May 21 1915 
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THAYER McNEIL 
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COMPANY 
BOSTON 155 WEST STREET 
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WAMPSCOTT is a trifle slow at getting into the sum- 
mer stride, although most of the residences there are 
being put in readiness for opening, The hotels will not 
open until about the middle of June, which means that 
the season in Swampscott will hardly be officially on be- 
fore that time. 
The Tedesco Country club at Swampscott is about 
the only place that finds anything “stirring” these days. 
Over the last week-end there was considerable life at the 
club. A week ago this Friday evening a party of 30 
members of the Budget club of Lynn were entertained 
at the club with dinner and a dance following. On Sat- 
urday there were 60 persons present at a dinner and 
dance. Toy’s orchestra of Boston furnished music for 
the dancers. Golf will not be on in full swing until May 
30, when the links will be dotted here and there with 
enthusiasts of both sexes. 
The Oakland house at Swampscott is undergoing a 
thorough renovation in expectancy of opening up the 
first of next week, probably on Monday. The entire 
house is being renovated and Manager Mason promises 
some New York features in the line of amusement for 
the coming summer months. 
The Lincoln house will be run as last year by Roy 
F. and Charles Bergengren of Lynn. This year they 
will have no resident manager, they having announced 
that they will run the house themselves. ‘The Lincoln 
will open about the 20th of June. 
There is much speculation as to the real meaning of 
an immense ten-foot brick wall which now separates the 
Vorenberg estate on Lincoln road from _ the Marshall 
property. It has been constructed this spring and 
stretches clear down to the water’s edge, thereby elimi- 
nating the former unsurpassed view which the Voren- 
bergs. enjoyed from their charming new summer home. 
Neighbors of the Marshalls and Vorenbergs smile when 
they speak of the wall, for they claim to know the real 
reason for its existence. 
Galloupe’s Point, Swampscott, saw an old-time sum- 
mer visitor this week in the person of Dr. S. J. Mixter, 
with Mrs. Mixter and family, who have just moved down 
from their Boston winter residence. Their Marlboro 
street house is expected to be kept open for a time, how- 
ever. 
Tur Earty Sprinc Rusu usually in evidence about 
this time of year at the offices of the trans-Atlantic steam- 
ship lines where globe-trotters have been wont to secure 
desirable accommodations for a trip abroad has this sea- 
son been transferred to the offices of agents with summer 
cottages to let. In the latter places of business the “hire 
now” movement is on with a degree of earnestness that 
was hardly to have been anticipated even with the un- 
usual conditions that are now prevailing. Year by year 
the out-of-town-for-the-summer movement has been gain- 
ing in volume. And not only do more people go to the 
seashore and the country with each returning season, but 
they go earlier and stay later than was formerly the cus- 
ton. To this normal annual increase in the number wish- 
ing to secure cottages or other out-of-town accommoda- 
tions for the summer must this year be added the many 
who are prevented by the war from following their usual 
habit of spending the season abroad. Already the people 
of the nations at war, as well as those of the neutral coui- 
tries of Europe, are lamenting the prospect of the loss of 
the large amounts of money which American tourists 
have been carrying to them every summer. But what is 
Europe’s loss will, to a large degree, be America’s gain, 
And since New England with her mountains and her 
great line of matchless sea coast 1s truly “the summer 
playground” of the United States, di uubtless she will pro- 
fit more than will any other section because of the con- 
ditions abroad which will compel so many Americans ‘this 
summer to spend their time and their money at home. 
—The Boston Traveler. , 
R. L. Baker and family were visitors at Clifton this 
week; they have rented a cottage for the season. 
THE historic old Pick- « 
ering House in Sa- 
lem was the scene of.a 
very successful garden 
party last Saturday af- 
ternoon, given for the 
benefit of the North 
Church Alliance and 
the Fresh Air Fund of 
the Associated Chari- 
ties, whose funds have 
been very much deplet- 
ed this year on account 
of relief work done 
during the weeks fol- 
lowing the big Salem 
fire. 
PICKERING HOUSE, B 
Tea and ice-cream were served at prettily decorated 
tables placed on the lawn and there were games for 
young and old, and a shooting gallery in the rear of 
ROAD 
the garden under the 
charge of Richard 
Wheatland. A pony 
provided riding for the 
very young people and 
a canvas-covered tennis 
court furnished. an ex- 
cellent opportunity for 
dancing to the lively 
tunes played by the 
Cadet Band. Among 
the dancers: were no- 
ticed many of. the 
son’s debutantes, 
cluding Miss 
Benson, ‘Miss 
Rantoul, Miss 
Harris, Miss Elizabeth White, Miss Wardwell, 
Rebecca Pickering and Miss Rosamond Benson, 
sea- 
in- 
Elizabeth 
Eleanor 
Mary 
Miss 
Si. 
SALEM. 
