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Yb, Notes Compiled by MARY TAYLOR FALT 
The summer residents of East Gloucester, particu- 
larly at Eastern Point, are beginning to arrive. In an- 
other week, the season can be considered well inaugurated. 
Col. Sidney M. Hedges and wife of Boston and their 
daughter, Mrs. Courtenay Baylor of Providence, R. I., 
are at the Harbor View hotel awaiting the completion of 
improvements to their summer home on Fort Hill. They 
are in East Gloucester permanently. 
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rathbone, Sr., of New York 
city, have arrived. Mr. Rathbone acquired the Nathaniel 
Gorton estate at the Point last fall and added to it by 
purchasing several lots adjoining. Therefore Mr. Rath- 
bone has one of the finest estates and summer homes 
here. 
W. A. Taft and family of Arlington, have been 
making a spring sojourn at their beautiful new summer 
kome near the Eastern Point Golf club. They will settle 
there permanently on the fifteenth. 
Dr. and Mrs. James H. Knowles of Philadelphia, 
who have been spending the winter at Nassau, Bahama 
Islands, were due at their summer home for the season 
‘Tuesday of this week. 
Prof. and Mrs. McIver of New York (nee Miss 
Jcanna Davidge), a recent bride, have been stopping at 
the Davidge cottage for a spring sojourn. ‘They will 
airive for the season in June. 
A young relative of Miss Cecilia Beaux of Philadel- 
phia, who has recently joined the matrimonial ranks and 
his bride, are spending their honeymoon at Miss Beaux’s 
cottage. Miss Beaux will arrive for the season May rsth. 
May 15th has been chosen by several annual summer 
residents for the opening of summer homes namely: Gen. 
and Mrs. Anson Mills, Washington; Alonso Wilder 
Pollard and family, Brookline; Mr. and Mrs. John Clay, 
Chicago; Judge and Mrs. William Steele Gray, New . 
York. 
Miss M. N. Shepherd of New York, who has been a 
tenant of the Gate Lodge in past seasons, has secured 
for this season the McCready cottage on Grapevine Cove 
road. Friends of the John Greenoughs of New York 
and Eastern Point will have the Gate Lodge this season. 
ah Greenoughs will arrive at their summer home June 
rst. 
Brig. Gen. G. C. Reid and family of Washington, 
will arrive next Wednesday for the season. 
Wim. Sheafe and family of Boston, will settle at the 
Lewis cottage, Fort Hill, May 2oth. 
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lilly of Haverford, Pa., are 
to occupy the Little cottage again this season. The new 
Little cottage has been rented to Boston parties. Mr. 
and Mrs. Little plan to build another this season. 
The Misses Julia N. Gavet and Miss Laura W. 
Wheeler of Sharon, Mo., will renew their custom of 
spending the summer at their beautiful concrete villa, 
“Gangmoor.” 
Mrs. Anne A. Curtis of New York, who spent last 
season in Europe, will be at Windover, her picturesque 
cottage on the Eastern Point boulevard, this summer. 
Prof. Wm. Beach Olmstead and family of Pomfret, 
Conn., will be at their cottage on the boulevard again 
this season. ‘They will arrive the last of June at the 
closing of the Pomfret school. 
The David Greenough family of Jamaica Plain, who 
were abroad for two years, will be back at Eastern 
Point this summer and occupy their cottage. The cottage 
lust season was occupied by Chas. Stewart of Boston, and 
femily. Mr. Stewart is manager of the Cunard S. S. 
line in Boston. ‘The Stewarts have secured Capt. Robert 
Miller’s cottage near the Eastern Point light house for 
this season. 
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Procter of Brookline, are 
returning to the former Barwick cottage on Quarry Point, 
Fastern Point, this season. 
Miss M. L. Davison of New York and J. Murray 
I<ay and family of Brookline, will be at their Quarry 
Point cottages as last season. 
5S. A. Raymond and family of Cleveland, will arrive 
at ‘The Ramparts,” the former Rouse mansion, in June. 
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond recently concluded a spring so- 
journ at “The Ramparts.” 
The Eastern Point Golf clubhouse will be open for 
the season June 15th. The links will be rearranged. 
‘his club is a centre of much social gaiety during the 
summer and is deservedly popular. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest 
Dean will again preside over the club’s links, tea room 
and tea garden. 
A notable improvement is the relocation of the ocean 
front boulevard. ‘Twenty men have been engaged all 
winter on the “back shore” portion of Eastern Point re- 
lccating this road close to the water’s edge. When com- 
pleted at the close of this month this section,of Eastern 
Point will have a beautiful shore drive of two miles and 
a half, joining the ocean front boulevard through Grape- 
vine Cove to Bass Rocks. 
Contractors are figuring on the contracts for the 
proposed new summer homes of F,. H. Cutler of Spring- 
field and C. J. R. Humphreys of Andover, to be erected 
at Eastern Point. The Humphrey cottage will be located 
near the Dr. Knowles cottage. Both Messers Cutler and 
Hlumphrey own summer homes at Bass Rocks. ‘The -new 
Little house will be erected in the vicinity of the golf 
clubhouse on the new road laid out near the Henry W. 
Elliott cottage. 
Hon. J. Sloat Fassett and family of Elmira, N. Y., 
will be at their Grapevine Cove mansion this season. 
They were abroad last summer. ‘The Wonson cottage 
uear the Fassett estate has been secured by Hon. Mr. 
Fassett for his private secretary. 
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Day have arrived from 
Somerville and are getting the Beachcroft in readiness 
for the approaching season. 
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Montgomery and Miss Jennie 
Mailman have arrived at the Mailman House and _pre- 
paring it for early opening. 
The Clarence Wonson ¢ottages on Paradise Point, 
are all engaged but one. ‘“Rockmere” will be occupied 
again by John W. Pilling and family of Washington. 
The James F. Giffins of Baltimore, will be back for their 
ninth season and Rev. and Mrs. Wolcott Calkins, of 
Newton, for their twelfth summer. 
Jeffries Wyman and family of Wellesley Hills, will 
be in their summer home on Paradise Point as usual. 
Mrs. Albert Lewis and son, Charles, of Jamaica 
Plain, are at the Lewis cottage for a spring sojourn. 
Young Lewis, who is a Harvard man, spent the week- 
end there. The summer tenant will be Judge Parker of 
New Jersey, who had the Benj. Colby cottage at Rocky 
Neck last summer. 
Inn has 
Exten- 
resulted. 
The new 21 roomed annex at Hawthorne 
developed the need of more dining room space. 
sive improvements in the dining hall have 
