▁Mc All ister ' s ▁" F our ▁H undred ", ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁index ▁of ▁New ▁York ' s ▁best ▁families , ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁ ▁Con ven ient ly , ▁ 4 0 0 ▁was ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁that ▁could ▁fit ▁into ▁Mrs . ▁Ast or ' s ▁ball room . ▁ ▁D yer , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁dan cer ▁and ▁cot ill ion ▁leader , ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁New port ▁Summer ▁col ony " ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁und is put ed ▁leader ▁of ▁society . ▁ ▁D yer ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁introduced ▁Harry ▁Lehr , ▁Mc All ister ' s ▁successor , ▁to ▁the ▁New port ▁col ony . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁D yer ' s ▁New port ▁home , ▁known ▁as ▁W ays ide , ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁Belle vue ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Col onial ▁Wars ▁and ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati . ▁He ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁Club ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁Kn icker bo cker ▁Club , ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Club , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Y acht ▁Club , ▁the ▁Country ▁Club ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Club ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁New port ▁Cas ino , ▁the ▁New port ▁Reading ▁Room , ▁the ▁Cas ino ▁Club , ▁the ▁Cl am ▁B ake ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁New port ▁Country ▁Club . ▁