The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-11
WHITE SULPHUR GUESTS
ENJOY HORSE Show
Ninth Annual Grcenbricr County
Horse Show Given ut THE Mead
ows" Friday and Saturday.
BENEFIT OF THE RED CROSS
Society Looks Forward to Golf
Matci--Mrs. Edward T.. Robinson
Assists With Benefit Perform
ancC.

| Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
/ The Greenbrier, The White, White
sulphur Springs. w. Va, August 10
The ninth annual Greenbrier county
horse show, given at the estate of Mr..
and Mrs Thornton Lewis, The
| Meadows" took place yesterday and
( today for the benefit of the local aux
! Hilary of the American Red cross,
| which is supervised here by Mrs VIII
! liam G. Wheatley Every August the
entire community looks forward 10
this event, which is the supreme one
| OF Importance during the summer.
About three thousand people visited
| the beautiful estate in the two days
and many parties motored here from
/ Hot Springs. Warm Springs and other
points in the Virginias to attend.
/ Every class was filled this year and
/ enthusiasm was unbounding. Mrs.
( Thornton Lewis showed her faVorlte
mount. WHY'S knight named for
/ Mr. John N WHY'S. of the WHY'S
| Overland company, and Lieutenant
! Laurence Lewis, who Is now IN
| France, was we'll remembered wnen
! "kenilworth." his hunter was shown.
/ Dickson Brothers horses made a
splendid showing this year. and among
other entries from here was Kelly,
! Mrs Cary T. Grayson's saddle horse,
+ General Bobs," which Miss Betty
! Stettinius rides. Mrs, Eugene NJ
Barnhart, who has recently been join
/ ed by Captain Barnhart of the quar-
| termaster 3 department at Washing
! ton, showed "canteloupe,' which she
! purchased this spring from the Dick
sons. Mrs James b. Weir entered
! horses in the carriage and riding
classes,
! Among those taking part in the
/ show this year from the, White Sui
phur colony were Laurence Dickson,
| who is the NJ r. II. of the Greenhrler
| hunt: Carol and Susanna Smith, OF
| Philadelphia Misses Burkes and
/ Nancy Yuille, Isabel and Betty Stet-
tn1us, and Edward Stettinius, Jr"
t Charles Broy, and Russell johnson. OF
! Arizona.
Mrs. Edward r. Stettinius had a
! tox for several friends. Mrs. Cary I.
Cirayson had several parties with her.
George w. Stevens of Richmond,
! reserved a box for several friends.
Others included MIR, and Mrs. Robert
| Byron Dula, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Burks Tuile, of New York. whose
daughter, Miss Burks Yuille, rode; Mr..
and Mrs. Hewitt Brown. who have
recently arrived from Louisville to
take a cottage in Baltimore row; DR..
| IOhn fTeGtdnn. OF We" lot n anu WI :
| ginia Mrs. Robert n, Warmack, Mrs,
l.. Howard Weatheriey. Mrs. Amory
A. Lawrence of Boston: Mrs VIII
loughhy w. sharp. MIR, and Mrs
Elmer f. Smathers. MIR and Mrs.
Samuel P Davidge, MIR and Mrs Her
bert n. Worth, the Misses Katherine
and Jeanne Mclaughlin, Mrs. Pearl
f. Lewis Rear Admiral Richardson
Glover. who has been joined by his
! laughter. Mrs Thomas Holcomb, Jr.
. Washington. and Colonel and Mrs
James r. Branch were other box bold
} ers at the horse show.
The ladies' horse show cotillion wac
} given Friday evening in the famous
old ballroom of the old White, and
; Miss Gwendolyn King, of New York
/ led with Thomas Il. Paine, of Al
lanta, Ga. On the committee were
= the Misses Rebecca Thomson. Melissa
Yuille. May Burke. Marion Strobel
, Edith G. Marshall. Olive kahio, Eliza
/ beth Amory, Hilah {. French Cathe-
, srine Sonders, Isabel Stettinius. Mary
Cowan, Annie Laurice Warmack
Martha Sherwood, Mary Washington
5 Stewart and Roberta Lewis, Despite
? the shortage of men. several very Soog
dancing partners appeared at the last
moment and wonderful time was en-
joyed by everyone.
Inc coming event WHICH VIII re
chief in the sport interest, and whiet
every golfer and amateur is antici'
pating, is the match to be played OF
+, the White sulphur Springs links OF
3 August q. when Perry Adair anC
Bobby Jones, the youthful Atianta
( players, will play Chick Evans ant
Kenneth Edwards. of Chicago
Thomas r. Paine, of Atlanta. Travelled
with the Atlanta players during then
. Western tour and arranged the match
? for White sulphur Springs
Colonel James r. Branch has re
= turned to his cottage from Branch
! land, where he passed some time
!, Mrs. Branch's brother. Edgar f. Hub
ball, is here for a fortnight from
|, Washington. Mrs. James Kerr Branch
and Miss Louise Branch are here wiz
Mrs. E. Addison Rennolds, of Rich
mond Mrs. James Branch Cabell ha'
come to the White and has with mel
= Miss Priscilla Shepherd Joining Mrs
Thomas rutherford this week wer'
. Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Mayo. Mr.
and Mrs, Frank Christian and he
brother, ELI Lockert Bemiss. Jr.. ant
r Frank Hobson. are here from Rich
, mond Mr.. and Mrs. r. Henry Har