The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29
Many in White Mountains

WHITE MOUNTAINS, n. H.. June u.s.
Many Of the White Mountain hotels
opened this week and are already well
coming their season's patrons and others
win open during the coming week. In
dications now point to a splendid early
season. June has been far beyond the
usual mark for patronage, and those
hotels which were open to receive guests
have entertained many automobile
parties. The cool weather of the past
week has been delightful for motoring
and for trout fishing and the White
Mountain lakes and streams have been
well patroniEed by fishermen.
The Mount Pleasant House. which
opened June 10. had a representative
gathering Of motorists and golfers over
the week end and Is booked full for
July 4. while the Crawford House,
which also opened June 25. will have its
usual distinctive gathering over July 4,
when 80 many people take holiday in
the hills Climbing Mount willard on
burro back and making the ascent OF
Mount Washington by way of the Craw-
ford bride path are two diversions en-
5oyed by the visitors there. and fishing
In Saco Lake also is enjoyed by many.
Fishing In the Ammonoosuc in the
vicinity of the Fabyan House and the
Twin Mountain House is good and many
large trout are taken out for the
aquariums in the hotels In the early
6iys OF June.
Most Of the summer camps for girls
and boys. of which there are over fifty
In the White Mountains and their foot
hills, are tenanted.
The vanguard Of the Maplewood trap
shooters has been arriving at Maple
Inv nj NIA hANa al .IoI. al
to-day, and others will arrive to-mor-
row by automobile, SO that during the
coming week the popping of guns will
be heard at the Maplewood Gun Club,
where clay pigeons will fly by thou
sands. The famous Maplewood Hundreds
and other notable trap shooting events
ywill be included In the weeks pro-
sra0me. There will be special events
.for Independence Day. AS the first
prominent sports event of the White
Mountain season none attracts better
known sportswomen and men into the
hills during the entire season than this,
its only trap shooting event
Prohibition will mean less perhaps in
the White Mountains than in other sec
tons Of the country because New
Hampshire has been dry State since
May, 1918, and the large hotels have re-
ported a steady increase In the sale Of
soft drinks The Mount Washington
Hotel at Breton Woods is making elab-
orate preparations for the opening of its
Cave Grill and Foret de Danse where
temperance drinks will be served, and
has several Innovations, including iced
mint tea, which Is warranted to produce
almost as great a thrill as real mint
5ulep. The Waumbek, Balsams, Profile.
Crawford. Maplewood, Sinclair. Noun
tain View, Intervale. Randall and many
others Of the White Mountain hotels are
planning to follow suit and II Is expected
that despite the bone dry condition OF
the resorts gayety will not suffer
much and that there will be as many
parties in the cafes as ever.
The opening OF the Forest Hill Hotel
at Franconia by Frank H. Abbott and
son, the opening Of the Intervale House
at Intervale. which was closed for the
first time In Its half century Of history
last season as a war time measure, and
the reopening Of Peckett's on Sugar Hill,
which closed during the winter, also for
the first time in its history. are features
of the season. The Profile House will
open Tuesday. when the Balsams also
Will welcome many former patrons. s-The
Mount Washington Hotel win open
July Z.
Improved facilities for railway travel |
are hoped for with this season and 1t is |
hoped that the autumn excursion trips |
which have been cut on since the war |
will be resumed. Many entries are now |
being received at the Crawford Notch |
Lawn Tennis Club In anticipation OF its |
annual tournament. which opens July I
20 and continues through the week. |
Play for prizes will probably be resumed |
this season by a change In the ruling OF |
the National L. s. Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion.