Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-18
ROUNDS OF PLEASURE
]. lDIsPEL GLOOM OF WAR
August Finds Many Guests at Popu
lar Mountain rcsorts OF
Section.
BRAVE SUNS RAYS FOR COLI
Followers OF tho I'lay From Many
Sections at White Sulphur-Social
Functions Given i'm Honor OF Brit
&, fish Officials.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. VA.
August 17.-Ausust weeks arc pleas
dre filled at White Sulphur Springs.
in the heart OF the Alleghanies. where
throngs OF people have como for a brief
holiday to dispel the clouds OF war
work.
Mrs. Henry RutledEc Buis,. Charles
ton, S. c., started of the past week
with the largest dinner party of the
summer, having sixty guests present
on tho porch of tho Grcenhrier in
honor of the British officers vino were
here for a short time. General Sir
Charles Cunning and Colonel Percy
Herbert. d. s. o., of the British army.
who have seen much service in the
war. Lady Wiiiiams-Taylo Of Mon
treaL was among the guests of honor.
and members of the Richmond colony
included Colonel and Mrs. James Ran
som Branch, Mrs. Garrett Is. Wall and
George ". Stevens. sunday night pre-
cedinE. the British officers entertained
at dinner for fifteen in the Green
brier in honor of Mrs. Garrett Wall.
SOu Is OF NN'
Henry Waters Taft. Judge Henry 5.
Priest and Governor John
B. sStanchfeld. OF New York who are
on the links daily for several rounds.
William a. Glasgow, Jr.. OF Philadsl-
phia. who arrived from WASHINGTON
for q few days with Mrs, Glasgow
played around in a foursone with them
while here. Mr.. and Mrs. Glasgow have
y
attended the meeting Of the Virginia
Bar Association.
Miss Martha E. Wall has gone 10
EenneounNport. Me. 10 pass some time
with Mr.. and MRS DcSoto FitzGerald
and Miss Dorecn FitxCie-ald, who have
a cottage there for the season. MIS-
James Branch CAbell and Miss Priscilla
Shepherd. who were al the White for
week, have gone to their cottaEe At
Virginia Beach. and Miss Lucy l..
Lemon. OF Louisville, who is here with
her parents Mr and Mrs. Hewitt
Brown is visiting Miss SHEPHERD there
for week.
Commander Ella. az the Italian
armies has taken the Herman ELLIS
cottage in Baltimore Row for month.
Mr.. and Mrs Ellis are passing some
time In New orN ana al 'Hc ic'"' -
near there.
Mrs. Frederick p. Palcn is at the
White to pass some time. Mr.. Fallen is
one of tho chiefs of the Newport News
shipyard.
The Richmond colony was greatly
augmented last week with the arrival
here of Granville G. Valentine. Melville
c, Branch. Boyd Smith. john Currie,
Wander Hoof.
Little Miss Gwendolyn Seldom, a re-
markably talented toc-dancer. gave a
Bolo program at the Grcenbrier on
Thursday evening and captured the
hearts of the entire colony. She was
accompanied here by Mrs. John Ran
dolph Anderson, OF Richmond.
Mrs. Edward r. Stettinius, who was
formerly of Virginia. had the official
Washington colony at her box at the
Horse Show last week, when her
youngest daughter, Miss Betty Stetti
MUS, took three cups in the event with
her favorite mount, General Bohs."
Secretary OF the Treasury William
Gibbs NcAdoo and Mrs. McAdoo. who
had just returned from their Western
trip. were in her box, and MIR Russell
Leffingwell, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury. with Mrs. Leitingwen. Sir
Richard Crawford OF the British en-
bassy, and Lady Crawford, Rear-Ad-
mirsl and Mrs. Cary.T. Grayson and
others
Mrs. William S Pen;ck and Mrs. Hill
Hard s. Miller, who was Miss Ncva
Penick. have arrived at the Greenbricr
from New Orleans TO be with Mr.. Pc
nick. Miss Margaret Conway and p. +.
Conway. j. u. Hanson and =. r.
Gravely, ". 4. Fitzgerald and A. w
Dudley have joined the contingent
here from Danville, Va Mr. and Mrs
Clarence Bogcrt. of charlottesville. Va;
Mrs. Nenable Boylen, of Virginia and
Frederick S. Gates Richmond, are
among others arriving here