The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
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HOT SPRINGS

-peei.l TO The Times Dispatch
slt springs. va. August ls.-An un-
ual4. entertainment given At Warm
Strings several nights ago. when Airs.
Ionu /. Eubank entertained seventy or
more women friends staying AZ the
Warm Springs Hotel NJ i party IN the
Warm sulphur pool for Mrs. OTIS skin
ucr. who. With her husband, the actor,
and their daughter. Miss Cornclia skim
her is spending the summer there.
The pool which is familiar To all who
come to Hot Springs. is nve feet deep,
fed by living springs and Is covered
by a circular building Of rough
boards Little change has been
made in It for = hundred years.
Tn. walls and roof were covered for
the occasion with oak and chestnut
houehs, which were reelected in the
pool BY dozens Of lamps which they
concealed.
According TO the Southern fashion.
men and women battle in separate pools
at the resort. so the women donned for
the occasion one piece bathing suits
ending at the knees and the shoulders.
The party began NJ o'clock and lasted
an hour. Girls played leapfros In the
water, and there was some skilful
swimming and diving. Miss Sarah Glib
son, of Baltimore. and Miss katherine
Valentine, OF Richmond. Were among
the most accomplished swimmers.
supper was served on floating
table covered with white, bearing
champagne cups in tall silver iagons.
which are part OF Mrs. Eubank's his
toric family silver. sandwiches and
other ediblcs Toasts were drunk by
the swimmers. and those standing
shoulder deep III the water TO Mrs Eu-
bank Mrs. Skinner end TO old Aunt
Fannie" the negro nanny In attend
ance who was born a slave. has forgot
ten how old she is. and has taught two
Ia ~ nDDl
aged woman. III trembling tones. pro-
posed toast to 'all the young women
She had learned to swim
Among the guests were Mrs. George
T. NJ Gibson and the Misses Sarah and
Louise Gibson, Of Baltimore: Mrs. Han
mis- TAYLOR. Miss Hanna Taylor. Mrs.
Frederick Il. Mcclure and Mrs. Casey
ana Miss sophie i. Casey. wife and
daughter OF Rcar-Admiral Silas Casey.
retired, OF Washington; Miss Mary
johnston. the novelist. OF Richmond,
and her sisters, the Misses Elizabeth
and k.loise Johnston; Mrs. l.. =. Valen
tine and Miss Margaret Hcrndon of
Richmond, and others.
The Southern colony here interested
itself this week in supper and sale
OF cakes candies and flowers, arranged
by the local Red Cross League recently
organized Of which Miss Gladys In
gals is president Nearly $500 was
raised. and the funds will go toward
paying for the services Of a Red Cross
district nurse. Mrs. George Gunton
told fortunes. and among visitors who
were generous patrons were Mrs.
Thomas y. Carter. Mrs. Lanier Dunn and
Mrs. Louis Bcauford, of Richmond;
Mrs Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Oscar
w Underwood. of Birmingham, Ala;
Miss Alike Scarborough, Mr. and Mrs.
T.. H. Bright, Mrs. Caldcron Carlisle.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Schnidlapp. and
others.
Mrs Henry Pole gave a tea this week
for Miss Throckmorton, who is her
guest.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cole Scott are
here from Richmond TO spend a month
at Creamery Farm.
Arrivals this week ut The Home
stead include J. S. Campbell. 4. II.
Apperson and Frank J. Mccarthy, OF
Richmond; Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Add-
son, Of Norfolk. and Il. II. Hinton. or
Atlanta; Mrs. II. 4. Parr. OF Baltimore,
and Mr. and Mrs Hoadley Ryan, of
Cincinnati.