New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-16
Explorer to Greet
Harvard Federation
At Newport To-day
DIR. Rice's Trophies of Hunt
in Africa To Be Shown;
American Artists Open
Their Annual Exhibition
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

NEWPORT, R. a., July 15.-Though
only arriving at their estate here this
evening for the season, DIR. and Mrs.
Alexander Hamilton Rice, who landed
in New York yesterday after prolonged
travels in Spain and northern Africa,
will tomorrow afternoon entertain $50
Harvard graduates, who are to have an
outing here over the week end under
the auspices of the New England Fed
Grafton of Harvard Clubs.
The visitors will be the guests of
the St. George Preparatory School man
agement and, the students being away
on their summer vacation, the Harvard
men will be housed there. St. George 8
sends graduates to Harvard each year.
Stephen P. Cabot, headmaster at the
school and honor graduate of Harvard,
will be host. The privileges of the
Casino have been extended to the Wis
itors for tomorrow and Sunday by the
management.
Following q trip around the ocean
drive early tomorrow afternoon the
members of the federation will be en-
tertained at Mirimir, the home of DR..
and Mrs. Rice. 1t is one of the most
deliberately laid out estates in the city
Or. and Mrs. Rice will give a luncheon
and during the afternoon there will be
informal entertainment on the grounds.
Several animals, including a rare speci-
men Of monkey, obtained by DR.. and
Mrs. Rice in their travels, will be on
view.
Art Exhibit Opens To-day
The annual exhibition of American
artists at the Art Association will be
opened tomorrow afternoon and as
usual in connection with the event
there will be a reception, tea and con-
cert. The hostesses will be Mrs.
Philip Rhinelander I'd. Mrs. John
Mrs. Douglas E. Dismukes, Mrs. Law
renee T. Paul, Miss Rosa Anne Gros-
venor, Miss Fanny Foster, Mrs. Thomas
A. Lawton, Mrs. Walter Coles Cabell,
Mrs. Thomas j. Sem, Mrs. Eugene
Sturtevant, Mrs. Harrison Morris and
Mrs. Douglas P. A. Jacoby.
The Artists ball will be held August
IS. This affair was inaugurated last
year, and SO successful was it that it
will likely become one of the annual
activities of the association. August
10 will be lively day at the associa-
tons grounds, for in the afternoon the
children members will have a lawn
fete. This is being arranged by COM
mittee headed by Miss Edith Wetmore.
Vincent Astor will bring his new
power yacht, the Nourmahal, to New
port on Sunday. The Nourmahal, which
is much larger than his present yacht
the Christiana, will be used consider
ably by Mr.. Aston off Newport. The
craft, which was given an official trial
at New York yesterday, has fuel ca
pacity for cruise of 5000 miles Mr.
Astor is planning trip to Europe in ii
next year.
The list of patronesses for the sale
Of articles made by disabled veterans
at the Dugout, iii New York, and othe,
hospitals, to, be held at the Gushing
Memorial Building of the Art Assoc
citation Thursday afternoon, was giver
out to-day, as follows: Mrs. Hugh D
Auchincloss, Mrs. Edward J. Berwind
Mrs. Stuart Duncan, Mrs. John Elliott
Mrs. Daniel B. Fearing, Mrs. Lewis
Quentin Jones. Mrs. George Gordon