New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Brilliant Social
Week Ahead for
Lakewood COLONY
Many Washington's Birth
day Events Planned: Golf
Tourney Will Be Feat
urc; Benefit Ball March i
Spcciq, DsspotcJ. TO The Tribune

''F,''N'
LAKEWOOD, Feb. 1S-Because Of
numerous' events which arc being
planned in celebration of Washington's S
Birthday the forthcoming week will
doubtless prove an interesting one So
cially. Dances arc to be held at most
of the hotels and tho holiday golf
( tournament will as usual attract a
large field Of enthusiast to the course
of the Lakewood Country Club.
Social events of the late winter will
reach their climax in the brilliant ball
. bridge party which is to take place
on the night of March at the
Laurel House, an event being held in
support Of the visiting nurse movement
here. The success Of the big affair
seems already to be assured. because of
the charitable purposes which it will
fiji, and because of the social prom-
nence Of the women who are arranging
the event. Mrs. Irwin II. Hance, Mrs
Samuel I. Skdmorc, Miss Sarah r.
Compton. Mrs. Charles Lathrop Pack
and others of the socially elite arc in
tcrcsting themselves in the affair.
Valentine dances at the Laurel-n.
thcPincs and Laurel House, on Tues-
day night, together with the patriotic
balls held Monday in celebration of
Lincoln's Birthday, made for a week of
delight for tho socially inclined. The
greatest throng that has ever been seen
at Lakewood crowded tho hotels
throughout tho resort during the holi-
days, and on every hand the color ard
gsycty Of the activities indicated the
merriment Of the visiting hosts.
In the outdoors the strenuous sports
of the winter held full sway and at
tracted thousands Of .devotees to the
splendid skating surfaces of Lake
Carasaljo and the nearby hills, where
tobogganing has assumed a place Of
great Importance in the outdoor fes-
tivites. Golfers, deferred but slightly
by the snowfall. were on hand for play
with the clearing of the Country Club
course, and the Washington's Birthday
tournament is expected to be one Of the
largest of the seasons holiday events,
although it will be but one-day
affair.
Park Benjamin and Miss Benja jamin
Of New York are at the Laurelin-the~
Pines for an extended stay. Guy and
Alexander Stilman have also arrived
there in the care of attendants and will
remain for several weeks, pending the
return Of Mrs. Anne Urquhart Stillman
from Montreal.
From Montreal have also come Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Hyde, who arc stopping
at the Laurel House. Mrs. Robert
M. Abbott of Birmingham, who spent
several days in New York this week,
returned to-day to tho Laurel House
and will remain there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Hanna of Cleve-
land and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Frazer
of Philadelphia are numbered among
the arrivals at the Laurelin-t the Pines
and others to be noted among the reg
istrants there are the Misses Reidy
Of Astoria; Miss Grace Nolan, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. !. Davies, Mr.. and Mrs. +. G.
Meachanf, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Friess
and Miss Marian Henry, Brooklyn, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard Roberts, Mr.. and
Haynes, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ]. Fuller,
Mrs. Joseph d. Cremin, Miss Cremin,
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Purnic and Miss
Purnie, New York.
Mr.. and Mrs E. A. Woodcock Of Elm
hurst have been at the Laurel House,
and Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Emmet of New
York are also registered there. Num-
bered among other arrivals at the big
hotel are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Con-
don, MIR. and Mrs. Charles Tyler, Mr.. |
and Mrs. c. w. Culkin, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Clarence Engle, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Lubick, Miss D. A. Rich, Miss Marietta
New York; Miss Olive Billiard,
Miss Marie Billiard Miss Florence
Billiard. Miss Estelle Billiard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas McEvoy, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Lewis
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. White, Brook
lyn.