Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-20
.AsHEV|LlE HOUSE PARTY
! GUESTS Join WAR WORK
Winter Visitors at Popular Resort
.a Come From Every Point
Of tho Compass.
MANY DIVERSIONS OFFERED
Dancing and Outdoor Sports Con-
tinue to Be Popular-Red Cross
Tea Room Opens, and Meets
With Success.

ASHEvILLE. N. e.. January ia
Asheville's winter visitors this, year
como from every point Of the com
pass. the name of an Eastern city
appearing on the register sheets at
Grove Park Inn directly over San Fran
cisco, the home city OF the next guest
to. register, and Middle Western cities
alternating with New England points.
Canada and Europe are represented on
the register. and all combine to make
one big house party. here for the brac-
ing Asheville winter climate.
Guests in the city join heartily in
the war work which is occupying So
cicty as a whole at the present time.
and they work or play with equal
cheerfulncss with the Ashcville resi-
dents. Red Cross work is the most
important a the present time. and tho
Rcd Cross rooms arc filled daily with
earnest women, making bandngcs and
preparing comforts for the soldiers
getting ready. to go or already "oVcr
there The Rcd Cross tcaroom, which
Is operated exclusively for the bene tit
of that organization. opened Wcdnes-
day, and women. whose every want
is ministered at home, hurried about
helping to wait on the first customers
of the tcarcon and otherwise help to
make, il q success.
Fer diversion, dancing, golf. motor
ing, hiking. horseback riding and SINH
lar sports continue TO be most popu-
lar, the big dinner dance at Grove
Park Inn every Saturday night being
we'll attended By -AShcyilIe residents.
az we'll as the guests at the inn, and
always attracting Il number of the
younger officers from the surrounding
camps. who come up to Ashevillc for
the weekend and touch Of home
life.
Ono of the chief social events OF the
VI q Ia r,-t, n
Thrall, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J.
Brainerd Thrall. of this city, and MIR
William ]. Russell. of Minneapolis.
which took place "Wednesday evening
at the home Of the brides parents on
Merrimon Avenue. The ceremony was
performed by the brides father. who
~ pastor OF the First Congregational
Church. of this city. 4 large reception
followed. and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
left for an extended honeymoon, fol-
lowing which they will make their
hons in Minneapolis.
Another pretty wedding of the week
was that of Miss Dcna Elizabeth
Mace, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. l..
Mace, of this city. to Lieutenant Sid
ney Jacob SIZZLING. of Camp Sewer,
which took place Monday at St. Law
rcnce's Catholic Church. Lieutenant
and Mrs. Sizzling will be at home at
Greenviilc after II Southern honey
moon.
Tho weekly tea dance at the Coun.
try Club was largely attended this
week, a number OF the guests at Grove
Park Inn joining the Country Club set
for the occasion.
Among the recent arrivals at Grove
Park Inn arc j. Clifton Buck. Phila-
dclphia: Rev. ~. II. Claim. Pittsburgh;
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis L. Payne, Chat
ham, Pa: DIR. Joseph Lcidy. Philadcl-
phia; Robert L.. Mertens. New York:
DIR. and Mrs. j. w. McClymonds, San
francisco; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w.
Hahn, Washington: Mr.. and Mrs Fred
cricE NJ. Stone. Milton, Mass; Major
ana Mrs John j. Fitzpatrick. Spartan
burg: MIR. and Mrs. Cuylcr Adams,
Duluth, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Thorpe, Badin, y. c.: L. Ct. Burke.
Pittsburgh: Mrs. William l.. Carter and
maid, Philadelphia: DIR. Sidney Lansc,
Cincinnati.