The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-13
WHITE MOUNTAINS FULL OF INTEREST FOR VISITING Tf}ONC
Birdie Path to Summit of Mt. Wash
ington Is 100 Years Old---Visitors
Stream Into Hotels and Cottages
in Upper New England
WHITE MOUNTAINS. N. H.. July 12.

White Mountain resorts have
known in some time was the
meeting at the Crawford House in
Crawford Notch under the auspices of
the n. L. Trail Conference and the
Appalachian MountaiR Club Of the
large number of people interested In
the celebration of the Tooth anniver-
sary of the opening OF tho eight and
one-half mile bride path connecting
Crawford's, the earliest of the White
Mountain resorts. with the summit of
Mount Washington, and the fftieth
anniversary of the opening OF the
Mount Washington Railway, the first
mountain railway in the world. This
date commemorated also the opening
of the Twin Mountain House fifty
years ago and the entry of the famous
Barron family into the White Noun
tain resort world. where they have
been so instrumental in the success OF
the tourist business ever since.
The unwilling of a handsome sign
suspended from n slender white shaft
with an appropriate inscription marks
the beginning of the trail and is the
Gift Of the United States Forestry Ser
vice, which since 1917 has used this
as it's official trail Senator Weeks Of
Massachusetts,, TO whose forest reserve
bill the White Mountains owe the 400,
600 acres Of Government National
Park, made an address. Other speak
US were Frank H. Burt, Franklin X
Reed of the Forestry Service, who pre-
scented the sign, and Senator James A.
Tufts, who represented the Governor
OF New Hampshire. The speakers
were introduced by Paul jerks OF
New York. president of the y. L. Trail
Conference and councillor Of improve
ments of the Appalachian Mountain
Club.
The Summit House on Mount Wash
1ngton Is now open and the daily trips
of the Mount Washington Railway are
attracting hundreds of tourists while
the trampers are active on the noun
tain trails.
Randolph is the objective point for
many trampers ~ho contemplate maxi
ing a trip over the range. The Ran
dolph Mountain Club. composed OF
summer residents of this town, is an
active organization.
Seasons Formal Opening.
The opening OF the Mount Wash
ington Hotel at Breton Woods on
Monday marked the real formal open
ing OF the season and a record num-
Der OF people arrived for the opening
dinner dance, most of them by auto
mobile.
DR.. and Mrs. j. Blake White. who
had spent the early season at the
Mount Pleasant House. are there for
the season as usual Also going over
from Mount Pleasant were T. W. NJ
Cutcheon of Locust Valley, l.. l., who
was Gen. Pershing's. legal adviser IN
France. and Mrs. Cutcheou. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles T.. Peck. who motored
there from New York. will remain all
the season. j. w. Payntar arrived
from the Maplewood at Pittsflelo
Mass, where he spent the month OF
June. Other arrivals included Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Roy King of New York. Mrs T.. g
Stoddard has arrived from New Haver
for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. d. Cravath. who
remained in New York because Of
arrive next week at the Mount Wash.
tnRton for the season.
The Forest de Dance and the Cave
Grill will open for the season mex
Saturday evening with Tyer's coloret
Jazz band in attendance. Many reser,
vations are being made.
The Mount Pleasant House has hat
among the weeks arrivals Mr. anC
Mrs. +. T. M.her, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
A. Mcfarland, Mr.. and Mrs. William
c Mundt, Mr.. and Mrs. }. W. Gastei
ger. Mrs. Walter Drey. Norman ant
Elizabeth Drey. Mr.. and Mrs. King +,
Graham. Mr.. and Mrs. w G.. Morse
Norman r. Morse. DR.. and Mrs. Eu
gene McMichael, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lam A. Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. William
Hamilton Osborne. Mr.. and Mrs. Sell
sprague Terry. Masters Terry. Rob
ert Curtis, Mrs. Henry f. Coe. Mis-
Lucy Talmadge. George W Hubbell
Mrs. Hubbcll Rowland and Capt
George W. Hubbell Jr.. all OF New
York city. Miss NJ. NJ. Woodward i
pessing the entire season here.
The Crawford House welcomed man,
oldtime guests for it's opening. Ar
irving there from Bar Harbor t.
pass the season was Mrs Fredericl
Everett Thompson OF the Plaza. Mrs
Eleanor Ashby Is the guest OF Mr.. an,
Mrs. William A. Barron.
The Balsams al DiXville Notch opene,
ten days in advance OF it's schedule I,
accommodate the large influx Of peopl
anxious to get scttled fov the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Ottman am
family of New York arrived to open
cottage they have taken for the season
Their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
Phret of New York. viii he at tn
hotel Among New Workers who wi
summer at the Balsams are Mr.. an,
Mrs. Francis Sn ythe. Mr.. and Mrs
e. H. Bar;ley, Mr. ana Mrs. c. Il
Pomeroy. Mr., and Mrs. John {
Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Wal
Mr. and Mrs. Rawson ". Lynn, MI
aud Mrs. T. lie b. Gardner. Mr.. an
Mrs. Walter S. Case, Mr.. and Mrs. {
W. Nichols. Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Far
rcIl. The Balsams Country Club 1
now open.
Mir. and Mrs. j. =. Kineon an
family Of Rye VIII pass fortnight
at the Mount Washington at Bretto
Woods before going TO the Balsam
10 Join Mr.. and Mrs. Charles SILVER
iclS and family OF Rye for the sum
me- season.
The Maplewood opened late in Jun
for its annual trap shooting tourna
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