Tea after paddle at Fox Meadow

Scarsdale Inquirer Jan 10 1936
Scarsdale Inquirer Jan 10 1936
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Scarsdale Inquirer October 10, 1936

This tradition began when the Cogswells arrived at FMTC with the Old Army Athletes in the 1930s.

Families took turns serving tea, cinnamon toast, and cookies. In 1936, fifteen cents entitled a member to “unlimited tea, toast, and condiments.” (see sidebar article)

So popular were the Saturday teas that they were extended to Sundays, and iced tea was served during tennis season.

It was not until the 1970s that the Sunday teas were discontinued.

Source: Diana Reische, Fox Meadow Tennis Club – The First Hundred Years, 1983