Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-02
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS

BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS. VA. Sep
tcmber lon Friday evening tho
younger set took part in tacky par
~. and many weird and amusing Co.'S
tunes were worn.
on Saturday afternoon, Miss Ida
Wells. of Norfolk. was hostess at a
beautiful card party in honor OF Mrs.
A. a. Williams. of Warrcnton, y. c.
Miss Wells was assisted by Miss Ed
wards. of Smithfeld. Va: Miss Sue
Pretlow and Miss Evelyn Prctlow. of
Franklin, Va. and Miss Harriet Book
or. Of Farmvillc. Those playing were
MIR. and Mrs. Williams. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Prince and Mrs. +. G. Stanworth,
OF Norfolk: Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Walser,
of Lexington, y. c.; Mrs. Elliott Book
CT. of Farmvilie; Miss Mary Seldom.
of Portsmouth: Miss Violet Dcvereux,
son. of Blacksburg. The prizes were
won by Mrs. Williams. Miss Seldom
and Mrs. Stanworth.
beautiful bal! was given on sat.
urday evening. large number Of
motor parties came in, and the affair
proved TO be one of tho most delight
full Of the summer.
Miss Pauline karp. Of New York has
given several dramatic and humorous
readings two evenings this week and
her performances were much enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Davis. Mrs.
Denison and W S. Battle. Of Roanoke.
motored out on Tuesday evening and
were the supper guests of Mr.. and Nrs.
a. a. Williams.
On Sunday a motor party came out
from Bedford and spent the day az
the guests Of Mrs. w. l.. Seldom and
Miss Mary Seldom. of Portsmouth, Va.
Those in the party were Miss Elise
Quimby. OF Atlanta: Miss Charlotte
Barksdale and o. F.. McNairy, OF
Gray and w. NJ. Pritchett, Of Bedford.
Miss Mary Scddon spent several days
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. J. l..
Vaughan at their home. Edge Hill.
near Shawsvillc. Miss Seldom took
part in the vaudeville given at Shaws-
vile on Tuesday evening for the ben
GIFT o; the Red Cross.
on Wednesday evening. after the
dancing, several OF the young women
were hostesses at a chafing dish party
on one Of the upper verandas. After
the rarebit had been disposed of. lights
were lowered and some Embarrassing
ghost stories were told. In the midst
Of the recital hobgobl:n appeared
out OF the shadows. but after shrieks
Of terror from the girls, the "sperrit"
proved to be only Mrs. Stanworth. Of
Norfolk. enrcloped in sheet
Among the arrivals for the week
arc Mr.. and Mrs Andrew d. Straw
VILE; F. j. Davis. LSnchburg; Mrs.
Mabel Edwards. Browns Cove: Mr.. and
Mrs. IS l.. Christian. Chase City: Mr.
and Mrs Ben Haskins, Alberta: DIR.
and Mrs. w. 81. Cowel. Cleveland;
r. L. Uzzcll Norfolk: Ernest P. Smith.
Zen F. Noomaw. Roanoke; Mrs. a. p
Grice, Norfolk; Mr.. and Mrs. D. IS.
Baskerville. Salem: Miss Ida Basker-
vile. ST. Paul. Mimi: Irby Hudson,
Cecil Hudson, Miss Catherine liarda-
way. Lynchburs: Miss Sue Eaton Pref
low. ]. A Pretlow. Franklin: Miss
Georgia Smith. w. NJ. Pritchett. Tom
Gray. Bedford: Miss Elise Quimby, AT
lanta; Miss Charlotte Barksdale. 0. +.
McNairy, Portsmouth,; Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Bradley. Roanoke; L. w. Hard
away. Jr.. Mrs. f. w. Hardaway.
Lynchburg: Miss Marguerite Vaughan.
Norfolk: Mr. and Mrs Frank NJ. Davis.
City Point: Mrs. George Ellis. Miss sue
Ellis, George Ellis. Jr. Roanoke:
Frank =. La,hrop. Syracuse, y. y; Mr..
and Mrs Lawrence Davis. Mrs. peni-
son. W. S. Battle. Roanoke: Miss ElIz-
abeth Bowden. Norfolk. and II. w.
Kline, Richmond.