The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-09

up farming. Her brother. NJ. f. Ingalls,.
tr.. who came down from New York for
over the last weekend. has just con-
| cluded the purchase for her of the Nc
Donald estate, a fifty-acre property on
the road to Fassifern. between the villas
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Gunton and
l.anier Dunn. Miss ingalls, intends build
ing small model farmhouse and an up
\ to-date chicken plant. Some time ago
| she established here n branch of the
| Red Cross visiting nurses and has been
| active in other charitable work among
the mountain whites in the vicinity.
Mrs. Rawson Wood the former tennis
champion here. who has many friend. In
Baltimore and Washington. left for New
York yesterday with Mrs. George Ellis
! several weeks later than she had orig
inally intended. owing to her sprainins
her ankle on the courts here soon after
Easter. She has had quick recovery.
and before her departure took up the
| game again. starting in last Monday in
an exhibition match with Clarence Perrin,
or Baltimore. contrary. however. to the
| ADVICE OF her physician. Mrs. Wood will
not be able to play in tournaments this
summer.
Joseph W. Heinroth. Young New York
lawyer. who came down here a few days
who was Miss Irene Nelson OF ST. Louis
met extraordinarily hard luck the second
day Of his visit. He and his wife were
riding through Duns Gap when Mrs
Heinroth's horse threw her. Mrs Helm
| roth did a somersaut in midair and
landed In brook on her hack. striking a
stone which rose above the water She
was in great pain and had To he carriea
! home five miles on mattress placed in
A farm wagon. She has been unable to
leave her room yet hut will recover with
out permanent injury.
As the season advances there is more
and more motoring between here and
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. The road
connecting the places has been greatly
improved. II runs fifty miles across
ridges the widest in the Alleghenies
scarcely passing house on the way Sir
Robert Herbert. Of London. who is pur-
chasing agent for the British govern
! ment. was one of those TO make the trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Roos. Of San Fran
cisco: Mrs. George Gunton. Thomas H.
Powers. Mrs +. Gerstenberz and her
talented young daughter. Miss Alice Ger
stenberg. were also among those making
the trip by motor. Miss Gerstenberc is
the youthful playwright who produced
Alice in Wonderland now running in
New York. Though in her early twen-
ties. she has just brought out a novel.
THE Conscience of Sarah PIatt" She
and her mother were entertained at tea
one afternoon this week by Miss Mary
johnson. the novelist, who has villa
here.
The weather has been superh, nrobabl
the finest of the year and conducive to
picnics. which have been plentiful and
outdoor parties of all sorts. One of the
former. which was on the bank of the
Jackson River. near Fassifern, was Civ
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. F. Swift. Every
body went on saddle horses. the guests
including Mr. and Mrs. I. p. Ordway.
who are spending their honeymoon here
Winston P Henry. Miss Ida Swift. and
Miss Helen Cudahy. Col. and Mrs
stephen Slocum entertained a large
luncheons and dinners at the farmhouse
house at Fassifern given in honor of
Arthur A. Herbert. of London who is
visiting him. Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Bow
man. Of Louisville who had their son.
Walker Bowman. jr. down from Prince
ton for the week. gave a luncheon party
there for him. Others entertaining at
luncheons and dinners at the farmhouse
were Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Jackson. Mr.
and Mrs A. G. Kluse. who entertained
for Miss Beatrice Kluse and the Misses
Norma and Dorothy Albert. and Mel
Vile Wilson. Mrs. John c. Grant, and
Mrs. +. y. Ferrin.
George ". Stevens. president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. together
with some other railroad officials made
the resort a visit this week. coming on
a special train, but stayed only a day.
Miss Jane Akers. of Louisville. arrived
this week preceding her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Akers. who will shortly
come here for the summer. occupying
| Chn I,ae Il
golf frequently with Miss Margaret Err
hart Miss Helene Moffatt. and Miss Jean
Hinsdale. Josiah Thaw and Dr. Alexan-
der Biddle have been playing in a four
some frequently with Lawrence Perrin
and W. A. Mennell. After trying over
the eighteen-hole course for three sue
cessive days. Miss Eleanor Chandler, of