Southampton Press | May 20, 1938
At a meeting of the Southampton Colonial Society [members]
were elected for the ensuing year and several articles of incorporation and to
the by-laws were adopted. The society plans to establish a museum for the Town
of Southampton wherein can be assembled and preserved the relics and mementos
of the early days of Earn Long Island. It is proposed to lease the Parrish
Memorial Hall from the trustees of the Parrish Art Museum and to renovate the
interior. The hall stands close to the site of the original village, and seems
ideally suited to the purpose.
The museum is made possible by the generosity of Mrs.
Charles B. Foster of Water Mill. She has presented to the society the priceless
collection of antiques, mementoes of whaling days and farming implements formed
by her late husband. Mr. Foster spent a great deal of time and painstaking
effort in getting his collection together. It is now housed in the old barn on
the Foster homestead. Many other articles from the attics and store rooms of
local families will be loaned or given outright as soon as the project gets
under way.
The new president of the society is William D. Halsey of
Bridgehampton, who is historian for the town. The other elected officials are:
First vice president, C. Edwin Dimon; second vice president,
Adrian H. Larkin; third vice president, J. Foster Terry; fourth vice president,
Dr. David H. Hallock; fifth vice president, Frank. H. Corwith; secretary, Miss
Grace Foster; treasurer, Horace Foster; and historian, Miss Abigail Halsey.
As the new museum will have to be financed by donations it
is hoped that al those interested will give generously in order that this most
worthy object may be accomplished. The subscription list is now open and
several large gifts are already pledged.
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