Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
IS CHIEF DIVERSION
Many Asheville Visitors Have Ven.
tured to Go as Far as Mount
Mitchell
COUNTRY AT IT'S LOvELiEsI
Weather Is Ideal Now, and Cottage
Colony Spends Greater Part of Its
Time in the Great Outdonrs-Rc-
cent Arrivals.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
ASHE;VILLE, y. c, October 9.-Idcal
autumn weather. the kind that brings
the glow TO the check and turns the
leaves TO scarlet, is keeping the guests
here. as we'll as the members OF AShc-
willie society and the cottage colony.
out of-doors most OF the time these
days. The mountains arc at their most
beautiful stage. the leaves shading
from liSht yellow to gold and scarlet.
ana mountain parties are strictly the
proper method Of entertaining here at
present
Daily AUTOMOBILES parties make the
trip TO Mt. Pisgah, on the famous Bilt
more estate, while others content them
selves with the nearby eminences.
Guests have the beautiful Sunset noun
tain At their front door, and parties
lunch at its summit almost daily. Some
even venture as far as Mount Mitchell,
the highest point east Of the Rockies.
to which train service has been eS-
tnhlished. Among those making the
trip recently wero MI and Mrs. 5. II.
Thomas. and Miss Jeanette Thomas, Of
Wilmington. Del; Mrs. y. l.. Carpenter
and j. y. Carpenter, Jr., Of New York.
and w. l.. Lloyd, Of Chicago.
Mrs, Henry NJ. Flaslcr, who has spent
the summer here. has Eono To Sew
York Mrs Flaglcr was accompanied
by her mother. Mrs keenan, and by
Miss Louise Wise. her niece, who has
spent q large portion of tn" summer
with Mrs. FlaElor at Grove Park inn.
The party made the trip in Mrs Flag
lers private car.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred s. Barnard on
tertained during the week for Miss
Louise Wise ana Miss GLADYS league,
OF Augusta, who has been visiting Miss
Wise here.
Miss Jeanette Thomas. Of Whining
ton. Del. who is spending some time
here. entertained during the week with
an elaborate luncheon ia honor of Miss
Virginia Insult, 81 Chicago
Dr. :. WcstraY Battle. private ply
sician Of the Nandcrbilis, loft last week
for Euaape. to visit his son and daugh-
ter. Mr.. Belknap Battle. and Mrs. Made
Ion Battle Hancock GLORY Hancock,
who is nurse in the belgian field hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Secly are pre-
pairing TO accept tho invitation OF Sec
rc,ary OF the Navy ,loscYhus Daniels 10
accompany AIr. aud Mrs. Daniels To- New
York from Washington Oh the Dol
phiu' To witness tn" Army Navy foot
ball game during the THANKSGIVING sea
son.
Mir. and Mrs l.. ". MurCey, OF Cleve-
land, o. are guests at Grove Park inn.
Mrs. II. NJ Conner, OF Savannah, Ga,
has Joined the guest colony.
Miss Mnpie Al mstronE and Miss Amy
l.. Stoddard Of NcntmOre. y. J., are
among the recent arrivals
Mi and Mrs. Edward j. Brock. OF
Chicago. arc recent additions 10 the
western colony.
j. Newton Marshall Of New York, and
w h. Pearson of Cincinnati. arc guests
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. II. Kerr. Miss Alice
Mcdaniel and Miss Corinne Myers are
among the recent guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles radgett. OF Dali
las, Texas. have Joined the Texas
colony.
Mrs. T. $. nut,s uud Miss Marian
Les,snc. Of Nirlsnug.s, Miss. arc charm
in@ additions to the Vinto. colony
Mrs. y. l.. Carpenter and J. y. Car
pcnter, Jr, are here for AN indefinite
stay.