New-York tribune., 1903-05-22
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.


s,i, ~, the Sound between the Cup defenders re
lance and Columbia. of which an account VIII De
found elsewhere. Numerous yachting par M
been organized for the affair. nearly the enlHe
fleet Of the New-York. the Atlantic. tne sea
uanhaEa Corfnthlan and Larchmont yacht cIunS
following the races with gay crowds on BOARD
The clubs at Oyster Bay. Larchn1ont ana west
Chester where polo games were in progress kept
open house throughout the day. ana were the
scene Of many dinners in the evening
Announcement is made OF the engagement OF
Miss Betty Metcalfe. daughter OF Mrs george
BIRD to Robert Dunbar Pruyu. OF Albany son
of Mr.. and Mrs Robert & Fruyh anu d si1'u
of Harvard. class of '92
Gable dispatches brought yesterday freIn Lol,aoH
the announcement of the engagement OF MlS-
Lawrence Turnure to Lord Monson. who spent tne
summer in this country couple OF years ago.
r,.I,ino roapv friends Mrs. Turnure is the WIDOW
of Lawrence Turnure. jr.. who died ABOUT Two
years ago in Egypt. and daughter OF 0eLei G
Rov Stone. Lord Monson, who is a nephew OF Oie
British Ambassador at Paris has been the iat'el ~
private secretary and attache Of his ernoassS'
hesides being for a long time member OF the
household Of the late Duke Of Coburg and Edln-
burgh.
Nor is this the only international engagement to
place on record for that of Miss Gertrude Codrnan
Parker daughter Of the late Francis y Fa[AeL'
of Boston, TO Sir Gilbert Thomas carter n -
Governor or the 6andIHdSs tiHiS J~SI N00--
announced Sir Gilbert has American blood in his
veins his grandmother having been Miss Anne
Gilbert, of Virginia
The engagement is announced Of Miss Josephine
Johnson to Henry A c. Taylor. whose only
6augbter was married on Wednesday 70 Count
Giuseppe della Gherardesca. OF the Italiah E4H-
bassv at Washington. Henry A. c. Taylor is the
son of the late Moses Taylor. His first wl1e. VINO
was a Miss Fearing died about four years ago
ma n,
of the late Heber r. Bishop.
Mr. and Mrs EIiphalet n. Potter. who were mar
r,ed last Wednesday. will spend the summer at
Cedarhurst. Long Island, where tney nave TAKEN
a cottage for the season
Mrs Joseph H. Choate and her daughter hase
left town for Stockbridge. where they VII! remain
until the wedding of Miss Cora ohVer anu '0se'N
H Choate, jr-, next month
w storrs Wells is living at the Metropolitan
Club since the departure of Mrs W Storrs "eils
and her daughter for Europe
Tho Italian Ambassador and signora Mayor des
PIanches leave town to-day for Washington
Mr. and Mrs J. Langdon Schroeder have le1t
town for the season and are established at tneir
co',,,tr,, mace at Babylon where they will spend
the summer
Mr.. and Mrs Julien Townsend Davies have Ike
wise opened their country place at baDSIon'
Mrs Vanderbilt ana Miss Gladys Nanderoilt'
who haze been staying at Biltmore return to town
% a,r and leave here next week for the Break
ers their Newport villa. where they will spend the
summer
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Livingston Beeckman have taken
q cottage at Newport
Mrs Spottswood D. Schenck leaves town for the
season on Saturday with her daughter MISS
Natalie Schenck, and will open her cottage at
Newport for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs Bradish Johnson have opened their
country house at Isp.
Mr. and Mrs Paul D. Cravath have left their
town house No 107 East Thirty-ninth-st for their
country place, Locust Valley. Long Island.