Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
North Shore to Welcome
Early September Season
Golden Rod Days Hold Many Attractions for Bay
State Colonies-Afairs for Diplomats
Crowd Program.

BEVERLY, Mass, August 90
When the goldenrod begins to glow
In the fields and along the highways
circling the North Shore, then comes
the time when the season is swinging
to its greatest activity. for 1t marks
the return of the cool days and brings
into prospect the programs which
mark the September season. reaching
its apex with the annual horse show
of the Myopia Hunt Club. for 81 sea
sons a Labor day attraction, and
which provides the great get-toSether
of Summer folk from all Of the col
onies. With the passing of August.
the social calendars are crowded with
interesting events and make the days
as we'll as the evenings of the Wash
ington sojourners most enjoyable.
Yacht racing passed its height this
week with the Midsummer races OFT
Marblehead, when the Summer folk
saw an ever-Changing procession of
yachts more than four miles in length.
the greatest outpouring of craft since
the war DAYS.
Artists this week have found much
to interest them. and the COlonists
have been much interested in the work
of the artists shown in exhibitions at
q Washington artists summerinc, and
again at Marblehead The social side
of these exhibits is most attractive,
for tea is quite the proper afternoon
affair. and the little dinner dances
at the other art centers have proved
most successful affairs.
These days of late August. when
the North Shore is aglow with its
golden blooms and the clubs and cot.
tages are gay with life. are most de
lightfu for those in the diplomatic
set who are finding JOY on this sea
swept bit of New England coast.
There is much entertaining for the
visitors, largely those most enjoyable,
informal affairs for which the North
Shore is noted. Here on the shore
the diplomats are taken into the fam
lily circles and there is a freedom from
the stiffness usually associated with
the formal functions. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter u. Denegre of New Orleans,
who spend their Winters in Washing
ton, have entertained for the Ambassa.
dor of Great Britain and Lady Isa-
bella Howard Mrs Godfrey Lowell
Cabot this week entertained for the
diplomatic lotteries in her lovely Sum
mer home. The Oaks" at Beverly
Farms, while Dame Una PopeHen-
messy, wife of Col. l.. H. r. Pope-Hen.
messy, military attache of the British
embassy, was the honor guest at a
tea which Mrs. Fiske Warren gave in
her Manchester home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gordon Means
of the Prides Crossing colony and
Mrs. Bryce J. Allan of Allanbank, at
Beverly Cove, are among those who
have entertained within the week for
members of the embassy stats and
their wives.
This week has been a most interest
ing one for the woman golfers on the
North Shore, with the annual invita-
ton tournament for the&Stevens Cup,
played over the sporty 1s-hole course
at Manchester, as the attraction Mrs.
McCook Knox, who has been on from
Washington for a Midsummer stay at
Magnolia, was among the Washington
golfers participating in the tourna-
inent.
There is rejoicing among the friends
of Nine. Van Royen, wife of the Min
lister of The Netherlands, upon her re-
turn to health. Nine. Van Royen has
been at the Montserrat Club. and is
again at Sunset Hill, the legation, at
Beverly Cove. Nine. Van Royen is a
sister Of Frederick Winthrop of the
Groton House, at Hamilton, and of the
Countess Moltke, who has gone to
Newport after stay with Mr.. and
Mrs. Winthrop at Hamilton. The
young folk in the Van Royen family
have been getting the most out of
their Summer stay, with boating.
bathing and tennis as their favorite
recreations.
Mrs. Joseph Letter had the members
of the American Opera Co, now in re-
hearsal at Magnolia, as her guests for
luncheon in her Edgewater home at
Beverly Farms. The opera company
is made up of young singers, and
has been pleasing with its programs
of the popular operas in Stillington
Hall. at Gloucester. The guests we're
brought to Edgewater House in motor
cars, and after the luncheon and a
pleasant stay were brought back TO
Gloucester in the evening. The COM
pany may be heard in Washington
during the Winter season.
There is Washington interest in
the engagement of Miss Betty Ames
Harrison, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter B. Harrison of Brookline. to Mr.
Joseph CADET Wellington, a brother
of Mr.. Cabot Huntington Wellington
of Washington and the son of Mr..
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