The sun., 1919-08-14
SOUTHAMPTON SETS
STAGE FOR FESTIVAL
Country Fair, Masque, Movies
and Tableaux to Be on Fri
days Programme.
BIG ELECTRICAL DISPLAY
Colonists at Long Island Re-
sort Work Hard to Make
Benefit q Success.
By a stag o-orr..pond.ss o., tn. SUN.

By a stag 0orrespondsaf Of, THE Sun.
SoUrHAMPToNSN. Y, Aug. 1s.-Aga-
wan Park was a busy spot to-day with
preparations for the country street fair,
and according to progress already made.
everything will be In readiness by to-
morrow afternoon. so that the fair can
be opened with due formality on Friday
afternoon. The tents for the cafeteria
and the movies are in place, and the
floor for the dance pavilion is almost
completed. The Noah's Ark. built on the
model Of toys familiar to children OF
many generations. lacks only some ex-
terror decorations, which will be done
by Mr.. n Mrs. Steuart Davis.
The moving pictures are sure to be in
teresting. as some of them were made
by j.. Lorimer worden quite recently
at the bathing beach.
Mrs. Alfred A. Schermerhorn passed
the greater part of the day 5aperintend-
ing the work Of the cafeteria, which will
rave a well appointed kitchen. Raymond
Corwith has been experimenting :he
electric instruments. and on Friday night
the spot. attractive enough as 1t stands.
will not be recognized with Its hun
d. Ids of colored lanterns.
Mrs. A. Stewart Walker. n drew
the plans for the street, and Mrs. Joseph
r. Dilworth also were busily engaged to-
cay, Mrs. pilworth having had the plan
ring Of the booths. Mrs. George e. Dad
nuns assistants at the confectionery
and ice cream booth will include Mrs.
James Parrish Lee, Mrs. w~heelwright,
Mrs. Charles Henry Mellon, Miss Beatrice
Gordon Pratt, Mrs. Clendenin Ryan. Mrs
E. Dupont Irving. Mrs. J.. Couper LORD.
the Misses Helen Trevor. Caroline Prem
tice and Susan Coppel. >
Final rehearsals of the masque
tableaux were held to-day In the GARDEN
Theatre. where tomorrow afternoon
those who care. to pay 81 for admission
can witness the full dress rehearsal.
For the more seriously Inclined there
was an opportunity this morning to hear
the last conference in French Tor TINS
season delivered by Emile Villemin. at
Claverack, Mrs. Thomas II. BARRIERS
villa. NJ. villemin read "Pasteur." a
play in -four acts by Sacha Guitry. The
subscribers to these conferences, most
of whom were present. include Mrs.
Kurnall r. Rabbit, Mrs. William Nor
ton Grinnell, Miss Anne Hegeman, MIS-.
Charles r. Henderson,. Mrs. Adrian n.
Larkin, Miss Sarah r. Lee, Mrs. 7.
Ridgeway Macy. Mrs. Edward p. Mel
lon, Mrs. Henry Asher Robbins, Mrs
ELL II. ftODlnsOns MISS ZIG -
inson, Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs.
Cornelius Tiers, Mrs. Nelson Robinson.
Mrs. Henry H. Rogers. Mrs. ]. Metcalf
Thomas, Mrs. p. F. Murphy. Mrs.
Howard Page, Samuel L. Parrish and
James C. Parrish. After he conference
Samuel L. Parrish gave a luncheon for
NJ. villemin at his house in Main street.
James NJ. Beck will arrive here on
Saturday to be with Col. and Mrs.
Robert NJ. Thompson, at Fair Lawn.
He will deliver an address on The
League Of Nations" or Sunday night
In the Art Museum. Samuel L. Parrish
will, Civ a luncheon for Mr.. Beck at
the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Sun
day.
Mrs. George z. Dadmun gave a dinner
followed by bridge this evening at the
Meadow Club for Mrs. Henry @. Trev-
or. Her guests, all women. included
also Mrs. George @. Dewitt. Miss Martha
Coster. Mrs. Henry Pearce. Mrs. Charles
E. Miller and Mrs. Hoffman Miller.
Mrs. e. c. Fox OF New York is visit
ing her son and daughter-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Lytleton Fox. Mrs. John e.
Berwind will give a luncheon on Friday
at Minden, her country place In Bridge
hampton, and a dinne there on Satur-
day. H. De Berkeley Parsons, with his
daughter, Miss Katherine De B. Par
sons. and his son. Lieut. Livingston