The colored American., 1900-07-28
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Doings at the Resort FamillarIy Known as
the Gem OF the Alleghanies - The
White Sulphur Literary Meeting
Personal Mention.

The White SulphuS Spr1ngs LII erary
meeting was held At the NJ b Church,
last Wednesday night. Mr.. r B Bar
Gus, president In the chair A very in.
teresting program was rendered as fol
low: Opening song- Opening prayer.
Reading and adoption Of minutes of
previous meeting. Address by Presi'
dent h. B. Barcus." Instrumental Sc
lee ions by White Sulphur Qusrtette.
composed of Messrs W. F. Brown, W.
J Payne, Joseph w. Cox and Webb.
SDo, "She was born In old Kentucky
BY Mr.. Charles James; debate, Re
solved that the Negro is better Off out
OF politics at the present time" affima
tive, MIR. w. o Lewis Of Charlottesville,
Va, negative, Pratt Thomas of Chat
ham, Va, Mise Maggie Pogue Of Fin
castle, Va, presided at the organ. The
literary meetings will be held on We'd
nesday nights of each week during the
summer. Among those whom we
have met who are spending the season
here as walters and who read The
American are; Messrs. Pratt Thomas OF
Chatham, Va, Joseph W. Cox, Brazil,
Indiana George Graves, Culpeper. Va
A. Il Preston, Botelourt, Co., Va,
Joseph Gateu ood, r. B. and W. D
Bsreus, w. F Brown, 6 las B jackson,
Andsew and Brazil Jackson, VIM. and
Ed ward Reeves, CIar nee Lewis, Ed
ward Wade, Philip Daniels, Adam. El'
lis, W. g. Lewis and others of Char
lottssvilie. Va, Messrs. 8. b Coleman,
Wm CLARK W l. Bush, Horace Worth
inston, Butler Moon, Richard Carr.
]. F. Whipps, James Payne, w. l..
Bush Theodore Johnson. w Fl. Ed.
mond of Washington D e.. W. J..
Pogue, FinnastIe. Va, Price Watkins,
Roanoke, Va Robert II. 6ranch r..
II. Cooley of Richmond, Va and many
others whom we wish to mention later.
In the dining rooms up to the present
time there are 150 walters In the
alters dining hall, Mr.. Harry Jsffer.
son of Lexington, Va. is In charge,
who is obliging and well liked by the
men. In the kitchen which is one Of
the NEST spacious that we have any
knowledge of. Mr.. Jose 1h Butler,
(white) is the chief cook with an able
number Of colored assistants as fol.
lows: Mr.. Jonn Boom Of WASHINGTON,
D. q. assistant chef, who e ex-chef Of
the Hotel Corco an Mr.. Washington
Scott of Washington, d. G first boiler,
chef Of the Grafton Hotel. Mr.. Charley
Moss of Washington, D C., second
boiler, chef of wellington Hotel. Mr..
James Gross, professional egg cook OF
Washington, d. q. Mrs Annie Fowler,
chief vege able cook, Of Washington,
D G. Mr Charley Dixon of Washing
ton, D g., chef IN the cafe, and o heis
whom space will not ermIt US 10 men
lion
Mr.. John Boom Of Warrington, D.
c. will spend the latter part of the
summer at White Sulphur. Mr.. O. B.
Holt Cf Charlottesville, Va II aDitor
and watchman st the mems domi
tories and his Voice and knock on the
doors can be heard every morning with
the rising of the sun. Mr.. w. h. Noble
ofthe firm os Pollard and Noble of
Charlottesville, Va, is prepared o do
hair Gu ting and shaving and any one
desiring the same would do we'll to
give him call. MIR N Wiley, one of
the foremost teachers of Mercer Go.
W. Va, is here for the season. Mr..
John Kennie Ut 5tauntoD, Va, is en-
gagged in the Office of the Adams Ex-
press Company here for the summer, q
position which he has held for several
years. Mr. J. Fl Harper of Richmond,
We. Is in charge OF the ball room. He
has each season successively held that
position for thirty years. Rev w. Il.
Thomas Of Charleston, W. Va. In com
pany with Ar. Robert Barcus OF
Charlottesville v ent to the Old Sweet
Springs, twenty miles from this point
Thursday last week, where he gave
one of his first class s,ereopti an ex
hibitions. Monday night July % he
showed at the White Sulphur Baptist
church. Quite an interesting program