New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Lakewood COLONY
Has Lively Week
Of Social Activity
Dinner Parties. Teas and
Cards Fill Program Which
Is Prelude to Pre-I enten
Season: Many NewVisitors
saeoin, pi,pntcA to rfe T,1nune

W6e a week II Lakewood SOC.di duasIS
1n which every one seemed to vie with
the others in contributing to an intes
estirg series Of events. Most of thN
affairs were happily informal. Dinner
parties. teas and cards were the order
OF Tire week, with several brilliant
dances at the Laurc-n thePines and
she Laurel House. 1t has been long
tnc since the social colony was in
Nolved in such mcrry whirl: The
forthcoming weeks of the preLenten
seascn promise 20 reflect in their activ-
ities the interest shown during the
fortnight Just closed.
Among those who entertained during
the week were Mrs. Charles Lathrop
Pack. Mrs. Flbcrt F. Baldwin. Miss Sara
r. Compton. Mrs. Frank Tilford, Miss
julia Tilford. Mss Sophie Downer and
Ms Florence Godfrey. Miss Downer
entertained az cards and dinner at her
delightful home on Friday and Miss
lioyt was the guest CT honor at din
rcr eivon on tuesday by Mrs. Charles
! lnthrop Pack at Lathrop Hall. Mrs.
rlberl r. Baldwin's guest of honor al a
brilliant dinner given on Wednesday at
The Baldwin home. in Private Way, was
Mrs. Herbert Ward. OF London. who is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. San
ford at the Laurel House.
Miss Ccmpton's tea at the Laurel
tn outstanding features of the social
season this year. her guests including
r.arv OF the prominent folk from the
fashionable hotels and the exclusive
cottage group. Among them were Miss
Martha Arbuckle Jamison. Mrs. Elbert
! Baldwin. Miss Sophie Downcr, Miss
Adelaide Ronairc. Mrs. Charles La
throp PACK, the Misses Ferris, Mr.
JIerbert Ward. Mrs. Charles H. San
Poillon, Mrs Samuel T. Skidmore, Mrs
A. j. Gilchrist. Miss Hoyt, Miss Glover.
Mrs. J. Luther Bright. Miss Mcdonald
Mrs \. Clifford Brown, Mrs. Charming
Tyl.c. Mrs. j. 7. Eddy, Miss Louise
lcrome Mrs. Nodkins. the Misses Mo-
lcr. Mrs. Irwin II. Hance, Mrs. Hamilton
Jill. Miss Florence Godfrey, Mrs.
Charles Hamilton and otheTs
tanned at the Laurel House on Wednes-
day night at auction bridge. On Fri
day night hundreds of Lakewood folk
attended the annual dinner of the
Y. W G. A.. which was served in the
associations cafeteria in their build
ing The annual meeting was held
after the dinner and reports submitted
showed the association to be IN
splendid condition. Many Of Lake
woods most prominent society women
and their interest is reflected in the
associations work.
This was also a notable week from
TIE viewpoint of its sporting activities.
Alth hough rain spoiled the sport in the
middle OF the week the skating during
thc early part Of the week was the finest
that has been enjoyed here for years
Both lakes were fairly aswarm with the
hundreds of enthusiasts. Golfng lost
n-re Of its charm Notwithstanding the
Temporary popularity of skating. and
snoso of the regular devotees Of the
links were out for their daily play.
The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce
held It's annual banquet early in the
week at the Laurel House. Several hun
cred men and women attended. Arthur
Brisbane was among the speakers.
Colonel and Mrs. Lloyd Coils, who
avr OH a motor honeymoon to the
Sr12n, stopped at the Laurel House.
TIC newlyweds went to Atlantic City
f'cm here.
s.. and Mrs. Elihu Root jr. who visit
1e6cwood each season, are enjoying
thhir usual soiourn at the Laurel-in-
tre-Pines. Mrs. d. w. Farnsworth, of
Montcair, and her two daughters. Mrs
j.. A. Chapman and Mrs. G.. Watson
Emslie. Of Montclair, are also there,
and another prominent group arriving
TINS week are MIR. and Mrs. Seth
Thomas and family, of Morristown.
Fred {. HAIL. Of the Montcair Hotel
was here for day or two and enjoyed
some mid-winter golf over the country
club course with Almon c. Judd of the
Elh on, at Waterbury. Both were al
The Laurel House. Mr. and Mrs. David
Schnac&enberg and their niece, Miss
Morris, are being welcomed by a host
of friends upon their return to the
Laurel House for their usual winte,
soiourn. Mrs. Frederick A. Farchild
OF New York. is at the same house, the
guest of Miss Agnes Davis.
Enroute to Sweden, where her hus
band has recently taken up his duties
as American Minister, Mrs Ira Nelson
Morris stopped at Lakewood for :
brief sojourn before sailing from New
\ York. Mrs. Warren Harper, Of Phil
adelphia, and Mrs. John B. Swift. oil
boston, were also registered there this
week.
Another interesting group at thu
LaureI-ln-t -the-Pines includes Mr. anc
mrs. Z. Harry Gilman, of Rochester
and their guest. ]. Howard Kidd, of the
same city. Mr.. Kidd is the fiance OF
Miss Elizabeth Lyons. one Of the most
popular OF the younger social set here
Others at the Laurel-in the Pines in.
clude Mrs Henrietta H. Norfolk anc
John G. Meeker, of East Orange; Mrs
John c. Speer, Newark; Mr.. and Mrs
Francis L. Noble, Mr. and Mrs. R. s
Twitchell, New York; William Barnes
Albany; Mrs. James Mcmahon. Phil.
adelphia: Miss +. NJ. Edgar, of Mon.
trcal, and L. Lorne Edgar. of New York
At the Laurel House prominen,
registrants include Mr.. and Mrs. c. H
Zehnder, Miss Helen Morris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pitt j. Baker. Mrs. D. II. Gaines
Mrs. NJ. n. Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Coertz. New York. MIR. and Mrs. W. B
Binnion. Cohasset. Mass: Mr. and Mrs
E. NJ. Wightman, New Britain, Conn.
II. B. Thomas, South Orange.
Among the Virginias patrons are
Mrs. W. A. Baum. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Williams, MIR. and Mrs. John P. Lam
erdin, Mrs. G.. A. Vinal, DR.. Wallace
White, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Justine, Miss
G. Coleman, New York; Mrs. Frederick
Macauliffe. John F. Gibbons, Miss Bes-
sic Ward, Miss Mary Ward, Miss Ade-
laide Brusner, Miss Florence Fagan
Miss Nellie V. Gavin, Brooklyn
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