The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-15
MOUNTAIN LAKE NOTES.

Special to TIE Richmond Nirg!nian.)
Mountain Lake, Va, July Ia
Richmond BOY Scouts. a whole troop
OF khakI-Claf Youngsters. under the
command Of Stuart Ragland. will
hold an encampment here in about
tHo weeks The boys at Mountain
Lake are Wild with excitement in anti
CITATION Of the arrival ~ the Rich
mand lads Lieut. David Wooster
Todd IFmaf aha iHrior defense guard
Of tho navy, Washington n. c. viii
s,c}eome the Richmond Scouts upon
Their arrival Master Todd IS the cid
8 est son az tho director of naval cam
inuuications, and Is a leader among
1he boys now enjoying the summer
here
The Richmond Scouts will find
Mountain Lake an ideal place for
their encampmcnt. Here may be
found everything that a boy could
vfSh~-a CRYSTALLINE lake. with motor
t-y-1r4r-t ard row tcatst- CORD fishing
hn8 bath ~ TENNIS court clock golf.
cr6qpetN music morning. afternoon
and nighF), and that which will make
n especial appeal 70 them-trails
over mountain that lifts its high
pet reake 5000 feet above the level
RI the sea Bald Knob. from which
.naH hn seen hve states Bear Gift,
Trozrert Rock ard sunset Hill are
sach within half hours hike
There are many Richmondors here
now. aud quite a number are expect
fa within Tho next two weeks Those
arriving from Richmond this week
are. Mrs F.. O. NcCahe and little
sor Mr.. and Mrs r. Macmillan, Mrs
George w. Warren. Miss Annie r.
Warren. Miss Elizabeth Warren. Geo.
w Warren Jr. Mrs J. G. Wood and
TAewellen Harvie Among the Rich
nonder~ who have made bookings and
who will be here within n week or
two are: State Bank Examiner c. c.
Parksdale and family Mr.. T. D.
Stokes and family, Miss Edna Tur-
pin ard Mr.. J. f. Exerett.
Much amusement was furnished the
guests this week when masquerade
PARTY made informal calls upon the
jewellers In the rustic cottages wh,Nh
surround the big hotel, SO complete
II we're the masquerader3 disguised
that the genial hotel clerk. raul Far
rier. catching glimpse of their from
the office window, started In haste TO
head them off. under the impression
that & 1as band of gvpsies that had
invaded the privacy Of the grounas
knpeartnC as Mrs. Wigs vas Mrs.
David Wooster Todd, wife OF the man
IN washington who has entire charge
Of ra,al communication and the ZEN
sershIp of naval activities. While Irs.
I. McA Thorn, Of New YORK. posed
Gs an English lad. Miss Bessie f1aupt,
Of philadelphia, impersonated Nah,
queer Of the gypsies AMI her sister
Miss Edna, assumed the role OF "I.ovey
Mary" Miss Anna Jet, of Lynch
burg, az sis Hopkins" had n make
up thai V cald have done Gre lit To me
originator of the character, while
he, sister Miss Ethel with the aid
of half dozen pillows, transformed
herself into the enormous "Snoodle
Pine" Mr. Haupt entered into the
fun with as lively an interest as his
daughters, and as he appeared in this
gay party of masqueraders. would
have created sensation In Philadel-
mia among his business associatcs.
The first call on the list was upon
Mrs Lyman Denison, who received
her strange looking visitors with true
Virginia hospitality, after which the
marry made the rounds OF the other
Gotta ges.
little colony of Mormons whose
settIement Is half way down the side
of the mountain has been busy this
week baptising converts. using the
lake for that purpose. The guests of
the hotel have viewed the ceremonies
with much interest
Among the arrivals rom virginia
this week are Harry G. Vernon. Roam
oke Bernard Gallagher. Roanoke;
Carlista Bond. Miss Mary Baxter. Nor
folk: H. d. Poindexter. James Franz.
Mrs James Frantz, Randolph Frantz.
Virgil Frantz, r. D. Hohar-. Roanoke:
Miss Zadie Stuart, Miss EH!a Strart,
V. c. Stuart V. o, Stuart, Ly1chburs;
DR.. H. H. Hill. Locust Dale; Mrs. P.
c. Edmunds, Miss sa!ie Edmunds,
Lynchburg; ]. F. Crockett j. P.
Pierce. Dublin: A. L. Farrier, Miss
Nancy Farrier. Miss Marjorie Miller.
Newport. Other arrivals were from
Texas. South Carolina. North Caro-
lima. Tennessee, Ohio and West Wiz.
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