Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-07-06
IULY FOURTH AT
MT. ELLIOTT SPRINGS.

MI. EILiU1I SfklNdS.
A PRETTY GERMAN AND DELIGHTFUL
SUPPER MANY GUESTS FROM
STANTON SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVE
MENTS-PERSoNALM MENTION.
ETC, ETC, ETC.
Mt. Elliott, July 5.-The society
event of the season was the 4th OF July
celebration and german given by the
young people last night. Quite mum.
Der of StauEton people came up on the
morning and noon trains, and when
the Richmond train arrived 1t brought
large party of Young people from
StauntOn, most of them members OF
the Staunton German Club, who came
by invitation of the springs manage
ment to participate in the german
given last night. Dancing was indulg-
ed in until about 10 o'clock, and then
the couples for the german took their
places. They were skilfully lead in
some very pretty and intricate figures
by MI. A. Stuart Robertson. The
StauntOn DANGERS that participated
were Harvey Allen and Miss Elsie
Halle, James rimOerlake and Miss
Harvey, Duncan Curry and Miss AL
len, Lomax May and Miss Sue Bell,
Homer Henkel and Miss Timberlake,
Frank Karnes and Miss Tyree, John
liable and Miss Louise 44ittig, John
ID. CrowIe and Miss Anne Bell, A. w.
Tyree and Miss Llttig, Malcomb Hol-
liday and Miss Hutchinson, Gunther
Hoge and Miss Benson, A. Stuart
Robertson and Miss Bowles. The
stays were II. Clay Miller, Columbus
Halle, Jr, and Henry Hutchinson,
Jr. MIR. and Mrs. W. w. Glass OF
Waynesboro, came up and joined the
party. They were chaperon by MIS-.
Charles Curry and Mrs. Taylor Bissell.
After the dancing an elegant supper OF
substantials and dainty sweets was
served in the private dining room.
The music for the occasion was fur
nished by the springs orchestra,
fine body of Italial musicians engaged
here for the season, whose sweet music
at meal times and at other periods OF
the day or night, add much to the en-
ment of the days or weeks of rest and
recreation here.
Some improvements here of an or
namentai and substantial nature, are
the fine marble basins and overhead
structure at several of the mineral
springs. The canopy over the ferIo'
manganic spring is gothic in shape
supported by four large tiuited col
umns of concrete, while the waters OF
the spring rises to the surface through
large and deep marble basin. The
floor around the basin is also OF mar
BILE. At the healing spring similar
basin aud floor of marble are being put
In, with concrete coping rising ABOVE
the level of the water.
Some of the recent arrivals here arr
J. Shepherd Parrish and wife of chi
cago, Mrs. S. A. Crumpler OF Suffolk
Miss Clara Weinberg Of Frederick
Md, W. M. Curran OF Sweet Springs
W. Va r. F. Sayars of Richmond
Miss Myra Greiner Of Orange, Va.,Mr
and Mrs. S. b. Sublett and children
Staunton, and Mrs. w. H. Irvine
Greenyille, N. G. Mrs. Irvine wa
Miss Eva Baker, daughter of Rev. W
| E. Baker, a former pastor. of the f'iIs
Presbyterian church at Staunton.
/ Capt. w. 8. Nicely and bride Q
jackson, Tenn, are also spending som
weeks here. Capt. Nicely ID attache
to the U. s. service and has seen fou
wears of active military duty in tn
, Philippines, being in command OF
company of Philippine scouts, and
stationed at Manila. Before returnln
+ to the islands he and his bride will r.
r visit Washington, and from there WI
) 90 to San Francisco. where on tt
, 25th inst. they expect to sail on Il
l steamer Sherman, stopping on Il
voyage at Honalulu. The voyage al
tauce from San Francisco to Mana
d Capt. Nicely says, is over 1000 mi
e and takes about month to make 1t.