The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04
RICHMOND COLONY
ENJOYS WHITE SULPHUR
Mrs. James II. Branch EnteH1ainS
Dinner Party After Beneat NV
ture for Canteru Fund.
cADDrFS PICK BEANS
r>ss,e Master and Fourteen Caddles
Give Service In Picking
for Preserving and Canning

+ the Richmond colony az Nhlte SUI
rnur Strings. W Va, and everyone
il nluneing into the war reliei at''f'-
ties that pervAde the atmoepiS't -
2 The popular mountain Fes'' s.
" tf;rarvf1le Valentine has arrived az ne.
ro,tage from Richmond and with heT
ars the Misses Marie and E3.lapcfh
valentine and Mrs George small VINO
&c visiting them Mrs. Nl3Hahl
BENJAMIN Palmer. Of Richmond, ar
rived at White sulphur Springs on
wednesday to be with Mrs Jesse
Male Of Philadelphia, who has a COT
tage in second Virginia ro" Hrs-
Douglas NanderHoof has returned 70
the White from Richmond, where she
,assea a fortnight with Ur Wander
Hoof Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Conner. Of
Richmond. stopped here on Nednes-
day. Mr.. and Mrs r. Il. Noting ana
party, who are motoring from Rich
rnond 10 Mountain Lake. stopped here
en- route Mr. and Mrs. Edward &
MAYO, of Richmond, have come here
to be with Miss Marion Harris ana
ID Alfred r Harris, Jr., Of Richmond
samuel c. Donnau. Jr.. Henry +.
Eaxkeyi]le and Decatur Axtell are
: among other BiChmonders registered
here.
III Frederick r. and James II. Scott,
who have been in training at the re
serve officers training camp at Il2tts-
burg n Y, passed week at " hIte
Sulphur Springs with Fredericks
Scott parents. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
b Seett-Ehey- h@Na- gone o-E41rks=
burg, W. Va. TO work "a coal mine
until they return 90 take further
training.
Entertainments for the local can
teen service and other war relief work
are the order 81 the day at White
Sulphur Springs where every one Is
working ardently TO promote the
Help Win the War program. pn
SATURDAY evening Burr Mcintosh. who
is here from New y ork with Mrs.
Mcintosh gave a lecture in the ball
room of the Greenhrier for the local
canteen fund
The canteen girls sold hundreds Of
tickets. and features Of the program
included 4 medley of popular songs
choruses arranged by Miss Edith
e @. Marshall Of New York. The entire
4 colony joined in singing. Mrs Joseph
Ryan, Of Cincinnati. sang ION to Ser
lin" the words of which were written
by Samuel 81 Rice, and Elanchford
kavanagh sane FOR Liberty" which
was written by Mrs. George Barton
French, who is now at her summer
place In Southampton. where size en-
tertained Tor Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Choate. Of New York The auction
ing of a hand-croCheted afghan was
the most exciting event Of the even
ing and the bidding kept high. Each
bidder was responsible alone for the
amount he raised the bid and in that
way s2275 was raised for the canteen
fund and the afghan was auctloncd
TO Mr. and Mrs G. f. Schaff who
were here from St Louis, Mo Many
dinner parties were given that even
ing Mrs James Ransom Branch en-
tertained for Mrs George Thomas
& Marye. Of San Francisco, and her sis
ter. Mrs Andrew Moreland. who Is
here from Pittsburgh, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Z. Smathers. OF New York.
who have q large estate at Curl
Neck. Va, and Judge and Mrs. Henry
s Priest. Of ST. Louis, Mo Mr.. X. S,
McVeigh. Of Cincinnati. who was here
with MIR. A J. Romine. Of Charleston,
had ten guests at dinner IN The Green
brier
The Casino has been gay with tea
and bridge parties during the past
fortnight and with the arrival OF
August things are merry Mrs. Carl
Joerissen. who is here from Washing
ton. gave a bridge party of seven
tables thfre on Tuesday afternoon
followed by a large tea, and Mr., and
Mrs. Thomas Hughes Kelly entertain
ed there on Monday afternoon for
twenty guests. Mrs Barry King, Of
New York, gave a bridge tea at the
Casino Wednesday and Mrs. Henry s
Priests tea there on Saturday was
one OF the prettlest affairs ever given.
Mrs. Garrett h. Wall, who wa
Joined last week by her daughter
Miss Martha Buckcr Wall. passed a
few days this week in Kentucky with
Lady Williams-Ta of Montreal
The war garden work IS OF great
interest al White sulphur Springs, and
there were over twenty girls at 4 war
garden tea given last Thursday after
noon at The Meadows" by Mrs.
Thornton Lewis and Mrs. William II.
Lewis Lots OF work was accomplish
ed much TO the surprise OF every one,
and a lovely tea was the occasion for
much merriment by the party.
Fourteen caddics and their Caddie
master picked over ten bushels of
beans In the Greenbrler gardens one
morning and other enthusiasts have
volunteered TO pick the vegetables so
that they may be canned.
Among arrivals at White Sulphur
Springs are men prominent in the war
work being conducted by the govern
ment Henry Theodore Lergett. of
New York. who is with the United
States food administration. arrived
here with his mother, Mrs, William
w. Gibson oil New ork.
George r. Smith Of the Shipbuild-
ing corporation, and Mrs. Smith, ac-
companied by Miss Natalie Young
Smith, are here from New Jersey for
the balance OF the summer
Fl. r. Talbot. Jr., Of the, Dayton
Wright Airplane company, came from
Dayton for a short stay with Mr. and
Mrs. John NJ Schoonmaker. Jr. and
w. S Whitaker. OF Dayton.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Waters Taft
are here from Garden City, /. l..
where they have been for the earlier
part of the summer Mr. Taft is a
golf enthusiast and lis on the links
daily. He made 81 IN the qualifying
round for the mems competition.
which was played over the ls-hole
course this past week
Irwin R Kirkwood, publisher Of the
Kansas City Star which was owned
by the late Col William r Nelson,
came 10 the Greenbrier Saturday for
. short stay with Mrs. Nelson
Mrs Mortimer L. Schiff. OF Oyster
Bay. L L, and New York. is here with
Mrs. Hugo SehgInan. OF New York,
II Tor several weeks stay.
The Misses Katherine and Jeanne
Mclaughlin gave a dinner in the
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