The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07
MERRY AT
old. WHITE
Brilliant Scenes That Recall the
Days OF Its Greatest
Glory.
MOST ELEGANT coTlLLoN
Mr.. Heck, Of New York, Gives
a Choice Supper in Honor Of
His Fiance.
Special to The Times Dispatch.

(specialto The Times -Dispatch.)
GREENBTs1i}R WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS, Nv. VA. August with the
beginning cl August the flood tide OF
gayety has set In at the White, to con-
tinue with unabated force untllEthe close
OF TIE season. During the present week
there has been a constant succession of
Ientertainments,sth the most important being
a german given last evening by the man-'
agcr OF the springsSsin honor OF his,
guests, which proved a very brilliant az
fair, recalling the ball room scenes at
the historic old resort In the days OF Its
pristine glory, from the number of ennis
nent personages present. The beauties OF
all sections We're among the dancers and
the elegant toilettes iii evidence. n lile.
| event was cllapcroned by Mrs. RaWllns5
| Lowndes OF Charleston, s. Gu who has
been one Of the. decided leaders at the
White for a number OF seasons, and who
received the guests with her usual tact
and grac lousness. # 3fiS js&
, The cotillon was very successfully led
| by Mr. Garvin Thomas, of q Louisville,
KY, the figures selected being spnrt icu.-
llarly graceful land picturesque among
the dancers were Miss Stokes. Miss Urdu
D., hart, Miss Salton, NJ ISIS Mary Bierne. Miss
Sophie White Mr. NJ. q O. I3roo ks, Mr. r.
In. Christian, Mr.. j John Carrie, NJ isss II "
)lor, Mr. Thomas B. McAdams, Miss Pat
ton Miss Anderson. Mr.. Harry &c tile,
Mr.. Herbert Claiborne Jrn all OF s .Rte g
mond, va; Miss Louise Trice, Norfolki
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Paine, the misses
Peel Miss Gay, Mr.. Brander, Altar ta.
Ca; Miss sPlunizy, ugusta, Ga; Mr. and
Mrs, Thomas Middleton, Mr.. George G.
| Hect Mr. IT,. w M Murray, New ork;
| Mr.. Eba Barton, London. England Miss
lHelen Brooke Philadelphia; Miss Mabel Nab.
Nfoorman. East Orange, Md. N s.. nd
Mrs. Charles Carter, DR.. and Mrs War;
ren Buckler Mrs W. {, li,ialns
| Miss Mary Van Lear Findlay,S NIL s. Mabel
Paine, Miss Marie NJ Ncal, AiissS Eliza
| Whyte, Miss Grace Hamilton 81 ISIS Lee-s
GER the Misses sIemm on. Miss RI TIA II res
1 ton, the Misses iGiendinlen; AInssrs ] ohm
and Robert De ford, Mrs. 5f l1d ward IN n
bold Mr. Thomas Blu chanan,SS "a az y OF 3 Ar
| tin,ore; the Misses McKenna, NJ Isl Leon con
w. Peppernlan IVA NV,
Chestnut, Jr., the Messrs. $Smythe,F Cfar
tleston, IS. c.; Miss Rogers, of Arkansas ;sa
| thu Misses AIenge, New Orleans; Miss An
l derson. Detroit; Miss Ellio TT, Mr. Robert
Elliott. Savannah: M ISIS Louise Armstrong;
1 louisville. Ky. and numerous OF theirs,
IN FIANCE'S$ HONOR 4Sy5
i On Monday evening beautliuily ar
4
priyate supper rooms adjoining tho cafe
i by Mr.. George C. 5Hect, Of New y ork, for
merly OF Raieig h, n !. c., In honor OF MS
4 fiance. MISC len Brooke, of FI'hila del
4 phia. The decorations were glad iolas.S
with individual bouquets N of9 q 1nerlcan
4 beauty roses. The guests included ME-
Benjamin Shepard and Miss Mabel MOOT so
! Thomas Paine, Miss Peel Miss Gay and
1 AR Brander, Atlanta, Ca Miss IN larry
| Van Lear Findlay, Baltimore, and n Al :.
/ John Currie, Richmond, Va. 50 ;sflg
4 informal suppers in thetcafeN after the
| close OF the ball room in the evening are
4 a fad of the present season at the WHITE
Among the most charming were those,
| given recently by Mrs. y n w Boyle and
1 Mrs Alexander Preston of Baltimore 4
4 Mr. {; win Z homas, of Louisville, and the
i Misses Peel, of Atlanta. 5gs'
Several delightful. card parties have also
4 been given during the week BY Mrs
/ Phinizy, of Augusta ,l8 Ga. - N Foster
4 Thomas and MIS- G eprge M IS DAVE, OF
Louisville, and Mrs. G. Weld, Balti-
4 more ss 5S4375SE sf
4 On Thursday evening an exceptionally
4 fine reading o { selections from " Mr.. Doc
jleg'' and of Canadian thabitant dialect
4 sketches was given in the drawing room
/ before a large and cultivated audience by
Miss Agnes Herne Dona ldson, Of New
X York In E}lateTf .IIb r. Siisl
4! supper for thirty-fVe guests was given
Inv sir and Mrs. Alexander l2rest on, OF
On sunday the Rt. Rev, -ucien Lee
i Kfnsolyir, bishop OF Southern Brazil,
j PREACHED magnificent sermon III line
4 Episcopal Chapel at the White, and ID
i the afternoon gave a brief talk on his
t8r,ission work in Brazil. On. Tuesday
i Bishop and Mrs. Kinsolving, accon1p nicd
4 IS the latter's lovely young niece, Miss
1 Crawford. OF Seminary, Va, left for Bar
4 Harb0r.
THE NOTIFICATION, 81;
] August 18th has been definitely fixed
i as the date for the arrival Of Senator
4 Henry G. Davis, the Democratic noTni-
iHee for Vice President at the White,
Il being two days previous to the mott flea
ltlon Inesting 10 be held here. Fl fty-four
4 rooms have already been engaged for
4tthe immediate followers OF tho senator,
4 and every available spacesi s being put
IN readiness to accommodate the antlcl-
rated crowd, the place being already well
Il filled with the unusually large assemplage
Il ot permanent gudst9.
q senator Davis. of West Virginia, is
a row Il distinguished guest at the White,
II fiagIng arrived on Sunday evening. ac-
COMMANDED ny n party of friends for
i gt&Yt Ut isotne length.
gHs white IL particularly popular TINS
Seagoa witf the more prominent mem