The New York herald., 1921-08-11
WOMEN PAINT PAVILION FOR
SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE FAIR
Mines Breese Vanderbilt and Dixon, Clad in Smocks,
Weld Brushes-Miss Ruth Stlman Gives
Luncheon at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
SOUTHAMPTON, N. ". Aug. 10.-Tak-
ing advantage of the fine weather. work
is going on apace for the village fair to
be held Friday in Agawam Park. Mrs.
Robert Potter Breese. Mrs. William K
Vanderbilt Cd and Mrs. s. Wright Dixon,
dressed In long linen smocks and armed
with paint brushes, have been hard at
work painting the ratings Of the dance
pavilion bright red and putting a coat
Of yellow on some big tubs In which will
be placed orange trees They seemed to
take much pleasure In the work
The pavilion has been built about a
huge willow tree. which was spared from
the big storm of July 81. and its
branches are to be hung with colored
lanterns and scores of giant birds OF
brilliant plumage. In the afternoon there
will be interpretative dances by children
OF the colony who are particularly
clever. and at night. In addition TO the
specialties Of the Robertos, there Will be
general dancing. The cafe and tea room
which will be surrounded by great Jap
anese umbrellas, will be so placed that
the patrons can watch the dancers while
partaking of refreshments.
Walter Mulliner has arranged an In
teresting feature for the fair, fencing
bout between DR.. Ernest Gignoux OF
the New York Athletic Club and James
Murray OF Columbia University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Barclay and
their daughters, the Misses Rosalie and
Clara Barclay have ended their visit
with Mrs. William Constable and have
gone to Lake Mahopac.
Miss stiIlman Gives Luncheon.
Miss Ruth Stillman gave a luncheon
yesterday at the Shinnecock Hills Golf
Club. Among her guests wore Mrs.
Charles A. Dana. Mrs. Daniel G. Sands.
Miss Zella de Mllhau. Mrs. Cendenin j.
Ryan, Miss Alice Jones, Miss Charlotte
Nolan and Miss Mildred Greble.
Mrs Henry A. Coster will give din
ner tomorrow night for Mr.. and Mrs. O.
De Lancey Coeter.
Albert Sterner, who is to paint sill
houettes at the fair on Friday. has or
ders enough In advance to keep him oc-
cupied during the entire afternoon and
most OF the evening. Through his gen.
erosity q handsome sum will be added to
the general fund.
Miss Pauline Robinson arrived yester-
day to visit Mr.. and Mrs Henry F. du
Pont at the Kendall cottage.
Mrs. Jerome N Bonaparte gave a
luncheon to-day.
DR.. and Mrs w. Whitehead Gilfillan
will give a luncheon tomorrow at the
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club for Mrs.
George Leary and Mrs. William A. Ham,
ilton.
A. Coster Schermerhorn, now visiting
his cousin, Mrs. j. Times Kane, In
Bar Harbor, will return here on Sat-
urday to Join his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred E. Schermerhorn. He will have
as a guest for tennis weeks Hugh d.
Auchincloss. who Is at Hammersmith
Farm in Newport.
Mrs. Robert C. Black Of Pelham Manor
gave a dinner last night at the Meadow
Club. Among her guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence G. Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman e. Ditman, Mr.. and Mrs. James
c. Barr. Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Bar
mum. Mrs. Frank Rice. Mrs. ]. Francis
Sullivan. Miss Elaine Sullivan, Charles
e. Gautier and George Gunderson.
Aids Woman's Foundation.
Mrs. Calhoun. who came here last
week to speak in behalf Of the Woman's 3
National Foundation. left to-day for
Saratoga Springs and later will go to
Newport. Lenox and Prides Crossing.
Through her talk last Monday she gained
fifteen founders for the organization at
81. 900 each.
Louis Mulford Is visiting his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
S. Mulford, at the Grapevfnes
Mrs. Oren Root. who will sail for Eu-
rope on August 25 on the Aquitania
with Mrs. Charles T.. Mitchell, will Join
in France her mother. Mrs. Ricardo de
Acosta. Mrs. Roots sisters, Mrs. Rob-
erson Sargent. Mrs. w. Gilman sewall
and Mrs. Abraham Poole, now are with
Mrs. de Acosta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Earle Stevens of
Tuxedo Park are at the Meadow Club
for the remainder OF the season.
Mrs. James Thorne OF Chicago is at
the Irving House
Nine. Marguerite Namara, soprano.
who will come here on Friday, will be
entertained during her stay by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome N. Bonaparte.
Misses Elise and Helen Rice, who left
on Monday for New York In hopes of
sailing next Saturday on the Olympic,
we're obliged to return to the Irving
House as they could not secure pass
ports In time.
Several hundred tickets have been sold
for the talk on palmistry to be given
tomorrow night by Mrs. George T. Max
well at Villa Mile Fiori, the summer
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan J..
OBrien. The proceeds will be given to
local institution.
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