Evening star., 1915-03-21
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Gretchen by Sylvanus Stokes from
Mrs. John E. Reyburn and the La
tonia by A. o. Portner are all among
the more recent changes. While some
of the yachts owned by Washington
people have been kept at their summer
homes and never been brought into the
Potomac, many others have made for
themselves brilliant records of enter
tanning for their owners while snug
gled in the banks of the river in the
vicinity of the capital. The Gretchen,
when owned by the late John E Rey-
burn, was the scene of many brilliant
dinner parties, luncheons or small
dances, and under Mr.. Stokes owner
ship will probably keep up its record.
Gen. CroZier. the brother of Mrs. Rey-
burn, who often used the Gretchen for
his entertainments. later owned the
Diane, and lately has acquired the
Idelia, upon which he and Mrs. Crozier
will take many trips during the spring
and will continue to entertain until
they leave Washington. Col Robert NJ.
Thompson's Everglades has carried
more distinguished parties of men
from Washington into southern waters
than almost any other yacht which
puts in here. The late Justice Horace
Fl. Lurton and others of the Supreme
Court bench have been his guests,
while many of the noted foreigners
who have come to this country as Of
fetal guests have been entertained on
the Everglades. The RoXana, owned
by MIR. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. and
said to be one of the most beautiful
househoats on the north shore, has also
made a record for entertaining here,
and it is on this yacht that Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson generally make the trip
from Washington to Boston at the end
of the season. Gen. and Mrs. John A.
Johnston have entertained on board
their yacht, the Winona, on several oc-
casions here, and the general is fond
of taking small parties of men for sew
eral days outing on his speedy boat.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. William c. Bor-
den have in the Latonka one of the
incest steam yachts which sometimes
put in here. while at Chaumont. n. Y,
they entertain on the water much of
the time. DIR. John Wesley Bovee. who
owns the Itowanna. also uses her far
more while he spends his vacation at
Chaumont than when in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell
constantly entertain Washington peo-
pie on board their yacht. the kiaora,
but it is at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,
and not on the Potomac. John B. Hen
dcrson bought the Eolis few years
ago. and while he generally uses her
W Ilic SptHulIS tte SuIlHef WIN his
mother at Gleneyrie. Bar Harbor, Me-,
she is often brought to Washington
and anchored at some convenient point
for entertaining Mr. and Mrs. !. Don
aid Cameron own the Alameda, and
nave sometimes kept her in commits
sion here, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry a.
Richardson have the Navajo, which
they generally keep at Frontenac. n.
y. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Miller Kenyon's
yacht, the SALIVA. is kept for the most
at Sag Harbor. L. L. their summer
home. but she has been in commission
here and used for entertaining. Henry
Seymours Seabelle is constantly used
for entertaining Washington parties,
and the Dixie, with Hilary A. Herbert,
former Secretary of the Navy, as her
owner, has probably had more distin-
guished parties of men on board than
any other yacht which puts in here.
Arthur Dorr Hayden uses the Otter for
entertaining. and Mr.. and Mrs. e. H.
Goodwin keep their sloop yacht, the
Minstrel. in the Potomac waters much
of the time and entertain friends on
board