The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
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Many Richn der 81 itSW 's1rt It
Hills and Enjo ySRFare &c. Good I.
Pleasure.
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a WALNUT HILLS. ORANGE SCOUNT1,!Y,s
Au gust surnrner resort
Hills. old Of Gov
/ ernor Ke1nper, seemsf 70 e ppeallj greatly
to the Richmond con ingency ~
This week has been the gayesta OF . the
season. with the Horse Show, more sue 10
cesssful than usual with the house 1Ao5ls's
gthronged with many visitors attracted 1''tt'
sbv the annual exhibit and dance; with with
the nightly dances and bridge parties part 9 h
there has been very little time for any y
thing except pleasure.
ISL Never before since the #$ Thnomp sol
have opened their home to guests = have we
SO many beautiful and attractive young
society women OF Richmond been con
grated In ono place. 81 fl Al s, Il 1t ,4.8
II Their charm and popularity is so well 'e
known. that the older element no longer y .
complains when 1t must give up the par pa
1orl 5porch and every available place 70
them and their numerous be aux
"a Horse back riding has become S such 9
ffad among the ladies Of Walnut ut Hills Ell t
that ii has been necessary to g. invest N
more sde-sa ddles. Often. too the the Dc. de-
5mand for horses is SO great that even
u I. srn,,les have to be- taken from the
fields to prevent disap poIn ting some fair
rider. y III 81
Although the grown people are 'i IN on one J.
continual round OF gnleties, the children
ara not forgo item They spend 81 their he'll
DAYS wad,ng fishing, swimming playing I'M
croouet. tennis and ping pong. Early
IN fha evening; they are entertained at
nm informal dance or taken on g 1o'll1yi
IA Beaides drawing within It's doors many
dellrhtful IS Richmond people, Walnut
Fills has among its guests people from
New York. Ala bana and Kentucky .$.t
Much regret Is felt that Miss Mildred t
BOYD and Miss Lillian Bnfod VIII leave 'a'' ;.
=, klands: that Miss Elizabeth Weddell
will "idSh Mrs. Fred Scott. at the Char
,nttesyille Horse Show and 30 Tor Q
E,,n,a PARTY To, her beautiful tx country
nome .Royal Orchard" while the
chn rms ~ the ,eWhite' and Sweet Cha-
ivhaa ten7.l draws Miss Ealen Bagby still
rnrtl,er away, and that they VIII not
return In time for the moonllgnt tudlly-
* ,Ide 10 Montpelier, the old nome ot
president Madison o few Mlles a is'
which, can be seen from the house
Walnut HIlls Is Of interest to vlsltors
NOT only on account OF Us pelhs z ue.
;lightful summer resort put because ~
recalls to one 8 memory one 81 TIE lIsoss
romantic expeditions In the history q q
Virginia. that of the knights OF ne col-.
don horseshoe, In which Governor Spotts-
, uy,, n ttempted to plant colonies and to
4 a Iseover a passage to the Great Lakes.
this march he crossed the I3apidan
Riyer at Earnetts Ford, one mile from
Walnut Hills, and continued his route
Nv, passing through the farm
,'Resldes many guests at Walnut iills
from New York, Montgomery Ala'l
Louisville, KY; Washington -
philadelphia. Pa, and Parkershurg, NY,
Va 6 are the following Yirglnians;
Nh. and Mrs, Robert Frazer, Mr. ana
Mrs "a Thomas Adkins and children, Mrs,
William Il. Thompkins and child, MIS-,
Austin Brookenborough and children,
Mrs, Robert Blankenshlp and ohildren,
Mra, 10, M, Binford. Miss lillian Rlnford,
Miss Elizabeth Boyd, Miss Mary BOYD,
Miss Mildred Boyd, Miss MaFGaret Wed-
dell, Miss Elizabeth Weadell. MISS
Ellen Bagby, Or. and MRS, Moses
IIoge Jr,, and childrenr,, MISS slhar7
Lofts Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M Carey.
Mrs, John Hart and children, Mt WllT
Atkins Mr. Louis Blair. MIR Robert Dam
ieI 4 Mrs. John lamb and children, Rich
mond. Miss Flnpie Sans, Mr., and Mrs,
George MEG. a ooddridge and child. Nor
folk; Miss Sallle NJ. y Stokes and Miss
NYn,v ~ Etone EArnly ne, ssiA {SHs N