The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10
TATE SPRING IS GAY.
An Unusually Large Crowd OF
Charming People Now There.


Special to The Advertiser.
Tate Spring. Tenn, Aug. THE month
of August at this famous resort has open
ed most auspiciously and on every in
coming train many guests are arriving
The weather is exceptionally fine and
everyone here remarks the cool and re-
freshng mountain breezes.
The past week has marked many enjoy
able social events at Tate, among them
being a delightful eight-handed euchre
party, given by Mrs. j. M. Dockrey OF
Memphis in honor of Mrs. l.. c. Woolfolk
of Louisville. Ky. The pretty parlor in
the large hotel was gay with beautiful
women exquisitely Powned. Mrs. o. r.
Tomlinson won the first prize. The sec
ond Prize was won by Mrs. 7. Treadwell
of Memphis The guest of honor prize
was awarded to Mrs. Voolfolk.
A very happy event and one attended
with unusual pleasure was one given by
Mrs. II. B. Voolfolk of Rome, Ga, sew
eral days since. when she entertained at
cards in compliment to her sister Miss
Belle Bass of Rome. The prizes on this
occasion we're very attractive. Mrs. Da-
vid Lowe of Montgomery won the first
prize a handsome pair Of silver embroid-
cry scissors. A beautiful nail file, the
second prize, was won by Miss RUBY
Ragsdale Several other card parties
were enjoyed during the week.
On Saturday evening a delightful ger
man was danced 1t was led by Mr.. Bled-
soc of Mississippi and Miss Martha
Fountaine of Memphis. The figures were
pleasing and the occasion was one OF
great pleasure. Those 50 fortunate as to
participate in the event were as follows
Misses Pope. Franklin and Connally OF
Atlanta: Haralson. w. b. HARRISON ano
Lowe of Montgomery: Bransford of Nash
willie. Bass of Rome Ga, Stewart. Don
ALLISON and Fountaine Of Memphis, Jones
of Macon, Lathrop of Birmingham, Carr
of North Carolina. Mrs. o. r. Tominson
of Tate Spring, Mrs. T. Treadwell of
Memphis. Mrs. Pou of Georgia, Messrs.
Bledsoe of Mississippi, Fountaine of
Mississippi Frost and Parker of Nash
Vile, L. A. Fountane and Lacy of Men,
phis, Potts of Atlanta, Howard Williams
of Admission, Ala; Reed and Mcclellan of
Knoxville Baldwin of Savannah. Murfee
of Birmingham, Mcclellan and Treadwell
of Memphis. Pou of Georgia and DR..
o. r. Tomlinson.
An interesting event of the social fea-
lures of this week was ping-pong tour
nament held Monday morning on the wide
veranda of the hotel. The prize was a
beautiful silver loving cup and was won
by Mrs Tomlinson. Twerty persons were
in the tournament and the interest was
lively indeed when in the finals Mr.. B. H.
Mcqueen of Montgomery and Mrs. Tom
linson played
Among the varied social att actions OF
Tate are the bowling parties, several be-
ing in progress every day. Some excellent
scores have been made by both ladies
and gentlemen.
Each evening dancing In the ball room
Is attractive to many, especially to the
younger people. who trip right merrily
the light fantastic and the maizes of the
waltz until 1890 o'clock. The band is ex-
cellent On Tuesday evening Mr.. Hugh
Adams of Atlanta gave an enjoyable
luncheon to several friends. The occa-
sion was very happy one in every par
ticular. At present there is quite a
large party of Nashville people here.
Eight young men from that city are occu-
plying a large double cottage. There are
about thirty Nashville ladies and gentle
men here now and they add no little to
the social side of Tate. adv.