The New York herald., 1921-08-12
Women Of Committees Make
Last Preparations for
Fete of To-day.

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| SOUTHAMPTON. L. l., Aug. 11.-There
is tremendous amount Of preparation
necessary for the village street fair. and
the leaders of the different committees
have been in Agawam Park all day ar
ranging details for their special booths
and departments. All Southampton Is
ready and waiting for the event. The
fair will be formally opened at $50 to-
morrow by John Corrigan. president Of
the village of Southampton, and after
ward James w. Gerard, one-time Am"
bassador to Germany, will make an ad.
ness will begin at the booths and other
diversions.
Henry Evans. manager Of Luna Park
! at Coney Island. was here to-day ar
ranging for the circus. which will be
one of the attractions OF Wonderland.
Mrs. Lyttleton Fox is responsible for
this part Of the fair. and through River
head members of the Auxiliary Board Of
the Southampton Hospital, the bene-
| ficiary of the fair, she obtained the
circus tent and also the Riverhead band.
| The turns in the circus performance,
which will begin at $3.50, will include
| gilded lady on golden horse. the small
| est horse in the world. and four of the
tallest men from Luna Park. all well
| over six feet in height. There also will
| be a man who will cut out of black
paper silhouettes OF those who care to
pay small sums.
/ Mrs Fox was In the park most of this
! morning, as also was Mrs. Orson ID.
Mum, who was attending to the placing
| Of the shooting the chute and the scenic
railway. Mrs. George Barton French
and Mrs. e. M. Horne were superin-
tending the arrangement of tables for
| the tea room and cafe. each table hav-
ing over 1t colored umbrella.
/ Advance Booking for supper.
There has been an advance booking
for supper tables and in addition to a
/ sight of the dancers the supper patrons
will have a chance to listen to Southern
melodies sung by visitor In the colony
and the piano playing of Howard Ell
| lott, Jr.
Mrs. A. Stewart Walker. who had
drawn the plans for each booth, was
! going from one to another to-day. plans
In hand, and now there seems TO be
nothing necessary to the success of the
fair but good weather.
There have been numerous additions to
the saleswomen in different booths. Miss
Dorine Arbuthnot. Miss Ellin Mackay
and Miss Alike Walker have been added
to Mrs. Rawson l.. Woods staff In the
Russian booth, where, among other
things, cigarettes will be sold In the
booth of the Indian Gypsy Queen. where
horoscopes will be read, Mrs. William c.
Potter and Mrs. Julian NJ. Gerard will
have the help of Mrs. Charles b. Dilling-
ham. who arrived to-day. The merry
go-round, which was donated by Mrs.
George Leary. Is in running order and
has one OF the most advantageous situa-
tions In the park. just at the border of
the lake.
1t is expected that nearly the entire
summer colony will take tea, dinner and
supper in the fair grounds.
Mrs George 4. Maxwell. who is to
display her knowledge Of palmistry to-
morrow at the fair gave short talk on
the art tonight at the summer home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan ]. O'Brien. 1t was
an interesting talk and one that Mrs.
Maxwell had given with much success In
| Dinner to Mr.. and Mrs. Munds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Brock NJ. Terhune's
dinner for Mr.. and Mrs. J. Theus Munds
is set for August 20. the day after their
arrival.
| MT. and MT9. Julian M 1eTHTu ttrb
giving a dinner on Saturday night for
Mrs. Charles B. Dillingham; afterward
taking their guests to Mr.. and Mrs.
Newell w. Tilton's dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Norman Hickman.
who returned on the Olympic after two
months abroad, will arrive on Saturday
to be with her mother, Mrs Riley Miles
Gilbert. Riley M. Gilbert, who has been
on the ranch of Bull<eley Wells In Colo
rado. will Join his mother on Sunday.
| Mrs. Frederick Martin Davies and her
daughter. Miss Emile Davies. who re-
! turned on the Olympic, are at their villa
In Coopers Neck Lane
Rafaelo Diaz, Metropolitan Opera
tenor. who arrived to-day, has Joined
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Cummings Barr
at the Duer Cottage, where Capt. Cival-
lerie. Naval Attache OF the italian EN-
bassy, will arrive tomorrow. Mr.. and
Mrs. Barr will give a dinner Saturday
| night for Capt. Civalleri
/ DR. George A. Dixon is giving a din
ner tomorrow night at the Meadow Club
for Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wright Harri-
man. and his daughter, Mrs. Dixon
Wright, will give dinner at the club
for Miss Miriam Hartman and her
brother Alan Hartman.
| Mrs. David p. Thompson In giving a
dinner at the club that night, as arc
also Mr.. and Mrs. George Brooke.