The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
HOT SPRINGS.

Hot SPRINGS, Va, Nov. lit would he
hard to imagine a greater contrast OF
surroundings than those under which so
many of the society woman here are knit
ting scarfs for the soldiers and the en-
vironment in which these scarfs will be
used.
Mrs. Henry Lowe OF New York gave
luncheon party at the Mile End Tea
Rooms recently for the purpose Of pro-
ducing knitting for the soldiers. Each
woman attending brought yarns and knit
ting or crochet needles. The guests
were Mrs. Alexander ID. Il. Pratt, Miss
Mary Mortimer, Mrs. Rawson Wood. Mrs.
Frederick Edey. Mrs Frank Hutton and
Mrs. William G. Denny.
A spirit at least akin to the war spirit
developed in crowd OF several hundred
society people in the grill room OF the
Homestead Hotel the other night when
after cakewalk there was general dane
ing and the orchestra struck up ITS
Long. Long Way to Tipperary" The
! piece had been played here without marked
effect once or twice before. but this time.
perhaps in Difference to the presence OF
Sir Robert Borden. Canadian Premier Il
was interrupted at once with great ap-
plause. Literally the crowd sang and
danced Tlpperary for four hours with
scarcely an intermission.
Some of those witnessing the demon
strat!on beside Sir Robert and Lady Bor-
den were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Under
wood Mr. and Mrs Maurice Hecksher.
Colonel and Mrs Robert NJ Thompson.
Mrs. Edward j. Berwind. James J. Van
| Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Prescott Bigelow, Mr..
and Mrs Melville Ingalls,. Jr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. l.. Hutton. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
| Russell, Mrs. Thomas X. Laughln. Mr.
! and Mrs. Charles A. sherman. Mr. and
Mrs. Gale Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cox Brady, Mr.. and Mrs T.. n Rowland.
Mrs. Frederick Edcv. Mrs 7. DE Wit
Talmagc, Miss Rebecca Collier, Miss Con-
stance Robertson, Hugh j. Inman Mr. and
Mrs. William Fellowes Morgan. Mrs
Francis McN'al Bacon. Francis McNeal
Bacon, Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander -.
| u. Pratt, Miss l.. Tiffany, Mr. and Mrs
! Edward \. Clark. Mr., and Mrs. Alfred
Ely. Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. G. II Hymcs, NJ SIS
| Ann Williams Miss JOY Williams Mis-,
Mary Mortimer Miss Mariory IIanco H.,
| Miss Dorothy Hancock. Mrs Wnslow
| Williams. Miss Julia Edcy. Mr. and Mrs.
| Iydig Hoyl Mrs. : l.. Schoonmaher
and Mr. John King.
The Nassau Country Club. together
with the eighteen hole golf course, vas
beautifully spread out ON the top OF
= huge birthday cake at a birthday party
| that the Rev. and Mrs Avery Norris.
| formerly of Glen cove. gave for Mr.. and
! Mrs. Robert 7. McGusty OF that place,
who have been spending their honeymoon
here Both the men are members of the
! Country club. Mrs. McGusty was Mrs.
Henrietta Read OF Greenwich. Conn.
Clcndcnin !. Ryan has been making
up a purse for a new bootblack at the
| Homestead Hotel. Three weeks ago the
Motel negotiated with a shine artist in
Philadelphia to put polish upon the
| boots Of October society people down
here. lie accepted and was not again
heard from until early this week. when
he arrived footsore and weary, having
walked all the way, nearly 500 miles
Several young people from the Home
stead Hotel who took the trip TO Fassiferr
Farm for tea last sunday afternoon mar
rowly escaped being thrown over preci
picc when the brakes on their car failed
to work. They were a mile and nal
from the Farm. where the mountain roat
winds around the gap through Bach
Creek Mountain. when at a turn severa
Young children were seen Just ahead The
brakes failed. leaving the choice Of run
ming over the children, going over tn
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