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MEMORIAL GATEWAY Founders' Landing
THE STORY OF THE
275m ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION OF
THE FOUNDING OF
SOUTHOLD TOWN
JULY 21-25. 1815
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1918
Copyright, 1915, by
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CONTENTS
Foreword 3
Official Program 6
Officers and Committees 8
Story of,the Celebration 15
Opening Reception
Academy Reunion
Parade
Ball Games
Minstrel Show
Memorial Gateway
Water Sports
Fireworks
Pageant Play
Closing Concert
Sunday Morning services
Union Religious Service
Union Memorial Service
Historic Exhibit
Tea House
Dancing Platform
Conclusion
Synopsis of the Pageant May 7. 7 52
Prologue
Prelude
Spirits of Nature
Indians
Episode L First Twenty Years of Southold
Interlude—Dance,"America"
Episode II. Political Government of Early Southold
Interlude—Early Southold School
Episode III. French and Indian War—"Spinning Song"
Episode IV. Early Revolutionary Days
Episode V. Return of Peace
Finale—Tableau and Recessional
Early History of Southold 68
8 276th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
CELEBRATION OFFICERS
Chairman of Celebration
Edward D. Cahoon
Assistant Chairmen
Mrs. Albert A. Folk
John W. Stokes, M.D.
Secretary and Treasurer
Frederick B.Terry
Pageant Directress
May Marshall Addy
CELEBRATION COMMITrRES
Publicity
Alfred H. Condon,Chairman
Ella B.Hallock Wm. T. Gagen
Lewis C. Austin Mrs. Frank D.Smith
Henry A. Reeves Herbert M. Hawkins
John L. Hahler Lewis P. Wilkinson
Charles Gildersleeve
Auditing
H. Howard Huntting, Chairman
Albert A. Folk Thomas Farley
William H.Joost
Admission and Sales
Lewis W. Horn,Chainnan
Albert T. Dickerson George Hogan
Wm. H. Terry Clair Van Dusen
John 1(.Howard Myron Glover
Daniel H.Horton John Ruebsamen
James M. Grattan Jay Glover
S. Lester Albertson Joseph Carroll
Wm. L. Williams Edward Grattan
Robert F. Carey Edward Donahue
Wm. O. Salmon Thomas Fox
E. D. Cahoon Israel P. Terry
Richard Hogan Richard Hodgins
Stephen O. Salmon William Grattan
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OFFICERS
EDWARD D. CAHOON, Chairman
DR. JOHN W. STOKES, FREDERICK K. TERRY,
Asst. Chairman Secretary and Treasurer
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Religious and Literary
Rev. Epher Whitaker, D.D.,Honorary Chairman
Frank R. Mitchell, Chairman
Albert T. Dickerson Chas. L. Sanford
Archie W. Symonds Rev. Wm. H. Lloyd
John H.Lehr Rev. Francis Ulean
Edward D. Cahoon Rev. H. E. Marsland
Thomas J. Phillips Rev. Geo. W. Scudder
Evening Entertainments
Mrs. Ella B. Hallock,Chairman
Mrs. Frank D. Smith Fred G. Prince
Mrs. A. F. Lowerre Harry Vail
Mrs. W. A. Cochran Joseph H. Marshall, M.D.
J. Leo Thompson Nat S. Tuthill
Charles Gildersleeve
Historical Exhibits
Mary L. Dayton, Chairman
Mary Jane Corwin Mrs. George H. Terry
Mrs. Albert A. Folk Mrs. William H. Taylor
Mrs. Joseph A. Wells Gertrude Corwin
Amy Sturges Mary Huntting
Margaret Harper Henry Heath,M.D.
Edith Prince Mrs. Henry Heath
Marcella Fos Herbert L.'Fordham
Mrs. Annie A. Spooner Mrs. Herbert L. Fordham
Richard S. Sturges
Historical and Carnival Parade
Dr. Joseph H. Marshall, Chairman
George H. Fleet Alvah M. Salmon
Alfred H. Cosden Frank Turner
William W. Griffin George H. Wells
Samuel P. Hedges William Batterman
Edwin D. Tuthill Nathaniel E. Booth
Charles F. Smith Frederick W. Bridge
Walter Grabie Samuel Dickerson
Charles Stephenson William H. Glover
Nathan H. Sayre Dr.Joseph M.Hartranft
Melrose I. Booth Frederick T. Jennings
Louis N. Sanford John Kenney
John Ruebsamen Walter T. Smith
W. Corey Albertson Milton R. Terry
Henry Wolff Arthur Taylor
William Holden Benjamin B.Tuthill
Frank F.Overton John H. Young
Philip H. Horton
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Aquatic Sports and Water Carnival
Dr. E. L'H. McGinnis, Chairman
Arthur Jones, Commodore Shelter Island Yacht Club
Edwin M. Millard Rensselaer G. Terry
Wm. F. Moore Benj. F. Macomber
Milton R.Terry Albert Taylor
John Ruebsamen Tennis Bergen
Edwin Prellwits Nathan Davis
John Messenger John J. Conklin
Albert G. Case
Decorations, Illuminations, Grand Stand and Grounds
Wm. T. Gagen, Chairman
George W. Smith Thomas C. Fox
Wm.R.Newbold J. Leo Thompson
Richard S. Sturges Fred E. Booth
Frederick Fickeissen Herbert W. Simons
J. Edward Corey Henry F. Van Wyck
E. Ernest Boisaean George R. Jennings
Spencer W. Petty Fred. G. Prince
Chas. H.Becktold Millard W. Golder
Louis Baumann Benj. L. Prince
Frank Strasser John Breitstadt
Fred.C.Leicht
Fireworks
Lewis W. Korn, Chairman
Henry L.Jewell Frank Gagen
Jonathan T. Overton Theo. Nenninger
S. L. Bennett Wm. H. Swartwout
Nicholas Carey Fred.E. Booth
Wm. F. Moore Wm. Schwicker
Albert W. Albertson Louis A. Tuthill
Theo.Hoinlus Charles T. Gordon
Dedication
Mrs. Sarah E. Wheeler, Chairman
Mrs. Geo. R. Jennings Henry W. Prince
Mrs. M. Belle Van Dusen Wm. H. Beebe
Lewis W. Korn
Historic Sites
N. Hubbard Cleveland, Chairman
Frank T.Wells Frank C. Horton
Frank P. Pottinger Edward H. Green
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Social Dancing
John W. Stokes, M.D., Chairman
Mrs. Irving R. Wiles W. Corey Albertson
Mrs. E. A. Bell Israel P. Terry
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Geo. F. Hummel
Georgia Marshall John V. M. Howell
Mrs. James M. Grattan Stephen 0. Salmon
Edward A. Bell Albert Taylor
Joseph Carroll
Community Beath Party
Frank D. Smith, Chairman
Geo. F. Hummel Mrs. H. N. Booth
Jesse L. Case Mrs. Wm. J. Conway
Mrs.,Louise Ruebsamen Mrs. David T. Conklin
Mrs. Wm. F. Moore Mrs. J.Ernest Howell
Mrs. Thomas Farley Mrs. P. J. Mahoney
Mrs. Martin Lehr Mrs. Wm. H. Taylor
Mrs. Geo. W. Smith Mrs. Geo. C. Terry
D. H. Jackson
Badges, Flags and Posters
Henry Prellwitz, Chairman
E.A. Bell W. I. Hagerman
Harry G. Fitz May Mitchell
James Matthews Richard C.Addy
H. M. Hawkins Wilson Glover
Otto Schafer
Field Sports
Chas. T. Gordon, Chairman
Israel P. Terry C. W. Booth
John Diller,Jr. Wm. T. Gagen
Fred. T. Jennings
Refreshments
Ladies' Village Improvement Society and Others
Mrs. Horatio N. Booth, Chairman
Mrs. David T. Conklin Mrs. Albert A. Folk
Mrs. M. Belle Van Dusan Mrs. Caroline Howell
Mrs. Thomas Farley Mrs. George C. Wells
Mrs. Sarah Wheeler Mrs. Louis Baumann
Miss Jane Corwin Mrs. Thomas Billard
Mrs. George R. Jennings Mrs. Annie Tillinghast
Mrs. David H. Jackson Anna Beebe
Mrs. Edward 0. Harrison Margaret Harper
Mrs. Benjamin L. Prince Frances W. Booth
Mrs. Theodore Nenninger Mrs. Catherine Cogan
Mrs. Theresa Davis Mrs. Theodore Smith
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Tea House
Whist Club and Others
Mrs. Louis N. Sanford, Chairman
Mrs. Albert W. Albertson Ernestine Boutcher
Mrs. John W. Stokes Amy Sturges
Mrs. Frederick K. Terry May Case
Mrs. Daniel H. Horton Agnes McCabe
Mrs. Frederick W. Bridge Susie May
Mrs. Mary Freeman Ellie Terry
Mrs. Millard W. Golder Susie Terry
Mrs. Albert A. Folk Hilda Leicht
Mrs. Archie W. Symonds Miriam Boissesu
Mrs. Albert T. Dickerson Doris Hagerman
Mrs. Henry L. Jewell Josephine Grattan
Mrs. Frederick G. Prince Isabel Boisseau
Mrs. Henry F. Van Wyck Edna Cahoon
Mrs. Henry Fisher Vera Terry
Emma Teague Mary Kenney
Caroline Taylor
Opening Reception
Tuesday Morning Club
Mrs. Joseph N. Hollock, Chairman
Mrs. Thomas J. Phillips Mrs. Edward A. Bell
Mrs. Frank R. Mitchell Mrs. Oliver V. Penney
Mrs. Joseph M. Hartranft Mrs. Elsie Williams
Mrs. Joseph H. Marshall Mrs. John M. Howard
Mrs. Alfred H. Cosden Mrs. Frank D. Smith
Mrs. Albert Steiner Mrs. Frederick W. Bridge
Mrs. Edward D. Cahoon Mrs. Elizabeth Hall
Mrs. Edwin M. Millard Mrs. Richard C. Addy
Academy Reunion
Miss Mattie A. Wells, Chairman
George W.Fitz,M.D. Miss Ida F.Wells
John V.M.Howell Mrs. Louise Pond Jewell
Mrs. Ella Judd Bennett Mrs. Annie Allis Payne
Hospitality
Mrs.Frederick G. Prince, Chairman
Music
Professor C.Oscar Moore,Leader of Pageant Play Orchestral Music
Mrs.Regina Sturmdorf,Leader of Pageant Play Vocal Music
Rev.Harris K. Smith,Leader of Choral Music
William M. King, Leader of General Orchestral Music
Mrs.May Horton Hummel,Piano Accompanist
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Pageant Play Dances
Hazel King, Chairman
Costumes
Georgia Marshall, Chairman
Reporting and Printing
Joseph N. Hallock, Chairman
John L. Kehler Harry Lee
Henry A. Reeves Lewis C. Austin
Horace H. Williamson Harry Brown
Transportation
Silas A. H. Dayton, Chairman
John S.Jenkins W. Corey Albertson
Chas. B. Byron John B.Coleman
Charles L. Stephenson
Police and Public Safety
Fred E. Booth, Chairman
Benjamin F. Macomber Frank Moffat
J.Leo Thompson Spencer W. Petty
Leo Gagen Harry Myers
Albert W. Albertson Frank T. Wells
James J. Gagen Harold Booth
Andrew Gagen Treat Merwin
Thomas J. Carey Thomas Fleming
Nicholas Carey Theodore Nenninger
Patrick Carey,Jr. John Turner
John Carey Charles Turner
William J. Conway Henry Wilkinson
Benjamin Ganga Fred T. Jennings
George GaSga Otto Schwan
Ernest Ulierich Edward H. Green
George Price Charles T. Gordon
Ushers
Rensselaer G. Terry, Chairman
Israel P.Terry Henry Jennings
Clement W. Booth J. Irving Fanning
Albert W. Albertson W. Germond Cochran
Carlisle Cochran Philip L. Danz
John J. Turner Albert G. Francis
O. V. Penney Millard Howard
W. J. Grattan John Ruebsamen
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Progran
May Marshall Addy, Chairman
Louise Pond Jewell Joseph N. Hallock
Auxiliary
Riverhead
Mr. Robert P. Grilling, Chairman
Rev. William L Chalmers Mrs. Otis G. Pike
Agwbogue
Miss Mary L. Aldrich,Chairman
Miss Nellie W. Young Mr. George C. Young
Mattituck
Mr. Charles Gildersleeve, Chairman
Mrs. Herbert R. Conklin Rev. Charles E. Craven,D.D.
Cutchogue and New Suffolk
Mrs. Harrison H. Tuthill,Chairman
Mrs. Frederick G. Beebe Mrs.James Wickham
Greenport
Mr. Seward S. Travis,Chairman
Mr. Fred B. Corey Mrs. George E. Post
Mr. Frank D. Schaumburg Mrs. Joseph Townsend
Mrs. John J. Bartlett
East Marion
Miss Effie Mull, Chairman
Mrs. Edward T. Rackett Mrs. Halsey Wiggins
Orient
Miss Leila M. Young, Chairman
Mrs. Estelle B.Dearborn Dr. Henry Heath
The Story of the Celebration
THE Celebration of the Two Hundred and Seventh-fifth
Anniversary of the Founding of Southold Town l How can
its story be told—what it meant to the people and what it
revealed of them? The most interesting thing about it was
its transforming power. The quiet streets and fields were
unrecognizable. There was pageantry everywhere—by day
and night--color, music, motion, brilliancy, and a vast,
happy throng of people. Men and women who have gone
staidly about their homely duties were found perfectly equal
to meeting the strain and quick emergencies of the great
occasion. Farmers who have jogged slowly behind work-
horses all their lives became tense, alert policemen, guiding
with perfect safety and without confusion the thousands of
people and automobiles that completely filled the streets.
Southold may be old and her people staid,but she is not dead
or even decrepit. She can be keenly alive when there is
occasion to be such.
Opening Reception
The evening of the 21st came. The wind blew east,
clouds hung low, storms raged near,but at eight o'clock the
magic hour struck and the old town sprang to life and soul-
stirring excitement. Regardless of rain, the automobiles
began rolling to the door of the old Academy in that
ceaseless stream that marked a feature of the Celebra-
tion. It was a magic hour and a magic scene. Time
seemed to have turned back. Ladies and gentlemen in
grand and dainty costumes, true to the period of more
than a hundred years ago,glided swiftly up the grass-grown
walk, under the porch, past the stately, well-trained serv-
ants, into the beautiful old parlor, where they were gra-
ciously received by George and Martha Washington (Mr.
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R. S. Sturges and Mrs. Elsie Williams). The room itself
was well worth visiting. Deft hands and exquisite taste had
gathered together just the articles to give the right feeling
of a lovely, old-time parlor. The room was dimly lighted
with candles and shaded lamps,their soft glow adding to the
impression that the beautiful, gay figures were a part of a
phantom scene of long ago.-
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go:True to the traditions and tastes of Southold, that some-
thing grave must be mixed always with the gay, on this
historic occasion a valuable paper relating to the settling of
Southold and the sites of its old homes, was read. It was
written in 1876, by the late Albertson Case, Esq., when he
was Town Clerk of Southold. Mr. N. Hubbard Cleveland,
who is one of the best authorities on local history and was
chairman of the historic sites committee, brought the paper
to the attention of the chairman of the Celebration and at
Mr. Cleveland's request it was read by the present Town
Clerk,Mr.Joseph N.Hallock. (A part of the paper is printed
elsewhere.)
Solos that touched hearts were sung by a true daughter
and son of Southold, Anna Prince Hedges, a descendant of
William Wells, the lawyer, and Don Salmon Whitcomb,
descended from one of the early settlers. The words of Mrs.
Hedges's song of greeting,"Our Own Folk,"were written by
her for the occasion, and sung to the tune, "My Ain Folk,"
proved fitting and beautiful. And Mr. Whitcomb's brilliant
rendering of Bruno Huhn's "Invictus'=who will ever forget
it or the message of the song?
Throughout the evening old-fashioned airs were played on
stringed instruments from King's Orchestra, of Greenport.
In spite of the crowd, the grand march took place, George
and Martha Washington leading, and then to the joy of the
older generation, followed the quadrille and lancers, danced
in a manner quite to their satisfaction.
Thus the Tuesday Morning Club, through its able sub-
committees, worked out in detail and met the expense of
every arrangement for a reception that might fittingly open
the Celebration and sound the first note of a grand success.
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For a few hours only during that night did quiet reign
In the town. At what seemed a surprisingly early hour, and
In a surprising manner to many, every bell in town pealed
forth, announcing that the first glad day of the Celebration
had dawned. R. S. Sturges,who guards jealously the treas-
ures and interests of the First Church, brought out the
old metal triangle,that was doubtless the first bell ever used
in Southold,and amid all the clanging, its notes were heard,
not unlike those of a fire bell.
Academy Reunion
On the morning of Thursday, with the same heartiness
and jubilance of spirit, in the same place as on the previous
evening,gathered the former students,teachers,and friends
of the old Southold Academy. They came not as of yore,on
the first day, nearly fifty years ago, plodding through deep
snow, but flying up the shady street in swift gutomobiles,
and many of them. Promptly at 9 o'clock the bell rang,but
order did not follow for a long time. Old schoolmates must
clasp hands, look in one another's faces, and recall the days
when they were Dan and Bill and Joe. Jolly times! Old
pranks must be played over again. The same old excuses
must be slipped into teacher's hand. No barriers now
between teachers and pupils! Trials and troubles of school
days were all forgotten in the golden afterglow that comes
with years. It was good to be there and witness the bond
between the students and teachers of the old Academy. To
make the reunion perfect, Dr. Whitaker was present, and
many and valuable were the incidents he told relating to the
founding and early days of the Academy.
Among those present from out of town were: Annie
Smith Cummings, Mary Howell Wells, Rev. Daniel H. Over-
ton, Ella Sanford Cartwright, Arthur H. Terry, M.D., Etta
Tuthill Terry, Harriet Fanning Fitz, Geo. W. Fitz, M.D.,
Jennie Salmon Bryan, May Case.Berresford, Agnes Lindsay
Biles, Helen Hunting Bly, B. A. Hallock, Elizabeth Elmer,
Grace Payne Rhodes, Melrose Spooner, Carrie Corey Mor-
ton, Nat S. Tuthill, Myra Robinson Tuthill, Anna Prince
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Hedges,Hon.John L. Havens,Burton D.Corwin,Lizzie Tut-
hill Hudson, Lucy M. Leicht, Edna Spooner Morrell, Joseph
C.Albertson. Former principals or assistants present were:
Mrs. James R. Robinson, Mrs. Louise Pond Jewell, Mrs.
Annie Allis Payne,Mrs.J. N. Hallock.
Finally school was "called" by Miss Mattie Wells, chair-
man of the Reunion Committee. All joined in singing
"America" and repeating the Twenty-third Psalm. Dr.
Whitaker offered a brief prayer. Remarks were made by the
last president of the Alumni, Rev. D. H. Overton, Mrs.
James R. Robinson, Mrs. Cartwright, and Miss Mary Hunt-
ting. School was dismissed with anticipations of a joyful
reunion on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the
Academy, to be celebrated in 1918.
Parade
On Thursday afternoon the long-looked-for and talked-
about parade took place. Good judges declared it was the
best thing of its kind ever put together on Long Island. It
was not such by chance. Dr.J. H.Marshall, the grand mar-
shal, had a grand conception in his mind of what Southold
might do in the way of a parade and he worked for weeks
and months, determined that his conception should be real-
ized. Persons owning automobiles, horses, vehicles of any
kind, farm machinery, fire apparatus, boats—anything that
would add interest to the parade—were interviewed and
their promise secured to be ready at the appointed place and
time. Few failed to keep the appointment and, more than
that, each participant spent time and means to make his
contribution to the great parade a worthy one. Need one
marvel, then, when all these carefully prepared parts came
together, that a spectacle was produced that thrilled the
hearts of the beholders.
There was a stateliness about it, a magnificence, surely
an artistic effect, that seldom characterizes a parade. It
moved like clockwork, without jolt or jar or friction of any
kind. The automobiles and floats were remarkable for their
beauty of design and execution. Some of the finest horses
DR. JOSEPH H. MARSHALL
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In the country stepped proudly to the music. Even the
comical features were interesting,because it was known just
what a frolic some of the best known men in our town were
having in contributing their services in this manner for the
enjoyment of others.
The line of march was from Mill Hill, where the line
formed, to Hobart Avenue, then around the block by Town
Harbor and up Bay Avenue to Main Street,then west to the
point of beginning—,a distance of about four miles. Houses
and public building were gaily decorated and ten thousand
people lined the streets. The parade was one and one half
miles long and it took twenty-five minutes to pass a given
point. There were two hundred and fifteen automobiles and
it is estimated that two thousand persons took part and
were in the line of parade.
Headed by Dr. Marshall on a noble steed, and the Sag
Harbor Cornet Band, the parade started promptly at two
o'clock. Following, came a yoke of oxen and an ox-cart,
driven by Mr. Peter Gaffga. These were the same ox-cart
and driver that took part in the parade twenty-five years
ago. Then, however, there were six oxen instead of two,
and it was not necessary to import them from a distant
place. Had it not been for the kindness of Mr. Eugene W.
Durkee, of Patchogue, who loaned the oxen, and the knowl-
edge and skill of Mr. Gaffga as a past-driver, anything so
rare as a noble yoke of oxen might not have led the parade
of 1915. Even with the oxen setting the pace, no eye was
quick enough to see and make note of everything. It all
passed too swiftly.
The Greenport Fire Department was represented by
Relief Hose and Eagle Hose; Mattituck's Fire Department
was present, and Southold was represented by Eagle Hook
and Ladder, Protection Engine and its hose company, with
young girls riding on the engine. As a contrast with mod-
ern fire-fighting apparatus came the Riverhead Red Jacket
engine,one hundred years old, the first engine in Riverhead.
Then followed a young boys'band; fantastic marchers of all
sorts and kinds; Southold High School boys and girls;
young Continentals;Boy Scouts;Indians;horseback riders;
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1640 hay-rack filled with first settlers; a wagon containing
old farm machinery; another, members of the W. C. T. U.;
a Knights of Columbus Float bearing a ship to represent
Columbus's ship; Josephine Addy dressed in national colors
in a cart drawn by her big dog; Newark Female Stars and
Southold Baseball Nine; and many other decorated wagons.
Headed by the Greenport Cornet Band came two hundred
and fifteen decorated autos. It would be impossible to name
them all, but among them were the following: A Colonial
car containing John and Priscilla Alden (H. L. Fordham) ;
a flag-decorated float bearing the Liberty Bell as the central
figure—designed by Mrs. E. M. Brodhead—costumes of the
occupants, colonial (W. D. Faulkner) ; a car trimmed with
red poppies on a dark green background (T. J. Phillips) ; a
car enveloped in a black and gilt box, containing a playing
Victor, representing a calliope (Miss Georgia Marshall) ; a
car decorated with asparagus vine and white privet blos-
soms (Mrs. R. Sturmdorf) ; a car in white and tri-color con-
taining the members of the "Home" group in the closing
tableau of the Pageant (Albert Albertson) ; a car represent-
ing a pink and white poppy bed, car lined with white, tires
white, and costumes of occupants, white with touches of
pink (E. D. Cahoon) ; car trimmed with patriotic colors,
occupants in old-time costumes (Ernest Beebe) ; a Vassar
car, representing a gray basket, filled with pink roses and
girls in pink (Ann Hallock) ; two Syracuse University cars
in yellow and black, filled with students;a car covered with
sunflowers, nodding from a background of crisp green
foliage, costumes white with Normandy caps and white
fichus, trimmed with tiny sunflowers (J. H. Marshall) ; a
car festooned with morning glories, costumes white with
touches of dainty morning glory colors (Rev. W. H. Longs-
worth) ; a large car with top raised, every inch of exposed
surface covered with fresh golden rod, costumes of ladies,
yellow (A. H. Cosden) ; a float representing the early his-
tory of Sterling,or Greenport,with Indians, canoe, and wig-
wam (Greenport Board of Trade) ; a car covered with rag
carpet, costumes colonial (George B. Preston) ; a car in
white bearing the motto, "Let us have Peace" (L. F.
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Terry) ;.a car decorated with pennants (J. B.-Roache) ; a
car in white containing little fairies (J.J.Bartlett) ;a patri-
otic car with immense American eagle as head-piece (E. D.
Tuthill) ; two Oyster Ponds cars, containing early settlers
(Frank Danforth and Edward S. Edwards) ; car decorated
with wheat (Henry Tabor) ; a car decorated with cat-tails
and flags (Louis M. Young) ; a car entirely covered with
wild flowers and meadow grass (Ezra H. Young) ; a car cov-
ered with golden coreopsis and asparagus (George L.
Edwards) ;a car decorated with flags and bayberry (Charles
S. Stephenson) ; cars decorated with flags (Edward W.
Latham, Clarence H. Tuthill, Henry H. Richard, John H.
Brown, Floyd F. King, William H. Beebe) ; a patriotic car
containing four generations—Daniel Terry Tuthill, Lucy
Tuthill Glover Luce, Iva Glover Luce, Eloise Frances Luce
(D. T. Tuthill) ; two "Votes for Women" cars (Mrs. E. M.
Millard and Mrs.William Batterman) ; a car, "Fruits of the
Land" (Nat E. Booth) ; a car filled with Camp Fire Girls,
another with gnomes, and very many more both interest-
ing and beautiful that we were unable to make note of or
that could not be identified with their owners.
Ball Games
At this point a sport that cannot be discounted in this
country must be reported. Like all other true Americans,
Southolders are loyal to the national game. The energetic
chairman of the field sports committee, Mr. Charles T. Gor-
don, arranged for a game of baseball on every afternoon of
the Celebration wegk-days. One need only mention the gate
receipts (more than six hundred dollars) to know how pop-
ular the games were. Immediately following the parade on
Thursday afternoon, the thousands on the street turned
with one accord to the diamond on the High School grounds.
Here gathered the largest baseball crowd that ever came
together on the East End,to witness the game between the
Newark Female Stars and the Southold team. It was a
novel game, quite different from the usual one. However,
people got the worth of their money in watching the efforts
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of the girls to play ball,and in the enjoyment of the courtesy
of the home team,of the umpire,and of the audience,in their
treatment of the visiting players. There were interesting
features and decisions about this game that made it well
worth seeing.
On Friday afternoon a game was played between Sag
Harbor and Southold,resulting in a score of 13 to 1 in favor
of Southold.
Promptly at 1:30, on Friday, the afternoon of the
Pageant Play, the great crowd again made its way to the
High School diamond, as if nothing could precede or super-
sede interest in baseball. The regular league game between
Orient and Southold was down for this date, and it proved
the most exciting game of the Celebration and one of the
best ever played by the East End League, requiring eleven
innings to give a score of 7 to 6 in favor of Southold.
Minstrel Show
On Thursday evening an open-air, old-time minstrel
show was held on what is now known as the Pageant Green,
the place set apart for the enacting of the Pageant Play on
the lawn of Mrs.Flora B. Bliss and generously loaned by the
summer tenant, Mr. Alfred H. Cosden. What a setting it
afforded for an evening's entertainment--shining water,
dark pines, and over all the moonlight! The entertainment
was under the management chiefly of Mr. J. Leo Thompson,
although in this, as in everything else, there was hearty
co6peration from all concerned in its production. The pro-
gram was marked by smoothness, good chorus work, solos
sung by young voices that were remarkably true and sweet,
and plenty of fun that was enjoyed as much by the actors as
by the audience.
The circle consisted of John Pollock, Harry R. Vail, Dr.
J. H. Marshall and Frank M. Gagen as end men; J. Leo
Thompson, interlocutor; Harry Myers, Ray Hummel, Lloyd
Cogan, Frederick Fickeissen, Frederick W. Bridge, Albert
Taylor,Herbert Wells, George Hogan, Wesley Prince, James
Lennon and John Scott.
The program was as follows:
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PART I
Chorus, "In the Land of Cotton".. ..... ... . .. .. ....Circle
"Ring Off, Coon".. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ....... . .. .Mr. Gagen
"Virginia Lee". . ... .. . .. . . . ... . . . .. . . . . ... . .Mr. Hogan
"Rolling".. ... ... ... . . . . ... .. .. .. ..... ... .Dr. Marshall
INTERLUDE
Society Dances.. . ... . . .. .. . . .. . .Mr. Halterman and Lady
Pantomime Sketch. .Dr.Marshall and Mr.William T. Gagen
Buck and Wing Dancing
Messrs. George Gildersleeve and George McMillen
PART II
"Night Time in Dixie".. . .. . ... .... .. ... . .. .. .Mr. Cogan
"When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo"..Mr. Scott
"Auntie Skinner's Chicken Dinner".. . . .. .. .. .. .Mr. Myers
"Bake that Chicken Pie".. .... . . . ... . .. . . .. . . . . .Mr. Vail
Closing Chorus, "Dixie".. . ... ...... ... .. ... ... .. . .Circle
King's Orchestra furnished the music.
Memorial Gateway
Early on Friday afternoon the tide of humanity began
setting toward the Old Wharf property, christened anew
this year as Founders' Landing Park. Here a most inter-
esting series of events took place. First on the program
was the Dedication of the Founders' Landing Gateway,
erected by the Ladies' Village Improvement Society.
The ladies arranged a fine order of exercises, which was
as follows:
Singing under the direction of Rev. Harris K. Smith;
Presentation of the Gateway in behalf of the Ladies'Village
Improvement Society, Edward D. Cahoon, chairman of the
Celebration; Acceptance by Park Commissioner Henry W.
Prince; Poem, "The Memorial Gateway," written by Metta
Horton Cook, read by Frank R. Mitchell; Chorus, "Landing
of the Pilgrim Fathers" (Felicia Hemans) ; Address by Rev.
Daniel H. Overton, of Islip; Singing by the audience,
"America."
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The addresses were short but impressive. Mr. Cahoon
in presenting the Gateway, said:
"To the honorable Board of Commissioners of this delightful spot
for a Village Park,I have the honor and the great pleasure of offering
in the name of, and for, the Ladies' Village Improvement Society this
splendid Gateway which they have erected as a Memorial of the Two
Hundred and Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the founding of the Town of
Southold.
"It is more than this—and it shall ever be a memorial to the
fidelity,the affection,and the industry of this band of faithful women
whose many good works shall live long after this generation shall have
passed away,as an abiding reminder of the fact that they are worthy
descendants of the noble self'-sacrificing men and women whose mem-
ory we will recall to-morrow in Pageant Play before the present
generation.
"I need not trespass on your time to recite the praises of this
Society—'their works do follow them.' Their only weakness is a virtue
—modesty. Being women, they cannot talk. This gift is made pos-
sible by the munificence and public spirit of Mrs. Minnie Terry Smith,
Mr.Jonathan Terry Overton, and his brother Daniel,.who as the heirs
of the late Jonathan B. Terry, with whose memory this spot is so
tenderly associated,have given in fee forever to the Park Commission,
the strip of land adjoining our original purchase, to the corner road
line on the east. To them I do but feebly express the gratitude and
appreciation of all our village people.
"I want to leave with this splendid audience just one thought. It
is thio—Our Works Live. I remember when 'Boas Shepherd; as he
was called in scorn and derision, was planning, grading, and laying
out the streets of Washington. To-day, when Mr. Shepherd with his
big vision of the future importance of the nation's capital is no longer
remembered,the whole country rejoices in his achievement,and enjoys
the 'City Beautiful.'
"I have heard, and some of you here doubtless recall, that when
the South Road was opened through to Greenport so that travel no
longer had to go by way of Boisseau Avenue and the North Road,that
there was strong opposition, and bitter denunciation of the useless
expense and heavy burden put upon the taxpayers; but we have and
shall always have for our enjoyment the better and shorter way. So
with this Park,whatever may have been the criticism of those to whom
we are indebted for it, it is ours now and for all time, and shall
remain the greatest blessing to our village that our people have yet
secured.
"And now, Mr. Prince, to you, as Chairman of the Board of Park
Commissioners, and in the name of the Ladies' Village Improvement
Society, I formally present this Memorial Gateway, the first great
permanent improvement yet made to our beautiful park site."
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In accepting the Gateway,Park Commissioner Henry W.
Prince said:
"Members of the Ladies' Village Improvement Society, in behalf
of the Park Commissioners and the people of Southold, I accept the
offering you have made, which so plainly shows your interest and
enthusiasm in beautifying This historic spot. Your gift is highly
appreciated by.those now living and I am sure will be by the genera-
tions to come. Therefore, in the name of our townspeople of the
present and the future,I thank you for this beautiful and substantial
Gateway which you have erected at the spot where our forefathers
made their first entrance to the town."
Mr. Prince referred to the early traditions connected
with the landing place and the names it had borne, one of
the later ones, when he was a boy, having been L'Hom-
medieu Landing. Pointing across an arm of the Bay to
"Little Gray House," the summer home of Dr. Edward
L'Hommedieu McGinnis, he told how the owner's distin-
guished ancestor, Ezra L'Hommedieu, once owned all the
land skirting the creek and bay thereabouts, including what
is now the public park. The speaker paid graceful tribute
to Southold's present representative of the old family and
the services that he was rendering to the town of his
fathers. Incidentally, also, grateful recognition was made
of similar services done by new-comers in zealous interest of
the old town's welfare. The few words of acceptance were
cordial and appreciative.
As the Gateway was formally presented, it was unveiled
by Josephine Addy, the young daughter of the Pageant
Directress, and Helen Booth. Slowly the great American
flags were drawn aside, and an imposing and appropriate
memorial was revealed. The pillars of the Gateway and
their coping were of cobble stones gathered from the native
fields and beach,all fitly and beautifully joined together. On
a granite tablet of one pillar were the words: "Founders'
Landing, 1640." On the other: "Erected by the L. V. I. S.,
1915." The memorial was designed and built by Frederick
E. Booth. Rev. Daniel H. Overton, who knows and loves
Southold well,made the address of the occasion. His speech
included many interesting references to the early history
and traditions of the town. His humorous decisions with
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reference to perplexing points in history were especially
pleasing to a Southold audience. Among other things Mr.
Overton said:
"It is fitting that I should speak at this occasion,for I feel that I
belong to you both by ancestry and by marriage. There was no Over.
ton among the original families that landed here,but there were two
Overton who had sense enough to join the colonists a little later—
Bev.Isaac Overton,of Oyster Ponds or Orient,and Isaac Overton,the
far famed giant of Southold.
"But there were both a Terry and a Corey among the original set-
tlers,and I married into those two families when I took for my wife
Carrie Corey Terry. So you we that both by ancestry and marriage
I belong to you.
"Now,to-day on this historic occasion,I want to settle forever the
priority of the settlement of Southold. Southampton claims the pri-
ority,but I am sure that when the Southampton colony came to these
shores they found Southold occupied or they would have surely stopped
here, for who would ever have passed by this beautiful and favored
spot to land on the southern mainland and walk several miles to find
or found Southampton? We know what man and wealth have done
for Southampton. The sea is there, and beautiful summer homes are
there. It is a charming village,but it is unreasonable to suppose that
the first colonists would have passed by this beautiful and fertile
spot,with its harbor and its creeks abounding in sea food,to go on to
Southampton unless they found this already occupied. I claim,there-
fore, the priority for Southold. The colonists landed here in Sep-
tember, 1640, and in Southampton in November, 1640.
"This gateway that we now dedicate marks the very spot where the
original families landed. There were thirteen men with their families,
we are told. They apparently were not superstitious over thirteen in
those days. They all had their families with them except Peter Hal-
lock, and for some reason he was the first to land. Possibly it was
because every wife wanted to land first and they settled it by allow-
ing the man who didn't have his wife with him to make the first step
on this new soil.
"This is a gateway and it is a fit emblem with which to mark this
holy and historic spot. It was a gateway to the colonists to a new
land,to new homes,to new experiences, and new struggles.
"It is a gateway to the people of this village and community to the
bay and the beach, the natural and time-honored playground and
bathing place of the people.
"What you have done here in securing this park,and in giving this
gateway of access to the water to the people,all villages on the Island
ought to do. Some of the villages have sold their birthright and can
never get it back again. You got yours back in time and now will hold
it forever for the people. Now you have marked this historic spot in
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cement abd stone,as well as in your minds and hearts, and this gate-
way will stand for years to come as a witness of the wisdom of our
ancestors in landing here and your wisdom in thus securing and mark-
ing the spot.
"They were a sturdy people, those early settlers, the founders of
the Southold Church and Town. We are proud of them. We boast of
them. But let us be worthy of the heritage they have given us and
fight well our battles and do well our toil and live well our lives,
lest it be true of us, as William Jay said of those who were always
boasting of their ancestors and doing little to honor them. He said
they reminded him of potatoes—the best part is underground.
"Let us be worthy the heritage our ancestors have given us by
living lives that will honor their memory. It is not where we have
come from,but what we are and do,that counts the most."
Water Sports
Without a moment's pause at the conclusion of the pro-
gram, the water sports, under the direction of Dr. E. L'H.
McGinnis and Arthur Jones, Commodore of the Shelter
Island Yacht Club, and their able committee, got swiftly
under way. They were watched with intense interest and
amusement by the crowds on the wharf and beach, as well
as by cheering,enthusiastic visitors on gaily decorated boats
of every description. The prizes consisted of gold and silver
medals, stamped with the Celebration emblem, a double
head—an Indian's, looking backward, and a white man's,
looking forward—designed by Henry Prellwitz. The prizes
were awarded as follows:
Women's Dive—Helen Paige, first; Constance Burns,
second; Alberta Weber, third.
Tub Race—Llewellyn Hutchinson, first;Wilton Lackaye,
second.
100-Yard Swim for Men—John Gerlin, first; F. Ecker,
second; William Hoinkis, third.
50-Yard Swim, Girls—Constance Burns, first; Helen
Paige, second; Alberta'Weber, third.
50-Yard Swim, Boys—C. K. Brunn, first; Wilton Lack-
aye, second;John Dowie,third.
Canoe Race, for Men—Frank Conklin end Fred keil,
first; Gaty and Edwards, second. .
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Women's Canoe Race—Dorothy McKee and Alice Allen,
first;Mary Robinson and Bertha Weber, second.
50-Yard Swim for Men—John Gerlin, first; Paul Roth,
second; Theodore Gatz, third.
Men's Fancy Dive—Fred Rohm, first; Arthur Burns,
second.
Women's Tub Race—Constance Burns, first; Vivian
Hutchinson, second; Marguerite Laporte, third.
Rowboat Races for Men—Robinson Brothers, first;
Wesley Prince and Jack Loth, second.
Canoe Tilting Wesley Prince and Jack Loth, first; F.
Ecker and Sturges, second.
One of the most interesting attractions connected with
the Celebration was the anchoring in the Bay of the torpedo
boat destroyer Terry, brought here through the efforts of
Congressman Lathrop Brown. It was visited by many of
our people and every courtesy was shown them by the offi-
cers in charge, who in turn were entertained on shore at
"Little Gray House," the summer home of Dr. E. LH.
McGinnis.
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Fireworks
The great field on the bluff, the use of which had been
kindly donated by Mrs. Minnie Terry Smith, was rapidly
filling with automobiles as darkness came on. Fifteen hun-
dred cars,it is said, came to watch the wonderful display of
Pain's fireworks that took place on the beach. The Green-
port Band played while families and parties enjoyed their
suppers. As the lights flashed out on the boats and Jap-
anese lanterns were lighted, the harbor seemed filled with
boats in gala attire. The Water Carnival was a brilliant
sight, but more wonderful than even the magnificent fire-
works—Niagara Falls by moonlight, the waving of Old
Glory, or the display of our own lovely Celebration Pennant
In outlines of light—was the motionless sea of heads down
on the beach that was illumined at every flash of fire. Where
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did the ten thousand people come from? What spirit of
unity was binding all hearts together in perfect harmony
and order now, as at every event of the Celebration? How
did they all vanish so quickly and quietly, without a sign of
crowding or disorder? The most interesting thing in the
world is a crowd of people, and truly the most admirable, a
Southold crowd.
Pageant Play
Saturday came and one could feel in the air that the
climax of the Celebration was approaching. Automobiles
flew faster than ever and all on business bent. Everybody
wore an expression on his face that meant now or never
must the thing in hand be done. The afternoon of the great
Pageant Play of Ancient Southold arrived,and the chairman
of every committee might well feel that his duties now were
done, completed to the best of his ability under the circum-
stances.
An artist may, with a few strokes of a brush, suggest a
great scene. Would that a great writer might with a few
strokes of his pen present to readers the beauty and power
of the Pageant Play presented under the direction of May
Marshall Addy at "Creekside." A more perfect setting
could not have been found. The Pageant Green, with its
knolls and slopes, its tall trees and bushes, its low bluffs
from behind which actors appeared and disappeared, looked
out on Creek and Bay. In its background, looking eastward
toward the site of the old Indian village of Yenneacott, lay
a very perfect modern reproduction of Indian camp life,
while more to the right and west appeared a semblance of
one of the homes of the early settlers. The play was per-
formed on the grass, nature's stage, and well would it have
been for all concerned had nature continued her work and
dealt as kindly with the audience as with the actors,by rear-
ing for the former,a great hill from whose sides the specta-
tors might have watched the drama of the early life of
Southold. The setting was perfect, but the seating was a
problem from the start. Let those who feel inclined to com-
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plain, realize the difficulties of the situation and know also
that the gravest consideration was given from the begin-
ning to the matter of seating comfortably the large such.
ence. If there was failure in doing this, it was not inten-
tional or owing to want of thought.
Another feature that contributed largely to the beauty
of the play was the costuming. This was in charge of Miss
Georgia Marshall, sister of Mrs, Addy. Think of planning
clothes for two hundred people! Some were homemade and
some were rented, but all were well made, appropriate, and
artistic. The costumes alone were worthy of especial study,
so carefully were they designed and made for the characters
and the times.
One recalls now the Pageant Play as a great moving pic-
ture. There was much of action with here and there the
spoken word or song. The characters, in fitting dress, ap-
peared and disappeared. It mattered not whether- words
were heard or not. A suggestion was made, and the active
imagination followed with the liveliest interest the story of
long ago. A pageant pre-supposes imagination on the part
of the audience. It assumes also leisure sufficient for watch-
ing the sometimes slow and sometimes swift development
of epochs in history. Things are not all cut and dried, true
to fact, and made to order in a pageant. It is delightful in
its suggestiveness. As was said in the prologue, one is to
"give free play to happy fancies, and wander [not rush)
down dim pathways."
The speaker of the Prologue was named Community
Friendship. Name and words and gown—white with yellow
bands—betokened the character apd aim of the speaker.
Underneath and between the lines one read the highest
end of the Pageant—fellowship. The words, "Let us
live it o'er together,"were realized in the fact that hundreds
had worked together to produce what thousands came to-
gether to witness. The work of Community Friendship was
done before the Prologue was spoken. The part was to have
been taken by Mrs.Minnie Terry Smith,but in her absence,
Was Helen Millard, of Brooklyn and Southold, delivered the
Prologue in a highly effective manner.
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Spirits of Nature, representing everything beautiful in
nature, who possessed the land before the coming even of
the Indians,and who still possess it,led by Miss Hazel King,
appeared with all the abandon of waves and sunlight, flying
clouds and swaying branches, and danced with a freedom
and grace, perfectly true to their character. They flitted
away and became a part of the landscape.
The Red Man appeared. If the Pageant Play gave us
nothing else,we should be thankful for this scene,so artistic
and perfect in its suggestiveness of the Indian life that has
entirely vanished from our soil. We fancy the presentation
of this episode cost the directors, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Prell-
witz and the able committee associated in the work, many
months of research and preparation. The costumes, the
ornaments, the occupations, the wigwam and canoes, the
movements, sounds, dancing, now simple and sedate, now
wild and frantio—all were a natural part of the primitive
life that the actors seemed to be actually living. The ap-
pearance and songs of Os-ke-non-ton, grandson of a real
Mohawk Indian chief, a true artist in his instincts, added
greatly to the perfection of this scene. One of the most
artistic and pathetic acts in the play was the gradual and
final retirement of the Indians from the foreground and the
farewell song of Os-ke-non-ton.
The coming of the Puritans, headed by Pastor John
Youngs (W. R. Newbold), was equally stirring. One felt
the seriousness of the movement of these first settlers, their
strength of character, their determination to live according
to their convictions of right,come what would. It was mar-
velous the manner in which the spirit of the old settlers was
portrayed. Yea, verily, much of the original must still
remain in these descendants and have been manifested in
their wonderful enactment of the part. Men, women, and
children of the Southold Grange represented a great scene,
and they performed their parts with a dignity and serious-
ness that was thrilling. The Town Board also made no frolic
of the occasion. They looked and acted as if they fully real-
ized the sacred responsibility resting on their shoulders.
Was there one in the play who did not act his part well?
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Even little Caleb Horton, the first child born in the town,
cried at just the right moment. The Town Crier, too, was
perfect. We wonder if in the old days he was as fine in form
and as clear in voice,and moved as gracefully as did the one
who strode the Green, rang his bell and cried "Hear ye i
Hear ye i Hear ye! on the afternoon of the Pageant.
Prominent citizens of Greenport and Orient acted the
Purchase Scene in Episode I with a fine dignity and appre-
ciation. With perfect dignity and decorum also the great
oxen performed their part in this scene. Not every driver
whose ox-goad had been idle for twenty-five years could have
guided as skilfully as this one the oxen and cart up the nar-
row road and on the Green. But then—everything went off
just right. Even the household effects in the Purchase
Scene were interesting. The quaint old pieces of furniture
piled on to the cart were real heirlooms of the early settlers
of Greenport and Orient. The neatly gowned women and
children stepped lightly aboard, the oxen turned, the men
followed and thus began new homes in outlying settlements.
John Budd spoke but once, but he made an impression
that caused a stranger to accost him after the play and
warmly endorse his utterances. The three heretics, Budd,
Smith, and Norton, in their brief scene, acted long enough
to enlist the sympathies of the audience. The coming of
.the Dutch messenger to demand the allegiance of Southold
and his repulse by the latter was given with just the spirit
we should imagine old Southold to have displayed.
There were bright interludes and scenes to relieve the
soberness of the historical episodes. A party of six young
ladies spending the summer at Paradise Point danced a most
interesting dance called "America." They represented
epochs in the history of America,beginning with the Indian,
and following in order were the Puritan, the Dutch, the
Quaker, the Cavalier, and modern life.
The Early Southold School was also one of the most
attractive features. Who else could be the inimitable Dame
except our one and only Julia Conklin? With what zest and
fun the Dame and the quaintly dressed children entered into
the old forgotten games, London Bridge and Looby Loo!
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How we want to see them all again as they played and sang
under that great pine tree!
A goodly company of fair ladies, well dressed, too, and
diligent spinners (?) sang,under Mrs.Sturmdorf's direction,
a spinning song. The song and the spinning were greatly
enjoyed.
Another interesting scene was from the Revolutionary
times,when one of a party of Red Coats sang "The Song of
the Bow." The insults the singer afterward gave and re-
ceived were effectively done by Officer Jones and Mistress
Howell. The tableau, "Spirit of '76," done by descendants
of G.A.R.men,drew the audience to their feet. One scene
followed another, each with its interest and beauty, each
suggesting some epoch-making period in the nation of which
Southold was a part, till the end came in the close of the
Revolutionary War. The return of peace was celebrated by
a grand reception. Stately dames received and stately
dames and fine gentlemen arrived and were announced by a
grand functionary in a manner befitting the guests and the
occasion. Then Ezra L'Hommedieu, Barnabas Horton and
William Wells and other notables of various periods, with
their ladies, danced the minuet. Sixteen young ladies and
gentlemen from Riverhead performed this part. Very soft
music was played and whether intentional or not the effect
produced was weirdly beautiful. Gracefully and silently the
powdered and richly dressed figures moved through the
figures of the old dance, till one felt he was beholding phan-
toms. The scene became unreal, a dream or vision that one
was permitted for an instant to behold. Thus was produced
easily an illusion that might have taxed the powers of the
best stage manager. "Give free play to happy fancies" in
a pageant.
The music,for this scene was furnished by Riverhead,
all the rest of the Pageant Play orchestral music being under
the direction of Professor C. Oscar Moore.
The closing tableau was an effective piece of work. It
represented the "Future of Southold." Dr. Epher Whitaker
rose from his seat and took his place on the stage as the
central figure and instantly the large audience rose. Who
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could better express Faith than this man? Whatever
changes may come, however times present may differ from
times past,Dr.Whitaker will never lose faith in the town he
loves. He stands for faith in man and faith in God. Com-
munity Friendship joined Faith. Peace, Plenty, and Hope
were represented by three young ladies—Miss Ann Hallock,
Miss Ada Smith,Mrs.Alice Fisher;Love, by two little boys,
Sam and John Merwin; Happiness by little Esther Macomber,
and Home, one of the most beautiful groups of all, by Mrs.
Albert W.Albertson and her five children. These characters
grouped themselves about Faith,while the Spirits of Nature,
always ready to appear,danced among the figures with their
characteristic gladness, binding all together in the bond of
unity with the golden bands of Community Friendship. The
Play ended with a procession across the Green of all the
Pageant Players. Shall we ever cease to be grateful to that
long line of busy men and women who had given cheerfully
for months their time and talents that we might live with
them for a couple of hours in the"fondly remembered past,"
share with them its trials and hardships,gather lessons that
make us grateful for the "happy present," and gain sure
hope of a "promising future"? Shall we ever cease to be
grateful to the one who made this afternoon of unprece-
dented pleasure possible for us all, May Marshall Addy, the
Directress of the Pageant? ,
Closing Concert
Saturday evening found the crowd still ready for enjoy-
ment. As many as could be accommodated secured seats in
the First Church for the Closing Concert of the Celebration.
Every number on the program was an attraction, but the
chief, perhaps, was the readings that had been anticipated
for weeks from the great actors, William Faversham and
Julie Opp Faversham. Mr. Faversham made a graceful
little speech, the kind that is prized nowadays from great
actors when they doff the masque and appear as themselves.
He told a delightful little story that foreshadowed fabulous
but interesting possibilities in dramatic presentation,
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touched briefly on our local history, and made us feel his
cordial interest in it. Julie Opp Faversham won our hearts
in her recital of two poems, one from Ella Wheeler Wilcox
and one from Kipling. While the rendering of them was a
perfect piece of art, still we felt there was a higher charm
that made such rendering possible. The poems voiced the
sentiments of the great actress. So she gave us more than
,arty—a message from herself in the two exquisite poems.
These two artists were ably supported by such musicians
as Hazel Carpenter, who ranks as one of the finest pianistes
in the country; Clara Strong Tuthill, whose mastery of song
has won her a reputation in this country and abroad; Marie
Morrisey,the popular soloist from the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terian Church, New York; William M. Campbell, the fine
baritone soloist from St. George's Episcopal Church, Brook-
lyn; and Os-ke-non-ton, who might be called an Indian
charmer, so fascinating is his work in either speech or
song. The following program tells the treat that these
noted performers gave the audience:
Piano Solo—Polonaise Op. 53, Chopin,Miss Carpenter.
Songs—'Invictus," Bruno Huhn, and "I Fear No Foe,"
Pinauti, Mr. Campbell.
Song—Aria from "Madame Butterfly," Puccini, Miss
Tuthill.
Indian Songs—Os-ke-non-ton.
Dramatic Recitals, from Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Kip-
ling, Julie Opp Faversham.
Piano Solo---Concert Arabesque (on Strauss Motifs `By
the Beautiful Blue Danube"), Schulz-Evler,Miss Carpenter.
Songs—"The Minor Chord," Mager, and "Thoughts of
You," William Sticklea, Mr. Campbell.
Songs—"I Am Thy Harp," Woodman; "A Banjo Song,"
Sidney Homer; "The Star," Rogers, Mrs. Morrisey.
Speech William Faversham..
Songs—"My Lovely Celia" (Old English), Monroe;
"Irmelin Rose" (Norwegian Song), Peteraon-Berger, Miss
Tuthill.
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Sunday Morning Services
On Sunday morning everybody was surprised again to
hear the old triangle as it called out the hour of public wor-
ship. Every church in town held its religious service as
usual, except that it partook of a historical character.
Rev. H. E. Marsland of the M. E. Church gave a history
of Methodism in Southold. This church was founded here
120 years ago, and during that time 138 different ministers
have been in charge. In the early days there would be sev-
eral ministers stationed here in one year.
Rev. G. W. Scudder also told of the development in this
village of what is known as the liberal thought. He referred
to every Universalist pastor that had preached here and
paid tribute to the good men who had strongly supported
the church. Mr. Scudder quoted the words that were
scratched upon a pane of glass in one of the west windows
of the church:
"May this house stand for years to come and the society flourish in
the blessing of Divine Providence and my children live to come to the
altar when I am laid in the dust and praise their God with hearts full
of love and praise to God. WM. R. WMLUMsoN.
"Finished painting Aug. 27, 1887.f1
At both masses the rector of St. Patrick's Church, Rev.
Father Uleau, delivered sermons treating of the history of
St. Patrick's. This church was founded in 1858, and for
several years services were held at different homes. In 1863
the old Academy was purchased and converted into a church.
Father Uleau spoke of all the rectors in charge and quoted
largely from a journal kept by Father McKenna. St. Pat-
rick's is the mother of all the Catholic churches on this end
of the Island.
The historic First Church presented a beautiful appear-
ance with its bunting and floral decorations. A large congre-
gation was present. Rev. William Huntley Lloyd, pastor of
the church, read the Sermon on the Mount from the old
Horton Bible. This was .printed in 1599 and brought to
Southold in 1640 by Barnabas Horton. It is in fine condition,
although it bears the marks of having been well read. It
has passed by will through the Horton, Tuthill and Landon
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families, and is now owned by Mrs. Addie Horton Thorne.
Dr. William Force Whitaker, of Elizabeth, N. J., offered
prayer. Dr. A. W. Fismer, of Bloomfield, N. J., led the
responsive reading. The sermon was by the pastor of the
church and was mainly retrospective.
Mr. Lloyd referred to three prominent men—Rev. John
Youngs,Barnabas Horton, and William Wells--as typical of
the character of the early settlement of Southold. He con-
trasted the civilization of their day, nearly three hundred
years ago,with that of our day.
"Conditions in England,especially those of the lowest but intelligent
poor,were intolerable; and a miserable tyranny drove out of England,
to the everlasting benefit of Southold Town, a number of its bravest
men and purest women. They brought to this country the germs of a
higher civilization, proving that God makes the wrath of men to
praise Him and compels human sin and folly to majestic ends. God
does not rule the world to the end of making us rich, great,or happy
in a material sense. Were this the objective point,the course of Divine
government would present indeed a series of sad blunders. The goal
of life is not sordid pleasure, social distinction, or personal aggran-
dizement: it is moral development and the aim is to fit us to help our
brother man and to serve worthily our God.
Every decisive battle secures the progress of the race and we have
no right to judge any great movement until God places his period and
the sentence is made complete. Again and again the retrogressive
elements become terribly dangerous. They reach the very brink of
disastrous success. But the final struggle-invariably vindicates the
Providence of God and furthers the highest welfare of mankind."
Mr. Lloyd punctuated his discourse with many local allu-
sions; showed plainly the Divine supervision of God in the
founding of the Town, and proved that God in His Heaven
was directing all things for the betterment of man.
Marie Morrisey,soloist in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, New York, sang "A Prayer,; Albert Silkworth
played the cornet, and May Horton Hummel, the worthy
successor of her father, Prof. D. P. Horton, presided at the
organ.
Union Religious Service
At 2:45 Sunday afternoon a Union Religious Service of
all the churches and people in Southold Town was held on
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the lawn of the First Church, Rev. Wm. H. Lloyd presiding.
As in the old days, all the people in the colony went to
church, so on this day everybody nearly must have been
present. It was another vast audience that looked toward
the platform built in the shadow (or sunshine) of the old
parsonage. On it sat the man who had gone out and in the
doors of that parsonage, a young man with the cares of a
parish on his shoulders, nearly seventy years ago. It
seemed so fitting that the platform should have been placed
exactly where it stood,under the arbor,near the giant maple
tree that Dr. Epher Whitaker planted and under which the
speaker of the day,Dr.William Force Whitaker,had played.
With these associations flitting through the mind, what an
experience it was to have that young man, now crowned
with the silver of ninety-five years,rise and bid us welcome
to Southold, his old church, his old home I
Seated with Dr. Epher Whitaker and his son, Dr. Wil-
liam Force Whitaker, and the Presiding Chairman, Rev.
Wm. H. Lloyd, were the Chairman of the Religious Service
Committee, Mr. Frank R. Mitchell, Rev. Herbert E. Mars-
land, Rev. George W. Scudder, and Rev. Dr. Charles E.
Craven. At the right of the platform were about two hun-
dred singers, the Southold Town Choral Union, led by Rev.
H. B. Smith, of Cutchogue. Even the sight of this choir
was an inspiration. The Celebration was worth while just
to bring the singers together. Too much praise cannot be
given them and Mr. Smith, the leader, for their grand ren-
dering of the hymns and the Hallelujah Chorus.
Directly in front of the platform were the-men whom we
love to honor, members of the G. A. R.
A brief but fitting prayer was offered by Rev. H. E.
Marsland, of the Southold Methodist Church, and Rev.
George Wilson Scudder, of the Universalist Church, led in
the Responsive Readings.
Dr.Whitaker in his address of welcome spoke briefly but
with perfect clearness and directness, praising as he loves
to do, the founders of the town and church. He said:
"A part has been given me in this Celebration. This part is to
welcome to the worship of God all who are here. It is perfectly fitting
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that the worship of the Supreme Being should be the capshesf of the
Celebration.
"The founders of Southold were religious men. They were also
enterprising, brave, strong, resolute and thrifty. They were, how-
ever, above all, earnest and zealous in their religious worship. They
came here chiefly because they were determined to maintain their
freedom to worship God in the way which they deemed best. They
were willing that others should plant in the wilderness other settle-
ments different from Southold. But here they were ready to endure
toil and suffering for what they esteemed their highest and everlast-
ing good, the worship and enjoyment forever of that Being whom
George Washington habitually and reverently called 'the Supreme
Being.'
"They were disciples of the Messiah who said: 'God is a Spirit:
and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.'"
Following the address, the sympathies of the audience
were taken suddenly far from home. A letter from South-
wold, England, was read by Mr. Frank R. Mitchell. The
vicar of Southwold had responded in a touching manner
to our notice of the Celebration. He described conditions in
the mother town as a result of the war, sending, however,
most fervently his good wishes and the blessing of the
church to the highly favored Southold on Long Island.
There had been much of sentiment and symbolism in the
four days that had passed, if one could have taken time to
think about such things, but on this day there were no hin-
drances to thought and many will remember it as the best
of all the splendid days of the Celebration. We had, as Mr.
Lloyd said in introducing the speaker of the day, "a great
occasion, a great theme, a great speaker, a great audience."
It was the fitting ending of all the preceding efforts. The
well organized work, the hearty cooperation, the unity in
spirit, the breadth of outlook, the aim at perfection in ma-
terial details whose end was harmony—all these forces came
together in the great audience that met for the last time,
with a common purpose, to listen and learn of high things.
Did they do this? From the first words of the speaker to
the last, man, woman, and child listened, not an eye wan-
dered, not a word was lost. Simple, true, vital, every word
heard and understood, every word interesting and spoken
with a voice that riveted attention—these were the charac.
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teristics of the oration, that will live in the hearts of the
hearers as one of the things that made the great Celebration
great in the highest sense of the word.
Dr.William Force Whitaker, son of Southold's historian,
pastor of the historic church of Elizabeth, Chaplain-General
of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revo-
lution, proved well his fitness for the honor he esteemed it
of being orator of the day. A mere outline only of his
address can be given. He said in part:
"It is most fitting that the close of three centuries, less a quarter,
in the life of this town, should have celebration, popular and enthu-
siastic, joyful and reverent. Thursday brought the artistic parade;
Friday saw throngs at the shore to behold the brilliant pyrotechnics;
Saturday came with the elaborate pageant. To-day, assembled now
the graves of the pioneers, and beneath the shadow of the ancient
sanctuary, the hours of holy time are used for psalm and prayer and
a great chorus of praise to God. Doubtless such a reverent conclu-
sion of the festal celebration would receive the approval of the fore-
fathers.
"Justice cannot be done to their work or worth unless their descend-
ants keep in mind, with clearness and appreciation, the conditions in
which they wrought and the characteristics which they manifested.
"(a) The colonists were few and scattered. One whole century after
Southold's planting there were fewer inhabitants in all of the Colo-
nies than are found to-day on Long Island in a single borough of
one city.
"(b) They were poor. The earth had its treasures: but they were
not prepared to mine and carry the coal, they could not find light and
heat in petroleum,they were too engrossed with the lean wolf and the
stealthy Indian to give time to the quest for iron or copper, for gold
or silver. A century after Barnabas Horton and William Wells
arrived,the colonists took up arms in their demands for independence,
when they had no cloth for uniforms, no canvas for tents, no powder
for their muskets, no bunting for a flag. The good women twice did
ransack their garrets to find blankets for the soldiers suffering at
Valley Forge. When the glorious Stars and Stripes were first dis-
played in action, the red was from a camp follower's petticoat, the
white came from a soldier's shirt,and the blue was cut from an o>$-
cer's cloak. The struggle in the American Revolution was between the
first manufacturing nation of the world and a handful of the poor,the
fishermen and farmers of the Atlantic shore.
"(c) They suffered from divided interests. Men cut spruce and pine
along the Penobscot. On the shores of Massachusetts Bay the chief
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interest was in profit drawn from the sea. Up the Hudson there was
trading for furs. Even more diverse were the origins and predispo-
sitions and prejudices of these scattered settlers. Many nests in the
old world had been stirred before the birds alighted on this far coast.
The rugged Puritan,sedate and set in his ways;the haughty Cavalier,
elegant and less diligent; the Huguenot, dainty and delightful; the
Dutch, bent on trade; the Scot and the Swede; these names suggest
the antecedents and even the antipathies of the settlers. They were a
rope of sand. When one hundred and thirty-five years had run away
and George Washington passed in sight of Long Island to assume the
leadership of the army of the colonists, he had behind him no such
united sentiment as supported Lincoln and strengthened Grant. There
was no"solid North." There was no solid America:for the folk along
the shore called themselves 'New Englanders' or 'Virginians.' They
were not yet Americans.
"But of these people, so few and scattered, so poor and sundered,
God did make a mighty nationl The flag which started with a shirt
and petticoat, see how it has moved onl It floats beyond the Blue
Ridge, it guards the valleys,it has possessed the land where rolls the
Oregon,it has pushed its way to the Pacific, it sails out through the
Golden Gate and rests upon Alaska and Hawaii and the Philippines.
"How did this march of the flag become possible? It is no dis-
honor to the Supreme Leader to recognize the human element in the
success of the colonists. They were (a) Inventive. They entered new
fields. They needed now tools. They dared not be mere copyists, an
echo or imitation,a rubber stamp. In the cabin of the Mayflower they
drew up the'Compact;that first scheme of government of the people
by the people ever framed for this western hemisphere. In Phila-
delphia they put their names writ plainly on that Declaration of Inde-
pendence. Later they framed the Constitution of the United States,
giving the world a document without rival. They found what would
fit the hour. They refused to be kept in the old groove in new con-
ditions. They held that a groove was but a grave with both ends
knocked out; and they did not intend to be buried.
"(b) The pioneers were men and women of Sacrifice. They en-
dured hardship. They did not seek the line of least resistance. It was
no easy spirit of'let well enough alone' that caused them to give up
comforts in Suffolk,England; that drove them from the ease found in
Holland; that crowded them into the Speedwell; that gave them
weeks of distress in the creaking Mayflower; that called them to face
the hungry wolf and the savage Indian and the bitter winter at Ply-
mouth; that later summoned them as Minute Men to hasten to Lex-
ington and stand at the bridge in Concord; that inspired them in their
ragged clothes and bleeding feet to endure the woes of hunger and
frost at Valley Forge.
"Let the people of this new century emulate the devotion of the
heroic souls of 1640 and 1776. There are mighty matters, big and
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baffling, that need self-sacrifice to-day. Shall this be called the`land
of the lazy'because so few face civic obligations? Shall the govern-
ment of the people by the people perish here, because the sons of the
pioneers will no longer endure hardship?
"(c) The planters of Southold were men of Religion. They are
remembered by some for the size of their hats,the cut of their clothes, i
and their austere spirit. Mankind falls into two classes. Some regard
life as a sacred trust, and some treat it as a social junket. The
pioneers could not escape the conviction that life was a holy trust. It
was from God, it was for God. To use it aright there must be the
search of God's Word, presence in God's House, reverence for God's
Day. The sturdy life of the settler included the thought of God as
certainly as the fact of sunrise.
"It was upon men who were inventive and sacrificing and reverent
that the blessing fell. Recalling them in the parade and pageantry of
this delightful week, let a vow be registered that their children shall
do them enduring honor. This is a solemn hour. Suffolk in Old
England is weeping for her dead. War such as the centuries have
never assn makes a hundred rivers red, stains with blood a thousand
battlefields,has taken a full million lives,and has cost in a single year
billions of gold. George Washington suggested that the United States
keep indoors. But a Higher Power has thrust this land forth. The
official attitude may be neutral. But loyal sons of honored sires can-
not be timid or indifferent or voiceless. Isolation is cowardly. Raised
up from poverty,the country is now rich in opportunity. It must live
not for itself, but to help the bleeding world find some solace in its
unspeakable sorrows.
In this high resolve, (1) let the nation stand by its President,and
(2) let the flag be kept clean,
"`With its red for service and white for law,
With its blue for the hope which our fathers saw.'
The program of the Religious Service was as follows:
'Pilgrims' Flight." Words by T. B. Force, music by
D.P. Horton, Southold Town Choral Union.
Hymn—'All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name."
Prayer—Rev. Herbert E. Marsland.
"Pilgrims' Planting." Words by Rev. Epher Whitaker,
D.D., music by D. P. Horton, Southold Town Choral Union.
Responsive Reading, led by Rev. George Wilson Scudder.
Address of Welcome—Rev. Epher Whitaker, D.D.
Reading of Letters from England—Frank R.Mitchell.
Hymn—"The Church's One Foundation."
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Address—Rev. William Force Whitaker, DD., Pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, N. J.; Chaplain-
General of the National Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution.
"Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah"—South-
old Town Choral Union.
Hymn—"My Country "ns of Thee."
Benediction—Rev. Charles E. Craven, D.D.
Union Memorial Service
Sunday evening a Union Memorial Service was held in
the First Church, the pastor presiding. Fine music was
rendered on the pipe organ by Mr. Standerwick, organist of
the Reformed Church, Jersey City; also by Mr. Albert Silk-
worth, cornetist. Mrs. Marie Morrisey sang "Abide with
Me," and Mrs. Anna Prince Hedges, "Gloria." Prayer was
offered by Rev. William H. Murray, for many years pastor
of the Universalist Church of Southold. Rev. H. E. Mars-
land spoke on the prominence given the church and religious
life in the history of our town. Rev. George W. Scudder
emphasized the importance of our sense of personal respon-
sibility to God and the duty we owe to God and humanity.
Rev. Charles E. Craven, of Mattituck,brought congratu-
lations to the minister and people of the old church, and as
Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Long Island assumed
authority to bring the greetings of that body. He also con-
gratulated the pastors and people of the other churches of
Southold who share with the old church the heritage handed
down from the Fathers—indeed, all the churches of South-
old and Riverhead towns have entered into that heritage and
have the responsibility of handing it down undiminished to
posterity.
"The men who planted Southold were Puritans. The spoiled chil-
dren of luxury, who cannot practice self-denial and keep sweet, mis-
takenly suppose that the Puritans were sour. The superficial condemn
them as narrow,and they were narrow, but they were deep, and it is
better to be narrow and deep than broad and shallow. `Puritanism,'
to quote Carlyle, 'has got weapons and sinews; it has firearms and
war-navies;it has cunning in its ten fingers,strength in its right arm;
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it can steer ships, fell forests, remove mountains; it is one of the
strongest things under this sun at present' This Carlyle wrote in
1840. Is it still true? It is, so long as and so far as their sons and
daughters have the essential qualities of their sires.
"The one essential quality of the founders that involved all else
was that they were God-fearing men—in the large sense of the term.
They were reverential men, who feared to sin against God, who loved
Him and trusted Him. Because they feared God they feared not the
face of man; because they feared and trusted God they were adven-
turous like Abraham; because they believed they could do all things
through Christ who strengthened them they were resourceful men like
Paul; because they Iived as in God's sight they were sincere men who
hated shams; because they took hold on God's precious promises they
could cheerfully deny themselves in material things. Such were the
qualities mighty alike in their times and circumstances and in ours.
"This fear of the Lord was theirs because they were nourished in
the Bible. They were men of the Bible. The Biblio was to them the
supernatural word of God. They read the Commandments and ac-
cepted them as written by God's finger; they believed that Israel of
old was really led by the pillar of fire and cloud; they believed in a
mighty miracle-working Saviour who died and rose again and ever
liveth; they believed in God the hearer and answerer of prayer; they
believed in Heaven and the things that are not seen but are eternal.
Such belief makes such character; all the natural religion in the world
cannot produce it
"Feed on the Bible as they did if you would be as strong as they
were. Do not let your wealth of literature crowd it out,do not heed
the false cry that true wisdom denies its high claims. The Bible
shines like the sun to those who will walk in its light It is the
standing miracle of the ages."
Historic Exhibit
One of the most attractive of the affiliated interests of
the Celebration was the historic exhibit held in what is now
the oldest house in Southold. It has been known to the
present generation as the Downs House,because it has been
occupied and owned for years by Mrs.Rebecca Peters Downs
(now deceased). Its proper name, historically, should be
the Youngs House. It is located on Youngs Avenue, near
the head of Town Creek. It was built probably in about
1656 and was the home of Colonel John Youngs. It is of
interest to recall, as one enters the box-bordered path, that
this was the original home of the most prominent man of
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the second generation of settlers on all Long Island, Colonel
John Youngs, the eldest son of Pastor John Youngs. He
was one of His Majesty's Counsellors in the Province of New
York;one of the Judges that condemned Leisler for treason;
Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the New England
Colonies—a navy that patrolled the shores of Long Island
Sound to prevent the landing of unfriendly Indians in
canoes. Colonel Youngs became Commander of the Military
Force of Long Island, taking his title from that command.
In the midst of this busy career, the home that we are
approaching was built. Dr.Whitaker has related that when
he came to Southold the house was standing in its original
condition. The two ends were similar,the north part being
devoted to the living room and the south to the parlor.
When Mr. Richard L. Peters became owner of the property
the north part was removed and the house changed to its
present form, as better suited to the needs of later times.
We enter the hall and a glance reveals floor and stairway
covered with rag carpet; straight-backed rush-bottomed
chairs and a flax-wheel, while hanging on the wall are can-
teens, powder horns, stirrups, and a flint-lock musket.
At the right a door opens into the parlor. One heavy
beam extends across the ceiling. Rag carpet and braided
rugs are on the floor. The walls are hung with blue and
white homespun bedspreads, pieced bedquilts, one of which
has ten thousand blocks in it. These draperies form a back-
ground for rare old mirrors, framed samplers, and pictures.
Among the latter are engravings, portraits, a design worked
in worsteds, and a painting of the Horton House, done by a
direct descendant of Barnabas Horton. A mantel is draped
with pictured chintz and on it stands a fine old clock, brass
candlesticks, and a shaving mirror. Under the mantel are
the tongs and fire shovel,a foot stove,a warming pan,and a
chestnut roaster. The room is furnished with fiddle-back,
Chippendale, and flag-bottomed chairs, a hooded cradle, a
melodeon (the second one brought to this town), a low-boy,
a handsome carved mahogany sideboard on which ares ar-
ranged cut-glass decanters, knife boxes in which knives,
forks,and spoons are hung,a minch bowl, and copper-luster
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ware. A glass case protects valuable articles, such as a
watch, fine bits of embroidered linen, a set of Lowestoft
china, the Boisseau New Testament and Psalms in French,
a set of tiny doll's clothes,sent by a young lady to her friend
for a wedding present, the Youngs coat of arms, a letter
from George Washington addressed to David Hedges, Ben-
jamin Huntting, Abraham Miller, Jared Landon, Benjamin
Horton, Jr., Nichol Floyd, John Howard, Josiah Reeve, and
David Warner, two of whom were ancestors of Mrs. Mary
Horton Dayton. Other articles are in this case, every one
of which is a treasure. On the top of an old bureau is a
handsome brass Cromwell clock, a Revolutionary soldier's
hat, folded, in its hat box, a copy book made by Southold's
famous penman, Oliver Goldsmith, the Wickham Bible
(1716),and a medical book four hundred years old. A table
in the centre of the floor displays pewter ware, a German
Lutheran communion set, a curious old tray, and a hand-
some candlestick. A soldier's outfit is in one corner with
other swords, canes, and a saddlebag. There are other
rooms to visit and we must atop trying to name the articles,
but to mention them even gives an idea of the wonderful
interest and value of the exhibit.
A peep into the bedroom discloses a four-poster, made up
with feather beds, homespun linen sheets and blankets,
candlewick bedspread, and chintz curtains tied back to the
posts; a dainty washstand with bowl and pitcher and a fine
little mirror. Under the four-poster is shoved the trundle-
bed, and at the foot is the cradle, both with pieced quilts
spread over them. A picture of Queen Victoria adorns the
wall and a calico dress hangs from a nail.
One of the most interesting objects in the dining or
sitting room is Uncle Goldsmith (Goopie) Horton's secre-
tary with its pewter inkstand and old paper weight. A vil-
lage map shows the streets and sites of homes in colonial
times. The walla and mantels are draped as in the other
rooms. There is a high-boy and spinning wheel, a sewing
table and candle stand, and an eight-legged table spread
with pewter ware. Here, too, is a fine collection of Indian
arrowheads and another of Indian relics.
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If one room in deserving of more minute description than
another it is the kitchen. People love to linger here about
the fireplace, around which the life of the home centered in
the olden days. In it, on a crane, hang an iron griddle and
teakettle. Swan-neck andirons support ldndlings and logs
that are laid, ready for the spark. On the hearth are tin
ovens--one, a biscuit oven in which are nicely baked bis-
cuit. Near the fireplace stand the little spinning-wheel and
low wooden chair. Candlesticks, snuffers, and moulds are
on the mantel,and over it, firearms,powder horns, skinning
knives and wool carders. The tongs, fire shovel,and a long-
handled shovel for removing bread from the brick oven are
in their places and near them a bootjack. About the kitchen
are housekeeping articles unknown to the present genera-
tion, such as a wooden churn, wooden bowls, a mortar and
pestle for pounding spice, homemade baskets, and a corner
cupboard filled with dishes mostly of blue ware.
We find in our visit to this exhibit that one important
feature that adds greatly to the homelikeness of the place
is the living presence in the rooms of John and Priscilla
Alden. They have made the Youngs House their home
during the Celebration.
No committee of the Celebration showed a deeper inter-
est in, or fidelity to, the character of its work than did the
historic exhibits committee and it deserves fully the praise
that has been showered generously upon it.
Tea House
"A place to rest,
A place to talk,
A place to stop
After your walk.
A cup of tea,
Cake,pie, and meat,
And other food
For you to eat."
The above poetic device appeared on a dainty hand-bill
that announced a few days before the Celebration that the
Albertson House would be opened as a Colonial Tea House by
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the ladies of the Whist Club for the serving of light refresh.
ments. All the little rhyme promised was supplied, and the
Tea House, because of its convenient location at the corner
of Main Street and Youngs Avenue, and its general attract-
iveness,
ttractiveness, became a centre of social life and interest.
The members of the Whist Club, assisted by other
ladies,assumed the responsibility of fitting up the house and
serving the refreshments, while the members of the Ladies'
Village Improvement Society were responsible for the sup.
ply of food.
Only persons in whom were combined good taste and
executive ability could transform a place as these ladies
did. If defects were in the rooms,the eye of the patron was
distracted from them by garlands of flowers,tables set with
a dainty touch,glimpses of appetizing food,and especially by
the young colonial dames,most becomingly arrayed in gowns
and caps of the Revolutionary period. The Tea House
played an important part in the success of the Celebration.
It was thronged at meal time, and the smile and welcome
extended by the hostesses at all hours made it a favorite
spot for the meeting of friends and the entertainment of
parties.
While it goes without saying that everything connected
with the Celebration was at the price of hard work, it must
be admitted that no body of workers labored more strenu-
ously during the gala days, when everybody else was given
over to enjoyment, than did the members of the Whist Club
and their helpers. The great days almost lost their glamour
to them,so heavy were the demands put upon them. There
was no drawing back,however,and once having started, the
swift hands and feet of the young matrons moved cheerfully
to the end.
In connection with this enterprise, the Ladies' Village
Improvement Society, in addition to the prominent part
assumed by them in donating the Memorial Gateway, gave
their assistance by providing or soliciting the food neces-
sary for the running of this large lunch establishment. The
L.V. I. S.has'never been known to fail in attaining its end.
So in this attempt, Southold and adjoining neighborhoods
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Author and Director of the Pageant
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Spirits of Nature
DANCERS IN "ADiERICA"
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gave freely from their larders to this society, and no feeling
of lack hampered the activity of the hostesses in charge.
Dancing Platform
Times have changed since 1640 to make it possible for
an open-air dancing platform to be one of the popular feat-
ures of the Two Hundred and Seventy-fifth Anniversary
Celebration of Southold. The person organizing such an
amusement in the old days,though the son of a Presbyterian
minister,might have been punished fitly by having his feet
put in the stocks. To-day, Southold thanks the chairman
and his committee for the fine illustration they gave of the
beauty and benefits of social dancing.
Dr.J.W.Stokes,the chairman of the dancing committee,
though he has never danced a step in his life, proved the
right man in the right place. He has sympathy with, and
understands, the young;he knows their love of amusement
and of rhythmic movement; he knows also the value of
dancing as a physical exercise and especially in the open air;
he believes that a good thing should not be given over to
evil purposes, and that the duty of common-sense, intelli-
gent people is to look into amusements, see the good in
them,and use them. He associated with himself a group of
people who were indefatigable during the nights of the Cele-
bration-and on evenings following, in their efforts to make
the social dancing a perfect succes in every sense of the
word.
The platform was built next to the grass, among the
trees, on the Tea House lawn. The grounds were softly
lighted, good music provided, and comfortable seating ar-
ranged for the spectators. The dancing began about eight
thirty and at eleven the lights were usually out. Quite a
large crowd came together on these evenings, some to dance
' and some to look on, but all sociable. It was a village gath-
ering and not unlike an old country one in its friendly spirit.
At the close of the season the verdict of thoughtful, hon-
est observers was that the dancing, always of a high charac-
ter, had steadily improved, until it was realized as never
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before,what a fine and refined art it might be;that nothing
had ever occurred, to their knowledge, to mar in any way
the quiet beauty of the evening scenes on the Tea House
lawn.
Conclusion
What does the Celebration mean to Southold? It means
first of all that we have all gotten together, pulled har-
moniously, been backed by generous-hearted, open-handed
men, and the result is a success such as Southold has never
before witnessed. We have given an example of what can be
accomplished when fear is thrown to the winds, when con-
fidence and hope fill hearts, when hands and feet work dili-
gently and all together.
It means that appreciation and gratitude have been
awakened in the hearts of the people and "to give thanks
is good." Everybody knows now there were no weak links
in the chain of workers who enlisted to make the Celebration
a success, and there is not a committee that somebody has
not mentioned as deserving of special praise. The officers
knew the worth of these aides. They knew their alertness
in committee meetings and the swiftness with which meas-
ures were carried out. It is not they alone, however, but
the people,who are clamoring that this body of workers and
that, must have their meed of thanks.
Perhaps the policemen come in for the largest share of
gratitude, and deservedly so. They were a brave, capable
squad of officers, protecting lives at the risk of their own.
The admission and sales committee—what a responsibility
was theirs 1 and it was met faithfully and honestly. The
ushers, too, with their coolness and efficiency, are not for-
gotten. What a delight it would be, if it were possible to
do so, to recall every service that was contributed to the
great success 1 From the patient man, Mr. A. H. Cosden,
who generously opened the estate of Mrs.Flora B.Bliss that
he had rented for his summer outing,and allowed for weeks
the scores of players to come and go at will, down (or up)
to the men who worked obscurely in the night that every-
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thing might be in the right place at the right time, and to
the girls at the central telephone office,who met the unusual
strain put upon them with unfailing cheerfulness--all these
were, and are, remembered by a grateful people.
In conclusion,if we were asked to name two of the chief
factors that contributed to our success, we should reply,
splendid organization and the cooperation of all the people of
Southold. Then if somebody should insist that the chief-
mbst factor of all be named, a unanimous shout would go up
the unfailing good cheer, patience, and generosity of the
chairman of the Celebration, Mr. E. D. Cahoon l
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SYNOPSIS OF THE PAGEANT PLAY
OF
ANCIENT SOUTHOLD TOWN
Presented by the Author
MAY MARSHALL ADDY
On Saturday Afternoon, July 24, 1915,
At "Creekside," the Estate of Mrs. Flora B. Bliss and
Summer Home of Alfred H. Cosden, Southold,
Long Island.
PROFESSOR C. OSCAR MOOSE MRS. REGINA STURMDORF
Director of Orchestral Music Director of Vocal Music
MISS HAZEL, KING
Director of Dancing
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(Mrs. Henry Prellwitz) Grandson of a Mohawk Chief
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Prologue
Community Friendship, costumed in white with golden
bands, appears in the centre of the Green and speaks the
Prologue, that welcomes the guests and suggests, with the
name of the speaker,the aim of the play.
Greetings to our friends and neighbors,
Dwellers in ye good old Southold,
Friends from far and near, we welcome.
Strangers in our gates, we greet you;
Prithee lend to us your senses,
Give free play to happy fancies,
Wander with us down dim pathways
Marked by hist'ry, lit by legend,
Livened by imagination;
Back to where home-loting Indians
Lived their free lives close to nature,
Plied canoes upon their waters,
Dancing, sparkling, blue Peconic;
Back to where our sturdy grandsires
Seeking for their rightful freedom
In the worship of Jehovah,
Landed on this spot—Yenneacott.
Friendly welcome was bestowed them
By the peaceful tribe of Corchoug.
Here they loved and here they labored,
"Gathered them anew" in reverence,
Named their village for old Southwolde,
For their dear home back in England;
Built the church whose upward guidance
Through the centuries has led us.
Let us live it o'er together,
Strive to feel their splendid courage,
Make our own their dauntless spirit,
Heritage of priceless value.
(The lines of the Prologue were written by Minnie Terry Smith
and were to have been spoken by her,but in her absence, the part of
Community Friendship was taken by Helen Millard.)
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Prelude
A.
Spirits of Nature—of field, woodland, and sea—repre-
muted by young girls who look like wisps of cloud in their
filmy,vari-colored costumes,flit from behind trees and bank,
and dance. They portray by their movements the green of
the fields, sunlight and shadow upon the grain, the wind in
the trees,moonlight on the water,and dancing waves.
Cast of Characters
Hazel ging, Leader
Alice Allen Gertrude Matthews
Josephine Addy Helen Moore
Clara Batterman Martha Salmon
Gertrude Davenport Dorothy smith
Anna Edwards Elizabeth Smith
Edith Fitch Ella Taylor
Dorothy McKee Mrs. Alice Tipson
Thelma Tipson
B.
(Indian parts done by Indian Neck artists and others, under the
direction of Mr.and Mrs. Henry Prellwitz.)
The Children of Nature, the Indians, con4e upon the
Green, bringing their properties with them. In the remote
background, on a knoll, the Indian village of Yenneacott
is seen. In the foreground a wigwam is put up, a deer hung
ready to be roasted, and a fire built. The squaws pound
corn, make wampum, plait grass, and do other work of the
camp. The children play games and dance the Eagle dance.
Indian visitors, Os-ke-non-ton, his sister, and others from a
neighboring tribe, come in canoes from a distant shore.
Finally, a boat is spied in the distance and the news is told
with fine dramatic effect. Great excitement follows. The
chiefs and braves dance to summon the good spirit of the
Corchoug tribe,the Owl or Hawk,the medicine man leading.
Tom-toms are beaten and the totem of the Owl is brought
out. As the boat approaches the shore, the Indians chant:
"Kito um pani aha ong;
etc., etc., etc."
(From the break of day they come.)
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Cast of Characters
Braves S"aaws
E.A.Bell Mrs. E. A. Bell
Philip Horton Mrs. Harrison Goldsmith
George Leslie Mrs. Philip Horton
F. F. Overton Mrs. F. F. Overton
Henry Prellwitz Mrs. Henry Prellwitz
F.H.Robinson Mrs. F. H. Robinson
W. O.Rouland Mrs. M. M. Robinson
Harry Smith Miss Jane Robinson
Raynor Wickham Mrs. C. P.W. Smith
Os-ke-non-ton and Sister
Youdhe Maidens
Edwin Prellwitz Louise Fitz
Frank Robinson Mary Robinson
Nelson Robinson
Bove Girls
Robert Emerson Bettie Daley
Alvah Goldsmith Ethel Emerson
Thomas Hall Barbara Fitz
Goldsmith Horton Frances Overton
Fred Rich Louise Overton
Henry Rich and the Papoose
Donald Robinson
Beverly Wickham
Episode I (1640-1660)
The First Twenty Years of Old Southold
A. The Landing
(Done by the Southold Grange,under the direction of Mrs.Rose M.
Smith and Mrs.Ida L.Beebe.)
Pastor John Youngs with his band of first settlers land
on the beach. They kneel in prayer. As they ascend the
slope and approach the Green, Barnabas Horton intones and
all sing Horton's old hymn, "Ye people all with one accord,
clap hands and else rejoice." The Indiana receive the set-
tlers in a friendly manner and smoke the pipe of peace with
the Town Board. Arrangements are made to build homes
and settle the country. The Indiana retire to the back-
ground, while in the foreground the flaps of a tepee are
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drawn aside, revealing the interior of an old colonial house
—the old Horton House.
B. Town Beginnings
(Done by the Grange)
A glimpse is given of the early home life in the Horton
House; of the first child born in the colony, Caleb Horton;
and of the mother, Dame Horton. The child's loud cry indi-
cates to the women that he "hath the Horton gift of song."
C. First Town Meeting
(Done by the Southold Town Board)
Parson Youngs and the Town Board approach the Hor-
ton House, where they meet after the first winter has
passed. They give thanks that spring has come and for the
friendliness of the Indians. They consider purchasing more
land of the Indians;the desirability of remaining under the
control of New Haven rather than under Nieu Amsterdam;
the right to worship according to their desires,and the right
of communicants of the F'irst Church only to vote. A party
of Indians draw near and an alarum is sounded.
D. Purchase Scene
(Done by descendants of settlers of Greenport and Orient, under
the direction of Miss Leila M.Youngs.)
Parson Youngs and William Wells, the Clerk, talk with
Chief Yenneacott, pledging mutual friendship as long as
moons come and go. Jackson Conklyne negotiates for the
purchase of the land of Sterling, called Harshamomuch
(Greenport), for the sum of a penny an acre and one pep-
percorn to be paid annually for fifty years; and John
Youngs, Jr., for the purchase of Oyster Ponds, called Pau-
cakutum (Orient), for "six goodly coats of foreign make."
Oxen and cart appear on the scene. Orient and Greenport
purchasers load on the cart their furniture, many pieces of
which are heirlooms from early settlers; women and chil-
dren 'step aboard, and the little band departs for the new
settlements. At the close of the trading, Yenneacott makes
a speech expressing satisfaction, and a settler makes a
speech expressing doubt, as to the way of the White Man.
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(W. Raynor Wickham and Son Beverly)
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E. Quaker Disturbances
(Done by Southold Town Board and others,under the direction of
Mrs. Walter T. Smith.)
Stocks are erected on the Green. Enter the Town Board
in Puritan dress, Quakers to be tried, a runaway slave, and
others. The Town Crier rings his bell and announces in a
loud voice several times the trial of Quaker Norton for
teaching heresy; of Arthur Smith for embracing the faith
of Quakers; of John Budd, Sr., for harboring Quakers. A
trial follows in which fiery religious zeal is shown and touch-
ing appeals are made for charity. The offenders are pun-
ished with fines, stripes, banishment, and sitting in the
stocks.
At the close of this scene, the Indians make their final
retirement. The wigwam is taken down, and camp fires are
put out; Os-ke-non ton beats the tom-tom softly and sings
a farewell song. Slowly and quietly the Indians disappear
from the immediate background and henceforth are seen
only at a distance.
Cast of Characters
William R. Newbold...........................Pastor John Youngs
Mrs.W.R.Newbold.................................Dame Youngs
Max Newbold.....................................One of the Sons
Stewart W.Horton...............................Barnabas Horton
Miss Florence Beebe................................Mother Horton
Charles Green Bennett..........................Baby Caleb Horton
William A. Wells...................................William Wells
Miss Josephine.Case..............................,...Dame Wells
Mrs. Ida I.. Beebe...................................Dame Touttle
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Other Early Settlers
Benjamin B.Tuthill Mrs. Melrose I. Booth
Ernest E.Boiseeau Mrs. Benjamin L. Prince
William H.Beebe Mrs. Frederick Fickeissen
Melrose I. Booth Mrs, Rose M. Smith
Samuel L. Bennett Ida M. Wells
Henry A. Goldsmith Mary Williams
Joseph H. Bennett Abbie Teague
Edwin Donahue Mary Conklin
Harrison Bennett Josephine May
Kenneth Dickerson Doris Hagerman
Reginald Donahue Miriam Boissean
Alexander Koko Gertrude Koko
Daniel T. Smith Helen Koko
Mrs. Minnie W. Maier Harriet Dickerson
Esther Booth
Members of the Town Board
Supervisor David W.Tuthill Justice Charles G. Corey
Town Clerk Joseph N. Halloek Justice Elbert E. Luce
Justice William B. Reeve Justice Frank E. Hine
Justice William W. Griffin Counsel Jesse L.Case
Superintendent of Highways George H. Fleet
Purchasers of Greenport
Percy Adams....................................Jackson Conklyne
Mrs. Percy Adams Mrs. Joseph L.Townsend
Mrs. John J.Bartlett Mehitable F. Townsend
Miss Ethel Cotton Joseph L.Townsend,Jr.
Mrs. Otto Van Tuyle Kathryn Corey
Marjory Parsons
Purchasers of Orient
Ezra H.Young................................Colonel John Young
Ruth Stephenson.................................Mrs.John Young
Dorothy L.Edwards
Laurence Fisher
Jean Fisher ..................................Children
Robert W. Gilispie,Jr.
Lyle F.Tuthill'
Mrs. Lyle F.Tuthill
JohnBrown Tuthill
Alfred N.Luce •.•••••••••••••••••••••••••.....••.Children
Eloise F.Luce
George B.Dearborn Rachel Edwards Mrs. Iva Glover Luce
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PASTOR YOUNGS, TOWN CRIER, AND CHARACTERS FROM TRIAL SCENE
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Trial Scene
William R. Newbold...........................Pastor John Youngs
Frederick S. Terry....................................Town Crier
Richard C. Addy...................................Quaker Norton
Edward D. Cahoon.................................John Budd, Sr.
Stephen 0. Salmon....................... ...........Arthur Smith
Augustus Moody..............................Christopher Youngs
Waiter Smith.............................................Sheriff
William A. Wells...........................................Clerk
Interlude
Dance—"America"
(Done by summer residents at Paradise Point,under the direction
of Priscilla Gadsden.)
Following the departure of the Indians, the Era of the
White Man is ushered in by an interpretative dance. Seven
young ladies follow one another in succession and show by
costume and dance the periods or elements that have con-
tributed to the development of America.
Cast of Characters
Priscilla Gadsden...............................:..........Indian
Margaret McLean.........................................Puritan
Constance L. Jenkins.......................................Dutch
Elizabeth L Conklin.......................................Quaker
Janet Benson
..........................................Cavalier
Helen Conrad
Dorothy Jenkins......................................Modem Life
Episode II (1674-1676)
Political Government of Early Southold Town
A. Arrival of a Dutch Messenger
(Done by St. Patrick's Dramatic Society and others, under the
direction of William T. Gagen.)
Some of the leading first settlers, now grown old, and
others are on the.Green. A visitor from Southampton,John
Cooper,is present. A boat containing Connecticut Commis-
sioners is being rowed to the shore from Shelter Island by
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Mr. Sylvester and son. The people salute with joy the com-
ing of these men. Another boat brings a Dutch messenger,
Steenwick, who receives no welcome. A stirring scene fol-
lows. Steenwick demands allegiance to the Dutch, but this
is refused by both Southold and Southampton, and renewed
loyalty is pledged to the New Haven Colony.
Interlude
Early Southold School
(Done by Southold children and the Dame, Mrs. Julia L. Conklin,
under the direction of Miss Lucy Taylor, Misses Thorne, Miss Eliza-
beth Elmer, Mrs. Frederick K. Terry, and Mrs. Elsie Williams.)
An old-time School Dame of the most antique order trips
briskly across the Green and calls to order a host of children
that look like old-fashioned dolls. They recite, work, sing,
and play after the manner of the schools of long ago. The
pupils are taught to spell from the New England Primer
and to chant their number combinations. They knit, sew,
shell peas and corn, and make pens. Finally, they all sing
and play under the trees the old-fashioned games,Lavender,
London Bridge, and Looby Loo.
A trumpet sounds and the Green is cleared.
B. Arrival of an English Messenger
(Done under the direction of William T. Gagen.)
An English Commissioner sent out by Governor Andros
of New York, arrives in Southold. He demands the return
of the colony to its place in the Colony of New York. The
people of Southold submit, agreeing to pay then, and an-
nually,a quit rent of one fat lamb. Forthwith a lamb is led
out and received by the Commissioner. The Patent is then
signed by men representing the original signers. j
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Cast of Characters
Albert W. Albertson.................................Isaac Arnold
Albert Salmon...............................Captain John Youngs
John Breitstadt....................Steenwick, the Dutch Messenger
Henry F. Van Wyck........................................Escort
Frank Stelzer.................Winthrop, the English Commissioner
Joseph Carroll........................Willis, English Commissioner
Frank Strasser.......................................John Cooper
Frank Cochran......................................Mr. Sylvester
Harry Carroll................................................Son
Richard Hogan.....................................Thomas Moore
A.W.Symonds..........................Duke of York's Messenger
Wesley Prince.............................................Escort
Walter Gagen..............................................Child
The Lamb (trained especially for the play)
Cavalry Men
Harry Howell Wilmot Vandusen
Richard Hodgins Peter J. Mahoney,Jr.
Town Signers
William H. Terry................................Matthias Nichols
William H. Glover..................................Samuel Glover
Peter J. Mahoney.....................................Jacob Corey
Albert W. Albertson..................................Isaac Arnold
Daniel H. Horton...................................Joshua Horton
Horace J. Booth...................................Benjamin Wells
Albert Salmon...............................Captain John Youngs
Dr.John W. Stokes.................................Lyon Gardiner
William L. Williams.................................John Gardiner
Townspeople
Joseph Carey Walter Gagen
John Carroll Madeline Carroll
Robert Ebbitts Constance L.Jenkins
James Ebbitts Edith Marsland
William Furey Stacia Romanski
Katherine Schafer
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Dame's School
Mrs.Julia L.Conklin,School Dams
Pupils
Frederick Bridge Catherine Cogan
Dwight Bridge Helen Dickerson
Willie Carroll Rita Dickerson
James Cogan Theresa Fielder
Charles Gagen Marguerite Furey
Eugene Lehr Marie Gagen
Frederick Prince Marjorie Hagerman
Chester Rich Beatrice Hodgins
John Shields Beryl Horton
Stephen Romanski Frances Leicht
Helen Cochran Alms Marsland
Floyd Van Wyck Anna Shields
George Wells Altha Smith
Lois Baker Florence Strasser
Dorinda Beatty Bernice Simons
Helen Boisseau Helen Terry
Helen Booth Evelyn Van Wyck
Anne Burke Dorothy Van Wyck
Mary Carey Marjorie Van Wyck
Alice Carroll Frances Wells
Doris Williams
1754 III
Episode P ( )
French and Indian War
(Done by ladies representing different Societies, under the diree.
tion of Mrs.Regina Sturmdorf.)
Colonial ladies come on the Green, bringing their spin-
ning wheels and stools. They spin and converse on the
French and Indian War, recalling also events in the his-
tory of the town. They sing a spinning song and as they
finish,a man calls for supplies that are to be sent to General
Johnson at Lake George. Another scene follows imme-
diately, in which a messenger arrives and announces that
the war is happily over. Townspeople cheer.
CHARACTERS IN THE GREENPORT AND ORIENT PURCHASE SCENE SCHOOL DAmE (Mrs. Julia L. Conklin)
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SPINNING SONG
THE SONG OF THE BOW
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Cast of Characters
Wesley Prince.........................................Messenger
William H. Wella.......................................Messenger
Spinning Ladies
Isabel Boisseau Kate McCabe
Emma Booth Georgia Marshall
Mary Conklin Mrs. Oliver V. Penney
Mrs. Robert C. Davenport Edith Prince
Mrs. David Driscol Mrs. Nathan Sayre
Mra. Elizabeth Hall Lucy Taylor
Mrs. Anna Prince Hedges Vera Terry
Alice Hynard Mrs. Raynor Wickham
Grace King Mrs. Elsie Williams
Frieda Williams
Episode IV (1774-1776)
Early Revolutionary Days
A. Notice of Red Coats
(Done by townspeople and descendants of the G. A. R., under the
direction of Clement W. Booth.)
A notice is nailed on a tree, which is read by one of the
townsmen. He resents the news that two English com-
panies are to be docketed upon Southold, but turning, he
beholds a sight that foretells an awakening.
B. Tableau—Spirit of '76
There comes marching on the Green a small body of
Youthful patriots—.a little drummer boy,drumming on a big
drum; two small boys carrying a big musket; two taller
lads; a barefoot boy with a hoe over his shoulder; a Minute
Man on horseback; and a color bearer. The audience rises
and salutes the flag.
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C. Attack upon Red Coats
(Done by summer residents and townspeople,under the direction of
Mrs. Jonathan Terry Overton.)
A company of Red Coats are seated at a table and are
being waited upon unwillingly by colonial girls. The soldiers
drink at ease and then one of their number, Officer Jones,
sings"The Song of the Bow,"the rest joining in the chorus.
During the song a boy rushes in and whispers to a girl.
Help has come. The Continental soldiers from Connecticut*
are creeping up the bank from the beach and are ready to
set upon the Red Coats. The attack is made and the girls
have the pleasure of seeing their guests carried struggling
to the boats.
Cast of Characters
Melrose I. Booth
Chauncey Davis .....................................Townsmen
John Mervin...........................................Messenger
Albert Salmon...............................Soldier on Horseback
Frederick Prince....................................Drummer Boy
Eugene Lehr
Robert Booth I ......................Tvo Boys carrying a Musket
John Mervin
Wesley Prince I ...............................`.... Minute Mea
Scovil Osborn.......................................Barefoot Boy
Clement Booth.......................................Color Bearer
Red Coats
Frederick G. Jones..:..............................English Officer
Frederick W. Bridge Harry Myers
Lloyd Cogan John Scott
Dr. Joseph H. Marshall Albert Taylor
J. Leo Thompson
Continental Army
Clement W. Booth Edward Titus
Horace J. Booth Richard Hodgins
Chauncey Davis Peter J. Mahoney,Jr.
Charles T. Glover William H. Wells
Ralph Glover John Merwin
Louis A. Hermsa Albert Salmon
Fred.C.Leicht Henry Van Wyck
Clinton Moffat Emmett Young
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Colonial Maids
Marguerite Howell................................Mistress Howell
Lillian Bergen Mrs. Wilbur Carter
Emma Booth Henrietta Harrison
Frances Booth Mary Kenney
Isabel Boisseau Eunice Macomber
Mrs. Frederick W.Bridge Helen Payne
Frieda Williams
Episode v (1789)
Return of Peace
(Done by people from Southold and Riverhead,under the direction
of Mrs.Alice W.Chapman,of the North Fork Country Club.)
A town reception is held to celebrate the return of peace
and the inauguration of the first President of the United
States of America. Mistress Terry and her daughter and a
committee of ladies receive; a master of ceremonies intro-
duces in a grand manner noted men and women who arrive,
some on foot and some on horseback, attended by colored
grooms. All are handsomely gowned and a beautiful scene
is presented when sixteen of the company dance an old-time
minuet.
Cast of Characters
Mrs. George C. Terry.....................................Hostess
Marion S. Terry............................ ........ ..Daughter
Joseph B. Hartranft.........................Master of Ceremonies
Receiving Committee and Gne8ts
Mrs. Henry C. Prince Amy Sturges
Mrs. William H. Taylor May Case
Mrs. Harry Stevens Hilda Leicht
Mrs. Lulu Halterman Helen Heath
Mrs.Herbert E. Maraland
Edna Cahoon........................................Horsewoman
Merlin Young........................................Horsewoman
Silas A. H.Dayton
Cornelius Hearn ..........................................Soloist
Samuel Bland......................................Colored Groom
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Minuet Dancers from Riverhead
Jane Bagshaw Donald H.Belford
Jane Edwards Harold Arnold
Lois P.Harper Everett Benjamin
Lydia G. Jackson Charles Downs
Leah Myer Harold Hutchinson
Hazel Oden Philip W. Stsckpole
Marguerite R.Richardson Clyde Tooker
Constance Tooker Austin Warner
Finale
A. The Future of Southold
(Grouping and costumes designed by Marianna Mitchell)
After the dance, one of the guests starts an old song,
"Auld Lang Syne," in which the other guests join. During
the singing,Dr. Epher Whitaker comes from his seat in the
audience and takes a position under a stately pine on the
Green. The audience rises. Dr. Whitaker represents
Faith. Community Friendship joins him and then appear
the following symbolic characters: Peace,represented by a
young lady in white, holding aloft a dove; Plenty, by a
young lady in purple and white, carrying a sheaf of wheat;
Hope, by a young lady in light blue, with a star in her
crown and an anchor in her arms; Love, by two little boys
(for Love should not be alone), in fluttering pink draperies;
Happiness,by a sunny-faced child in yellow;and Home,by a
beautiful young mother with her five lovely children. The
Spirits of Nature appear once more, this time to, indicate
the great work that must be done to insure the future
prosperity of Southold. They dance in and out among the
Symbolic figures, binding them all together with the golden
bands of Community Friendship.
B. Recessional
All the Pageant Players, led by Community Friendship,
march across the Green, carrying stage properties with
them. They encircle the audience, descend the bank, and
vanish along the beach.
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Cast of Characters
Rev. Epher Whitaker, D.D...................................Faith
Helen Millard...............................Community Friendship
Ann Hallock ...............................................Peace
Ada Smith ................................................Plenty
Mrs. Henry Fisher..........................................Hope
Samuel and John Mervin....................................Love
Esther Macomber ......................................Happiness
Mrs.Albert Albertson and Five Children ................Home
Jennie,Florence,Marion,Corey,Pauline
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EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHOLD
No volume relating to an Anniversary Celebration of old
Southold would be complete without a brief sketch of that
which it is all about—the founding of Southold—and there
is but one authority on this subject. "Go to the book," is
the command when a historical fact is wanted. There is but
one "book" and one undisputed author on local history—
"The History of Southold (1640-1740)"by Epher Whitaker,
D.D. From the writings of Dr. Whitaker, therefore, we
glean the following items that will always be of interest.
The chief pioneers of Southold came to America from
Southwolde, Suffolk County, England, in 1637, and from
other places about that time.. Being the earliest English
settlers on Long Island,they gave, in due time, the name of
their native place to the oldest town on the Island and the
name of their native county to the eastern county, that in-
cludes more than half the Island territory.
Rev.John Youngs and his family sailed from England to
Salem, Mass., in 1637. He was offered land there if he
would remain in that place, but he preferred to found a
church and town of his own. Accordingly, he and the other
first settlers of our town soon after sailed from New Haven
to make a home for themselves on our shores. How early
the first English explorers and traders with the Indians for
furs and shells were on the ground in this beautiful part of
Long Island is not known. Unhappily the first book of the
town records of Southold previous to 1651 is lost. Some of
the earliest settlers may have been in the place in 1639, for
the settlement was sufficiently advanced in the summer of
1640 to purchase the title of the Indians. This was not gen-
erally done in less than a year after the beginning of a
settlement. The number and order and permanency of the
population had become so great in the autumn of 1640, that
on the 21st of October the Rev. John Youngs gathered his
church anew. Four days later, one of the settlers sold his
land with his home upon it and other improvements for
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fifteen pounds. The purchase of Southold was made as
early at least as August, 1640, earlier than any other
English town on the Island; and the earliest settlers must
have been in the place many months, and perhaps a year or
more, previous to that date.
The lawyer of the first generation was William Wells.
There was no physician here for fifty years. The wealthiest
man,with his sons,was Barnabas Horton. Other prominent
men among the early settlers were:
Robert Ackerly, .Thomas Benedict, Richard Benjamin,
John Booth, Richard Brown, John Budd, Henry Case, John
Conklin, John Corey,Matthias Corwin, Philemon Dickerson,
Charles Glover, Ralph Goldsmith, William Hallock, John
Herbert, Samuel King, Thomas Mapes, George Miller,
Thomas Moore, Peter Payne, William Purrier, Thomas
Reeve, William Salmon, John Sweezey, Richard Terry,
Thomas Terry, John Tucker, John Tuthill, Henry Tuthill,
Captain John Underhill, Jeremiah Vail, Henry Whitney,
Barnabas Wines, Joseph Youngs, Captain John Youngs.
They preferred the New Haven principles rather than
the Connecticut plan of civil government. The government
was in the town meeting, subject to the New Haven Gen-
eral Court. The church order was maintained partly by the
town meeting and partly by the pastor. They had no desire
to abridge the liberty of other people in other places, but
they were eager, vigilant and strenuous to protect and per-
petuate their own rights and liberties.
The industry, intelligence, virtue and piety of the people
of the town maintained its prosperity and growth, in spite
of all its difficulties and political changes.
Rev. Joshua Hobart succeeded the first pastor, who died
in 1672,and he served the people of Southold for forty-three
years. He was succeeded by Rev.Benjamin Woolsey. Other
early pastors were Rev. James Davenport, Rev. William
Throop and Rev. John Storrs, ancestor of a long line of
famous educators and preachers.
In 1684,the County Court ordered that a prison be made
at Southold. The town built a new meeting house and turned
the old one into a prison. At the same time Jonathan Hor-
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ton, the youngest son of Barnabas Horton and heir of the
homestead, enlarged his dwelling and made a court house
in the second story. The courts were held in this building
until the county seat was established at Riverhead in 1725.
Soon after 1685, when the Huguenots were driven from
France, the L'Hommedieu and Boisseau families came to
Southold. The.addition of this French blood was advan-
tageous to the place. Ezra L'Hommedieu,a grandson of the
original Benjamin L'Hommedieu and of Nathaniel Sylves-
ter, the proprietor of Shelter Island, was the greatest man
who ever lived in Southold all his life.
In 1715 a Presbyterian meeting house was built at Mat-
tituck;in 1718,at Orient (Oyster Ponds);and in Cutchogue
in 1732. '
In the struggle to decide whether America should be
commandingly English or French, Southold took its full
share and rejoiced when Canada became subject to Great
Britain.
As the contest of the Revolution drew near, the town
generally manifested its zeal for right and liberty. Under
the leadership of Ezra L'Hommedieu,most of the men early
pledged themselves to support Congress. The town was
exposed to ravages from the time of the battle of Long
Island until the close of the Revolutionary War in 1783, and
many of the men became refugees to Connecticut.
In 1730, Shelter Island was detached from Southold, and
in 1792 the western part of Southold was made the town of
Riverhead. About the same time it began very greatly to
diversify the forms of its religious life. Congregationalists,
Methodists, Universalists, and Baptists formed parishes.
Later the Episcopalians, Roman Catholics and Lutherans
formed churches in the town.
The town suffered in some measure during the war with
Great Britain in 1812 and was fortified and armed at its
easternmost point.
The early settlers have had many eminent offspring.
Governor John Young was a descendant of the first pastor;
Secretary of State William H. Seward, of John Sweezey;
Governor Philemon Dickerson and Secretary of the Navy
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Mahlon Dickerson were descendants of Philemon Dickerson;
Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Corwin was a descendant
of Matthias Corwin; United States Senator Roscoe Conk-
ling was a kinsman of John Conklin; Major General Henry
W. Halleck, the poet, Fitz Greene Halleck, and Gerard Hal-
lock, founder of the New York Journal of Commerce, were
descendants of William Hallock; Benjamin Harrison, Presi-
dent of the United States, was a descendant of Henry Tut-
hill and several other early Southolders.
The main purpose of the founders of the town was
religion, though they undoubtedly had a liking for political
freedom.
The town zealously supported the old flag throughout the
Civil War. Carly in our national history the town became
Jeffersonian Republican and subsequently Jacksonian Demo-
cratic in its political principles. Its civil government,
whether Republican or Democratic, has been most worthy
and excellent. It retains the just, faithful and free spirit
of primeval Puritanism, when men knew what they were
building and purposely laid solid foundations for many ages
of equity, freedom, prosperity and virtue.
OLD HOME SITES AND SETTLEMENTS OF SOUTHOLD
The following valuable information relating to the sites
of the homes and the outlying settlements of the early set-
tlers is from the speech that Counsellor Albertson Case
(deceased) made in 1876, and was read at the Opening
Reception of the Celebration. Mr. Case was for many years
Town Surveyor and Counsel for the Town Board and was
considered our best authority on roads and sites. The
extract selected for this volume contains facts that will be
of increasing interest to Southolders as the years pass.
Pastor Youngs and his party located the present town
street and built their dwellings on it. The line of the Main
Street probably ran about as it does now. Also the street
to the head of the creek, the road to the North Sea (Long
Island Sound) which is now known as Railroad Avenue, and
the present Iforton's Lane. Their dwellings in a few years
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lined the Main Street from the "Run" at the foot of Willow
Hill on the west to a little east of Town Harbor Lane on the
east. Constant additions of new settlers were occurring in
the years immediately following the first settlement. .Of
those first years the town has no official record.
Liber A of our Town Records (now in the Town Clerk's
office) begins with the date 1651. The record of each man's
home lot and outlands is the first subject embraced in the
book. These home lots were allotted among the settlers and
most of them were described as containing four acres, more
or less.
Starting at the "Run," at the foot of Mill Hill, in the
western part of the village,the home lots of the first settlers
were situated as follows:
Thomas Terry, now home of Patrick May.
Philemon Dickerson, now home of Gilbert H. Terry.
Thomas Reeve, now home of Miss Mary Huntting.
Richard Terry,now home of John M. Howard.
Thomas Mapes, now home of Edward Baker.
Barnabas Wines, now owned by Henry Cleveland Estate.
Joseph Horton,the old house owned by Mrs. N. Hubbard
Cleveland.
Henry Case,the home of Edward O. Harrison.
John Elton,the home owned by Mrs. Wm. Evans.
Samuel King,now home of A. Irwin Booth.
John Tucker,now home of Oliver A.Mayo.
John Budd, the Hunttinghurst house, one of the.oldest
in Southold,now the home of Daniel H. Horton.
John Tuthill,now home of N.Hubbard Cleveland.
Richard Benjamin,now home of Miss Hannah Carpenter.
Barnabas Horton,now home of Geo. C. Terry.
John Hobart, now the Presbyterian parsonage.
Matthias Corwin, now home of Dr. J. W. Stokes.
John Booth,now home of Samuel Dickerson.
Thomas Sawyer, now home of Geo. R. Jennings.
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Robert Ackerly, the Eustace place, the home of Post-
master W.A.Cochran.
John Underhill, the present site of the Southold Savings
Bank.
John Conklin, the Theo. Nenninger store.
William Wells,the lawyer, the present Southold Hotel.
Rev. John Youngs, the home of Miss Jerusha Horton.
Col. John Youngs, the home of the Historical Exhibit in
this Celebration, and the oldest house in Southold.
John Corey,the Albertson House,the Colonial Tea House
of this Celebration.
Robert Hempstead, the home of Dr. J. M. Hartranft.
Isaac Young, the home of 0. L. Wells.
Peter Payne, the home of Sinclair Smith.
Thomas Moore, the home of Richard Hogan.
Stephen Bayley, the J. E. Cochran store.
Simon Grover, where house of Eagle Hook and Ladder
Company now stands.
Benjamin Moore, the old "Case House," one of the oldest
in town, torn down some years ago and parts of it moved to
F. B. Cochran's land on Boisseau Avenue.
Thomas Longsworth, where the Singley wheelwright
shop stands to-day.
Dr.John Gardiner, the home of Mrs. Michael Furey.
Joseph Youngs, the house of S. Lester Albertson.
Benjamin L'Hommedieu,the W.H.H.Glover place. The
east part of this house A part of the original L'Hommedieu
house and is over 250 years old.
Jasper Griffing, the old Daniel Tuthill house at Town
Harbor, now owned by W. F. Moore. This house is also
one of the oldest in town.
James Petty,now the home of A.R.Vail.
Nathan Landon, now the home of Mrs. J. B. Terry.
John Payne, the home of C. M. Post.
Jeremiah Vail,the home of Geo.A.Maier.
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Charles Glover's lot was on the creek, the Bliss place,
where the Pageant Play of this Celebration was given.
It seem to have been a fixed design that the settlers
should live in close proximity. By 1660 there were at least
fifty home lots with their dwellings.
The Main Street ran through the woods. In 1657 every
inhabitant was ordered to take up and carry away all trees
and roots of trees standing in front of his house under pen-
alty of twelve pence for every stump left standing.
The settlers found mostly woodlands and salt meadows.
Here and there was an arable field. This they would divide
into small parcels of one or two acres,so that it might afford
a share for each. Such for instance was the "Old•held,"
probably the site of an Indian village. This old field was sur-
rounded by a general fence, a certain portion of which each
owner of the field was compelled to make.
They also made great account of the salt meadows.
Almost every settler had from one to four acres in different
meadows at Oyster Ponds (Orient), Southold, Hog Neck,
Cutchogue, Aquebogue, and the south side of the River at
Riverhead. The settlers had little or no upland grass and
the salt hay furnished the most available winter fodder for
their stock.
The Indian names of localities were adopted to a great
extent. Mattituck, Peconic, Cutchogue and Arshamomoque
are familiar illustrations. Yennicock was the general name
of the town. Our Mill Creek was called Tom's Creek,named
after Thomas Benedict. Long Island Sound was known by
the name of the North Sea. Many of the local names have
never been dropped. Calves' Neck, Goose Creek, Robin's
Island, Pine Neck, Hog Neck,Plum Gut, Peter's Neck, Long
Beach and South Harbor we find in the early records and
they are used to this day. Many of the names, however,
first used,are now obsolete.
Early in the history mills were erected. There was one
at Mill Creek. Soon also there was a windmill on Mill Hill,
where Mr. Barnes' residence now stands, another on the
north side of Hog Neck,now Bay View,and another at Town
Harbor.
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Orient and East Marion were used by the people to
pasture their cattle and hogs,in the same way that Montauk
is still pastured.
Isaac Arnold had his warehouse at the head of the creek
and was the only merchant here.
The parish bounds ran for more than half a century from
Plum Gut to Wading River. The old first bounds of South-
old ran from Mill Creek to the Fresh Meadows at Cutchogue,
the present Golden place. Soon, under titles from the In-
than , the bounds were extended.
The Town of Riverhead was formed from Southold in
1792. Shelter Island was also under our authority until
1740.
In-148 the Town became a member of the New Haven
Colony. In 1662 that colony united with Connecticut Colony.
In 1664 we came under the authority of New York. In 1673
the Dutch took New York,but Southold resisted the change
and aclmowledged allegiance to Connecticut once more. In
1674 the English again possessed New York, and Southold
reluctantly came under that colony the second time.
We know that there were private contentions among our
first settlers; that they were wilful, ultra and arbitrary in
matters of conscience. With these faults we can count up a
long list of virtues. They were moral in their lives, sternly
religious in their belief and practice, industrious in their
labors,prudent in all things,and of unselfish devotion to the
needs of the settlement. If their religion was austere, yet
its fundamental principles have made and preserved the
nation;if their laws and regulations were sometimes trivial
and illiberal, yet the great bulk of the rules they made for
their government aimed at and accomplished justice. For
their day and generation they ruled their affairs wonder-
fully well.
Truly we have a right to be proud of our ancestors; of
those honest, brave-hearted, clear-headed men who came
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here and occupied this pleasant arm of land this jewel,
which nature has made so lovely in its setting,so precious in
its valuable qualities of soil and climate. In 1640 it was a
wilderness—today it is a garden spot. Southold settlement
was poor and feeble in its infancy; Southold Town in its old
age is rich and vigorous. Her sons and daughters rejoice
and are happy in her strength and beauty, her fair and
honest name. Thanks forever and ever to our fathers who
came here, lived out their industrious, honest lives, and
dying, transmitted to us, their children, so fair a heritage
for our home.
GREETINGS FROM SOUTHWOLD, ENGLAND
The following letter from the Rev. Claude Hope Sutton,
M.A.,Vicar of Southwold Church, England,was read by Mr.
Frank R.Mitchell at the Sunday afternoon service:
SoUTHWOLD VICARAGE,
Suffolk, England.
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus:
The letter of friendly greeting (dated May 25th) has
come to cheer us at a most opportune time. The "Mother
Southwold" (as you kindly call us) feels acutely the stress
of this terrible European war.
For many centuries the inhabitants of Southwold main-
tained themselves by their fishing industry, but for the last
two generations they have been almost entirely dependent
for a livelihood upon their summer visitors. The war spoilt
their last summer season in August and September, and
apparently this year there will be no summer season at all.
This means ruin or poverty for a large number of our people,
who before were in comfortable circumstances; but we all
need to learn the lessons which God would have us learn
by this most terrible scourge of war,which affects to almost
equal extent (so far as suffering goes) the vanquished and
victors.
You may be glad to know,therefore,that though the sea-
son of August and September last year was the worst ever
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recorded in Southwold,more persons received the Holy Com-
munion at the Parish Church than in any previous season.
You will be glad to know that the Bible is being read by
our soldiers in a way it has never been read since the days of
Cromwell,and that we believe that when this terrible war is
ended,and the nations are cleansed from their sins, that the
Kingdom of Christ may extend over the whole world to the
extent described by the Hebrew Prophets.
You will be glad also to know that we have now no re-
ligious dissensions, as in the days when your ancestors left
us. Constantly during the South African War, and fre-
quently on public occasions since, we have had our great
Parish Church crowded for united services for prayer or
praise, at which the two non-conformist ministers have
always assisted by reading the lessons from the Holy
Scriptures.
As I am not able to accept your kind invitation to be
present amongst you, may I humbly commend to you a text
from Isaiah: "Thou will keep him in perfect peace whose
mind is stayed on thee." That text was,I like to think,often
in the minds of your ancestors, when they left us to found
a new home in a new continent, and it is in our minds often
now. God was with them and blessed them, and the
"Daughter Southold" has now, I am told, a family three
times as great as the "Mother Southwold."
On July 25th,I shall, D.V., at Holy Communion, ask the
prayers of our people for you all, that the Kingdom of
Christ may be extended amongst you, and that you may be
prospered in things temporal and spiritual, and I will ask
you all to pray for the preservation of our noble and ancient
Church, and for the preservation of the lives and honor of
our women and children, as well also for the 267 brave men
who have already left their homes in Southwold to fight for
their country.
And I shall trust.that you may each receive that blessing
which is given at the conclusion of our service, i. e., the
peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your
hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and of
His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, and the blessing of God
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Almighty, the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost be amongst
you and remain with you always.
Believe me, my dear Christian brethren, your fellow
servant In Christ Jesus,
CLAUDE HOPE SUTTON,
Vicar of Southwold, England.
TOWN CLERx's OFFICE,
Southwold, England,
July 9, 1915.
Dear Sir:The attention of the Town Council of South-
wold has been drawn to your letter of the 15th of May with
reference to the Two Hundred and Seventy-fifth Anniver-
sary of your Town's Foundation, and I am directed by the
Council to offer their hearty congratulations upon the occur-
rence of this very interesting event.
The Council are particularly grateful for the kindly mes-
sage of sympathy contained in your letter which is specially
welcome at this time of national peril and stress. This,
town lies upon the East Coast within a few score miles of
the scene of some of the heaviest fighting and almost the
whole of our efficient male population is serving either
ashore or afloat. We look forward with confidence to a life-
long and honorable peace and the freedom and integrity of
small countries in whose defence England drew her sword.
To return to domestic matters it may interest your
townsmen to know that two portions of the sea front here
are known as Long Island Cliff and New York Cliff and there
is no doubt these names were adopted when many of our
ancestors emigrated to your district and helped to found the
.Town of Southold. With every good wish for the success of
the Celebration and the prosperity and happiness of your
town,I am, Yours faithfully,
ERNEsT R. CooPEs, Town Clerk.
F. R. Mitchell, Esq.,
Anniversary Celebration Committee,
Southold, N. Y.,U. S. A.
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CELEBRATION POEMS AND HYMNS
Memorial Gateway
[Read at the Dedication of Founders' Landing Gateway]
Gateway of this ancient town,
Now we dedicate thee here,
In fair Southold, whose renown,
Like her name, to us is dear;
True memorial of the band,
Who came here across the sea,
Seeking in an unknown land,
Freedom, peace and liberty;
Entrance to the beauteous bay,
Winding far out to the sea,
Bid good speed to those alway,
Sailing from our shore and thee;
Those who through thy portals come,
Stranger, friend, and wandering guest,
Be to them a welcome home
In this place of quiet rest;
Oft remind us of that band,
Bravely, in the long-ago,
Coming to this lonely strand,
Toiling on through weal and woe;
Stand an emblem of the faith
That sustained those men of old,
Stand a symbol of the love
For our worthy town, Southold.
MmA Howox COOK.
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OUR OWN FOLK
[Sung to the tune"My Ain Folk"at the Opening Reception]
Tho'far from home we wander,
'Tis here our thoughts return,
To our own folk on Long Island,
And our hearts within us burn,
As we think of all the loved ones
Who in this dear place stay,
And joy and sadness mingle
As we list some old-time lay.
REFRAIN
For it's 0,we've been longing for our own folk—
For old friends are best of all this earth's folk.
And tho'far o'er land or sea,
It is here our hearts will be,
At home in dear old Southold
With our own folk.
But once again we're greeting
Our friends from far and near,
Ah! sweet is now our meeting
After many a long, long year.
How our hearts with joy are gladdened,
And eyes with welcome shine;
Still abides the love we uttered
In the days of auld lang Syne.
REFRAIN: For it's 0, we've, etc.
Of our school days we've been telling,
We boys and girls of yore,
And the happy recollections
Centered 'round the Academy door;
But here's our earnest hoping
For the time that is to be,
May peace and plenty crown her,
This village by the sea.
ANNA PRINCE HEDGES.
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THE PILGRIM'S FLIGHT
[Written for the 260th Anniversary]
Words by T. B. Force, Southold
Music by D.P.Horton, Southold
Fair Isle! farewell, though o'er the heart,
Comes sorrow's shadows as we part;
Thy necklace is the foaming sheen
That ocean twines about his Queen.
But lo! the tyrant presses hard,
From him we fly, 'gainst him we guard.
By Ocean's breezy breath was blown
The Pilgrim to a wild unknown;
Cold was the night, the forest bare,
But Liberty was in the air.
Not death could quench,nor tyrant tame
His love for that celestial flame.
Through cycles past we love to trace,
The story of our father's race—
The race that bare the torch on high,
When freedom flashed athwart the sky.
That light now blazing from its birth,
Shall brighter yet illume the earth.
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THE PILGRIM'S PLANTING
[Written for the 260th Anniversary]
Words by Rev.Epher Whitaker,D.D.
Music by D.P.Horton
Over the sea to unknown shore,
Exiles of faith the Pilgrims came;
Freedom they sought, not golden ore,
God's Book their law,their trust His name.
Sighing, they left their Fatherland,
Tracing the flight of Liberty;
Here, on this spot that faithful band
Planted the Cross and Freedom's Tree.
Here shall that Cross forever stand,
Symbol of life to dying souls,
Firm as a rock, 'mid shifting sand,
Where in his wrath the Ocean rolls.
Vital and fair abides that tree,
Throwing its arms to every wind;
Under its shade for aye shall be,
Rest and delight for all mankind.
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THE SOUTHOLD SUNDIAL
A Brief Historical Allusion to Life's Master, "Time"
By G. W. FiTz, M.D.
The position and movement of the sun's shadows gave the time to
our ancestors for many thousands of years before the settlement of
Long Island and for the larger part of two centuries thereafter.
The daily study of the stately movement of the shadow on the dial
or floor gave our ancestors an understandable measure of the earth's
daily rotation. The sun's changing altitude in the sky interpreted for
them the changing seasons. And the "Sun Fast" and "Sun Slow"
meant to them the varying speed of the earth in its oblique yearly
swing around the sun.
By these everyday experiences, they were made to realize more
vividly in the succession of toil and rest, of planting and harvest, of
abundance-giving warmth and tingling,strengthening cold,the Father's
marvelous universe and His constant protection and guidance, for
which they as constantly gave their heart-felt thanks.
In the hope that it may bring similar uplifting associations to our
generation, an accurate bronze sundial is offered as a permanent
memento of the stirring times of unrest and change which led to the
settlement of our beautiful town. It bespeaks interest and appre-
ciation, not only as a reminder of the ways and means of life in
colonial days,but as a scientific instrument of great educational value
for all time.
The dial is calculated for the latitude of Southold, but will serve
for the whole of Long Island, New York City,for Southern New York
and Connecticut, and for all places on the earth's surface having an
approximate latitude of 41° N.
It can be obtained, with full directions for emplacement, by mail,
by addressing Dr. G. W. Fitz, Peconic, N. Y.
27M ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 88
LETPER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
EN RouTE FOR THE Woons,
Day after Celebration.
Editor of The Long Island Traveler,
Southold,L.I.
My dear Mr.Hallock:
The Two Hundred and Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the
settlement of Southold Town has passed. The Celebration of
it is now a part of the history of the town. I am on my way
to the woods and have time for only a few words of felicita-
tion. It would be immodest for me to dilate on the success
of the Celebration. It would be ungrateful of me to run
away without giving some expression of my appreciation of
the unfaltering, unselfish, and uncomplaining support of all
our people who wrought this marvelous achievement. I do
not yet know what measure of financial success has crowned
our efforts,but I do know that,even if we are in debt,we have
been richly paid in the splendid exhibition of willing service.
Every committee has more than met the most sanguine
expectations of the executive board. I might begin at the
first function at the Academy and sing the praises of every
committee until the final great religious festival on Sunday
afternoon. I might repeat only half the kindly expressions
I have heard of the efficiency of the police and traffic squad
and I might express my gratitude to all the organizations
and individuals who contributed their time and talents with
unfailing good humor;but this would tax your room to print
and your time to read. I rejoice in the fact that in working
thus we have broken down all the artificial or imaginary
lines which so often act as barriers to the progress of small
communities and given a splendid exhibition of what we can
do when we march to the beat of warm hearts without cold
feet. Let us not stop until we have a village park worthy
of the site, a town hall worthy of the artistic and literary
talent of our people and a railroad depot worthy of our de-
lightful village.
Sincerely yours,
E. D. CAHooN.
84 275th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE 275th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Receipts
Cash advanced by E. D. Cahoon................. $730.00
Receipts from We df 2,000 stickers............. 2.00
three Ball Games ............... 630.84
Beach Party .................... 608.10
Minstrels ....................... 422.00
Pageant Play ................... 1,688.75
We Pageant Play Programs...... 53.31
Evening Concert ................ 359.40
Carnival ........................ 50.00
sale of chairs, parade............. 4.50
parking space, autos, parade...... 6.00
Youngs' House .................. 121.00
Tea House ...................... 268.56
Dance Platform,during Celebration 125.55
Dance Platform,after Celebration. 49.23
We of Pennants, Buttons and Sun
Dials ........................ 265.82
Donations .................................... 158.41
Sale Curtains,Youngs' House................... 2.25
Received from rent of costumes................. 258.70
Cash received from Chairman Fireworks Commit-
tee,being balance after all expenses were paid 2.50
Total receipts ........................... $5,801.92
275th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 85
Expenses
Pageant Play, Minstrels, Concert, Ball Games,
including costumes, material, services and
expenses .................................. $687.47
Decorating streets and buildings................ 100.00
Rent chairs and tents.......................... 110.00
Material Grand Stand and Dance Platform, in-
cluding labor in building and tearing down.... 441.23
Stationery and Printing........................ 180.05
Water Sports and Beach Party.................. 153.34
Gasolene Torches and Gas Lamp purchased....... 62.50
Music,including Greenport and Sag Harbor Bands 165.90
Cost Buttons,Pennants and Sun Dials............ 195.76
Expenses Youngs House,including rent.......... 58.83
Expenses Albertson House,including rent........ 168.18
Banners and Signs,including cost of painting and
lettering .................................. 45.35
Badges for Committees......................... 8.60
Mileage,freight,express,postage and telephone.. 182.06
Cartage ...................................... 94.90
Amount repaid E.D.Cahoon for money advanced. 730.00
Other expenses ............................... 13.32
8.897.49
Balance ................................ $2,404.43
Respectfully submitted,
F WO'K K. TEREY, Treasurer.
The Auditing Committee hereby certify that they have examined
the books and vouchers of Frederick K. Terry, as Treasurer of the
276th Anniversary Celebration of Southold Town,and find his receipts
to have been $5,801.92 and payments $3,897.49, and that there is a
balance in his hands of $2,404.43, which balance is deposited in the
Bank of Southold,in the name of Frederick K. Terry, Treasurer.
H. HOWARD HUNTTING
THomAs FAR=
Auu mT A. FOLK
Wm. H.J000r
Auditing Committee.
&mthold,N.Y., Sept. 15,1915.
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