five local news - nys historic newspapers...mr. and mrs. grant c. dodds of parkchester, the bronx,...
TRANSCRIPT
THE EAST HAMPTON STAR. THURSDAY. AUGUST 7. 1941FIVE
LO C A L N E W SMr. and Mrs. Grant C. Dodds of
Parkchester, The Bronx, spent the weekend with Miss Betty Davis.
Miss Betty Davis leaves today to spend the weekend in Old Lyme,
Miss Grace Dominy left on Tuesday to visit with friends in Norfolk, Va. She expects to be gone for the
On Saturday, August 16, the w( men of the Methodist Church wi hold a sale of home cooked foods i the Bams Block, Newtown Lane.
Mrs. Dan B. Hamill and Miss Mary Hamill of Corsancana, Texas, arc visiting Mr. and Mrs. Nelson C. Os-
The first two winners of the Merchandise Club at the Gift Shop were Mrs. Edwin Schenck and Kenneth Glady.
Mrs. Herbert Craig left Saturday for her home in Red Bank, N. J. Sh< and Mr. Craig will visit their son Stephen, who is in a boys' camp ir Maine.
The DeWitt Talmage Chapter of the Presbyterian Church are sponsoring a sail to Essex, Conr.., on August 20. The boat "Montauk” w:!l leave from the Devon Yacht Cluo at 9:30 A. M. Tickets may be obtained by calling East Hampton 578 or 54-W.
Miss Mary Ledgerwood will present a program of sacred song the Southampton Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening, a t 7:45 P. M. On the program with her be Miss Shirley Brown, 'cellist, and Leon Terry, organist.
Mrs. Robert E. Wilson of Fit Lane has as guests this week Miss Susan W. Shriver, Miss Rol Shriver, and Mrs. Richard Bernard of Baltimore, Md„ Mrs. Lester Wells of Chevy Chase, Md., and Mrs. Paul S. Barry of Whitman, Mass.
John Grant, opera and radio singer, arrived last Friday a t Fire I"’ Lodge, Mrs. A. M. Purcell’s sumrier camp for girls overlooking Gardini Bay. Mr. Grant has charge of vocal instruction at the camp. He sang in the Presbyterian Church here on Sunday and it was greatly enjoyed
An exhibition of nearly fifty ieties of wild flowers was arranged in the library cloister on Tuesday by Miss Hoguet and Mrs. Cloud, representing the East Garden Club. In the setting of the wild flower color places under glass, which have been a feature of the library cloister decoration this summer the living flowers are of particular interest and
Mrs. Robert Lynch entertained her Three Mile Harbor summer home on Saturday, in celebration of the second birthday of her daughter, Jeraldine. The guests were Cynthia Cook, Janice Clark, Patricia Jewels, Marjorie Amann, Judith Gilmartin, Nancy Tiffany, and Barbara Gosman. Also Rodney Parsons, Tom Schel- linger, Tom Flannery, Stephen Gould, and Robert Lynch Jr.
Edward H. Foster, optometrist White’s Pharmacy Mondays 10-12 A. M„ 1-5 P. M.—Adv. '
H E L P W A N T E D
T O O L M A K E R SExperience on Production Tools
T O O L G R I N D E R S
All Tools ond CullersM A C H I N E T O O L O P E R A T O R S
RAN GER AIRCRA FT ENGIN ES
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Hyde ai spending the month of August i Greensboro, Vt.
Members of the Service Club and their families held a picnic at Maidstone Park on Thursday of last
The annual benefit bridge and tea for St. Luke's Episcopal Church will take place at "Briar Patch," home of Dr. and Mrs. Shepard Krech, on Thursday afternoon, September 4.
Miss Lillian Worthington has returned home after spending a week in New Jersey. She mitored there with her niece, Mrs. S. Lewis Ham of Southampton.
Mrs. Nathan H. Dayton writes from Sandwich, 111., to friends here that her brother is improving slowly. Mrs. Dayton took a 300-mile ride on Sunday and saw much of a beautiful countryside.
dow of the late Benjamin Worthington, died suddenly a t her home on Pleasant Lane in this village last Friday morning. Mrs. Worthington was born August 21st, 1870, in Strigau, Silessia, Germany, and was the daughter of the late August and Ernestine Haetzel. She came to the United States as a young woman and made her home in New York City and Southampton, L. I. On June 16,
Worthington. Mr. Worthington died November 6, 1938.
Mrs. Worthington was a member: the East Hampton Presbyterian
Church. Private funeral services held at her home on Sunday
afternoon followed by interment in Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Due to the absence of the Rev. Earnest E. Eells, pastor of the East Hampton Presbyterian Church and the absence of Rev. Edgar Hyde, acting pastor, the Rev. Herbert Moyer, pastor of the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, and a friend of many years' standing of members of Mrs. Worthington's family, officiated.
Mrs. Worthington is survived by one son, Herbert E. Worthington, of this village, one daughter, Miss Anna Worthington of this" village and Smithtown Branch, L. I., and a
r, Miss Anna Haetzel, of New York City.
F u n e ra l Riles For Jam e s O . M cG inily
The sudden death of James O. Mc- Ginity on Sunday afternoon came as a great shoclf to his many friends here and in neighboring communities. Mr. McGinity had been in good health until a few hours before he was stricken with a heart attack at his home on Apaquogue Road.
Mr. McGinity was a life-long resident of East Hampton and was bom February 10, 1873, to Patrick and Mary McGinity. He was a carpenter and had worked for the late E. M. Gay for many years. He had a wide circle of friends and was a charter member and officer of Southampton lodge B. P. O. Elks, a 4th Degree Knight of Sag Harbor Council, Knights of Columbus, the Sag Harbor lodge of Foresters and the Holy Name Society.
He was a member of Company 6, East Hampton Fire Department, and was the oldest active member of the department, having been a volunteer fireman for over fifty years.
On November 1, 1911, he married Miss Anne Corrigan, who survives him. They had no children.
A solemn requiem mass was celebrated Wednesday morning a t St. Philomena’s Roman Catholic Church by Rev. Raymond Clark, pastor, assisted by Rev. Vincent Brady and Rev. Charles Killgoar, O. M. I. The mass was sung by a choir of Seminarians from Water Mill. Interment was in St. Andrew's cemetery, Sag Harbor, where a prayer service was held.
His pallbearers were Frank Mul- lane, Thomas Scott, Frank Flannery. William Gay, Thomas Lawler and James O'Brien.
SEATON—RICEMiss Muriel Rice of Westfield, N. J.
and East Hampton, L. I., daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Emmons Rice, was married Saturday afternoon to Robert Jones Seaton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Seaton of
Harbor, L. I. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. William Grainger, former rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, East Hampton, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Meeker, in Westfield. Only members of the two families and a few close friends were present.
The bride, who is the granddaughter of the late Edward Chauncey Rice of New York City, was given in marriage by Clifford A. Meeker. She wore a gown of white marqui-
dress had a high neckline, bishop sleeves, and a belt of Chantilly lace. Her three-quarter length veil was of bridal illusion with a coronet of orange blossoms. She carried a cascade of white gladioli and garden-
The bride was attended by he: ter, Mrs. John Baldwin Meeker, who wore a gown of yellow marquisette and a hat of delphinium blue and carried a bouquet of canary roses and blue delphinium.
Mr. Seaton's best man was Clo- ther Vaughn and David Hallock was
After a short wedding trip the couple will make their home in Niagara Falls. N. Y.
MONTAUK DANCEOver 200 people attended the
dance held at the Fish Harbor Grill last Thursday evening at Montauk. The door prize was won by Mrs. D. A. Moran, who is vacationing at Montauk.
DODGE—EDWARDSMiss Mary Louise Edwards, daugh
ter of Justice and Mrs. Merton Howard Edwards of Springs, and Cleon Carter Dodge of Milford, Conn., son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Dodge of Hasbrouck Heights, N. J, were married August 1 a t the home of the bride. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s father, a Justice of the Peace of the Town of East Hampton. Only the immediate members of the family were present, of the family were present. The living room was prettily decorated white gladiolas, cosmos and bayber- ry for the occasion.
The bride was graduated from Ee Hampton High School and from Russell Sage College. Troy, New York, in 1935. She has been employed in the law. offices of Stephens & Book- staver, East Hampton, N. Y.
Mr. Dodge was graduated from Rutgers Preparatory School from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937. He is a, membei of Kappa Sigma, a Reserve Officer in the United States Army, and is with Vought Sikorsky Division of United Aircraft Corporation.
Following a wedding supper Gurney’s Inn the young couple left on a motor trip through New Eng-
STRONG BROS. RENTALS. Strong Brothers report the following rentals: Dr. Theodoras Bailey' house on Dunemere Lane, to Richard Warner Clarke of Katonah,Y.; Major John Vernou Bouvi house on Apaquogue Road, to William J. Kirn of Englewood, N. J. Mrs. George Roberts’ Lee Avenue house to Frederick Ashplant Ridgewood, N. J.; Miss Laura Worthington’s to E. M. K. Klapp of Ha- verford, Pa., Royal Luther Jr.’s Mill Hill Lane house, to Walter F. Chappell of Washington, D. C.; the Zeve- ly house on Lily Pond Lane to Jouett Ross Todd of Harrod’s Creek, Kentucky; and the Jess W. Sweetser house to Albert E. Thiele.
LICENSF NOTICENotice is hereby given that Licens
No. GB-10248 has been issued to the undersigned to sell beer a t retail a store under the Alcoholic Bev< age Control law, on the west si of Main Street, East Hampton, County of Suffolk, for off-premises c sumption.
Gilmartin's Market Thomas D. Gilmarti
NOTICE TO G. L. F. PATRONSYour annual meeting will be held
1 Watermill Grange Hall, Friday evening, August 8, at 8 o’clock.
SURF CASTING TIME IS HERE!
W E HAVE YOUR
SURF CASTING EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL TIRES AND TUBES
MOBILGAS - 1 9 c GAL.
ETHYL GAS - 2 1 c GAL.
J. A. CORWINS ocony G aso line a n d M otor O ils
T ire R epa iring a n d F ish ing Tackle
T e lep h o n e 292 N ew iow n Lane
Summer ColonyMt*s. O’Malley Davies left on
Tuesday after a visit with Miss Martha Burke, but plans to return here later in the season.
Samuel and John Dowdney, who ire stationed with the Seventh Regi- nent a t Camp Stewart, Georgia, are spending a furlough here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Dowdney.
Mr, and Mrs. Thomas N. Dysart e coming from St. Louis next week visit Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Chapman
Mr.'and Mrs. Philip C. Kauffmann e to entertain at dinner a t the
Maidstone Club tonight, at the week- ' ' buffet dinner and backgammon.
A joint meeting of the Garden Club of East Hampton and the Ladies’ Village Improvement Society
be held a t Mrs. Lorenzo E. Woodhouse's Playhouse on Tuesday evening, August 19, at 8:30 P. M.
cbers of both societies are to in- their husbands or friends, and hear an illustrated lecture by
Dr. William H. Carr of the American [useum of Natural History.Mrs. Joseph H. Seaman was hos-
!SS on Tuesday for the meeting of the Garden Club of East Hampton,
was a horticultural meeting, and le question of using native mater
ials in gardens was discussed.Mrs. S. G. Ordway entertained
last night at dinner and bridge for Mrs. Hamilton White of Syracuse,
rho is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. Cass Gilbert Jr., of Greenwich, Conn., visited Living-
>n Longfellow at East Hampton last weekend.
irehesa Sommi Picenardi returned to the Savoy-Plaza, New York after spending the weekend in- East Hampton.
Leighton Rollins is spending a few days in Newport, R. I.
Among those at the Maidstone Club last Thursday for the weekly buffet and backgammon were Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dater, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kauffmann, Mr. and Mrs. Wy-
in Aldrich, Mmes. Francis Kennedy, J. L. Weeks, Martin Foss, Thomas Kelly, Francis Francis, E. E. Bartlett Jr., Robert Appleton, F. B. Ryan, Bruce Ryan, A. W. Wheaton, F. K. Hollister, Paul Scheerer, Paul
laire, and the Misses Dana Maher, Helen Parker, Patricia Foss, Dana Clark, and Cynthia Myrick; also John Pardridge and Aranah Brady. The Tennis Committee entertained for 35 visiting tennis players.
Mr. a lid Mrs. John Kuser and their sons John and Michael are with Dr. and Mrs. John Erdmann for the re
minder of the season.o have
ervations for tonight’s Family Beach Picnic by moonlight at the Maidstone^ Club are Mrs. E. E. Bartlett and Mrs. C. T. Jeffery.
Mrs. John E. Davis and her children arrived last .week to spend a month with Major J. V. Bouvier and Mrs. Bouvier Scott.
Mrs. Harold McCall of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Yawkey.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Lawrence Oakley spent last weekend here with Mr and Mrs. John Laurence Hutton.
H. J. Robertson Jr. and Dr. Shep ard Krech tied for first place in tV kickers' handicap on the Maidstor.i golf links, on Saturday.
Miss Katherine Jane Bretherton laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ord Bretherton, has Miss M. Elizabeth Wiedersheim of "Kaycrest,”_St. David’s, P<
Miss Virginia Scripps of Detroit
arrived here last week for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. Henry Buhl. Mr. and Mrs. Buhl went to Spring Lake, N. J. last weekend to show their horses in the Horse Show there.
Sergei Barsukoff, Russian pianist, is occupying Mrs. Frank Conklin's house on Dayton Lane this summer.
Last Saturday afternoon the Rollins Studio held its second annual Founder’s Day exercises in the Playhouse, on the estate of Mrs. LorenzoE. \Voodhouse. The Very Rev. Austin Pardue gave an address.
Richards Vidmer won the Sunday men's golf tournament at the Maidstone Club, and Alex Pagel was runner-up.
E. T. Dayton has rented Mrs. David Green Mulford's corner house at
1 Lane and Main Street to Mr. Mrs. Ira Washburn of Green
wich, Conn. and the la tter’s sister, Mrs. Jean Wuertz Edwards.
Mrs. William Evarts Speed Jr. is spending the summer on Bluff Road, Amagansett, at the home of her par-
and Mrs. Walter Symington Clark. Mrs. Clark left on Tuesday by air for Louisville, Ky., join Mr. Clark; they plan to ret> here in September.
Theodore Jordan Jr. of New Yi ind Great Neck is visiting his uncle ind aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ap
pleton, this week a t Nid de Papil-
Among those who are entertainingjests at the revue “Main. Street"
Friday night, August 15, at Guild Hall are Mrs. T. J. Mumford, Mrs. Dudley Roberts, Miss Martha Burke,
inah Brady, Mrs. Theron R. Strong, Mrs. D. M. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Klotz, Mr. and Mrs. J. Leeds Manning, Mrs. John Crerar,
ind Mrs. Olney B. Mairs, MissF. M. Cottenet, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Ir. and Mrs. Jorge ZaUes,Mrs. W. W. Battie, Princess Rospig-
I. Frederick K. Hollister, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Whittemore, Miss Sarah Gardiner, Miss Ruth Moran, Mr. and Mrs. George Scott, Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Helmuth, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Harris .
Mrs, W. W. Rowe and her arrived last week from Cincinnati to join her sister, Mrs. Woodin Mi at the dune house here. The Mi Mary and Anne Harvey are with Mrs. Miner, also Mrs. William Phipps and her baby.
Miss Lucie Alcott gave a dinner and bridge on Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs: A. Wallace Chauncey will have Mr. and Mrs. Williair Baldwin of New Canaan, Conn. their weekend guests. Miss Phyllis Heppenheimer and William C. Hep- penheimer Jr. have been visiting them for the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Malcolm Miner of Montclair, N. J.. will visit Mr Mrs.' E. H. Rice this weekend.
Mrs. Carman Messmore is expected on Sunday to join Mr. Messmore in East Hampton, after spending a month in California.
George Andre of Fort Devens, Mass., spent last weekend here with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Rice.
The ladies' golf tournament, best ball of pair with handicap, at the Maidstone Club this week, by Mrs. G. Morgan Browne and Mrs.
Charles W. Luke; they defeated Mrs. Bruce Ryan and Mrs. J. L. Weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard F. Place, ho bought Miss Flora Benjamin's
place on Lee Avenue not long ago, giving a large cocktail party
j on Saturday.r. and Mrs. Richard Hanford an have arrived to spend the re
mainder of the summer with Mrs. Jordan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morris are iving a dinner on Saturday for Mrs.
Morris’ sister, Mrs. Hamilton White of Syracuse, N. Y.
Henry Theodore Leggett ga\ nner at the Maidstone Arms last
night for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bell “ eford and Aranah Brady.
Henry Theodore Leggett is e: taining guests in his box a t the Wil-
Shirer lecture in Guild on Sunday.
Dr. Louis Faugeres Bishop is much nproved following his illness of ime weeks, and is expected in E:
Hampton this weekend.The Junior Dance on August 12
le Devon Yacht Club will be a cc ime party, with prizes. Miss Jane ole is entertaining before the dance ■ith a dinner party.Mrs. Myrtle Shepard is giving a
luncheon next Sunday for Mrs. Edward Chisholm.
LOUIS E. BENNETT
LAWN MOWING GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
TRUCKING
Phone East Hampton 923
CEDAR STREET
FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN
AND
GENERAL LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS
Louis Vetault & SonT e lep h o n e 344 N ew iow n Lane
Frank M o lt isan ti 's Ice C re a m ParlorNORTH MAIN STREET EAST HAMPTON
IT'S DELICIOUS!
TRY A QUART TODAY!
YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR PLANT
HIGH GRADE OWN-MADE ICE CREAM
Bulk: 50c q l. — 30c pt. — 15c Vz pi.
Brick Ice C ream in T h ree F lavo rs 45c qt.; 25c pi.
F rosly F ru il C ak es & C hoco la le M arshm allow C akes 45c qt.
S pu m o n i 75c qL
R efrigera to r P a ck ag e 25c pi.
S u n d a e s 15c; B anana Splits 20c; B anana R oyal 25c; D ouble Ice C ream S odas 15c
We carry the following flavors: Vanilla. Chocolale. Fresh Strawberry. Coffee. Maple Walnut. Butter Pecan, Banana. Cherry. Black Raspberry. Tutti FrultL Lemon Custard. Peach; also Orance Ice
W E ALSO SERVE LUNCHES AND DINNERS
TELEPHONE 4S7 FREE DELIVERY
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEDMr. and Mrs. George D. Payne Jr.,
of Springs, wish to announce the en- fient of their daughter, Miss
Mary Payne, to Harold E. Frayher. Mr. Frayher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Frayher of Sag Harbor
'Jew Suffolk. No definite plans have been made as to the date of
wedding.
n M. 1
CHRISTENING PARTYEverit Albert Herter 3d, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Everit Albert Her was christened at St. Luke’
Church on Sunday afternoon; th nony was performed by the
Very Rev. Austin Pardue, and god- lts were Mrs. Albert Herter,
Jack Dalton, and George Helm. The istening was followed by a party the home of the baby’s parents, Laforest Road. Jhe guests in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Albert Herter, Caroline Herter Bridge, Mr.
and Mrs. John Whitby, Mrs. John rhitby, Mrs. Lorenzo E. Wood-
house, Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Macy, “ ind Mrs. Shepard Krech, Dr. and Mrs. William Tod Helmuth, Mrs. George D. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Shepard Krech Jr., Chapin Krech,Very Rev. and Mrs. Pardue, Mr.Mrs. Jack Helmuth, W. T. Helmuth 4th, Miss Caroline Helmuth, Walter Helmuth, Tom Scott, Miss Mary Williams, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Mul- ford, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGhee Baxter Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Wainwright, Mrs. Norval Richardson, Mrs. J. H. Roudebush, Miss Roude- bush, Mrs. Ellwood Hendrick, Miss Dorothy Bundy, J. D. Bridge, I Bridge, and Leighton Rollins.
CARD OF THANKSI wish to thank my many friends
and neighbors for their kindness extended to me during my recent il ness. Edward V. Brooks
T he
’HOME, SW EET HOME"MRS. RUTH BENJAMIN
Curator
SUMMER SCHEDULE May 1 to September 30. inc. Every Day 10 A. M. to 1 P. M.
2 P. M. to 5 P. M.
GUILD HALLelephone East Hampton 806 Mrs. Anne Poeller. Director
SUMMER SCHEDULE eek Days. 10 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Sundays. 2 to 5 P. M.
EAST HAM PTON FREE LIBRARY
SUMMER SCHEDULE Beginning June 1
Every week day 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings 7:30 to 9:00 P. M.
“Tovarich”Presented by the
ROLLINS STUDIO PLAYERSSIXTH SEASON
At th e L abora tory T heatreDavids Lane, East Hrfmpton
Friday. August 8th. all sold out SATURDAY. AUGUST 9th
TICKETS Sl.00 BOX OFFICE TELEPHONE
EAST HAMPTON 787
THE W AY TO
Loveliness
ContinentalTavernalready known to you . . . as . . famous SHASHLIK, STEAKS and LOBSTERS . . . KEN O'BRIEN and HIS ORCHESTRA . . . Madame RO- LETA and her palmreading . . . Capt. ROMAN and his accent . . . COCKTAIL HOUR and the ONE CENT drink at stroke of five . . . so . . . above all that . . . the Continental
WALTER LYNCHwell known supper club and society pianist of New York . . .
COME AND GET IT . .
CONTINENTAL TAVERN M ain S treet
SCIENTIFIC FACIAL TREATMENTS
. . . I t is S m ar t to protec t and p rep a re y our Skin befo re exposure to th e hot sun 's r ays, says O dette M artin .. . . A Good Oil M assage will p revent the form ation of fine lines caused by excessive dryness.. . . Also will correc t enlarged pores, blackheads, etc.. . . M iss M art in specializes
w ax depila tory eyelash dye
BARNS BLOCK(Next to P. O.)
EAST HAM PTON 234
ODETTE MARTIN INC. N. Y. C.
Furnished CottagesO F ALL DESCRIPTIONS
For Rent and Sale
J. EDWARD GAY, JR.REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE SERVICE
COTTAGES FOR SALE OR RENT Amagansett 3501 East Hampton 41
Rowe's East H a m p to n Pharm acyWILLIAM P. BAIN
H ORTON'S ICE CREAM"THE HOT WEATHER DESSERT"
TEN DELICIOUS FLAVORS FRESH PEACH. STRAWBERRY. V Aft ILL A CHOCOLATE. BUTTER PECAN. COFFEE
BLACK RASPBERRY. LEMON FLAKE RASPBERRY ICE, ORANGE ICE
Photographic ExhibitionGUILD HALL
SEPT. 3 THROUGH 17th
CLOSING DATE OF ENTRY. FRIDAY. AUGUST 29
"E n la rg e th a t G ood S nap sh o t a n d W in a Prize"
ENTRY BLANKS AT GUILD HALLa ■ a