Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02
AGE PROVES NO BARRIER
TO VAN ALIENS ACTIVITY
Despite His Threescore and Ten. He
Outrides and OutwaIks His
. Juniors.
TwENTY-NuLE WALK is EASY
New Trail to Top of Bald Knob Is
Christened i'm His Honor. When
He Remains Seven Hours in Saddle
Without Disseminating.
.tspecia. 20 The Times-Dispatch. ]

i tspecia! 20 The Times Dispatch
/ Ho9' SPRINGS. VA. MAY 1.-The
S marked hardihood shown by James ].
( NanAlcn. OF Newport. who. though hav-
!, ing passed his allotted thrcesCore years
E and ten can outride almost any man OF
Z half his age now coming 10 the Hot
8 Springs and outwalF Ill corners. has
( been much commented upon here. Mr..
{ NanAlen will take n twcnty-mile walk
8 to Fasslfcrn Farm and back In less
q than double the time IT takes to drive
sit, and on one occasion, this week he
rode his horse for seven hours without
getting out Of the saddle This was
sEat tho dedication Of the NanAlen trail.
.$Swhich doubtless will become the most
9famous OF sevcral that already run up
sainto the mountains from Hot Springs,
.gas 1t leads to Bald Knob. $50 feet higher
s9than Flag Rock. heretofore tho high
sSeSs .cccssiblc peak in tiIc locality.
L sMCr-NanAlcn sus ccstcd tho route when
sshe was here last, and when the trail
was opened on Tuesday. when he took
8 Ills seven-hour ride 1t was christcned
&ifter him with ceremony that in
ascluded the breaking Of a bottle Of
SShampae nc on tho rocks where it
starts in
go tremendous crowd. for the size Of
ssthe resort, is still oVerrunninE it. with
1.-The Homestead Hotel iammcd full over
sSasSundays and nearly SO throughout the
Z week. There has been spell of sum
mer weather with the tempera ture
s5nuch of tho time above so degrees.
This brought ont tho leaves on the
mountains and put the
& golf links in wonderful condition. so
sathat the resort just at present is at its
ssiincst.
.fs& The new attractivcness Of tho coun,
,gtryside III it's fresh green was perhaps
ia suggestion for many picnics held this
ssweek. Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.. Cady started
1.-THE fashion ON sunday when they took
4 thfrtN-tlve pooplc for an all-day outing
bat Flag Rock. Mostly they went on
sshorsehaci and there was quite
sacaraNnn rs they cantercd out from the
Sahotel a; II o'clock. trailed by two
y WAGONS ono bearing Schcpperss col
.5ored orchestra and jubilee singers and
.&the other cooks and walters The lat
s7ster prepared a hot dinner which was
: served quito clahoratoly just before tho
| moon rose. and then there was dancing
/. by moonlight until late
- INF. and Mrs. George Ellis Of New
York, save picnic the same day for
y their children. Kenneth and Jean. and
4 Alr and Mrs. Rawson Woods's young
son oDonncll ls"ln gave a picnic
: nary for his daughter Miss Adrianna
ls"l'n, and Mr.. ana Mra. J. T. rounc-
love gave ono at oak Grove for Miss
!; lounelove. their daughter Mr.. ana
. Mrs @. ~. Nash were hosts AT a dinner
. ut the Daniel Boone Cabin. which the
. hosts aud their guests followed nv "a
: moonlight stroll to the top of the moun
: tali.
= Followed by some Of their intimate
III rlrnds, Fred G. lnman. nationally
4 KNOWN in tennis circles and MrS
E4adwins II. Filter. Of Rosemont who &c
:. one OF the best known women golfers
mayed match the other day with tho
STAKES AZ 80 hole. Mrs. Filter had
: been doing so well here it was tbourh,
10 ne an even contest without handicap
however, she came IN three down. Eur
, hishinG lnman with Winnings that dis
app'"red inmcdiate'y after "a tho club
"ust' Whcre principals md gallery
+. dd)oNrnod for refreshments
Mr.. and Mrs Jesse I.ewisnhn wore
one OF several couples spending the
sprtis mere TO take the trip to White
sulphur Springs. w Va. by autnnobilc
. ms "eek; me Journey is 100 miles
o' socsawinG across mountain ranges
rs "lld as any east of the RorIsi..
lhomas Powers, Of philadelphia. also
tooN friends over to the t;reeubricr
~ anerc Tor innrhcon one day. and Mr..
ana MIS- Julian Fairchild, OF Brookiyn
VINO are stopping In the neirbboriuc
resort, made the trip here by auto
H'[e WAS AZ least $1,000 worth of
MS iNr Tor several minutes In front
OF the Homestead the other dnv u't',
; pair Of Pomerauian twins hnionri,,
10 Mrs 1!iribbS Plant. Of Boston M,
tackled = dog OF the same breed a en-,
SIZE. Inc property OF Mrs. Me,vijIa T.,
4 ingalls,. Mrs. Ingalls's maid vas.
/. n
!, front OF the hotel at The Tine ~,
: 'racas started. whllr Mrs I.;au, 81, -;
roc King chair with her TWO nets 4,
, one stage "t the battle she succo.do,;
!. IN eEt''oating h"r dogs from IN ~h.n
ana ran of with them. but thcv brni,o
. away from her ana fought to = drish
, MT. and Mrs. y. C. Kluce ~ "
YORK who have been spending mon,h
I. mere after visit in Pinehurs, IN ~
/, eve OF thcir return home gave a dinr..
an me japanese room Of tho How
/. STEAD few nights ago in honor =,
!. mr.: and Mrs. Henry Albert The hos,
nhd sent North for some of his nr;,.a,a
slock' and opened a bottle Of vine ~,
/ naG neen sealed for I0i years '''''
~. OAK Grove. an old "a sIionod ro,a,
!, mouse several miles from the bo,ai 49,
was me scene of a gay diunar 49,,
even by Mrs N Is. Metcalf OF c,rnn..,
on Iuesday. She entertained Ar =;
,nrs. William Washburn Mrs W.1 ,nu
B SSatkneN; Or, and Mrs w f. Wijiia,'r
I rrederick Williams and MIR and Ma ms, IS.
y. Moody. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 49,, -,
!, gave a luncheon carly This wnek &,
Daniel Boone Cabin. ana o,hors tne
Ia'nlng there Included Mr. and NJ.
y. Dusenhure, Miss T. + StiIlr-aii :,
a. . hastings. Of Brooklyn ''''
n a