Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
.GREENBR|ER HORSE SHOW
, ATTRACTS MANY GUESTS
IL is by Far Most Successful Affair
Ever Given ut 'rhe
Meadows"
ENTERTAINING is LAVISH
Treat Summer Colony Fills Boxes
and Grand Stand and Sees High
Steppcrs Put Through Their PAGES.
beautiful Cups Awarded.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA,
August 1S.--The GrcenbrIer County
Horse Show was by far the most sue
cessful ever given at White Sulphur
Springs. and the large colony of sum
iner sojourners hocked to The
Meadows" both days. filling the boxes
ana the grand stand. An unprece-
denied number of entries made com
petition keen and the events most
lively Among the beautiful cups
awarded were the William Hawley cup,
which went to Dickson Bros.s hunter
Love o. Mike: and Mrs. Thornton
Lew!s's cup for the three gated saddle
class. which was awarded to Mr.. Brown
Thonpson's favorite mount. Victor
Chief. and Lamp Lighter. another Of
the Dicksons's prize winners took the
cup presented by Frank II. Davis. OF
New York.
Entertaining leading un 10 the two
days OF horse show kept up at concert
ptch. and among the many charming
parties during the week was an auc-
ton party given by Mrs. Garrett ID.
VAL a; her cottage. Mrs. James j.
Phillips and Miss Sarah l.. Poe gave Il
snppcr dance in the White for Miss
M,llicent Yuillc. al New York. and
Miss Mary Tyler Duffy. of Baltimore
TIL" Misses Katherine and Jeanne Nc
Iaugh!n. OF New Brunswick. y. j..
gave a Jolly little dinner party in honor
Of Or. Gregory Stragnell. who talked
an Your Part in the War" by request
on Thursday. The ballroom of the
,;reenbricr was thronged with So
journcrs who heard the most stirring
war talk yet given at the resort. Mrs
ton tea at the Casino on Tucsdy, and
Mrs. DeSoto Fitz Gerald gave "A large
auction party at Iiawley Cottage.
The horse show cotillion on Satur-
day night was voted the prettiest event
of the season Thomas b. Paige, Of At
lanta. led the grand march with Mrs.
James Il. Thomas, of Charleston. The
feature most appauded was the flag
dance led by Miss Martha Wall. Gay
supper parties following the cotillion
were given in the White and in the
Greenhrier. Among others entertain
Ing were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas b.
Scott Mr.. and Mrs Fitz Gerald. Colonel
and Mrs James r. Branch and william
H. White.
Mrs william worthinEton. Of Bal
timorc, entertained at an auction tea
at the Casino on Monday afternoon.
followed on Tuesday by "a large party
given by Mrs. Henry Rutlcdge Buist.
OF Charleston. 5. G. Ten tables Of
players were busy at the game OF auc
ton. and over siXty-fvc representa-
tive sojourncrs were at tea later.
Mrs. Josephine n. Mcclure received
with Mrs. BUST, and Mrs. John Hern-
don French and Miss Katherine Nc
LauEhlin presided at the tea tables.
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evening at the Casino was voted the
pretticst event OF the summer. The
lawns were strung with lanterns, and
flags decorated the porches and tables.
forming a fairyland setting for the
wonderful display OF fireworks wit
messed by over 800 sojourncrs.. Dane
ing after the supper kept on until a
late hour.
y golf tournament to be played on
Saturday is for the benefit Of the Red
Cross, with the motto ITO bury the
Kaiser" a large entry has already
been made. and the event is greatly
anticipated.
E,imore -. Hotchkiss. Jr.. and Edgar
II. Ferguson, of Richmond. who ar
rived on Tuesday. on the links
soon after their arrival here for
foursome with Colonel James K. Branch
ana James IL. lnOindS. j. Kerr Hranch,
who has been passing the week in
Richmond, arrived To pass the week
end.
DR. James a. White is here for the
balance Of the summer. and notable
among others joining the Richmond
colony are Frank =. Christian. who
joined Mrs Christian and Miss Eliza
beth Christian; Barton II. Grundy. c.
Z. Niche, Mrs. Archibald w. Patter-
son and Miss Elizabeth Patterson.
Miss Eugene Penick and II. NJ.
Pelick, with Mrs. J. i. Ford, of New
Orleans: have joined SIR. and Mrs. a.
Penick and Miss Vera Penick
M:3. liichard Menefee, of Louisville
Is visiting Mrs. Albert Cowan. Mrs
John l.. Roche and Clifton r. Roche,
oi Louisville, Ky; Helm Bruce and
Mrs. Bruce ana Miss Bruce, of Louis
Vile; MIR. and Mrs. Floyd hughes, Miss
Virginia Hughes, +. S. Register, Jr of
Norfolk: DR.. b. u. Mayo, of Licking
ton, KY: Miss NJ. l.. Lawrence, of At
lanta. Ga. are notable among South
.rncrs arriving at the Springs this
week