Evening star., 1935-07-28

mgtOn colonlStS on the North Shore,
from Nahant to the tip end of Cape
Ann, found much in the diversified
offerings of the week to interest them.
The yacht clubs all along the shore
sponsored midweek races and the re-
gattaS today brought out one of the
largest entry lists of the year, with
the off-shore dotted with speedy sail
ing craft.
Tennis continues popular at the
Myopia. Essex County and Nahant
clubs, while the polo matches at Myo-
pia yesterday brought out repre-
sentative gallery, with the tea house
at the field a center of interest for
social gatherings.
Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge, ir., opened
her estate and home Wednesday for a
picnic party for the benefit Of the
North Shore Babies Hospital, in
which many of the colonists are in
terested.
Tea was served this afternoon at
the North Shore Art Association gal
leries in East Gloucester in connec-
ton with the annual Midsummer ex-
hibition.
The annual ladies' invitation four
bali golf tournament will open Mon
day morning at the Essex County
Country Club in Manchester. The
entry list is one of the largest in
years, with all the North Shore col
onieS, New York, Philadelphia, Wash
ington and Chicago represented by
players.
DR. Carroll Perry rector of the As
cension Memorial Church in Ipswich
and well known to Washington colo
nists along the North Shore, will give
the first of a series of morning talks
on Poetry" at Netherfelds. the Sum-
mer home of Mrs. Washington B.
Thomas, at Prides Crossing, Friday
morning. The second lecture. Au-
gust 8, will be at the Chimneys, the
Summer home of Mrs. Gardiner Mar
tin Lane in Manchester,
Mrs. Frank Griswold of Radnor, Pa.
is visiting Mrs Albert J. Beveridge at
Selwood her Summer home at Bev-
erly Farms.
Announcement was made today OF
the annual junior tennis tournament
at the Essex County Country Club in
Manchester. 1t will open September
8 and will continue through the week.
Gen. and Mrs. Clarence c. Williams
of Sycamore Farm, Hamilton, and
Washington are returning next week
from Europe, where they have been
spending the Summer. Until Gen
Williams retirement from the Army
service, the family spent most Of the
year in Washington, but for several
Summers have been at their beautiful
Sycamore Farms home.
Mrs. Charles c. Wright, wife of the
secretary to Senator Henry w. Keyes
of New Hampshire, is at Penny Crag
the Thomas cottage at Fresh Water
Cove in Gloucester, for the remainder
of the season. Mrs. Wright, with
Mrs. Edgar c. Wright and her son
Charles T. Wright, few from Wash
ington to Boston, and then came to
Cape Ann by motor. Mr.. Wright is
coming to the North Shore as soon as
Congress adjourns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest F. Mechlin of
Washington are at the Kimball cot
tage on Atlantic road, Bass Rocks, for
the season. Miss Leila Mechlin Of
Washington, who has been visiting
Miss Cecilia Beaux at her Eastern
Point home, Is to spend August with
her brother
Miss Jessie Kaufman and Lane
Kaufman Of Washington are enjoy
ing a Midsummer visit with their
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Kaufman, who are on from the
Capital for their usual long visit on
the North Shore. Mr. and Mrs. Kauff-
mann and the young folk are at the
Moorland at Bass Rocks.
Keith Merrill ir, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Merrill of Washington,
who are at Avalon, their Summer
home at Prides Crossing, is continu-
ing to win yachting laurels on the
North Shore. He has participated
in many Manchester and Marblehead
races and has skippered his 15-footer
Hawk to win in several OF the races.
Col. Edward Mandell House, some
time of Washington, observed his 77th
birthday anniversary at the Nichol
cottage on University lane, Manches-
ter, yesterday. where he and Mrs.
House are spending the Summer.
There were many neighbors and
friends who called during the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph F. Tucker of
Wenham. son-in-law and daughter of
Col. and Mrs. House, gave a dinner
party in their honor last night. Mr. John
Cudahy, American Ambassador to
Poland, visited Col. and Mrs. House
on Tuesday. Ambassador Cudahy was
on the way to Franconia, N H. for a
vacation stay.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose of Wash
lngton, who is spending the Summer
at Sea Rocks, her Bass Rocks cot