The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Sumner Resorts Cau TO tho Country ~
Street Fair and Tennis Are
Chief Topics at Southampton
All of That Section of Long Island Enlisted for the
Entertainment in Aid of the Local Hospital
Notes From the Villas.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HnRALD.
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, July is.
TT is something rare these days of
unrest and speed to encounter In
1 the main streets and other drive
ways handsome horses. Mr.. Henry z.
Coe is rarely seen in an automobile,
but he drives a fine pair of horses and
frequently is seen with his four-in-
hard to O brake, while now and then
he drives his finely appointed coach.
Mrs Walter Cutting and Mrs. Henry
Asher Robbins take their daily pronte-
alc dc roiture in their victorias
dawn by horses that might easily
talks the blue ribbon. This suggests
long ago, before the speed mania be-
oame prevalent. In addition to sea
Eathing. that keeps so many OF the
community in the open, there are for
the instruction and diversion OF some
.norning lectures and conferences In
French. Also preparations for the an
Inal flower show, the street fair and
ne annual lawn tennis tournament,
which places Southampton among the
here are golf tournaments for both
sexes, innumerable luncheons and din
Iers, with weekly dances, all combin-
ing to make the place agreeable for
the most cxacting tastes. Then an
other wedding is to mark the season.
that of Miss Lisa Stillnan and Mr..
Henry Martin Polhemus which will
be celebrated a week from to-day in
st. Andrews Dune Church and that
will bring many extra visitors.
Agawam Park, Just at the head Of tha
lake from which It takes its name, will
be the scene Of the street fair which for
SO many years has been feature Of the
season at Southampton. As the benefit
ciary is tho Southampton Hospital, It
appeals to n wide section of this end OF
Long Island. taking in all the Hamptons
as helpers in the preparations for the
event. which will take place on August
4. That date is just few days before
the invitation tournament lawn tennis
at the Meadow Club starts and there
fore many visitors will be here for that
week end to remain over the tourna-
ment.
Mr.. Francis Hartman Markoe Ia max
ing plan6 for the layout Of grounds and
he will have the assistance OF Mr.. Will
lam Donnelly. X Is proposed to use but
three colors-pink yellow and salmon
and the grounds will DO divided by the
Midway Piaisance, which will run from
the north end OF the park to the lake.
and this pathway win be marked by
Venetian masts topped with bannerets
with electric lights for the night session.
At the end Of this fldway. just at
the border Of the lake. will be placed the
circus tent. which will provide seating
for several hundred Mt ca ch performance.
OF which there will be several. At the
left of the midway and near the entrance
TO the park will be the refreshmens
pavilion. while the dancing floor will be
erected close by the lake. An Egyptian
temple will be erected for the necro-
mancers and mind readers. The west
side OF the park. where there Is a. sio-.
walk. will give plenty Of room for toy
land and the merry-so-round
The Refreshment Pavilion.
The refreshrnent pavilion will serve
dinner and supper. each at $3.50 per
capita. Mrs. Joseph r. Dilworth Is
attending TO the details and those who
patronize 1t will be served by the most
attractive women now here. Assisting
h.r are Mines. George S. Patterson.
j.. NJ. Horne. Woodward Babcock. Henry
r. du Pont, Goodhue Livingston. Henry
r. Rea. Duncan 8. Ellsworth. J. Denison
Sawyer, Glendenin o. Ryan. r. Morrison
Carnegie. j. Frederick Byers, p. A. Val
cntlne, Howard Elliott. Rufus L. Patter-
son. Ernest G. Wagner. Victor Harris
and Nathaniel Campbell Of East Hamp-
ton: Edward Van Ingen, Harry Apple
TON Curtis and Alvin w. Krech