The gold leaf., 1908-10-29
The Mecklenburg.
Matters Social and Personal at
this Famous Health and
Pleasure Resort Chronicled
by Our Special Correspond
ent---Meet of Beagle Club
and FoxHunters Association
Correspondence Gold Leaf.

Correspondence Gold Leaf.
THE MECKLENBURG,(
CHASE CITY, Va. Oct. 26th, 19OS)
The beautiful autumn weat ather has been
a good forerunner for the National
Beagle Club of America, which began
its meeting here yesterday, to continue
for ten days. Extensive preparations
have been made for the welfare and COM
fort of the guests; a large number Of
horses have been provided for those who
do not care to bring their own mounts.
New kennels have been built for the
accommodation of the visiting beagles.
Mr.. Chetwood Smith, OF Worcester,
Mass, arrived last Monday with the
first installment of dogs, and was de-
lighted with all the arrangements that
had been made for the beagles' acco m-
modation. There is already large and
representative attendance here, includ-
ing Mr. j. W. Appleton, Mr.. G. B. Post,
Mr.. Ramsay Turnbull, Mr.. G. NJ. Whar-
ton, Mr.. a. S. Burden. Mr.. Grant B.
Schley, Jr, all of New York, DR.. Ernest
Lester Jones. Virginia, Mr.. James P.
Van Dyke. Sunberry, Pa, Z. Dudley
Riggs, Hartford, Conn, DR.. Henry Dixon
Bruins, New Orleans La, Mr.. Elliott G.
Gown, Jr., Patterson, n. j.; Mr.. Charles
R. Stevens Secretary of the Club, and
Mr.. George F. Reed, OF Barton, Vermont,
and a party OF ten, with large number
of dogs.
Mr.. J. B. Chastain, of New York.
arrived last week. bringing his excellent
saddler. beautiful iron gray.
Mrs. ". T. Hughes has returned from
a visit to Richmond and Louisburg, n. C,
Mrs. H. l.. Burwell, of Baltimo lore, is a
pleasant addition to the social circle,
and will be here for an indefinite period.
Mr.. C. E. Walden. Wheeling, W. Va, is
one OF the most popular young men
here.
Miss E.. C. Capehart, ArOca, n. c., will
be here for the Fox Hunt, and her own
saddler. Prince. is already here, awaiting
her arrival
At the close ofthe Beagle Hunt Meet will
be the great annual Fox Hunt Of the
Virginia Carolina Fox Hunters Associa-
tion, beginning November 4th, lasting
one week. Daily Fox Hunts, free for all,
will be introduced, besides the Derby,
and all-age stakes, which are permanent
features of the Meet \ large and con-
genial crowd is expected for these occa-
sions, and many social pleasures will be
among the charming features Of the
Meets.
Some Of those registered here are: W.
P. Clark, J. l.. Goggin, Lynchburg, Va,
P. G. Bunting. Va. G. O. Wing, Green
bay. Va. NJ. ID. Porman. York, Pa, A.
A. Wilcox. Franklin, Va, W. FL. Bigbie,
Norfolk. Va. ID. NJ. Beardsley, Whining
ton n c.. |. Sayles, N. Y, S. F. Baggett,
Va. Joseph F. Powell, E. c. Sanders, W.
J. Barnes C. b. Swain, Richmond, Va,
Robt. g. Lassiter, Oxford, n. c., W. R.
Fellows. n. u. J. P. Bassnight, Della
ware J. X. Smoot, Pa, W. S. Sears,
Washington. D. c.. Mrs. Robert L. Bur-
we'll, j. F. Grimes, Baltimore, Md,
Chetwood Smith. Worchester Mass, d.
F. Folsom, High Point. B. W. Aiken,
Stanton, Va. W. A. Holland. Danville,
Va, G. l.. Elmore, Petersburg, Va,
Eugene R. Gill. Louisville, KY, R. E.
Williams, n. c., J. T. Brinkley. N. Y, E.
l.. Ballwell, Cecille, Va.
And some people might think that
it was below the dignity of a presiden-
tial candidate to go around the
country barking from the platform
of rear coach, but they would be
entirely out OF the fashion.-Durham
Herald.