The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-31
White Sulphur Springs

White Sulphur Springs
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. ".
VA, Aug 30.-The fall season, which
will be inaugurated with the OPEN
ing late In September of the new
Greenbrier hotel promises to eclipse
the summer season, which has been
the biggest and gayest in the history
of White Sulphur.
The Greenbrier, which will be un-
der the same management as the
Plaza hotel In New York and the
Copley- Plaza in Boston, with Fred
Sterry as managing director; j. Fl.
Slocum. resident manager, and Owen
j. Mclaughlin. identified with the
Virginia Hot Springs for many years
as room clerk, will be run on the
European plan in connection with the
new bathhouse. which Is under the
medical dictatorship Of DR.. George d.
Kahle. formerly of French Lick
Springs. and DR.. G.. D. Capito.
Mrs Henry NJ. Flagler, who is now
at Briarcliff manor with her mother.
Mrs. Kenan. will arrive shortly to
spend the fall season. as will Mrs.
Flagler's friends Mr.. and Mrs. Penn
broke Jones. who will be Joined in
October by Mr.. and Mrs. John Rus
sell Pope and their infant
Mrs. William l. James who has
spent the summer here, will be join
ed soon by her sister. Mrs Alexan-
der Brown. whose daughter. Mrs T,
sufrern Tailor, with Mr.. Tailor and
their family. will also be here for
the fall season.
General Edward P. Meany. of Nor
ristown. who was here last month. is
returning with Mrs Meany In a fort
night.
MFR, and Mrs. r. Livingston Beck
man, who were here on private
car last summer. are returning at the
end of September to take the ''kur,"
and others arriving next month in
clude Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Har-
riman, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Dill
worth. Mrs. William c. Worthington.
the mayor of Baltimore and Mrs.
James H. Preston, and a number OF
the cottagers who have been here all
summer. including DR.. and Mrs. John
Herndon French and their family and
DR.. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax Whiting
and the Misses Alice and Julia Whit
ing.
Miss Dorothy Mott. Of Brooklyn,
who is arriving this week on the I'M
perator after cruise with Mr.. and
Mrs George D. Whelan on their
yacht. will joint her father. Charles
T. Mott, here for the fan season.
. The tableaux chantants for the
benefit of the crippled mountain chill
dren this week was one of the most
successful charity events ever given
here, and over Ave hundred dollars
was added to the funds. The pro-
gram included THE Mad Hatter's
| yv~x n IAA, ~ rv9raa
dledee" and "In the Queens Garden"
from Alice in Wonderland; number
OF living pictures and several bur-
lesques.
The bit Of the evening was made
by Colonel James Ransom Branch
and John III. Lory. the largest two
men here. who posed as Michael An
gelo's two cherubs. In Dream of
Fair Women" Henry the Eighth was
represented by George r. Appleby and
his lovely wives In costume were the
Misses Alice wilks Preston, Sarah
Hamilton, Doris Haywood. Frances
Bogert, Frances Clark and Ruth
Richmond.
Those in "Alice in Wonderland"
included the Misses Hilah French.
Tryphena Read and Alice Lewis and
the Messrs Writ Robinson. Joseph
Whaley, George Kahle. Garrett Wall
and Dietrich Kohlsaat.
Mrs. E. r. Ramsey and Miss Kate
Holt sang. and others on the pro-
gram included the Misses Duer, Mary
| Gordon Thorn, Bertha Clark, Julia
Whiting. Lillian Grail and Rosalie
Hutcheson. Colonel 10 Lane Stern, w.
Barton French. Mrs. William p. HUI
bert, Mrs, r. Marion Whaley and
| Masters Leon Dure and Reakin Man.
ley.
| One of the most elaborate and
beautiful dinner parties ever given
| here was that OF George w. Stevens
this week in compliment to Mr.. and
| Mrs. w. s. Bolding. OF Philadelphia.
The large table had an unusual CEN
| ter decoration-a huge swan vase
| containing six dozen American Beauty
roses and a profusion Of valley lilies
| The places were marked with cor
| sages and bouttonnieres Of American
Beauty roses and valley lilies. and
| there were French vases for the wo-
men. Every chair was tied with the
roses and red gauze. Some OF those
| present were Mrs. Leigh G. Palmer
| Mrs. George III. Van Week Mrs
| Phelps. DIR. and Mrs. George D.
Kohle. Cecil Stevens and Colonel Eu-
gene T. Wilson. of Panama. who ar
rived from New York in Mr.. Stew
ems private car.
| In long list OF entertainments
| this week, which, has included two
morning germans. several cotillions
and a round Of luncheons, Casino
card parties. dinners and suppers in
the grin, at Elmhurst farm and tn