Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04
AT PINEHURsT.
Il Correspondence of The Star.

Special correspondence OF Ihe Star.
PINEHURST, N. c., March 8. 1906.
Midseason is at hoodtide here; the hotels
are finding it difficult to provide for the
many who desire to come and enjoy the
beauties of early spring. Several of the
hotels have already established the usual
waiting lists, but the capacity OF the Caro-
lima is not as yet oYertaxed
Beautiful days of glorious sunshine, with
faint suggestion of an early spring In the
crisp air, are the rule and the visitors are
much In the open, but outdoor diversions
have by no means crowded social pleasures
into the background and affairs indoors
and out are combining happily.
One of the merrfest frolics of the week,
and OF the season as well, was nine-hole
medal play monkey" team golf match for
women. four teams Of six each and cap
tanned by Mrs Myra d. Paterson of New
York, Miss Mary c. Dutton of Boston, Miss
Ethel 8. Check of East Orange, N. j., and
Mrs. l. c. Bates Dana of Great Darlington,
VT, competing. Mrs. Paterson's and Miss
Checks teams tied for first at so each, Miss
Check winning the play-off. Miss buttons
made 81 and Mrs. Dana's 50.
The makeup of the teams and the as.
signment of clubs was by lot, each team
playing one ball. the requirement Being that
each player should use the same club
throughout and in order. the braSsie PLAYING
first, the cleek second midiron third, nib
lick fourth. rnashie fifth and putter sixth
Some very amusing situations resulted as
a natural consequence, such as driving with
niblicks and putters and putting with
brasses and niblicks. Cheeks and putters
were also called into use in sand pits and
bunkers, but the players enjoyed 1t hugely,
and the sound of their merry conversation
and laughter echoed and re-echoed over
the course. ofttimes to the discontinue of
the men who were playing for "a box a
hole"
The makeup of the teams follows:
Miss Ethel s. Check East Orange N j.
captain. putter, Miss Carleton, Washing
ton, brassie; Mrs. George s. Hill. Marble
head, cleek; Mrs. A. p Thompson. Homes
dale, Pa, midiron; Mrs. w. Hetherington,
Rochester, n. Y, niblick; Miss Lucy K
Priest. Boston. mashie
Mrs, M. d. Paterson. New York, captain.
brassie; Mrs. Bradford knight, Philadel-
phia, cleek; Mrs. Thomas j. Check. East
Orange midiron;. Mrs. NJ. A. Crockett,
Buffalo. niblick; Miss Campbell Milwaukee,
mashie; Miss kuhnen. Davenport. Iowa,
putter.
Miss Mary C. Dutton. Boston, captain.
midiron; Mrs. Daniel Simonds. Fitchburg,
brassie; Miss Thompson, Honesdale, eleek,
Miss Chandlee. Philadelphia. nibliek; Mrs
e. e. Rinehart, jr., Stamford, Conn,
ter, Mass, putter.
Mrs. I. C. Bates Dana, Great harrington.
w.t. captain. niblick; Miss Badeau, Phila-
delphia, brassie: Mrs. F. NJ. Zittell, New
York, cleek: Mrs. G. Lee Knight Phila-
delphia fnidiron. Mrs c. III. Resented.
New York mashie: Miss Stanley. Newark,
N. j.. putter.
Among the most delightful of the social
events of the week, and one of the most
successful card parties ever held here, was
college bridge" tournament at the Caro-
lima. Two sections, representing seven coll
leges-Harvard. Yale. Cornell Princeton.
Pennsylvania, Columbia and Dartmouth-
participated, play being conducted after the
manner of military euchre, each college
represented by four players, who alter
mated In playing other colleges and defend
Ing honors at home, college flags in colors
being the trophies
Cornell carried off the honors of the even
ing in section one. and Princeton In sec
ton two, each securing nine flags out of a
possible twelve. Princeton was second in
section one, with eight. and Columbia sec
ond in section two, by the same score,
Among the informal affairs Of the week
were card parties given by Mrs George s.
Hill OF Marblehead and Miss Campbell of
Milwaukee. Mrs. A. p Thompson of
Honesdaie, Pa. entertained very pleasantly
with two at-homes.
Among the weeks arrivals are Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Hall Of Washington, who will
spend several weeks here.
Gen. c. ". Carleton u. s. A., and Miss
Carleton, Washington, will remain until
spring.
w. II Rapley and e. E. Rapley of Wash
ington were recent visitors.