Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-23
WHITE SULPHUR LIVELY
WITH TWO CONVENTIONS
Investment Bankers Association and
Surgical Societies Have Annual
Meetings at Famous Resort.
GOLF COURSE VERY POPULAR
Financial Men Spend Much Of Their
Time on the Links. While Galleries
Are Large and Enthusiastic.
Many Newcomers nj Springs.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. !
SIpIrINrS

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w.
VA, May 22--Two conventions within
the week have kept White sulphur
Springs very busy, and the past seven
days have been marked by mn activity
that has not visited the springs in
May in several years. The first CON
vcntion was that NJ the Investment
Bankers Association OF America. and
about thirty members OF its board OF
governors gathered 1T tho Grccubricr
to hold their annual meeting for two
days The meetings were held IN the
mornings. ana the afternoons were
given over to good times Many OF
the bankers brought their families. and
during the evenings they danced The
first day was marked by tho important
business meeting ana after the meet
ing they Went into the pool and an inn
promptu water polo zane was played
between teams from the East and
West. Tho contest was finally won ny
the Eastern team
The second day golf tournament
over the ciEhteeu-hoie course at
tractcd the coitinE members Of the
board and the others went along to
cheer their friends. The tournament
was handicap and was won by Harold
Kaufman. OF ST. Louis who started
out a scratch man. He played Very
we'll considering that it was his first
time on the course, and his score OF
seventy-thrco equaled DOGGY.
Among the bankers were \ =.
Leach. OF New York. president. Frank
w. Rollins, OF Boston. ex-governor OF
New Hampshire Alien Hoyt OF
New York; John T.. Blunt. Jr.. Of Chi
cago and Charles Otis Of Cleveland.
rice-prcsidents Frederick Il. rcuton
of Chicago. secretary: J. Hcrndon
Smith. OF St Louis, treasurer Robert
r. Reed, of New York general counsel.
and the following members OF the
hoard: George Il. Caldwell Lewis f.
Franklin, Lawrence -. Chamberlain, Of
New York: Charles w. McNear. Of
Chicago; William West. George w
Kendrick, Jr Of Philadelqhia War
rem s. Hayden, of Cleveland. william
G. Baker. Jr., Of Baltimore. y. n. LAY.
of Milwaukee; Harry Il We'll Of Gin
cinnati: a. c. Foster, OF Denver. and
Charles a Gilman, OF Portland. Ne
The second convention was that Of
the American Gynccological Society
and tho American Association Of Genito-
Urinary Surgeons The t,yo societies
were we'll represented, and for the
three DAYS of the meeting the colony
was increased by over ono hundred
physicians. The meetings were hold
separately until Thursday. when a Joint
meeting was held. Or. George Tucker
Harrison. Of tho University OF the Tir-
Einia. was one of the leading mem
bers OF tho first named society. and
he made several addresses and read
papers. The other PHYSICIANS in at
tendance included Drs Francis r. Har-
ner, II. y. Fowler and J. WESLEY Bovea.
of Washington; Hugh Cabot, Of Ros.
ton; Thomas j. Watkins. Of Chicaso
and Hermann J Boldt, OF New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas y. Carter Of
Richmond arrived at the Greenbricr
during the latter part OF the week. and
VIII remain until the summer season
Among the other Southerncrs who viii
spend the summer here arc Mrs. George
W. Farhy. Mrs Barton Inxal Wise.
Of Richmond, Mr and Mrs J.. s Ellis
Thomas 3 Paine and family. Carroll
Payne. John " Grant. Major john :
Cohen Dr. Leroy Childs and family
Mr.. and Mrs " = Gentry. DR. ana
Mrs. w :. Elkius. colonel " l.. pccl
Robert r MaddoX Tom Peoples " =
Cahpin, r. : Vessels and WINS
Ragan, ~ Atlanta Ca: Mrs Leigh
Palmer and family colonel ana Mrs.
william Wh"a'ley AND Mrs HAYWOOD
ana family 81 Washington. tho Al!gses
Ward, ~ Norfolk Sir and Ms .rar,As
II Preston. Mrs y I. Jones. Mrs John
II Hood ard Ms W-r,hingror nf
Baltimore; Dr and Mrs perry tlre,
and Nh and Mrs : ". Folk.s of
Philadelphia