SIX THE EAST HAMPTON STAR. EAST HAMPTON, N. Y.. JUNE 17. 1965

The Festival: A Grand Time Bridgehampton

Mrs. Ray Harris, Corr.

725-1909

An original “ Russian-English Dic­tionary of Musical Terms" has just been written by Lelia Katayen of Sag Harbor and published by the Telberg Book Corporation of New York. It is the first work of its kind to be published.

Returning from a one-month trip to Ireland May 29 were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bassett Jr., Mrs. J. Harold Backer, and Miss Rosaleen O’Halloran. They toured the length and breadth of Ireland, covering some 3,000 miles by car. They visit­ed many of their relatives, some of whom they had never met be­fore. Among the nlaces visited were Cavan and Tipperary.

Mr. and Mrs. Olin M. Edwards III and their two children spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Olin M. Edwards Jr. of Hamp­ton Street.

Marie McPartlin is on an extend­ed trip visiting friends in Arizona, California, and the Pacific North­west.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kammerer of North Haven have been visiting for a week with their daughter and family, the Donald Martins of Metuchen, N. J.

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Kiernan and their children Margaret and Thomas of Massapequa were here for the Whalers' Festival, visiting at the Harris home on Hampton Street.

Joseph Ruth of Scarsdale, N. Y., and Palmer Terrace in the village has recently bought a home in the Redwood section.

Miss Jean Troy of Flushing, N. Y.. and a friend, also from Flushing, visited her sister, Mrs. Ralph Spring­er, over the weekend.

The new A & P supermarket opened last Tuesday with a record crowd. Visitors and customers were presented with an orchid, a coffee scoop and a sample of bread. Ticket coupons for future prizes were also given out.

The women of the local Methodist Church have combined their forces and have organized a Women’s So­ciety of Christian Service.

At a meeting Monday evening, members were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. George Levey, who gave an illustrated talk on their trip South during the winter.

The Rev. Paul Cunkle of Deer Park will be in charge of the Sun­day morning service at the Metho­dist Church this Sunday while the pastor, the Rev. C. Harold Dever attends Conference Sunday services in Bridgeport, Conn.

The Westminster Club of the Old Whalers’ Church will sponsor “ Luncheon Is Served” next Thurs­day at 1 p.m. in the dining room of the church.

St. Andrew’s School will close for the summer today. The Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary will also close today, although high school students taking Regents Exams will

Nancy Lou Gerard is home from Elmira College for the summer.

Jerry Poate has returned from Hanover College, Indiana, and his brother William, a senior at the University of Cincinnati, has a one- week vacation before returning to prepare for his graduation from the University in August. Both young men are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Poate.

Janice McMahon has finished her junior year at Syracuse University, and is visiting her parents for the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Proferes attended the graduation of their daughter Frances June 6 at Bay Path Junior College. Long Meadow, Mass. She received an associate in science degree. Miss Proferes m ajor­ed in the executive secretarial cur­riculum and plans to study further in this field.

Miss Deanna De Santi received a bachelor of science degree last weekend at the State University College at Cortland. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. De Santi and her sister Judy attended the cere­monies.

Also graduating was James Lat- tanzio, who received a bachelor of arts degree. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Lattanzio, and his sis­ter Netta were in Cortland for the graduation.

Deanna has accepted a teaching position in Sachem High School,

Karen Fraser received a bachelor & of arts degree from Adelphi Col- I lege, Garden City, recently. She ex- g pects to study for her master of arts in anthropology.

Miss Suzanne Petit of North Haven 1 was graduated from Adelphi last ^ week. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.M. T. Petit were at the ceremonies.

Last Sunday at 3 p.m. the St. An­drew’s School held graduation ex­ercises for the kindergarten and the eighth grade. The Rev. James H. Ennis presided over the ceremonies, which were in St. Andrew’s Church. The Rev. John P. Drab, assistant pastor, presented the graduates, and the Rev. Edward Fus of the Brook­lyn Diocesan Tribunal gave the ad­dress.

Prizes were awarded, savings bonds and trophies were given for general excellence and general pro­ficiency. Mr. Thomas Scott of the East Hampton Town Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association spoke and presented the savings bonds.

THE GREAT DEBATE was presided over by John Steinbeck, center. Mel Jackson Photo

Thirty-nine graduates of the Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary received their diplomas from the Right Rev. Dermond C. Flynn of Seaford, N. Y., last Saturday. Monsignor Flynn presided also dur­ing the awards presentation, held in the Academy auditorium.

Valedictorian Lauren Patricia Curry gave the opening speech fo l­lowing the processional. The Acade­my glee club, directed by Mrs. Robert Aldridge, gave several selec­tions.

Perry B. Duryea Jr. of Montauk, assemblyman for the first district of Suffolk County, addressed the graduates.

Sag Harbor graduates were Eileen M. Archibald, Gale W. Cilli, Sharon G. Horn. Bonnie L. McCrosson, and Cheryl Ann Meinertzhagen.

Kindergarten graduation time came again to Pierson High School last Friday in the new gymnasium. Forty-nine future first graders marched into the gym in white caps and gowns to give a program of songs, poems, band music and baton exercises that they had learned dur­ing the school year.

Principal William Crozier award­ed the diplomas. Before the pro­gram was concluded, parents of the class presented Mrs. Elizabeth Ed­wards with a gift for her work dur­ing the year.

The choral department of Pierson High School gave a concert last Wednesday evening in the gym - auditorium. As the audience as­sembled, Mrs. Jean Poate entertain­ed at the console of the new Ham­mond organ which is an added fea­ture to this new addition.

A highlight of the program was the combined chorus of students from East Hampton High School and Pierson High. This was the initial execution of the idea of the two schools joining in song, and predicts pleasant possibilities of future con­certs. The groups were directed in turn by Mrs. Walter Hackett of Pier­son and by Kenneth G. Stowell of East Hampton.

Other numbers on the program included a chorus of the seventh and eighth grade girls, a senior sextet and a group of Pierson folk singers with Edith Kelman on the guitar. Piano duets were given by June Harris and Donna Green, Carol Mulvihill and Karen Haerter. Cyn­thia Boden gave a piano solo.

Mrs. Russell N. Smyth of Meadow Lark Lane was hostess Saturday to 60 members o f the Patchogue Suf­folk County Center for the Blind. Guests arrived by bus and were served luncheon outdoors at the Smyth home.

Mrs. Smyth was assisted by ten volunteers. After luncheon the group visited Main Street and the stores, after which they took a tour of the village by bus, accompanied by Dr. Russell Smyth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Smyth. Mrs. Shirley Siffert, direc­tor of the Patchogue center, also accompanied the group.

Mrs. Smyth attends the Center once a week to work with the group. Blind herself, she reads and writes braille and is able, efficient and artistic. Mrs. Smyth showed an ex­hibit of her work in sculpture, one of the many skills she had learned while attending the Lighthouse for the Blind in New York City years ago.

185 Boats HereThree Mile Harbor was host to

185 boats Friday night as the Off Soundings Club ended the first day of its 28th annual spring races. The two-day run began Friday in New London, Conn., ending in Shelter Island Saturday after the second race.

It was a great weekend for the whalers, but not for the whales. To the excitement of some 15,000 visitors attending the Sag Harbor “ Old Whalers' Festival,” the Port’s genuine imitation whales suffered more than their annual harpooning.

The 45-foot black whale partially sank in the Village basin after high winds slopped seas into it; the white whale, which bore television's A d­miral Jack on its back, an electronic Ishmael, on the road in Saturday’s parade, suffered engine trouble, and

Amagansett267-3477

A pink and blue shower was given for Mrs. John Anderson at the Neighborhood House Saturday eve­ning. Mrs. Peter Kromer and Mrs. Jens Lester were the hostesses.

Mike Wollman's “ Pop People” will be presented in preview this Saturday at the Sunday Painter Gal­lery at Balasses House on Main Street and Hedges Lane from 5 to 7 p.m.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Prohaska have returned to their home on Main Street for the summer. Mr' Prohaska is artist in residence af, Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., and will return there in Sep­tember.

Mr. and Mrs. Aziz Sherif, who have summered in East Hampton since 1951, have rented the Fantini house on Hedges Lane. Mr. Sherif has re­cently bought the East Hampton Travel Service at 34 Newtown Lane, East Hampton.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rosenberg of New York will be on Windmill Lane, this summer.

Amagansett’s Girl Scouts and Brownies closed their activities for the season last Thursday with a joint picnic supper at Hither Hills State Park, Montauk.

The spring quarterly meeting of the Amagansett Village Improve­ment Society, to which both new and old members are invited and asked to make their views and sug­gestions heard, will be held at the Amagansett School, beginning at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow. Summer plans and winter reports are expected to be discussed.

The Women’s Guild o f the Am a­gansett Presbyterian Church open­ed a three-day rummage sale today at the American Legion Hall. Hours will be between nine and five today and tomorrow, and between 9 and 1 p.m. on Saturday.

In other news from the Church, the spaghetti dinner was reported a success last Saturday evening, and plans are well under way for the Sunday School picnic scheduled for June 26 at Fresh Pond.

With books priced at ten and 25 cents, receipts of approximately $60 at the Amagansett Library’s first book sale last Friday and Saturday were called a “great success.” Quan­tities of books, ranging from West­erns in paperback to two sets of encyclopedias were sold, with com ­mittee members thankful for plea­sant weather that permitted the sale to be held on the Library lawn. The possibility of making the sale an annual event, with donations of books sought for the sale, is being explored.

School Readying For CloseThe Amagansett School prepared

this week for the end of the school year, announcing that the final ses­sion would end at 10:30 a.m. Thurs­day, June 24. The eighth grade grad­uation ceremonies have been sched­uled for 8:15 p.m. that evening. School students are now in the midst of finals.

Pre - registration forms for next

drifted over to the Whalers’ Point Boat Yard; and the third and small­est black whale disappeared Satur­day night.

The Festival chairman, Robert Barry, had a three-State alarm issued, but the culprits released their catch and the whale drifted ashore near Jessup’s Neck.

About 5,000 of the Festival visitors toured the Coast Guard buoy tender Redwood and cutter Point Wells at the Long Wharf over the weekend. A helicopter rescue demonstration

was held by the Coast Guard on other Festival event.Saturday.

The big parade started SaturdayThe weekend was heralded by a

debate Friday afternoon at the Whaling Museum, with John Stein-

afternoon at Mashashimuet Park beck as chairmani on the claims of and marched to Long Wharf, pass­ing assembled dignitaries on a re­viewing stand on Lower Main Street.

Carl Schweinsberg, who had been chosen “ Old Whaler” for his lux­uriant beard, was the hero of the weekend, and Miss Joyce Torchio of Noyac was the Festival Queen.An arts and crafts exhibit was an-

Mrs. Allen Hedges, Corr.537-1007

Miss Ruth Ann Squires of Maple Avenue is at the New York Univer­sity Medical Center, where she un­derwent surgery Monday.

Mrs. Allen Halsey of Halsey Lane is spending two weeks with her son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Grubb, in Heightstown, N. J.

Miss Darlene Sargent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sargent Jr. of Wainscott, had a party for her friends in celebration o f her sixth birthday last Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sandford of Corwith Road are in Winston- Salem, N. C., to attend the national convention of the Junior Order of Mechanics.

Mrs. Irene Ploeger returned to her home on Montauk Highway recent­ly after visiting relatives in Poland and many other parts of Europe for the last two months. Mrs. Richard Hendrickson of Lumber Lane has been attending the Gingerbread in the absence of Mrs. Ploeger, the owner.

year’s kindergarten class have been mailed to all parents of prospective entrants. Any new residents, who may have been missed, were asked to stop by the School to pick up registration forms. To be eligible children will have to be five years old by Dec. 1, 1965. Birth certificates must be presented as part of the registration procedure.

In school sports, Amagansett held its annual invitational track meet for small school teams last Friday afternoon, with Montauk capturing first place and the host team second. Richard Shay and Henry Uihlein were top runners for Montauk, each taking two firsts.

The Amagansett team won the 440-yard relay. Members of the team are Larry Cantwell, Bruce Edwards, Rocky Claxton, and Tom Lester. Tom also won the high jump for Amagansett.

In an intramural track meet with six different events, held during the week, Larry Cantwell was first place winner in the eighth grade, Neil Lester was first in the seventh gfade, and Joseph Wethy won first place in the sixth grade.

Mrs. Agnes Horne, formerly of Amagansett, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Stephen Napolillo, for two weeks'. During her stay she attended the graduation of her niece, Miss Teresa Cuomo, from the Acade­my of the Sacred Heart of Mary. She will return to her home in D el­ray Beach, Fla., today.

The SpringsMrs. Ethel H. Talmage, Corr.

324-4708

Douglas Distler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Distler of Clearwater Beach, spent the weekend with his parents recently after having com ­pleted basic training at Fort Gordon, Ga. A friend, Ernest Bertrand, ac­companied him. Douglas. Jias been assigned to Fort Jackson, S. C.

Mrs. Glepn Coverdale and daugh­ter and Mrs. Ward Nichols Jr. and son returned to their homes in Ridge­wood. N. J , on Saturday after spending the week at the Nichols cottage on Fireplace Road.

Sergeant William Arnold came from El Paso, Tex., last week to be with his family during the illness and death of Mrs. Arnold’s mother, Mrs. Nellie Miller.

Mr. and Mrs. George DeClark and children visited the World’s Fair last Thursday.

Lewis Miller has been a patient in the Southampton Hospital.

Miss Valerie f i l l e r , a student in the School of Nursing at Farming- dale Agricultural and Technical Col­lege, has been spending two weeks between semesters with her par­ents, Mr. and Mrs. G ..S . Miller Sr.

AH Springs young people who are graduating from either elemen­tary or high school this month have been invited to attend a service in the Springs Chapel Sunday. The Rev. Paul Cunkle will conduct a special service for them.

On June 10, the Springs Little League baseball team suffered its first defeat of the season, losing to East Hampton G & T 1-0.

On Monday, they were back on

their winning streak again, defeat­ing the East Hampton Lions 4-0. David King was the hero, hitting a grand slam home run.

Miss Gail Sheppard of Great Neck and Norman Gomberg of New York were the weekend guests o f Miss Valerie Miller.

WainscottMrs. Edward C. Ayles, Corr.

324-2089

Andre Vagliano is visiting Andrew Cushman, son o f Mrs. Blinn S. Cushman, this week.

The Mishannock Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold a Strawberry Festival and square dan6b‘ at'1 the Osborn farm on Main Street Saturday, June 26. The fes­tival will last from 7 to 9 p.m., to be followed by the dance until 11:30 p.m.

Staff Sergeant Carl Koontz, USAF, Mrs. Koontz and their three chil­dren left on Wednesday for Biloxi, Miss., after a ten-day visit here with Mrs. Koontz’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Szczepankowski.

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Borland of New York are at their home on Sayre’s Path for the summer season. Their niece, Miss Erminie Lane of Rumson, N. J., a student in Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., is spend­ing the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Borland.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lewis Jr. of New York and Wainscott are spending two weeks in Puerto Rico.

Alex Karmel and his two daugh­ters arrived from New York on Tues­day to spend the summer in the W il­liam F. Draper house on Main Street.

Mrs. John C. Tysen and daughters of New York are spending a week in their summer home on Beach Lane.

Miss Patricia Cutts, a frequent summer visitor in Wainscott, is ap­pearing with Jeffrey Lynn in the stage show, “ Any Wednesday” at the Geary Theatre in San Francisco, Cal.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bromley have as their guests Mrs. Bromley’s sis­ter, Mrs. Hugh Cuthrell of Green­wich, Conn.

Airman Peter Field, USAF, Mrs. Field, and their children arrived on Sunday from Tacoma, Wash., to vis­it Airman Field’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Field.

Mrs. Gregory Zilboorg of New York was at her summer home in the Georgica Association for the weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prescott Ber- dell III of New York have opened their home on Beach Lane for the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Ketchum of New York were at their summer home on Main Street for the week­end.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leiching and daughter, Miss Sharon Leiching, of

OLD NICK from the North Sea Fire Department had his red woolies on.

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New England and Long Island as the birthplace of American whaling.

Edouard Stackpole of Mystic Sea­port, Conn., summed up the debate by saying that “Massachusetts had its beginnings in the whaling indus­try, but Long Island organized the first corporations o f the industry. Both sides proved that history did not die.”

Gary, Ind., were the guests of Mrs. Charles Renson this week.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Edwards, who had been spending the winter in Bridgehampton, have moved, this week, into their home in the G eor­gica Association.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Barnes of New York have opened their sum­mer home in the Georgica Associa­tion for the season.

The Bridgehampton Fire Depart­ment has installed a water pump in a small frame and concrete build­ing on Hollow Road.

Mrs. Marian Foster Curtiss of New York and Wainscott returned on

The Bridgehampton Alumni A s­sociation will hold the annual ban­quet this Saturday at the South­ampton Veterans of Foreign Wars Club. Tickets are available now. Annual dues are now payable to Mary Gough, Peter Michne or Car­roll Rogers.

Miss Eunice Crapser o f Mineola was with Mrs. Mabel Hedges of Lumber Lane over the weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marik attend­ed the graduation exercises at Carl­son University in Minnesota recently where Miss Jacqueline Marik was a member of the graduating class. Miss Marik accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Marik on their return to Bridgehampton Tuesday.

Mrs. Leslie Chase of Lumber Lane is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Regina Muldowney, in Westbury. She will also visit a son, John Meany, in Seattle, Wash., for a month.

The Rev. Foster Perry, pastor of the Bridgehampton Methodist Church, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Elliston of Halsey Lane are attend­ing the annual Conference of the New York District being held at Bridgeport, Conn.

The Christian Education Commis­sion w ill have a Students’ Day pro­gram, “His Steadfast Love Endures Forever,” during the Sunday W or­ship Service at 11 a.m.

Mrs. Mabel Hedges of Lumber Lane is visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Hedges, in Ansonia, Conn., this week.

The annual recognition service honoring high school graduates of the Bridgehampton area will be held in the Presbyterian Church this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. A social hour will follow in the church parlors, sponsored by the Fellowship Club.

Tuesday from an extensive tour of Italy and Yugoslavia.

The Georgica Association bath­houses, which had undergone exten­sive renovation and repairs this spring, were opened on June 15 for the summer.

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J. C. Cunning East Hampton

N O T I C E

SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICTThe Commissioners of the Springs Fire District

are now accepting applications for membership in the Springs Fire Department. Any physically fit resi­dent of Springs Fire District between the ages of 18 and 55 is eligible to join. Application forms are avail­able from any of the undersigned.

ROBERT F. DORDELMAN, ChairmanRUSSELL CULLUM RONALD P. RIOUX

GEORGE S. MILLER, JR. RAYMOND TILLEY

Commissioners Springs Fire District