Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11
Hot Springs, Va.

Special Correspondence of The star
HOT SPRINGS Va, June 1o.-North-
erners are fast waking up to the
charms of the mountain country of
Virginia as a summer resort. and this
summer already sees an increase over
last year in the number of tourists
from New York and Long Island, who
come south by motor either for stay
of several weeks at Virginia Hot
Springs or to stop here for few days
while motoring through the chain OF
Virginia spring resorts, which also in
cludes Warm Springs. White Sulphur
Springs and Natural Bridge.
New Workers arriving at the Home
stead for a short stay this week were
Misses Z. B. and ]. NJ. Sanction. They
were with Miss G. A. Bond of Philadel-
phia. and the party went on to White
Sulphur Springs and Natural Bridge,
also visiting the caverns of Luray be
fore returning home. Mr.. and Mrs. II:
S. Leonard of New Haven also arrived
by motor this week, and another auto
mobile party stopping at Hot Springs
was made up of Mr.. and Mrs. T. G.
Reed of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
X. Bristol. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Birch
ard and Edwin o. Meyer
Mr.. and Mrs Henry E. Montgomery.
Mrs Walter c. Lee and Miss Lee of
Buffalo were also among the automo-
bilists arriving. and others included E.
C.. Hammond Of Ogontz and T. c. Lip
pincott OF Bethayres. Pa.
The event of the week in the June
colony was the wedding here Wednes-
day Of Miss Jane Guthrie Akers; dapg ehe
colston Beckley. city attorney of
Louisville. at Upland House. the Akers'
summer home. The ceremony was per
Va. The maid of honor. Miss Mar
garet Erhart of Cedarhurst. was a
classmate of the brides at Miss
by Pole. the eight-year-old daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Pole of Hot
Springs, carried the brides train. John
Miss Dorothy Thorpe of Greenwich
came down for the wedding and was
the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz Hoeninghaus at Four Seasons
cottage, and other guests were Mrs.
J. w Beckley, Miss Florence Beck
ley, Mrs. j. X. Woodward and Mrs. f.
d. Jones of Louisville.
Woodland, Thomas O'Brien's property
| has been bought by Melville E. ingalls,
of New York for the Hot Springs Com
pany and will be leased this summer
Mr.. O'Brien came down from New York
and spent part of this week here.
Jan " de Chelminski. Polish artist
and Mrs de Chelminskf returned to
New York this week after a months
stay. They entertained a number OF
| friends informally at tea before their
departure. Mr.. Chelminski has been al
| work during his stay on a number OF
| canvases which have been on exhibit
| ton to his friends. Mr.. Chelminski
| whose studio is in Paris, was last in
this country thirty years ago. when he
painted the portraits of three children
of the late James J. Hill, on theil
horses.
| Mr. and Mrs s. f. Sharpless and Miss
Mary Sharpless of Philadelphia are al
the Homestead for the first part OF
June. Mrs. George Marshall Allen has
arrived from New York, and other late
arrivals include Mr.. and Mrs II. Camp
bell Graef. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
| Wright, Miss Olyve c. Graef and Mr.
and Mrs. F.. j. Ross of New York, Mr.
and Mrs. o. F. Root Of Newark, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Millner. Mr.. and Mrs. T. w
Fullerton, New York; Mr.. and Mrs
Stanton Peck and Mrs. Jay Gates
Philadelphia.
| Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morris, jr, o.
| Chicago are at the Homestead for theil
honeymoon. Mrs. Morris was Mis-.
Swift of Chicago Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vile E. ingalls, have returned to New
York after some time at the Home
stead.