The Washington times., 1929-01-31
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Pinchots' Cruise to South Seas
In CEddysark to Be Epic EUent
Mrs. Pinchot to Be Only
Woman in Group Of
Scientists, Explorers
Fishermen

Fishermen
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot will
be the, only "petticoat" in
the party which will accom-
pany her distinguished hus-
baud, the former governor
Of Pennsylvania on his pro-
posed cruise to the South
Sea Islands. But perhaps
that ism t. the proper way to
put it, for she has confessed
that she expects to wear
breeches most Of the time
and to take. few petticoats
with her on a trip for which
quarters will be cramped
and laundry facilities ex-i
ceedingly scanty.
Cuddysark
AS soon as the three-masted
topsail schooner, Cuddysark. re-
Gently purchased by Governor
pinchot, is refitted-probabl
early in March--the partv will
set sail to be gone eight months
or So. The expedition will have
4 definitely scientific object, for
: II is undertaken with the ap-
proval and cooperation of the
National Museum, one Of the
Government bureaus under the
direction of the Smithsonian IN
stitution, while the National
Geographic Society and several
universities have commissioned
the group to collect certain
specimens Of flora and fauna
from the glamorous islands at
which the party viii touch.
Business Of Fishing
But fishing Is to be one Of the
main objects Of the trip. Fishing.
indeed, has been the business OF
Mr.. Pinchot's life for forty years
according to Mrs. Pinchot, with
forestry, politics--yeS. even prohl-
bition-as incidents .of q pic
turesoue career. She contends
that he would rather take 8 gold
fish from q bowl than not fish
at all
Happily, the governor viii be
able to combine his fayorite sport
with his scientific pursuits, for
specimens Of strange sea creatures
are among the things which his
sciehtific collaborators most want.
He has, for example, q pressing
order for porpoise skulls; and
he Is now in New Bedford, Mass,
experimenting the fitting out Of
d whale boat from which they are
to be harpooned. Mr.. Pinchot Is
said to be the only man who has
ever harpo0ned porpoise from q
canoe. Butterflies from some
small. almost forgotten Islands in
the Caribbean are also sought, AZ
well as certain crHstaOeans which
are expected to help prove that
these islands were once part OF
the mainland.
Sailing either from New York
or Philadelphia, the Cuddysark
1g expected to, stop first at these,
Caribbean islands and then. after
passing through the Panama
Canal, to make for the Galapagos
group. iElfrequentIy visited. There
n Ioag stay will be made, and
there will be much careful scieIl.
tifie research Then win come
s.0O0.ulfle cruise. which will take
six weeks or more, to the South
Sea Island group and exploration
Of 81 dozen islands, including the
gOciefv Islands, Cook Islands,
Tubuai, Pitcairn, Easter Island,
and Sala.y- GOnleE. that barren
rock which projects its volcanic
head in the mid Pacific and whose
only purpose seems To be to servp
as harbor Tor birds.
The Fish
Ths three-nasted schooner on
which the trip win be made, car
ries a crew Of Is. There are cabin
accommodat tons for nine. and
there will be exactly nine passefi.
gers, including two wellknown
sci ~rtista, Il photographer to make
q record Of the trip in movies and
stills" and last, but by no means
least, Clifford Bryce Pinchot, 1S-
year.old son os Governor and Mrs.
Pinchot, and one Of his chur1ls.
The FISH" as the boy is aftsc-
kionately called BY his parents, re.
ceived q microscope for Christmas
and II now q fuIl.fledged scientist.
AT the weekly luncheon of the
Vomen'e National Press Club the
other day, Mrs. Pinchot, who was
the guest OF honor, told something
of the plans for this al1uring trip
and asked for suggestions as to
some writer who might like TO-
70 along. Immediately every
woman IN the group Of hostesses
put ub her hand-oply to be told
that the applicant must be Of
masculine persuasion. since there
were no accommodations for
women.
Governor Pinchot. who main
&ains 3 residence in Washington
for the purpose Of keeping an,
eye on the peoples business" as
he puts 1t. plans to return to the
United States IN November. Just
before Congress ccnyenes in regu-
lar session And. perhaps. then
Mrs. Pinchot win resume the re-
porter's job on Capitol Hill, which
she has found rather absorbing.
~
The Minister Of Sweden and
Nine. Bostrom will 90 to Ptila-
delphla tomorrow to attend sew
eral Festivities on the occasion of
the visit OF the Swedish cruiser
Sylvia. They expect to return.
Monday.
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