Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-03
.NEWsCREENBR|ER Scene
OF JOYFUL CELEBRATION
Throns of VISITORS Comes to Famous
Resort, and Many Stay Over
=. for "Kur."
CHRISTMAS TREE is FEATURE
George W. stevens Takes Party of
Guests in Private Car, and Many
Others Have Tables Engaged for
Festivities UShcring In New Year.

icStiNillSS NEW
WHITE SELrHER SrEIN,iS W. IA,
January 2.--Thc second annual New
Years Eve celebration at the New
Greenbrier brought Il thvonE ot visi-
tors to the hotel. ana whiic many came
merely for the holidays. a number have
remained over for tho January season
and the "kur.
Preceding 4 dance ~ the ballroom
there were numerous dinner parties in
the main rcstaiil's Tie centre aisle.
canop!ed over with branches and ropes
OF green ana holly. was cleared To,
dancing. which continued through din
mel and late after midnight, when y
seated supper was served. Tiny vari-
colorcd electric lights hidden IN the
branches ana foliage shed . soft glow,
while two urchcsiras We're concealed
behind masses Of palms AND bay trees.
In the ballroom thor. wcc" decorations.
and in tho. wistsria room. the huge
Christmas trco. wh:cr was q feature ~
:ac Christmas celebration. was lefi as
tho main feature Of III. decorative
scheme.
George w. Stevens. who arrived -
the morrinC with a private car patty
had dinner Tor hisEriends. and otit,rs
having tables engaged included James
Brown Potter, Paul Nj Warburg. Gov
ernor benjamin Strong. Jr.. Mrs. Her
Mr.. ana Mrs. Thomas l.. James. the
Misses Dag mar and Harriet James, III
Newton Shaftcr. ,l'raucis - Dale. Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander y. Mccormick. Mrs
&. Theodore Wcruwas. ~ NJ. Post
Mitchell. MIR. and Mrs L. l.. Johnson
MIR. and Mrs: Julian de Cordova. J. NJ
Morchead, Hi. and Mrs. Henry Amss
AIRS. and Mrs. I.ayman l.. Alexander.
Mrs. Gilmore II. IIotchkss. ana num-
bcr of others.
Baron and Baroness Eebcrt do Ma
2ell, who left here for Aiken after
spending the early days OF their honey.
moon ut the New Grcenhricr have left
Washington for New York, where they
Will sail next week for tho other side.
Principe and l'rinccssa Francesca
aud Cleveland. where thcy will visit
frcndStof che princoSsa, who was Miss
Mcdonald SIlllo, OF Ohio.
Thc%LoG Cabin md 1:lrlhurst farm
have been the rendezvous during the
week OF camping and other parties
who have dropped in for luncheon. tea
or supper. and in addition to VI. usual
menus of Virginia ham, wat'ics. spoon
bread, corn poNC ana fried chicken,
visitors have had wild turkey, opoasum
and grouse
This-is the season when The throne
OF regular winter visitors WHO come
down Toy the "kur'' is augmented NY
the arrival OF those who stop of here
or romtc 10 tile Florida and other
southern resorts for their annual "kur'
following strenuous stays IN town.
stopping off here halfway between the
icy wintry blasts OF New York, and
the sunny summer climate Of Florid.,
has become the annual custom OF many
habitues Of Aiken Palm Teach and
the other resorts. The. liur' and hunt.
ing are thc"onlX two. m;lSnatcs that
draw tho January and February crowd
here. ana many who como for tho "kur''
spend 4 day or TWO every week 1T thu
Log Cabin and 80 out on Shooting ana
hunting parties.
Others who come Tor the "kur" spend
their spare time on tho golf links, or
oin the small army Of trampers that
daily may be mot ON the half hum
drcd trails that make scaling the sum
nts OF the nearby mountains q fairly
easy ask
William X. Vanderbilt, who rccently.
Went TO Aiken. while taking his "kur''
here accompanied by Mrs Vanderbilt.
= and Mr.. and Mrs J.. o. Beach, played
from eighteen 10 thirty-s!X holes every
day. James Brown Potter. WHO bs.
been here of and on since early in
the autumn season and has taken Scv-
eral .kurs" in succession. r!a-s -o!.
every clear day. and wh-a Mrs Po,,e-
rs here. she accompanies him o.i ms
daily round.
a. NJ poSt- Mitchell. ,ylg ret..-r.3
fortnight ago Tor MS second 'ku, a.
the Nc" GrcsuhrIrr -ta.rI- RON -.
TO ten miles = da.t.<ir ,.e-Eory -.
frequent hosts at.A.3s. Iz,--a5t.s.t =,
is Rober: williams l;.c.Jr, vso rss
BEEN here W. months ~..l. rz:sar
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