Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
Hot Springs, Va.


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HOT SPRINGS. Va, September 25.-
Outdoor sports have occupied the at
tention of the Hot Springs colony dur
ing the hours of daylight for the past
week. In addition to the usual horse
| back parties and the informal play on
the links and tennis courts, there were
held a putting contest, a tombstone
| tournament, and the weekly tourna-
ment in golf. and a tennis tournament
for doubles-all for silver cups. The
evenings have been largely devoted to
dancing.
The first formal dance of the season.
II any such here can be termed for
| NAL. is the supper dance for the bene-
fit of the fund of the American ambu,
in the Homestead dining room Satur-
day evening, October 2. The patron
| esses for the occasion are Mesdames
John A. Black and Melville E: ingalls,,
Brown, w. L. James and William Cooke
worthington of Baltimore. Edgar h
Bright of New Orleans and Kelly
Evans and Frank S. Ellis of Atlanta.
The supper tables are to be SO ar
ranged as to form a hollow square in
the center of the room, and Mr.. Durant
and Miss Merritt will give exhibition
dances in the tango and fox trot in the
intervals of general dancing.
The opening of the new nine-hole
golf course last week has materially
lessened the tendency to overcrowd the
full course during the play of fixed
events and has, therefore, proved
popular.
One of the interesting visitors here is
Lady Ross, who was born Betty Eli
son of Louisville, apd has found many
old friends in the colony here. Lord
Ross is said to be the third largest
land owner in Scotland, together with
a town house in London. Their castle
in the Highlands has been turned into
a hospital for wounded soldiers. and
Lady Ross has taken an active part in
the war relief work. She made the
trip across the ocean because the con-
her is Miss Marguerite Caldwell, like
wise a former resident of Louisville.
but of recent years living in New York
when not in England. where she spends
much time.
Mrs Buckner A. Wallingford of Gin
cinnati, who with her two small sons
has spent the summer here. has re-
turned to her home, where next week
she will be Joined by her mother, Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, ST., who is coming
from Europe. Since the early part Of
the war Mrs. Longworth has been in
Normandy with her other daughter.
the Countesse de Chambrum, whose
chateau near st. Mihiel, the scene of
almost continuous fighting, was de-
stroyed, with it's contents, at the be-
ginning of the conflict. Count de Cham
Drum, after serving on the battle line
in command of battery of artillery
for more than year, has recently
been assigned to staff duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Mitchell will
return to Washington next week. Their
son. Cadet Alexander Mitchell, who has
taken part in the athletic sports of the
younger members of the colony, went to
New York Thursday to stay a few days
before joining his class at the Naval
Academy.
Augustus c. Downing. Duncan Phil
lips and James Laughlin Phillips of
Washington, and John H B. Phillips OF
Pittsburgh, their cousin, have been oc-
cupying one Of the hotel cottages for the
past three weeks and playing in the ten
mis- and golf tournaments. carrying off
several silver cups. The quartet will
separate early next, week.
Miss Georgina Todd is the guest Of
Nine Christian Hauge at Barton lodge.
Nine. Hauge entertained at dinner for
her Tuesday evening. the other guests in
Guiding MIR. and Mrs. z. A Mitchell, Eric
Dahlgren, Alexander r. Legare and Mr..
and Mrs. Felix Yturbe.
J. Henri de Sibour is here, and will be
Joined later by his wife.
Mrs Calderon Carlisle has her son, ].
Vaudeville Carlisle, with her for a few
daya- She entertained at luncheon Fri
day Tor Mrs. T.. A Mltcheli, her other
guests including Miss Alice Scarborough.
Mrs Benjamin Chew Tilghman and Mrs.
W. Beverley Bogert.
Reginald Huidekoper returned to Wash
ington Tuesday
Miss Jane Riggs, who has been spend
ing several weeks at Warm Springs, has
returned to Washington, where she was
called by the death of her sister-n-law,
Mrs Francis Riggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Augustus Heaton and
their son and Mr.. and Mrs. w. NICK.
Smith of Washington were visitors here
for a few days.
Harry Wardman. who. with his family,
spent the summer here, returned for a
few days golfing, and left Wednesday for
Washington.