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guint, 
EW Océan House, Swampscort.—Life at the New 
~~ House has assumed a holiday air, the beautiful foyer 
presented a very pretty sight as the gaily dressed guests 
saunter through, and about, while the verandahs are con- 
~ stantly occupied by many who are not ever quite satisfied 
with all the attractions which this splendid hotel offers, 
unless ‘a‘sight of the ocean is in evidence. 
ating breezes seern ‘to be not quite enough, when a view 
‘of the sea may be had so readily. . 
; It is very pleasing news to the guests to learn that the 
bath house, in connection with the hotel, has been opened 
for the Season, which announcement has already brought 
forth numbers of bathers. 1 hha 
-, Ivanhoe Commandery, Knight Templars of Gardner, 
Mass., enjoyed an outing on Saturday last at Swampscott, 
making. the New Ocean House. their stopping place. 
About 75 members. were present,..the. day. being spent in 
‘various sportive ways, followed by dinner at the hotel 
and dancing in the evening. 
On Friday last the Luncheon club of Boston, made 
up of members of thé food supply houses of Botson, spent 
the day at the New Ocean..House, about 150 being present. 
In the evening a complimentary dinner was given 
‘Grabow, in the attractive new: dining-room, A. E. Daw, 
‘presiding. Music was furnished by the hotel orchestra 
‘seated in a corner of thé dining-room. Roses in gorgeous 
idisplay were used for table decorations. ~In one of the 
private dining-rooms, Mrs. E. R. Grabow was hostess to 
twenty-five ladies, the wives,of. the Luncheon club _mem- 
‘bers. Sweet peas and roses made the table especially 
bautiful. After dinner, the ladies and gentlemen joined 
in the balltoom where dancing, was, the spirit of the evé- | 
‘ning, Ra de ape 
is aoe “ot ‘ ate Hh . . 
An impressive flag raising marked the outing which 
‘the Boston Knight Templars held~at the New Ocean 
‘House on Monday. About.500 of-the members arrived at 
‘Swampscott in the morning and marched to the hotel where 
‘the flag raising exercises were held on the green opposite 
ther hotel, where a magnificent flag pole had been placed.; 
Following luncheon the afternoon was spent in games on 
the lawn. : 
| A very enjoyable dinner was partaken of at the hotel 
on Monday evening by the President and Board of the 
‘Manufacturers National Bank of Lynn, About twenty- 
five were present. 
I Quite a new charm is the rendition of a musical pro- 
'gram. bythe hofel’ orchestra, in the dining-room each eve- 
ining between seven and eight, rather than in the foyer, 
ias previously. This new idea has caught on with notice- 
‘able aptitude. The concert programs are ever well re- 
The invigor- . 
New Ocean House, Swampscott 
ceived, and are a decided feature. 
Five. hundred selected volumes make up the very 
fine library which has been opened for the use of the 
guests in the hotel . Ideally situated, the former tea room 
which joined the hotel with the Annex has been converted 
into the reading room. Thé light arrangement is splendid 
and the outlook from the windows takes in the whole 
beach front and the points in the distance, Surely, this 
superb thought will be a constant pleasure to the guests. 
. 
A distinguished guest from Kings House, Jamaica, 
who will visit the hotel in early September is His Excel- 
lency Sir William H. Manning, Governor of the island, 
‘accompanied by his suite, which includes his secretary, 
Robert Trefusis, and Mrs. Trefusis. The party had ex- 
pected to make Swampscott their object point in early 
July, but their plans were rearranged. A tour of Canada 
will be first enjoyed, and en route south the group will 
come to the New Ocean House. 
Recent registrations on the ‘hotel books are Mr. and 
Mrs. L. E. Thompson, Baldwinsville; Mrs, F. H. Esters, 
Gardner, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Randall, Eau Gallie, 
Fla.; Mr. and Mrs, H. F. Livermore, Brookline; Mrs. 
John Edgell, Mrs. George R. Richardson, Mrs. Charles 
E. Murdock, Boston; Mrs. E. O., Floyd, New York; Mrs. 
Porter Chandler, Geneso, N, Y.; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. 
Taylor, Cleveland; Mrs. W. A. Arnold, Paterson, Nie 
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Warner, Boston. 
; BEACH BLUFF shares equally the honors for the splen- 
. did service given the Surgical Dressings committee of 
the Peter Bent Brigham hospital. To aid this splendid 
and humane: tribute to our. men, Miss. Esther Paine has 
given over her Wednesday mornings to the continuance of 
the work’ and meetings are held regularly in the playhouse 
at the “Farms,” the Paine summer estate on Atlantic ave- 
nue. The playhouse is an ideal place for the work and 
Wednesday mornings find’a-great’ many of the girls of 
the upper section of the North Shore. there to “do their 
bit” and thus increase the supply of dressings as. well as 
instill a patriotic spirit in the hearts of all. Miss Barbara 
Beebe and Miss Constance Lewis have been chosen as a 
“committee for the making of the Surgical Dressings, while 
Miss Ruth Blodgett and Mrs. John H. Blodgett will act 
‘as a conimittée for the hospital work. 
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Holloway have rented 
their villa on Phillips avenue to Dr. Charles 5, Butler for 
the season and they have taken up their summer residence 
at Barnstable, Cape Cod. . . 
Arriving from San Francisco on Friday, Mrs. W. J. 
_ Hill has taken up her summer abode in the Langmaid 
home on Phillips avenue. 
