Evening star., 1946-06-02
Betty BeaLe

enjoying himself and has no inclina
ton to do so, is, thinks Senior Plaza
a stupid custom
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Riding at anchor off Mount Vernon
tomorrow and off Alexandria on
Tuesday will be the largest privately
owned yacht in the world. After
yeats Of war service as . Naval
weather ship in the Atlantic that
won her concentrations from the
Secretary of the Navy, the Sea
Cloud. owned by Mrs. Joseph E.
Davies. has been recommissioned.
She has been disarmed. repainted,
all 348 feet of her, in glistening
white and Is now ready for private
cruises. The first will begin after
the middle of this month when Mr..
and Mrs. Davies embark for the
summer starting with the in-season
tarpon fishing of the Keys and
Cuba.
With them will 60 Mr.. and Mrs
Robert L. Clarkson of Long Island,
who, incidentally, were first intro
duced to each other by Mrs. Da-
vies; and DR.. and Mrs. Arthur
Chase Of New York who have a
camp near the Davies in the St
Regis chain. DR.. Chase Travelled
with Ambassador Davies on most of
his European trip, including his
mission to Moscow. Rahel Fitch
may also 60 along to be joined by
her husband, Burdette, If and when
he gets back from Tokyo.
The Sea Cloud isn't the same as
she used to be. Fabulously beauti-
ful as a square rigged sailing ship
she is still beautiful with her long
graceful lines and clipper bow, but
the Navy of necessity removed the
mast and sails. Since her sails re-
quire miles of manila rope, which
can't be had, she will remain all
Diesel engined for the time being
This means that the crew, which
formerly numbered rs, can be re-
duced to almost half that number
Sea Cloud Like Home
Mrs. Davies is justly proud OF this
ship, which was cited for sinking
two submarines and assisting in
sinking third, and which wears
five gold chevrons on its funnel
She loves the Sea Cloud, which was
built for safety, stability and COM
fort. She worked over the blue
prints for five years before it was
constructed in 1890, and she has
lived on it much of the time since
That's why she and daughter Deenie
shed real tears when 1t was turned
over to the Navy, much to the sur
prise of one or two observers. The
average American has a cinema
cleaned notion that a yacht is just
a good excuse for a gay party.
It is not the guarded honorable
men but the men in the honor guard
who attract the most attention al
the u. N. Conference. Composed
OF picked men, and some of the
handsomest in the Marine Corps
resplendent at all times in theil
fuu-dress uniforms, the guard is
changed every four hours with q
military precision and dash that
can only make Buckingham Palace
leer with envy: Margaret Cowell
who has been down this past week
from New York, says the changing
Of guard at Hunter College is really
something to see.s Most of the men
are members of the famous 1st Di-
vision, whose chests are so covered
with decorations that one wonders
how the delegates could fail to note
and remember.
Mrs. Cowell has been in this vi
cinity to see about selling Sunny
side, her beautiful home in Upper
vile that boasts an enormous SWIM
ming pool, tennis courts and vintage
of 1760. When Margaret lived there
she had the old slave quarters and
smokehouse turned into fascinating
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