The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25
POLITICIANS ASSEMBLE
AT THE. WHITE SULPHUR
Many Delightful Social AGnirs Make
/. Week Very Gay for
u Guests.

White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
September 24.-The White Sulphur
Springs has been selected as campaign
headquarters for the next fortnight
or so. Governor w. e. Giascock, OF
West Virginia; Congressman Joseph II
Gaines. James A. Hughes, with many
other leaders, In speeches announce
their allegiance to President Taft and
the administration, and the Governor
is asked to be the head OF the party
Tor settling factional difficulties In
State politics. In the party are Secre-
tary OF State st. +. Reed: State Audi
tor j. S. Darst, Chief of Department
OF Mines John Lalng, Senator y. ID.
Halfreta, Senator Hall and others.
Mr.. Oscar Portner of Washington.
was host at course luncheon on the
Casino terrace, given in compliment
to Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. wernwag and
their house guest. Miss Doughty. OF
Philadelphia. Besides the honor guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Potts, Miss
Potts, Mrs. Gilmore D. Hotchkiss. Jr.
DR.. Garnett Nelson, Mrs. George T.
Marye, Mrs. Andrew Bradley Miss
Jennie Mason Gibbs, Miss Nan God
win, Thomas Middleton, Mrs. w. P.
Hulburt and John l. Steinman.
Thomas Middleton, of New York.
gave handsome dinner party on
"Wednesday evening In the cafe at 8
o'clock, to the same guests.
One of the jolliest parties of tho
week was cotton up by the bridge
players, who quite filed the Casino,
whore the game was played, all ad-
journing at midnight to the hotel grill
room for a chatting dish supper.
Mrs. c. T. Wernwag, of Philadelphia.
has as her house guest Miss Dougher-
ty. also of Philadelphia, for whom
she has given a succession of enter
tainments this week. one being
putting party the miniature golf
links being made around the Casino
The best score was made by Mrs. W.
P. Hulburt, of Cincinnati. who was
presented a handsome silver loving
cup. The next prize, a travelling clock,
was presented Mrs. George T. Marye.
The others winning We're Mrs, Andrew
Bradley and Oscar Portner, all Of
Washington, D. c..
Mr.. and Mrs William Allen. of
New York. formerly OF Richmond, who
are spending the season at the Hot
Springs. motored to the White Sulphur
to see its many improvements.
In honor of the birthday of Mr.
wernwag, Mrs. Wernwag gave very
beautiful dinner party on Tuesday.
The table was yelled in the glossy
leaved greenbrier vine for which this
county and resort are named Tho
centrepiece, and favors for the ladies
were American Beauty roses. Artist
caIly interspersed between trailing
greenbrier vine were thirty-nine sill
yer candelabra, with American Beauty
shades. denoting the years of the host
The place and menu cards We're cs-
pecially Illuminated for the occasion,
and were very handsome. After an
elaborate menu, a mammoth birthday
was brought in and divided in so
many sections for the dclectation of
the guests, tSHTo were as follows.
George w. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. John
D. Potts, Miss Nell Potts, Mrs. Gilmore
D. Hotchkiss, Miss Gertrude Camm DR..
Garrett Nelson, Mrs. Barton Grundy
and William Turner, all of Richmond;
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Marye, Mrs.
Andrew Bradley. Miss Doyle, Miss Jen-
ME Mason Gibbes, Oscar V. Portner,
Of Washington; Mrs. Robert l.. Lee,
Thomas Middleton of New York; Miss
Dougherty, Philadelphia; Mrs. William
P. Hulburt, Cincinnati John L. Stein
man, Lancaster, Pa; Miss Nan Goodwin,
Fincastle, Va.
Governor Glascock has announced
his intention of making the White
Sulphur Springs his summer capital for
nett season. as when allSthe proposed
improvements are completed by spring,
this resort will be second to none in
this country.