Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-09
New York's Exclusive Set
Needing the Call of Summer
Society Folk Making Dates for Newport and
Other Recreation Resorts-Important
Events Noted in Schedule.

NEW YORK, June S.-The call o.
Summer has been needed early thl!
year by the members of the exclusive
set here. PLANS for the Newport sea-
son practically have been completed
and dates for many important enter
tainments have been selected A num-
Der of the colonists will occupy their
villas prior to the Harvard and Yale
boat races on the Thames, June 81
They will Journey from Newport for
the festivities connected with the col
tinue one of the biggest of Summer
social programs.
Each year the season at Newport has
increased in length. Now it extends
well into September with some of the
most prominent coloniSts remaining
until the middle Of october to enjoy
the mellow days of Autumn.
This Spring the rentals and sales OF
villas have exceeded anything the re-
sort has known since the war, until
practically every habitation occupied
by fashionable folk has been engaged.
Among the new residences which
have been completed is Bots Dore, on
Narragansett avenue, which is occupied
by the owners, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fahnestock of New York. They will
give one Of the feature events of the
season, a housewarming party and
dance Mr.. and Mrs Edward c.
Knight, jr., of New York are expected
at Stonybrook, their new home on In
dian avenue, which they will occupy
for the first time this season.
Mrs. Cameron's New Home
To Be Ready In July.
Mrs. Duncan (. Cameron's new home
on Ocean avenue will be completed in
July. She has been abroad with her
daughters. Misses Elsie and Phoebe
Quinby, and plans to return shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald B. Hutton of
Baltimore have built home in Ridge
road, which they will occupy for the
first time this Summer. Mr.. and Mrs
John Russell Pope of New York have
started construction of their new Sum
ner villa in Ledge road, on the former
Charles Warren Lippitt property. In
the meantime they are at Cave Cliff,
the Abney villa, for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goelet of New
York will occupy Ochre Court, the
Goelet Summer home on Ochre Point,
for the first time. They have been at
the Winthrop cottage for the last two
Summers, and had rented the Orchards
before Mr.. Goelet became owner of
Ochre Court which has been occupied
but seldom in recent years. The Win
throp cottage in Newport will be occu-
pied this season by MIR. and Mrs. Harold
A. Sands of New York.
Count Szechenyi, the Minister Of
Hungary and Countess Szechenyi will
return to the colony after an absence
of O year and will pass the Summer at
the Harry Payne Whitney villa on
Bellevue avenue. Countess Szechenyi
will arrive there early this month with
her daughters. The Szechenyis were
abroad last season and on their return
the countess passed two months with
her mother, Mrs. Vanderbilt, at the
Breakers.
Lord and Lady Camonys of England
have leased Beaurnaris from Mrs. James
Griswold WentZ. Mrs. WentZ will re-
turn In the Fall to occupy it, Mrs.
Tiffany Saportas of New York has
rented the Watts cottage Mr.. and Mrs.
Seton Porter of New York, who passed
their first season in Newport last year
at the Morrell cottage, have leased
Greystone, the Wysong estate.
Many Notables to Attend
Harvard Yale Boat Races.
It is expected that the largest collec-
ton of notable folks in the history of
American society will gather for the
Indications Of the record assemblage
are gathered from the unusual call for
reservations at the fashionable GrIswold
al New London.
Among those who have engaged quar-
ters for the race period are Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Langley, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Untermeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.
Auchincloss, Mr.. and Mrs Arklay King,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira F. Warner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick L. LutZ, Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin L. Smithers, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
M. williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ].
Salmon, Mrs. and Mrs. C. A. Earle, jr.;
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Bergquist, Miss
Eleanor Lamont, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. THOMAS Lamont. and Harold I.
Pratt, Carroll S. Bayne, Carl H. PforZ-
teimer and w. Roosevelt Thompson, all
of whom are from New York and
vicinity.
After the Harvard-Yale boat races,
golf at the Shenecosset Country Club
will claim the major interest of the
New London colony. Several golf events
preliminary to the annual mid-season
matches Of national interest will take
place on the Shenecosset course early
In July.
Wedding of Yesterday
EC1buTc SOCicty LNOnts
The marriage of Miss Cynthia
Cheney, daughter of Mrs. John Daven-
port Cheney of Manchester Conn, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Startling w. Childs of
$40 Park avenue, took place today at
the residence of Mrs. Cheney in Man
chester. The Rev. DR.. Peabody Of
Groton School oficiated.
Miss Cheney's matron Of honor was
Mrs. Benjamin M. Spock. The brides
maids were the Misses Barbara Childs,
Mary Lambert, Lenore Whiting. New
York; Emily Learned, washington:
Edith Wolcott. Boston, and Mrs. Ward
Cheney of Hartford.
The best man was John H. G. Pier
son. and the ushers we're Richard G..
ChildS, Henry B. Mosie, z. r. Ward
well, Curgon Taylor. D. B. Williams,
L. @. Bigelow, i J. Trask, Eric Height,
c. H. Duell, q. F. Scherer. all OF New
York and David H. Cheney, South
Manchester; w. r. Clark, Detroit; P.
w. Bannell, Scranton and A. @. Wells,
Bristol, Conn.
After a two-month trip to Japan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Childs will live at ll6
East Sixty-third street, New YORK.
Coleman Murray Betrothal
Is Formally Announced.
The Right Rev. John Gardner Murray,
d. d, and Mrs. Murray of New York
and Baltimore have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss Esther
Murray, to r. Taylor Coleman of New
York The wedding will take place in
the. Fall.
=" mss Murray attended the Bryn
AAWr School in Baltimore and made
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