Inside Whitehall
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The Magazine for Flagler Museum Members
Winter 2016 Volume Twenty-Three • Number One
Museum Awarded Four Grants The Flagler Museum was recently awarded several generous grants for upcoming projects and programs. Grants have been received from The Fortin Foundation of Florida for education programs and from the Wise Foundation for general operating expenses. A grant from the Eliasberg Family Foundation will support the Fall 2016 Special Exhibition focusing on photography - Edward S. Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks. The Museum has also been awarded its fourth grant from the federal Institute of Museums and Library Services. This funding will support window filming to block harmful ultra-violet rays and sunlight that can damage collections by replacing aging window film on 78 widows and 9 doors throughout Whitehall The Museum is most grateful for the ongoing support of these grants, whose generosity makes it possible to preserve and interpret its important collections and educate the public about Henry Flagler, Florida’s history, and America’s Gilded Age.
Museum Trustees
Museum Hours and Admission
President: George G. Matthews Vice President: G. F. Robert Hanke Treasurer: William M. Matthews Secretary: Thomas S. Kenan, III Trustee: Alexander W. Dreyfoos Trustee: Kelly M. Hopkins Trustee: John B. Rogers
The Flagler Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Admission is $18 for adults, $10 for youth ages 13-17, $3 for children ages 6-12, and children under 6 are free. Admission is free for Members. Special rates are available for groups. The Museum and grounds are wheelchair accessible.
Leadership Staff Executive Director: John M. Blades Chief Financial Officer: Rudina Toro Chief Curator: Tracy Kamerer Member & Visitor Services Director: Allison Goff Facilities Manager: William Fallacaro Public Affairs Director: David Carson Store & Cafe Manager: Kristen Cahill
On the Cover Two fauteuils (armchairs) and a canapé (sofa) with original tapestry from Whitehall’s Music Room, made in France ca. 1890, were part of the Flagler Museum’s recent conservation project. On the wall above the furniture is a portrait of Mary Lily Flagler.
Inside Whitehall is published quarterly by the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Flagler Museum One Whitehall Way Palm Beach, Florida 33480 Telephone (561) 655-2833 Fax (561) 655-2826 e-mail: mail@flaglermuseum.us website: www.FlaglerMuseum.us © Flagler Museum, 2016
Mixing It Up November 7, 2015 Elisabeth Munder
Lauren Matthews
Whitehall Society welcomed guests to the Flagler Museum to celebrate a great American tradition: the cocktail party.
Ashley Bell, Amy Bridger
Benjamin and Christina Macfarland, Hilary Jordan and Dack Patriarca
Jason and Josephine Kalisman
B EAUTY’S L EGACY Gilded Age Portraits in America
ON EXHIBIT JANUARY 26TH - APRIL 17TH
Winter Exhibition: Beauty’s Legacy Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America features fifty-eight stunning portraits of prominent Gilded Age Americans by leading painters from America and Europe. On view at the Flagler Museum from January 26, 2016 through April 17, 2016, the exhibition was organized by the New-York Historical Society from their outstanding collection of American art. Beauty’s Legacy will explore the rise of interest in portraiture in the United States during the Gilded Age. Though portraits were popular during the Colonial period, the amassing of great fortunes during the Gilded Age, and its attendant interest in documenting the wealthy, sparked a level of interest and quality in portraiture that rivaled the European tradition. A brilliant generation of American and European artists rose to meet that demand. The subjects of the portraits – ranging from famous society beauties to powerful titans of business and industry – left lasting legacies that contributed to the cultural and economic growth of the nation. Beauty’s Legacy will include portraits of prominent New Yorkers including Mary Dahlgren Astor, Samuel Verplanck Hoffman, Mary Gardiner Thompson, and Mary Barrett Wendell, painted by noted American artists such as James Carroll Beckwith, George Peter Alexander Healy, Daniel Huntington, Rembrandt Peale, John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Stuart, and John Quincy Adams Ward.
The exhibition also reveals the highly competitive nature of the portrait market, as American portraitists found themselves in fierce rivalry for American patronage with their European counterparts. The vigorous demand for works by European masters is evidenced by portraits of subjects including James Hazen Hyde, Georgina Schuyler, Samuel Ward McAllister, Cortlandt Field Bishop, and Samuel Untermyer by European artists such as Léon Bonnat, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Alexandre Cabanel, Théobald Chartran, Raimundo de Madrazo, and Anders Zorn. The exhibition will also feature a selection of twenty-four exquisite portraits from Peter Marié’s vast collection of miniatures, known by his contemporaries as his “Gallery of Beauty,” underscoring the intersection of beauty, celebrity, and social prestige. This exhibition has been organized by the New-York Historical Society. Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America is accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue published by the New-York Historical Society in association with D Giles Limited, London, available in the Museum Store. This exhibition is sponsored by Northern Trust, the Palm Beach Post, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Tourist Development Council, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, and the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs.
Jeannie Ovington (1863-1926), by George Peter Alexander Healy (American, 1813-1894), 1887. Oil on canvas. New-York Historical Society, Gift of the Estate of Ina Love Thursby, through Walter M. Brown,1944. Opposite Page: Nellie McCormick Flagg (18761923), by James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877-1960), ca. 1906. Oil on canvas. New-York Historical Society, Gift of Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd.
James Hazen Hyde (1876-1959), by Théobald Chartran (French, 1849-1907), 1901. Oil on canvas. New-York Historical Society, Gift of James Hazen Hyde, 1949.
Mrs. Jacob Wendel, by John Singer Sargent (American, 18561925), 1888. Oil on canvas. New-York Historical Society, Gift of the Roger and Susan Hertog Charitable Fund and Jan and Warren Adelson, 2012.
Winter Exhibition Gallery Talk February 16, 2016 12:15 p.m. Free with Admission Space is limited, reservations are recommended Dr. Margaret Laster, Assistant Curator of American Art at the New-York Historical Society, will lead a tour of Beauty’s Legacy on February 16, 2015, at 12:15 pm. Dr. Laster will reveal the stories of the important sitters and artists represented in the exhibition, within the context of the American portrait tradition. Reservations are highly recommended.
Barbara White, Kelly Hopkins, Doug Zinn, Betsy Matthews, George Matthews
Janel Trull, Fred Sharf, Tracy Kamerer
Trustees Annual Reception December 10, 2015
Countess Rutilia Poli Sandri Burck, Mark Hadan
Chip James, Sterling Kenan
Whitehall Lecture Series Landmarks of American Law: Court Cases, Congressional Acts, and Executive Influence During the Gilded Age The 31st Annual Whitehall Lecture Series will explore the landmarks of American law established through the actions of the Judicial, Legislative, Executive, and branches of American Government between 1865-1929.
Free for Members at the Sustaining level and above
Each lecture will be followed by a book signing with the author. Copies of the speaker’s book will be available for purchase. Visit www.FlaglerMuseum.us to purchase tickets online or call (561) 655-2833. Complete Series tickets are available.
$28 per lecture for non-members, includes Museum Admission
$10 per lecture for Museum Members at the Individual, Family & Life level
$125 for complete Series
Whitehall Lecture Series Online The lectures may be viewed online via a free, interactive webcast at www.FlaglerMuseum.us. Visitors may listen live, see the presentation, and submit questions. Each lecture will be archived on the GildedAgeHistoryChannel.com The 2016 Whitehall Lecture Series is sponsored by PNC Bank, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation and The Palm Beach Post, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Tourist Development Council, the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, and the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs.
Executive Legacy: Presidential Influence on the U.S. Constitution by Michael Gerhardt, Professor February 7 - 3:00 p.m. While a President’s Constitutional powers includes the power to veto bills and nominate Supreme Court Justices, Presidents also enjoy a powerful forum they have often used for social and political responses that have influenced judicial decisions and opinions. Michael Gerhardt will discuss the legacies and Constitutional influence of several Gilded Age Presidents.
Plessy v. Ferguson: How the Legal Basis of “Separate But Equal” Was Established by Williamjames Hull Hoffer, Professor February 14 - 3:00 p.m. Backed by the Committee of Citizens, in 1892 Homer Plessy defied Louisiana’s Separate Car Act by boarding a train car reserved for whites only. The case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court, which upheld Louisiana’s statute and the doctrine of “Separate But Equal.” Author and professor Williamjames Hull Hoffer will discuss the various factors that lead the Supreme Court to uphold the doctrine of “Separate But Equal” as Constitutional.
Clarence Darrow: The Legal Practice of an Infamous Attorney and American Iconoclast by Andrew Kersten, Professor February 21 - 3:00 p.m. During his storied career, Clarence Darrow defended corporations and individuals alike and is remembered as a fierce orator and crafty defense attorney. However, his reputation was repeatedly called into question during the most high-profile cases of his career. Author and professor, Andrew Kersten, will discuss the legal practices of Darrow, as seen through his most widely-publicized trials.
How the 16th Amendment and the Federal Reserve Act Changed America by John Steele Gordon, Journalist and Financial Historian February 28 - 3:00 p.m. The early 20th Century was a time of great change in America’s financial system. In the absence of a central bank, J.P. Morgan was called upon to bail out the U.S. Government and save the Nation from financial panic. And, though the Supreme Court has once ruled that a Federal Income Tax was unconstitutional, in 1913 a Constitutional Amendment and an Act of Congress changed everything. John Steele Gordon will discuss the effects of the Federal Reserve Act and the 16th Amendment on America’s economy and government.
The Sherman Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, and Baseball by Nathaniel Grow, Professor March 6 - 3:00 p.m. In 1922 the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that only one industry in American would be left unaffected by the antitrust laws of the time. In an opinion authored by Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, baseball was given an exemption from the antitrust laws of the late 19th and early 20th centuries despite that fact the business of baseball seemed to fit the very definition of Interstate Commerce. Author and professor Nathaniel Grow will examine Anti-Trust legislation the Baseball Ruling within the context of the time.
French Furniture Project Completed The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum has just completed a year-long conservation project to restore an important suite of French Louis XV-style seating furniture that was owned by Henry and Mary Lily Flagler and displayed in the Music Room of Whitehall. Designed by decorators Pottier and Stymus in the style of the French Second Empire, the Music Room served as an important social venue in Palm Beach for club meetings, academic lectures, and musicales during the social season. The room also served as an art salon and showcased paintings from Mr. Flagler’s extensive art collection. The twelve pieces of French Louis XV-style seating furniture recently conserved were made in the midlate nineteenth century and upholstered in tapestry with pastoral scenes. All retain their original water gilding, the most lavish and expensive of gilding techniques. In the years before the Flagler Museum installed its state of the art systems to provide a safe and controlled museum environment, the Florida climate took a toll on this elaborate French furniture. Textiles faded and became brittle and the water gilding began to flake off, eventually leading to the need for extensive conservation of the furniture. The conservation work was carried out by F. Carey Howlett & Associates, led by Howlett, a conservator of furniture, decorative arts, and architectural materials, and former Director of Conservation for The Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation. For almost a year, the team of conservators worked tirelessly, consolidating areas of lost gesso and gilding, lightly cleaning surfaces, filling losses, and gilding and toning as needed. They also corrected structural problems and closed gaps in joinery. While most of the pieces retain their original upholstery, a few arm rests and seat cushions did not. After extensive research, a decision was made to replace the lost upholstery with a custom handpainted fabric that matches the original designs. The suite of French furniture is now back on public display in Whitehall’s Music Room, its sparkling gilded surfaces once again contributing to the overall ambience of this important space. To conclude the project, in December Mr. Howlett presented a wellreceived public lecture about the conservation work that also discussed Whitehall’s French furnishings in the context of Gilded Age furniture collecting. Those who were unable to attend can listen to the archived lecture on the Flagler Museum’s website. The conservation project and lecture were made possible, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Stockman Family Foundation Trust, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, and the Tourist Development Council of Palm Beach County.
Opposite page: The Flaglers’ French furniture in Whitehall’s Music Room, photographed by B. Frank Puffer around 1902. Flagler Museum Archives. Top: Two fauteuils (armchairs) and a canapé (sofa) with original tapestry from Whitehall’s Music Room, made in France ca. 1890, were part of the Flagler Museum’s recent conservation project. On the wall above the furniture is a portrait of Mary Lily Flagler. Middle left: A conservator carefully inserts a tinted paper fill behind a deteriorated textile on a ca. 1890 French canapé (or sofa) from the Music room. Photo: F. Carey Howlett & Associates. Middle Right: A conservator reproduces a floral arm rest textile to match a photo of a surviving tapestry from a fauteuil (or armchair). Photo: F. Carey Howlett & Associates.
The Sterry Brothers The hotels Henry Flagler built in Florida were some of the best in the country. Their locations were ideal, amenities state of the art, and their staff brought talent and experience to the Florida East Coast Hotel Company. Brothers Fred and Leland Sterry, the managers of Palm Beach’s Hotel Royal Poinciana and The Breakers, had especially interesting careers, as documented in letters and ephemera in the Flagler Museum’s Archives. Frederic (b. 1866) and Leland Sterry (b. 1875) grew up around Albany, New York. Leland was named after a close friend of the family, Charles E. Leland, a well-known hotel manager and owner whose extended family managed hotels throughout the country. Both brothers started their careers in Mr. Leland’s hotels in and around Saratoga Springs, New York, a popular summer destination during the Gilded Age boasting health spa facilities, gambling, and horse racing. Leland’s hotels, including the Grand Union Hotel and the United
States Hotel, were large and opulent -- the United States Hotel boasted about 900 rooms. While the brothers started their training at the lowest level, both Fred and Leland returned to these hotels as managers, and even owners, at various points in their careers. By 1894, only 14 years after starting as a room clerk, Fred became the manager of The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. This recently updated hotel featured the latest in accommodations and amenities. At some point during the 1894 season, Henry Flagler stayed at The Homestead. Flagler was reportedly so impressed with Fred’s abilities that he offered the elder Sterry a job managing his new Palm Beach hotels -- the Hotel Royal Poinciana, which opened that year, and the planned Palm Beach Inn (later renamed The Breakers), which would open in 1896. Within a year Fred Sterry was listed as the manager of both Palm Beach hotels in tourist brochures.
Hotel Royal Poinciana stationery listing Fred Sterry as manager of both Palm Beach hotels in 1904. Flagler Museum Archives.
Stationery from The Breakers, February 9, 1914, bearing Leland Sterry’s name as hotel manager. Flagler Museum Archives, gift of Dorris Smith.
A 1907 photograph depicts, from left, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Leland Sterry, Virginia Vanderbilt, Lawrence Waterbury (champion polo player and cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt), and Fred Sterry. Historical Society of Palm Beach County.
At this time it was common for hotel staff -- from managers to maids -- to travel from hotel to hotel as seasons changed. Fred divided his year between hotels in Virginia, Palm Beach, and New York City, and Leland traveled from Saratoga Springs to Virginia and Palm Beach. Regardless of which hotel they were actively managing at any given time, there was always correspondence to and from Mr. Flagler and his associates regarding the FEC hotels. Hotel management was a constant and multi-faceted job, and the brothers must have been extremely well-organized. At first Fred managed both Palm Beach hotels. His duties included everything from staffing to supervising construction projects. No detail was above or below Fred’s notice, and he frequently made suggestions that Mr. Flagler welcomed and supported, such as employing disinfectants and water filters that he had used in Saratoga Springs. Fred also managed The Breakers’ cottages, where Mr. Flagler occasionally stayed before Whitehall was built. Mr. Flagler also often suggested that
friends who inquired about visiting contact Fred directly about reserving rooms. A letter in the Flagler Museum’s Archives from Flagler instructs John D. Rockefeller’s right hand man at Standard Oil, John D. Archbold, to reserve rooms with Fred so that Archbold wouldn’t have to “sleep on a billiard table” during the busy 1901 season. Leland joined Fred in Florida in 1908, and for the next two seasons the brothers split the duties, with Fred managing the Hotel Royal Poinciana, while Leland managed The Breakers. Although they were employees of Henry Flagler, their positions meant they were also a part of Palm Beach society; in fact, the only known photograph of the brothers in Palm Beach depicts them alongside William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and his wife. They were routinely mentioned in newspaper society pages attending various social events such as a Golf Ball in 1902. Leland was a member of the Palm Beach Power Boat Association’s board.
Changing fads and fashions meant that the Sterry brothers had to continually update the activities offered to their guests. In the early 1900s, Mrs. Fred Sterry was reported to have hosted a boating party, but by 1921 Leland and his wife were hosting flying parties on Lake Worth, which included hydroplanes flying over the lake by moonlight. Henry Flagler’s relationships with Fred and Leland were exceptionally close. Both brothers were invited to the housewarming party the Flaglers threw at Whitehall in the spring of 1902. Fred often managed some of the staffing of Whitehall, including hiring seasonal maids and doormen, and when one of Whitehall’s doormen became seriously ill, Flagler and Fred worked together to insure his last months were comfortable. Correspondence in the Archives between Henry Flagler and Fred document the months-long discussion about the doorman’s failing health. When Leland told Mr. Flagler his sister-in-law was ailing in 1909, Flagler sent Fred multiple messages requesting updates and sending good wishes. Flagler even considered himself somewhat of a grandfather to Fred’s two daughters, keeping a picture of them on his desk, funding part of their education, and referring to them in a letter as his “dear little ones.” Flagler routinely invited Fred to visit him at his homes in New York City and Mamaroneck, and even remembered Fred in his will. Fred left Palm Beach in 1910 for a position at the Plaza Hotel in New York. Leland became increasingly active in the organization of social life in Palm Beach during the winter, while working at the United States Hotel in Saratoga Springs in the summer. By the late 1910s Leland had truly hit his stride, when popular composer and Palm Beach regular Irving Berlin dedicated his 1916 song In Florida Among the Palms to “my friend Mr. Leland Sterry.” A copy of the sheet music was recently acquired for the Museum’s Archives. Leland continued to manage The Breakers and the United States Hotel until he passed away in 1923. After 1910 Fred devoted his time mostly to The Plaza Hotel. As managing director he was instrumental in the planning, construction, decoration, and operation of the hotel from 1905 until his death in 1933. At the same time Fred continued to be involved in various other hotel enterprises including the Fairmont Copley Plaza in
Boston, the Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana, and the Savoy-Plaza Hotel in New York. The Sterry brothers simultaneously socialized with some of the most famous people of the time and ensured their guests’ visits were exceptional, all while running multiple hotels thousands of miles apart. The Sterrys, much like Henry Flagler, succeeded through hard work and dedication. The long-standing success of the FEC’s Palm Beach hotels is a testament to Flagler’s ability to find outstanding people to turn his visions into reality.
Irving Berlin’s song, In Florida Among the Palms, was published in 1916 and dedicated to Leland Sterry. The song was first performed in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1916. Flagler Museum Archives.
Celebrate Valentines at Whitehall February 13th, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. February 14th, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. $80 per couple for Museum Members, includes tax and gratuity $120 per couple for non-members, includes Museum admission, tax and gratuity Advance purchase is recommended. Purchase tickets online at www.FlaglerMuseum.us or call (561) 655-2833.
Henry Flagler built Whitehall as a wedding present for his wife, and it remains one of America’s most romantic destinations. Enjoy the elegance of this Beaux Arts mansion, and a special Gilded Age style Tea-for-Two in the Café des Beaux-Arts with someone special. Every Tea-for-Two package includes admission to the Museum, Valentine’s Day rose, keepsake photo, a small box of Whitehall Gourmet Chocolates, and a $10 gift card to the Museum Store.
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Hosted by the Whitehall Society, families are invited to come dressed for Tea on Saturday, March 12th, 2016. The morning will begin with parents and children creating festive bonnets and top hats while learning the art of table etiquette. Sporting their fashionable masterpieces, parents and children will then enjoy a Gilded Age style tea in the Museum’s Café des Beaux-Arts.
March 12th, 10:00 a.m. $30 for Members $45 for non-members Includes Museum admission, tax, and gratuity. Space is limited, advance purchase is required. Sponsored by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Tourist Development Council, the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, and the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs.
Annual Easter Egg Hunt Children are invited to hunt for more than 7,000 eggs on the Museum’s Lawn and in the Cocoanut Grove. The Museum grounds will be sectioned off into age-appropriate areas so everyone, including toddlers, will have an opportunity to participate. Museum gates open at 9:00 am. when children may have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny, engage in Easter-themed craft projects, have their face painted, receive a balloon sculpture, and play the Bean Bag Toss game. The egg hunt begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. After the hunt children are invited to join in special games. Special prizes will be awarded to the game winners. Children are encouraged to bring their own Easter baskets.
March 26th Adults: $18 Children: $15 Free for Members (and their children or grandchildren) at the Sustaining level and above Free for Adult Individual, Family, and Life level Members. However, ticket purchase is required for children and grandchildren. Sponsored by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Tourist Development Council, the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, and the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs.
Contributors, Sponsors, & Grantors September 1 - December 18 2015 $100,000 and above
Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council
$50,000 and above
Relgalf Charitable Foundation
$20,000 and above
Flagler System, Inc. Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Fortin Foundation of Florida Mr. Thomas S. Kenan, III Institute of Museum & Library Services Mr. & Mrs. William M. Matthews Mr. Lewis B. Pollard Mr. & Mrs. Frederic A. Sharf Mrs. Susan S. Stautberg Vaughn-Jordan Foundation Wise Foundation
$10,000 and above
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Blades Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Cummings Eric Friedheim Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Ellis J. Parker PNC Wealth Management Ralph B. Rogers Foundation Mr. Harold Byron Smith Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation St. Augustine Distillery †
$5,000 and above
Ms. Linda Dunhill Devine Public Relations † Mr. & Mrs. Randell C. Doane Berlin Family Foundation Eliasberg Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Henry Mrs. Sterling H. Kenan Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation Mrs. Betsy K. Matthews Mr. George G. Matthews Palm Beach Daily News Sharkey Family Foundation
$1,000 and above
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Annan Ms. Olympia Devine Atwater Kent Foundation Daelansa Foundation Donald Ephraim & Maxine Marks for the Donald M. Ephraim Family Foundation Garden Club of Palm Beach † Mr. George C. Kenney † Mr. & Mrs. Howard Lester Marni & Morris Propp, II Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Sam Michaels Mr. George M. Moffett, II Sallie B. Phillips Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William John Soter Whitehall Foundation
$500 and above
Charlotte & Edward K. Wheeler Foundation Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. D.A. Hamel Family Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fennell Herndon Foundation Jehle Reidy Family Charitable Fund Linton Foundation Ms. Elizabeth Matthews Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stiller
$100 and above
Ms. Sherrill Boone (in honor of Mrs. Chyna LaMonte) Mr. & Mrs. F. Ted Brown The Honorable Gail L. Coniglio & Mr. Frank S. Coniglio Ms. Mimi Coon Mrs. Nell Hight Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Kopf Dr. & Mrs. Manuel R. Lim Mrs. Judith C. Maddock Mr. & Mrs. Howard B. Major Dr. & Mrs. G. Wesley Price Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ragon Mr. & Mrs. Herbert J. Siegel Mr. & Mrs. David L. Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Gifford Weber
$25 and above
Mrs. Mary Adam † Mr. & Mrs. John W. Blades Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Cone IBM Corporation Matching Grants Program Mrs. Kary Gerretsen Mr. Michael McCabe Mrs. Sarah J. Mettler Ms. Debi Murray Mr. Craig R. Presler †
Corporate Memberships September 1 December 18 2015 Corporate Chairman
Fidelity Investments PGA of America
Corporate Chairman Hunt Mortgage Group
Corporate Executive Gruber Consulting Engineers NextEra Energy Resources - PMI
New and Renewing Members September 1 - December 18 2015 Flagler Associate - $5,000 Dr. Charles C. Church Mr. Mark W. Cook Mr. Jason Doshi & Miss Binny Patel MD Anderson Cancer Center Mr. & Mr.s Gary Bursevich Mr. & Mrs. Karl B. Canavan Mr. Louis Capano & Miss Christine Prucino Coconuts of Palm Beach Mr. & Mrs. Marco E. Gaviria Mr. & Mrs. Alan Gerwig Paradise Fund Drs. Dennis & Marie Stiles Mr. Deonte A. Thompson & Miss Jourdan Neal Mr. Charlie Vaccaro & Miss Rita Gazivoda
Benefactor - $2,500
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney F. Dinerstein Mr. & Mrs. Richard Morgenstern Mrs. Alexander R. Raywood Mr. & Mrs. Frederic A. Sharf Mrs. Lesly S. Smith Mrs. Susan S. Stautberg Ms. Isabelle Haskell de Tomaso
Patron - $1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Buch Mr. & Mrs. John K. Castle Mr. & Mrs. David C. Drysdale Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Dube Mrs. Geraldine M. Emmett Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. John H. Johnson Mrs. Barbara Kay Ms. Denise LeClair-Robbins & Ms. Lee LeClair Mr. & Mrs. George J. Michel, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marco A. Morin Ms. Paige Rense Noland Ms. Anka Kriser Palitz Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pohanka Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Shea Mr. Charlie Tapper & Ms. Ann Laurilliard Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Vander Plaat, Jr.
Sponsor - $500
Mr. Andrew Bytnar Ms. Beth Rudin DeWoody
Sponsor (cont’d)
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Donnelley Mrs. Joan K. Eigen & Dr. Phil Gassman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fennell Mr. & Mrs. Keith Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Dana A. Hamel Mrs. Lisa L. Huertas & Ms. Jill L. Leinbach Mr. & Mrs. Allan Kauffman Mr. & Mrs. Scott Lanza Mr. & Mrs. John H. Morris, Jr. Ms. Loretta A. Neff Mr. Dack Patriarca & Miss Hilary Jordan Mr. & Mrs. Bernard E. Reisman Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Perry J. Spencer Ms. Catherine Zieman
Sustaining - $250
Ms. Elizabeth G. Acerra & Mr. John Addeo Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Anbinder Mr. & Mrs. Warren Aplin Rev. Msgr. L. F. Badia, Ph.D Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Barry Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Bergen Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Berman Dr. & Mrs. J. Rodney Blair Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer Ms. Karen Brounstein & Mr. Jacob Kadosh Mr. & Mrs. Leslie I. Brown Mr. & Mrs. David Burr Mr. Andrew Call Mrs. Phyllis A. Callaway Ms. Leanne R. Chambers Mr. & Mrs. Terry K. Collier Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Cone Dr. & Mrs. Edgar Covarrubias Mr. Joseph R. DeFina Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. DeValle Mr. William J. Diamond Ms. Graceann Dieterich Ms. Jean L. Erbesfeld Mr. Brent Feigenbaum & Mr. Frank Morgan Mr. Richard Flaxman & Ms. Judith A. Guido Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Flucke Mr. Robert T. Foley Mr. Nathan Frank & Mr. Krystian von Speidel † Denotes a full or partial in-kind contribution
New and Renewing Members September 1 - December 18 2015 Sustaining (cont’d)
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Freedman Mrs. Jacqueline Goldman Mr. D. E. Gressette & Dr. Jo Gressette Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Harrison Dr. & Mrs. S. Allen Heininger Michael & Anna Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Henry Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Hewitt Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Imbrogno Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Javits Commander & Mrs. Eric C. Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie J. Johns Mr. Kermit R. Kimball, Jr. & Mr. Gerald Kimball The Honorable & Mrs. Richard M. Kleid Mr. & Mrs. Dana Koch Ms. Audrey P. Levine Mr. & Mrs. Jax Levine Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Linton Mr. & Mrs. John F. Long, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Abe Marcadis Mr. & Mrs. T. Bragg McLeod Mr. Ross W. Meltzer Ms. Tanya M. Mikus Mr. John E. Miller, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Hassan Mohaideen Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Neri Mr. & Mrs. William Nuss Mrs. Sharon E. Owens Mr. & Mrs. Ward C. Parker Mr. Kenn Pfrengle & Ms. Elizabeth Calise Mr. & Mrs. James C. Pizzagalli Mr. Dale E. Pflum & Mr. Javier Yanes The Honorable & Mrs. Michael J. Pucillo Mr. David V. Reese Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Restaino Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Rose Mr. S. Larry Sapp Mr. & Mrs. David H. Scaff Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Schwartz, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Small Mr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Snow Mr. & Mrs. William R. Stamler Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Vaughan Mr. & Mrs. Leon R. Vedovato Mr. James R. Wallace & Ms. Agi Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Gifford Weber
Mrs. Bunny Whitaker Mr. & Mrs. James C. Wirths, III Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wood
Family - $125
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Albergo Mr. Collin Albertsson & Mr. Hans Albertsson Mr. & Mrs. Harvey P. Alstodt Mrs. Laurel T. Baker Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Banks Dr. Walter Bloom & Ms. Veronica Baruffati Ms. Maryann L. Haiduk & Mrs. Trudy Haiduk Mrs. Patrice Ryan & Mr. Ray Janus Ms. Kim Barbrie & Ms. Louise Stoney Mr. & Mrs. Bryan J. Belliveau Mr. & Mrs. John W. Blades Mrs. Rose V. Blair Mr. & Mrs. John G. Brim Dr. Stephen Chang & Ms. Supriya Tomar Mr. & Mrs. Geert D’hollander Mr. Stephen Dantzing & Ms. Lyn H. Silberman Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Fleming Mr. & Mrs. John Furrer Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Ganger Mr. Eugene F. Gaughan & Ms. Margaret Duffy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Gray Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Grudovich Mr. Charles J. Horkan & Mr. James F. Woods Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kagdis Ms. Muriel Kaplan & Mr. Jack Nagel Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Karp Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kelley Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kindred Mr. & Mrs. Avery Klann Dr. & Mrs. Jack L. Liggett Ms. Cheryl W. Lucks Ms. Whitney E. Lucks Mr. Kyia McFadden & Miss Lindsey Bursevich Ms. Joan McGrath & Ms. Alison McGrath Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Millhiser Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Mix Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Moore Ms. Debi Murray Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Murray Mr. & Mrs. Edward Pollack Mr. & Mrs. A. Carter Pottash Mr. & Mrs. Robert Redmond Mr. & Mrs. Harland A. Riker, Jr.
New and Renewing Members September 1 - December 18 2015 Family (cont’d)
Ms. Pioneer Senterfitt Mr. & Mrs. John Shalam Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Shelton Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Shipley Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Strogoff Mr. Joshua Teverow Mr. & Mrs. Byron Thompson Ms. Pauline Trautman Mr. & Mrs. William H. Tylander, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joe Umbach Mr. & Mrs. Neil A. Useden Mr. Terry Vaughn & Dr. Ira Rubenstein Ms. Carla Watkins & Ms. Emily Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Ron White Mr. & Mrs. Sam E. Whittaker Lady Susan Willis & Mr. Erick Reickert Mr. & Mrs. Craig Wilson
Individual - $75
Ms. Anne Akerson Mr. Donald Alducin Ms. Jeanette E. Beyer Mrs. Rosalie F. Brill Ms. Andrea Brower Ms. Carole Bruno Ms. Fredda Butowsky Mr. Philip M. Byrne Ms. Linda Catalano Ms. Stephanie Catalano Ms. Kathryn A. Caulfield Ms. Karen Crea Mrs. Louise G. Collins Ms. Marie Conroy Ms. Cynthia Hite Content Mr. John Franklin Cooney Mr. Will Corrente Mrs. Roberta B. Daisley Mrs. Annette Doherty Mr. Rejean H. Dupre Ms. Susan Dyer Mr. William Eberhardt Mr. David M. Eckis Ms. Edith B. Eglin Ms. Myrna Fink Ms. Heather Collins Floyd Dr. Helen Franke Ms. Olga Gayad Ms. Missy Geisler
Individual (cont’d)
Ms. Patricia A. Gillespie Ms. Suzanne Harrison Mrs. Doris Hastings Ms. Jeanne Hogue Mr. Tom Kane Ms. Marthaiane Kennedy Mr. James S. Lansing Ms. Catherine L. LeBlanc Mr. Jacques Lecomte Mrs. Rose Leinwand Mr. Michael Lorber Mr. Michael McCabe Mr. Patrick K. McCarthy Ms. Katherine W. McLennan Ms. Carole A. Meade Ms. Debra Mittleman Ms. Margaret Mormino Ms. Bonnie Morrison Ms. Erin O’Brien Mrs. Kelly J. O’Connell Ms. Kathryn Leigh Peterson Ms. Victoria Piroso Ms. Sandra Prentki Ms. Anita Quinn Mr. Leslie C. Reynolds Ms. Judith K. Robinson Mrs. Frances G. Scaife Ms. Monica R. Schroeder Mrs. Barbara Schutzenhofer Mrs. Gloria Segall Mr. Ron W. Shaffer Ms. Rebecca Sherman Dr. Ildiko M. Sipos Mrs. Molly M. Stringer Mr. Moses Sternlieb Ms. Elaine Villafana Mr. Chester S. Wancewicz Mr. J. Bradford White Mr. Michael Yamrick
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Musical Goose Egg Plays “Waltz of the Flower“ $95.00/$85.50 (Members)
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Upcoming Schedule of Events Winter Exhibition Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America January 26 - April 17
Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America, features fifty-eight stunning portraits of prominent Gilded Age Americans by the leading painters from America and Europe. On view at the Flagler Museum from January 26th through April 17th, the exhibition was organized by the New-York Historical Society from their outstanding collection of American art. The Winter Exhibition is sponsored by the Northern Trust, The Palm Beach Post, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Tourist Development Council, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, and Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs.
Music Series Concert - New Orford String Quartet
January 12th, 7:30 p.m. $70 per concert, $300 for Series ticket. Advance ticket purchase required. Hailed for their “ravishingly beautiful tone” as well as their “extraordinary technical skills and musicianship” the members of the New Orford String Quartet are all principal players in the Montreal and Toronto Symphony Orchestras. Sponsored by Roe Green, Palm Beach Daily News and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the Tourist Development Council, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, and Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs.
Special Lecture - Alva Vanderbilt Belmont: Unlikely Champion of Women’s Rights January 19th, 6:00 p.m. Free for Museum Members at the Sustaining level & above $10 for Individual, Family & Life Members $20 for non-members
Join Dr. Sylvia Hoffert, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont’s biographer, for a special lecture on the important role that one of the most interesting women of the Gilded Age played in promoting women’s rights. Sponsored by Susan S. Stautberg.
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
March 26th, gates open at 9:00 a.m., Egg Hunt begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. Adults: $18, Children: $15 Free for Members (and their children or grandchildren) at the sustaining level and above Free for Adult Individual, Family, and Life level Members. However, tickets are required for children and grandchildren Children are invited to hunt for more than 7,000 eggs on the Museum’s Lawn and in the Cocoanut Grove. The Museum grounds will be sectioned off into age-appropriate areas so everyone, including toddlers, may participate. Children are encouraged to bring their own Easter baskets.
For more information, please call the Flagler Museum at (561) 655-2833 - www.FlaglerMuseum.us