Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-30
SUMMER SEASON ENDS
At STONY MAN CAMP
Society at Skyland Wedding Its
Way Homeward.
MASQUERADE AND FLOWER BALLS
President Fell Active in Concluding
Carnival.

Special TO The Evening Capital.
Stony Man Camp, SlIyland. Va, Au
gust 2S.-With the incoming of the au-
tumn crowd. gaities at Skyland have
taken a fresh start and many of the
most important events of the season
are now being arranged Among the
most unique and brilliant will be the
annual masquerade and flower balls,
and theg reat bonfire picnic supper,
and dance upon the greensward. the
evening of Labor Day
The big event Of the past week was
a combination vaudeville entertain
ment in the vicinity of the camp. All
around the immense hall were beauti-
| fully be1ecked booths equipped with
all the features of a regular fair and
many attractive original ones. On
either side at the end of the hall were
most inviting looking cafes ,one for the
serving of sea food and game by the
management, another where special
Skyland Rink Plum d!dv ana New York
Welsh Rarabit were dispensed by Mrs.
=. II. Droop and Miss Perry. of Wash
| ington and Mrs. c. ]. Hepburn, and a
third where hot tomales were served
in true Mexican fashion by Miss Anita
Kite and Mr. Magnien McArdle both Of
Washington, in Mexican costume.
others presiding over the booths
were Turkish Tent, Mr. William
Vollman, Bingham Pa. the Misses
Graf, Miss Mary Davis Miss Anita
Kite, Miss Catharine Carnahan Wash
ington. and Mrs Frank Evans .Balti-
more: ice cream, Mrs. Y. Briggs Fills
Baltimore; Miss Mary Lamberton, Miss
Beard Washington; silhcuetts, Miss
Winship Washington; padle wheel,
Mes srs. E. II. Droop, and c. T.Daly.
Washington; candy booth, Mrs. Harry
W. Hunter, Baltimore, ana Hrs G J.
Hepburn. Philadelphia, assisted by the
| Misses Ncigs, jacksonville, Fla; Miss
Mary Davis, Washington: the Misses
Eloise and Elizabeth johnston. Hot
Springs, Va; Mis- Craighfll and Miss
Margaret GoldsbOrough, Washington
| ice cream booth, fortune tellcrs Mrs.
| ". u. Kenly ana Mrs. Converse. Wash
mgton; flower hocth, Mrs George
Judd, Washington. assisted by Misses
Anna Katherine Droop, Washington.
and Alice Gundry, Cleveland, Ohio.
During the evening an excellent vau-
deyille program beginning with clever
monoyogue by way of opening address
Mr.. e. II. DroOp of Washington, and
concluded with a carnival at mid
night The general comE.ittee of ar
rangements included: Finance, Mr.. c.
J. Hepburn, Philadelphia; chairman;
Dr. Thomas Fell, Annapolis, Mr. G H.
Judd, Washington, DR.. l.. w Reid. OF
| Haverford College; entertainment
| Messrs. =. II. Droop chairman and X.
c. Stratton, and Mrs. Converse, Wash
ington and Mr. Edgar Fell. Annap-
oils; decorations, Mrs. Thomas Tell,
Annapolis, Chairman Mrs. g. IT. judd
Miss Matte StanlLrr Mrs Elwoo i.
Porter, Washington Mrs w. G. Sick
ell, New York Mrs. l. w Reid. Alex
andria, Va, Mrs. f. c. Exams, Miss
Powell, Baltimore; costumes, Mrs j.
NJ. Cundry, chairman: Mrs Caleb Shew
ard, Mrs. 9. Freen an Pollock Sky
land, Mrs. d. w. Kite Ms. e. II.
Droop, Miss Winship, Washington.
Among several handsome suppers oc-
curing in connection with the enter
tainment the most attractive was that
given hy nr L W Rold OF Hayer'0rd
College, and Mrs. Reid. in bonor Of DR.
TIL mas Fell, President of ST. johns
College. and Mrs. Fell. of Annapolis
The additional guests were Mrs Sarah
Chichester Page of Ivcr. Loudouu
county, Va, DR.. Douglas Bruce, of the
University of Tennessee, and the
Misses Meigs, Of Jacksonville, Fla.
On Wednesday occurred the annual
picnic given by Mr.. and Mrs. Pollock
of Skyland, to Crescent Rock, the high
est peak of an adjacent mountain
Everybody in the camp was invited
and everyone who could possibly do 50
accepted. At 10 o'clock, at the sum
mons of the bugle, the guests assem-
bled, and started forth upon the pic
turesque walk of three miles to the
picnic grouad. Back of them a oroces
sion of the walters and cooks of tn,
camp marched to the rag. time musi,
of Skyland's own original colored or
ehestra. Last Of all came the bis
army wagon laden with provisions an,
drawn by four sturdy mules. Arrived
at the point of destination, the magni
iicent views obtained from the sum
nit Of the rock were enjoyed Will,
coffee and potatoes were Boiled an,
corn roasted over gypsy fire. Afte
the serving OF the bountiful luncheon
there was more rag-timc music 70
dancing on the green, intersperset
with the singing OF plantation melo
dies and recitations by the walters.
On Thursday evening an attract
lively arranged dance given for tn
Younger set at the camp by Miss E1iz
abeth Steward, daughter of Mr.. an,
sirs. Caleb Steward, Of Wilmington
! Del, in honor of the Misses Frederic
and Austin Campbell of Richmond
Virginia.
On Sunday evening a beautiful con
cert was given by the string orchestr
playing at Skyland during the season
under the direction of Mr.. Maltol
Boyce, of Washington. Among tn
Imost admired numbers of a particular