The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-15
BEAUTIFUL DANCE
AT BLUE RIDGE
Last German of Season, How
ever, Was Of Necessity, Touched
With Sadness.
NUMBER OF RIcHMonDERs
Among Late Arrivals Are Mr..
and Mrs. S. p. Waddill
and Others.

BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS. VA, septem-
Der ITO the measure OF quick mu-
sic. the jpleasure-lovers on the merry
go-round" glided through the figures of
those who participated there was q
strain OF sadness running through the
joy OF the occasion. as 1t was the last
german OF the season OF 1907 and the
last visit to Blue Ridge Springs of the /
Roanoke German Club. until 1908. Yet.
there was no perceptible lack of inter-
est. and all entered into the pleasure of
the dance. with determination to store
UP many delightful memories of the
evening.
Mr.. George Il. Cassell, Jr.. with Miss
Coke were the leaders of the intricate
and beautiful cotillion. and responding |
to the whistles call wero Mr.. Horton
and Miss Pauline Massie. Mr.. Henley |
and Miss Mary Cook, Mr.. Harrison and
Miss Mines. Mr.. Henisenger and Miss |
NAV. AR. Littlejohn and Miss Churchill, |
Mr.. Price and Miss Miller. Mr.. Wing
field and Miss Old. Mr.. Obenchain and
Miss Adair. DIR. Potter and Miss Scott. |
DIR. Gale and Miss Houghton. Mr.. Cow
perthwaite and Miss King. Or. Moomaw
and Miss Ellis. DR.. connady and Miss
Garry Mr.. McNecly and Miss Kirk. Mr..
Johns and Miss Florence McAlister, DR..
Rice and Miss Julia Todd, Mr.. Figgatt
and Miss Kyle. Mr. Pace and Miss Ma
son.
Stays: Messrs. Humphreys. ]. P.
Graft. Coke, Dickerson. Winston. Skin
ner. Whaley. Butt and DR.. Garrett.
Chaperons: MIR. and Mrs. Gray Lang |
horne, Mrs. Phil F. Brown. Mrs. E. IL. /
Todd. Mrs. ]. II. Claiborne. Mrs. Walter
Addison. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke. Mr.. and
Mrs. McHugh. Mrs. NLcAlister
AT tho midnight hour the warning
whistle OF the special train announced
the parting was at hand, and the band
thad to respond TO a double encore OF
i'.Home.. Sweet Home. before this merry
company could depart.
| The colony still shows numerical
strength. and Is still receiving rein
forcements and is vigorous and full OF |
animation.
On Monday evening Mrs. McAlister,
of New York. entertained. with a game |
of seven-hand euchre, one of the jol-
Hest parties of the week. Huy1er's
chocolates Were served throughout the
evening. and at the conclusion of the
game claret punch and fruit lemonade
was enjoyed by the players. hand
some Dresden china bowlswas the prize
for highest score, and was won by |
Mrs. Stone. of Texas. The young la
dies. the Misses King. McGwier. Todd, (
Kyle. Mason. Waddill and McAlister,
gave a Dutch treat" game of seven
hand euchre, which was greatly enjoy
ed. Miss McGwier, Of Alabama, car
ried off the prize. gold veilpin. the |
reward for highest score. Refresh |
ments OF fruit lemonade and chocolate
bon-bons were served.
Miss Page. of Richmond. entertained
small party at bridge whist on We'd
nesday evening, and a box of Huyler's |
was the prize for victory. awarded to
Mrs. Addison. Fruit lemonade aud
Iclaret punch We're the refreshments
served at the close of the game.
Mrs. Stone entertained with bridge
whist on Saturday evening, and after
two hours of playing fruit punch,
dashed" with claret, and cheese straws
We're served.
These small bridge parties are the
order Of the day. and the dowagers
spend the evenings at this popular
5aAlS, Nlillo5 l1iS SOulB laOleS ENJOY tile |
dance, for many stray beaux are i
caught on the wing" while some are
guests here. or "permRnencies"
Mrs. w. r. Terry, widow of Gem
eral Terry, of the Confederate Army,
is here from Richmond. though former
Iva resident Of Bedford City.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Waddill and Miss
Emily Waddill are interesting arrivals
of the week from the capital city
Richmond eos
Mrs. Hodges, of Portsmouth with a
party, visited Luray Cave and the Nat
ural Bridge. and returned here cnthusi-
astics1n their admiration of the beauty
| of these wonders OF old Dame Nature.4
It is surprising to note that SO many
native Virginians have not visited this
beautiful cave, the Natural Bridge or
Mountain Lake. with its expansive viewI
of three mountain ranges. i
The wanderers from the Blue RIDGE
colony, while enjoying the outsidel
| sights, always return gratefully to the|
comforts here. OF these. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert A. Carson and Master Saunders
Billups Carson We're welcomed back
from tho Jamestown Exposition, where
they spent two weeks, and express
much gratificatlon and pleasure in this
visit and proclaim the beauty and in-|
terest of the great exhibit, its ,wonder-
full site on the beautiful waters Of
hampton 1tOHQ6s Nfen6TaLe BlllupS 1O1nedl
his daughter, Mrs. Carson, at Lynch-
burg. on his return from Atlantic City
land Eastern resorts. and Is resting
here for the month of September.
General Billups Is State commander of
1.-The militia OF, Mississippi and promi-
nent citizen of. Columbus, Miss.
A special car was chartered to take
a large party from here to the iron
mines, which are In operation, two
miles distant, as such mining was OF
Interest to many who have not seen
| the process of mining this ore. M
Others registered during the week
are Mrs. w, r. Terry. Richmond, Va;
Miss Annie Mason. Frankfort Ky;
GeorgeST; Peers, Appoma ttox, Va; Mrs
W.. Fl. A1cAlister and Miss Florence
McAlister, of New York City: w. Bruce
Buford, Roanoke, Va; Lewis a. Rich
ards, Roanoke Eugene r. Gill ana
Wife Farmville, Va; Mrs. i. Fl. Clai-
borne, Petersburg, Va; Mrs. lfead,
1Montvale, Va; Miss Patterson Misses
Mann and Miss Cnbiness, of Peters,
hurg, Va: III. r.. Lyons, New York
City; Or, -. Rice rest, Va., Howard
HI. Butcher. Petersburg, Vat John r.
I Burgough b, Norfolk, Ya.: Samuel ,gI'.