Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
N. Y. YACHT CLUB CRUISE AT
TRACTS FASHIONABLES.
Senator's Crane and Aldrich, J. Pier
pont Morgan and Col. Astor in
Attendance-Personal Notes.

| Decorated with flags from stem to stern
| ninety-two yachts of the New York
| Yacht Club fleet, which left Glen Cove,
L. L.. Thursday morning, are anchored in
Newport harbor for the summer cru.-e.
Many of the owners and their guests are
on shore at the homes of friends, some
having gone automobiling, and a few are
entertaining visitors on board their
yachts.
| Commodore Arthur Curtiss James had
several club members at luncheon on
| board the flagship Aloha yesterday, and
early in the morning he was visited by
several intimate friends of the fleet.
A cablegram dated London, August 4.
from Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, formerly
commodore of the club, was delivered to
Commodore James yesterday. read:
LONDON, August 4.
Commodore James, New York Yacht
Club. New York: Best wishes for sue
cessfu cruise.
tSigned) VANDERBILT"
| Several yachts joined the fleet here late
| last night and today, among them being
James J. Hills Wacouta and the steam
| yacht O-We-Ra, under charter to United
| States Senator Nelson w. Aldrich, with
| the senator on board.
The O-We-Ra came in this afternoon
| from Warwick, r. l., and soon after she
| anchored United States Senator w. MUIR
! ray Crane went alongside in launch
and hurried into Senator Aldrich's cabin.
Half an hour after Senator Crane went
| on board the O-We-Ra she weighed
anchor and put to sea for short cruise.
This afternoon she will rejoin the feet
at Newport and cruise with it to Vine
yard Haven
The Corsair. with Mr.. Morgan and his
partner, Mr. Henry P. Dawson, on board,
came into Newport harbor last night.
Both Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Dawson were
on shore all day. On board the Corsair
it was said that she will not go with the
fleet but will remain here all next week,
so that Mr.. Morgan and members of his
family and friends can witness the races
for the Kings and Astor cups
On board Mr.. Hills Wacouta are MIR.
Arson Beard, his son-in-law; Mrs. Beard
and Mr.. Stephen Bernhard. The yacht
will go with the fleet to Vineyard Haven
tomorrow and probably will then return
| to Newport to remain until after the big
cup races.
Col. John Jacob Astor's new steam
yacht, the Norma, is anchored among the
fleet. awaiting the orders of her owner.
Newport home.
Many Washingtonians summerins at
Newport will be guests on the yachts dur
ing their stay in the vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Knox. their
daughter, Mrs. Harry Berry of Nashville,
| and their niece, Miss Nina Van Arsdale,
are at Atlantic City for the season.
The hostility Of the royal family to the
marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi and
Miss Katherine Elkins, according to a
cablegram from Rome, is said to have
been withdrawn and the omclal an
nouncement of their engagement will be
made shortly.
Miss Elkins and her mother have been
in Europe for several months. Latterly
they have been staying at Toblach, Aus
tria, and recent reports have had it that
the Duke of the AbruZzi, who Is now d.
rector general of the arsenal at Venice,
has made many motor trips from his
headquarters to the Austrian retreat of
Miss Elkins.
Mr.. Arosemena, minister from Panama,
has left Washington for New York and
will go later to Seabright, n. j., where
he will be the guest for Few days OF
Mr.. William Nelson cromwell Later he
will go to Camden. Me. to be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Neale at their
summer home.
Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. Edward Colston
Admiral and Mrs. w. G. Buehler. Miss
Caroline Wood, Shepherd Bryan, Hugh
Canerton and Maj. w. Stuart Syminston
were In mountain blackboard party at
Hot Springs. Va. Yesterday which was
entertained at an old Virginia luncheon
Of the Daniel Boone log cabin by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Caperton Of Louisville, KY.
Mr.. Seiichi Takahashi. third secretary
of the Japanese embassy, will leave this
week for the summer embassy at Buena
Vista Springs.
Mr.. Lee McClung, treasurer of the
United States, gave dinner at the
a number of his friends met his
brother-in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
Banilder of Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Thomas H. Carter wife of San
ator Carter of Montana, and Mrs.
George Sutherland, wife of senator