Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15

BEVERLY. Mass. July l4,-Mid-July
finds the Massachusetts, North Shore
tl.robbing with activities. with the sport
offerings to the fore as BELTS a district
where everything seems 70 happily fl
into a program for enjoying the out-of-
doors, with the Atlantic off the
veranoas and the country side Just a
step distant Yachting has come into
It's own this season, with more craft
in commission than in any Summer
since the war days. Hosting anchor
and setting sails, a great feet left the
Narblehead shores this week, most Of
the craft flying the Eastern Yacht Club
hurgee for the run to Block Island and
the race card which features the cruise,
Polo is proving popular at Myopia and
there are several teams out for the
practice and matches. which always
draw Sood sized galleries OF Summer
colonistS.
Tennis is popular sport on the
North Shore, with the annual junior
tournament, in charge Of Mrs Frederic
winthrop and Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw, I'd,
opening this week at Montserrat and
the annual women's invitation tourna-
ment scheduled TO open july % at the
Essex County Club, Miss Helen Wills
and other players Of international fame
Will play. AGSAE VIII R< Hluti tIbSt-
tanning during tennis week and among
those who are to be hosteSseS are Mrs
Joseph Letter Of Washington and
Edeewster House at Beverly Farms,
In the artists colonies at Gloucester
end Marblehead interesting exhibitions
are being offered at the galleries.
This week St. Johns Episcopal
Church at Beverly Farms, with which
many Of the Washington colonists have
affiliations was held and next week
comes the fair for Christ Church at
Hamilton at the Rock Maple Farm, the
country home of Mrs. George Won L.
Meyer. who Is well known in Washing
ton Official and social circles. In the
diplomatic colony there is much &C
tivity and the young folks, especially,
are finding life a Joy, with the famous
bathing beaches an attraction and
tennis a favorite sport with the
younger set There is much entertain
Ing. although on the North Shore it is
more or less informal-just friends and
neighborS meeting for mutual pleasure
and In a real spirit of neighhorlineSS,
shorn of the Stateliness which marks
so much of the entertaining IN
washington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Owen Coffin
have returned 10 Washington after a
delightful stay. following their honey
moon with Mrs. owens mother, Mrs.
George Won l.. Meyer, at her country |
hnms, Rock Maple Farm, in the Myopia
district at Hamilton. Mrs. Coffin. be- /
Rodgers (Alice Meyer and is we'll /
known in Washington Her father, the /
late George Won L. Meyer, served as |
Postmaster General and Secretary OF |
the Navy in the Roosevelt adninistra- |
ton and previous to that served his /
country as Ambassador to Italy and 70 /
Russia. Her sister, Mrs. Giuseppe /
Brambilla Julia Meyer, is now home !
from Italy for visit with her mother |
and for the wedding Of her sister, Mrs. |
Owen, which was one of the interesting /
events of Junetime on the North Shore. !
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. William Mason |
Wright, Maj Alvah c. Sandeford, Jr., !
Lieut.. Col Marion M. Howe. Mr.. and /
Mrs. Henry Benning Spencer, Miss |
Louise Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. /
wilkins and Miss Katherine Wilkins /
have returned TO Washington after q |
North Shore Sojourn with Mr.. and Mrs. |
joseph Letter at Edgewater House, hap |
piIy named in the West Beach district at |
Beveriy Farms Mrs. John r. Williams. |
mother of Mrs, Letter, is on ne NortI
Shore for her usual Summer stay WITH /
her daughter at Edgewater, which Just |
n0w is most attractive with the gardens /
ataoom and the Atlantic of the front /
yerandas lively with It's yaching picture
Welcomed TO the North Shore are /
Mr.. and Mrs Victor Kaufman, who /
ere on the Bass Rocks shore for their /
annual sojourn at the Moorland. Mrs.
Kaufman will be at Bass Rocks-one /
of the most interesting of the resorts IN /
tne Cape Ann distyict-through the long /
season, while Mr.. Kaufman plans &c
make his longer tarry later during the
season. Mrs Kaufman is prominent /
on the social activities Of the colony /
and has given much Of her time TO the /
success of the many affairs which have /
fer their basis the support OF good /
causes in which the Summer colonists |
are interested. Miss Lillian Thompson |
has been on from the Capital for visit /
with Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman.
DR.. and Mrs. j. C. Boone Of Washing |
ton have been enjoying an early North |
Shore visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank |
W. Stearns at their Red Gables cottage |
in the Ewar1pscott colony DR.. Boone |
Ii assigned TO the Presidents yacht, the /
Msyhcwer. and has many friends here. |
made during the stay of President and |
Mrs Coolidge al Swampscott. The May
flower is having the finishing touches
nut on her Teconditinning quite genef- |
ally at the Charlestown Navy Yard ]
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