The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
FUN AND ENTERTAINING
AT WHITE SULPHUR
Midnight Swimming Party Makes a
Great Hit with Summer
Colony.

White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. July
] ls.-What promises to be the gayest
summer in the history of White Sulphur
was ushered in with the usual stunt"
that marks the opening OF the season
here. on Saturday evening last. by the
big colony from Washington and Balti-
| more.
This time II was a midnight swimming
party that followed the dance in the ball
room. and Il provided the biggest and
! most amusing even OF the season so far.
Every table in the grille had been en-
gagged for the usual supper parties that
| followed the dances, bur during the inter
mission a prominent Washington hostess
who was entertaining a party OF eighteen,
suggested that il would be nice 10 go
| TO the ''kurhaus' for a dip in the pool
following the dance and have the supper
served on the terrace m the swimming
pool afterwards. Every one followed the
lead OF the Washington party and at the
supper tables the newest Partisan crea-
tions in ballroom gowns WED with the
smartest bathing costumes, and the last
OF the supper parties did not leave the
"kurhaus" until several hours later.
There were nearly 40 at the affair
including dancers. swimmers, and the
gallery throng that had watched the
dancing in the ballroom. Some Of those
having tables engaged for supper in
cluded Senator and Mrs. James A. O'Gor-
man, and the Misses O'Gorman, Of New
York; Mrs. ]. Kellogg Bradley and Mr..
and Mrs. Sydney Wynne Foulkes, of
Philadelphia; the CHIEF Justice and Mrs.
Edward Douglas White. DR.. Guy Fairfax
Whiting. Mrs. Richard c. Parker, Miss
McCauley. Mrs. Sanford c. Kellogg, Mrs.
Charles +. Larrabee. and Mrs. Redwood
Vandergrift, OF Washington; Mrs. How
ard S. Bowie, the Misses Bowie, Mrs.
]. Frank Crouch, Miss Sarah Living
ston Poe, and ]. Livingston Minis. of
Baltimore.
The Secretary OF Commerce. Hon. Will
lam c. Redfeld, who has just completed
a visit here. has issued orders to the
United States Fish Hatchery Station. ad-
joining the White Sulphur Springs estate,
that rainbow and mountain brook trout
be used in stocking the various fountains
in the spring room at the New Greenbrier
and the White hotelssand throughout the
grounds OF the White Sulphur Springs
property. Those who come here from Bal
timore and Washington prefer to see the
native trout at close range, rather than
the gold fish that have been in the ponds,
and during several discussions following
fishing trips made to Howards Creek and
Greenbrier River the Secretary was pre-
vailed upon to have the pools stocked.
The first large Casino party OF the sea-
son on Thursday morning was an auction
bridge affair under the patronage of Mrs.
Edward Douglas White. of Washington,
and a number of others.
The mayor OF Baltimore and Mrs. James
II. Preston and their debutante daughter,
Miss Alice Wilks Preston, who are at
present in Atlantic City will arrive next
week for their annual visit.
Mrs. William l. Jones, Of Baltimore,
is arriving soon with Mrs. William c.
worthIngton.
In motor party arriving from Balti-
more this week at the White were Mrs.
]. NJ Matthews. Miss Florence Stieff.
and r. S. Waters.
DR.. Guy Fairfax has closed his visit
here and gone to Bar Harbor to join
Mrs. whiting and the Misses whiting.
Mrs. Richard e. Parker, of Washing
ton Barracks, has arrived for her annual
visit, and toward the end OF the summer
will be Joined by her friends. Mrs. Ben
jamin Harrison and Miss Elizabeth Har-
rison.
Recent registrations at the New Green |
brier and the White include Miss Nc |
Cauley. Miss Alice McCauley. Mr.. and |
Mrs. z. S. Clark, Miss E. B. Wilson. |
William Lassiter. OF Washington; w. D. |
Austen, Mrs. G. Brown, and Mrs. F. C. |
Atwell. Of Baltimore