Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
INTENSE HEAT OF CITIES
FILLS SUMMER RESORTS
Springs, Where Cool
Brcczes Blow.
MANY NEW FACES ARE SEEN
august Crowd" Already In Evil
dence-Variety of Entertainments
> Helps to While Away Time OF
Guests-Nfiss Ellison Entcrtains.

BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS. VA. August
4.-The approach OF midsummer and
the intense heat of the cities is sending
to the mountains even those who had
determined to spend this season at
home. Blue Ridge is attracting its
usual charming August crowd.~
Familiar faces are seen everywhere at
the hotel and there are many new ones.
On Thursday evening Miss katherine
Ellison was hostess at a watermelon
party on one OF the verandas. 1t was
one OF the largest affairs given SO far
this season Among the guests were
Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Baldwin. Mrs. Ches-
ter Prince, Mrs. NJ. E. Harrell and Miss
Estelle Harrell. of Norfolk: Mrs. Mar
cellus Stoval Mrs. NJ. w. Dixon. Mrs
G. d. Lindsay and Miss Della Lindsay
OF Savannah: MIR. and Mrs. S. L. Suther-
land. Of City Point, Va; Miss Lottie
Morgan, of Reidsville, y. c.; Miss
Aline Henderson and Miss Olivia Tut
wiler, OF Blacksburg; Mrs. Henry d.
Holt, OF New Haven. Conn; Miss Violet
Devereaux, of Richmond; Miss Maude
Johnson. OF Suffolk; Mrs J. w. Boswell
Gordon Johnson and Frank Angel, OF
Roanoke; Mrs. +. w. Bcckham. of
Farmville; Miss Clara Garnett, of Ran
dolph. Va; Miss Is. a. Brown and Miss
E. l.. Brown. of Wilmington. Del;
Mrs w. H. Rucker and j. w. Humid
Rural Retreat Va; Edward S. Smith
OF North Carolina: Holt. of Norfolk. and
Henry H. Dunston, of Lorraine. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs c. Edwin Michael, Miss
Martha Michael Mrs. Williamson and
Mrs. w. d. Williamson. of Roanoke.
motorcd out for supper on Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes. ST.. Mr.. Holmes.
jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Graves. of Roam
oko
ing and stayed for the dancing.
Miss Ellen II. Wade of Richmond.
arrived this week and will remain
here for some time.
Mrs. w. w. billiard. of Richmond.
who is so we'll known here, where She
spent a number of summers, was at
the hotel for the weekend on her way
home from visit to friends at Rocky
Mount, Va Mrs. billiard was Miss
Rosa Trant, of Richmond.
On Saturday evening the largest
crowd OF the summer was here for
the dancing. About fifty couples took
part and the fun continued until mid
night
On Sunday morning Miss Aline Hen
derson, OF BlacksburS; Miss Violet
Devereaux. OF Richmond, and John Lee
Wilson. OF Madison. y. c.. made the
climb to Wild Cat Knob.
Among the arrivals for the week are
J. VI. Hundley. LynchburC; W. W. Dill
lard, Richmond; II. L. Bate. Lynch
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Sutherland.
City Point J. NJ. Oliver, Huddleston.
Va; Miss Alice Morton. South Boston;
Miss Susie McCorkle. LynchburC;
Worth McCue, Greenwood, Va. Harold
Fleck. James Mundy. Roanoke. Mrs.
Rosa Macfarlane Richmond: Miss Ran
som, Joe Bats, II. q. Gish, J. r. Sur
face. Z. P. Smith. Miss Katherine Went
worth. II. q. Sites. Miss Elizabeth
Franklin. A. 3. Coleman, Jr., r. W. Boil
ling, Miss Phyllis Denison. II. +. Deni-
son. George l.. Denison. Miss Lucille
Denison. Jack Parrett. Z. l.. Cary. 4.
II. ANGEL, r. Il. ANGEL. Jr., W. W.
Lipscomb. {. II. Richardson, Roanoke:
H.,G. ios,. Richmond; j. W. Boswell.
MIR. and Mrs NJ. O. Lockard, Clarence
Carter. Miss Pauline Woolwine, 5. a.
Loyette. r. B. korte. DR.. and Mrs.
Marcellus a. Johnson. Jr.. MIR. and Mrs.
Theodore w. DunkleberGer. J. a. Fret
we'll, Miss Lille Sorry. Mr.. and Mrs.
W.. Lee Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F.
Burch, Roanoke: Mrs. Laura Nenable.
New York; Mr. and Mrs. y. T Shep-
herd, New York: Mrs. A. Bruner, Miss
Mary L. Bruner, Mrs. Spencer Smith.
Roanoke; Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Nelson, w.
NJ. Drinkard. Lynchburg; Mrs. L. {.
James. Miss Alma Keith James, South
Boston; Miss Ellen II. Wade. Rich
mond; MISC Daisle Person, Windsor.
Va; j. NJ. MAILER, Radford NJ L.
Mott. Jr.. Richmond: Mrs. Q. j. Sawyer,
Norfolk; Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Michael.
Miss Martha Michael, Mrs. Williamson.
Mrs. W. d. Williamson. Roanoke.