New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-11
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


NEWPORT, July 1O.-This week has
seen the largest gathering of yachts in
the harbor since last summer, and the
station of the New York Yacht Club,
one of the few open this season, has
been a busy place. Last week end
brought many yachts from up and
|. down the coast, particularly from the
westward, and-the Eastern Yacht Club
squadron, resting here Tuesday and
Wednesday in its run to the westward,
further livened the waterfront Com
modore ]. P. Morgen's Corsair arrived
early in the week. On Tuesday eve
ming the commodore gave dinner on
, board, and the yacht sailed Wednesday.
II. H. Raymond came in with party
on his yacht Scotia. Commodore Arthur
Curtiss James arrived from New York
with party of friends on the Aloha,
and the Twombly sloop yacht Avenger
also was here.
Much interest was shown about the
station in the new class Of one-design
sloops built by Herreshoff, which sailed
in the race of the Eastern Yacht Club
on Wednesday for Block Island. They
are of 40-foot design, and those en-
tered were owned by H. S. Duell, P R.
H. Raymond and Spencer Borden.
Newport is apparently being revived
as a summer home for members of the
diplomatic corps from Washington, and
this season there are more represented
than at any time since before the start
of the World War. Baron Camille
Romano Avezzano, the Italian Ambas-
sador, has taken cottage and is ess
tablished with the baroness and men,
bers of his staff. Prince Casimir Luz
bomirski, the Polish Minister, also has
is Francis Pulaski. counselor of the
legation. W. A. X. Ekengren, the
Swedish Minister, and Mrs. Ekengren,
are visiting Mrs. Ekengren's brother,
Commander John P. Jackson, and Mrs.
jackson, at the Naval War College.
The marriage of Miss Cordelia
Phythian Pringle, daughter of Captain
and Mrs Joel R.-P. Pringle, to Lieu
tenant John D. II. Kane, U. S. NJ, on
Wednesday afternoon was the third
wedding of Importance to be solemnized
in old Trinity Church this season.
Miss Pringle's attendants were Miss
COIuciid oOOhWdAtSl, VI Phi0,
as maid of honor and Miss Meta Ham
ilton Burrage, daughter of Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Guy H. Burrage; Miss
Virginia Ramsay. dughter Of Captain
and Mrs. Martin NJ Ramsay, and
Miss Nancy Summer King, daugh-
ter of Colonel and Mrs. Edward l..
King, as bridesmaids. The best man
was Keith Kane, the bridegroom S
brother, and the ushers were Lieuten-
ants Gordon Sherwood, Francis Gibson,
Berwick B. Lanier and Robert L. Ran
dolph, Of the navy; Allan Brown, of
Boston, and Louis B. McCagg jr, of
Newport.
Newport was visited Tuesday by Mrs.
Carter r. Leidy, formerly Fiji Widener.
The Leidys, whose elopement from
Philadelphia last winter occasioned
much notice, are at Narragansett Pier
this summer, and Mrs. Leidy came here
to entertain at luncheon at Hilltop Inn.
Among her guests were friends from
the Newport colony, including the
Misses Suzanne and Emily Pierson.
With the arrival of Mrs. Barger Wal
ZACH for the season, the executive COM
mittee of the Newport Casino has met
again to further plans for the Casinos
summer program, which will be an
nounced soon.
The Clambake Club, on Easton $
Point, held it's initial bake of the
summer on Monday, following the an
nual meeting, at which the following
officers were elected: President, Regi-
maid C. Vanderbilt; secretary. E. C.