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NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 47 
This 
week finds the New Ocean House in its gayest dress 
and merriest mood and never before in its history has it 
NEW OCEAN HOUSE, Swampscott, Mass. 
been so taxed for accommodations. It is becoming ore 
and more apparent to even the casual observer that the 
New Ocean House is now the center of much of the social 
festivity on this end of the shore. The pastweek every- 
fhing that contributes to variety in summer life has been 
happening, dance teas, whist parties, dinner-dances, con- 
certs, evening dancing parties, yachting, golf at the clubs, 
tennis at the hotel, bathing and motoring, and the game 
is bound to continue till autumn’s chilly breezes drive 
guests very reluctantly back to town. 
Madam Thekla DeHahn, wife of the Austrian Con- 
sul-General to Montreal, is at the New Ocean House for 
the balance of the season. 
A. Rustim Bey, Turkish Ambassador to the United 
States, who is summering at the New Ocean House, is 
making many friends among the season contingent. His 
revarks on the present deplorable conditions in Europe, 
although very guarded, are always interesting. An auth- 
ority on European affairs, a recent article of his in the 
Outlook has attracted a great deal of attention. 
Mrs. J. R. Whipple of Boston, season guest at the New 
Ocean House, has been entertaining her daughter, Mrs. 
Edgar Pierce, and her grandson, Roger Pierce, of Boston. 
Mrs. J. Reniger and Miss Elsie C. Reniger of New 
York city are registered at the New Ocean House for the 
balance of the season. 
Quite the jolliest dinner dance of the season was 
given by Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Fairleigh in the new bail 
room suite of the New Ocean House on Friday, August 
7th. A dancing competition was a feature of the evening 
and created no end of amusement, the prize, a miniature 
silver cup, being finally awarded to Mrs. R. Mitton, who 
had as a partner, J. M. Fairbank. Dancing continued 
until midnight with music by Toy’s orchestra. Mr. and 
Mrs. Fairleigh’s guests were: Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Sawyer, 
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard 
Mitton, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pillow, Mr. and Mrs. 1 
Buzzell, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bradshaw, Miss Helen 
Dole, Miss D. Taylor, A. Marvin, J. M. Fairbank, and 
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jealous. 
Miss Dorothy Haley, of Newton, was the guest of 
Miss Gretchen Mott at the New Ocean House for the 
week-end. Miss Haley, who is an unusuaily clever 
dancer, was with the Vernon Castles on their recent tour, 
where her dancing with Harold Whitney attracted a 
great deal of attention. 
Abel I. Culver, of Albany, N. Y., was a week-end 
yisitor at the New Ocean House, coming to visit his 
family, who are season guests. Other week-end visitors 
were Mr. and Mrs. C. D. P. Hamilton, and Miss Nina 
M. Hamilton of St. Louis, and Mr. and Mrscom. +L: 
Mason, Whitinsville, Mass. 
New Ocean House, Swampscott 
Napier Smith, of Montreal, was a week-end visitor 
at the New Ocean House, being the guest of Mr. and 
Mrs. H. Pillow. Mr. Smith is one of the best known 
bankers in Canada and is connected with the Bank of 
Montreal. 
Mr. and Mrs. Geo..D. Duttton, of Pittsfield are 
registered for the season at the New Ocean House. 
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Madden of London were among 
the arrivals during the week at the New Ocean House. 
The Maddens were passengers on the Olympic on the re- 
cent voyage when the ship was expected to be seized any 
time by German cruisers. 
Mrs. T. McClintock and Miss McClintock, of Haver- 
ford, Pa., who were at the New Ocean House last season, 
are registered for the balance of the season. 
The news of the death of Mrs. Charles $. Middleton 
at her home in Philadelphia last week, was received at the 
New Ocean House with the deepest regret. Mrs. Mid- 
dleton has been coming to Swampscott for twelve years 
to be with her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Hamilton, and her 
kindly disposition and genial manners ‘had greatly en- 
deared her to the season contingent especially, who will 
greatly miss her. 
The new ball room suite of the New Ocean House 
was the scene of a very pleasant dinner on Tuesday, Aug. 
4th. After dinner there was dancing until twelve o’clock 
with music by Toy’s orchestra. The affair was arranged 
by J. Mitchell Fairbank and Eugene Buzzell and was 
voted one of the happiest of the season. Among those 
present were: Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jealous, Mr. and 
M. M. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mitton, Mr. and 
Mrs. Howard Pillow, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Foye, Mr. 
and Mrs. E. Buzzell, Mr. and Mrs. F. S$. Hammond, Mr. 
and Mrs. E. R. Grabow, Mrs. R. K. Townsend, Mrs. L. 
Sandmeyer, Mrs. G. A. Plumer, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. 
Bradshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Billups, Miss Helen Dole, 
Miss Gretchen Sandmeyer, Miss Hortense Sandmeyer, 
Mrs. H. C. Hammond, Mrs. J. R. Douglas, Madame De- 
Hahn, Mrs. R. L. MacDuffie, A. Marvin, C. Wiegand, 
J. M. Fairbank, K. Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. H. Nickerson, 
Mr. Morley and Miss D. Taylor. 
The Green Gables club at Magnolia has been the 
scene of quite a number of smart affairs given by guests 
of the New Ocean House this season. On Tuesday, 
August 11, J. M. Fairbanks and Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard 
Pillow entertained there at a dinner-dance for Mr. and 
Mrs. C. D. Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. R. Mitton, Mr. and 
Mrs. M. M. Johnson, Mrs. J. R. Douglas, Miss Helen 
Dole, Mr and Mrs. E. Buzzell and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. 
Fairleigh. 
The children’s party at the New Ocean House on 
Thursday, August 6th, was largely attended and the little 
folks enjoyed the entertainment immensely. There were 
the usual games, dancing and refeshments and the affair 
was most successful. 
