The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
WHITE SULPHUR

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w.
VA, Aug. at was announced here
this week that The Greenbrier. the
new million dollar hotel, now in the
Anal stages of completion. which Is to
apen on the LIST Of October, as an
all-the- year round house, will be I'M
der the management OF Mr.. Fred Ster-
~, managing director OF The Plaza
hotel in New York. and the Copley-
Plaza in Boston. In anticipation OF
taking charge of The Greenbrier. and
assuming the managing directorship
of White Sulphur Springs. as the fore
most American cure" Mr.. Sterry
some time ago severed his connection
with the Virginia Hot Springs, which
during his eighteen years regime. was
developed from a Virginia resort lit
tie known outside OF a small section
in the South.
The Greenbrier. built by the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railway, by Frederick
Sterner as architect. is the last word
In hotel construction. with every
known modern improvement and inno-
walton. Unlike all other resort hotels.
1t is to be run like city house. on
the European plan. and every detail or
service. and comfort which has made
a Sterry hotel known the world over
for service. cuisine. Atmosphere and
clientele, will be a feature Of The
Greenbrier.
The hotel, a magnificent structure of
fire proof concrete OF pure Georgian
type, with suites and rooms to accom-
modate about four hundred. Will have
the main offices. public and private
dining rooms. writing rooms and spa
cious ball room and fountain
room" on the first floor. The fountain
room. to be run as an arjnnct to the
al al
ton of those taking the waters and
cure here In this room the waters OF
the various springs here will be avail
I able.
| Many of the suites will have private
| balconies, and all will be decorated
| in one Of the twelve color schemes to
/ be used throughout the hotel by MISS
| Maude Sterner. the interior decorator
! of New York. who last winter In Paris
selected the hangings. wall papers,
| chintZ, cretonnes, cap. etc Inc
rooms will be totally unlike the aver
Il age hotel room.
The gayest week OF the season was
ushered In on Monday night by tur-
key-trot and mint julep party that ola
| not start until after the regular even
| Ing dance In the ball room stopped al
III O'Clock. The affair given by Mrs.
Leigh c. Palmer. wife OF the naval aide
/ TO the SECRETARY VI INV ifs~'sf
Mrs. George II. Van Week. in compli-
ment to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee
and Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Elkins, was
attended by a company OF seventy
On the invitation list were Mrs. r. r.
Lewis. of Norfolk, and New YORK:
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Potts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carrot r. Wall. Judge William
IT. White, John A. Branch, and George
w. Stevens, president of the Chesa-
| M all nf RICH
mond: Mr.. and Mrs. John Atkinson
Thayer Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McKeel,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Marion Whaley, MT.
and Mrs F. p. Enslow, Mr.. ana MRS
Thornton Lewis, John N. Kenna, Ed
ward Runbough and William Lewis,
Of West Virginia.
Members OF the younger set had
their innings when Miss Alice Lewis
gave q costume dinner dance this week
at The Meadows in compliment to the
members of the house party she is en-
pertaining, and which includes Miss
Miriam Hubbard and William DIXON
OF Baltimore; Nelson Edwards Of Eas-
ton, Pa. and De Bonneville Keim. Of
Philadelphia. All those invited at
tended dressed az babies or juniors
Miss Nell Potts. OF Richmond, the
charming daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
tJohn y. Potts. was among those
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Fl. Grumpy, oil
Richmond. and Miss Warren have ar
rived to spend the season here.
The board OF directors OF the Fed
Ieral Carbon Company Of West VII
ginia attended special board meet.
ling here during the week when Major
1Rand0Iph SyaInaker. OF West vfrEfnfa
entertained the party. which included
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Binney, Of New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. James McDade