Inside Whitehall
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The Magazine for Flagler Museum Members
Summer 2022 Volume Twenty-Nine • Number 2
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historic & current events
Calendar june A summertime tradition: Twenty versions of the American flag that flew over our country during Henry Flagler’s lifetime (1830-1913) went on display in June, starting on the 14th (Flag Day). The display, which includes the current version of the flag, will be exhibited inside the Flagler Kenan Pavilion through July 4th.
July 4
Independence Day Celebration (Members Event)
August 24
Henry and Mary Lily Flagler’s Wedding Anniversary - The couple were married in North Carolina in 1901
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FLAGLER MUSEUM palm beach, florida
One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480 (561) 655-2833 www.flaglermuseum.us museum hours Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, 12 to 5 pm Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day
board of trustees Kelly M. Hopkins, President G. F. Robert Hanke, Vice President William M. Matthews, Treasurer Thomas S. Kenan, III, Secretary Barry G. Hoyt, Trustee Richard M. Krasno, Trustee George G. Matthews, Trustee
leadership staff John Blades, Acting Executive Director Christina Bernstein, Director of Finance Allison Goff, Member & Visitor Services Director
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Organ & Piano Demonstrations will be held each Sunday through November 20th Last day of free admission for activeduty military and their families, which was offered by the Museum through the Blue Star Museums initiative presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families
Cover: Easter eggs filled with candy and other prizes were hidden in the Cocoanut Grove and on the Museum’s front lawn for the return of the annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 16th.
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Lauren Perry, Public Affairs Director Mark Johnson, Store & Café Manager Inside Whitehall is a Henry Morrison Flagler Museum publication © 2022 by the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum. All rights reserved. Volume 29, Issue 2 Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. National Historic Landmark Accredited since 1973 by
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Kelly M. Hopkins Steps Into President Role The Flagler Museum is pleased to announce that its trustees have recently elected Mrs. Kelly M. Hopkins to be the third President of the Flagler Museum, following her father, George G. Matthews who has served as the Museum’s President for the past 42 years, following his mother, Jean Flagler Matthews after her death in 1979. It was Mrs. Matthews, granddaughter of Henry M. Flagler, legendary Florida developer and builder of WhiteMr. George G. Matthews hall, who founded the Museum in 1959 and served as President for its first 20 years. In addition to President, Mr. Matthews has also served the Museum as a trustee for the past 63 years, an extraordinary long combined tenure, quite probably unmatched among the museums of the world. He plans to continue his service as a trustee of the Museum. During his tenure as President, he oversaw the major restoration of the Museum, completed under the outstanding direction of the
Museum’s then Executive Director, John Blades. This process involved over two dozen capital projects, the Museum’s designation as a National Historic Landmark, its accreditation of and reaccreditations by the American Alliance of Museums, and the award of the prestigious Ross Merrill Award for conservation. Only three other institutions in the nation have received all four forms of national recognition. Among the many new programs, exhibitions and additions to the Museum that Mr. Matthews was responsible for was his popular Bluegrass concert series held in the Museum’s Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Always sold out, the concerts have become a welcome and innovative addition to the local music scene. Mrs. Hopkins has served for 23 years as a Trustee of the Flagler Museum and was the Founder of its Whitehall Society. She is a Hull Fellow, Class of 2013, through the South Eastern Council of Foundations. She also serves as a trustee of the Relgalf Charitable Foundation, the Roaring Gap Foundation, and served two terms on the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mrs. Hopkins received her B.A.
Mrs. Kelly M. Hopkins
in education from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a Master of Science in organizational development from McColl School of Business at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was an elementary school teacher in the Charlotte Mecklenburg school system for six years. Mrs. Hopkins is married to Rick Hopkins, also a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Hopkins have two teenage children who live with them in Palm Beach and Charlotte.
More Changes in Store for the Museum Store Next Season Shoppers can expect to see some changes to the Museum’s retail operations over the next several months, according to new Store and Café Manager Mark Johnson. Plans are in the works to rebrand the store for the com-
ing season as H. M. Flagler and Co. Along with the name change, patrons will find new products inspired by both Flagler and Whitehall, from clothing to décor to gifts, and a focus on sourcing American-made products.
Johnson, a Florida native, recently joined the Museum staff after stints with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas. 3
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Completed 133 years ago for the 1889 Exposition Universelle celebrating the centennial of the French Revolution, Eiffel’s Tower was widely criticized and disliked by nearly all the luminaries of the day. A Committee of 300 wrote an open letter decrying what they saw as a monstrosity, saying: We, writers, painters, sculptors, architects and passionate devotees of the hitherto untouched beauty of Paris, protest with all our strength, with all our indignation in the name of slighted French taste … imagine for a moment a giddy, ridiculous tower dominating Paris like a gigantic black smokestack, crushing under its barbaric bulk Notre Dame, the Tour Saint-Jacques, the Louvre, the Dome of les Invalides, the Arc de Triomphe, all of our humiliated monuments will disappear in this ghastly dream. Fortunately, Eiffel didn’t listen to his many critics. Inspired by the Latting Observatory, a tower built in New York City as part of the 1853 Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations that at 290 feet was the tallest building in the United States, Eiffel’s Tower would reach the height of nearly 1,000 feet, more than three times that of the Latting Observatory. There were many challenges along the way to the completion of his tower, including the fact that Gustave Eiffel had to personally fund half the cost of its construction. However, instead of the terrible blight on the City his critics feared it would be, Eiffel’s tower became the international symbol of The City of Lights and today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 4
Credits this page: Library of Congress
Lessons in Leadership from the Gilded Age
A. Gustave Eiffel, ca. 1925
A very talented engineer, Eiffel went on to design many other structures, including the armature that supports the Statue of Liberty. His studies in aerodynamics earned him a Samuel P. Langley Gold Medal for Aerodromics from the Smithsonian Institution, which Alexander Graham Bell presented to him. It’s easy to be a critic, but it takes real vision, courage, and steadfast persistence, often in the face of overwhelming challenges, to make a lasting difference.
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The New York Public Library Digital Collections
Missing Master Bathroom Needle Shower to Be Reinstalled
Above: Latting Observatory near 6th. Avenue, and between 42nd. and 43rd. Street, New York. 1853. Left: Eiffel Tower, looking toward Trocadéro Palace, Paris Exposition. Opposite page: Architectural drawing of framework for the Statue of Liberty sent from office of Gustave Eiffel to Robert Morris Hunt, ca. 1881.
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Below: Langley Gold Medal for Aerodromics.
This Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company Rib Cage Needle Shower (top) is nearly identical to Whitehall’s original Master Bathroom shower (bottom).
The Museum acquired this very rare Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company Rib Cage Needle Shower made of brass with nickel plating as a replacement for Whitehall’s original fixture, which was removed during the hotel era. It stands at nine feet tall and is 39 inches in diameter. During the Gilded Age, showers were often built into athletic clubs, gyms and public bath houses — places typically utilized by men. While showers were uncommon in homes until the 1920s, the Master Bathroom at Whitehall, which was completed in 1902, included a needle shower made by Clow & Sons. Also known as a needle bath or rib shower, needle-thin jets of water sprayed through small holes in the shower’s curved brass pipes, or ribs. The model installed at Whitehall also included an overhead spray and an upper ring for a shower curtain. The valves and taps, or knobs, were designed to adjust both the temperature of the water (determined by a thermometer attached to a “mixing chamber,” or mixing valve) and the water pressure. Whitehall’s original shower and its newer replacement were designed to sit in a porcelain basin. 5
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Progr am Recaps: February & March
Music Series Held on Tuesday evenings between February 1st and March 8th, the 2022 Music Series featured classical chamber and jazz performances by awardwinning musicians who teach at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and their students. Ticketholders were invited to preconcert receptions which were held in the Grand Hall and in the West Room. The chamber music
performances were held in the Grand Ballroom, while the jazz performances were staged in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion.
Together, at the Table ‘Food Talks’ Two lectures on Southern Foodways were presented in February, and are available for viewing online at www. flaglermuseum.us/watch-lectures 6
Clockwise from top left: Students Shengbo Lin and Noah Brisson, two of the four members of Deco Saxophone Quartet, performed chamber music in the Grand Ballroom. Jazz music was performed in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Refreshments were offered to Music Series guests, including Music Series sponsor Roe Green (above, center), prior to each performance. The final jazz performance on March 8th featured a sextet of multi-Grammy award winning musicians, including Marcus Strickland on saxophone, Brian Lynch and Etienne Charles on trumpet, Charles Bergeron on bass, and Dafnis Prieto on drums.
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Valentine’s Day Tea Service The Café des Beaux-Arts served its annual Valentine’s Day Tea Service on Sunday, February 13th, in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Tables were set with red linens and Whitehall Collection china, and adorned with spring flowers. A harpist filled the space with romantic music during the two seatings at Noon and 2 pm.
Clockwise from top: Mark Hearthum and Richard Angles; Aaron Nosbisch and Skye Sherman; Jo Gressette, Tom Bruce, Elaine Kay, Carol Bruce, and Doug Gressette; Marti Schnurr, Carolyn Wells, and Vikki Wells.
Mixing It Up: A Celebration of Cocktail Culture The Whitehall Society’s annual event in support of the Museum’s educational programming for children featured curated cocktails and live entertainment, including a performance by Afrique Ngozi Dance and Drum.
Afrique Ngozi Dance and Drum’s lively performance featured music and dance from the African diaspora.
Left: Susan Dyer, Ronnie Felder, and Carol Anderson. Above: Colleen Weaver, Mia Latran and Maria Latran.
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Progr am Recaps: April
Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Bunny A sold-out crowd of 1,000 adults and children took part in the Easter festivities on Saturday, April 16th.
Children of all ages participated in two age-appropriate hunts. Families also took photos with the Easter Bunny as well as silly selfies using props at a special photo station.
Bluegrass in the Pavilion The Tim Raybon Band and High Fidelity entertained another sold-out crowd on April 23rd.
High Fidelity, right, opened the show for The Tim Raybon Band.
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Progr am Recaps: May & June
Thank you, Sponsors!
Mother’s Day Tea Service On Sunday, May 8th, the Café des Beaux-Arts reopened one last time this season for its Mother’s Day Tea Service, which was held in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Every table was filled for the two seatings offered, and every Mom received a commemorative charm as a gift.
Founder’s Day On June 5th each year, the Flagler Museum celebrates its anniversary by opening to the public free of charge in honor of the Museum’s founder, Jean Flagler Matthews. This year’s program was well attended, as almost 2,000 visitors passed through the historic wrought iron gates to tour Whitehall’s first and second floor, as well as Railcar No. 91 in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion.
The Eliasberg Family Foundation The Fortin Foundation of Florida, Inc. The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
The Wise Foundation The MBS Family Foundation
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New and Renewing Individual Members January 1 - May 31, 2022 Legacy Members ($15,000) Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Berman Ms. Lynne Greene & Bothwell G. Lee, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Slifka Mrs. Lesly S. Smith Flagler Associate Members ($5,000) Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lightburn Mrs. Helen Jeanne Nicastri & Mr. Brian Thompson Burry Benefactor Members ($2,500) Mr. & Mrs. Dack Patriarca Patron Members ($1,000) Dr. Eleanor Laudicina & Dr. Robert Laudicina Dr. Giselle Parry Mr. Michael Karbowski Mr. Richard Kramer Mr. & Mrs. Jay Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. Raymond V. Gilmartin Mr. & Mrs. John J. Rinker Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Winter Ms. Linda Fennell & Ms. Caitlin Shea Ms. Elizabeth Johnson & Mr. Alexander Ketterson Ms. Jo Anne Rioli Moeller & Mr. Michael Welchel Ms. Ruby S. Rinker Sponsor Members ($500) Ms. Josephine L. duPont Bayard Mr. & Mrs. Richard Brickell Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eisenberg Ms. Tara Griffin & Mr. James M. McCann Mrs. Ann M. Holmes Mrs. Amanda Potishnak & Mr. James Julich Mrs. Caroline B. Sory Sustaining Members ($250) Ms. Elizabeth G. Acerra & Mrs. Carol Addeo Mr. & Mrs. Dov Apfel Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Beall, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stu Bell Ms. Marilyn Beuttenmuller Mr. & Mrs. Todd Jason Bonlarron Mr. Paul W. Carman & Mr. Steven P. Chesley
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Mr. & Mrs. Rob Case Ms. Leanne R. Chambers Mr. & Mrs. Paul du Quenoy Mr. & Mrs. Van T. Duke Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Dunne Ms. Barbara A. Fawcett & Mr. Michael A. Smith Mrs. Lauren Fitzgerald & Ms. Emily Fitzgerald Mr. & Mrs. David Frisbie Ms. Alexandra Garrison-Neville Ms. Lynne W. George Mr. & Mrs. Bruce J. Goodman Mr. & Mrs. George Gottlieb Ms. Katharina Haidenthaler & Mr. Steven Pierson Mr. & Mrs. Steven Haigh Mrs. Deborah Hale & Mr. Charles Hagy Ms. Ana Hoffmann Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Holmes Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Holt Commander & Mrs. Eric C. Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Joe Johnson Ms. Elizabeth Karcher The Honorable Richard M. Kleid Mr. & Mrs. William Lane Mr. James S. Lansing Mr. & Mrs. Stallworth M. Larson Ms. Virginia Laytham Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Menillo Mrs. Pamelee M. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Murray Mrs. Mary Nadler Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Niejadlik Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Olson Mr. & Mrs. Edward Pagett Dr. Amy Pikal-Roberts & Mr. Jay Roberts Mr. Damon Pike & Mr. Patrick Hinh Mr. & Mrs. Edward Pollack Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Restaino Mr. & Mrs. Don Riley Ms. Susanne Schrott Mr. & Mrs. Joel Scott Mr. & Mrs. Darbin Skeans Mrs. Sara Skillern & Mr. Eric Kramer, M.D. Mrs. Ellen Stern & Mr. Abraham “Avi” Stern Mr. & Mrs. Steven Strong Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Swogger Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Turnipseed Mr. & Mrs. Carlo Vittorini Mr. & Mrs. David L. Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wallace Ms. Wendy Wegner Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lih Jiun Yang Mr. Thomas Zenty Ms. Suzan F. Zimmerman Mrs. Carol Zipkin & Mr. Dexter Earle Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Zuback Family Members ($125) Mr. Justin David Adams Mr. & Mrs. John D. Andrica Mr. Richard Angles & Mr. Mark Herthum Mr. & Mrs. Kinchen Bizzell Mr. John Franklin Cooney Mrs. Katherine Drew & Mr. Terry Strecker Mr. Robert E. Ellis, III Robert Franz & Mako Franz Mr. & Mrs. Bruce N. Gimmy Mr. & Mrs. Stan Mark Godoff Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hale Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Javits Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Katz Ms. Arlene McLaughlin Mrs. Sheri Mirsepahi Mrs. Carol P. Mix Mr. Richard P. Muello & Mr. Ted Juracsik Mr. & Mrs. James L. Nederlander Mr. & Mrs. Sergio Pejoves Mr. Jerry Petel & Mr. Kevin Rheden Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rapoport Mr. & Mrs. Steve Reyes Mrs. Gina Elwell Robichaux Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Savin Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Stricklan Mr. & Mrs. Roger David Tooker The Honorable Melanie Vaughn & Dr. Gary Nyman Mr. & Mrs. Erik C. Wagner Individual Members ($75) Ms. Anne Akerson Ms. Elizabeth Austern Ms. Caroline Evans Bond Dr. Bunny J. Bucho Mrs. Dorothy Cabarle Mrs. Carol O. Collins Ms. Carol Danner
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Contributors, Sponsors & Gr antors
Individual Members cont. Mr. Hal Dickson Mr. James J. Donatelli Mr. David Duncan Mrs. Debra Dunn Ms. Jan Fulford Mrs. Martha Glasser Mr. Rob Gorman Mrs. Mary Hall Ms. Britin Haller Mr. Christian Havemeyer Ms. Julie Hayek Ms. Juanita Henson Ms. Sandra Hulkower Ms. Lauren Kellar Mrs. Mary Jane Letner Ms. Maria E. Mamlouk Mr. James Maus Ms. Pamela Acheson Myers Ms. Karen S. Roberts Marvez Robinson Ms. Jeanne Romano Mrs. Lily Rovin Ms. Judy Slater Ms. Susan Pamela Smith Ms. Joan Taylor Mrs. Jennifer Voss Mrs. Doris M. Welsch Mr. Wallace Wentink
January 1 - May 31, 2022 $45,000 and above Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council $35,000 and above Florida Division of Cultural Affairs $10,000 and above Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III The Abraham and Beverly Sommer Foundation $5,000 and above Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Miller Sidney Kohl Family Foundation $1,000 and above Ms. Louise H. Stephaich & Ms. Peggy StephaichGuinness Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Kinney Mr. & Mrs. John J. Rinker Sallie B. Phillips Foundation
Educator Members ($50) Ms. Olivia Fleming Ms. Monica McLean Ms. Judith C. Segall Mrs. Marilyn Stefanoff-Fraelich Mr. G. Richard Thoman Whitehall Society Mrs. Rina Chernaya & Mr. Boris Cherney Mr. John Corey, III Ms. Charlotte Dowell Ms. Kelli Gibbons Ms. Julia M. Hitchens Ms. Celeste Krikorian Ms. Mirella Tassiopoulos Mr. Asbel Viciedo
$500 and above Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hill Dr. Eleanor Laudicina & Dr. Robert Laudicina Mr. & Mrs. Ambrose K. Monell Mr. Peter C. Steingraber
Cocktails, conversation, live music and dancing highlighted this spring’s programs, from Whitehall Society’s Mixing It Up: A Celebration of Cocktail Culture, to the Flagler Museum Music Series, both of which were attended by Members and guests.
$100 and above Ann B. Copeland Fund of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Dr. Bunny J. Bucho Dr. & Mrs. Edgar Covarrubias Ms. Judy L. Flynn Ms. Beverly S. Wilbur
You can make a lasting difference for generations to come by remembering the Flagler Museum in your estate plan. If the Museum can be of any assistance to your attorney or estate planner, please have them contact the Museum’s Executive Director. Donor recognition panels, on permanent display in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion, acknowledge annual gifts. A complete list of annual Memberships is included in the Museum’s Annual Report. 11
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Museum Member Benefits*
Your membership means more than ever …
Legacy $15,000 • Privilege of reserving an evening at the Museum for a Member Event* • 50 guest tour passes • 20% discount in the Museum Store • Free admission for the Member/s to the following Museum programs: - Holiday Evening Tours (choice of one date) - Music Series concert (choice of one concert) - Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert - Mixing It Up cocktail party Plus all the benefits of Flagler Associate Flagler Associate $5,000 • Private tour for up to six people • Sponsorship acknowledgment for one of Whitehall’s first floor rooms • 30 guest tour passes Plus all the benefits of Benefactor
Benefactor $2,500 • Privilege of reserving the Boardroom and Study for a meeting* • Sponsorship acknowledgment for one of Whitehall’s second-floor rooms • 20 guest tour passes Plus all the benefits of Patron Patron $1,000 • Acknowledgment on the Members and Contributors Recognition Plaque in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion • 16 guest tour passes Plus all the benefits of Sponsor
Corpor ate Membership Benefits*
Chairman $10,000 • Privilege of reserving an evening at the Museum for a Member Event* • Privilege of reserving the Boardroom Suite for one meeting* • 50 guest tour passes • Corporate name recognition in annual Museum publications Executive $5,000 • Privilege of reserving the Boardroom Suite for one meeting* • 4 Individual Memberships to gift to employees • 25 guest tour passes • Corporate name recognition in annual Museum publications • Sponsorship acknowledgment for one of the following rooms: - Grand Hall - Railcar No. 91
Sponsor $500 • Four additional Individual Memberships for friends or colleagues • 12 guest tour passes Plus all the benefits of Sustaining Sustaining $250 • Free admission for the Member/s to Whitehall Lecture Series • Invitation to the Independence Day Celebration • Invitations to Museum Receptions • Free admission to Easter Egg Hunt including children and grandchildren under 18 • $2 discount for Café des Beaux-Arts* • Eight guest tour passes Plus all the benefits of Family Family $125 • One additional personalized Membership Card for an adult at same household • Free admission for Member’s children under 18 Plus all the benefits of Individual Individual $75 / Educator $50 (With ID) • Unlimited free admission to the Museum • Subscription to Inside Whitehall, the Museum’s magazine • Acknowledgment in Annual Report • Discounted ticket to Whitehall Lecture Series • 10% discount in Museum Store • Reserved parking in Visitor Parking Lot
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Whitehall Society $150/$225 • Ticket/s to Mixing It Up and Exhibition Lectures • Two tickets to Holiday Evening Tours • Invitation to Exhibition Opening Receptions and Independence Day Celebration • Unlimited free admission • 10% discount in the Museum Store • $2 discount for Café des Beaux-Arts* • Reserved parking
renewal reminder Call (561) 655-2833 ext. 12 to make sure your Membership is active so you continue to receive Inside Whitehall ... and other perks! * Subject to Member Event guidelines, fees, and availability. Due to the pandemic, some programs are currently unavailable.