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The fleet of U. S. torpedo boats 
and submarines, which anchored in 
Gloucester Harbor over the last 
week-end, together with the naval 
men from Rockport’s visiting war- 
ships, beside being a great point of 
interest for the Kast Gloucester tour- 
ists, left behind with the Gloucester 
merchants $9,000, it is estimated, 
and more than 10,000 hat bands 
among the fair sex of Cape Ann as 
souvenirs. Between fifteen hundred 
and two thousand had shore leave 
and many went to Boston. The Cape 
Ann trolley cars were ‘‘blue’’ with 
them. One hundred and twenty-two 
were counted on one car. Another 
division is expected at Rockport and 
Gloucester over this week-end. 
The annual lawn party and sale 
for St. John’s Episcopal church, 
Gloucester, will be held this season, 
August 18, at Eastern Point. 
Through the courtesy of Mrs. John 
Clay of Chicago, her beautiful es- 
tate, ‘‘Finisterre,’’ on Quarry Point, 
will be opened for the affair. 
The annual mask ball at the Haw- 
thorne Inn, East Gloucester, last 
Saturday night, was the big social 
event of the East Gloucester season. 
It is estimated that 1000 persons 
were present and there were 390 in 
costume. Fifty officers from the vis- 
iting warships attended: The casino 
was decorated handsomely with 
flags, hay and golden rod. The 
prime mover in the affair was Mrs. 
Alice Fischer-Harcourt, the noted 
New York actress and she was ably 
seconded by Mrs. Emerson of Bos- 
ton, Mrs. Edward Vickery of Balti- 
more, Mrs. St. John Butler of New 
York, Mrs. Hills of Washington and 
Seott O’Connor. Prizes were award- 
ed as follows: For the best disguise, 
Miss Emma Hitchings of Washing- 
ton, a cup; for the handsomest wo- 
man’s costume, Mrs. Fiero of New 
York, second; the handsomest man’s 
costume, a French officer’s, Dr. Em- 
erson, of Boston, third; most gro- 
tesque man’s and woman’s costumes, 
Nicoll Floyd of New York and Miss 
Mabel Vickery of Baltimore, as a 
rube and Sis Hopkins; ughest cos- 
tume, that of Grant Notman of 
Brooklyn, a scarecrow; special prize, 
twins, Howard Hart of Cincinnati 
and Jack Moffat of Chicago. 
The judges were Capt. Gibson, re-~ 
tired, U.S. A., J. P. Hawes of Bos- 
ton, A. W. Buhler of Boston, Miss 
Grace Livingstone Furness of New 
York, the noted playwright, and 
Mrs. Frederick Tyson of Baltimore. 
Fruit punch was served by Mrs. 
Gibson, Mrs. J. D. Broadhead of 
Bethlehem, Penn.; Mrs. Frances 
Wayland of Philadelphia, Mrs. E. R. 
Musgrave of New York, Mrs. N. I. 
Camman of New York, Mrs. Walter 
B. Richards of Kansas City, Mrs. W. 
R. Barbour, Mrs. H. R. Knowlton 
and Miss Jeannette Milnor, all of 
New York. The prizes were pre- 
sented by W. K. Harcourt of New 
York, the well-known yachtsman. A 
remarkable circumstance in the his- 
tory of a summer resort was the fact 
that there were more men dancers 
than women. The line of march 
started from the Manse parlors to 
the Casino, headed by the judges, 
followed by Columbia impersonated 
by Mrs. Edward Vickery of Balti- 
more, who was accorded the post of 
honor on a throne on the judges’ 
platform, where she reviewed the 
grand mareh. Seott O’Connor of 
New York, as the pink lady, led the 
line as director. He was dressed 
entirely in pink and made a decided 
hit. Mrs. Alice Fisher Harcourt as 
a white sister and Robert O’Connor 
as a society lady of today, in a com- 
plete makeup, wig, high-heeled 
shoes, ete., were the leaders of the 
mareh, 
The Gloucester Yacht club this 
season has a strong following of 
yachting summer residents, who are 
At des 9 eb, 
very active in the weekly yachting 
events off the clubhouse at Rocky 
Neck. They include John Green- 
ough, with Onda II; H. A. Raymond 
with Edjacko; Mrs. Lida Bacom, 
Mildred; A. Leonard, Ted II; A. 
Wilder Pollard, Privateer; W. ‘A. 
Taft, Mimi; 8. A. Raymond, Oleta; 
Nai Choate of the Siamese embassy 
enters Tew Lon, T. E. Fassett, Nut- 
meg II and Robert Cleeland of 
Springfield the Petrel. 
The popularity of the Bass Rocks 
golf club and its handsome  club- 
house, its numerous tennis courts is 
making it a notable social center. 
The demand for its privileges is so 
great that a plan for afternoon mem- 
bers has been adopted. Every ef- 
fort is being made to have the 18- 
hole golf course completed by next 
month. All the hotels are crowded 
and with the big cottage contingent 
the demands on the club are great. 
The second band concert and ball 
of the Moorland season was held last 
Friday evening. Nearly everybody 
in the summer colony availed them- 
selves of the social privileges of the 
occasion and in consequence there 
was a big crush in the casino for 
the dancing. Stiles 8th Regiment 
band furnished the music. 
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