The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-21
NORTH ~CAROLINIANS
IN THE
by II. S. CARRtWAY.

-,o" LUX, Jan. 1o.-NeW YORK Is
10 nave another immense hotel. And
its name is to be the Biltmore-a
name familiar with every North
Carolinian. This new hosiery is be-
ing built by the Vanderbilts, as its
name suggests, and is to be one of the |
largest in the world. 1t derives its
name from the famous estate of
George Vanderbilt at Biltmore, North
Carolina, the most beautiful and most
costly estate In the South. The Bilt-
more is being erected on the proper
ty controlled by the New York Cen
jacent to the new Grand Central ter
minal. 1t will extend from Forty
third to Forty-fOurth street, and from
Madison to Vanderbilt The
building will be twenty stories above
the pavement level and below the
A contract of one million dollars for
the Punishment of this great estab-
lishment was awarded the 9TH
er day. The contract is con-
sidered the largest one Of the
kind that ever was signed in the
thinp connected with the fitting up
of the hotel, from the great rug in
the lobby to the kitchen range. Sew
eral hundred Of the rooms are to be
finished in Circassian walnut, under
the direction of the house. All the
AaO1CS oAA d1Au OC0SlCdOS Ala
~chifoniers are included in the inven-
| tory. Ever the kitchen utensils are
provided for in this enormous con-
tract. Under one direction the fur
nishings Of the hotel will be assem-
bled and the establishment will be
turned over by the contractors ready
for the coming of the travelling pub
lie. 1t is expected that the Biltmore
will be completed before next Oc-
tober.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Stieler, whose
wedding occurred at the home Of the
brides mother, Mrs. G. B.. Wilkie, in
Forest City, on January Z, arrived in
New York this week after a short
wedding trip. MIR. Stieler is a
western but has lived in New
York since his graduation from the
University Of Wisconsin in 1902. He
is a member of several clubs here and
of the honorary engineering fra
ternity, Tau Beta Pi. Mrs. Stieler
was formerly Miss Lillian Wilkie.
One Of the quietest weddings Of the
winter took place Thursday at the
home Of DR.. and Mrs. Henry E.
Westbay. No. 21e West S~eventy-frs,
street, when Miss Agnes L. Harper, OF
this city, was married to DR.. Gabe
Holmes Groom, of Wilmington, n. c,
immediate relatives and a few friends
of the couple were invited to be pres
ent. After a small and informal re-
ception DR.. Groom and his bride de
parted on a brief honeymoon trip
after which they will be at home il
Wilmington.
, Rev. Dr.. F. D. Lobdell, of Ruther.
fordton, was a visitor in Gotham thi:
week coming on from North Caroline
for the purpose of speaking Tuesda,
at ST. Agnes Chapel, Trinity church
parish, on West N~inety-first street
! The occasion was the annual meetin,
Of the Woman's Auxiliary OF st
, Agnes Chapel.
!, 1t was rumored around New Yorl
, George Gordon Battle, the eminen
= North Carolina lawyer, now living il
: the metropolis. president Of the Nortl
? Carolina Society of New York, ana
= otherwise prominent in social an
Z civic affairs, is to succeed Henry A
district of New York. Mr.. Battle /
: now law partner of Senator Jane
A. O'Gorman. and it is said tina
: President-elect Wilson has offerd hin
the post Of district attorney.
4 The New York Southern Societ
= CAV its annual reception and dane
at the Hotel Aston Thursday evening
h society is in a very fiOurishinI
condition, with a membership o
: about 1900. Both the president O
S the society, Walter l.. McCorkle an
the Hice-president, George Gordo
Battle, are former North Carolinian.
Prominent among the guests of homo
at the reception was Mrs. Wilso
Howe, OF Raleigh. sister of the presi
dent-elect, who came on from Wash
ington to attend. Other North Care
= linians among the guests included M
l and Mrs. Thomas S. Fuller, Mr.
Stuart G.. Gibboney Mrs. Augustr
n Van Wyck, Mr.. and Mrs. LindSa
Russell. Mrs. Walter l.. McCorkl
Mrs. George Gordon Battle and NJ
r. and Mrs. W. e. G. Gaillard.
X Asheville friends will be pleased
"a hear Of the marriage OF Mr.. Cicel
e Nichols, formerly Of that city, to Mi
Bernice Carlyle, Of New York. whic
occurred a few days ago. The Bird.
groom is a brother OF Joseph "