The New York herald., 1921-07-05
Opening Dance
at Golf Club
in Southa mpt0n
Many Dinner Parties Precede
the SMnnecOck Hills Event
Arrivals.

Special Despatch to THE NEW Yoak IIsnALD.
SOUTHAMPTON. y. Y. July 4.-The
celebration of the national holiday OBJ
served here was sane and safe, marked
principally by outdoor dinner parties and
the first dance of the season at the
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
Dinners preceding the dance were
given by DR.. and Mrs. Norman E. Dit
man. Mrs. Patrick A. Valentine. Miss
Anne Townsend. Mr.. A. Palmer Brooks.
Mr.. Henry Harper Benedict. Mr.. and
Mrs. James I. Terry, Mr.. and Mrs. Ern-
est C. Wagner and Mr.. and Mrs. Chan
ming +. Wiley. Other guests for the
dance came from dinners in the villas.
Mrs. Rawson l.. Wood gave luncheon
yesterday at the club for Prince and
Princess Francesca Rospigliosi. her otner
guests including Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stew
art Walker. Mrs. X. Harris Barrymore,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jay Gould, Jr, Mr..
and Ms. Lyttleton Fox and Alexander ID.
B. Pratt.
Children In Races.
1t was a red letter day for children
at the colony. The annual sports pro-
yided by the house committee OF the
Meadow Club took them there early in
the morning for series Of races. Boys
and girls IA and 10 and children under
all entered the events with junevile
zest. The starters were Messrs. Harry
Pelham Robbins and William A. Putnam.
Messrs. Lyttleton Fox. Reginald Fincke
and Lawrence Dunham acting as judges.
Hurdles proved no bar to those that
entered the obstacle race, the senior
finals being won by John Kelly, Jack
Potter and Joe Kelly. Winners in the
junior race were Tom Shevlin. Grosvenor
Nicholas, Jr., and Larry Dunham. In
the three legged race Genevieve and Con-
stance Fox paired together and Cathleen
Fox, who was paired with Peggy Dune,
bore off the palm for the girls. while the
victorious boys paired together were Rex
Fincke and Lyttleton Fox, Jr.. Jack Pot
ter and Morton Smith, Granville Walker
and Beekman Pool. Carroll Thomas and
Curgie Winchester. Phyllis Gallatin and
Mallory Davis were winners in the
thread needle race.
1t took some endurance for the severl-
ty-hve yard dash race. The senior
girl winners were Genevieve Fox and
Jean Olcott. The juniors were Theodore
Barstow and Betty Shevlin. The boy
winners were John and Joe Kelly in the
senior and junior class respectively. No
event was productive of more amuse-
ment than the crab race, which was won
by Primrose Whitfield and Grosvenor
Nicholas, Jr.
Among the onlookers were Mrs. Ed
ward c. Fox. Mrs Charles z. Mitchell,
Mr. and Mrs. s. Oakley Van der Poel,
Mr.. Morgan j. O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Potter Breese, Major-Gen. Pey-
ton c. March and Commander GooShart
Mccormick OF the British Embassy. who
came with Mrs. George T. Maxwell !;
Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins, Mrs. James
Cummings Barr. Mr.. and Mrs. Theron
r. Strong. Mrs. Charles r. Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steele, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry e. Coe, Mrs. Arthur B.
Claim. Mrs. Fairfax Stuart Landstreet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Whigham, Mrs.
Patrick A. Valentine, Mr.. Stephen Pea
body. Mr.. Stephen Peabody. Jr., Miss
Beatrice Pratt and Mrs. Caspar Crown
inshield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregoire IswolslS, who
went to New York last Friday, returned
to-day to Keewaydin.
Arrivals at villas.
Mr.. Albert L. HOFFMAN, who returned
on the France from months stay In
Europe, is with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Burial Hoffman
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Armour, who
have been with his mother, Mrs. p. A.
Valentine. since their return from
Europe aboard the Adriatic last week,
will leave tomorrow for Chicago.
Mr.. Hosmer ]. Barrett arrived yester-
day from New York and is with DR.. and
Mrs. Albert II. Ely. who have opened
Fort Hill. their place in Shinnecock
Hills Mr.. e. Coster Wilmerding has re-
turned to New York. Mr.. Sidney Dillon
Ripley motored from New York and is
with DR.. and Mrs. Peter &. Wyckoff
Mr.. George Ledlie will return to New
York tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Saportas, after
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe,
left for Cedarhurst to pass the remainder
of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel S. Howland
have arrived at the Irving House Mrs
e. c. Fox is visiting her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyttle-
ton Fox.
Col. and Mrs. Robert Means Thomp-
son. who arrived at Fairlawn last week,
will give dinner there tomorrow
night
Mr.. and Mrs. George VI. Martin and
their daughter. Miss Audrey Martin,
have arrived at watermill for the re-
mainder of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julien NJ Gerard
motored from New York and are at the
Tunnel cottage
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Page. who
have been here few weeks. will sail
on board the Paris for Europe on Julv
~. TO remain three months
Mrs. George Quintard Whitney OF New
Orleans has arrived at the Corwith villa
in Main street
MR.. FURLAUD AND BRIDE