The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-25

rates a high-powered gasoline machine
Not long ago Miss Thomas made a trip
from Boston to New York, operating the
automobile herself. Mr.. Beeckman has
MS champions. He is member Of the
knickerbocker, Manhattan and Country
Clubs.
John D. Rockefeller dislikes automo-
biles, and, with view of preventing
them from trespassing OH his vast do
main, called Boxwood, at Pocantico hills,
ne has erected signs on his property or
dering automobile owners to keep off his
land. The signs are made of galvanized
iron, and are mounted Oh posts. They
bear these words: "Automobies are not
allowed on these grounds" Mr.. Rookie
Teller has fifty miles of private drive
ways on his estate, many of which cover
serpentine trails and run along steep en-
bankments. Several times the MILLION
aires horses were frightened by the ma
chimes, and this made him decide to shut
out automobile owners from his lands.
rules.
The Actors Order of, Friendship
dropped the benevolent purpose which
heretofore has been it's reason, for exist
ence and became the yGreenrootn Club at
q meeting held in it's club rooms, 1870
west Forty-seventh street. w. A.
Brady presided, and about $50 members
y favorable, and it vas voted to issue
$4,000 worth Of bonds, $500 of which
were immediately subscribed. The re-
naming $500 will be taken bya other
members of the club. 1t will be an or
ganization for the rank and file of the
dramatic profession and for followers of
n q a. fs. II, a SEe1,. L. -
tical imitation. Of its iamesake@ in IN T6i-
don. The order was founded !, about
thirty-fye years ;ago by iFdWin Forrest.
Edwin Booth was, and Joseph Jefferson
u.s. on its roster.
James j.. Hill has returned fnel5 FROM ron a
months cruise to, the coast Of Labrador.
Daniel Lamont, George 8. CLARK, "a a
wealthy cotton manufacturer; James
Caesar Bum, general counsel for the
North Pacific Coast Compapy;; Charles
laws, an oyster packer of Baltimore
". =: Toomey Of Wisconsin and James
n. Hill, Mr. Hills son.. They spent
most Of their time in canoes, fishing to
their hearts content Mr.. Hill was
much amused ION his return to: learn
that he was suspected Of planning to
build railroads in Labrador. But he
was even, more amuseds when asked
iDouI the .AOO-feet sea SerpenE he was
supposed to have seen off Cranberry
Head. c.. B: ut wasn't. as bad as that
at any time on. the. trip said several
Of the party. Mr.. Hill. will remain in
New York for about a week, and then
expects to make a. trip West. ,: ...' y.
Assisted by minstrels and musicians
Mrs. Stuyyesant Fish began her season
Of entert aihment at Newport the other
might. Ostensibly the occasion was a
dinner party, but as there were fifty in
the company, and as the repast wasafol-
lowed by q vaudeville performance, the
affair was really a sort of pot-pourri =of
good things such as Mrs. Fish organizes
so we'll. The company sat at one large
table, which was ornamented with Mrs.
Fish's splendid gold service and a wealth
Of yellow flowers; Shortly after 10
o'clock the party adjourned to the draw
ing room, where Mcintyre and Heath.
1.-THE hungry coons," and other funny peo.
pie made merry for an hour. Earlier in
the day Mrs. Fish entertained at lunch
con at the golf club. During the day an
interesting incident was told about Mrs.