Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
NATURAL BRIDGE
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lSpecial TO Inc Times DiSpatchl
NATURAL BRIDGE. VA. July 20
rms garden spot in the Virginia
mountains is forming it's mid summer
circles. There is colony of perma
ncnt guests who stay for weeks arr
months ana make an attractive band OF
acquaintance old and new There is
ever the moving picture of tourists inv
train or automobile who eu,jvcu Tho
DAYS with that passing show. The
summer colony is outlying sky-higl
vacations in this calm retreat. The
Piazza club meets day and nigh, IA
Knit for tho soldiers and exchange the
news OF the day. Post hour is an
"N"httui time and each guest watches
ms box with eager expectancy With
four mails day even the most soIici
iouS can be satisfied. Merry riding
parties q" out to find rross-country
trails through The scented woods and
fctnri with fine appctitcs for the good
things OF the hospitahlc board There
is dancing every evening in tho bali
room. where The flags Of ;hc allies
wave from tho ceiling. SUNDAY :,
number OF automobile parties from the
hotel attended service i'm Lexington
fourteen miles away. AS that VAS
;''stiiic Day and all america rose 10
celebrate It. tn" :irid"r COLONY cath
cred IN II: spu"ois new IivinS-room
thai evening ~ sing tho nationa ni.;
Misscs May LanShornc ana Beverly
Anderson. of Lynrhburg spcn, tin:
Weekend with Mrs. u. ~ l.anshorl,.
of France and america and stiri,n:
war songs.
.; her cottage.
judge and Mrs, Is. 7. Gordon. OF
i.ovinSston, Va. are Mt the Bridge
again this year. Mrs Will MunGy ana
children. Of Lynchburc. and her moth
or. Mrs. Kyle. have Joined Ia EriI.c
colony and are located in to Ieif,r-
son Courage.
Il. r. Beasicy. of Lynchbur-. spent
the Weekend with his fpinily here.
Misses Mary Wa" OF Lyn.hburs.
and Ruth Watts OF Peabi,.:. Ohio. have
joined the party of AIS J,hn T.. "etty.
john. Of I.ynchburE.
New members OF ~. summer colony
arc Mrs. +. &. Flowers am: Mis-. S,llic
smith. Of Montgomery. Ala: Miss
Virginia =. Bracey. OF Bluchcld. W.
Va; Mrs John +. Pe;tyjohn. and Miss
Martha w. PettyJohn. OF Lynchburg:
Mrs G. l.. Harlow and daughter. OF
Washington. and NJ. j. Ritter. of New
York city.
other arrivals for the week end arc
MIR and Mrs. r. J. Strnus. of Rich
mond: MIR. and Mrs. y. L. Brown OF
LynchburG: cuipcppcr Exum, I.estra
Kinney t:Num. CulpcDper E:Num. Jr..
Frank Is. Exum and +. G.. Kinney. Of
Birmingham. Ala; Mr.. and Mrs L. l..
Wclrh. Mrs. I. W. Edwards and j. D.
Mitchell. Of Wclch. W. Va: Mr. and
Mrs. j. T. Polling ana Miss Virginia
Polling. of Hendricks. W Va. Mr.. and
Mrs E +. Carpenter. Miss Virgins.
CARPENTER. Hugh Wright jacob Wright
and j. W. Patterson. Of Hot Springs.
Va: Miss s A. To! and Miss Isabel
Toy. OF Bramwc!l W. Va: MIR. and Mrs
IL q, Patterson, Of Philadelphia: c. H..
ltcnch. or Roanoke: Mr.. and Mrs C. w
Hiil. OF FLORIDA; Mr.. and Mrs J. T..
trayton. OF Rocky Mount " G.: Mr.
ana Mrs. j. r. Dewitt. Of Knoxville.
Team: Thco y. Meredith OF East Rad
ford; Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T.. Wall of Cam
hria. Va: Mr.. and Mrs. G. Guy smith
and w. Pierce Chiffon, OF MONTGOMERY
Ala: Arthur Eckcrson, OF Charleston
w Va; Mr.. and Mrs. T.. y Fries. Of
winston Salem. y G.; Mr. and Mrs
George Rasmussen. of Roanoke; Dr.
j Il. Spright and Andrew Gol,Z Of
Norfolk: Mr.. and Mrs. Z. q. Patton Jr
Miss Gloria Lamb. Miss porthy Patton
and II. NJ. Brown, OF Chattanooga
Tenn; MIR. and Mrs. Bants Hudson. OF
Glenwilton; Mrs II. G. Bolingcr. of san
Antonio, Ten: Mrs. John w. Long and