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ISS Mabel T. Boardman, who went to Murray Bay, 
Can.,last week for a three weeks’ vacation, to be with 
former President Taft and family, remained there only 
one day, as she came immediately to Washington when the 
European war was declared. The American Red Cross, 
of which Miss Boardman is secretary, as well as being 
a member of the International Board of Red Cross, is 
proffering its aid in the present conflict and already Na- 
tional Director Bicknell has sailed for Europe. He has 
had large experience in refugee work in Mexico and on 
the border. 
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Ambassador Dumba of the Austro-Hungary embassy 
has been in New York and Washington this week. Two 
members of the embassy,—Konstantin von Masirevich, 
first secretary, and Count Cziraky, second secretary, have 
returned to Austria to take their places in the army. 
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Mrs. S. E. Hutchinson’s song recital, in costume, 
Wednesday afternoon at her summer home at Beverly 
Farms, was one of the very delightful social functions of 
the week. Mrs. Hutchinson had a beautiful voice and 
is probably one of the best non-professional singers in 
America today. 
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Roger Putnam of the Manchester summer colony 
was painfully but not seriously injured when an explosion 
of gasoline on his forty-foot gasoilne yacht Chincha hurled 
him into the cabin at Bar Harbor last Saturday. The 
yacht, which was at the dock, caught fire, but Mr. Put- 
nam was able to get ashore without further injury. Later, 
while being towed across the harbor, the Chincha sank. 
The explosion was caused by the backfiring of the engine 
igniting some gasoline which had been spilled. Mrs. Put- 
nam went to Bar Harbor the first of the week. 
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The Robert S. Bradleys were to have sailed from 
Europe on the Cincinnati on July 30th, and were to come 
at once to their summer home at Pride’s Crossing. 
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Mrs. Robert Treat Cahevae: has been entertaining 
informally at her home at Coolidge’s Point this week in 
honor of her cousin, Miss Fannie Mason of Newport, who 
is her guest for a week. The Misses Elizabeth and Ruth 
Paine left today for a ten days’ visit with the R. E. 
Forbeses of Milton at Naushon Island, in Buzzards Bay. 
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Mrs. F. K. Seggermann of New York City arrived 
at Magnolia last Saturday for a fortnight’s stay at the 
Oceanside. 
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Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Shepard, two children and nurse 
of St. Paul, Minn., arrived at the Oceanside a few days 
ago for the balance of the season. 
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HE important social event of the week was the wed- 
ding Tuesday afternoon at Ipswich of Miss Hilda 
Proctor Rice and Frederick Ayer, Jr., at the home of the 
bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Rice at Turner 
Hill. The engagement of Miss Rice to Mr. Ayer was 
formally announced the last part of April and was of 
great interest, like their marriage Tuesday, because of 
their widespread acquaintance. Miss Rice has been promi- 
nent in the Vincent club and in the Chilton and Myopia 
sets. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred- 
erick Ayer of Commonwealth avenue, Boston, who have 
an attractive summer estate, “Avalon,” at pride’s Cross- 
ing. Mr. Ayer, who was graduated from Harvard in the 
class of 1911, is a member of the Tennis and Racquet, 
the Riding, ‘The Country and other clubs. Rev. James 
P. Franks of Salem, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in 
that city was the officiating clergymen. Miss Rice, who 
was given in marriage by her father, wore a bridal gown 
of white satin, made with full train and trimmed with 
rare old lace, as was her tulle veill She carried a bridal 
bouquet of white orchids. Mrs. Hendricks Hallett Whit- 
man (Adelaide Chatfield-Taylor) of (Chicago, who is 
spending the summer at Beverly Farms, was matron of 
honor, and the bride’sother attendants were Miss Emma 
Mandell of Boston and Hamilton, who is a cousin of the 
bride; Miss Katherine Ayer, a sister of the bridegroom, 
and Miss Ruth Zeile of San Francisco. They were all 
gowned alike in pale green Georgette crepe, with which 
they wore hats of the same material trimmed with lilies 
of the valley. Mr. Ayer had for his best man Neil W. 
Rice, brother of the bride, and the group of ushers in- 
cluded Thomas E. Proctor of Topsfield, an uncle of the 
bride; Thomas E. P. Rice, her brother ; Thomas E. Proe- 
tor, 2d, and Samuel P. Mandell, 2d, both cousins of the 
bride; Cornelius A. Wood, a nephew of the bridegroom; 
also Alexander Wheeler, George Mixter and Dunbar Lock- 
wood of Boston ;AlanGregg of Chestnut Hill; and Abbott 
Stevens of Andover. ‘The house was decorated effec- 
tively for the occasion, with quantities of flowers and 
greenery. Kanrich’s Orchestra of the Oceanside at Mag- 
nolia, played the nuptial music incidental to the marriage 
ceremony and a band played during the reception, which 
was attended by a large number of guests. A special 
train left the North Station a little before three o’clock, 
for the Hamilton station, from which the Rice estate 
in Ipswich is reached. 
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One of the important social events of the latter part 
of this month is Judge Moore’s horse show at his private 
park at Pride’s Grossing on Saturday, Aug. 22. 
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William Coolidge, Jr., of Magnolia, is touring the 
White mountains this week with a party in his Pierce- 
Arrow. 
