The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
SOUTHAMPTON CLUB
TO BUILD PAVILION
Plans Include Purchase Of
Bathing Beach and Erection
| of q Casino. 80,
SEA FRONT KEPT FREE
Meadow Club Again Is Scene
of Gay Gathering-Many
|, Colonists Entertain.
ar a stnn core,pondent o. Tnr Sos.

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SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug. s.-Pur-
chase of the bathing beach. erection OF
casino and a bathing pavilion TO re-
place that now in existence. and possibly
a club house to replace the one In Hill
street were decided upon at meeting
of the Southampton Club yesterday.
Should the entire scheme not meet with
the approval of a majority of the club
members the Casino ard bathing pa
vilion will be constructed, ana also
bathing pool which will DO excellent In
rough weather. and especially for chill
dren.
What is of much Importance to the
citizens of this town Is the fact that
the rights to the bathing beach will be
preserved to them, as has always been
the case. Some years ago that part
of the sea front belonging to the South
ampton Bathing Association was ac-
quired by Adrian H. Larkin. not only
| to protect the interests of the summer
colony but those of tie permanent resi-
dents of the town.
Another strip Of shore front belonging
to members OF the Belts family has beer
added to that purchased by Mr.. Larlkin
and at the meeting yesterday the project
was underwritten by Or. George A
Dixon, president of the club; Charles
Steele. Charles H. Sabin. Henry HI
Rogers. Ralph J. Preston. Sherman Day
| Thomas B. Clarke. Adrian H. Larkin
| Robert NJ. Thompson and L. F. Hol'
brook Betts The amount UNDERWRITERS
| was $780, 900 cor more"
The financial committee appointed in
cludes DR.. Dixon and Messrs Steel ant
Sabin. Should the club be moved there
| spacious structure with an annex fol
women win be built" When the results
Of this meeting become known II Will be
matter for general rejoicing. The
present rather primitive bathing pavil.
ion Is the rendezvous on all pleasant
days for the summer colony. and par
ticularly on Sunday mornings after
church services.
Dance at Meadow Club.
The Meadow Club was again the cen.
tire Of social life tonight, when the
weekly dance brought out\the' largest
gathering thus far this summer. 1t was
quite as numerous as that which assem-
| bled last night at the Invitation of Mr.
| and Mrs. Edmund S. Twining. whose
dance was pronounced q success in every
way.
One of the largest dinners OF the eve
n ns was given at the club by Major and
Mrs Theron G. Strong for Miss Daisy
Hollins. who Is here to remain over Sun
day at Asher House, the summer home
of Mrs. Strongs mother, Mrs. Henry
Asher Robbins. The other dinner guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Tuckerman
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheaton Vaughan of East
hampton. Mr.. and Mrs. James Parrish
Leo. Mr.. and Mrs. w. de LanceJ
Kountze. Mrs Frederick Martin Davies
Major and Mrs. Howard c. Dickinson
Mr.. and Mrs John Wright, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Joseph Earle Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs
| /. Chauncey McKeever. Capt Nathan
Lord and Henry ". Day.
l Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander
who have been much entertained during
their visit here OF ten days. VII return
TO Tuxedo Park tomorrow. A dinne
was given for them last evening by Mr.
and Mrs. F. Burial Hoffman at Edel
Classic. Among the other guests wer
Mrs. Henry Asher Robbins, De Lance!
Nicoll, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Tiers
Miss MARI Alexander. Miss Evelyn W
Preston, NJ IS Betty Thompson, Mis-
Katharine Mackay, F. Burial HOFFMAN
Jr.. Murray Hoffman. Charles Hanfor'
and William Rogers
At Mrs. Henry Pearces luncheon 70
Mrs. Alexander. given at the Meadow
| Club yesterday, there were among tn
guests Mesdames B. Aymar Sands, JOIN
Beverly Duer Thomas H. Barber. Cor
nelius Tiers, Frederic II. Belts. Alvii
w. Krech, Chas. G. Franklin an'
George Barton French.
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson. who started
early this morning for his daily gam
| of golf, gave a late luncheon and sal
on board his houseboat, the Everglades
which is anchored IN Peconic Bay
| Among his guests were Clarence Owsley
assistant Secretary or Agriculture: Rea
Admiral John Hubbard, retired Jas.
Parrish. Chas. A. Peabody, Samuel L
Parrish, Alvin w. Krech. Morgan J
O'Brien. De Lancey Nicoll. Howar'
Townsend. Henry E. Coe and DR.. Ed
| ward L. Keys.
Plan Aid for French Village.
Samuel L. Parrish invited severa
friends to his house this morning to NEE
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Mygatt. who for sew
eral years have been active In relic
work in France. Mr.. Mygatt addresses
the gathering in order to interest then
in the rehabilitation of the villag
Miserey, on the Somme, a little tow
that has been devastated. Some OF thos
present were Mrs. Thomas II. Barber
Miss leila de Milhau, Miss Anne Hege
man, Joseph du Vivier, Howard Towns
/ end. Mrs. Alvin w. Krech Mrs. John
Peck. Mrs. Charles r. Henderson, L
Emory Terry, Mrs. Robert Waller. Mrs
Peter B. Wyckon. Mrs. James T. Terry
Mrs. Juliana Cutting, Mrs. william
Morton Grinnell and Miss Sarah r. Lee
Arrangements for a meeting In the Ar
Museum will be made after August Il
It is proposed that Southampton adop
this village and send to its inhabitants
who hope to reclaim their old farms