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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER, MASS., 
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1910. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
By far the most important social function of the week 
was the tea given yesterday afternon between five and 
six o’clock by Miss Mabel Boardman to meet. President 
and Mrs. Taft and the others members of their family. 
The tea was given at Wyndecliff, the beautiful summer 
home of the Boardmans on School street, Manchester. 
Over two hundred people attended, including all of tie 
best known people on the North Shore. Most of the 
members of the diplomatic corps were there. 
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Senor Don Francisco de la Barra, Mexican Ambassa- 
dor to the United States, was host at a very charming 
luncheon given at Green Gables, Magnolia, last Sunday, 
in honor of Ex-Governor Curtis Guild, jr. Covers 
were laid for fourteen, and the emerald, crimson and 
white of the Mexican flag were prominent in the table 
Among the guests were the Baron and 
Baroness Rosen, Miss Rosen, John Hays Hammond, Miss 
Hammond, Miss Burnham, Marquis Montagliari of the 
Italian embassy, Marchioness Montagliari and Viscount 
Denoist de ’Azy. 
Miss Agnes Musser of Philadelphia is up from North- 
east Harbor, Me., for a visit with the C. Howard Clark 
jr’s., at West Manchester. Miss Katherine Hare of 
Philadelphia, is on from the Hare country home in 
Strafford, Pa., for a short visit with the Clarks, too. 
Mrs. Stephen Gurteen of New York is coming to the 
North Shore next week for a short visit with the Pres- 
cott Bigelows, at Manchester Cove. 
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Mrs. John L. Gardner spent the last Sunday at Dr. and 
_ Mrs. Maynard Ladd’s cottage, Smith’s Point, Manches- 
ter. The group of men around a sundial in Mrs. Liadd’s 
_ studio in bronze and marble, has been bought by Mrs. 
_ Seott Fitz for her Italian garden, off Masconomo street, 
_ Manchester. 
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Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth (Alice 
~ Roosevelt) have been on the North Shore this week 
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mingling among their friends, being house guests of Mr. 
and Mrs. Bryce J. Allan at Beverly Cove. Mrs. Long- 
worth came the latter part of last week and Mr. Long- 
_ worth came the middle of this week. Several informal 
luncheon and dinner parties have been given in their 
_ honor this week, including a dinner of fourteen covers 
_ at Mrs. Allan’s Wednesday evening. Mrs. Guy Norman 
is having a few friends over to her summer residence at 
Beverly Cove tonight for dinner, included among the 
_ guests being Cong. and Mrs. Longworth. 
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The M. C. McGills have been entertaining at the cot- 
tage which they are occupying off Masconomo street, 
Manchester, Mr. McGill’s brother of New York. 
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_ Mrs. W. Scott Fitz opened her beautiful gardens off 
_ Masconomo street, Manchester, Wednesday afternoon 
i “and served tea to sixty or more ‘of her friends who were 
_bidden to the affair. 
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SOCIETY NOTES 
Fair weather this afternoon is all that is desired to 
make the annual water sports of the Manchester Yacht 
bers and their friends—have been evincing much inter- 
est in the event, and a large number will be on hand this 
afternoon at three o’clock if the weather conditions are 
favorable. To add to the brillhancy of the occasion, the 
color and gayety surrounding the clubhouse and the 
floats, a number of the yachts will be ‘‘dressed’’ and an- 
chored near the clubhouse. The usual sports will be 
indulged in, such as canoe races, walking the pole, canoe 
polo, tub race, swimming races, diving contest, canoe 
tilting, ete. Tea will be served after the sports. The 
judges will be William A. Tucker, H. K. Caner and Her- 
bert W. Mason. The sports will be run off under the 
direction of W. L. Putnam, J. H. Storer, Norton Wiggles- 
worth and Charles E. Hodges, the committee of arrange- 
ments. 
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The next event of interest at the Manchester Yacht 
elub will be the Children’s Entertainment. The com- 
mittee, of which C. E. Hodges is the chairman, has ar- 
ranged to have John Colby Abbott for Saturday, August 
27, at 3 o’clock. Mr. Abbott’s causeries*have attracted 
attention at home and abroad and his ‘‘La Grande Pan- 
dore’’ cannot but prove of interest to all who attend. 
There will also be a Punch and Judy show. 
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George Hellen of Washington has been a house guest 
of the Col. Henry Mays at Manchester this week. Mr. 
Hellen is not a stranger to Manchester, as he formerly 
summered at the Masconomo House, being a friend of 
George Eustis who summered there also for a number 
of years. The Misses May are expecting a visit from 
Miss Fargo of Tuxedo Park shortly. 
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‘““The Oaks,’’ the Beverly Farms estate of Mrs. God- 
frey L. Cabot, was the scene of a pleasant luncheon and 
bridge party Wednesday, there being sixteen covers at 
lunch. Some of the ladies present were Mrs. C. A. Por- 
ter, Mrs. James Marsh Jackson, Mrs. Edwin A. Board- 
man and Mrs. Perey Musgrave. 
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The handsome coach and four of Frank Thompson of 
Philadelphia, son of the late railroad magnate, has been 
exciting much admiration on the North Shore drives. 
Mr. Thompson has been the house guest of the Edward 
Rantouls of Beverly Farms and is a great lover of 
horses, and during his two weeks’ visit here had some 
seven horses at his disposal, which he brought up for his 
use, and the entertainment of his host and hostess and 
their friends. Previous to the arrival of Mr. Thompson, 
Mr. and Mrs, Rantoul were in-Vermont for a week with 
friends. Mr. Thompson concluded his visit today. 
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Mrs. Henry S. Grew has carried out her original plans 
to sail for Europe to be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. 
J. Pierpont Morgan, jr., at London, and she took her 
departure from Manchester the latter part of last week, 
sailing from New York on Saturday, 
