The Washington times., 1906-05-27

Decoration Day, which falls on We'd
nesday next, will be spent by the fash
ionable set in the country. and town
will be deserted from a social point OF
view. Originally intended as a day for
the commemoration of the dead. 1t has
ended by becoming one Of the gayest
Of the early summer festivals, ranking
on a par with the glorious Fourth ana
Thanksgiving Day in popularity All
sorts of plans have been made for the
day by the country clubs and yachting
organizations, while all the country
seats around New York, save those
whose owners are in Europe, will be the
scene of gay house parties. In fact
there will be nothing 10 keep people
in town this week, since the only we'd
ding of any Importance, namely that of
Miss Justine de Peyster to Howard
Townsend Martin, takes place at Tivoh-
on-the- Hudson, instead Of in the city,
while the races, which begin afresh at
Belmont Park tomorrow with the Cos
mopolitan Handicap, are more convent
entity reached from Long Island places
than from New York.
Coaching Season Ends.
With the close of this week the spring
coaching season of 1906 will be brought
to an end by the annual long distance
drive of the Coaching Club, and the sus-
pension OF the daily runs of it's coach
Pioneer between the Holland House and
Ardsley. Ten days later the three or
four score horses which have been used
for the relays between here and Ardsley
will be sold by public auction and are
expected to realize profits large enough
70 defray most, If not all, the expenses
of the running Of the coach during its
six weeks season.
1t has been under the management Of
Alfred @. Vanderbilt, Robert l. Gerry
and w. Goadby Loew, while Reggie
Rives. who has not gone abroad, has had
no share whatsoever in the enterprise.
This has attracted much attention and
caused no little comment, as he has not
only been intimately associated with Al
fred Vanderbilt in the running of the
Pioneer for several years past, but
has likewise always been looked upon
as the mentor of that young multi-ml-
nonaire in coaching matters
Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt will now also
terminate her tenancy of The Towers at
Ardsley. which she rented for the spring
from AMI Barber, and will proceed
with her husband TO Newport to prepare
for the large house party and festivities
which they are giving on June IS in
COnnecllOn Win Ine lIauEuTaIlOn OF lnelE
hundred thousand dollar covered ring at
Oakland Farm. their place near New
port.
The ring may also be described as a
club house. For in addition to an I'M
mense area of covered tan bark. the
buildings comprise squash courts, dress
Ing rooms and a large swimming pool
Reggie Vanderbilt's new ring at Sandy
Point Farm. near by, and which will be
inaugurated in an analogous fashion a
few days later. is of a somewhat less
pretentious description though perhaps
superior from a purely equine point Of
view.
Long Distance Drive.
With regard to the long distance drive
of the Coaching Club. which takes place
this week, its destinations is the old Living
ston manos on Delaware lake. owned by
old Commodore Gerry. AS he is in Eu-
rope the members Of the club will bc
entertained at the manor by his sons.
Robert and Peter Gerry In fact. the
Gerrys propose to do things with all the
hospitality for which their name is
famous. and are taking up the Commo-
dOre's big steam yacht, Electra, and
mooring Il off Poughkeepsie. where the
hundred-mile trip will be broken. and
where the members of the club Will dine
and spend the night on board, instead
of having TO put up at one of the local
hotels. The return journey viii be made
in the same agreeable fashion.
Among those taking part in the t1tp
will be the veteran president Of the CT
ganiaztion, Col. william Jay; T Suffern
Taller Oliver Gould Jennings. c. Led
yard Blair. William C. CULVER, Alfred
Vanderbilt. George C. Haven. jr., w.
Goadby Loew. James Henry Smith. and
Harry Payne Whitney.
Martin-De Peyster Wedding.
Bishop Satterlee will ohiciate at the
wedding of Miss Justine de Peyster 10
Howard T. Martin on Saturday. at
TivoH. and although 1t has been stated
that the affair is to be n quiet one. yet
the number of guests will be sufficiently
large TO ill the special train which Mrs.
johnson de Peyster has chartered 10
convey them out from the Grand Central
terminus to Tivoli. Mrs. Garret B. Kin
will be her sisters only attendant, while
Frederick Townsend Martin will be his
brothers best men. and there will be
a large gathering Of representatives OF
the old Rnickerbocker families, the only
notable absentees from the ceremony be-
ing old Gen. John Watts de Peyster.
the millionaire philanthrcpist and grand
father of the bride, who is not on speak
ing terms with either the widow or
the children of his son. the late Col.
Johnson l. de Peyster
His estrangement is all the more not
able as his country place at Tivon ad-
joins that Of the daughl5r-in-Iaw. where
the wedding is taking place on Satur-
day. immensely wealthy. it is under
stood that he has taken steps TO trans
fer all his property to charitable instItu-
tions. reservirg only for himself q zee
interest IN his estate.
Grace Church Selecte--.
Grace Church has been finally select
ed for the wedding of Miss Cynthia
Roche. to Arthur Scott Burden, and
Monday, June II, has been set as the
date for the ceremony 1t will be the
last wedding of any social note in town
until the fail, and although so many
people are either abroad or have gone
Frnw-