New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Lake Placid Visitors Knit
For Veterans Mountain Camp

Special Dispatcs: to The Tribune
LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Aug. 19.-With
the same characteristic promptness
with which they responded to the war
time appeals for aid, women of the
summer colony are again merrily click
ing in the knitting Of mittens, socks
and sweaters for men who will spend
their first winter this year at the new
American Legion Veterans mountain
camp on Big Upper Lake. The work
is in response to an appeal issued by
the camp authorities setting forth in
detail the needs of the new institution.
Some of the women of the colony will
motor to the camp to-day and to-mor-
row when the executive commit
tee of the Women's Auxiliary of
the Legion in New York State will in
spect the camp on the invitation of MIR.
Charles Pope Caldwell, president of
the organization. Members of this
committee are: Mrs. William G.. Keens,
York; Mrs. P. L. Ryan, Syracuse; Mrs.
A. A. Ransom, Sea Cliff, l.. l.; Mrs. En-
ma l.. Balson, Bronx, N. Y; Mrs. Will
liam R. Lamb, Brooklyn; Mrs. Stanley
Matthews. Kingston; Mrs. r. E. Brown,
Granville; Mrs. A. e. Jones, Utica; Mrs.
Charles r. Seymour, Binghamton;
Mrs. A. l.. Roe, Rochester; Mrs. U. G..
Kelley, Lancaster, and Mrs. E. B. Gar
rison, Monroe.
On Tuesday night, at The Stevens
House, the annual Mardi Gras carnival
was held in aid of the village schools
Free Milk Fund. Last night was Monte
Ia rlc pfr - %ho i
tonight is the annual Masquerade at
Whiteface Inn, under the direction of
Mrs. j. j. Sweeney, of New York.
DR.. Charles F. Hunt, Of New York,
headed the general committee in charge
of the Mardi Gras carnival at the
Stevens House, with Mr.. Warren
Johnson, of New York, heading the en-
tertainment committee. Representing
the Free Milk Fund committee were
Mrs. George A. Stevens, Mrs. Joseph
Slevin jr, Of New York, and Mrs. Will
liam M. Grove, of Philadelphia.
Members of a group Of educators
club included DR.. Thomas Edward Fine
gan, DR.. Edward Anderson Alderman,
president of the University of West
Virginia, and DR.. Cornelius Woelfkin,
theologian. Of New York City.
Mr.. Henry F. Miller, of New York,
has arranged another exhibition match
of thirty-six holes to take place on
the club course, Wednesday, August
20, in which Mr.. Gene Sarazen and Mr..
Seymour Dunn, professional at the
club, will play Mr.. Alexander Herd
and Mr.. John II. Taylor, noted Brit
ish golfers.
About $500 in aid of the Whiteface
Inn tuberculosis fund was cleared as a
result Of the moonlight steamer trip
and marshmallow roast in which So
journers at the inn and nearby camps
joined. The roast was at Undercliff.
the Lake Placid camp Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh S. Jarvis, of Quaker Ridge, N. J..
Last Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
III. j. Sweeney, of New York, enter
tanned with midsummer dinner dance
at the Wigwam in honor of the young
people at the inn. Covers were laid
for fifty-four.
Mrs. F. j. Forkes, Of Short Hills,
N. j., was the winner of the prize for
women players at the weekly bridge on
Monday evening at Whiteface Inn, the
prize for men going to Mr.. Arthur H.
Potter, of Ossining, was awarded the
consolation prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Good, of New
York, have had as their guests at their
Whiteface camp Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Gilligan, Of New York. Others from
New York recently arrived at the inn
are Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Sherman, Mr..
and Mrs. F.. J. Leary, Mr.. F. j. Leary
ir., Mr.. Charles E. Leary, Miss Dorothy
Leary, Mrs. Mary Leary, Mr.. Fred
Lewis jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Fischer,
Miss Margaret Fischer, Miss Elizabeth
Fischer, Mr.. and Mrs. William B..
Warner, Miss Zoe Warner, Mr.. F. s.
Adams and Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Kensel.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Marshall, of New
York, who have opened their cottage,
The Naples, at the Grand View, are
entertaining Miss Grace Watson, OF
New York, and Mrs. A. M. Wheeler, Of
Newark, m. j.
Miss Frances Stern and her mo-
sher, Mrs. Julia Stern, of New York,
are spending the season at the Grand
View.