The New York herald., 1921-10-22
Mrs. Vincent Astor and Mrs. Payne Whitney and
Her Daughter Home.

Mrs. Vincent Astor, who returned
from Europe yesterday by the Aquitania,
had expec,sc. until short time before
she sailed from England, that Miss Alice
Muriel Astor, sister OF Mr.. Astor, would
accompany her to America, but the ILL
ness Of Lord Ribblesdale, stepfather of
Miss Astor. prevented her departure.
Mrs. Astor said that Miss Astor would,
however. come to New York In Decem-
ber. ard that she and Mr.. Astor might
go over to bring her back. Miss Astor
now Is 10 years old.
While abroad Mrs. Astor was a guest
OF her husbands stepfather and mother,
Lord and Lady Ribblesdale, in London.
She said that she had expected Mr. Astor
would have returned before this from a
yachting cruise in Cuban waters but In
any event he would soon return and join
her here.
from Europe on the big Cunarder were
Mrs. Payne Whitney and her daughter.
Miss Joan Whitney. who will be intro
duced to society this winter by her
parents. They were in Europe nearly
two months.
Mr.. Vernon L. Kellogg, who visited
the famine region of the Volga, also got
in by the Aquitania. He reported that
conditions there have not been exag-
gerated. He said the Soviet Government
has been cooperating with the Hoover
Relief Commission In distributing food
In the famine districts. Ten trains for
the children In those districts had gone
to Moscow before he left. At the pres
ent rate the commission should be feed
ing 100000 children one meal daily by
the end OF the month. 500, 900 by the end
Of November and 100000 Before the
new year comes. Mr.. Kellogg will 30
TO Washington in a few days and report
personally OF his visit to Secretary OF
Commerce Hoover.
vicomte and Bride Here.
The vicomte and vicomtesse Caetan
Ogier dIvry, who were married In Lon
don recently, also were passengers. The
vicomtesse Is a daughter Of Major and
Mrs. Robert Emmett, who have lived in
England for several years. Then there
were Sir John Hubert Ward and Lady
Ward. who will visit her mother, Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid. Sir Joseph q. Ward
and Lady Ward also were on board, az
was the Princess Henriette Sava-Goiui
Of Bucharest. Rumania, who has come
here to lecture on the reconstruction
work In Rumania.
Others returning by the Aquitania
were Serge Prokoheff. Russian COM
poser Prof. NJ. 4. Pupin. Paymaster
Captain F. T. Spickerneli OF the British
navy. Mrs. w. II. Brevoort. Mr.. Willard
Il. Brown. Mrs. w. H Bryant, Lady
Joan Capell. Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Chap
man. Mrs. II. q. Dilworth. Mr.. J. Gordon
Douglas. Mr.. Isaac Gusgenheim. Mr..
and Mrs. william Ayrault Hazard, Mr.
and Mrs Henry II. Huntington, Mr. Jose
Mardones of tho Metropolitan Opera
Company. Mr.. and Mrs. R. s. McCrecry,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. McCurdy and Mr..
and Mrs I. H. symington.
Mr1 and Mrs. John c. Wildwood gave
a dinner last evening In the Rltz-Carl-
ton for Sir Charles Sykes. Bart, M. p,
OF Lcndcn. and Mr. Hugh Sykes. his
son. The party later attended tho per-
formance OF the Circle mt the Selwyn
Theatre. Sir Charles sails for England
on the Baltic to-day. Others on board
will be Commander Eric w. Harbord,
r. NJ, ID. s. o., who was decorated for
mine sweeping during the war: Mr. w.
G. Watt. vicc-prcsident of the United
Drug Company. and ak representa- tives
OF the company's British connections
Lady Kindcrsley and Miss NJ. Kinders-
ley OF London: Mr. T. ii. Hall. general
manager Of the General Accident Insur-
ance Company. Now York; Lieut. Col
r.. w. Fox, retired. of the British Army
Mr.. J. u. LcClerc. Trade Commissioner
Of the United States Department OF
Commerce Mr.. Sakamoto. attacho of
the Japanese Embassy. Brussels; Mr..
yyiJifo,,, Noafe dirartnr Of Messrs Mort
son, Poilexfcn q Blair. Ltd. Liverpool.
and Mrs. Ncsle.
Going out to-day on board the Nieuw
Amsterdam will be Mr.. James Brown of
Brown Bros, Mrs. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Crosby. Mr.. A. Jacobsen.
Norwegian Consul at Montreal; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank r. Kent and Mr.. and Mrs.
9. Pesrson.
Mrs Magdn Heuermanr. ,aI-.e~.
will sail to-day by sha psincess Matoiks