Evening star., 1928-06-17
Society Groups of New York
Attracted to Out-O'-DOOrs
Yale-Harvard Boat Races. June 90 Next. Feature
Event - Many on WAY to
Summer Homes.

NEW YORK. June l6.-The Yale
Harvard boat races A. New London on
Friday. June %. will take thousands
cut of the city and many viii go on
from there to their villas and Summer
homes at Newport, Bar Harbor. South
empton. tho Massachusetts, coast, to
the AdirondackS and White Mountains
and to the Thousand Islands. Others
will so abroad TO pass the Summer in
England and Europe.
M event in this country brings
tcgcther more representative gath
ering of men and women prominent
In society than tn, annual aquatic
event on the Thames at New London.
The festivities begin on the Thursday
previous to the race with the arrival
Of palatial yachts. with gay parties
aboard and much entertaining. BY
FRIDAY the harbor and Thames are
dotted with craft Of every descriution
end the harbor at night with the boats
lighted from stem TO stern with the
vari-colored lights present a scene
never to be forgotten. The Griswold
at New London. which opened today.
will be crowded to capacity from
Thursday over the week end and it is
impossible to get reservation there
on those two days. The annual dance
takes place there after the races Fri
cav night. There is also dancing on
Thursday night.
Among those who already have made
reservations for parties at the Griswold
sre Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Irving Pratt
Mr. and Mrs. Philip w Livermore, Mr.
and Mrs. George C White and Mr.
and Mrs. George c. Milne Mr. Milne
will arrive at New London aboard his
yacht in a race OF the New York
Yacht Clubs l0-meter class from
Glen Cove to the Thames. Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard j. Coolidge of Boston will
6ring party Of X guests to the
Griswold. and Mr. and Mrs Walter
r. Kirk of Chicago also are planning
TO entertain large number of friends
1T the hotel.
With the exception of the capacity
reservations for the Yale Harvard boat
race. the Griswold will be taken over
by various annual conventions of busi-
ness organizations Until the arrival of
the vanguard of Summer residents on
July / and 2.
Summer residents at the Griswold
VIII include. from New York and vicin-
!ty. Mr.. and Mrs William H. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur N. Edwards. Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert y. johnson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias NJ. johnson. Mr.. and Mrs
II. P. Allen. Mr. and Mrs Edward H.
Crandall, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence B.
Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Bergquist, Mr.
and Mrs. D. A, Lud, n-Moore. Mr. and
Mrs. j. Forbes Potter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles l.. Anger tr.: Mrs Warren
McCcnihe. Mrs. Charles H. Delamater.
Mrs. Mary z. McCoun. Mrs. NJ. A. Cor
ION and Miss Lesley Gorton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry schniewind jr..
Of 8 East Seventy-ninth street, and
Glen Cove. Long Island. have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Ethel Schniewind. to
H. Edward Msnville. ir.. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. Edward Manville of May
fair House and Pleasantville, N Y.
Miss Schniewind attended Miss Por-
fer's School in Pennington. Conn. and
Is a member Of the Junior League.
Mr. Manville was graduated from st.
end viii be graduated from Yale next
June He was a member of the hockey
team and belongs to the Delta Kappa
Epsilon and Skull and Bones
The wedding viii not take place until
after Mr.. Manville's graduation.
Ar. and Mrs. Frederick r. Bedford
o. 400 Park avenue and Green Farms,
Conn. have announced the engagement
Of their daughter. Miss Lucie Bedford,
tC Briggs s. Cunningham Of Cincinnati
Miss Bedford is popular member of
the younger set. graduate of Miss
Cnapin's School and a member OF the
Junior League. She Is now a student at
Smith College. She comes from an old
New England family Her grandfather
Mr.. z. 7. Bedford, for many years has
been president OF the Corn Products Re-
inning Co. a director Of the Standard
Oil Co. and many other corporations.
Miss Bedford'g father is president of
Penick a. Ford, Ltd His principal rec
restion is yachting and he owns one Of
the new S-meter class boats which have
Just been brought from Germany.
Mr.. Cunningham is a student at Yale
and has been on both the foot ball and
track teams the last year. His home is
IN Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs George Clay HolIister
of Lawrence Park. Bronxyille. announced
the engagement OF their daughter. Miss
Anita Hoiiister. 10 Frederick McGeorge
Bundy Of Gloucester. Mass. at dance
which they gave recently at the Bronx
vile Field Club
Miss HoiligteY was graduated from
the Westoyer School and attended Mime.
payen's School In Paris She made her
debut In the Autumn Of 1925 and be-
longs 70 the Junior League and the
Colony Club.
Mr. Eundy A son OF the late Nc
George Bundy of Grand Rapids and
Mrs. Bundy. nov Of Eorfoik. Va He Is
. graduate of Yale. 1921 He also at
tended the Harvard Business School
The wedding viii take place In No
FenopeT,
Miss Elizabeth r. Eaasett. whose mar
rage ~ Mr.. Henry Holt VIII take place
June ~. has chosen for naatron Of
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