New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-05
southampton
Street Fair Is
Great Success
aospiiaI Benefited by Big
s,,rn as Result of Labors
Of Society; Coney Island
Sends Circus Attractions
Auto Chances Net $4,000
r,aueing Pavilion Proves To
Be One of Best Money
makers at Agawam Park
s...sa, n,.neten TO TIE Trtoane

NJ was filed with members of So
...,r who to-day attended the most
.-,.essful street fair ever put on here.
,,rge sum was taken In for the
e,nshsmpton Hospital by the members
.,o.ia.v who had charge of the circus,
living bouts, hat shop, notion booths,
IA. BOOK shoppe, the hoop-la, the
rsyrv.go.round, dancing pavilion and
o,ssy attractions.
Corey Island contributed to the
.,-.ns exhibits. Several we'll known
,~;,ssrhters gave exhibition bouts at
ne boxing tent. At the hat shop fall
~ lsss summer hats of the very latest
s,Slss we're offered at reasonable prices,
] "a Inc dancing pavilion proved to be
/ o,s ~ Inc biggest money makers.
Ms P. A. Valentine, with the mem
bsya OF her committee, sold shares all
Ssy on touring car, and several thou
sssd dollars were taken in. Those as
ssting Mrs. Valentine were Mrs. Brad
IN Johnson Carroll, Mrs. j. Clifton
r5ear. Mrs. Adam ". S. Cochrane and
Miss Juliana Cutting and Miss Louise
B. willard. They realized about $4,000
on the car.
From Pigs to Peppers
Mrs. Ellery 8. James and her COM
mittee sold at the farm booth every
thing from pigs to peppers. Ducks
dressed or undressed were to be had at
regular market prices. Eggs that were
laid this morning, blooded stock and
chickens were on sale. The farm booth
was one of the novelties and thirty
ing business was done all day.
Mrs. Victor Mapes, assisted by q
committee, saw that no one passed
their Egyptian tents who did not have
their hand read. Mr.. Mapes was dressed
asan Indian seer and read handwriting
Of those who came for sittings. Mrs.
George Maxwell, who is a noted palm
iss, and Mrs. Simmons, Miss Rachel
Hartley, Miss Katherine Vernon Brown
and Miss Marianne and Miss Frances
MeKeever were valuable assistants to
Mrs Mapes in directing the throngs
TO the mystery tents.
The tents used by Mrs. Mapes for
her department were real Egyptian
tents that Colonel Robert M. Thomp-
son brought from Egypt several years
ago. The inside of the tents were
done in designs and colorings of
ancient Egyptian art and contained
Inscriptions in hieroglyphics and life
size figures.
Attractions on Midway
The Midway contained many attrac-
tons, including a boomerang under
the Craftsmanship of Mrs. Phillips
I Thompson, whirligig under Mrs. Fin
ley Peter Dunno, cane rack with Mrs.
Frederick NJ. Davies at the head;
hcop-la, Mrs. Albert Gallatin; weight
nan, with Mr.. Charles Andrews Nc
Cam, Mrs. Reginald Wigham and Mrs
Walter l.. Niles in charge.
Mrs, Thomas l.. Chedbourne was in
charge of Eskimo pies, and the bark
ers for the Midway included Mr.. An
6erson Valentine, Mr.. Gerald Krech
Mr. William Hoppin, Mr.. Frederick
!oppin and Mr.. Frederick Davies.
booth in the Midway contained
contributions from the farm for dis
abled soldiers, including toy trucks
rag rugs and many other articles
This department was under the drec-
ton OF Mrs. Marshall Clarke and Miss
Elizabeth Bliss, while Mrs. William M
Gfinnell was chairman. Mrs. T. Gail
] lard Thomas took charge over two
I dolls that she had donated and the
i child who guessed the correct name
q vas to claim the doll.
AT the auxiliary booth which rep
& resented the workers from nine sur
rounding towns there was a wonderful
display Of household articles presided
ever by Mrs. Charles G. Peck and Mrs.
H. T. Rendrick. Outside this booth
1000 one Of the hospital ambulances
I glth the trained nurses, who sold
sheets, pillow cases and other articles
needed at the hospital Eggs were
spa N this booth that had been laid
sfsr IL o'clock to-day, and a full
l SSiooded Guernsey calf donated by Mr..
I Io9rles 4. Sabin from his stock farm
4 "a Iuckahoe, was for sale. Miss Bar
u baocock and Miss Theodore Bar
were in charge of selling the
Hats Sell Early
Il AT tbs merry go-round, which was In
Sharge OF Mrs. George Leary, who do
.@Vea wa entire outfit, were gathered
l .ae children Of the community. who
l 4."Se0 goo9 patrons, and MANY hum
WgIs OF dollars were taken in here.
~ ne nat booth, Of which Mrs. George
aS.afiqge was chairman, assisted bv
NJ ms. James l.. Ogden, Mrs. Leonard NJ
y PeaaomaS, Mrs. ". Sargent Bouvier. Mrs
Z ms@T filppen, Mrs. Henry W. Torney
4 I.,s' ". .: Stafford, Mrs. Edward Rar,
MI MI Mrs Scott MeLanahan, Mrs. W, r
fiaoihey' Mrs. John Mccall. Mrs
p s.~ties Cascallen. and the Misses
p psuae ,; and Rachelle Bowler. Adele
n Gn, " Virginia Ryan, Joan Whitney.
ny woods and Louise Lewis, was a
ny success and hats were bought this
.ssHng some time before the fair was
Staally opened. 0 -Nt- was
I A. a[ n;s howard Page, at the head of
@e Vide Book Shoppe, assisted bv her
S Nv Mrs. Courtlandt Nicou, and
rss, sonn sloane, reaped quite har-
4 (sjl.,ss ana made many hundreds of
me notion booth, under the chair
g"'b Of Mrs. Marshall Dodge and
w. robert Waller, assisted by
10 EDWIN c. Jameson, Mrs. James
Mrs- William A. Barstow, Mrs.
~ man Miller, Mrs. Charles Hender-
gs,s ais. Edmund S. Twining and the
No. Josephine, Pauline and Priscilla
49, Suha Dadmun and Matilda Els
ssn;. , mad very successful day and
Boxing Bouts Draw
yesy and Joy enveloped the dane
4 Bril- sVlAon, where Mr.. Esmond
gjs. and his committee, including
pst..A katherine Mackay, Mrs. Robert
breese, Mr. Charles HAYDEN.
I'D nuke IRA N. Thomas, Mr.. Angler
atelm L. Meacham, MIR r. Rogers
ssab Err Mr. George Leary jr., Mr..
s. esrsrtS' Hy Thaw, Mir. Duncan S.
>-H' Mr.. Herman Diercks and Mr.