The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-10
BLUE RIDGE

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Blue Ridge, August with such a
large and genial throng as instigators
In the perennial search for pleasure.
the social calendar is necessarily filled
to overlooking with interesting events.
each day being pleasantly pnnctuatcd
with delightfully."- informal gatherings
among the assembled guests. Small
parties arc somewhat the order of the
day. tho guest list of the springs being
almost too large to permit of too fire.
qucnt entertainment. Ell nlasse. OF the
colony now gathered here
But everybody on the place assurcdly
enjoyed their share OF the general fun
when, on Thursday night. under the
joint auspices of the Roanoke German
Club. and the local hotel management.
the second in the series of brilliant
Cotillions scheduled for the present
season took place in the ballroom Of
the hotel The hotel. with its quaint old
bridgeway and the adjacent pavilions
tHlckiy strung with Chinese lanterns,
presented most festive appearance,
and from until - o'clock, to the in
spring strains Of an imposingly large
orchestra, dancing was pleasurably in
dulgcd in by the siNty-odd couples pres
emit Several rarely pretty figures were
led in the course OF the evening by
O'Clock punch and sandwiches were
served.
Following the usual nightly hop. Mrs
H. \. Smith. of West Virginia, enter
tanned on "Wednesday night with a
welsh rarcbit supper, ut which she had
as guests about nifty OF her friends.
The supper-room had been prcttily ar
ranged for the occasion, and Mrs. Smith
was assisted in the various hospitali-
ties of the evening by Mrs. w. H. Frey.
n bat y -. a
Mexico City, and Miss Julia Todd. OF
Norfolk.
w. II. Frey ana William Seymour
were joint hosts 1T an enjoyable water
melon feast given on the lawn on Tues
Cay morning from IL until O'Clock.
Much interest attaches to the an
nouncemcnt which has been made that
costume ball is to he given here on
the evening of Saturday. August 10. ana
preparations are now busily afoot 10
render the event a notably successful
one
Mrs. Julian J. Chsolm and her
young daughter. Miss Katherine CHS
oln, are recent charming additions to
the Blue Ridge guest list.
Or. and Mrs. c. w. wcstmoreland.
formerly OF Mexico city. but now of
Birmingham Ala. arrived on Thurs
day night for their annual visit To Blue
Ridge.
Mrs. Edward Tucker Harrison. Of
Richmond. paid brief visit to the
springs last week. as the guest OF her
rather, Mr. James Gray. Of Richmond.
Holcombe Adams and James Owen
Watts, of Lynchhurg. arrived in their
car on Wednesday, for a visit OF sew
cral days
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert j. Hancock and
daughter. OF Lynchburg, are welcome
additions to the Hill City contingent
here.
Miss Mary Bolts. of Roanoke. is
guest here.
DR.. \. W. Freeman. of Richmond,
spent the weekend here with his fam
lily.
Mrs. l.. r. Warren and daughter. Miss
Lewis Warren, of Richmond are popu-
lar guests here now
Miss Maude CaSkic. of Lynchburg.
has Joined her mother and sister here.
Mrs. II \. Dalton, of Winston Salem.
\. G.. accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Margaret Dalton, arrived here on
Monday for a stay OF some weeks.
Miss Helen Parish and Miss Louisa
shelton, OF Winston-S Salem, are also
guests here.
Or. and Mrs. ]. j. Phillips and chill
dren. of Tarboro y G. are among the
interesting arrivals OF the past week.
Among others who have registered
during the past few days are Messra
l.. i.auterbach, Petersburg; II, A. Smith.
Thurmond. w. Va. T. Perkins, Roa-
noke; w. Mitchell. Graham; r. a. Jen-
ninss Lynchburg; Julien Addison.
Lynchburg; Mrs. Mary Hopkins ana
Miss Martha Hopkins. Richmond; T. T
Monroe, ocala. Fla. C. Il. Campbell,
Buford Burks. G. y. Johnson and r. NJ
iancey, Bedford city: Miss Rosa
saunders and Miss May Nottingham
Norfolk Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hudgins
Norfolk: Mrs. Charles shelton and
daughter, Winston Salem; Mrs James
Chase, Ocala Fla: Mr.. and Mrs. p. +
Patriarche, East Orange, y Y; c. T.
%herrod and Miss Sherrod. Columbus,
Miss; James spence. Tuscaloosa Ala:
Mrs. II. a. Saunders and daughter Nor
folk; Mrs. j. 6. simmons and daugli-
ters. Norfolk; Mrs. d. j. Breslin and
Miss Frances Williams, Lynchburg.