The sun., 1919-07-23
SOUTHAMPTON FOLK
PLAN FLOWER SHOW
Gardens, Despite Rain, Give
Promise of Brilliant
..,.... Exhibition.
TENNIS BEING Numbered
Drawings Made for Babcock
Cup, While Lord Tourney
Proceeds Slowly.


SOUTHAMPTON. N. Y, July 22.-One
OF the approaching agreeable events is
the annual exhibition of the Southamp-
ton Horticultural Society on July 80
and 81 at Agawsm Park on the borders
of the picturesque Agawam Lake.
Southampton can Justly take pride in her
gardens which this year, In spite Of
continued rain. seem to surpass other
seasons, although the glory of the ram
bier rose has been someyhat dimmed
bition will be held under cover and
prizes worth winning have been offered
by many Of the summer residents
Aside from inspiring friendly rivalry,
the exhibition will have another object
as part of the proceeds will be used by
the society for purchasing and planting
trees In honor Of the young men Of
Southampton who lost their lives in the
war. There will be an interesting COM
petition among the women in table dec
orations for luncheons or dinners and
also in the arrangement of flowers in
baskets or vases suitable for house dec
grafton. The judges for such prizes will
De women of the summer colony.
The advisory committee of the exhi-
billion includes: Samuel l. Parrish.
chairman: Mesdames Thomas H. Barber,
Rufus L. Patterson. Arthur B. Clahin
Henry X. Porter, Charles G. Francklyn,
Henry II. Rogers, Chester Griswold, Hor-
ace Russell. Frederick A. Snow. Charles
r. Henderson. Robert NJ. Thompson. F.
Burial Hoffman, Howard Townsend,
Charles Blair Macdonald. Henry G. Ire
vor. Robert Waller. Peter b. wyckoff
and Miss Rosina Sherman Hoyt. The
officers of the society and members OF
the executive committee are d. T. Wells,
s. r. Gambler. Herbert H. Wells, o. C.
Gardener, Frank Marshall, George
Campbell, Thomas Decay. George Ander-
son. James Dickinson, Frank Smith,
Charles. Frankenbach, u. G. Ager and
Robert Melrose.
Rain Interferes with Tennis.
This has not been weather conducive
to lawn tennis and play has been inter-
fered with by frequent showers though
the competition for the Lord Cup has
been under way since yesterday. Draw
inss have been made for the Babcock
Cup competition and among the en-
trants are the Misses Cornella Living
ston. Helen Trevor. Susan Coppeil, Kate
Prentice, Dorothy Duncan, Margaret
Krech, Katherine Van Ingen, Gladys
Olcott, Genivieve Babbitt, Betty Thomp-
son. Grace Wrenn, Barbara Wright and
Law1e Sage
Mr.. and Mrs. William Medlicott Fleit-
mann. Jr.. will come here early next
month. to be at the Irving House. Mrs.
Fleitmann's parents, Or. and Mrs. p,
Flewellen Chambers, who have leased
their house for. the season, are at the
Meadow Club. where next Saturday
Mrs. Chambers will give a dinner for
thirty young people.
Mr.. and Mrs Stockton B. Colt. who
make their home in Elizabeth, " j.,
are visiting Mra William Constable
who has the Schermerhorn Lake house
Mrs. Clarence Cary will arrive from
New York early In August to remain
some time at the Meadow Club Mr.
and Mrs. Archibald NJ McCrea, now at
Brunswick Hall. their country place in
Lawrenceville, Va, will arrive here next
week for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Ju-
lien Stevens Ulman, who have Mrs. b.
Aymar Sands's villa. Mrs Ulman will
give dinner for Mr.. and Mrs. McCrea
August 2, afterwerd taking her guests
to the dance at the Meadow Club.
War Veteran Entertained,
James Hyde Ripley, who returned to
New York last May after having been
with the A. L. F. In France for more
than year, is visiting DR. and Mrs.
Peter b. Wyckoff. His brother. Sidney
Dillon Ripley. is still In France. Mrs.
Charles T. Barney gave a dinner this
evening for Mra Hiram W. Sibley of
Syracuse at the Meadow Club. where
both are staying. Mrs Sibley will leave
this week for Black Point Conn. Mrs
Barney will give luncheon at the clup
Tomorrow.
Hugh Cotton. after a visit with Mrs.
Frederick Martin Davies at her villa in
Cooper's Neck Lane. has returned to
New York. Mr. and Mrs. Devereaux
Milbun and their children will arrive
tomorrow and will be with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Steele. Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
burn will pass most OF the summer in
Westbury, where Mr.. Milburn Is playing
with the polo team. Mrs. Henry PEN
nington Taller and Miss May Wright
Taller have come from Roslyn to be with
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