Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

members or society mere are deep IN
plans for departure for the various
Summer resorts in this country and
abroad, the program for next season s
events is well under way, as is shown
by the announcement of a large num-
Der of debuts arranged for next Win
ter. The list is by far the longest
ever presented, and skillful Juggling
of dates is necessary to prevent con-
fusion in hours of entertainment.
One of the most elaborate presenta-
tons will be that of Miss Constance
Louisa Jay Bruen on December 80.
Miss Bruen is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Jay Bruen of this
city and Scarsdale. She is a direct
descendant of the first Chief Justice
of the United States. John Jay, and is
a favorite among the younger set.
She will make her debut in the Louis
XIV ballroom of the Ambassador.
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Among the first of the debutantes
will be Miss Gladys Miller. daughter
of Mrs. James Ely Miller. She will be
introduced at supper-dance Decem-
her s. Many parties are being planned
for Miss Marion Wharton. another
debutante Of next season. Miss Whar'
ton is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Wharton of "Whileaway,
Islip. Long Island. She is a grand
daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Schuyler Livingston Parsons and a
niece of Schuyler L. Parsons OF this
city.
Then there are Miss Mary Riker,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry In
cersoll Riker; Miss Mary Hamilton
Davis. daughter of Mrs. Clarke Davis:
Miss Frances Auchincloss, daughter of
DIR. and Mrs. Hugh d. Auchincloss:
Miss Virginia Furman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart S. Furman; Miss
Joan Prentice. daughter of William X.
Prentice of Princeton. n. j., and Miss
Emma Marshall, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levin Marshall.
A smart affair will mark the debut
Of Miss Alice De Forest, who is to be
presented at a dance at Sherry's De-
cember IS. Miss De Forest is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W.
De Forest of Cold Spring Harbor,
Long Island. There will also be
dance at Sherry's on December ; for
the debut of Miss Virginia Schroeder,
who will be sponsored by her aunt,
Mrs. Charles Lawrence Riker.
Another interesting debut will be
that of Miss Helen De Lancey
Kountze, second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. De Lancey Kountze. She is
a granddaughter of Mrs. Luther
Kountze. of this city and Newport.
Miss Phyllis Gallatin, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gallatin and
a direct descendant of Albert Gallatln'
one-time Secretary of the United states
Treasury and Minister to France and
England, will also be presented soon
after the Winter season begins.
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United States Military Academy at
West Point and society is looking for
ward to the many brilliant events
which mark that period. AS already
announced by Brig. Gen. March b.
Stewart, superintendent of the acad'
envy. June IA will be graduation day
for the class of 1927, numbering 2O3.
June week, always a brilliant one
in the annals of the Military Academy.
will find a large social gathering at
the post with the opening of the nlnth
annual West Point Horse Show in
the riding hall, at $50 am, Monday.
Morning and afternoon sessions Will
be held both Monday and Tuesday.
The spectacular first class ride, par
tfcipated in by every cadet of the
graduating class, will be held in the
riding hall at 10 am. Thursday. June
9. Other important features will in
clude the presentation of stars" to
distinguished cadets at the parade on
Saturday, June II, and the alumni
exercises and review of the corps of
cadets by the alumni at IL am.
Monday.
More than 400 graduates, including
many of the Army's most distin-
guished officers, will be at West Point
Alumni day, June IS. Ten closes,
ranging from 1877 to 1922, are hold
ing reunions. Graduation parade, the
most colorful of all cadet parades.
will take place at s PM. June 10, and
the graduation hop in the cadet gym
nasium at S pm. Graduation exer-
cises will be held at 10 am, Tuesday,
June IA.
Much interest has been expressed
by the fashionable colonies along the
north shore of Long Island over the
purchase by Mrs. William X. Wander
bilt, I'd, of the Munsey mansion and
SO acres of the estate at Manhasset.
L. 1. The transaction was completed
by cable, as Mrs. Vanderbilt is in
Paris, and it isrsaid she paid at least
$450,000 for the property. The par
Gel, however. is but a small portion
of the land owned by the late Frank
A. Munsey.
The Munsey estate was noted as one
of the most beautiful and extensive
places on Long Island. The house
was built about 20 years ago by Louis
Sherry and was designed after the
Petit Trianon, at Paris. When it
came into the possession of Mr.. Mum
sey he remodeled the building, max.
ing 1t thoroughly f1reproof. The horti-
cultural effects cost huge sums and
made the estate one of the show places
OF Long Island.
The proceeds Of the Vanderbilt sale.
as we'll as of other sales of the Munsey
estate which may be made later. will
go to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art under the provisions of the Mum
sey will. Other prominent New
Workers whose homes are near the
Munsey mansion and the real estate
purchased by Mrs. Vanderbilt include
Ralph Pulitzer. Nicholas r. Brady,
Bradford Merrill, John G.. Milburn.
r. G. Gilbert and Joseph p. Grace.
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beginning with the visit to the