Evening star., 1927-08-28
Washington Residents
Take Active Part in
Events on North Shore
Little Theater Filled Five
Nights for Play by Ade-
laide Chat6eld Taylor.

BEVERLY. Mass. August 81
With the North Shore season swiftly
swinging toward its apex, Washing
ton colonists are finding the happiest
days of the season. with alluring Of
ferings making delightful the day and
evening hours and the time fit by
almost too quickly.
For five evenings this week. colo
nists filled the little theater at Stilling
ton hall in Gloucester for the prcsenta-
tion of "A new play. written by Mrs.
Hendricks Hallet Whitman (Adelaide
Chatfield Taylor of the North Beverly
colony and well known in Washington.
A capable cast gave an enjoyable per
formance The stage settings were
especially effective and the lighting
excellent through the gift of new
equipment by MIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter of Washington. who are spend
ing their summer at Edgewater House
at Beverly Farms. Art exhibitions in
the colonies continued to prove OF
interest and on the social side the
annual Fakers' ball given by the Glou-
rester Society of Artists last evening
was one of the bright affairs of the
week. Flower shows came into their
own this week with exhibitions at
Gloucester, SwampsCott and Man
Shore gardens were seen at their best.
Many Washingtonians Present.
The Washington colony on the
North Shore was well represented a;
StilHngton Hall Tuesday evening and
again through the week for the pres
entation Of Fools Paradise a play
written by Mrs Whitman. 1t was
given its first presentation at Stilling-
ton Hall and met with much favor,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac T. Mann, Mrs. Godfrey l..
Cabot. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ID.
Denegre and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond were among those who en-
joyed its presentation.
Mrs. r. jefferson Coolidge is open
ing the music room at her beautiful
home at Coolidge's Point at Man
chester Tuesday afternoon for an
illustrated talk on The Glory and
Beauty of the Cathedral in Washing
tom by Rev. DIR. Arthur Rudd, canon
of the Cathedral. Many of the colo
nists along the North Shore are inter
ested in this wonderful edifice and the
lecture is sponsored by a notable
group of Summer folk from many OF
the principal cities in the United
States now summering on the North
Shore.
With Baron Ago Nathan. the Am
bassador of Germany, spending the
Summer in Berlin, much entertaining
is being done by Herr o. G. kiep, the
charge d'affaires of Germany, and
his charming wife. There are notable
representatives of the government
who are visiting America, and nat
urally they pay their respects at the
embassy. where they are most nos
pitably received and are shown the
toys of the North Shore in Summer
time Frau Else Alves, mother or
Frau kiep, who has been IN Germany
for most of the season, is now with
her daughter at the embassy, the
Stevens cottage at Manchester, and
several pretty and informal affairs
have been given in her honor.
Jardine Enjoys Golf.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. William NJ. Jardine have been
ENJOYING the glories of the late Au-
gust season on the North Shore,
where they have been visiting Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose of Kansas CITY
at Sea Rocks, her Summer home, In
Gloucester. The Secretary has found
much to interest him in departmental
affairs on the North Shore. and has
been given an opportunity to see the |
fishing at Gloucester, the principal
that men make business. of harvest
ing from the sea as well as from the
land. Mrs Loose has given several
luncheons and dinner parties In honor
OF her guests. The Secretary has
found time to enjoy few rounds OF
golf over some of the famous courses
on the North Shore and in the Myopia
district. He has played with Senator
Arthur Capper a fellow Kansan. who
is at Magnolia for his usual late
season tarry, and where he is finding
the life to his liking.
One of the principal activities OF
the young folk on the North Shore.
apart from the good times. is the get
ting together to help some worthy
cause, and here the Boston Children's
Hospital is one of the institutions In
which particular interest is shown.
Today the seventh annual outdoor play
for the hospital was given on the es-
tate of Mrs. William Lowell Putnam.
at Manchester, and serving as one of
the committee of young folk to make it
a success was James Pope-Hennessy.
son of Col. L. H. r. Pope -Hennessy,
military attache of the British en-
bassy and Dame Una Pope -Hennessy.
Mis- Knox on North Shore.
Miss Kathleen Knox is on the North
Shore for late August visit with her
mother, Mrs. McCook Knox. who has
been spending the month at the Ocean
side in Magnolia.
Mrs. George Huntress, with her
daughter, Miss Gertrude Huntress,
have returned to their Summer home
at jamestown, r. l.. after visit with
Miss Margaret FitzHugh Browne, the
we'll known artist, at her River road
cottage in Annisquam.
Mrs. NJ. r. Armstrong of Wash
ington has been at the Granite Shore
Inn at Rockport for late August
stay on the North Shore.
Miss Margaret Browne Of Wash
ington has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hays Hammond at their
Lookout Hill Summer home at
Gloucester.
Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. J. Douglas
jones Of Chevy Chase have been en-
loving a stay at the Edward at
Pigeon Cove.
Mrs H. G Fisher of Washington
has been among the late season SO
iourners at Merrill Hall at East
Gloucester.
DR.. Emil L. Baer. secretary of the
German Embassy. is again on the
North Shore. after stay of several
weeks in Washington. Herr Rudolf
Ieitner. first secretary Of the EN-
bassy, who has been enjoying the
pleasures of the late season on the
North Shore when freedom from dip
lomatic affairs allowed, has returned
TO Washington.