Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

Hugh A. Murray of 9SS Fifth avenue,
made her debut at dance at the
Colony Club.
Yacht Club Elects Officers.
An event of moment to society
was the election of officers held re-
Gently by the New York Yacht Club.
&c orge Nichols, son-in-law of j. p.
Morgan, was elected comm odore. He
succeeded Harold S. Vanderbilt, who
has occupied the position for three
years Mr.. Vanderbilt ranks among
the best known yachtmen in the
world. His craft have won renown
in many waters while his exploits
! on the sea have filled many columns
in the newspapers.
| Vincent Astor drew nearer the top
of the organization, as the result of
the balloting, and becomes vice COM
| modore. Winthrop w. Aldrich was
! chosen rear commodore and George
ICormack was reelected secretary.
| Yachtsmen in this country and
abroad agreed that Mr.. Nichols is
one of the cleverest racing shippers
| in the United States. His 50-footer,
Carolina, has captured the Kings and
the Aston cups, besides various other
trophies. He was skipper of the
Gardner designed sloop Vanite dur
ing the trial races to select a de-
fender for Americas cup. The sched-
| ule of water events which is being
arranged for next Summer will be
| welcome news to the smart sets at
| both Newport and Bar Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs Vincent Astor will
| give their first entertainment in a
year at their house, $40 Fifth avenue,
on January for Miss Clara Dins-
| more, debutante daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. William 3. DinSmore of SO Park
| avenue, and a cousin of Mrs. Aston,
and Miss Margaret BOWS, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Bows of Wash
| ington and Rhinebec<. The Astors
| constantly are throwing open their
doors for charity, and II is seldom
that they give a private affair. The
| last one was year ago, when they
entertained for Mr.. Astors sister,
| Miss Alice Aston, who now is Prln-
cess Serge Obolensky. She Is a
daughter of the late Col. John Jacob
Aston and the present Lady Ribbles-
dale. Vincent Astor and his wife
| care but little for society, ana the
| only occasions for entertaining at
| their town house are for young rela-
| tiSs. The house in the past, when
| Mrs. Astor was the leader of New
York society, has been the scene OF
some of New EorkS most famous
and brilliant events.
Notable Engagements Announced
Several notable engagements have
been announced in the last few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Clifford Grace or
Bethlehem, Pa, have made known the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
| Emmeline Marion Grace, to Capt. Sir
Michael William Selby Bruce. Miss
Grace was graduated from WestoVer
School. Middlebury, Conn, in I'VE
She was introduced at dance in
Philadelphia on December the same
year. She returned to this country
in August after a year spent in travel
ing in Europe. Her father is president
of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Mr. and Mrs. Dom Barber of 125
East Seventy fourth street have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Betty Barber, to Rich
ard Sanford Hoffman, son of Mrs.
Laura Sanford Hoffman and the late
Walter Hoffman. Miss Barber was
graduated from Miss Chapin's School,
after which she attended Byrn Mawr
and later Columbia University, where
she is now taking a course in ar
chitecture.