NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1905.In

Fresh Clea.r Voices of the Little Ones Produce a.Charming Effect a.t the Park.

finer senson in the Catskllls than the early autumn

unless cold storms occur, which is not now prob-

aThere have been coPio.:«: rains this w«>ek, to th©

gratification of everybody. All traffic Hn^s havobeen crowded to the limit The river steamers aropacked daily. Pan bf the time the Day *-me hashad a third boat In commission, iind the regular

flown boat has been compelled to refuse passengersafter leaving Kingston Point. Th" vast amount

of baggage causes much delay. The various night

lines have also been sorely pushed, and It is^an-nounced thai the Peoples Line will have iour

boats in commission next season, and make way

landings on tho upper Hudson. The Catskill Even-ing Line could easily have usr-d an extra boat, andthe Mary Powell has h;i'l a great season from thestnrt. The amount of rive- travel this season hasbeen phenomenal

The reunion of the More family at Roxbury be-gan to-day, and there is a reception in MasonicHall th^re this evening. To-morrow all will at-

tend thf Jay Gmiiii Munoriii! <'hurch. On Mondaythere will b< suitable addresses at the More raonu-mer.t and in th>^ Gould church, and on TuesdayMies Helen M. Gould, who Is now in Roxbury. willthrow "p.-n hf>r pretty grounds around the churchand her Kirkside cottage for an outing party Inhonor of her mother's family, and there will bemusic and refreshments.

The anmial banquet of Ourselves ''lub at th«F.lka Park ''luli house >>n Monday wns n notableaffair in that populous section, The members in-Clude most of 'rhf founders and early residents ofth.- various private pnrkn.

A Bimilar function in Onteora Park on the same

Greatest Month for Summer VisitorsEver Known There.

Klnprton. X. V., Sept. 2. (Spectal).— ltwns an ex-tremely successful August for the Catskllls. All

seem to agree that it was the greatest month for

business ever known In tho range. And nobody isstopping to figure up the profits even yet. Septem-

ber has started In well, and although lnrs^ numbershave already gone, there are thousands still In themountains, and many others are coming later.The fact Is there were some on the waiting list forrooms at a few of the larpre resort*, and these arenow coming in to take tiielr turn. There is no

AUGUST IX CATSKILLS.

members of tho vaudeville company at a five o'clocktea at the Camp Sorghum.

There w:is a lively time at the golf tournamentfor tr.e Childwold Cup last week. L. Ottinger win-ning In the final play.

Tho deer season Is oprn. and promises to be ap An one Several parties are planning huntinge:f editions, and from the large number of deerse< n In course of the summer the prospects torhunting are pood.

Thousand Islands. K. T., Sept. 2 (Special) -The

Thousand Island Park orchestra and chorus gave

the. last concert of Its Reason on Tuesday night. It

was the children's festival, and the hopes of its

manag-ers were fully realized. One of the largest

audiences of the series was present, despite the

fears of the directors lest the summer visitors

ihould be more concerned with leaving the Islandsthan with attending a concert.

The outgoing boats nre carrying many persons

to the trains, homeward bound, yet so large is

the population of the reeorts that the vacancies arehardly noticed.

Some discussion Is being had as regards the

rules for the motor boat race's, for the results of

the American Power Boat Association races Justfinished at Chippewa Bay show that the speediest

boat is not the winner when such a treat handi-cap is ffiven the smaller craft. The Chip, while

undoubtedly the fastest boat for Its sire in thecountry, is not so fast as many of the boats itdefeated, and thus the cup does not really repre-

sent the speed championship of the country. Acanor, motor boatmen t=ay. would, iffitted with anengine, have such a handicap over other bor.ts a?

to insure its winning the cup. This situationdoes not encouraee the buildingof large and fastboats, and the feellne that some modification

should be made is openly expressed. The racesnext year will tx» held at Chippewa Bay. but It

Is feared that «ome of the fastest boats, such asAlfred G. Vand»rbilt's Skeeter. will not be present

unless they havo a better chance at the goldchallenge cup.

The Westminster Hotel, at Westminster Park,

has not had any large dances or receptions thisseason, but the weekly hops are much enjoyed by

the guests, and the cottagors at Westminster Park

have also attended the affairs in numbers. Theoutdoor sports have been the most popular withthe summer visitors, however, and tennis and golfhave been the -principal amusements. Baseball hashad many devotees, and the team has an undis-puted light to the river championship, havingmore victories to its credit than any of the rivalteams. Its latest victory Is one over the Frontenacteam, the score being 5 to 4. The result was indoubt up to th*> last minute of the game.

The benefit dance given by the hotel orchestraof th*> Lotus House, at St. l^awrence Park, was asuccess from the social, as well as financial, pointof view. Parties from various river points cameIn yachts and launches, and the #rood floors andmusic were much appreciated. The ballroom andparlors were decorated.

The steam yacht Alda. chartered by guests of thel»otus. carried neveral parties to watch the boatraces at Frontenac in tne early part of the week.A large fSshinc party went in n launch to theCanadian channel last Monday, and returned ladenwith trophies of their skill. A ten pound pickerel*as the best of fh^ fish caught.

The Thousand Island House, at Alexandria Bay.lias b*en entertainine: Mayor John Weaver of Phila-delphia and bin wit> and daughter. Mayor AlanFobes of Syracuse and the president of the Cham-ber of Commerce, p. McCarthy, of that city, ac-companied by Slate Fair fVimmiFs'oner Perren.etopped at this hotel while on a visit to Yice-Presl-dent Fairbanks, who has bf-en at Alexandria Bay.Assemblyman Thomas D. L-^wis and Judge Wrighthave be»«n among the notable guests of the Thou-sand Island House.

On Monday a dance was given in the hotel par-lors, and on Tuesday eve-ning progressive c;'.rda\u25a0were played. <>n Wednesday another dance enter-tained the guests

Among the catcbee of fish made this w<*ek wasone of four large pickprel averaging eight pounds inweight. Francis S. Rolfe. of New-York, was thefisherman, and he sent a couple of tho fish home tothe metropolis ns evidences of his skill. A twentypound muscallonpe. captured after a struggle ofover an hour was the prize of a citizen of EastOrange, N. J., D. G. Foster. This is one ofthe big catches of the season, ar.d the largest ofthe month of August at the Bay.

AT HOTEL CHAMPLAIN.

Successful Summer Season XearsIt*End.

Lake George. N. V.. Sept. 2 (SpeclaD.-The most

successful season that Lake George has had inyears is now coming to a close. The last days of

August were not pleasant here, and many of thehotel patron? went away with a suddenness thatwas surprising. It is um>»rtunate that rain and

cold weather came just at this time, for some per-sons intended to remain through th» first week ofSeptember. The weather is fickle, however, in thisregion, and next week may be a? warm and pleas-

ar.t as the most delightful days of July and August.In fact. September is generally conceded to be thepleaßantest month of the year at Lake George, andlong after the majority of the hotels are closed thecottagers linger, until the cold weather drives themhome.

Travel through the lake from Canada and thenorthern Adirondack resorts is heavy, and manypersons stop off for a day at the Sagamore, Marionor Fort Willi;>m Henry, before proceeding to Sara-topn. and thence home. The travel is not all south-ward, for new arrivals are found at ihe h"t<-isevery day. but the lis'.s are perceptibly shorter.Many of the hotels will clofa .won after LaborDay. but the smaller resorts will remain open untilOctober 1.

The Hague cottagers held a tennis tournamentlast week, the winners of which were Mr. Hubbel,singles; Miss Roberta Hughrs, ;-ngies; Messrs.Feeney and Robinette, doubles, and Robert Henryand Miss Anna. OreWe, double-:.

Albert Lowther broke the bass record nt Haenolast wf-ek by capturing five, which weighed twenty-six and a quarter pounds. Miss Enid Al<len landeda fiv» s'nd a half pounder.

Cook's Point has be*>n the. sen" of a number ofenjoyable picnics recently. Colonel and Mrs. Ste-phen Mills gave one last Thursday evening, fol-lowed by Mrs. Kelly nnd Mr« King, who enter-tained twenty-two of the Hague young people. OnFriday evening Colonel Matin gnvo a dinner atWaltonlan Island In honor of General Eagan. Dr.and Mrs. R. F. Weir entertained nn Tuesday Inhonor of Miss Jessica Rruce. Mr. and Mis. W. E.Harding gave a dance and nnrd pnrty to a numberof their cottage friends at Fort George Park lastWednesday.

Arthur Murray and Rohert Grannis. of NVw-York, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Gil-lette, at Bluff Head.

AT THE HOTEL CHILDWOLD.Lake Massawepie. X. V.. Sept. 2 (Special;.— Tho

most successful social affair at Childwold this sea-Eon was the charity performance given In theCasino last Saturday evening by the ChildwoldVaudeville Company. It took the form of a con-tribution, the proceeds being devoted to severalNew-York charities. As in former years, the pro-gramme was arranged and the different partscoached by Mrs. Edward Siegman.

On Monday last Major Dorr entertained the

ON LAKE GEORGE.

Visitors at the bench In the last few days havo

found much amusement in watching the unusually

heavy sea. Those who were willing to venture

out on the bcardwnlk. extending from Manhattanto Brighton Eeach. were for a time the cynosureof all evej. and there were many hearty laughs

wh°r women and men were doused by tne hiahwaves which broke with considerable ror< •\u25a0 >ver

the walk. One party of four was caught n thecentre of the walk between the two beaches, andbefore they reached shelter at the Manhattan endthßegrnnri'n£; September 11 and continuing threed-,v= about seven hundred members of the Equlta-

bie'L^ AWur.nce Society will hold thr-.r annual

convention at the Oriental. -Tbe.hote will pra-

tlcallv clo^e its s.Mson on the lOrh. and tho con-ventlor. atten'nnts will hay* rull swpy of tho place.AnEnjoyable programme Hh been arranged by

the entertahiment cemmittee. and it is expected

that much sayoty will prevail during conventionweek.

the ne.irh early in August have returned to round

cut the eeason there. Box parties at the vnude:

vllle theatre and Paln"s fireworks Indosore werefeatures of tho week's doings, and at both amuse-ment places fpecial programmes had been pre-

pared for visitors. ,As guests of Mrs. COIII3 P. Huntlnglon, of the

Oriental. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gates and Mrs. Roy

Stone epent the we*k at this resort. Ex-District At-torney James W. Rldgway and Mrp. Rldgway. who

followed -heir trip to Saratoga by a brief visitto Spring Lake, have returned to round out theseason at the Oriental.

MOTOR CAR TOURING IN THE ALPS. —Otltaßtreted Ixin'Son Ntm,

Americans returning home from motor car tours in Europe this summer have more than a fewtales to tell of hc:tile acts from the peasantry. The attack on George Gould and his wife isa notable instance. In such situations as here depicted a very slight act of ill will towardthe motorist might easily end in disaster.

The principal social affair of the seascn was theannual midsummer hop at tho Rexmere, which wasgiven in the new ballroom last -Saturday evening.

Tho public rooms of the Rexmere were decoratedfor tho occasion. Thi? attendance was unusually

large, and included the guests of Churchill Hall

and the Rexmere and many members of the cot-

tage colony. The annual ball at Churchill Hall

was held this evening.

Local athletic interest has centred in the men's

match handicap golf tournament for the Rexmerecup« offered by Dr. S. E. Churchill. Play was overthe Rexmere, golf link:? on Churchill Park, and thelarge gallery of summer visitors afforded a pictur-esque background to th» players. The prize for tne

best net score on the qualifying round was wonby Dr Richard Mors- Hodge, of the Lnlon The-ological Seminary. New-York with a net score of75 strokes. In the flral round Dr. Georce Bern.secretary of the afcAutey Mission, N.v.-iork de-feated Dr Arthur L. Root, of West. 31st-st.. New-York, by 9 up and 7 t' play.

__ _Miss Grace Cleveland HaH, of Summit, V J..

conducted a children's party in tho ballroom Ol

Churchill Hall on Monday afternoon for the benefitof the Home for the Friendless.

Charles B. Lambert, general passenger a gent ofthe West Shore Railroad, accompanied by bis wife.has arrived at the Rexmere for a short ***/•-*£\u25a0Lambert has been a (reauent visitor to Stamford,

and ea-h summer returns to tho Rexnvre.Summer visitors in Stamford this s.-ason have

taken a great Interest in bowling, and nt all the

alleva there have been many parties. The August

championship tournament at th* n•?t allo>afor the scores in twenty gam. a was won b> JohnX Roll of New-York. The second cup was wonbr Edward I. Hames. while the third enp wasawarded to William E. Hall, nlso of >-^-}°^;a;a.v

A dance was given at Kendall Plare on I-r.-laj

evening by Mr. and Mrs. Charles G Braxn.ar. ofNew-York In honor of the birthday of their daugh-

teD-r

M S eiorirra HHrodge. of the TJnton Th«,log-

ical Clnarv NV-w-York. has been le.uurintr on•ThelZof Chrtet." at the Presbyterian Church

%r TanrMrs. ceR

enK Soh t. of Rutherford. X. J

and Mrs B Roll are at Brevoort cottage In rant-

hurst Park, the suests of Mr. and Mrs. John K.

w'HuntßtaaTteTunited States Senator from Flor-ida and his wife' and two children have arrivedat the New Grant House for the. rest of the season

IsHSs ssa aftssav &%^Mrs B. H. Headden and Edward Ehrip.

Ata sly-handed proßressive euchre, at the "Rest-

An Unusually Lively Week En-joyed by Visitors.

Stamford, N. V.. Sept. 2 (Specials— The season atStamford is now at its height and from every in-dication it will last 'lntiJ l?»t« in the fall. The

hotels and cottages are crowded, and there aremany additional arrivals daily. It has been anunusually lively week at this resort, with thewomen's and men's handicap g^lf tournaments,

tennis tournaments, dances and teas. Tho ideal

summer weather which has marked the entire sea-son in Stamford continues and the whol9 week

has b?an delightful.

IX WESTERX CATSKILLS.

day. given by President Russell In honor of theoottagTP there, was al=o greatly *nf\u25a0>\u25a0«"•\u25a0 ,_ ml

_Chancellor MacCraekea of the |*»7£™J*O»2r

versify. h«s been enjoying the mttnwrln a».S}, asbrook cottage on Blr.h Creek, at Pine J;}':l,usual. The many Pine Hill resorts are sUll -u'..but tl.e season will be Kin to wane n^t _'l'^.-, j

_Several of the large- hotels nre now promising

to ke*p op through the month. Among \u25a0\u25a0 sf ']the Sunset Park Inn. The Balnea Falls M«m wmb- nn October resort The Ho>i Kaaterskill awl tneGrand will be the fir?t to <;lo«o pecsttme ox v*

large running expenses, but tr.o dates arc not an-

"workV^t Dataw.ro .ad Enstenj Baflway

from Andes to Arkvillf.is now a^-iiving i-ipidly

The eastern end of the route. trOTB ArkiiU'"to

Shavortown, Is an old grading made some yearsago by a former compiny. and this portion of theroad will soon b«» ready for the rail.".

Ex-Senator David B. Hlil was a guest o.ex-.Tiidg» Alton B. Parker at Rosemount on Monday.

Mrs George J. Gould and her chUdren. Kinsdon.Jay and Morjorle Gould, arrived at the OottMlodge at Furlougn Lake on Weon^day afternoonfor a stay of some w'ks. Th»< lodge In ar. ex-tens'.v* nmuntnin horn*, and most completely nttea

with every comfort. The train on the Ulster andDelaware is taken to ArkvilTe for Furlough Laxe.which is a seven mile driveway over a fine road.

MANY REMAIN AT RICHFIELD SPRINGS

September They Consider the Pleasantest Month in

the Year There.

REMARKABLE."ItIs a remarkable love gtory."\u2666Think toT"Ytm. Tha proposal vmsa't m*d« la th» cwniervatory."—CDetrott Trlbuav

-:

— — .

Preparing to Make Labor Day Cele-bration Xofable.

Delaware Water Gap. Perm.. Sept. 2 (Special).—There la the greatest amount of enthusiasm dis-played on the part of hotel proprietors who aroanxious to make the celebration of Labor Day thisyear a banner one in tho history of this resort.Their secrecy Indicates that there Is something tosurprise in store for the guests now quartered here.

On Wednesday ev-ning the. Colored Walters'Company gave a Cakewalk and ball In th« spadousparlor of the Water (Jap House, and the humorousantics of several of the colored persons evokedmuch amusement.

At the Klttatfnny there has been a week ofmarked enjoyment. On Monday evening KdwardI. Boyle, the blind entertainer, pleased a goodsized audience with his selections of prose andmusic. Miss Florence. Moore. Caldwell made merryon Tuesduy evening with her programme of witand humor. Tho Waiters Quartet of this house Ismaking preparations for another concert and min-strel performance, and the success of their lastventure bldn fair to make the coming one popular

Miss Scott is furnishing entertainment at thoRlverview with her vo^al selections, while Romeoand Juliet parties at late evening hours are invogue. •Auto" partlfs at this house are becomingP>.|.,ul.ir Of iHte.

A lender among the season's affairs at the Glen-wood was the musical of Friday evening, which wasfurnished by a seor>- of thy nests for the benefit ofBt. Matthew's Chirreh. of Stroudsburs. About JT7Owas realized.

George R. Balfour, Jr.. of New-York. ts amongthti visitors at the Kittatlnny.

J. Lowry. a Wall Street broker, is at tho Wat»>rGap House.Mr. and Mr* Lamond Hutchlns. of N>w-Y'»rkare at the RtvervlewMiss Kmtly Spencer and the Misses Frances and

Florence Cunnlngton, of New-York are a Jolly trioenjoying tho mountain breetes and diversions hero.H. Kraft, at New-York, is at the Forest HouseMiss Ida B. Warner, of Newark. is at the Cata-ract Houso.

WrJ^.?n.d fish'nyarties too. One of the latter was

?ffi1 eid fe A", E

- w^ tllf>>-. whA took a number ofof*ea bass"* Sop Thl?y brou ht back a good lot

Late as it Is. people continue to arrive at theiirihSy^ maily °- them hy automobiles oryachts. Mr. and Mrs Richard T. Walnwright ofMr an^ <T CBm °^ thHl" St

"am yfiCht Cachalot.Mr and Mrs. F. M. Lufton. J. M. Lnfton, MissrSS?« Vurton,, and,Miss E. Hirsh arrived on MrLufton's yacht, the Mp-mo-weta. Among th» auto-

of New-YorkWer " Mp'Bn<l MrS'Wl IJvlnS3ton.

u^\n^ehriu

nSVr'lH""se there was a more thanusually brilliant ball en Saturday evening to cel-ebrate thif.ending of the cruise of the Shelter Is-and *lacht Club fleet. Soon after "unset, beforethe dancing began, there was a display of fireworkson the beach near the hotele The members of the club had a fine time at Frank,tnin n"T- n"ar South Ferry -

»*•\u25a0• the?stopped in the course of the cruise. Mr Smith hadthe Manhan.set Hou Orchestra for thVir cn ter-talnment. The fl^t raced from tho club station toSouth Ferry. There were three cUsses— eloOTM.catboats and dories. <">f the sloops. Otto E Lorkv'sSenta was the winner. Of the catboats, Com-dories the Taw-ah-tah, owned by D. P. Hathawavof the Prospect Hou?e, proved the fastest. Whiletney were at South Ferry the cruisers decided tohay* a race between power boats, of which severalhad come along with the fleet. In this GottfriedPiel s Argonaut proved victorious

DELAWARE WATER GAP.

Motor Boat Race* and 'Annual BallEngross Attention.

Frontenao, N. V.. Sept. 2 (Spedal).— The fir?; 0!Beptem'ner's days sees no diminution of the sum-mer gayety at the Hotel Front»nac. Alth"ughmany gu^st3 have departed, the newcomers tilltheir places, ar.d few of the New-Yorkers <oown summer estates on the beautiful islands s. it^tered through the St. Lawrence have as yet lefithem. Included among the guests who have ar-lrived for a stay here in September are the Duke o?\Newcastle, who is With Mr. and Mrs. Haley B,Flake; F. O. Ayrt-s, fourth vice-president of th«Metropolitan Lite Insurance Company, and t;.3Rev. Dr. Kdwin M. Christian, of New-York.

T'r.e chief features of St. Lawrence gayety thl» \

week have been the motor boat races held by thi '

Frontenac Yacht Club, and the annual ball at theFrontenac, both of which achieved a full measuroof success. The ball wa3 held on Tuesday eve-and the motor boat races on Tuesday. Wednesdayand Thursday afternoons. Yachts, gay with flags

and streamers, from all parts of the St. Lawrence,attended the races, and on Tuesday their ownerstook large house parties to the Fr.-ntenac ball inthem, the vessels being Illuminated withmany huedeiectric lights on all the race nights. Among thoyachts whose owners took guests to tho raceswere the Lotos, owned by Mayor George Hal! ofOgdensburg; the Vesta, Commodore Lawrence, ofthe Cleveland Yacht Club; the Sport. E. P. Wilbur;the Hornet, Commodore Alfred C. Bostwick. of th»Larchmont Yacht Club; the Cherokee, S. H. Vande-gTift. of New-York; the Empress. Alexander R,Peacock, of the United States Steel Corporation;the Louise, George C. BoMt; the Navajo, W. E.Sherman, of Watertown: Helvetia 11, ColumbusO'Donsel] Iselin. of New-Tork; the W. 8.. w. B.Hayden; the Presto, Nathan Straus, el New-Tork:the Jean, Rear Commodore Gillespto, of the Fron-tenac Yacht Club: th- .W.-a- Th"n. Commo.! |Luckenbach. of New-York; the Macenoma. SenatorFulford. of Brookdale, Canada; the Skylark. Clif-ford Llfton. Minister of the Interior, Ontario, an.lthe. Jule Vice-Cornm : \u25a0 Costello. of the Fronte-nac Yacht Club.

The Calumet, the flagship of tha Frontenac YachtClub, with Commodore and Mrs. C. Q. Emery oaboard, entertained on all the rare days. On Wednes-day the Duke of Newcastl Mr. and Mr?. Haley B.Fiske. F. O. Ayres. the Rev. j'r Christian and Mr.and Mrs. Wiliiam Van Anden, of Brooklyn, wemguests of Commodore and Mrs. Emery at luncheonon the Calumet, afterward g>">in^ to th<» races. RearCommodore R. a. C. Smith of the Larcnmont YachtClub, with a party of guests dropped thA ancho.- ofhis oceangoing- steam yacht Privateer off the race-cour>e on Tim aJ. and afterward took his cruestito the Frontenac ball Th" Privateer has beencruising along the Maine coast.

Th- ball at the Fr^itenac was heM in th« maladining hall, which was decorated with flowers andplants from the Frontenac gardens. The committeetor the ball consisted of Alfred Costello. of New-York; Friderick Frazer. of Syracuse; J. W. Friend,of New-York; C. P. Lyon. of New-York: H. B.Romis, of Auburn: A. Campbell Smidt; WliMsmSheldon, .\u25a0>• Auburn: Clarence Peacock, of Kew-Tork; Benjamin Griffin, of New-Tork; C. H. Tanaeman. of Brooklyn; E. B. Frost of New- York, anlS. H. Cook. , .

Allof the departing guests are returning home ryway of Montreal and «vuebe.\ and enjoying th»»up"erb scenery which the b.->at trip down the X,

Lawrence gives on a day's Journey, which includej

s'lootlns the rapids.

AT THE CATHOLIC SUMMER SCHOOLCttft Haven. N. V.. Sept. 2 (Special).—The surr.rr.er

school was honored this week by the present c!Archbishop Farley, olNew-York. His stay, though

brief, was made pleasant for him by the warmthand cordiality of the reception which was tenderedhim on Thursday evening.

There has been C 'nsid.-rable activity along Intel-

lectual lir.es this week. Inaddition to the regular

lectures, there have been Reading Circle and Sun-

day school conferences that have been the means

Of stimulating some of the most Interesting »lU-cussions heard of late at <liff Haven.In the morning course el lectures on "The Philo-

sonhi.-iil Aspect of the Summer School."

given by

th« Key. Francis P. Siegfried, professor o!philosophy in St. r-harles Seminary. Overbrook.and first vice-president of the school, was *U>ti.remarkably fine analysis of the Catholic sorts!Ideal as it was to be found expressed In th« writ-ings of St. Francis, in the poetry of Dante and la

the summer school.Of rare artistic beauty wero the mereoptlcoa

views illustrative of the life of Christ, preser.tel

by the Rev P. J. MacCorry. C. 5. P.. in his enter-taining evening lectures on "The Gospel Narratlvj

as Illuminated by Christian Art."Allable discussion <>f the Catholic school •v-Ir¥''^n

by the dlstir.gul-=h.-d authority on Catholic educa-tion the Kev'. Thomas McMillan. C, S. P., and i>7Charles A. Webber, a Brooklyn attorney, was oa«of tb« features of th« woek's Intellectual pre-gramme that called forth much favorable com-ment. Diversity <>f a pleasing nature was glv?nby the lecture recital of \V. P. Oliver, of Brooklyn,on James Whltcomb RUey. This was the fir*t la

a BtTles of thrte to be itiven bj Mr. Oliver. TM

other two are planned for Monday and Tuesdayoveuings of iu'Xt \v«-ek. when the session of '*\u25a0•

wtll b«s formally brought to a close. It has beena period of utmost proepertty for the school, tne

Httendance gafeng up far into the thouaanda. »Wbeyond that recorood at any previous session 0.

the school. .NEIGHBORLY.

Mrs. D decided to move into th« country

for the Bummf>r, and was both Buiprised RlldelightM to learn that an old friend of h«r«Teslded in the same place. Meeting this friendon the street, Mrs. E)

—Bald: .

"In:n quite a near neighbor of yours now: 1

have taken v house by the river." „i "Oh. Ido hopo you wUI drop In some oaJtreplied the f;-'.v::J. —

'.: '\u25a0'-,<\u25a0\u25a0 '•-';''•- Ledger*

AT THE FROXTEXAC.

Much Enjoyment Secured by Vis-iiors at ihe HortfiJt.

Mt. Pocono. Perm., Sept. 2 <Sp«"-lal>—

At this re-sort all has be*n merry for the past we«»k. and

with tho preparations which are being mado for

tho coming holiday, there promls-s to be no jtiSJin the social festivities for name HUM tr> come. Th<>

backward season, which was complained ss *arl>r.Is now entirely forgotten.

Among th- novel affairs at the Mour.t Pleasant

Ho^ise this weok w.is tho package SMCIirS held on

Saturday evening. Mr. Barclay carried off the hen-

ors. winning fir<t prime. The second award ftD to

the lot of Mrs. Kent. Quoit contests aro b>com!rg

in vogue at this resort.The Ontwood this week was the Been- of a BMSI

enjoyable novelty, in the nature of a h*art party.

The'orango table won. w!th prtz*« falling to Mi.

Graham. Mrs. Harpen. Miss Pl-z ea* *»«=\u25a0»£bet! Th» consolation prize was uwarded to M.».

Severns On Saturday evening a phantom dance

was" given, which had for its participants g-SSft

f-om the Ontwood and neighboring houses.

'in tho tennis doubles of this week at the M^ta-

nesca M- Seitz. of the Meadowsefle, won a hand-

some'silver cup. while Mr Wolstenhoim-. of t)H

Montane**, landed a gold medal. Other medals

were secured by Mr. Willis and Mr. Hasklns. SOOj

of this resort.The festivities of this week at the Pocor. Moun-

tain Houso were of many varieties. A particularly

pleasing affair took place on Friday evening In

commemoration of the twenty-fourth anntrcnuvof the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Bwaa.of Oyster Bar. The affair was a mock wedding,arranged with much secrecy as a surprise for Mr.J

rYtormrSave a "watermelon party" at Stortn-

clltt Cottage In honor of Miss Reid, of the Belmont.Among the favored ones were Miss Euiaha. MisaConnoTly. Mrs. Connolly. Miss Gallagher. 30nMab^i Storm and Messrs. Hasson ar.d Me" arthy.

A pleasing affair of the w»»k was the ma3qu';rado

and barn dance held Jointly by the guests of theOntwood and Meadow side. 0:1 the links of t.-.-j

Mount Pocono Golf and Country Uub. The fun-maker of the Or.twood was on hand to enliven tho°

CMr

Siand Mrs Richard B. Lunn. ofNew-York City.

ar- at the Pocono Mountain House.Lawrence Haynes. of Jacksonville. Fla.. has

Joined his family at the Belmont for an extended

Mr. and Mm. Van Middleworth. of New-York, a--at the Mount. Pleasant House.

The Misses Helen F. and Catharine M. Miner, 0..Brooklyn, are at the Bwlftwatet House.

B. E. Severns Is a New-Tork visitor at tr.e OaVwcod 11-^ a short vacation.

OX THE POCOXO PLATEAU.

Torbert. while the men's prizes were awarded taDr. J. E. Safford and R. I* Lock-void, of New-York.

Inthe evenings the hotel presents a more brilliantnlcture than It did when warmer weather kept thoquests on the piazzas. Now the majority congre-gate in groups in the office, the white parlor orthe pretty greenroom, while many find their pleas-ure in tridge or settle down in a comfortable 11-

|| torary chair with an interesting book.Inthe last week the library has been enlarged by

several hundred new volumes of standard fictionlor both grown-ups and the young people. Thereare now between 1.600 and LTOO books on the shelves.

The young people had the centre of the stage

In tho golf tournaments last week. In one match

Xor Drlzes offered by the hotel Harold Danzlger

end Mary Leiserlng were victorious, receiving a-silver photograph frame and a gilt clock. Msss•'Jlarjorie Bryan made the lowest score In a tourna-

ment in which Newcomb Baker put up the prizes,'sJid Miss Frank Llchtenhein came out second.

W. B. Averell won the match against Colonel•'Bogie, which was played the rirst part or the we*k,,'and tor which A. H. Larason, o£ New-York City,•offered a sliver flask.i William Runkle, who won the flret prize in theirecent annual open tournament of the Hotel Cham-'jjJain Golf 'Club, defeating Winston May. winner ofthe St. Andrew's Cup this year, went over to

[Bretton Woods with E. L. Holloway this week forthe srolf tournament there.'- A number of touring cars have brought ownersand their guests to the Hotel Champlain in the lasttew day*. Among them were Mrs. George W. Loft,Leon Lo/t and Miss Juua Lyons, from New-York.

I . r*vld Willcox, president of the Delaware and'Hudson Railroad, has been here for a week. Mr.end Mrs. C. H. Booth and Miss Kathryn Booth, ofPaterson. and Mr. and itrs. A. L. Banister, ofPompton, N. J.. have been spending several days

ifcere. and other New-York guests of the week are'J William Beekman, Gerard Beekman and MissBeekman. C. F. Rand. Miss Marjorie Rand andMiss Carol Ransom, who are visiting Mr. and "Mrs.£ J Barney at their cottage; Samuel V. Hoffman,:James S. Feaxon. W. Purdy and. Mr. and Mrs. W.iX>. Morgan.i With every newcomer at the Hotel Champlain

\u25a011 summer long the wonderful view of mountains•acd lake and the exquisite surroundings of trees

levnd flowers havo be«n tho favorite subjects of con-iverßatlon for days, and those who have been herelln former years have "been more enthusiastic over{the greater splendor of tho flower decorations than\u25a0«ver before.t It geems to be the desire of the hotel companyHOt to neglect a single *pot of the entire EOO acresin which the great hotel stands, and the land nearth« house has been converted Into a perfect para-dise of flowers. Just now the. flowers are in thoheight of their perfection, and the sight of ihejn

from the piazzas is one to be long remembered.. Straight in front of the hotel on the west elde•Is a wide stretch of green, oval in shaoe andIbounded by a driveway, both ends of which are

\u25a0 mt* -with great kidney shaped beds. They aret'lanted most attractively with shrubs, which areat their best from July to September. Amongthem are viburnum, with its red berry clusters,t-erberis -with dark, purpl* leaves; the wonderfulroßßTUgoss, white and pink, and hydrangeas. TheHnest hollyhock*, single dahlias, helianthus. cannasand tbo fragrant nlcotlana sylvestrls are used to

Sli in between the shrubs. One sees no stiff bor-

AfTinK here but the oolors are massed in clumps—krllliant Dhiox. geraniums, asters, tagetes and pe-tunlas? alll the choicest selections, finishing tho°U 1!

couple fit crescent shap«l beds that invariablyarouse tho enthusiasm of guests, are of brilliantred geraniums bordered with the variegated whiteleaf variety of the Biime plant, eleven hundredslants being contained In theee crescent beds alone.

There are twenty-eight thousand plants grownlithe hotel gTe«nh.ou*es and hotbeds every yearfor these great flower beds, and for tho grotto.

The main entrance to the hotel Is beautified by

iarga boxes on both skies of tho wide steps, filledwith pink geraniums, lobelia gracllis and running

The east fide of the house, with Its wonderfulriew over the lake to the Green Mountains of Ver-mont is the greatest surprise for lovers of nature-nd art. and tho remark of a recent guest that itIsthe greateet flower show he had ever seen out ofdoors is reiterated by many. Along tho stone wall

b. wbich surmounts the terrace- and over wbich one¥ awes the tops of tho tall trees that stand betweenf the bluff and the river, flowers are mtLsaed with a'(novel artistic effect.I A few steps away is tho grotto, framed In grow-. ing flowers. Here one Is transplanted Into a.ver-

\u25a0 iltable woodland, for the walls are covered withmoss grown b«rk, the pillars are the trunks ofVrcnee With the bark still clinging to them, andslants aad flowers fill every nook. At night tho'grrotto Is especially effective when tiny electrio(fights, half concealed in the branches, shed a softwlow over the rustic scene and over the merry''parties that congregate around tho tables.

Beauty of Flower Beds Continues

to Attract Attention.Bluff Point. X. V.. Sept. 2 (Special)

—With the ad-

vent of September the Hotel Champlatn has en-tered upon the last month of its sixteenth season

—a month whose beauty in this region Is widelyappreciated, judging by the large number of guestsarrivingdaily from all parts of the country. Near-ly all of the cottagers as well as many who haveepent July and August at the hotel are preparingto stay here until the doors are closed, and these,

together with tho new arrivals, are making theplace as gay as midsummer.

But Summer Gayety Is Not Yetat an End.

Watch Hill. R. 1., Sept. 2 (Special).- Whilethree of the big hotels have closed and a numberof tho cottage people have returned to their cityhomes or gone to the mountains. Watch Hill isby DO moans deserted. The annual exodus whichstnrts with the first big fall storm has been de-layed by tho continuance of clear weather. TheOcean Honso Is etlll well filled, having receivedir.any guests through tho closing of tho Larkln,Watch Hill and Plimpton houses in tho middleof the week.

Blr William Mather and I^ady Mather, of Ixindon,En^liind,. gruests of the Rev. Dr. S. D. McConnell.of New-York, at the Anchorage, gave a dinner attho Watch Hill Houso on Saturday. Ajnong theguests were Mrs. 8. D. McConnell. Mrs. GuthrloMcConnell, of fit. Loula, Miss MacAllster. Mlas J.

WATCH HILLHOTELS CLOSE

Richfield Springs. X. V.. Sept. 2 (Special I).—Rich-

field's visitors of seasons past have learned, thatSeptember Is the pleasantest month of the year

here. and. in consequence, many remain late in thoautumn. The bathing establishment and all the

hotels remain open until October. Many cottagers

remain until some time in October. They form alarce and important part of the summer colony,

and thus social festivities are kept up.

The Walontha Club was the rendezvous for allRichfield when the Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin, rector

of the Bruton Church, at Willlamsburg. Va., pre-sented the four handsome silver cups given by

Colonel Watson J. Miller as golf and tennis prizesto their winners. Mr. Goodwin was introduced by

Adiutant General Henry. The go'.f prizes were wonby W. J. Patterson, of Boston. In ("lass A. and by

William B. Bailey, of Brooklyn, in Class B. MissYlrgintx Swift won the tennis cup In th» women'ssingles and Justin R. Swift the tennis <-up in themen's singles. Miss Swift also presented a cup assecond prize, which w.ts won by Miss Baba de

Acosta. At a driving, approaching and putting

contest which was held the same afternoon prizes

•were won by "Miss Shelton and William Maloney.

Progressive euchre entertained the guests of the

Ker.dallwood on Monday evening, when er.'-h player

received a prize, having contributed a package for

that purpose.The midsummer fete giv?n by Mr. and Mrs. Rich-

ard M. Montgomery at the Weatherhee House.Garden of the Mills, was one of tho chief Boclalfunctions of the season. The spacious grounds

were decorated with electric light and Japaneselanterns. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery were assist*-.!in receiving by the members of their house party,

which Included Mr. and Mrs. Rardwell, Miss Mc-Farland and Miss Oirault.

Judge Charles H. Traux, of the Supreme Court,

arrived at the Earlington on Sunday accompaniedby Mrs. Truax. They are. touring the country intheir automobile and will spend a fortnight here.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Proctor, of ClaytonI»dgr. have left for a fortnights stay at the WestIsland Club at Providence. Miss Anne D. Proctor.of I'tlca and Mrs. Petrie, of IJttle, Falls, are atthe L^dge during their ahs<M,< c. Junt previous toMr Proctor's departure he entertained at luncheon,the guests boing Admiral Stirling. Admiral Ide.General Magrudcr, Congressman Outhwaite, M_ A.McKee t>r. Charles C. Ransom, John D. Beals.Richard M. Montgomery. Samuel D. Styles andEdmund A. Hurry.

A hop dance lp being arranged to be one of theclosing festivities of the sumnv-r, and is sure toprove most amusing. It will be held the comingweek.

OKIENTAL AND MANHATTAN BEACH.j The pleaeant weather attracted large crowds to

**m.beach last week. 61no» the close of the Sanu-)ffW% nW7"*t*Y ci the recreation seekers who left

The gayest Indoor event of the week was a mas-querade ball, which took place in the Manhansetdance hall Wednesday evening. When the dancewas In full swing the place presented a brilliantspectacle, with lt« assemblage of people dressedin the costumes of all periods and nations. Agood many took Shakespearian parts, includingMrs. Derby, of N« -York, who was attired as r>e«-demona. Some of the young girls, among: them theMifSt-a Blcknell. were got up to represent flowers,and their oootumea were voted the prettiest of allDancing, of course, continues to occupy the youngpeople here every evening, and for the older on.scard parties remain th« favorlto Indoor paatima.Afternoon tea la also becoming a recognized insti-tution at tho Miir.tianset House. Every day about4 o'clock one may p<-o various small groups" aroundth« tables In th<- different parlors. These functionsarf mostly Impromptu, but yesterday a, ratherelaborate ono was riven by Mrs. Fluteher, of V»r-liiont.

Though the liathitig beach Is less populous thanIt was In July, many of the swimmers still taketheir morning dip, and on Thursday there wa» aswimming contest. J. Robinson, of New-York, wonIn tho 100-yard dash. Th.-ra was an attempt nt atub race, but unfortunately the two tubs, the onlyon< entered, came la ooUfatoa tt.i they roundedthe stakeboat, and turned turtle, with th« occu-pant .iunderneath. Tho i.-ontestams declined to tryagain.

*There havo beea many sailing* expedition* this

All thp Manhanset guests under fourteen yearawere Invited to another straw rido on Tuesday.The little Misses Pierce, of Boston; Sibyl andVivien Hall, and a lot of others piled Into a big-wagon, and for two hours made th<» roads livelywith horns find bells. As usual, the fun wound upwith a cotillon for the children In the early even-ing. The favors were toy rakes and other mimicfarm implements, with which the little ones wentthrough some pretty figures, wearing, the strawhnts they had for the ride.

Bathii g is less popular as tho weather growsci oler, but r"l*has not had so many followers sincethe first of the season as it had this week. Therewar. no tournament, but the links were seldomwithout as many as fifty players, and all the smallboys of the region were pressed Into s^rvic* ascaddies. There is to be an eishtepn hole handicap

to celebrate Labor Pay, and after tha game aluncheon will be given nt tho clubhouse, near thelinks. The Manhanset Gun Club, which is a part

of the Country Club, will also have a contest onthat day.

End of Season Approaching —Vari-ous Forms of Amusement.

Shelter Island, X V., S<-pt. 2 (Special).— The end of\u25a0 eason is undeniably approaching 1. Anumber of

who spent July and August at the ManhansetHouse hive taken th<-ir departure, and while their; are Oiled !\u25a0>• new guests, the changes give an;;!;• of breaking up. Late September nnd early Oc-tober are tlie most beautiful time of tho year onSht Iter Island, which, owing to Its situation, es-- the cold winds that strike more ex-posedplaces. But fashion has decreed that the middle

tember sh;«ll mark a genera] exodus from sea-Bhore resorts,

ON SHELTER ISLAND.

Club. Tli^re \v<^re twenty-six entries for the event.The finai matches were played, to-day.

IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.Manchester. Vt.. Sept. 2 (Special).—The season

hero Is still holding on well. A large number ofpersons nre each y.-ar coming to realise tho su-perior attractions of th* Green Mountains in Sep-tember and October. Th<» BqnJnox Houso will beopen until October 1, while the other boardinghouses will t>e open Into November. Many of thecottagers are planning to stay -veil into <.>ctolw;r.

This has bff-n a rather <]'il<'t week on tho Kk-wanok links. Most of thn golfers are resting forthe bl( tournamtnt tho coming week. Some of thomen ar- attending the Lenox golf tournamentTho annual competition for the Equinox and orvlscups will begin here on tho links next Thursdayand last out tho w..«U. The qualifying round willbe at eighteen holes, medal play, followed by theusual match play rounds. The flnnl rounds onSaturday will 1*) thirty-six holes. Th«v customaryhandicap will be a feature of tho last day's play.There will b« prizes for three divisions. Ttin t-n-try list will r«-ni'li nearly sixty by Wednesday.

On Monday the Twentieth <>nii.ry Club nut withMrs. K. Winslow Taj lor at Wyndhurst.

On Wednesday a handicap tennis tournnmentwm begun on the courts of tho Ekwanok. LVuntry

The visit of Admiral Evans with the complete.North Atlantic Squadron was nn occasion long to

be remembered by "Watch Hill visitors. For thefour days' stay of the marines there was a con-tinuous round of gayety. At Kenneth Ridge, thecottage of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Sully, where Ad-miral Evans and Admiral Charles H. Davis, theDivision Commander of the fleet, were guests, therewas a reception on the nlsrht the squadron arrived,and on Saturday night the Ocean H6use gave a ballIn honor of the naval m^n. Several cottagers alsoentertained the officers r;t thrfr houses and at theMlsquamlcut c.r.if Club, and the officers enter-tained on th-lr ships, while the rank and file playeda series of baseball games on the athletic fi>!d thntdrew grr-at crowds. The Illumination of the fW>ton Saturday litcr^t was by far the finest sightWatch Hill people have ever had to talk :\u25a0!> "if

Before going away Monday noon. Admiral Evanssniu tba squadron would surely visit the Hill nextseason.

At the reception by Mr. nr:.l Mr?. Sully, in honorof Rear-Adinimls Kvans and Davis ;u;d seventy-five officers. Mrs. Sully received with AdmiralEvans at her right and Admiral Davis at her left,and those who assisted Mrs. Sully In entertainingher guests were Mrs George S. lirahnm. of New-York; Mrs. Foote. ..f Morristown, N. J.; Mrs H. B.Joy. of Detroit, and Mr?;. Harry Whitin, of North-Oeld, Mass.

Mrs. Sully gnve a dinner at Kenneth Ridge onSaturday •\u25a0v- %ril:it^, at which the admirals wjere theguests of honor, and among: those present wereMr.nnd Mrs. Harry Whitin, Mrs. if. B Joy. Mrs.\V. S. Cowles. Mr. and Mrs <;,., rge B. Graham, Mr.and Mrs. John T. Underhlll nnd Captains Burnet,Niles, Reeder. Torsi.\ Raymond Rogers, j. A.liotsi rs nnd Tllley.

Admiral Evans entertained Mr and Mrs. Sullyat dinner on board the flagship Maine on Bunday.

"

Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Bcboonmaker "f New-Tork, returned to tho Hill on Wednesday aftermaking an extended tour through Massachusetts intheir automobile.

As was expected E. M. Fyers carried oft* thehonora at th« Misquamicut Golf Club open tourna-ment, winning the Misquumlcut Cup and one of ih*medals.

At the regular bi-monthly meeting: of the WatchHill Improvement Society. lit-M with Mrs. J. H.Clark, of Worcester, at Stony Path Cottage, Mrs.Park Pninter. of Pittsburg, was elected president;Miss EUzabeth W. Burnap, of Baltlmoce, vice-president; Mi.s3 Pope, of Baltimore, secretary, andMrs. C. Byran Cottrell. of Westerly. R. 1.,treasurer.

B. MacAllster, Miss Agnes MacAllster, Miss JuliaMacAllster and James MacAllster, and JonatnanBaatow, of Renfrew. Ont.

Children's Festival Winds Up Thcmsaoid Island Season.