Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

BEVERLY. Mass. August 2S.-For
the Washington sojourners on the
Massachusetts North Shore, these late
August days are days OF delight, when
the activities are speeded up as the
season approaches it's zenith. which it
reaches with the annual horse show
OF the Myopia Hunt Club. at Hamil-
ton. For 80 years, the annual show
has marked the height Of the season,
longer than at most Summering places,
for the sport loving folk along the
North Shore go in more than ever for
golf, tennis. polo and hunting after
the cooler weather arrives. The horse
show this year. with it's II classes.
promises to bring out entries from the
hest known stables on the North
Shore. especially those in the Myopia
district. After Labor day comes the
hunting program, when the hunts
mans call is heard on Myopia hill and
dale, and the baying hounds tell OF
the trails of the fox or the aniseed.
For curtain raiser for the horse show
comes the annual American whippet
derby, which Is L, be run of next
Saturday afternoon ~ the Prince
mere lanes at Wenhan which will
pets in the country, from as far away
as the Pacific Coast. The week wit
messed the departure of the Prince
mere polo team for New York, where
it is to participate in the national tour
nament Lord Wodehouse, Wing
Comdr. p. G. Wise and Mr.. Harry
East, famous English players, ana Mi.
Frederick IL. Prince, jr., of Wenham
will wear the Princemere colors. The
annual flower show OF thee; North
Shore Horticultural Society, held this
week, was the finest ever given by the
society. Nine. Ciechanowski, wife OF
the Minister Of Poland. Summering at
Manchester, a lover of flowers and of
North Shore gardens. was a member
of the committee in charge OF this
affair. This afternoon Miss Sally
White. daughter of Mr.. f. Laurence
White Of the New York colony, at
Beverly Farms, gave a successful fair
in the gardens OF her home for the
benefit of the Children's Floating Hos
pital. There has been more or less en-
pertaining during the week, with AS
sistant Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Leland Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
ID. Denegre. and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter among the hosts.
The ]. J. NEEDS of Washington. who
are at Marblehead for the Summer,
have been active as usual in yachting
circles. They have had most inter
esting Summer with the races at Mar
blehead bringing out wonderfully
large fleets. and there has been much
gaiety at the yacht clubs In connec-
ton with the race programs.
When Mrs. Joseph Letter returns to
washington for the Winter season at
the Capital she will carry with her the
reputation of being one of the notable
hostesses of the North Shore this
season. Edgewater, the Letter Sum-
mer home at West Beach. Beverly
Farms, has been the scene of much
entertaining during the summer.
Luncheons, dinners and dances have
followed one after the other. and not
n week has passed without some affair
of Importance was given at the Letter
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
gave a. pretty reception at Lookout
Hin, their Gloucester Summer home,
Monday afternoon in honor of the
Right Rev. James f. Freeman. Episco-
nal Bishop of Washington, and Mrs.
Freeman, who have been on North
Shore visit with the HammondS.
Bishop Freeman gave an informal
talk on the plans for the National
Cathedral in Washington. in which
there is much North Shore interest. 1t
was only last week that lecture was
given for the Garden Guild at the
National Cathedral, in which Mrs.
G. F. c. Bratenahl of Washington Is
interested. The Bratenahls are at
their Brace Cove Summer home for
the season.
Welcomed to the North Shore,
where they are finding many friends
in the colonies, are Assistant Secre-
tary of state and Mrs. Leland Harri-