The sun., 1919-08-17
SOUTHAMPTON FETE
BRINGS $4,000 NET
sum Realized for Hospital
Proves to Be Unexpect-
eddy Large.
DINNER FOR ]. NJ. BECK
Maior-Gen. Alexander and Mrs,
Alexander Are Guests Of
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2. a s,nf oorrespondent Of Tas Sos

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 16.-satisfaction
80 EXPRESSED to-day at the great ar
,,stic and financial success Of the coun-
49,, Of rect fair and the masque for the
Ssnsat of the Southampton Hospital
ShIch took place yesterday. 1t was
stated this morning that fully $4,000
was netted, much more than had been
expected.
The only drawback was the shower
that began shortly after o'clock last
night. when tho street fair was at It's
height. This interfered with the dancing
N the open air pavilion, but after the
close of the masque in the Garden Thea
ire there was an opportunitysto dance
,here The audience assembled in the
attractive threatre would have done
credit to the Metropolitan Opera House.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
rave dinner this evening at Fair
lawn for their guest, James NJ. Beck.
who will make an address In the as
semblv room of the art museum to-mor-
row evening on THE League of Ma
tons"
Myron T. Herrick There.
others at the dinner were Myron T.
Herrick. former Ambassador to France,
who came with Mr.. and MRS. F. Bur-
rail- Hoffman, whom he is visiting: Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Colby, Miss Annie
Hegeman. Henry A. James and Miss
Dorothy James of Easthampton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry H. Rogers, Mrs. Robert Nc
Cormick, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pelham
Robbins and George Hillard Benjamin.
Another dinner of this evening was
given by Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hirst
at their villa in Hill street for Major
Gen. Robert Alexander and Mrs. Alex
srder. Among the other guests were
Mrs. T,pbert C. Black, Mrs. NJ. c. Rice,
Mrs. George p. Messervy, Mrs. William
H. Force, Miss Katherine Force, Mrs.
". Lowe Rice, Miss Elise Rice, Mrs.
Sherwood Aldrich, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. HUM, Jr., Robert L. Keeling. Rafaelo
Dias and oliver Denton.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Medlicott Fleit-
mann. Jr., who are at the Irving House
for the Summer gave a dinner this eve-
ming at the Meadow Club. Their guests,
all young people, were Mrs. Beach Ham
ilton Browne, the Misses Helen and Mar
saret Krech, Emma Peabody, Katherine
Van lngen, Lucy Patterson, Millicent
Rogers, Mary Patterson, Clara and
Helen Lee, Sarah Larkin and Dorotea
Cavanagh, Goodhue Livingston, Jr., Cas-
lmir de Rham. Edward Van Ingen. AM
brose Chambers, William De Rham,
Harry Sproul, Lawrence Van Ingen,
Franklin Horne. Faber Downey. Fred
erick H. Fleitmann, Charles Lee, Cliff
ford Erdmann and Charles Ransome.
Other, dinners were given by Mrs
Duncan s. Ellsworth, Mrs. Arthur Cop
pell, Mrs. William NJ. Grinnell. Mrs
James T. Terry, Mrs. Alfonso Villa,
Mrs. John z. Berwind and Mrs De-
lancey Nicoll
Owing to the many weekend visitors
the dance at the Meadow Club was
larger than at any time this summer.
VIII Give Luncheon for Forty.
Samuel L. Parrish will give a. lunch.
con for forty tomorrow at the SHINE.
cock Hills Golf Club in honor of james
NJ Beck Miss Grace Bigelow has come
from her country place. The Squirrels
Highland Falls. N. Y. for a visit with
her nephew, Newell w. Tilden. Pierr,
Lorlard Is here from Tuxedo for 6
week. Mrs George p. Munroe of Paris