The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
Big COSTUME BALL
AT SOUTHAMPTON
Event for Benefit of Hospital
= an Entire Succcss-YOung
Set in Dances.
FLOWER EXHIBIT ALSO

SOUTHAMPTON. l.. L., July 31.-The
past week has been a busy one for MEM
hers OF the summer colony. There have
been so many social gatherings that the
last of Miss Juliana Cuttings subscrip-
zion dances. which was to have been
held Friday, has been postponed and
1. will he given on August 18th at the Suf-
folk Hunt Club.
% The big social event OF the week was
tbs annual costume ball for the benefit
q the Southampton Hospital. Preced-
ing the ball, which was held in a large
marquee on the grounds Of the Meadow
Club, there was exhibitions dancing by
members of the younger set, including
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis du Pont Irving. Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick +. Humphreys. Mrs.
Stewart Davis. Miss Beatrice Clafin. T.
. Gaillard Thomas I'd and Richard F.
Babcock.
There were a limited number of boxes
seating six, each arranged around the
sid OF this marquee and which sold for
$50 each, Among those occupying boxes
were Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thomp-
son. Mrs. Peter y. Wyckoff, Mr.. and
Mrs. James l.. Breeze. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Warrington Curtis. Mrs. Charles
T. Barney. Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Steele.
Mrs. George C. Dewitt, Mrs. Walter l..
Cutting, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H.. Rogers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Humphreys.
Mr., ard Mrs. Adrian II. Larkin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur b. Clanin. Mrs. Newbold
Edgar, Mrs. Fairfax :. Landstreet, Mrs.
Charles Il. Millcr, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick \. Snow, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Aymar
Sands, Mrs. William l.. Douglas. Mrs.
Henry A.. Alexander. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr., Mrs. Henry rearce. Mrs.
John f.. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Coppell, Mrs. Charles Sabln, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arson McCook Beard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard &. Brokaw, Mr., and Mrs. Good
hue Livingston. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Gallatin, Mrs. Edward Van Ingen, Mrs.
Cornelius ~. Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hager. Jr., Mrs. Lee Delafield. Mrs. l..
Forman Day, Mrs. Alexander Tiers. Mrs.
George T. Maxwell. Mr.. and Mrs. Sher-
wood Aldrich and Ralph j. Preston.
on Monday afternoon Mrs. II. Aymar
Sands entertained ffty OF the women of
the Garden III at her summcr place on
Great Plains road, the subject of the
meeting being 'Thc Color Scheme Of the
Garden"
The ninth annual exhibition OF the
southampton Horticultural Society was
held In Agawam Park on Wednesday
and Thursday and was largely attended
by the summer cottagers and theli
guests, The centre OF attraction was
the handsomely decorated luncheon and
dinner tables, open for competition onl,
A. ,h- .nn,a 80 ,1, ,Attn.K. a.1aa. grht.
years show far surpassed any of tn,
previous exhibitions.
Among the largest OF the dinners OF
the week was the one given by Henry
q. Trevor at Mcadowmere as a farewell
for the members OF the local
OF the Southampton Kennel Club, o
which Mr.. Trevor IL the retiring presi
dent. Harry l.. Robbins having beer
elected as president for the comlnl
year.
Tho frst OF the afternoon musicale,
under the direction Of Miss Cuttinl
. was held on Thursday at Mrs, Peter h
Wyckoff's, when IAN our OF music
was held with Paul IieImers as the solo
ist, The patronesses for the series in
clude Mrs. James l., Breese, Mrs. Rufui
J.. Patterson. Mrs. George Bartoi
French. Mrs, Harry w. McVickar, Mrs
William =. Douglas. Mrs. s. Parkmai
Shaw, Mrs. Louis T. Hoyt, Mrs. Luclel
II. Tying. Mrs. W. G, CULVER and Mrs
Henry Middleton Rogers,
ON Friday afternoon Mrs. Shephcr,
x. deI'orest placed her cottage on o,
Pasture road AT the disposal of tn
Lighthouse Weavers for the sale o
their products. The proceeds were 10
tho New York Association for the blind
OF which Joseph II. Choate Is presi
Sent and Miss Helen Keller and Rober
W, deForest are vice-presldents.
This afternoon Mrs. James Lawrenc
Preess gave a large garden party a
The Orchards, her beautiful summe
home. Over 100 guests were present.
on the evening OF August 6 the Co
buhn Players Will present in the garde
or the Parrish Art Museum with specia
music the Oriental play The Yello,
Jsrhst" for the benefit Of the Roger
memorial Library. 100000.