The New York herald., 1922-08-01
Art Association in
Newport Arranges
Pageant and Ball
Society Takes Boxes for Event
to Be Held Aug. 29-Girls
i'm Tennis Matches.

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD.
NEWPORT. r. l., July 31.-There was
large gathering at the Art Association
this morning to arrange for the annual
ball and pageant on the evening OF
August 20. The pageant will be called
''The Viking" and the script is taken
from Longfellow's poem THE Skeleton
in Armor." Those VINO nave taken
boxes for the performance include Mrs.
Robert Gould Shaw I'd. Mrs. Hugh d.
Auchincloss, Mrs Wilbur Elliott Wilder.
Mrs. Harrison S. Norris
There was a large gallery at the
Casino this afternoon for the advent
of the girls singles under nineteen years
old. which had been changed from those
under seventeen because OF the few en-
tries. This let in superior players and
the tournament was scratch.
Many of the girls of prowess on the
courts dropped out, however, and the re-
mainder had a great fling at the prizes
offered by Mrs. Forsyth Wickes.
In the matches Rita Dolan won
from Theodore Winslow by default.
Edith Woodward won from Barbara
Sands by default. Adele Reynal
won from Ethel Haven. 6-3, 60.
Miss Garcia Kip furnished the thrill
of the afternoon when her match with
Miss Phyllis Baker went to three
sets, the score being In Miss kip's favor
by 4-6, 6--3. Go. Miss Baker seemed
to tire after the first set, but both were
striking hard ard showed future form.
Another match of interest was be-
tween Natica Mast and Roxane Rey-
nal The score was 7-5, 6-3, In IA
vor of Miss Mast. Miss Florence Have
meyer easily defeated Miss Mary Mich
OILS, Go, 6-1.
Other contests in the tournament were
between Marion Gray and Romaine
Bristow, the formers winning by two love
sets. Elizabeth Woodward AMI Lilly
Gushing also won, the former by two
love sets, and then Emily Winslow de-
faulted to Miss Kitty Wicl;es. which
means that Miss Winslow has joined the
flasS OK Natalie Winslow, Florence Locw
and other scratch players, who were too
good sports to enter the tournament
The finish of the round saw Miss Kath-
leen Baker win from Miss Alice White
house, 60. 6--1
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis Gillespie
gave children's party to-day in cele-
bration of the fifth birthday of then
daughter. Phyllis Irene Rhobie Gillespie
Many of the parents of the twenty-five
children at the party also were present
as the guests of Mrs. Gillespie.
Mrs. James B. Haggin arrived from
abroad tonight and is stopping with
MISS Julia Berwind at the Elms.
Miss Laura Biddle, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Craig Biddle, underwent
minor operation on her throat this morn
ing at the Newport Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Edward Byrn arrived
to-day at the Hill Top Inn from New
Rochelle. Mr.. George e. Daniels. who
haz haan af ha a..
by motor for Boston.
DR.. Charles d. Easton will give
dinner at his Prices Neck residence
"Wednesday for Mr.. Alexander Brown.
Yachting parties began to arrive to-
day. and at the Casino this morning
there were registered Richard ID. Upsam.
with his yacht Sea Fox. and with him
were Messrs. Rufus L. MacDuffie. chand
Ter Davis. William Pulford, from Tam
pico, Mexico; Phillips G. Gossler and
DIR. Benjamin T. Tillton. Others regis
tered at the Casino were Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Tucker, Mrs. Thomas Clark. Mr.
David Clullevira, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. du
Pont Irving and Miss B. S. klger Of
Hamilton. Mass. who is at Eooth len
for "A few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belts Hillhouse
gave luncheon to-day and this even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Dolan
gave dinner.
Among the additional patronesses for
the lawn fete at the home of the Misses
Mason in Rhode Island avenue on Au-
gust IL are Mines. J. Fred Pierson, Alex
ai'der Hamilton Rice. Richard w Cor
bin. Frederick r.. Garrettson Wilbur IL
lott Wilder. William r. Hunter, Clar-
ence w. Dolan and James Andrews
Swan and Miss Lydia Redmond
Mrs Arthur y. Choate a national
vice-president of the Girl Scouts arr
rived TODAY with her son to visit Mrs.
William $. Sims. who also Is a national
vice-president of the same organization.
A luncheon viii be given BY Mrs. Sims
Tor Mrs Choate Tomorrow and later In
the afternoon Mrs. Choate will address
meeting at the home of the Misses
Mason on Rhode Island avenue on
Girls Scout Activities"
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. a. Carter gave a
luncheon at the New Cliffs Hotel this
a