Doings of the 
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Summer Cottagers 
OCKPORT has had a busy week-end and Fourth be- 
cause of the presence of the battleships Rhode Island 
and Georgia and five torpedo destroyers in the harbor. The 
men of the fleet helped to enliven things and by band con- 
certs and illumination of the ships aided the celebration 
of the national holiday. Many of the officers of the fleet 
enjoyed the hospitality of the summer hotels in Rockport 
and Pigeon Cove and with the arrival of many regular 
guests the hotels were well filled. On Saturday evening 
an-exceptionally fine band concert was given by the 
musicians from the U. S. S. Georgia, said to be one 
of the best bands in the navy. 
The Granite Shore, Rockport, was full over the 
Fourth and the week-end, more than 150 guests being 
entertained at dinner on the Fourth. Walter F. Haskell 
and sister Edith, of Westbrook, Me., who were in Rock- 
port over the Fourth visiting relatives in town, were 
guests there. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. H. D. 
Blanchard and Mrs. Annie M. Ham of Melrose, A. C. 
W Foster, in charge of the yeomanry of the U. S. S. 
Rhode Island, Edward R. Day of Lawrence, Miss Annie 
E. Allen of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. George G. McRoy of 
Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Eaton of Boston. 
The nearness of the Manning House to the bathing 
beach at Rockport is bringing many visitors there 
this season who have heretofore summered elsewhere. In 
common with the other houses along the shore, this hotel 
accommodated many over the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. 
Clarerice Parsons of Arlington spent the Fourth there and 
expect to return later for an extended stay. Mrs. L, 
W. Morrill of Somerville and Mrs. L. D. Paul of Malden 
are among the season guests arrived the past week. Mr. 
and Mrs. George H. Whitney and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. 
Houghton of Southbridge motored from there and spent 
the holiday in Rockport at the Manning. Mr. and Mrs. 
Gay D. Thayer of Worcester, who stopped there over the 
Fourth are to return for a few weeks. Other guests 
there for a few weeks include Miss L. M. Beathie of 
Brunswick, Vt., C. P. Tute and daughter, Helen B., of 
Watertown, Steven F. Fanabe of Schenectady, N. Y., and 
Miss Eleanor Flaherty of Worcester. 
During the stay of the battleships at Rockport, the 
following officers made the Ocean View their headquart- 
ers: Commander and Mrs. C. L. Hussey of Newport, R. 
I., Lieut. and Mrs. Pope, Washington, D. C., Dr. and Mrs. 
W. H. Rennie, Officer and Mrs. Van Patten and Lieut. 
and Mrs. R. Craft and their guest, Miss Lucia Hosford of 
Newport, R. I. Among the season’s guests at the Ocean- 
View are Mrs. Prince Fernald. Estabrook and companion 
of New York city, Mrs. G J. Langdon and daughter, 
Ida, of Elmira, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. Albert S, Glover and 
Miss Mary Wales Glover of Newton and Miss L. Erwin 
and maid.of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Bowden 
of Philadelphia are making a two weeks’ stay at this hos- 
telryaeFeancis “Ty Mortons prominent Boston at- 
torney, is making a short stay at this house. Among the 
other July guests are Miss Frances Shufeldt and Miss M. 
I. Forsyth of Kingston, N. Y., Miss Amy B. Stone, Daven- 
port, lowa, Miss Mabel Seward. Chicago, Mrs. Everett J. 
Hall and children of Passaic. N. J., and Mrs. Amory E. 
Rowland of New Haven, Conn. and sister, Mrs. M. du 
Talbot of New York. 
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no GLOUCESTER’S hotels are fast filling up and 
its summer cottagers have in most cases been enjoy- 
ing that section for some weeks. ‘The battleship Ohio 
was anchored off Eastern Point from July 3-7 and many 
of the summer colony visited the ship during its stay in 
Gloucester harbor. Officers from the Ohio were guests 
at several of the East Gloucester hotels over the holiday 
and week-end. 
Merrill Hall, East Gloucester, has many reservations 
for the months of July and August and several guests 
for the season registered at this house the past few days. 
Among those for the season are Jack Mclenden of Hope, 
N. M., Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cooper and daughters of Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Elliott and daughter of 
Ardmore, Pa. Those at Merrill Hall for a few weeks are 
Mr. and Mrs. Chesterman of Boston, Mrs. Annie M. 
Knott of the Christian Science Monitor staff and son, 
Frank M., of Boston, Miss J. Mortley and M. H. Marsh 
of Boston. 
The situation of the Harbor View, East Gloucester, 
on the ocean front is-bringing many guests there for the 
summer, Numbered among the season guests are Mrs. 
Willam D. Thomas and son Curry of Richmond, Va. 
Mrs. Thomas has just returned from Egypt and a trip 
through the East. Other guests at the Harbor View for’ 
the season are Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brackett and daughter 
Miss Phyllis of Brookline, Miss Turkington of Water: 
town, who has been at East Gloucester for several sum- 
mers, F. M. Tibbott of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. George M. 
Heath and daughters of Lowell. Guests at the Harbor 
View for the month of July include Mr. and Mrs. H. 
N. Milliken and daughter of Newton, and Miss Dora 
Lynd of New York city. 
Practically every room is taken in the Beachcroft, 
East Gloucester, and the hotel under its new management 
augurs well for a most successful season. Among the 
season guests to arrive there the past week are Mr. and 
Mrs. Charles A. Drew of Newton, and their daughter, 
Mrs. Morton C. Hartzell and her son from Pasadena, 
Cal., Mrs. George E. Hagar and sister, Mrs. Roy E. Bar- 
ton and companion, Miss Jane Hall of Pittsfield, Mr. and 
Mrs. E. G. Garrittson of Springfield, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. 
James W. Vroom of New York city, who comes to the 
Beachcroft each year, Mrs. E. Campion Acheson and sor: 
and Mr. and Mrs. Warner and son of Middletown, Ct., 
Senator and Mrs. George L. Pierce and son of Boston, 
Mrs. R. J. Compton and daughter Mildred of St. Louis, 
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Root and Mrs. N. M. Aikman, Jr., 
and family of Newark, N. J. Arrivals at the Beachcroft 
for a few weeks include George H. Valpy and Mrs. M. L. 
Smith of Brookline, Mrs. B. W. Paddock, daughter Bet- 
sey, her sister, Mrs. S. F. Rockwell and son and nurse of 
Pittsfield, and Miss Gwendoline M. Smith of Brookline. 
The Delphine, East Gloucester, was the objective point 
of many motorists over the holiday and many season 
guests arrived on the week-end. Among those at the Del- 
phine for the season are Mrs. A. P. Cushing of Allston, 
Samuel Temple of Boston, Miss Helen M. Monk. Miss 
Helen E. Cleaves and Miss Mary B. Lambe, all of Dor- 
chester, Miss Margaret D. Stone of Waban, Mass., Mrs. 
W. B. Hester and Miss Blanche Brown of Washington, 
D. C., and Misses Anna B. and Florence L. Evans of 
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