New-York tribune., 1922-07-26
Newport Girls
Practice for
Tennis Tourney
Casino Courts Crowded With
Children Under Seventeen,
Who Will Play for Prizes
OfferedbyMrs. Whitehouse
Give Historical Pageant
Additional Patronesses Are
Added to List for joint
Recital at Casino Theater

Speciol Dispatch TO The Tribune
NEWPORT, July 25,-Arrangements
we're made to-day for tennis tourna-
ment,for girls under seventeen in the
summer colony. The matches will start
Monday. The prizes have been donated
by Mrs. William Fitzhugh Whitehouse.
The Casino courts were crowded this
afternoon with children practicing for
this event, while during the morning
many of the colonists were seen. Mrs.
Henry ". Bull and Mrs. Barger Wal
lach played a lively match against Mrs.
George D. Widener and Miss Florence
Loew. Mr.. Francis Burke Roche and
Mr.. /. Townsend Burden opposed Mr..
Lydg Hoyt and Mr.. Louis Hobbs.
Others playing were Mr.. Craig Biddle
and Mr. Drexel Biddle. Mrs. Dudley
Davis and Miss Pauline Robinson, Miss
Helen Moran, Miss Florence Have
myer, Miss Elizabeth Kountze, Miss
Natalie Winslow, Admiral Winslow and
Mr. Elliot C. B. Darlington.
Mrs. Henry Clews entertained at
luncheon at the Rocks to-day Com
modore and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James
had guests at Beacon Hill House, and
Mrs. Henry Parish was hostess at
Mont Aerie, her Halidon Hill residence.
Mr.. Paul Rainey will give a dinner
at the Clambake Club tomorrow eve
ming, while on Friday Mrs. j. j. Wysong
will be dinner hostess. Among the
dinners that Will be given Saturday
evening are those by Mrs. T. Shaw
Safe, Mrs. Gustav J. S. White and Mr..
G. Louis Boissevain.
Mr.. Spencer Is Elected
Because Of her absence from New
port Mrs. Paul Fitsimmons, the presi-
dent of the Improvement Association,
submitted her resignation. Mr.. John
Thompson Spencer was elected in her
place until the annual election next
month,
Mrs. Frank W. Frueauff and Mrs
Howard Spencer Graham were at the
Art Association to-day, arranging for
the erection of stage for THE Vik-
ing," the historical pageant which will
be given August 20 and in which many
summer residents will take part. Miss
Laura Biddle and Mr.. Lewis V. Fris-
sell have the leading roles.
Many Of the summer colony are
hostesses for the joint recital which
will be given at the Casino Theater to-
morrow afternoon. Mrs. Clark Howell
Woodward was added to the list of
boxholders to-day, while additinal pa
tronesses are Mrs. Frederic j. Horne,
Mrs. c. A. Blakeley, Mrs. Daingerford
P. V. H. Weems.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ogden Bacon
registered for the season at the Casino
to-day Other registrants included Mr..
A. c. Frost jr., Mr. Elliot c. B. Darl-
fngton, of New York, and Mrs. w. Ches-
ter Wood, of Baltimore.
Starting Saturday evening series
q dinnerdances are to be given at the
Hill Top. During the stay of the At
lantic fleet in August these dinner
dances will be nightly affair
Mr.. Berwind Coming to the Elms
Mr.. Edward ]. Berwind, who returned
from abroad on the Majestic, is expect
ed shortly to be at the Elms for the
remainder of the season.
Mrs. McDougall Hawkes. will arrive
next Tuesday at the Hill Top, where
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Pulsifer, of Boston,
were registered to-day. Mr.. W. w. Cut
ler, of New York, is at the Muench-
niger King. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul S. War
ner, Of Madison, Wis, are at the New
Cliffs.
Miss Louise Lyons Heustis gave a
tea at the Hunt Studio on Church
Street this afternoon, with number of
summer residents present.
Mrs. James w. Gerard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman 0. Whitehouse, Mr.. Paulding
Fosdlck, Mrs. Charles H. Duell, Mr.
Robert Walton Goelet and Mr.. William
Woodward have returned to New York
after spending the week end.
Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs will preside
at the meeting to be held at the home
OF Miss Mason on Rhode Island Ave-
nue. Thursday, when DR.. Thomas Will
nam nam Salmon and DR.. Frank Wood Earl
Williams will discuss mental hygiene.