The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-08-20
Costume Dance at
Wa tch Hill Club
Gayest of Season
Many Prominent Vscationists
Entertain City Visitors-Golf
and Tennis Tournaments.

~ quamicut Golf Club on last
4 = Saturday evening was the So
cial event of the last week at Watch
Hill. The costumes worn by the guests
were extravagant and unique, and the
affair was the most elaborate yet
staged this season.
Among those who entertained at
dinner parties on that occasion were
Mr.. and. Mrs. j. Harsen Rhoades, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick r. Ley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Graenway, Mr.. and Mrs.
George r. Branson, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. II. Crawford. Mrs Henry Van
Cleef, Miss Katherine O'Rourke, Mrs.
d. c. Anderson and Mrs. Stephen
Baker. all of,New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
Seth Ely OF Tulsa, Okla, Mr. and Mrs.
l.. Il. Porteous of Norwich, Conn,
Mrs. Frank A. Sayles of Pawtucket,
r. L.: Mrs. Clarke Painter and Mrs. 1.
Merrick of Pittsburgh, Pa, and Mrs.
Clarence f. Whitney Of Hartford,
Conn
On Monday Miss Katherine O'Rourke
of New York and Mrs. +. /. Merrlck of
Pittsburgh, Pa, entertained at lunch
cons, and on Tuesday Mrs. Henry b.
Joy of Detroit. Mich. gave a party for
fifty. Mrs. Atwood of New York
city gave tea for fifty guests on
Wednesday.
The ladies' doubles tennis champion
ship tournament ended last Saturday,
and the title was won by Miss Katn-
erin O'Rourke OF New York and Mrs.
Vivian Harcourt of Bronxville. NJ Y.
The ladies' singles tournament Is being
nd Mrc yIo &c fn
vored as the probable winner.
Gene Sarazen, United States open
champion. will be the main attraction In
a professional golf exhibition which will
be staged at the club on Sunday, August
81. He will play In a foursome with Gil
Nichols, Alick Girard and Maurice
Kearney. The proceeds from the adj
missions will be donated to the Watch
Hill Improvement Society.
Among the cottagers who spent the
week end at Southampton, l. l., were
Miss Margaret Moorehead Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard B. Mellon and Mrs. Alexander
Laughlin
Much Entertaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas g. Victor Of New
York and Rumson road New Jersey, are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs j. j. Bodell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpheus NJ. Geer OF Pei
ham Manor, ~. Y, are spending two
weeks with Mrs. Geer's mother, Mrs III.
S. Abbot.
Earle Battey, son Of Mr. end Mrs.
William J. Battey of New Rochelle. N.
Y, entertained at a birthday party at
the Samoset. on last Saturday evening.
Mrs. Donald Battey and Mrs. Earle
Battey of New Rochelle, NJ. ", enter
tanned at a small dinner party on FRI
day evening.
Reginald Peck OF New York city, who
is spending the summer at the resort, Is
visiting for a few days at Sahonnet.
r. l.
Mrs. Lorenzo Semple of Mount Ksco,
". ", is visiting with Mrs. Ashbel
Green of New York a. Hillside.
Guests of Miss Mary l.. Howard at
By-the-Sea are Miss Helen Bull and Miss
Julia II. Bush of Troy, N. ". and Frank
II. Howard of Hartford. Conn.
Mrs. John Gregson Moran OF New
York and Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Monaghan
were the week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Daily at Sunset View.
Miss Katherine Lander of Greenwich,
Conn. and Edward S. Dewing Of Hart
ford were week end guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs Harold Dewing at the Breakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jaurens III. Van Buren,
and Miss Graham o. Cleaver of Plain
| field, N. j.. are the guests Of Mrs. George
l.. Babcock at El Reposo.
William II. Ely and Mrs. p. r. Cham
bers Of New York spent the week with
DR.. and Mrs. Edmund lie Roy Dow at
Arcadia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Maynard Of
Flushing. l. l.. spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Everdell. Jr.. OF
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e. Brooks OF De-
troit, Mich. are the guests of Senator
and Mira Truman H. Newberry at Red
top.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Baker of New
York are entertaining at Sunnylands
their son-in-1aw and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry I. Finch, or New York, and
their son and daughter-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs Stewart Baker OF Short Hills, N. J..
A very successful paper costume ball
was held at the Pllmpton Hotel on
Thursday evening and prizes were
awarded for the most original costumes
About fifty of the guests participated
and dancing was enjoyed