Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01


first of three functions Of the same
order. The same afternoon Mrs. Edwin
Thorne, mother of Landon Ketcham
Thorne, principal hacker of the Whirl-
wind, christened this stanch ship at
Neponset,, Mass. Designed by the Illus
trious creator of speedy yachts, Mr..
Francis HerreShoff, many hopes are
pinned on the graceful Whirlwind,
which tugs at her mooring on Squan-
tum Island Her owner, Mr.. Thorne,
banker of Manhattan, pronounces her
truly cosmopolitan, since her steel
came from Pennsylvania, her pine deck
and spruce mast from Washington, her
black walnut trimmings from Central
Indiana and the mahogany from Brazil.
The Whirlwind has q long keel and a
canoelike overhanging bow and is dis
tinct type from the other defenders.
Mr.. John Pierpont Morgan is the chief
hacker of Weetamoe, and his small
granddaughter. Jane Nichols, swung the
bottle when this yacht left its dock at
Bristol. 1t also is the product of Mr..
Herreshoff. but is small and with a
simple sort of keel. The Yankee, fourth
of the defenders, is owned and backed
by a Boston syndicate, of whom the
principal is Mr.. Frank Paine, a friend
but no relation of the Assistant Secre-
tary of War, Mr. Frederick HUFF Payne.
Like the whirlwtnd, the Yankee was
built at Neponset, and the Bay State
yachtSrnen pin their hopes on these
two entries.
The Hungarian Minister and Countess
Szechenyi will be among the several
diplomats who will spend the heated
term in Newport, a custom followed
ever since the former came from Buda-
pest to represent the ancient kingdom
Of the Magyars. The Minister from the
Netherlands is another who has found
Summer most delightful in that queen
of resorts. The Minister from Rumania
is following the example set by former
ENJOYS, Prince Bibesco and M. Cret-
ziano, and will pass what vacation he
may have in the Pinard cottage. The
Minister from Greece and Nine. Simo-
nopolus will return to their favorite
haunt in the same resort But there
will be few Summer quarters for en-
bassies this year, and this despite the
fact that all tariff troubles will be over
before the end Of June, when the hegira
usually is staged. For one reason or
another, Ambassadors will remain in
or near Washington. The Mexican en-
bassy is cool and its residential por-
lions high above the street noises, and
the dean Of the corps and Mrs. Teller.
who have recently returned from an
extensive sojourn in Mexico. will make
only short motor trips during the Sum-
mer. The British Ambassador and
Lady Lindsay will be in Washington I'M
I'll the late Autumn, when they hope
to take a short vacation on Long Island.
The French Ambassador and his fam
lily have sailed for the other side, and
the Italian Ambassador soon will do
likewise. The Chileans have gone to
Santiago, and the Brazilian expects to
visit Rio during the Summer. The
Spanish Ambassador has made no plans
and except for brief visits made by
motor anticipates spending the Sum-
mer in Washington.
The most recently appointed associate
justice Of the Supreme Court. Owen j.
Roberts, is the youngest member Of the
august tribunal in years as well as
service, but Is q full decade older than
Judge John tombstone Parker, who
failed confirmation. The South Caro-
lima jurist is just a, but since he did
not enter the Supreme Court its young
est member remains its first Chief
Justice, John Jay, who also was A
when President Washington honored
him All the original members of the
Supreme Court were men in the forties
or f1fties, three besides Jay being In the
forties. Robert H. Harrison of Mary
land was a, James Wilson of Pennsyl-
vania, signer of the Declaration, was
As. and James Iredell of North Caro-
lima was 40. No other later personnel
of the court has been so youthful, as
for instance, the present membership of
nine has but two who are still less
than so. Judge Stone who is 81, and
| the latest appointee, who Is SIS. Justice
Roberts, however, Is older than several
of his colleagues when they took their
seats. The present Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes was appointed as as
sociate in the court in 1910 when he
| was 48, Justice Van Devanter was 81
when he assumed office In the same
year. and Justice McReynolds was 81
| in 1914, when President Wilson honored
him. OF the total number of jurists n
who have filled the Supreme Court since
| 1889, when Washington's five began
| their labors. the average age Of the n
has been between so and IS. Only one,
| Bushrod Washington. was less than 40.
Few were in the forties and just as few
have been appointed after the candidate
was approaching the allotted years OF
man, 70 years.
King Albert's sister, the statuesque
Duchess of Vendome, has convinced re-
luctant Parisians that 1000 francs
about $40, according to the present
exchange, Is not too much to pay for
a cup Of tea when the proceeds go for
the relief Of the misery of the food
sufferers In Southwestern France. Paris
as Spring wanes feels surcharged with
events for charity and it requires con.
tinual exertion on the part of the
duchess and her aides to secure the
million francs which she had pledged
Fortunately royalty was present in the
French capital in the person Of the
Bulgarian King Boris who gallantly
gave the required sum for tea and cake
and was even so generous as to drink
two cups. The Aga Khan, an enorm'
ously rich East Indian, declined the
tea, but gave sum equal to the price
OF several cups. The Duke of Con