Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
MOUNTAIN LAKE MECCA
FOR Oh MANY R|CHM0NDERs
This City's Colony at Famous Re-
sort Now Outnumbcrs That
From Any Other Section.
BOY SCOUTS HAVE OUTING
They Are Under Command OF Stuart
Ragland, and Their Tents Arc
Pitched Near Big Hotcl-Stokes
Makes Swimming Record.

Boy Scouts under the command of
c;,,r, p,r,.ra Th, Richmond col
49, -. ~, ,,rr.S, In III. ,,,oup
,,ins ~ \r,rr,ni., NOW ou,nuu,bers tina,
t.,,, -, o,hor 81, =, ~, state Rno
,o,,a ho;,,. .a.o,d aud Ivnrhhur.-
,b,rs
Th. or,;,,is from, Ricbn,ond trIs
woaE ,ro Al, and \rs 1 - Crershaw
Nh, and Mrs J. Hnmuden Chamber
,,yno N,s u g l,,rrar. Mrs William
" Eo,be. Mrs G i. I,itbrop Jr Two
cbiIar,n aud nursc. Mrs T. J. Samp-
sou. TWO children and nurse: Miss Lila
Nv.athericy Miss Sallic Eootlie Miss
inlet Martin. George Darlington. l..
II Rood \ L. Dement, J. NJ. Graves,
Robert n Tolloy. William g. TaIley.
Miss Manncl. Meade Ferguson and s.
w Lacy.
The Richmond ISoy Scouts, under the
commend ot Stuart Racland are Lewis
Mood Brock :iiuor. Archie H. Harris
!r.. Minor Harris. Charles Harris. J.
Edward Woodfin Jr Cary Ellis Stern
Ir. Richard Florance James Williams
Thomas u. Howell, Lee Williams
The Boy Scouts are in camp just
above the big hotel There are scven
dog ,cnts" and four larg. tents Tire
Richmond lads will be here two weeks
They were greeted upon their arrival
by almost the entire Richmond cor
tinceut and the bows immediately felt
at home. David Wooster TODD Lr,
,;.u,er,nt of ,lc wa.hinyton Junior
Defense League Of The Navy. welcomed
tho Richmond scouts on behalf of Tho
hovs Who arc now here from all soc
,inns or mo country Tho bovs n,vo
h.en having a splcndid lime ,his week
There have been over 400 arrivals
during tho week tho largest number
FIR ANY sinclc day bcin, ninn,v ,rwcn
tv.ihree states are renresoniea vir-
rinia of course being largely il, .he
leao
Thomas u stokes ann family or ELL,
Jim. The beautiful country Mace ON
The J1mes abou, thirty miles ,bov.
Richmond. arrived this week. and. are
occupyinr the stokes cottage those in
the nartv heinp Miss Anne MrD crocn
Miss Lucy Green. Thomas II. stokes
Jr and James &. Stokes. Master James
soon after his arrival; gave norch
marty in celebration of his eighth hir,b.
day. and his Young friends here spen,
a most enioyabIe afternoon.
Clear skies coed roads aud b,,circ
air have made horseback riding = f.,
vorite recreation here and ,bcrc ,s
not q aay that a dozen O, NOR. cn,hu
s,nsts are not in the saddle. Miss
Frances Carrinr,on of Richmond has
been "a member o. these riding parties
nearly every day. as have also Miss
Sally Edmonds, OF Lynchhurg, and Miss
Mary Darlington and Miss Marion
Boatwright, of Danvillc.
Boating on the lake by moonlight
has been much enjoyed for the past
few evenings. and every night. with
a full moon making the lake as brigh.
as day. merry parties have been in Tho
canoes. launches and boats
Thomas D. stokes Jr.. made tho
record swii, here mis- week .,,,r
from the binding 10 IN. biz rocl; ar
the far end OF ;h. lake aud ro,urujrr
10 The starting poirt in iwenrvo,,,
minutes ~. gs.s IN. fa,nou. over
hard stroEe. known 10 an .xr.-,
swimmer. on the James.
a new l,.y.tus ,yzi c.iyan n scbirp
when W : Estl.l landed a -ix-nor,,,;
bass Tn. lab. Is wei sioct;,d ,yith
hsh and som, - on[,s ar. ~, ing
caught every iay
Little Ha-t,veu Reed % yfirn,,,c,n
one ot the tiny tots here. secured hi.
fathers razor when 40 on. Was iooL
ing and attempted To shave ~. on,
several rashes i'm his plurn cb,.Lss
bur conducted himself in a much Nor.
gentieman!y manner tina. mos, mo-,
would upon a like occasion The ra.
zor Was not a safety. and nckiIy ,b.
little boy didn't nave +, long IN hi.
possession He has promised bis
mother not to attempt to shave again
until he is several years older
Among the arrivals fro,,, ,.,.,.,,i,
This week are Miss Mary Need. S,ni,h.
field: Mrs. ". T. phantom, Miss Thcina
Blanton. Miss Martha Bluntou. Mis-.
Marie Eian'on. Miss Ruth Garnet, of
Faimviiic r -. Frommc. Miss Noln
fromme, Miss Jean Frommc. Mr. and
Mrs Roy Marshall, r j. Murray. CIV
AcdnsberG. blackshure Miss Maude
Johns"n Miss Agnes johnson. w. T..
Johnson kadford; Miss Edith Altizci.
Christianshure Il. r.. Chase. T. T..