Evening star., 1927-07-17

extended over society here this yeal
as never before. Formerly it was tht
custom for members of the smart Sc
TO choose either the seash0re or high
lands as vacation playground; now
. any number of them have Summer
homes i'm both places and visit either
: as fancy dictates. OF course Augus
is tAe big month in the mountain re
sorts. but July already has established
. q new record in volume of guests anC
social activities.
Cottage colonies and hotels al Lake
Placid have arranged entertainment
programs which will extend past Labor
day. Colonists at Paul Smiths ar,
deep in plans for a series of power
'1oat races around which will center
much entertaining; Lake
Champlain has just held a move
treasure hunt in which horses. car:
and boats were employed; while the
schedule is being laid at Saranac Inn
for the Adirondack Womans Coll
Championship Tournament on Sep
temher 5. s and Z. This is an annual
event and interests colonists through
out the entire region.
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Tip at Alexandria Bay there has
FIRST of the month. Dinner dances Al
the Thousand Islands Yacht Club are
among the outstanding affairs. A
number of house parties are being hello
with many of the New York ultra-ex
elusive set taking part. Recently
Gen. and Mrs. j. Leslie Kincaid OF
this city entertained for their house
guests. Mrs. Boldt- Miles of $40 Park
avenue was hostess at large din
ner at the Yacht Club. The annual
golf tourney OF the Thousand Islands
Nountry Club will start on July 25.
The date of the annual invita- ton ten
. mis- tournament has been set for
August / 10 s.
Down on Long Island interest for
the last week has centered on the
Venetian Fete, which opened Thurs
day at Bay Shore for the benefit of
the Southside Hospital and ended to.
night. 1t was opened by fashion
pageant, one of the most glittering
Summer spectacles ever presented by
society. Mrs. Thomas Robinson acted
as matron of honor and debutantes
took the parts of mannikins i'm dis
playing sports costumes. afternoon
and evening gowns. Several theatrical
stars assisted in the event.
H Down at Southampton. that eXclu-
sive resort of fashionable folk. there
has been an unusually full program
Of dinners. teas, dances and lunch
cons. Among the latest arrivals are
Prince and Princess Edward Joseph
Lobk owica. Mr.. and Mrs. William But
Ter Duncan. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel f.
Pomeroy and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Har-
rington Curtis.
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Mrs. y. A. Valentine opened her
villa on First Neck Lane for an eXhi-
bttion and sale by the Women's En-
change of Chicago, which was held
Thursday and yesterday.
Several new features are being ar
ranged for the twenty-first annual ex-
hibition of the Southampton H0rticul-
tural Society to be held in Agawam
Park on July IS and 29.
e The program at Newport has be-
come so varied that it might we'll
da zZle the most experienced society
leader. One of the biggest affairs for
August win be the large dance that
Mr.. and Mrs Stuart Duncan will give
on August is at Bonniecrest for sew
egal hundred guests. This fete will
mark the inauguration OF the new
ballroom which has been under con-
struction at that estate for the last
is months and which has been made
part of the main residence with archi-
lecture conforming to that OF the
AoHse, which is patterned after the
] ord Northcliffe residence in England.
Society golf players from Piping
Rock. Tuxedo Park, LenoX, Boston
and other smart ceuters have been
invited 10 compete in the invitation
Eolf tournament TO be held at the
Country Club on August II, II and 1S.
Match play will extend over three
days. and all of the visiting golf play
ers viii be guests of the greens COM
raittee on the concluding night, when
d big dinner will take place at the
CiaInbake Club. The arrangements
are being made by the greens commit
tee of the Country Club, on which are
Messrs. Cyril E. Judge, chairman: Il.
Livingston Beeckman, Richard Van
Nest Gambrill and Gustave J. S.
White.
An engagement of interest to soci-
ETY. which became known was that
of Miss Constance Jennings. daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jennings of
2 East Seventieth street and Cold
Spring Harbor, J.. J.. to Albert II. Ely.
jr.. son of DIR. and Mrs. Albert II. Ely
Of 500 Park avenue.
Miss Jennings made her debut sew.
era1 years ago in this city and is a
graduate of Foxcroft School. Foxcroft,
Va. She has been assistant principal
at Foxcroft during the last year. She
WAS abroad last Summer with her
parents.
MIR. ELY was graduated from Yale
In 1915 and is a member of the Uni
versity Club. Present plans are that
the wedding will take place in the
Fall.
DIR. and Mrs. Edwin Pyle of &c East
SiXty-fourth street announce the en-.
ga cement of Mrs. Pyle's sister. Miss
Olivia $. Mackay. 10 Wentworth r.
Johnston, jr.. of New York and Phila-
delphia. Miss Mackay is the daughter
NJ the late Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Donald
s. Mackay. DIR. Mackay was for
many years minister of the Dutch Re.
formed Church of St Nicholas, at
Forty-eighth street and Fifth avenue.
Miss Mackay attended Miss Spence's
School.
Mr.. Johnston is a graduate of the
Yale Sheffield Scientific School, class
of n; served overseas as an officer
OF the 26th Division, and is at present
an officer of the American Exchange
and Irving Trust 60. He is mem
Der of the Yale Club. The wedding
will take place in the Fall.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Phelps of 161
East Seventy ninth street have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Margaret Phelps. 10
G.. Berkeley Cooke, jr.. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Berkeley Cooke of
Docwood Lodge, Beaver Dam, Han
over County, Va.
Miss Phelps is graduate of Miss
Spence's School mad is member Of
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