The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
HOT SPRINGS, VA.

Hor SPRiSGs, Va. Dec. ls-A week
OF winter drifted In upon Hot Springs
quite Unexpectedly last Sunday morning
There has been fine sleighing. coasting
and tobogganing and skating on jackson
River over at Fassfern Farm. which on
| account of this unusual sport has
been a great rendezvous for luncheon
and dinner parties. The storm broke
Saturday night and those who had been
playing golf and tennis the day before
were much surprised TO And over foot
OF snow in the morning. The week has
| been a merry one OF outdoor sports with
the strong contrast OF grill parties be-
fore the open fires and nightly dances at
the Homestead every evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Denny. who
have been spending the season here.
will remain until the first Of the year.
when they intend going to Florida for
the winter.
Charles S. Fairchild. who WAS Secre-
tary OF the Treasury under President
Cleveland. is here for the winter with
Mrs Fairchild, who has been IN I'll health
and Ia taking the baths. Mr.. Fairchild
was Joined the other day by Miles Stand
ish Of New York and the two have been
devotng themselves 70 golf
one of the most remarkable exhibit
attracted much interest here lately. the
playing OF William p. Patched and
Charles Fry. both OF New York. each
q whom has lost his right arm near the
! shoulder. Each player uses RICH;
handed club with the left arm. With
! their tee shots they get from $50 to
l75 yards. NJ. Patchell using midlron
and Mr.. Fry driver for these shots.
! The rest OF the game they play with
mashies, midrons and putters exclu-
slvely They play with remarkable ac-
/ curacy, being almost always able to place
with the utmost precision and lose gu, to
the best players with two arms only in
the length OF their drives. They get
many fours and iives and do the IS holes
| In about a hundred.
Some OF the other golfers who have
been bringing In good scores here have
been Ellis Wainwright Charles J. Webb.
| Percy q. Legge. william Hetzel Miss
Jean Hinsdale, Mr.. and Mrs g. b. Pow
ell. Mrs. Frances Hood and Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund 8. Twin!ng. who. after complet-
| ing month of their honeymoon tour At
| the Homestead. left tho middle Of the
week for Washington, whore they Will
visit; few days before returning to New
York for the Christmas holidays.
Gen. l.. A. McAlpin was surprised 70
] learn here few days ago that the
European war was given as the cause for
the disbanding OF the company II Boy
Scouts which he had organized and per-
sona!ly equipped on mis- visit to the
Springs last fan. The General was told
that the mourtaineers seemed glad to
have their boys Join the company until
war was declared. when they suddenly
withdrew them
Il made a house 20 house canvass"
said the local leader 10 Gen. McAlpin In
reporting on the matter. and found in
every household horror OF the war,
apparently an aftermath OF the civil
war. which In outlying southern districts
| is stu recent history. They feared their
boys might get the war spirit and want
to enlist and they were too alarmed TO
argue with"
Among the recent arrivals at the
Homestead Hotel are Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il.
Smith, J. +. Given. J.. L. Bergen, NJ.
and Mrs Charles Jaques, Mrs. W. -.
Thesher. Courtney jenkins. Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Whital Stern. Mrs. J. Perry Bell
Mr.. and Mrs w ~. Corbitt. Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Hoffstae,ter, G. p Jordan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Webb. J. n, C.
Henderson. W. y. Kerr. Mrs. Harry
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert f.. Tabbs.
Ellis Wainwright, Ny and Mrs. II. II.
Douglass. Mr. and Mrs Edward p. May
and Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Consulvo.