New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
SOCIETY AND IT'S SUMMER HOME ACTIVITIES
SOUTHAMPTON, s "Merry Whirl of I9l6"
a Red Cross Benefit-Newcomers
TosLake Placid'S Music and
Cottage Colonies.

South ampton, Long Island. Aug. s.
-Society-the element Of it beginning
with great big capital "s"-betook
itself last evening TO The Orchard,
where Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence
Breese kept open grounds and house
for the benefit of Southampton
Chapter of the Red Cross. Every road
leading from any portion Of Suffolk
into this little old village close to
the sea was thronged with motors.
For the merry Whirl of 1915" was
regarded as a gala occasion, and near
ly every one who attended it was spe-
cially interested in some of the whirl-
ers, as Leila Stewart wisely selected
the casts from various nearby resorts,
as well as from the Southampton cot
tage annex. Leading roles, however,
were skilfully taken by young Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Breese, Mrs. William Pot
ter, Mrs. Courtlandt Dixon Barnes and
Miss Marjorie Curtis, who, since her
debut a few years ago, has appeared
in many Of the charitable entertain
ments arranged by the most exclusive
set in New York society. The patron
esses were and are-for the Merry
Whirlers" will repeat their perform
ance this evening-Mesdames Stephen
Peabody, William Grinnell, James Bar
clay, Henry Sage, George Clark, Fred
eric Kernochan, Albert Gallatin, Wal
ter Bacon, George De Witt, Edmund
Coffin, Francis Hoffman, Goodhue Liz
ingston, Rufus Patterson. George Cur
it's, Thomas Barber, Newbold Edgar,
George French, Henry Porter, Adrian
Larkin, william CULVER, Frederic
Snow, Lorenzo Woodhousc, Peter
Wyckoff, Horace Russell, Charles
Macdonald, Robert Thompson, Cor
ne,ius Bliss, Henry Trevor, Charles
hughes, Joseph Dilworth, Arthur
Clafin, Aymar Sands, Henry Coe
Henry Rogers, Insley Blair, Henry
Babcock, Edward Van Engen, Charles
Francklyr, Orison Smith, William Oh
colt, David Townsend, Theodore
Wentz, Wheaton Vaughan, Clifford
Potter, Henry Oelrichs, John Nelson
Henry Rea and Miss Julia P. Eos
ter, of Quogue.
Many dinners we're given before the
initial performance of the Merry
Whirl," after which the guests were
taken at once to The Orchard. But
dinners have been the order Of the
PAST week Southampton has steadily
been growing much like Newport in
that respect Some of these dinner:
were rendered TO His Eminence, Car
dinal Gibbons, who, however, prefers
to take his final meal rather early
! Well aware of this fact, Samuel Par
/ IRISH gave his first entertainment thi:
time for the prelate during the late
hours of the afternoon. II was a quiet
tea in the cool, low-ceilinged rooms o.
the hosts cottage, and the guests in
cluded Mrs. Thomas Barber and hel
brother, Howard Townsend. Mr.. Town
send for this season has let Hopelandi
to the S. Stephen Clarks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglas
Sloane are among the recent arrival:
here. They have come on from Mount
Kisco to stop for fortnight with Mrs
George A. Crocker. Other newcomer,
are Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Dodge, who
are occupying the WHY'S cottage
originally taken by Mrs. Frank X. Polk
Mrs. Polk is taking her family to tbs
Adirondacks for a change of air, but
expects TO return here for an early
Autumn sojourn. Miss Dorothy Schoon
maker, who with Miss Beatrice Long
man, of New York, and William Brew.
ster, of Cambridge, Mass, has been
stopping with the Daniel Trenches al
Stockbridge, has come TO Southampton
for the August gayeties. Frederick
Stillman, jr., is visiting young Lester
Armour at the Nichols cottage, during
the absence of Mrs Valentine at 0con.
omowoc, and Mrs. William May Wright
is with the George Dixons.