Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12
ALEXANDRIA BAY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA BAY. N. Y.

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y.
August 10. 1906.
Yacht racing has been the leading failure
of the past week. with events at Clayton,
Frontenac Alexandria Bay and other
places, and the promise of still better
races and bigger prizes at Kingston. Can
ada, on the 18th. A number Of southerners
are prominent in this great sport and their
boats are entered in many Of the races.
Col o. G. Staples Of Washington is one Of
the most enthusiastic yachtsmen on the
river, as Is also Col Skinner Of Whining
ton, who has been elected a member OF the
board of governors. Col. Skinner has
fine yacht and In last weeks events was
twice a winner. The Messrs. Whitney of
Norfolk and Richmond. Capt Henry b.
Meigs of Baltimore and Com. John Smith
of Annapolis are yacht owners who are
playing the sport for all 1t Is worth. The
gentlemen named are all new members OF
the executive committee on races of the
Thousand Islands Yacht Club. to which
also belong Samuel K. Barker Of George
town, Frank L. Buckley of Baltimore and
Judge Nelson Latrobe Of New Orleans.
The arrival this week of the Honorable
Maude Elizabeth Browning Of England Is
an event of more than passing interest to
every American housewife and every lover
Of good things to eat. for this young lady
she is not yet thirty-is acknowledged to
be the foremost cook in the United States.
With Miss Browning upon Cherry Island
are Lady Granville. the Honorable Cath
crime Blake and Miss Leda Normaine
Young Misses Home at Manchester. Eng
land, where Miss Browning has taught
poor girls the science of economical and
healthy cooking. Miss Blake Is niece of
Rear Admiral Blake. K c.. Of the British
navy, and Miss Laurier is the beautiful and
accomplished daughter Of the famous Ca
madam premier Sir Wilfred Laurier.
The number Of arrivals from the south
this week makes those of former weeks
look small in comparison.
Miss Mabelle Shaw of Washington is
entertaining this week Mrs. Charles c.
Bailey Of Richmond and Miss Edith Shaw
of Staunton, Va. Their musicales at Lake
Titus are very popular affairs. Miss Shaw
Is a niece of DR.. Albert Shaw. editor of the
Review of Reviews.
Is related to the Washington postmaster
and who spent last winter at the National
Capital, is here for the remainder of the
season.
state who was to have spent a couple of
weeks of this month at the Frontenac, has
Cancelled the engagement for accommoda-
tons because of the absence OF secretary
Root in South America.
Lieut.. Com. Whittlessey. United States
navy, is spending the summer vacation
with friends in the vicinity OF Lake Titus.
The list of arrivals from Washington at
cludes the following:
AT Alexandra Bay-Mrs. Grace Y. Tarr.
Miss Jennie Tarr. Capt. and Mrs. Leslie
Williams, Ramon williams, jr., Mr.. and
Mrs Pedro Velasquez. Senorita Veronica
Velasquez, Mr.. and Mrs Goldberger, Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Peltz. Miss Peltz. Harry
s. Hay. Miss c. E. Greeley and mother.
Nathan Wortheimer. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Kohn, the Misses Sarah, Rebecca and Ma
oni Kohn. Frank Kohn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles OReilley:
r. Lemon. Miss Day. Miss frankie Grant.
Miss Della Morrissey. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pagan.
ley, Miss Phoebe Cousins. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Van Valkenberg.
At Cape Vincent-Samuel Levy. Samuel
Levy, jr. Mr.. and Mrs. q. Levy. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hall. Frank Butler Hall. Miss
Virginia Hall and maid. DIR. Lincoln. Mrs.
Denman Thomas. Albert Young and Mrs.
Mary Young.
At Gananoque-Capt and Mrs. George C.
Newman, Henry Stevens. Albert Stevens
Al acknowledgements and Mrs.
Smith
At Brockville-Rev. Father Shannon.
At Lake Titus-Silas haskell. A. NJ;
Miss Haskell. Floyd Sears and Miss Jeanet
Sears.
At Star Lake-Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Smith and family. Mr.. and Mrs Abner
Helms and family. Miss Frances Sailinger
and Miss Carrie d. Wise.
A party of Jolly Treasury Department
girls are spending their two weeks outing
In camp near Oxbow. doing their own
cooking. fishing and general chores. They
are: Miss Kittie Wheeler, Miss Adelaide
wheeler, Miss Joy. Miss Jessie Norris.
Miss Mabel White. Miss Cecilia O'Neil.
Mis- Mary Thurm, Miss Frances Mcguire.
Miss Kittie Delevan. Miss Schroeder and
Miss Washington.
MI. and Mrs. chauncey Marshall Of
washington are domiciIed on Green Island.
Butterfield lake, for the remaining days Of
the summer.
party of Alexandria. Va. young men
are fishing at Millsite lake and having the
best of luck They are r. B. Veer, Frank
Sperry John s. Keller and Raymond Scott
George Bulger of Baltimore and Stephen
Wentworth Of Georgetown. D. c., are ex-
pected to join them early during the COM
ing week.
Rev. Dr.. John Horace Temple. a son Of
the late archbishop Of Canterbury. who
has been spending several weeks fishing in
the Canadian channel, left this week for
tina Pacific coast. where he will take steam
or for the orient. DR.. Temple. who was