NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
ALONG THE CAPE ANN SHORE 
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ROCKPORT 
After one of the busiest seasons in 
years the majority of the Rockport and 
Pigeon Cove hotels will close on Sept. 
15. The Ocean View House at Pigeon 
Cove, and the Headland House and the 
Granite View at Rockport close for the 
season on Sept. 15, while the Glen Acre 
Inn at Pigeon Coveand the Straitsmouth 
keep open somewhat later, probably till 
Oct. 1. The long continued season 
speaks well for the popularity of the 
place and also helps to make up for the 
slow start of an unusually late season. 
While the number of guests along the 
Rockport shore have not been less this 
year then heretofore, the society season 
has been dull. The absence of the 
North Atlantic battleship fleet with the 
exception of a very short stay at the be- 
ginning of the season, tended to depress 
the social element at Rockport—it al- 
ways takes the sailor boys to start the 
ball rolling. In a business way, the sea- 
son has been more than profitable and 
all are looking forward to a big season 
next year. 
Among the late guests arriving at the 
Ocean View House are Mr. and Mrs. 
E. D. Foss of Lowell. They motored 
over Sunday and have taken apartments 
for a two weeks’ stay. “They have been 
guests on the Rockport shore for many 
years. 
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Chase of Bos- 
ton are at the Ocean View House fora 
fortnight. Mr. Chase is a banking cash- 
ier, very well known in Boston banking 
circles. 
Miss Josephine Brooks of Wellesley 
and Mr. and Mrs. Morse S. Downs of 
New York City were among the arrivals 
of the week at the Glen Acre Inn, where 
they will spend the next three or four 
weeks. 
H. S. Bangs of Boston is spending a 
week at the Glen Acre Inn. 
Mrs. L. Montaigne, a guest of many 
seasons on the Rockport shore is back at 
the Ocean View House to spend the re- 
mainder of the season. 
Dr. and Mrs. N. W. Leonard of 
West Roxbury, came down tothe Ocean 
View House Monday and have regis- 
tered for a fortnight. hey are motor- 
ing to the White Mountains which they 
expect to reach about Sept. 15. They 
will not return to Boston until late in 
October. 
Mrs. C. A. Savage, of Newburyport, 
came over to the Ocean View House 
Monday for a fortnight. 
BASS ROCKS 
President Taft and his son Charlie 
visited the Moorland Saturday, spending 
the latter part of the afternoon and the 
early evening on the veranda facing the 
ocean. ‘hey were guests of Mrs. M. 
H. Perine of Cincinnati, O., an old 
friend. “They came over about 3 o’ clock 
after attending a reception for the mem- 
bers of the Gloucester Day committee at 
the home of John Hays Hammond at 
Gloucester. They did not stay for din- 
ner, but motored back to Beverly. 
Bass Rocks is just completing the 
greatest season in its history as a summer 
resort. Both the Moorland and the 
Thorwald have had a patronage broader 
than ever before, and, at both houses, 
the daily average in number of guests, 
has been higher than last year, which 
was considered better than any pre- 
vious season. “The Moorland will close 
for the season on Sept. 15 and, while 
the Thorwald has set no definite date for 
closing, it will probably end its season 
about the middle of the month. 
Charlie Taft, son of the President, 
and Miss Lucile Smith of Beverly, were 
guests of honor at a small party given by 
the Misses Huston of Detroit, Mich., at 
the Moorland Sunday evening. Ten 
were present. 
Army people continue to arrive at the 
Basses. The latest arrival is General S. 
S. Sumner, U. S. A., who, with E. R. 
Hastings came over from Washington to 
spend his vacation by the ocean. Gen. 
Sumner is registered at the Thorwald 
and will remain about two weeks. Be- 
fore returning to duty he will spend a 
fortnight in the White Mountains. 
H. H. Franklin, president of the 
Franklin Auto-Car Company of Toledo, 
O., is at the Moorland for a two-week's 
stay. He is motoring 
England in a peculiar car which he calls 
the “Bullet.” The machine is equip- 
ped with a sheet-iron wind shield which 
completely coversthe steering rod and 
rises to a point where the driver can just 
see over it. Altogether the machine 
looks like a monster torpedo and, it is 
said, it can travel just about as fast. 
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Brown of Syra- 
cuse, N. Y., are at the Moorland for the 
remainder of the season. Mr. Brown 
is president of the Smith-Premier Type- 
writer Company. 
Commander Thomas Washington, of 
the Dolphin, the private yacht of the 
Secretary of the Navy, George von L. 
Meyer, has returned to the Thorwald 
after several weeks absence aboard the 
Dolphin. Mrs. Washington has been 
at the Thorwald since early in June. 
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"EAST GLOUCESTER 
The Hawthorne Inn, after a season of 
unequaled popularity, will close its doors 
on Oct. 10th. In every way the season 
has been better than in former years and 
the prospect is bright for East Gloucester 
as one of the coming big summer resorts 
of New England. Under the same 
management as the Hawthorne plans are 
afoot for the rebuilding of the Colonial 
Arms hotel which was destroyed by fire 
last year. The new hotel will be built 
of concrete in a very imposing. style. 
Construction will be started next sum- 
mer. : 
General Anson Mills, U. S. A., of 
Washington, D. C., arrived at the Haw- 
thorne Inn Sunday after two weeks spent 
in the White Mountains. The General 
and Mrs. Mills have been guests at the 
Inn for several seasons and Mrs. Mills 
has always been prominent socially there. 
This season she arrived about June 1. 
The General came on the first of July 
and remained until Aug. 15 when he 
and Mrs. Mills went to the mountains. 
They will be at the Inn until it closes. 
H. R. Labonaise and W. H. Labon- 
aise of New Orleans are two brothers 
who are enjoying their first visit to New 
England. ‘They are registered at the 
Hawthorne Inn for two weeks after 
which they will go to the White Moun- 
tains. 
Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Shadman of Lan- 
caster, Pa., are at the Harbor View 
house for three weeks. 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Look and 
Miss F. H. Look of Northampton, are 
motoring through New England and are 
stopping at the Hawthorne Inn for two 
weeks. 
R. J. Burnwell of Baltimore is a guest 
for the month at the Hawthorne Inn. 
Dr. and Mrs. James K. Loring of 
Philadelphia have taken rooms at the 
Hawthorne for the month of September. 
For the last several years they have come 
to East Gloucester late in the season to 
spend the beautiful New England Indian 
Summer at the seaside. 
Among a number of far-westerners 
who arrived at the Hawthorne this week 
were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hoyt and 
family of Kansas City. They will spend 
the autumn on the shore. 
‘ BASS ROCKS 
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Welch of New 
Rochelle, N. J., were hosts at a whist 
party at the Moorland Saturday evening. 
After the games, a delightful spread was 
served. Covers were laid for thirty. 
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Way of.St. Louis, 
Mo., are at the Thorwald for the re 
mainder of the season. 
