The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
BLUE RIDGE. SPRINGS
The Season in Advance of Other Years
and Much Gayety Promised.

and Much Gayety Promised.
Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.3
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS. VA, June
2S.-The season of 1902 opens auspiciousIyi
at this favorite summer resort For the
past decade June has been a. dead fail
ure so far as satisfactory financial re-
suits are concerned.
This year, however, the house count
corresponds with July figures, and 1t
now appears that all the rooms Will be
occupied by the middle of July.
The music will arrive a week earlier,
and the young people are looking for
ward with much interest to that time
The grounds looked more beautiful
and attractive. The dense foliage throngs
with song birds. whose sweet war
bling thrills the heart with ecstacy and
delight. The lad with grit-shooter or
air-gun stops to consider whether he is
doing the proper act in searching for. a
shot when he listens to the sweet notes
of our little brothers Of the air. and
as he listens he longs for wings to join
him, where his carol poureth free and
for words to beg the secEet of his magic
mnstrelsy."
AS sit at my window Of the "Ortole
Club and observe the croquet players
on the velvety green lawn. with the
sparkling waters of Glade Creek CLINT
ing and fretting over the miniature
falls. my attention is for minute drawn
to the antics of the bright manly form
Of Master Frederick Valentine. whose
crouuet ball has been caught by Miss
Mary Anderson, of Ocala, Fla Fred
erick endeavors to thwart her success
by crossing and recrossing her course,
but, alas. she takes him through all
the wickets and is ready to tap the
starting post in closing the game. when
she takes compa ssion on him and both
balls go skipping off to some remote
points, and chance is given Miss Re-
becca Anderson and Miss Rosalie Val
entine to come in.
Ping-pong or table tennis will be q
favorite game this season, as the pro-
prietor proposes to place several strong
short tables under the shade trees of
the, lawn.
The following parties are now here:
Mrs. Edward Craighill, Lynchburg, Va;
Mrs. John Holmes Smith, Lynchburg,
Va; w F. Gaskill. Ocala, Fla; Mrs.
w. l.. Clay. child and nurse. Savannah.
Ga: Miss Mcguire. Richmond. Va; A.
B. Doolev and wife. Roanoke, Va; /.
o. W. Gravely and wife, Rocky Mount
n c.; Page X. Gravely, Rocky Mount,
N. G.; Lloyd L. Gravely, Rocky Mount
N c.; Winston Gravely, Rocky Mount
n. c.: Mrs. Frederick S. Valentine
Richmond Va; Miss R. L. Valentine,
Richmond. Va; Master F. S. Valen-.
tine, Richmond. Va; Master G. S. VAL
entine and nurse. Richmond, Va; Miss
NJ F. Ryan, Richmond, Va; I. c. Fow-
Ter and wife. Abingdon, Va; Mrs. A. L..
Pearls. Roanoke. Va; Mrs. Robert L..
Anderson, Ocala. Fla; Miss Mary An
derson, Ocala, Fla; Miss Rehecca An
derson. Ocala, Fla; Master Robert L.
Anderson. Ocala, Fla; Master Leslie
Anderson, Ocala, Fla; Master Edward
Anderson, Ocala, Fla; Clifford T.. An
derson. University. of Virginia ~ r. c.
Beale, .Ir.. University of Virginia; Mrs
Clay Drewry. Jr., child and nurse Rich
mond, Va: Miss Rutherford. Richmond,
Va; Mrs. Lewis Wheat, Richmond, Va;
Miss Elizabeth Wheat, Richmond, Va;
Miss Frances Wheat, Richmond. Va;
Master James Wheat, Richmond. Va;
I. McNels. Roanoke. Va: A f. Starr,
Palestine. Texas: Miss Dolly Starr, Pal
estine, Texas; Miss Floyd S. Shock, st.
Louis, Mo-; Miss Mary Shock. st. Louis
Mo; Major E. M. Todd and wife Smith
field. Va; Miss Julia Todd Smlthheld, va.