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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Vol. X. 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, August 30, 1912. 
No. 35 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The North Shore was represented at the big Van- 
derbilt ball in Newport last Friday evening,—the most 
brilliant affair of the season—by the Misses Alys and 
Julia Meyer and George von L. Meyer, Jr., Miss Elean- 
ora Sears, Mrs. James C. Barr, Mr. Winslow, Charlie 
Hayden and several others. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prince 
and their son Fred, Jr., who are at Newport for the sum- 
mer as usual, was also noticed in the large gathering. 
Mrs. Gordon Abbott is giving a children’s party at 
the Manchester Yacht club Saturday evening, in honor 
of her young children. Supper will be served about 
seven o'clock. Dancing will follow. This is one in a 
series of such parties given along the shore this sunmer 
for the children. Last Saturday evening Mrs. Quincy A. 
Shaw, Jr., gave such a party at her Pride’s cottage, and 
the week previous Mrs. Philip Dexter gave a party at 
her Manchester residence. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ayer gave a dinner for twen- 
ty-four at Avalon, their country residence at Pride’s 
Crossing, Sunday. The Ayers are prominent among the 
Bostonians who make the North Shore their summer 
home, and their place at Pride’s is most attractive. They 
are fond of entertaining and their house is the scene of 
many a delightful affair. Mrs. Ayer is noted as a hostess. 
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gosline, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. 
Harold Reynolds of Toledo, have been guests the past 
week of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Willys at their summer 
home at Pride’s Crossing. They have been motoring 
through New England and are charmed with the de- 
lightful surroundings in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Wil- 
lys have given several little informal functions in hon- 
or of their guests including a luncheon of ten covers 
Monday. They were also in the Willys party at the din- 
ner-dance at the Essex County club last Friday evening. 
Miss Marie Van Vorst returned to Beverly Farms 
Saturday after a week’s visit in New York. Miss Van 
Vorst is very popular with the young set along the Shore 
and has been much entertained during her stay here this 
season. 
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Invitations have been issued by Dr. and Mrs. Gor- 
ham Bacon of West 54th street, New York, for the mar- 
riage of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Gorham Bacon, 
to Dr. Truman Laurence Saunders, also of New York, 
which takes place on Sept. 5 at their country home, 
‘‘Matakese,’’ Yarmouthport. Rev. Julian K. Smythe 
of New York city, formerly of Roxbury, will officiate. 
Miss Bacon will have among her bridesmaids Miss Faith 
Simpkins of Beverly Farms and Miss Leslie Bradley of 
Pride’s Crossing. N. S. Simpkins, Jr., of Beverly 
Mrs. W. CG. Loring of Boston and the Pride’s Cros- 
sing colony is spending a week in the mountains. 
SOCIETY NOTES 
Of the many functions both formal and informal to 
be given in connection with the annual horse show and 
gymkhana of the Myopia Hunt club, Labor Day, the 
largest and most important will be the party given by 
Mrs. Geo. von L. Meyer, at the Hamilton Town Hall. 
Supper will be served, after which a dance will be on. 
It will be a large party and all the North Shore will be 
represented in the gathering, as well as many who will 
be here incident to the horse show. 
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Miss Dorothy Morgan, the beautiful young daughter 
of George M. Morgan, will be among the debutantes of 
the coming winter in Boston. The Morgan’s have a 
summer cottage at Manchester, but have not occupied it 
for several years. Miss Morgan is a charming girl and 
possesses many of the very admirable characteristics of 
her late mother, who was a Willeomb. She is abroad at 
present with Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Baylies and party. 
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Mrs. Levi Z. Leiter will be one of the first of Bever- 
ly Farms’ summer residents to desert the charms of the 
North Shore. Mrs. Leiter leaves Tuesday for New York, 
from which place she will sail for Europe to be abroad 
all winter. Mrs. Leiter has been foremost among the 
entertainers at the Farms and her departure will be re- 
gretted by many who know her. The recent death of 
her sister, Mrs. Thompson, has caused Mrs. Leiter to 
make this departure from her plans of a long season on 
the North Shore. 
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Mrs. C. A. Munn and her daughter, Miss Gladys, are 
now at their delightful summer home at Manchester- 
by-the-Sea, after an extended trip abroad. They came 
in on the Franconia. 
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Mrs. Franklin Haven has been included among 
those, who have been entertaining at Beverly Farms 
this week. Mrs. Haven gave a luncheon party, with 
covers for ten at her charming home at West Beach 
to-day. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Quincey A. Shaw have as their guest 
at their beautiful summer home at Pride’s Crossing, 
Mrs. Shaw’s sister, Miss Pemberton of Philadelphia, who 
arrived on the North Shore, Wednesday. 
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Paul Moore has joined Mrs. Moore at Pride’s Cros- 
sing, where she has been the guest of Judge and Mrs. 
Moore at ‘‘Rockmarge’’. Mrs. Moore was Miss Frances 
Hanna before her marriage. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Myron Whitney, who were on the 
North Shore for the musicale at Mrs. Loring’s yester- 
day for the benefit of the Frances Willard Settlement, 
were guests while here of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Tyson, 
Sea street, Manchester, and of Miss Louisa Loring at 
Pride’s Crossing. 
