The New York herald., 1922-08-06
MOUNTAIN AND LAKE RESORTS STILL LURE CROWDS Fro
Prepare for Polo Tourney
at the Thousand Islands
Teams Representing Resort Practice for Matches
Tennis Ball Last Night Occasion of Much Entertain
ing-Prizes Given to Winners of Weeks Play.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW York HERALD
| ALEXANDRIA BAY. N. Y, Aug. s.
TIME Thousand Islands Polo AS
| sociation, of which A. Graham
Miles is one of the officers. has
been very busy during the past fort
night completing arrangements for the
polo tournament, which starts August
IL and closes August &C. Many Of the
polo players will be entertained as
guests at the different villas, while
others will be entertained at the
Chalet, the new annex to the Thousand
Islands Country Club, and also on the
houseboat Duchess, which is anchored
at the Chalet dock. Polo enthusiasts
here anticipate the best tournament
ever held at the Thousand Islands, and
interest in this event is increasing
daily at this resort. Polo practice be-
tween the two Thousand Islands teams
started this week at the fields on
Wellesley Islands, and will continue
during next week.
There were many entrants in the ten
MS tournament Mt the Thousand Islands
Yacht Club during the last week. To-
night, preceding the annual tennis ball,
Commodore James II. Hammond will
award the tennis prizes. Among the
players were Mr.. +. r.. Shumway, MIR.
Milton g. Rose. Mr. b. w. Childs, Mr..
George e. Mclean, Mr.. John H. Hay
den, Mrs. Richard MacSherry, Miss
Helen Eggleston. Miss Helen Shumway.
Miss Ruth Englis. Mr.. L. G. Bleeckar,
Miss Sarah McCleliand Miss Virginia
Mclean Miss Eleanor Gibbons, Mr.. II.
NJ Reed. Mrs. w. N. Barnard. Mrs.
Frank L. Stephenson. Miss Stella VIII
bur and Mr.. T. N. Bleecker
Mrs Frederic Conde OF Enchanted
Isle was the hostess at a bridge lunch
con Thursday at the Thousand Islands
Yacht Club in compliment to her guest.
Mrs. L. G. Walker of New York. In
the party, besides the hostess and the
guest OF honor. were Mrs. James III.
Hammond. Mrs. G. NJ. Englis, Mrs. C. z.
johnson. Mrs. Alfred Costello. Mrs. John
w. Butler. Miss NJ c. Rogers, Mrs. w.
Langdon Hayden. Mrs. Edward Alexan-
der Pitcairn. Mrs. Harold Jaycox. Mrs.
J. y. Mcfarland, Mrs. George c. Boldt.
MISS Ruth Englis, Mrs. Beverly Norris,
Mrs. Andrew McNally. Arriving to-day
at the Conde home were MIR. and Mrs.
were
the guests OF honor at a dinner party
given this evening by Mr. and Mrs.
| Conde
Miss Helen Eggleston of New York
IS spending August with her parents.
MT. and Mrs. Richard III. Eggleston. at
ldiewilde. Other guests at the Egrles-
ton homo are Mr.. T. b. Bleecker and Mr..
Lyman Bleecker of New York.
Dinner Dance mt Club.
The largest dinner dance OF the sea-
son was given at the Thousand Islands
Yacht Club on Saturday Among those
entertaining at dinner preceding the
dance were Commodore and Mrs. James
II. Hammond. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f.
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. S. RI. Vandegrift,
Mr.. Edward J. Noble. MIR. and Mrs.
Frank 0. Lowden. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Costello. Mr.. Harold Lewis, Mr. and
Mrs. Frederic Conde. Mrs. j. Fenton
Taylor, Mr.. Horace White, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Mclean. Mrs. Allan Bakewell,
Mr.. Gilbert S. Rafferty,. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Frazer Mr.. and Mrs. Il. b.
Taggart. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Wiser, Mr..
A. b. Chaffee. Commodore and Mrs. w.