Evening star., 1925-05-03

NEW oEh, May Wv I'm tit
Spring breezes ruff1inE the sparkling
waters of Long Island Sound. scores
of members of the smart set are hay
ing their yachts overhauled for the
rounds Of regattas which will he well
underway in "A short time. Yesterday
the New York Yacht Club station at
Glen Cove. Long Island, was opened
and several large craft are moored
nj that point. They will be tested in
several unofficial contests before on
tering the various groups of races
where coveted cups are the rewards
for skill shown by the society skip
pers.
The first of the white sails to hove
into view were those of the Wenonah,
owned by James a. Stillman. For
several weeks the boat Will remain
at the station. while taking short
daily runs off the coast and jockeyinS
about in the capricious winds. Inc
Mystery, the yacht of Harvey ID. Glib
son. is also in commission and ready
to obey the starting gun at any min
ute. Another swift craft is the
Thelma. recently purchased by Henry
Plant, son of Morton +. Plant, from
Richard Howe of the Wheatley Hills
section. Mr.. Howe is having new
Yacht built abroad.
Regattas Are Feature.
But the real stirring events in
Yachting are the regattas TO be sail
ed under the auspices of the New
York Yacht Club. The social func-
tions which attend these events rank
among the most important of the
Summer season and the annual cruise
is an affair which is welcomed by all
of the smart resorts where the
squadron passes. The first race,
known as the Spring regatta. will
take place June II, according to the
announcement made by Gherardl
Davis, chairman of the race com
mittee. On June II * to be held
the seventy-fourth annual regatta. and
historic trophies will he awarded in
both events. They are known AS the
New York Club course cups, institu-
tions founded in 1871 by the late
James Gordon Bennett.
Maiden trips vii be made by the
new Seawanhaka schooners. now
nearing the end of the construction
period al Bath. Me. Sensational per-
formanceS are expected from this
class of boats by former Commodore
Howard Smith of the Seawanhaka
Yacht Club.
Cruise Date Is Set.
The annual cruise is expected to
start from New London, Conn, on
August Is. While the rendezvous has
heen agreed upon, the details of the
iunket still are under consideration.
Last year the squadron sailed up to
Bar Harbor, anChoring in French
mans Bay, while the yachtSmen en-
joyed the festivities which were prac-
tically the climax of the seasons 5 ac-
tivities at that exclusive resort. 1t is
believed this year that the course of
the cruise will lay 10 the southward
of Cap Cod and that races for the
Kings Cup and AStor trophies VIII be
sailed off Newport. On September 3
will occur the Fall regatta, when the
large yachts of the racing fleet Will
contest for supremacy.
One of the most important of the
May day affairs was the distribution
of flowers in the children's wards of
the hospitals of this city by the
Junior League cooperating with the
New York City branch of the Ma
tional Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild.
In charge of the work for the league
was Mrs. Sherman Haight, chairman
of the Junior Leag que com~ittee on
hospitals. Mrs. George s. Brown 'di-
rected the efforts of the guild.
Engagement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Arthur Brooks of
SIS East Seventy y-second street and
Cazenovia, y. Y. have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Ten Eycl Brooks, to Mr..
Oliver II. Coolidge, son of Mr.. and
Mrs J. Randolph Coolidge, jr., of
Boston.
Miss Brooks is d graduate of the
Ethel Walker School was introduced
to society three years ago and is a
member of the Junior League. Her
younger sister Miss Evelyn r.
Brooks. who is at Bryn Mawr, will
make her debut next Winter.
Mr. Coolidge is a graduate of
Croton and Harvard. 1922. and is a
member of the Harvard Club, where
he lives. and of the St. Anthony Club.
His brother, Mr.. ]. Randolph Cool
idge, Sd. is married to the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Brooks Cabot
of Brookline. Miss Elsa Coolidge is
a sister and Mr.. Roger S. Coolidge,
now at Harvard. is another brother.
Many Dances Given.
More large dances have been given
in the post Easter season than has
been the case in years. Hardly day
has passed that there was not one
of these entertainments held and they
will rank in Importance and size with
any given during the height OF the
season. The largest was dance
given at the Ritz-Carlton by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Strassburger. when the
guests numbered more than 600. II
was a brilliant affair and was pre-
coded by a number of dinners. among
them one given by Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Marl5oe Robertson for Miss Murie
Vanderbilt and her fiance. Mr.. Fred
eric Cameron Church, jr., of Boston.
4 few nights later Mr.. and Mrs
Edward II. Hutton gave larger din
ner-dance, also at the Ritz. for Miss
Colby Chester, debutante daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Colby NJ. Chester, jr.
Mrs. Harriet Pullman Carolan
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs
George NJ. Pullman of Chicago, was
married a week ago in the chantr9
of St Thomas Church to Col. Arthur
Frederic SChermerhorn of this city
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