New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

NEW YORN SOCtEt
Although the actual celebration Of the Hudson
Fulton commeroration is at end in this city
the deIega 8 of the various foreign governments
will remain here until the latter part OF THIS week,
and numerous entertainments have been organized
IN their honor Tomorrow night they will be the
guests of the Pilgrim Society at the waldorf On
Tuesday night the associated British societies VIII
give dinner at the same place in honor OF Al
miral of the Fleet Sir Edward Seymour at "hlcn
the German gross admiral. Won Roster ana the
French admiral lie Pord. will be present Oh
Wednesday night there will be at least score OF
dinners Of a similar character. and on Thursday
the German. Austrian and Swiss societies in New
York will give dinner at the Waldorf for Ad-
miral Won K6ster at which Sir EDWARD SeSiiO'4'
and Mayor Mcclellan will be among the guests
This does not take into account the innumerdo's
private dinners and luncheons orsahlzeu toi -.
official visitors who profess themselves 70 De SIM
ply overwhelmed with the welcome which theS
have received and with the lavish hospitality
Prince Kdni who in point of rank has, by reason
OF his membership in the imperial house OF japan
been the principal figure at all the public anairs
of the week will the first to take his departure
He will leave here tomorrow. with the princess
going by way of Niagara and Chicago 10 san
Francisco on. his way TO japan. after an absence
of more than two years. He has mace MS heau-
quarters the Plaza NJ Darboux' a meInoer OF
the Institute OF France. special delegate or the
French government to the HudsOn-Fulton ceieora-
ton whose green embroidered uniform OF Mem
Der Of the Academy has attracted considerable at
tentfon, will sail the French liner on THURSDAY
Admiral lie Pord and his squadron Of French bat
tleships will feave here for the Azores on Friday
while Sir Edward Seymour and his English cruisers
will sail SATURDAY,.
Yesterday afternoon what may be described as
the official programme of the celebration was
brought to a brilliant close by the garden fete
given In the grounds of Columbia University by
the naval committee of the Hudson-Fulton Com
mission by the alumni association Of the United
States Naval Academy and by the university ltse1I'
The guests were received in the marques at the
east ard west of the north grove. The music was
furnished by the bands from the foreign warships.
There were dancing in the gymnasium. an organ
concert in St. PauTs Chapel and singing and
dancing every haIf-houT by Indians Some three
thousand invitations had been issued through the
patronesses. who included Mrs Frederick w Van
derbit. Mrs. Charles r. Alexander, Mrs William
Curtis Demorest. Mrs. Waiter S. Gurnee, Mrs Il.
A. c. Smith. Mrs w. PiersOn Hamilton, MIS-.
Samuel w Fairchild. Mrs. Robert Fulton Cutting,
Mrs. Robert Bacon. Mrs j. Kennedy Tod, MIS-
Herbert L. Satterlee. Mrs. Fl. Fairfield Osborn and
Mrs. Seth Low. Among the most notable OF the
guests were Prince and Princess Kuni. Admiral or
the Fleet Sir Edward Seymour. Admiral Won KOS
ter. Admiral lie Pord. Zia Pacha. the Turkish
Ambassador NJ. Lefevre-POntals. the charge daft
faires of France at Washington: Lord and Lady
Algernon COrdon-LennOx the Marquis OF Villalo-
bar. the Spanish envoy; DR.. w. the Chinese
Minister Count WedeI the German charge daft
faires at Washington; Count Moltke. the Minister
of Denmark; NJ. Darboux, the French special dele
gate TO the Hudson Fulton celebration. and the
Italian vice-admiral. Senator BrasChetti. Others
seen were Miss Beresford daughter of Admiral
Lord Charles Beresford: Mrs HilbOrne l. RoOse-
velt., Mrs. Francis Burial Hoffman, Mrs. Robert
Goelet Mrs. A. D Juilliard, Mrs. Lewis Cruger
Hasel and her daughter, Miss Alice CTuger Hasell;
Mrs DiCkpv
Frances Dickey Mrs. ClermOnt Livingston Best.
Mrs. Charles f. Hughes, Mrs ]. Francis A. Clark.
Miss Pauline Robinson Miss Anna Robinson, Miss
Dorothy, Miss Edith and Miss AnzOnella Kane:
Miss Janetta Alexander. Miss Grace Bgelow, Miss
Rosalnd Fish and Mrs Frank Morgan Freeman.
The chairmen OF the committee in charge of the
affair were William Curtis DemOrest. Colonel Rob
ert NJ. Thompson. DR.. George Frederick KuEz and
Captain Jacob w. Miller They were assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Frederick w Vanderbilt Mrs.
Charles B, Alexander. Mrs Nicholas Murray But
Ter, Mrs. r Fulton Cutting. Nine. Imanishi, Miss
Annie Leary. Mrs. H Fairfield Osborn. Mrs.
Stephen H. Olin and Mrs Frank S Witherbee.
Under the patronage of Mrs Robert Bacon. Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney Mrs. Payne Whitney. Mrs
James A Burden. jr., Mrs E d. Morgan Mrs w.
x. Vanderbilt jr., Mrs. Charles Steele and Mrs
Sidney Dillon Ripley a ball for the benefit OF the
Nassau Hospital Will be given on the Nineoa Fair
Grounds on October % 1t Is the first affair Of Its
kind undertaken in behalf Of this institution.
Racing has now begun at Belmont Park and is
proving attraction to a number Of foreign off,
GERS, especially the EngIishmen. while it is being
made the occasion of gay house parties at the
country seats within motoring distance of the
track.
On Thursday next the Coaching Club will start
more ambitious IOng-distance drive than that
undertaken in May. The end of the journey is Al
fred G. Nanderbilt's Oakland Farm. near New
port. The start will be made from the MetropoIi-
tan Club in the morning. and the first night will
be spent at Mailands. near Fairfield. Conn the
country place at oliver Gould Jennings On Fri
day night the members OF the party will be the
guests Of c. Ledyard Blair his steam Yacht
the Diana, at New London, Conn. On Saturday the
drive will be continued to Oakland Farm. which
will be reacheGs it is expected, in the evening
There the party will meet other members of the
club. who will make the trip from New York by
rail in Alfred C. VanderbiIt's private car Wav-