The New York herald., 1922-08-04
Girls of Newport
BaIk at Dancing in
Street Celebration
Object to Proposal That Thou
sand Help to Entertain
Sailors of Fleet.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW yonK HERALD.
NEWPORT r. l.. Aug. 3.-Society at
Newport Is greatly disturbed over the
proposed scheme of the Chamber of
Commerce In having 1000 girls with
many chaperons dance on the pavements
OF the city square on Fleet Night. Many
refuse to take sides in the question until
further matters have been threshed out.
Meanwhile the topic has taken preced-
ence over every other subject. Those
who object to the calling out of the
girls to dance say 1t Is an affrontery on
the part of any organization. civic or
otherwise. TO expect Newport's girls to
dance with strangers. even when prop
erly chaperoned
The shopping district of Newport
urges the celebration for the battle
ships. which will be here from August Z
for several weeks. The suggestion OF
several city officials In conjunction with
the reception committee of the Chamber
OF Commerce that 1000 girls dance with
the sailors has struck snag, ana the
snag is the girls themselves Even the
Younger element objects to being herded
for the occasion.
Miss Harriet NJ. Thomas. at the mead
OF the Charity Organization, has taken
the matter up; also Miss Amy Varnum
u
bers of Newport's influential citizens ere
beginning to be drawn into the discus
sion. Mrs. Oliver II. F. Belmont said
she would look into the matter later
Tennis md Golf Postponed.
Yachts and the weather were again
RESPONSIBLE for the activity OF society
here to-day. The former won as the
latter was disagreeable and tennis ana
golf were again postponed.
The entertainments in the evening in
cluded a dinner at Bonnie Crest given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Duncan. Among
their guests were the Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
Roderick Terry. DIR. and Mrs. Henry
Barton Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie
Nicholson Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Eppley.
MIR. and Mrs Walter S. Andrews Gen.
and Mrs Wilbur Elliott Wilder. Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Quentin Jones, Mr..
rrd Mrs John Aspegren. Mr. and Mrs
William Fahnestock Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Francis A. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
MacRae. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parrish,
Mr. and Mrs Frederick NJ. Goodwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Whitney Carpenter
and DR.. Madison Taylor. who is stopping
with Mr.. Lispenard Stewart
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss. James
Rave gone on a cruise on their steam
YACHT Aloha to Marblehead with the
New York Yacht Club squadron They
are arranging for cruise to Australia
during October.
Capt. C. F. Craig. u. S. A., has ar
rived at the New Cliffs Hotel.
Mrs. J. Russell Solely is visiting Mrs.
Vanderbilt at the Breakers.
Commodore Harold S. Vanderbilt of
the New York Yacht Club will open his
house at Beverly, Mass. upon his ar
rival at Marbehead.
ion
evening for twenty guests at Cave Cliff
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Duke had
children's party this afternoon at their
villa.
Miss Sands to Give Dinner.
Miss Anna Sands will entertain friends
at dinner tomorrow, and Mrs. William
Woodward will entertain for the
younger set.
Naval officers and their wives are
arranging a reception next Thursday
all officers with the Atlantic Fleet will
be invited. Mrs. Dewitt Blamer. wife
of Capt. Blamer. Is chairman of the
committee of arrangements, which In
cludes Mrs. Mason l.. Gulick. Mrs. w.
c. Watts. Mrs. c. II. Woodward and
Mrs. T. f. Dwyer.
Miss Laura Biddle and Mr.. Varrick
Frissel are to have the leading roles
while among others who will have parts
are Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Eppey. Miss
Florence Havemeyer. Miss Violet
Tangeman. Miss Ethel Haven and the
Misses Belknap.
Miss Eleanora r. Sears, who arrived
for visit with Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont
at Marble House. was at the Casino this
morning and participated in doubles
match for women. being paired with
Mrs. Lewis G. Morris against Miss Edna
Barger and Mrs. Bishop.
Several entertainments were given to-
day. those-having luncheons being DR.
and Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs at
Whteholme. Mr.. and Mrs. John Aspe-
gren at Aspen Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. G. j.
Guthrie Nicholson at Lansmere and Mr.
and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair.