6 NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The marriage of Miss Mary McNeal of New York 
and Pride’s and Lawrence Dilworth of Pittsburg, was 
solemnized in St. Bartholomew’s church, .New York, 
Monday at high noon. ‘he bride, who was formerly 
Miss Helen Frick’s companion, wore an exquisite gown 
oi white crepe de chene. Her only attendant was Miss 
Helen Frick. After the church service there was a wed- 
ding breakfast at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. 
William Swasey. Pittsburgers in New York for the cere- 
mony were Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kuhn, who had the 
Charles Head estate at Manchester last season; Mr. and 
Mrs. Wm. B. Scaife, Joseph Dilworth, John C. Dilworth 
and Miss Dorothy Dilworth. 
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The Brookline High school pupils are busy preparing 
for their essay contest. Among the prizes is that offered 
by J. Murray Kay of Brookline and East Gloucester. 
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Vivien (Lady Decies), the second daughter of Mrs. 
George J. Gould, will be the first American to be presented 
to King George. The presentation takes place on May 
10, at Buckingham palace. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, wife of 
the American ambassador, will present Lady Decies. 
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Among the Rockport summer residents, who will 
open their cottages at Pigeon Cove for the season very 
soon, are the families of Wm. L. Nash of Brookline and 
Thomas Todd of Concord, Mass. 
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T. Dennie Boardman of Boston, will open his 
summer home at West Manchester May first. ‘The house 
is now being put in readiness for the arrival of Mr. 
Boardman and family party. 
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John Hays Hammond of Washington and Gloucester, 
is mentioned for the post of ambassador to the court of 
Serlin as successor to Dr. David Jayne Hill. 
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Mrs. John A. Caswell is planning to take a cottage on 
Mystery Isle this season and rent “Round Plain Farm,” 
Beverly Farms. 
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Charles H. Tweed of New York, who was at Beverly 
Farms over the last week-end, had recently returned from 
Europe. 
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Chas. K. Cummings and family of Boston, will ar- 
rive at their summer home at Pride’s May tenth. 
SOCIETY NOTES. 
Sydney E. Hutchinson and family of Philadelphia, 
are due at their beautifully improved estate at Beverly 
Farms, May toth. By the acquirement last fall of the 
Boardman property adjoining the Hutchinson. estate, 
many fine improvements have been made. ‘The added 
space derived from the removal of the Boardman 
ccttage to a lot across the street has permitted the exten- 
sion of the terraces on the beach front. ‘The tennis courts 
have been transferred to this section of the estate. Near 
them has been erected a log cabin tea house. A back 
driveway has also been gained by this addition to the 
estate. Miss Cintra Hutchinson has had charge of the 
improvements to the old Boardman house, which was 
moved across the street. Being colonial in character. 
with a fine old carved colonial staircase, Miss Hutchinson 
has taken great pleasure in supervising the changes to its 
interior and exterior adornment, in keeping with its colon- 
ial character. All is activity about every portion of the 
estate in anticipation of the arrival of the family. The 
estate now is one of the most complete along the shore. 
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Twenty-five of the 55 horses, which have been 
wintered at Judge W. H. Moore’s stables at Pride’s Cross- 
ing, have been shipped to New York to be shown at 
the Brooklyn show. Judge Moore will sail May 14 for — 
England to exhibit at the international horse show and 
also to be present in England for the coronation. 
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Orders this week to open up the estates of George 
Dexter, F. L. Higginson and A. P. Loring, all of Boston 
atid Pride’s, are significant of the permanent settlement 
of those families at their North Shore estates before the 
close of the month. At the Dexter estate an addition 
las been made to the servants’ apartments. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Norman F. Greeley of Boston, who 
summered abroad last season, make frequent week-end 
visits to “Elmtop,” their picturesque estate on Ober street, 
Beverly. They were down Tuesday to stop over the 
licliday. ‘They will be there during the summer. 
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Neal Rantoul and family of Boston, who make fre- 
auent week-end visits to their Beverly Farms estate, are 
planning an early summer sojourn abroad for the corona- 
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Miss M. H. Magee of Boston, will settle at her estate 
o1, Ober street, Beverly, May first. 
President Taft Tuesday promised 
Justice Hughes to consider an invita- 
tion to attend the commencement ex- 
ercises at Brown university, Provi- 
dence, R. I., June 21. The President 
had intended to go to Yale on that 
date, but he has seen a good many 
commencements there and said he 
thought he would like to see one at 
Brown. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Alexander S. Porter, 
Jr., of Boston and Manchester, have 
returned from Bermuda. Mr. Porter 
was in Manchester last Friday to note 
the improvements to his cottage on 
Cobb avenue, 
Rear Admiral and Mrs. H. G. O. 
Colby, of Boston, who were abroad 
last season, are expected to be at 
West Manchester again the coming 
season. 
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Mrs. John C. Howe and Mr. and 
Mrs. Walter Yates of Boston, who 
have been abroad, arrived at West 
Manchester last Friday for the sum- 
mer. Miss Charlotte Yates also 
makes one of the family party at the 
Howe cottage. 
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Twenty English foxhounds from 
the Duke of Rutland’s pack in Eng- 
land arrived on the Warren liner 
Michigan, Wednesday, consigned to 
A. H. Higginson of South Lincoln, 
Boston and West Manchester. The 
duke’s hounds are the finest blooded 
in Great Britain. They arrived in 
excellent condition and were trans- - 
ferred at once to the Higginson ken- 
nels, which are regarded as the finest 
in this country. With the new 
hounds Mr. Higginson will have 
about 40 couples in his pack, the 
largest and finest private pack in this 
country. The hounds came over in 
the care of Michael Mudford, a 
groom from the well known Grant 
kennels in Pontefract, Yorkshire, 
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