Millionaires Convention

Many feeling the economic pinch lower summer participation. But those who remain wealthy gather for another round of seaside fun.

August 1932, many millionaires return for another Tennis Week and more yacht races in Newport, Rhode Island. Frank Shields joins other tennis stars on the courts, while Vincent Astor and his yacht Nourmahal focus on seafaring activities. This sleepy seaside enclave is having one of its best seasons in over a decade, but the biggest news is the recent sale of Marble House.

Other people and subjects include: William “Sam” Van Alen, Elizabeth “Betty” Kent Van Alen, James “Henry” Van Alen, Eleanor Van Alen, Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Frank Shields, John Jacob Astor VI aka “Jakey,” Doris Duke, Nanaline Duke, Barbara Hutton, Huntington Hartford, Henrietta Hartford, Mary Lee Epling Hartford, Helen Dinsmore Astor, Caroline Astor, Carrie Astor, John Jacob Astor IV aka “Jack,” William Backhouse Astor, Jr., William K. Vanderbilt, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duke of Marlborough, Jacques Balsan, Harold Vanderbilt aka “Mike,” Oliver H.P. Belmont, Elise Robson Belmont, Alice Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Cornelius “Neily” Vanderbilt III, Cornelius “Neil” Vanderbilt, Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi, Gladys Szechenyi, Gloria Vanderbilt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Ellsworth Vines, Wilmer Allison, Gregory Mangin, George Lott, Bunny Austin, Fred Perry, Clyde Adams, Maud Barger-Wallach, Mary Booker, Ogden Mills, Frederick Prince, William Stewart, Mrs. William Goadby “Queenie” Loew, Atwater Kent, King Edward VII of England, King George V of England, Queen Elizabeth II of England, King Charles III of England, Astor Cup, King’s Cup, America’s Cup, Nourmahal, Weetamoe, Vanitie, Lone Star, Marble House, Beechwood, Beaulieu, Rough Point, Seaverge, Wakehurst, the Elm, By-The-Sea, Crossways, Newport Casino, Clambake Club, Bailey’s Beach, Richard Morris Hunt, Charles Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Jon Morrow Lindbergh, lottery winner, David Lee Edwards, Gloria MacKenzie, Edwin Castro

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