The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-05
White Sulphur Springs
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. v

VA Apr{l 4.-For the past ten days
the advance guard of the Easter crowd
have been arriving from New York,
Philadelphia Palm Beach, Aiken ana
other Southern resorts. TO accomo-
date the overflow, the old hotel The
White" which during the winter was
entirely remodelled and done over.
has been opened for the spring sea-
son, and already half the available
suites there are occupied
Easter here. viii be particularly
gay, the program including the APP
pearance next Friday evening OF the
Princeton University Glee, Banjo and
Mandolin clubs, in the ballroom OF the
New Greenbrier. under the patronage
Of many prominent members OF the
colony. A dance will follow. In COM
pliment 70 the students who VIII be
to sleep aboard their private
car during their stay here, because OF
the throngs at the New Greenbrier
and The White.
On Easter Monday night there win
be a ball which will be attended by
MANY of the Princeton alumni of this
section who are making up private
car parties from Wheeling Pittsburg.
Cincinnati and Richmond
to spend Easter here, in compliment
to their confreres in the Prnceton
Glee club.
Henry p. Elliott. president OF the
Princeton Triangle club. and for -FOUR
years leading lady" in the musical
given by the club. will be
one Of the stars OF the organization,
Wendell S. Kuhn, Hobart. A. H. Baker
and Walter j. Wolf. officers Of the
in addition to the above
named include the Messrs. Ehrick b.
Kiiner, B. F. Bum, Henry A. Laugh
lin. Jr.. and James A. Baker.
Patrons and patronesses OF the az
fair viii include: Sir Thomas and
Lady TAFT. of Montreal; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Steele. Mr.. and Mrs Devereux
Milburn, Mr.. and Mrs. James Speyer,
Miss Z. Louise Sands, Mrs w. E.
Mr. and Mrs L. w. Humphreys. W. j.
Duane, Mrs. A. Murray Young. Mrs
f. II. r. Talmage. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Atkinson Thayer. Rear Admiral and
Mrs T. c. Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney S. Blackwell. Mrs. I. Townsend
Burden, Mrs. Henry C1ews. Mrs De-
lancey Kane, OF New York; Mr.. and
Mrs Henry A. Berwtnd, Mr.. and Mrs
Frederic Rosengarten. Mrs William t.
Clothier. of Philadelphia: Mr.. and
Mrs Alex. Legare and Mrs Malcolm
Mrs. Garrett b. Wall, Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Potts, George w. Stevens OF
Richmond: Mr.. and Mra Bryce j.
Allan. Mr.. and Mrs Josiah r. Hard
ing, OF Boston; and Mr.. and Mrs
John Stamford. OF Amsterdam
The quiet OF Lent will be super
seeded In a. week with tho usual gayety
Of the spring season. Everyone here
has been taking tho "kur after
strenuous seasons In town. or at the
Southern resorts Everyone has been
which have had great numbers. have
had no big luncheon or dinner
parties that will later mark the spring
seasons height. The daily program
OF the visitor has included a vsit~to the
.'kurhaus' for bath. a swim in the
pool, and exercise in the Xander room,
a light luncheon and afterwards a
drive or horseback ride over some one
of the splendid mountain roads. Every
one by common consent returns from
the tennis at the Casino or the Green
brier Golf club, or rides or drives, In
time to enjoy the .sthes dansants. :"
which have been feature In the
spring room during the afternoon con-
cert. In the evening those who have
been taking dancing lessons do the
maxixe. the furlaIna and the tango,
but by III o'clock the corridors, ball
room and spring room are deserted. A
few drop into the wistaria and Tudor
rooms for chatting dish parties but
they are n conspicuous minority. Small
and early are the hours here and the
majority are in the main restaurant
for breakfast before s O'Clock, follow
ing FIVE and seven-mile tramps over
tho hills at sunrise.
For Mr. and Mrs James Speyer,
who arrived with Miss f. Louise
Sands in a private car last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Colgate Hoyt gave an
old Virginia luncheon at Elmhurst
Farm on Sunday. when every table
was engaged for small parties that
rode. drove or motored over Green
brier mountain to the old farmhouse.
Mrs. Speyer and Miss Sands have
come for the "kur." ana others taxi
ing it include: Mr. and MrA Charles
Steele. Mr.. and Mrs. Devereux Mil
burn, Mr.. and Mrs John-S SANFORD. MRS.
Herman o. Armour, Mrs W. f.
Strong, Mrs. w. M. Painter. Mr., and
Mira Oaklcigh Thorne. Mr.. and MrA