The New York herald., 1922-06-11
RESORTS ATTRACTING THRONGS FROM CTTIES
Old Home Week
to Be Celebrated
in the CatskiHs
Hundredth Anniversary Of
Mountain Places as Resorts
to Be Observed.


CArsKILL, NJ Y. June 10.-The In
creased travel to the resorts in the Cats
kill Mountains during the last week has
been more noticeable than in former
seasons, and tonight few of the many
resorts scattered over Ulster, Delaware
and Green Counties are to be found
where the number of early June vaca-
tionists does not exceed those Of former
seasons.
The Great Council of the. Degree Of
Pocahontas of the State of New York
will open here on Monday at the Grant
House. Among the features will he a
dance on next Wednesday night and the
out of door ceremony of the raising of
the great chiefs on Thursday evening. in
the shadows of the Ontioris, the abode
of the master spirit, as the original In
dian tribes, termed the Catskills.
The celebration of old home week and
the one hundredth anniversary of the
Catskill Mountains as a resort will open
on Sunday, June IS. with religious serv-
ices in all of the churches throughout
the county and will continue until Fri
day evening, closing with an informal
dance at the Armory.
Features Of the week, in addition to
the dance, will be the celebration of
Elks' flag day, with an address by
George Lunn of Schenectady at the
Community Theater on Sunday after
noon; parade of Greene County and
visiting firemen on Tuesday, community
singing and block dances on Tuesday
night, open house at all fraternal or
ganizations on Wednesday, with an eve
ming parade of fraternal, social and mu-
sical organizations. headed by Cypress
Temple Band OF Albany; all America
day on Thursday, with histor-
ical parade over the Rip Van Wrinkle
trail. With reception at Tannersville,
and Cairo day. featuring the nearing
completion Of the Mohican trail on FRI
day. with an automobile parade to Cairo.
= Every hotel and boarding house in
this section of the mountains Is open to-
night, in readiness for the influx Of visi-
tors. which started in to-day.
The most important event Of the early
second annual convention of the County
Superintendents of the Poor and Poor
Law Officers Association Of the State
of New York, which will convene at
Churchill Hall on June 27 and remain
In session three days.
The opening and dedication of the
100000 clubhouse at the Stamford
Country Club WILL take place on July 4.
Among the early arrivals from New
York city at the hotels and boarding
houses here are:
Churchill Hall--Mrs. G. M. Cattle.
L. H. Larkin, Frank A. Payne, William
w. Huseton. L. 8. Sohn, Arthur Freud.
Miss HarriSt L. Mayer. Miss Edith
Koch. e. L. Trumbull, Mrs. o. A.
Preyer, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Irvine Mr..
and Mrs. George L. Miles. Carl veds-
man. Miss Fannie e. Jacobs, Miss Ruti,
Pennington, Miss Edna Wilson, Mrs.
Michael Cosgrove. Miss Louella Coz
grove, Frank Cosgrove, William Lalor,
c. J. Doody and James 3. Keough.
New Grant House-Mr and Mrs. John
P. Grant. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto c. Meyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Mason.
Westholm - Dr. and Mrs Franh
Northrop, Mrs. Albert Wheeler. L. b
Stebbins, James r. Johnson. A. J. joint
son and ]. B. James.
Cold Spring Farm Inn-Dr. F.. ~
Finch, DR.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Finch. Mr.
and Mrs. w. P. Sheridan. Mr.. and Mrs
]. S. Shaw and Lawrence Finch.
Greycourt Inn - Edward Rotten
George J. Schultz. e. j. Mclaughlin
F. X. Loones and r. T. Lewis.
The completion OF the Rip Van Wrinkle
trail through the scenic Kaaters.<ill
Canyon has added materially to the
number of automobile parties seen al
Haines Falls daily.
Among the members of the cottage
colony who have reached their summer
homes at Twilight Park are Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Wingate. Col. and Mrs.
A. c. Blunt. Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Nc
Kee, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Hatha-
way, Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Broun, Mr..
and Mrs. Thornton Garish. Miss Ida
La,hers and Mr.. and Mrs. Johp G. I'm
derhill.
All Of the hotels and boarding houses
at SaugertIes have opened and prarti-
cally all of the cottages have been taken
for the summer. Among the early ar
rivals in the colony are Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Spalding Of Washington
d. c.