Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-10
POOR Of CREENbR|ER
RECEIVE ATTENTION
Macy Visitors at White Sulphur
Springs Give of Their Means
to Less Fortunate.
PUBLIC LIBRARY is FOUNDED
Miss Olivia Il. Phelps Stokes Puts
Institution ON Permanent Basis.
II IL Opened for Benefit of Visi.
tors to the Springs.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. VA.
January ?.--Sevcral OF the recent visi-
tors at the White sulphur Springs who
have been looking around for sites TO
build all-the -year-round homes here.
have taken permanent Interest In
affairs OF Greenbrier County. and the
poor and needy of tho mountains havo
come In for n Eoodly share Of atten.
ton.
The largest and most important bcnc-
faction, however, is probably the pub
lie library founded here by Miss Olivia
e. Phelps Stokes. Miss Stokes, who
came here for the ''kur' during the
carly summer season. and spent all her
spare time from the kurhaus, search
ing for an available tract TO build q
homo here. this autumn founded tho
White Sulphur Springs Public Library
and put IT on a permanent basis. \
suite OF rooms in the largest building
in the adjoining little village of Dry
Creek has been opened for tho benefit
of visitors to the springs. In addi-
tion to the reception and lOunging
room. there several rooms devoted
to book shelves, which have hccn con
tributed to by many hotel visitors.
The hoard of governors of the Ii
,brary In addition to Miss stokes. in
cludes Miss Margaret Prescott Mon
tague. the Boston authoress, who has
OF Washington, also one Of the cot
tagers.
The poor of the adjoining noun
tsfns. some of whom have been sadly
neglected, have been cared for in in
dividual instances by several big hcart-
ed visitors at the New Greenbricr re-
Gently.
One family, a large one that existed
In sinGle-room cabin, up on a steep
mountain side, five miles back In the
mountains, has been moved into the
town and put in small hut COM
Portable cottage by Mrs. Edward $.
Hardness, who, during her frequent
viRlts to the springs. often drives out
for miles into the mountains dispensing
charity.
Mrs. Clarence Grey Dismore, who
takes the "kur'' here twice a year. and
Mrs Frederic Nelson, arc other visi-
tors who have been kind to the less
fortunate, and other visitors who have
recently assisted in various funds that
have been raised have included Mrs.
Barton II. Grundy. Senator and Mrs.
Clarence ". Watson. Mrs. Jcrc II.
French. DIR. +. Landon Humphreys.
George W. Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Frazier, Frank II. Davis. Judge Will
liam II. White. John Hays Hammond.
and Mr. and Mrs Joseph Medill Nc
Cormtck, who are returning with their
hunters and jumpers for the early
spring shooting and hunting season.
UNUSUAL ENTERTAINMENTS
MAKE SEASON VERY GAY
All sorts of unusual ertainments
have been given In the ballroom of the
New Grecnbrier during the winter sea-
son. now at its height There have
been benefits for the Belgian war suf-
fers. raffics for the Red Cross funds
recitals. dances and other entertain
1nents, but the most thrilling was the
exhibition shoot given this week by Mr..
and Mrs Harry Mcintyre. OF Texas
After Mr.. Mcintyre had shot at every
sort OF target, with various pistbls
and guns, from every conceivable angle
and position that might be assumed by
human being, Mrs. Mcintyre became
human target. Holding inch targets
In each hand, with "A five pointed crown
Of inch targets one inch above her
forehead, and with an unusual metal
belt buckle. She was shot at by her
husband, who did not miss one OF the
targets.
After the thrilling shoot there was
tho usual dance. and later a general
aseemhlage in the spring room. where
sulphur water ''nightcap" parties arc
the rule every night. Some OF those in
the throng included Mrs. Herbert Par
sons who was one OF the most en-
thusiastic spectators: James brown
Potter. Mr.. and. Mrs. Harry St George
Tucker, Benjamin Strong Meredith
Hare. Paul NJ. Warburg, Mr.. and Mrs,
Julian de Cordoba, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ridge F. Johnson. Mrs. Alfred Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman l.. Alexander. Mr.,
and Mrs. Frederick G. Wacker, 4. NJ,
PoHt Mitchell. Hon. John Wesley
Gaines. Robert Williams Gibson. Mr..
ard Mrs. Thomas l.. James, Misses
oagmar and Harriet James, Misses
Ethel and Lily Trefvctt, Francis 4.
Dale. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander 4 Nc.
Cermick, Constant Andrews, Judge and
Mrs. John c. Dice Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
=. Price. Mrs. Tracy Browne. Mrs.
Henry White Miss NNithrow and c. y
Roberts.
Mrs. Parsons, who came for the "kur.'
wac among the most ardent followers
OF the trampers brigade thar every
cay wends II way up and down the
trails that cover the mountains
Dressed In one OF the new fun very
short walking skirts, a silk sweater
trimmed in fur throw scarf of sills
hnn sort crush hat of velour. all in
dull rich tones of brown, Mrs porson.
looked like girl of sixtccn whii.
climbing the hills carrying an alpbcn-
stock. "'p''e"
Eldridge r. johnson, son of Mr. ana
Mrs. Eldridgc r. johnson: r. I Soihi,
and Albert Desbailletts established ,ho
record or the week for trampers when
two days in succession they made .tcoy
Rsoents 10 the SUBMITS OF Grconbricr
and Rates Mountains a lipbt COZ,
OF snow the night before had covered
The mountains. They trampcd 10 no
top. and after a picnic luncheon. donnnd
SKIS and then. hand in hand prornodod
TO ski down the five miles IN 49,
valley below '"e
FORK UNION