Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28
MILITARY ATMOSPHERE
"0LD WHITE" FEATURE
Society Women I'm Cantccn Service
Learning to March Sol
dicr Fashion.
HOLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Weekend Golf Tourney for Benefit
of Red CroSS-Drivc On for Sale
OF War Savings Stamps, White Sui
phur Engaging to Place $50, 900.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
VA, July 27.-The military sphere
has prcdominated Al White sulphur
Springs this week. More than sixty
Volunteers for The Red cross cantccn
service were called 10 drill on the
i front lawn Of the Grccnbricr. James
and Frederick Scott. who are here on
furloush from the Reserve officers
Training Camp at rlattsDurEh to be
with Frederick SCOTS parents MI
+ and Mrs James h. Scott. have under
taken to drill the girls an women so
that they can march with the troops
+ when they are permitted to 20 through
the White sulphur Springs grounds.
Mrs. Garrett Il Wall. Mrs. Thomas Il.
Scott and Miss Isabel Scott were
among members OF the Richmond col
ony who entered the drill.
y subscription bridge was given
Tuesday evening in the ballroom OF
The Grecnbricr for the benefit OF the
cantecn fund.
The hrst Weekend drive for the sale
of War Savings Stamps at the two
booths erected in the Old White and
the Grccnbrer brought S2.700 toward
the $500 600 that the White sulphur coll
ony hopes 10 raise by the end Of the
season. Mrs. Garrett u. Wall ~ AT the
head of the work, and ,Mc booths are
open at luncheon and dinner on Fri
day, Saturday and SUNDAY.
The women's singles and doubles
tennis tournament. played under the
auspices OF the Greenbrier Lawn Ten
mis- Club recently. attracted much at
tention among enthusiasts and parties
at tea at the Casino. \ large gallery
watched the finals on saturday, when
nal do
. feated Miss Hilah c. French. of New
York, 6-4. 60. Miss Strobel and Miss
Gwendolyn King defeated Miss French
and Miss Edith @. Marshall, OF New
York, In the doubles. Miss Strobci
won the first two prizes and Miss
French was the runner-up.
The first Weekend golf tourney for
the benefit Of the Red Cross was fca-
tured this past week. when a large
number Of entrants were on the links
DR.. John Frecland won the medal pre-
scented by the White sulphur Springs
Con'narv and T. Leonard Rcplo"'"
of the War Industries Board. was the
runner-ul,
Lawrence Dickson. NJ f. H. Of the
Grecnbrier hunt is taking large riding
parties out daily to train for tho
Grcenbricr Country Horse Show to b.
held mt the Meadows. August and 10.
The Misses Susanna and Carol smith
Of Philadelphia. who are here with
their mother Mrs. L.. Howard Wctheri:,
will ride IN the show this year The
Misses Isabel and Elizabeth Mcl.cnnan,
of Louisville. Ky; Miss Virginia
Smathers. OF New York. Mrs Herman
4 Ellis, Of Surry. England. who is max
ing her home at White sulphur indie.
flnitely. with Mr.. ELLIS. who is now ~
Baltimore. and Mrs. Eugene NJ Barn
hart. OF Washington. who is here 70.
( l,, .,ll
and Martha Shcrwo cod are among those
who will ride.
a party OF girls ~ cavalry form roIc
TO clmhurSt Farm on the banks OF n.
Greenhrier River. on Wednesday cva,.-
ing for an old Nlr..imia dinner. chap.
eroncd by Nj. Dickson
Elmhurst farm is donating 10 81
cent OF its proceeds to thc Red Gross
during July and August. and ma:.
parties find their WAY there by auto
mobile and mountain surrcys TO enjoy
delicious Southern food. Canoeing ON
the Grecnbrier River is ono Of Tho
most delightful attractions to be en-
joyed during Il trip to Elmhurs;, ans.
there are historic Interests to hc foua.
in the volumes Of the old ledccrs foLli
at the old brick house. The Richrnan 4,
Enquirer for 1870 has been kept intact
by man! families OF Cn!dwcils n'd
they contain mach news OF grca, j..
terest 10 sojuu.%frs Il. White Sulpnul
4 Hpr!ngs. y ,4-!u,ac' OF G'aham's Mag
zine for !SiG coHtaius poems writts,,
q by Richard iicng! Dana whose grauG-
son. Rotchnr Henry Dana. OF Boston
IS now az the G:cenb.icr Nj Dana
j. q, the cad %: the United CHARITIES
work
Mrs Hunter Mcclure is he-, r.o..
Richmond u pass some tlmc.
Dr chal!ts y Darlington. of I.c'.-