New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

tanning. although the city has even more OF its
summer residents here than has been the case per
haps in a number of years June Is with people at
Newport a month of rest, in which they huSDdhu
their strength the trying exactions or the gay
season 1t will not be before the middle Of July
when it may be said that the He"poiI oe''0' -
really opened.
The Vanderbilt boys Alfred and Reginald. are
attracting considerable attention here at the pres
emf time The brothers both own handsome farms
close to each other in Portsmouth Alfred mas
snent thousands upon Oakland farm, where the
cottage upon 1t been enlarged and IurnlSheu
with splendor The dancing pavilion mas oeeh III
creased in size and removed to more convenient
,,.aca ,nder some magnificent shade trees short
distance from the house Mr.. and Mrs Alfred c.
Vanderbilt spent the greater part or the pres
emf week experimenting the furnishing OF the COT
-sge for which several carloads of furniture nave
arrived from New York. The young people VIII
divide their time between the farm and Pinard
cottage No 5 which they took possession OF on
last THURSDAY
IN ynne % all the live stock farming implements.
carriages and household stuff on the farm recently
purchased by Reginald Vanderbilt Will be sold at
n,1blic auction. to be removed at once. Mr. VAN
derbiIt has completed his plans for the place 1or
the summer which he with number OF MS young
friends will occupy. During the coming winter the
old farmhouse which is the premises Will De
torn down and plans for the which Will take
its place are being drawn by a New-York architect
at the present time. Reginald purchase OF SANDY
Point farm has given land in the neighborhood
a boom and prices soaring The farmers
IN the immediate vicinity have been led to believe
that Mr.. Vanderbilt will require much more land
than he now possesses in order TO carry out the
extensive scheme of Improvement which has been
outlined and they feel that their lands will become
ar absolute necessity for which they will receive
great
The three weddings which will take place in New
port the coming season will be notable In many
respects The first that of Miss Lily OelrChs and
TN1aC TrIIgr ~
home OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles VI. OelriChs. in
Kay-st. For the occasion. large addition will be
built 10 the OelrChs cottage which is hardly large
enough for an affair Of the magnitude which the
wedding is expected to be The ceremony probably
will be performed by the pastor of st. Joseph's
Church. within the parish lines of which the Oel-
richs cottage is located. although the family has
always attended the other Catholic church. which
is larger and more fashionable. 1t was believed
that the marriage might take place in the villa
which Mr. Martin has rented for the summer. and
that the pastor OF ST Mary's might perform the
ceremony but this. it is said would be violation
OF the statutes of the diocese and the wedding
must take place either at the summer home of Mr..
and Mrs Charles NJ Oerichs at St. Joseph's
Church. and either event the officiating clergy
man must be the pastor OF ST. Josephs. The we'd
ding Of Miss May Van Allen and Robert r Rem
ington will take place in Trinity Church some time
in August according to the present arrangements.
but the wedding of Miss Sarah Van Allen and Rob
ert Collier will take place either at Wakehurst,
the Van Allen villa. at St Marys Church. The
objections to Mr.. Collier have been purely
count of the latter's religion and his insstence that
the ceremony should be performed by a catholic
clergyman. There is very little probability Of a
double wedding under the circumstances as has
The Social Strategy Board title applied to
Mrs. O. H p Belmont. Mrs Stuyvesant Fish and
Mrs Hermann OerichS, account of their coop
Grafton in all big social events here. will not be in
session this summer. Mrs. Belmont will spend
the greater part OF the summer In Europe Mess
the vacancy is supplied by Mrs. Pembroke Jones.
who has figured prominently in past affairs. 1t is
probable that there will be few OF the unique en-
tertanmentS of the last three or four seasons
The Rhode Island Jockey Club races early in Sep
tember the grounds of the WeStcheSter POio
Club will be made important events OF this season.
Already the directors have received assurances OF
the presence OF OF the best running horses IN
the country. and the purses which viii be hung up
will be an induCement sufficient to bring out many
Of the wel-known runners. The turf track is
excellent shape and Is receiving daily attention,
in order TO assure its condition being the best at
pleted and ready for occupancy, and the place
promises enjoy the same popularity as did the
Newport Golf Club during the first Few years OF us
This will probably be the last season of the golf
club as the rental paid to the Newport country
Club for of the grounds is felt by the, pro
moters of golf too great and as the popularity
of the game has waned in Newport; there appears
no reason why further attempts should be made
to keen up the club particularly its lease expires
with the present season
naval and military parade at the time or the VISIT
OF President Roosevelt. the latter part OF August
At that time manoeuvres of the North Atlantic
tion with the army and the militia in Rhode Island
and Massachusetts, As there will be no haroor
fete this year a number of the prominent cottagers
interested in the idea of a big parade ana are
entering heartily into the project During the ma
nCeuvres is expected that there will be between
fifteen and twenty thousand sailors marines. sol
militia engaged and If the present project
is carried out Newport will have one of the great
est naval and military displays in its history