The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
HOT SPRINGS.

| Hot Springs. Va. May MANY
| Washington people are now here in
the large crowd, for the size of the
resort which is still keeping the
| Homestead Hotel and all the cottages
damned full over Sunday and nearly
| SO throughout the week There has
been spell of warm weather with the
| temperature much of the time over
so degrees. This has brought the trees
ipto full leaf, and it is like midsum-
mer. The golf links, upon which a
great deal OF work had been done
have especially improved.
Mrs. Melville r.. Ingalls,. of Wash
| ington. bought a Pomeranian the other
day for which she paid $500 When her
maid was walking it up and down in
| front of the Homestead last Sunday
| morning pair of Pomeranian twins
| belonging to Mrs. e. Griggs Plant OF
| Boston. and which She held in her
| lap as she sat on the piazza, took an
instant dislike to the Ingalls, dog and
| Immediately the three were. a roIrrn.
| mass of yeIpinG fur. 1t took the good
offices Of everybody in sight to break
up the fight during which Il thousand
dollars worth of dog was in great
| jeopa rdy.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Perrin. OF
Baltimore. have been spending "A fort
| might here, during which time Mr.
Perrin has earned the reputation of
being the best bridge player now at
Hot Springs. The Perrins play with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse lewiston as
rule On Monday they varied the usual
procedure by motor trip to White
sulphur Springs in West Virginia
where they lunchcd at the Greenbrier
The "trip is hundred miles of see
saving over mountain ridges as wild
as any east of the Rockies
Mrs. WiusIow Williams, of Balti-
more, who spent much of the winter I
at Pa;m Beach. is here for the spring !
season and expects to he Joined by
her daughter. Miss Ann Williams Mrs, /
Williams was hostess at IA tea Wednes-
day afternoon on the lawn by the !
Homestead tennis courts
George Ingalls,. of Washington and, |
Chicago, left here Sunday night in
MS private car for the latter civ
taking Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Insult,
OF Chicago with him. Mrs. ingalls, Is
remaining here where Mr.. and Mrs
ingalls, usually spend their summers
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beals Mclean,
of Washington, who had rented one
OF the villas here for May and June.
have decided not to come. Mrs Quincy
A. Shaw, second. of Boston, who was
with them at Palm Beach last winter,
has arrived after visiting the Nc
Leans at Greenwood, Va, where they
have country place.
Lieut. Commander p. S. Foote. L. s.
N. who is at present stationed with
the General Electric Company in
Schenectady. is here with Mrs Foote
who is taking the three weeks course
of baths
lor of Washington, were hosts at
luncheon party they gave for several
of their friends last Sunday afternoon
at Fassifern Farm. .
The marked hardihood shown here
this week by James ]. Van Allen, of
Newport. who though having passed e.
his allotted three score years and ten.
can outride nearly any man half his
age now coming to Hot Springs and ?
outwalk all Corners. has been con-
slant surprise to visitors. He walks i
The twenty miles to Fassifern and
back In less than double the time IL y
:akes TO drive 1t and on one coca
sion this week rode his horse seven
hours without getting out OF the SAD
lie. This was at the dedication of the
Fan Allen trail that will doubtless be-
ome the most famous of several that +
un up into the mountains from Hot k
springs. 1t leads to Bald Knob. $50 "
eet higher than Flag Rock. heress. o
ore the highest accessible peak in the a
ocality:. Mr.. Van Allen suggested the a
quite when he was here last fall. The d
ceremony Tuesday in. b
luded the breaking of a bottle of +
champagne on the rocks where it T,
tarts. d
The new attractiveness Of the coun- G
ryside in it's fresh green was per- ie
laps a suggestion for many picnics
leld this week. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. o
,ady started the fashion last Sunday 81
vhen they took thirty five people for 8
n all-day outing at Flag Rock. Most b
+ the way they went on horseback P
nd there was quito a caravan as they t.
antered out from the hotel at II Of
clock trailed by two wagons. one cl
earring Schepper's colored orchestra In
nd jubilee singers. and tho other. Il
ooks and walters. The latter prepared
hot dinner which was served quite v
laborately just before the moon rose. m
nd then there was dancing by MOON O,
ght until late. Ia
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellis. Of Nsvl II