Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

Hill is one of the foremost yachtswomen OF
America, and is entitled to be called cap
tain; in fact. Miss Morgan entirely COM
mands her 'seaagoing steamer Waterus.
Mrs. Robert Goelet is also an enthusiastic
yachtswoman, is Mrs. Alex Van Rens-
selear, whose yacht May is better known
to Philadelphans by its nickname OF
matchmaker" Other famous seagoing
women include the Countess Festetics de
Tolna of San Francisco, Mrs. A. s. Van
Wickle. Mrs. Lucy Carnegie. Mrs. H. de
Blois Gibson, Mrs: Emma T: Brannigan,
Mrs ]. M. Curtis, Mrs. F. B. Myrick. Mrs.
j. Roosevelt Miss Eloise Breese, the Baron
ess Julia de Rothschild and Miss Jane
Thayer. Decides these, who all well
whose names are unknown to the public.
but who can handle yacht in way to
make master mariner envious.
Sir Gilbert Parker, governor general OF
the Barbados, and Lady Parker. who was
Boston girl, are at Lenox. and will spend
nearly all the month at the Curtis.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Sloane Coffin, pas
tor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and Miss Dorothy Eells, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parme-
lee Eels of San Francisco, were married at
by the Rev Dr. F. W. CIampett The
bride Is the last Of the family to marry.
respectively Mrs. Conrad Babcock and Mrs.
Pohn Franklin Babcock. Her brother,
Shepard Eells. married a few years ago
Miss Marion Coffin, cousin of DR.. Coffin.
DR.. Coffin is one of the most popular of
the younger ministers of the Presbyterian
denomination in New York. He is grand
son of Henry Sloane, and related by blood
and marriage to the Vanderbilts and other
well-known families. From 19tJ to 1905 he
was pastor of the Bedford Park Presby-
terrain Church. which was started in q
small storeroom, and grew to such proper
lions that big church was required. When
ha rd Johnston
cided to go to Asia in April, 1905, DR.. Cof-
fin was called to succeed him as pastor of
the Madison Avenue church. DR.. and Mrs.
Coffin will live at No. ID West 57th street,
which has been remodeled for them.
A wedding of interest to Staten Island
early in the week was that of Miss Mabel
Mullen. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mullen of Stapleton and Lieut.. George
Luther Hicks of the coast artillery, U. 8.
A, stationed at Fort Wadsworth which
ents, in Harrison street The ceremony,
which was performed by the Rev. DR.. Ec-
cleston, pastor emeritus of st. Johns Epis-
copal Church of Clifton, was attended only
by the immediate friends and relatives OF
the couple. Miss Bessie Mullen. sister of
the bride, was bridesmaid. and ]. Holiday
Hicks. brother of the bridegroom. acted as
best man. A reception followed the cere-
mony after which the couple started on an
extended wedding trip On their return
they will live on Staten Island.
The T. Shaw Safes of Ocean Lawn. New
port have created sensation among the
children of Newport by the free dlstribu-
ton of cards, which read:
Dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. T. Shaw
Safe at Eastons Beach, Wednesday, Sep
TENDER IL. 1905.
Tickets not good unless presented by
child between ten and fourteen years Of
age"
Already 900 children are booked for this
wedding anniversary dinner. The children
are to have @ trolley ride, flags, a banquet
and all the ice cream they can stand.
This manner of marking the wedding day
each year Is fast becoming the custom
among those who can afford to make chill
dren happy. and the number of little ones
entertained is gagged by the amount Of
worldly goods owned by the entertainer.
The Alfred Vanderbilts inaugurated this
custom OF celebrating q wedding anniver-
sary.
Gov Beekman Winthrop and Mrs VIM
throp are due in New York next week from
Porto Rico to spend a few weeks at Lenox
with Mrs. Robert Winthrop.
Miss Virginia Butler OF New York has
given $50, 600 for a new rectory for ST.
In the Berkshires. as memorial to her
father. the late Charles Butler.
Harry r. Eldridse. treasurer of the Town
and Country Club. Newport. literary as
ISOLATION, with Mrs. Julia Ward Howe as
president for decades and Col. Thomas w.
Higgfnson, the author. as vice president
has disbanded with 81. 400 In the treasury.
This fund has been turned over. at the
request of Mrs. Howe. to the Redwood Ii
brary ON condition that the fund be al
lowed to accumulate until 1t reaches 81 500
and be kept as q separate fund to be known
as the Town and Country fund, to serve