New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Riding Is Popular
With the C.OlOnists
At Sulphur Springs
Bankers Golf Tournament
Is Prevented by Weather;
Sir Robert Borden Takes
Needed Rest at the Resort
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, VIVA.
Oct. 1s.-The White Sulphur Springs
autumn season is now at its height and
both the Greenbrier and the White
are filled to capacity. Many of the
cottages remain open through this
month and November and there is
every indication that Thanksgiving
will find large colony at the resort.
There is large set of young folk
at White Sulphur this month, making
things particularly gay. Riding parties
are the chief attraction and every
morning group start off for the trails
Cross country riding has interested
many and the road to Covington has
been visited often the past week. Miss
Geraldine Graham, who is here with
her mother, Mrs. William Miller Gra-
ham, rides daily. Miss Therese Starrett,
who is at the Greenbrier with her
father, Paul A. Starrett. and Miss Eliz-
| abeth Root, also of New York, are out
for daily canter through Montague's
Pierce Fl. Butler, Miss Estele O'Brien,
Miss Mathide Saportas, Miss Kath-
crime Bissell, Mrs. Harry Hart and
Colonel Junius McHenry are among the
New York members of the riding set
here. Miss Emily Pierson also rides
every day with Miss Fiji Widener. of
Philadelphia; Quincy A. Shaw Mexican.
OF Boston, and Captain Robert r. Gen
OF Washington.
Golfers Have Tourney
Interest among the gofng sets has
centred this week on the Greenbrier
lail championship. Haro4d w. ,.rualt
turned in a low score of Sc. William
Alden Pratt, New York, and C. McGhee
Baxter, Rockaway Hunt, were second
with S9s.
he Bankers invitation tournament
was called off this season because Of
inclemency. Arriving here on Friday
for the weekend we're thirty players,
and had the event been scheduled for
Friday and Saturday there would be
another name inscribed on the silver
cup that has been the trophy for this
event since the opening of the Green
brier golf course in 1915, but as the
tournament vas dated for Saturday and
rainy weather prevailed on Sunday. In
The party for the golf were Henry Clay
trlck, Francis Crowninshield, Condo
Mast, Alvin w. Krech, John Francis
Harris, Morgan J. O'Brien, John P.
Grier, J. Horace Harding, Charles Blair
MacD Donald, Frank L. Crocke1, Ralph L.
kanlet, j. Low Hartman, A. Cobbell,
William B. Averill, W. Barton French,
Daniel Chauncey. all of New York;
Joseph Sill Clark and Joseph A. Janney,
of Philadelphia; Samuel W. Fordyce,
jr James Ford Johnson, jr., and Stuart
G. Stlckney. of St. Louis.
Sir Robert Borden, Premier of Can
ada, made his appearance on the golf
inks this past week, playing with
Harry S. Black and Paul A. Starrett.
Since his first round Sir Robert has
played daily and is feeling the whole
some effects of open-air sports. Satur-
day Mr.. Black entertained at luncheon
on his private car in Mr.. Borden's
honor. His guests were Mrs. Joseph E.
Widener Paul Starrett and George
Allon Fuller.
Some Recent Arrivals
Mrs. Arthur Gibb has come TO the
Greenbrier from Glen Cove, L. l., with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold w. Carhart, of
New York. Mrs. Francis Key Pendle-
ton. who spent the summer at Bar
Harbor, Me-, has arrived for her Gus
tomary autumn visit. Mrs. William W.
Lawrence and Mrs. ". II. Andrews req
istered from New York Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. Percy H. Stewart and Mss
Eva Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. March.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Brandcr, Mrs NJ. J.
Brander and T. Y. Heaton are all req.
istered here from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hayward Ferry. who
have C osed their place "Edgec if" at
Newport have come TO the Groenbrier
for several weeks soiourn. They will
be joined by their daughters, Mrs. Will
lam DeForrest Manice, of New York
Mr.. George Rose, Jr. LeGrand Redtieid
John II. Walbridge, aNcolm c. Ludlam
and A. +. Paulson arrived on SUNDAY
from New York.
Dr.. and Mrs. Edmund Leroy Dow are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w.
l'ckenna. Jules s. ache VII arr; cd
Saturday, also is their guest. Mrs.
Char-es II. Goddard. who has been
passing some time with the McKennas
at Casino Cottage, returned to Great
Neck, l.. l.. this week.
Many attractive dinner parties have
been given in the Greenbrier the past
week, and the private dining room has
been engaged for almost every even
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gilroy,
Jr.. gave the first of series Of dinners.
Nh. and Mrs Michael Hart, of New
York and Paris, were next to entertain.
having fourteen friends at dinner Sat i,
urday evening Sunday evening Mr..
and Mrs. McKenna had the party at
their cottage for dinner, and Monday
evening DR.. and Mrs. Edmund Leroy
Dow entertained for fourteen.