Casino Attract
Large Crowd.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YoaK HERALD
NEWPORT, R. l., Aug. 5.-As is usual
at the close OF the week. everybody
comes from New York and everyone
arranges for entertainments. There
fore there were many entertainments
to-day and tonight
Among the events OF importance was
bridge party at the Country Club this
afternoon for the benefit of the women's
departments OF the National Civic Fed
Grafton. The women played late, show
Ing their interest in the cards. Among
tue patronesses were Mrs. Guy Fairfax
Cary, who lent her name, though on her
honeymoon Mines Henry Clews. James
Stewart Cushman. Brady Hartman.
Joseph Hartman, william Fitzhugh
Whitehouse. William Woodward. J.
woodward Haven, Henry Howard.
Arthur Curtiss James, Robert w. Lovett,
Guy Norman. Bradford Norman, Ma
thaniel Thayer. T. Suffern Taller. w.
Storrs Wells and Miss Maude Wetmore.
With many In the summer colony
ev,dencing keen interest In the sale ar
ranged by Mrs. Lawrence Lewis Gil
icspic, as benefit for the New York
Association for the Blind. numbe r
of prominent summer residents have
volunteered Is workers, and the resi-
cence OF -irs. Gillespie on Bellevue ave-
nue. and Hazard avenue is expected
to hold large gathering August 10,
when the sale is held The articles
made by the blind include sport hats
and scarfs, silk bags and table runners,
raffia luncheon sets. reed baskets,
araperies and hangings. hearth brooms,
Wooiy dogs and dolls and novelties for
gifts and bridge prizes.
On the Sales Committee.
Princess de Braganza, Mrs. Robert
Goelet, Mrs. Lewis G.. Morris. Mrs.
Thomas Ridgway and Miss Audrey
Hoffman will compose the sales COM
inittee. Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont has
been placed in full charge of the tea
table.
Mrs. Marion Erpley will have charge
OF the flowers and fruit while the lemon
ade will be well handled by Miss Mary
Alice Barney and q number of the
younger set.
-Four well contested matches were
played at the Casino to-day in the
mixed doubles handicap tournament,
three OF them requiring three sets to
decide A large crowd watched the
play. Miss Florence Loew and Mr.. Ed
gar Leonard defeated Miss Winslow and
Mr.. Lewis G. Morris, Ga, 6-3. and
Mrs. Fowler and Mr.. oliver Perrin won
over Mrs. Henry Russell and Mr.. William
Burden. 8--6, s-6, 6--2.
Mrs. Lewis G.. Morris and Mr.. I.
Townsend Burden won an exciting match
from Mrs. George F. Baker. Jr., and
Mrs. II. Cary Morgan, Us, 3--6, ca,
and Mrs. Henry w. Bull and Mr.. Louis
Hobbs defeated Mrs. Barger Wallach anG
Mr.. Thomas Ridgway, Ga, SIS, 7--5.
Luncheons were given to-day by Mrs.
Lewis G.. Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. Mars
den J. Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Payne Thompson and Mrs. Robert w.
Lovett
Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. Widener have
dinner planned for Sunday.
Mr. Oliver Perrin has arrived to be a
weeks guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
D. Widener.
Mr.. 4. G. Chadwick ia a guest for
the week end at Stone Villa.
Mr. w. Forbes Morgan OF New York
has arrived for visit at Vernon Court
as guest of Mrs. Richard Gambriil
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Thomas OF New
York are guests of Mr.. Robert Goelet.
Registered mt the Casino.
Mrs. Frederick Nelson has registered
for the season at the Casino. Other
registrants there this morning included
Mrs. Augusta r. Stevenson of German
town. Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney
Carpenter.
Mr.. II. d. Colt is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. William b. Bristow at the
Baldwin cottage.
Mr.. George Henry Warren. Jr. of
New York is visiting his parents at
Seafield.
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt I'd has
returned from Saratoga, where she
went to see the races. and has as her
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Colford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster
have Miss Fish as their guests at Pen
Craig.
In the boys tennis tournament Friday
afternoon Dudley Davis defeated Ogden
Hammond in love sets. Barclay Doug
las won from Jock Andrews, Ga. 6-2;
f. c. Havemeyer won from j. c. Win
slow, 4-6, 6-3 60: G. Sands defeated
Dyson Duncan. 6-3. 2-6, Sc; Louis
Shaw defeated Donny Gray, 6-2. 7--5.
In tho second round Dudley Davis
won from Barclay Douglas, So S-6.
and Paul Shaw won from X. o. Bacon,