The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
GARDEN EXHIBITS
AT SOUTHAMPTON
Annual Horticultural Show
Opens To-day in Huge Tent
Beside Lake.
MEMORIAL FUND SOUGHT
Several Dinners Planned by
Colonists-Dr. James I'm
dergoes Operation.
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SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y.s July 2e.-Prepa-
rations are almost completed for the an
nual exhibition OF the Southampton
Horticultural Society. which will begin
Tomorrow afternoon. II will be held
under q huge marquee. large enough for
fair sised circus which has been
erected on the banks OF Lake Axawam
Numerous tables and stands have been
placed under the marquee, and on them
win be exhibited flowers. fruits and vese-
tables from the gardens Of this section.
The women Of the summer colony are
well versed In garden lore, and take q
personal pride In their really beautiful
flower gardens as well as In the more
practical vegetable gardens. Their skiIl
In arranging flowers for table and house
hold decoration viii be rewarded hs
handsome prizes OF silver plate or money
Part Of the proceeds Of the exhibition
win be used by the society for tie pur-
chase and planting of trees in honor OF
the Southampton men who died in battle
The advisory committee OF the en-
hibition includes Samuel L. Parrish,
chairman; Mesdames Thomas II. Barber
Rufus L. Patterson. Arthur d. Claim
Henry X. Porter. Henry II. Rogers
Charles q. Francltlyn, Horace Russell
Frederick A. Snow. Chester 0riswold,
Charles r. Henderson. Robert NJ Thomp-
son, r. Burial Hoffman, Howard Towns
end. Henry G. Trever. Charles Blair Mac
Donald. Robsrt Waller and Peter q.
Hoyt.
Many at French Conference,
While many Of the summer colony are
devoted TO outdoor diversions there are
others who have time for the instructive
side OF life, and tomorrow morning SOME
OF these will gather at the house of
Mrs. Thomas II. Barber. In Haisey Neck
lane, for one of the conferences in
French Of Emile villemin. who will read
Petit Pierre" by Anatole France.
Among the patrons and patronesses of
these conferences arc Mrs. Edward de
Rose. Mrs. Howard Page, Mrs. Patrick
Francis Murphy. Mrs. william Morton
Grinnell. Miss Annie N. Hegeman. Mrs.
Henry Asher Robbins. Mrs. Adrian H.
Larlrin, Mrs. Nelson Robinson, Miss
Sarah r. Lee, Mrs. Henry II. Rogers,
Mrs. Edward Purcell Mellon and Mrs. ].
Metcalf Thomas.
Mrs. Charles T. Barney gave q dinner
followed by bridge this evening at the
Meadow Club. One Of the luncheons Of
to-day was given by Mrs Harry Payne
Bingham, who has tho Newboid Edgar
place.
Mrs. Henry Graef Trevor Is visiting
Miss Laura Day for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hs Williams
have arrived from Morristown. N. j.,
and are at the Meadow Club. Mrs.
Joseph Palmer Knapp. who will leave
for the White Mountains this week. has
leased her cottage to w. Scott Cameron
for the remainder of the summer. Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall J. Dodge arrived to-
day, having leased for two months
George Howeips place.
w. Archer Thomson has returned to
New York after a brief stay here with
his brother. Ernest Thomson
Numerous dinners will be given for
week end visitors. Mrs. Rufus l.. Pat
terson will have dinners on Friday and
Saturday, and on Friday night Mrs
Henry II. Rogers will have a dance fol-
lowed by supper. Mrs. Robert Waller,
Mrs- Adrian II. Larldn and Mrs. J. Ste
vens Ulman will have dinners on Sat-
urday evening.
Programme at Easthampton.
Several members OF the colony went to
the Maidstone Club in Easthampton this
evening to hear Bruno Huhn's quartet
sing Lisa Lehmans In a Persian Gar
den." Among those In the audience were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Woodhouse, Mrs
Francis Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. E. CLIFFORD
Potter. Mr.. and Mrs. John H Morice, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel F. Skidmors, DR.. and
Mrs. Frederick HOLSTER, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Appleton, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wheelock, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Harris
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Prince. Count
Pacelli. Baron and Baroness Thonitx,
John Drew. Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin p.
Kingsley. Miss Mary wiborg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Ruxton. Mr.. and Mrs Ogden I'd
wards. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e Kimball,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward z. Mccall, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Moffett. Mr.. and Mrs. WILL
lam Woodin. Mr.. and Mrs. Homer wes-
sci. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vaughan, DIR.
and Mrs John r. Erdmann and Mrs.
Victor Mapea
1t was learned to-day that DR.. Henry
James underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis last evening In the Southamp-
ton Hospital. It became evident yester>
day morning that he would be obliged to
submit to an operation, but all the sur
geons who pass the summer here were
away. Finally DIR. Joseph 8. Wheel
wright was found In New York. He go.
the first available train. arriving here
last evening. and about ten minutes later
he had performed tho operation. DR..
James was reported to be in a favorable
condition to-day. He married Miss Rosa
lie O'Brien. n daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan J. O'Brien. He has a house close
by the hospital. where he is one of the
physicians.