Evening star., 1925-08-23
special pisnatch TO The Star.

tear from the constant whirl of
crowded hours, the leaders of the
smart set are preparing for the first
sions of early Fall--the horse show.
There is nothing else in the world
like the equine entertainers to fill in
these last days of Summer and ini-
tial hours of Autumn, which often
threaten social doldrums. Many
house party. where the guests have
been surfeited with Summer doings,
has been saved from being declared
"draggy" by the visits paid to horse
events and attending series of dinners
and dances, which always mark these
affairs.
Newport. as becomes the dignity
of that exclusive resort, will lead orr
the calendar of exhibitions with
horse show, which will be held at the
famous Casino, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday This year 1t is expected
that there will be a great deal of RI
valry among the entries and many
members of the nobility and royal
houses, who journeyed from Europe
10 spend at least part of the season
with American friends at the seaside,
will import mounts from across the
waters to compete in the ring. Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt OF
this city, who recently returned from
farm Newport, and are taking keen
interest in the affair. Mr.. Vanderbilt
ranks among the best known horse
men in the world and is identified
prominently with the National horse
show, which will be held here in No
vember.. He is chairman of the New
port event and already has the plans
well under way.
Classic at East Hampton.
Another classic is that to be offered
a. thee riding club in East Hampton,
Long Island. September 4. This horse
show will draw practically all of the
Southampton set and promises 20 be
as brilliant an affair as the resort has
seen In several years. 1t will be for
the benefit of the East Hampton Set
tlement House and the gun club. En-
tries are to be free and there will be
four awards in each clasS-cups and
ribbons.
When the leaves really start to
tinge brown and gold will come the
Snithtown horse show. which always
attracts a large number of the smart
set to that part of Long Island. The
date has been set for September 10.
The selection of judges for this af-
fair ever has been an arduous task,
as the competition is exceptionally
classes There has been a fortunate
choice this year, as Clarence II. Rob
bins. former master of Smithtown
Hunt, has accepted the invitation to
pass on the merits of the little ami
mails. Alfred B. Maclay will judge
saddle and harness horses and Henry
L. Bell and s. Bryce Wing have been
invited to judge hunters.
Among those who are actively inter
in 10 bOrSa show and who are
serving on the general committee are
Hastings Arnold, George V. Bacon.
Charles P. Berdell, jr.: j. van s. Blood
good, Vail Blydenburgh, Morgan Bly,
denburgh, Archibald NJ. Brown, La
throp Brown, Samuel T. Brown, Henry
w. Bull CARL S. Burr, Charles S. But
Ter and Everslay Childs.
Before Summer ends Southampton,
Long Island. will complete a full pro
gram of community entertainments
An amateur fete will be given at the
Garden Theater, Friday evening, Au-
gust 28, for the benefit of the South
ampton Hospital, in which many OF
the younger members of the colony
will take part. The play will be an
bian Night performance. The
second part of the entertainment will
consist of a tableaux posed by the
young matrons of the colony and
country club act, introducing mem
bers of the younger set in modern
dance and song numbers. East
Hamptons young set also VIII take
part as we'll as West Hampton and
Quogue. The hospital serves an area
of so miles on this end of the island
as far west as Patchogue.
The tableaux planned by the social
set of East Hampton to take place at
the Maidstone Club on the night of
August % has been postponed to Sep
tenlber "a.
Still another attractive event at
Southampton for which plans are
under way, meetings are being held
and committees formed, is the costume
street carnival to be held the eve
ming of September 9. The street
carnival. in which the entire com
nunity Is interested, will be given for
the benefit of the Village Improve
ment Association, of which Mrs. Ar
thur Claflin is the president. Mrs.
Lyttleton Fox is chairman of the gen
eral committee, and will be assisted
by Mrs. Walter l.. Niles. Mrs. AL
bert B. Boardman. Mrs. William War
ner Hoppin, Frederick A. Snow, Alex
ander Cameron, jr.; T. A. Gtlmartin,
Durelle Jenny and others of the sum-
mer and resident colonies.
The street carnival is planned to
be one of the most elaborate enter
tainments of its kind ever given at
the resort. and already is attracting
great interest in this locality. The
proceeds will go for many needed i'm
provements in the village, already re-
nowned for it's beauty, order and
cleanliness.
Mrs Edward Everett Mccall of 53
East SiXty-sixth street and East
Hampton has announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Constance
Mccall, to II. H. Ramsay, son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. William Z. Ram
say of Los Angeles and brother of
Mrs. Charles Byth of San Mateo,
Calf.
Miss Mccall is a daughter of the
late Justice Edward Everett Mccall,
and her mother was Miss Gaynor of
Albany. Miss Mccall is a sister of
Mrs. William r. Maloney and a cousin
of John Chapman Mccall of New
York
Mr.. Ramsay was graduated from
Yale-S sheffield in 1908 and is a mem
ber of the st. Anthony Club. He is
member of q New York law firm
and is secretary of the United States
Golf Association.
Miss Mccall was a bridesmaid for
her cousin, Mrs. Walter w. Stokes. jr.,
the former Miss Polly Mccall, whose
wedding took place on June %, and
her own wedding will take place Sep
1ember II at East Hampton, Long
Island.
One of the most exclusive affairs of
the late Summer season will be the
,narriage of Miss Margaret Hennessy,
daughter of Mrs. Daniel j. Hennessy
nf this city, to Douglas Elliot Craik
of London, which is to take place at
Sherrys on August 25. Only intimate
friends, in addition to the immediate
family, will witness the ceremony,