Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-20
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
ARRIVING At AsHEV|LLE
Private Parties, Tennis Tournaments
and Dinner Dances Keep
All Busy.
INTEREST IN GOLF CONTESTS
Guests, Seated on Veranda OF Hotel.
Follow the Plays Madc-past
Week Has Been an Exceptionally
Gay One.

ASHEVILI.E.. ~ C.. August 10
With tourists arriving at the rate OF
from 1000 TO 1900 daily, Ashcvlnc has
taken on its normal Angus, aspect. and
Grove Park Inn has it's usual charm
ing Southern summer colony August
is always one OF the gayest months
of the year at this resort city, and
the past week has been the Saycst OF
what promises TO be an unusually ac-
tive season, socially
Private parties galore, the big invi-
tation tournament at the Ashcville
country Club. which is attracting hun
dreds of visitors from all parts of the
South. the regular dancing program.
closing with the big Saturday night
dinhcr dance at Grove Park Inn. to-
Hether with several impromptu ten
MS tournaments aud other outdoor
sports, nave Kept society unusually
busy.
Grove Park Inn was crowded FOR the
regular saturday night dinner dance.
ana number OF gay dinner parties
preceded the dance. Among. those en-
tertaining at. dinner were Miss h:melie
T ,iu l.. who entertained in honor Of
Mrs. X. {. Nicely, of Waynesnoro. Ga:
Mr.. and Mrs s. &. Hubbard. OF Jack.
sorville. Fla: Mrs. Carey T. Rogers
who entertained I'm honor OF Ny. and
Mrs, Spaulding and Mr.. and Mrs. Clar.
cncc Hobart: Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Gruncwald. OF New Orleans who en-
iertaincd In honor or William c. Allen;
w. !. Moore. Mrs. Calder. OF New or.
lsanS; Mr. and Mrs. Parker Fleming
or Augusta. Ga, and mauy Ashevile
hosts and hostesses. The new Long
hurst orchestra furnished a specia,
program of dance music and dancing
continued until midnight
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rees entertained
with dinner on Thursday evening al
their cottage in Biltmorc. In honor or
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Mcdonald among
the guests present being Mrs George
w. Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Settle Mr.. Charles J. Harris OF pills-
boro. and Dr.. S. Westray Battle
COLE TOURNAMENT
INTERESTS VISITORS
Guests AT Grove Park Inn have been
Interested this week In the bc golf
tournament which started on Wcdnes-
dag at the Asheville Country Club. {;
being possible TO follow the play from
the big west veranda OF tho inn. Every
afternoon has seen througs OF guests
on the veranda, forming gallery that
followed each play with the greatest
interest.
Among the recent arrivals at the
Inn are: Mrs. Charles +. Carr and
MISS Dorothy Muslin, Augusta. Ca:
~ 80 iNiNHdI l.. 4 lSCner, j W.
Love and Rurlictt Miller. OF Chatta-
noosa, Tenn; MIR. and Mrs John NJ.
Scott. Charlotte. " C; Mrs A l.. Jones
Hammond Jones and \. l.. Jones Ill.
Columbus. Miss; Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
land Seweli Houston, Texas: Mrs
Pauling q. Gursunur. Marion, Ala:
Misses Lucia and Lila sullivan. Andcr-
son. : C: Mr. and Mrs. A. T.. Sanford
and Mr. and Mrs. w. &. Ross, Knox
VILE. Tenn; Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Nc
Gehce. Miss Betty McGehce and G. c.
McGehcc. Jr.. of Atlanta; Mr.. and Mrs
~ j. Grey, Jr., Rockdale. Tenn: War
r"n w. Erwin, New York Royiin
Wright Augusta, Ga; Mr.. and Mrs
Reese. Brunswick Ga: Mr. and Mrs
Norman Roberts baby and maid. Ma
con. Ga; Mr.. and Mrs. j Il. Simmons
and Misses ST. Martin. New Orleans;
Mr.. ana Mrs. r. Keen. maid ana three
children, Newark y. j.. Misses Lily
and Laurel Grocer, Chattanooga: Mr.
and Mrs. w. y. Everett. Miss Everett
and Miss Mary Louise Everett. Rock
inEham, y. c.; Mr.. and Mrs G. W.
Bailey, Clarksville, Tenn. MIR and
Mrs +. H. Hanes, Jr.. Winston alcu.
y. c.: Miss .Aline IIazcn. Euoxville,
Tenn. w. j. Massee. Miss Emily Mas.
see and Miss Elizabeth Cornell, Ma
con, Ga: Mrs. w. r. FaSan,' New York:
r. y. Mcknight. Atlanta Ga; Mrs
Vinton Liddell and Miss Vinton Lid
dell. Charlotte, y. c., and Miss Rebec-
Hill DO