The Washington herald., 1919-06-29
WHITE SULPHUR
SEASON OPEN.

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SEASON OPEN.
With the opening of the old White
yesterday at White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia, the season is formally
open. For siXty-two years the White
has been the rendezvous for all the
prominent families of the South bent
on passing their summers at pleas
ure resort And with the coming Of
the Greenbrier a few years back, in
Producing as 1t did a new atmosphere,
one more nearly European than found
anywhere else on this continent, the
old White lost none of it's prestige.
Generation after generation of fam
lies have come from their homes to
remain through the whole summer at
The White" and the cottage system,
which was first introduced in the
United States right at White Sulphur
Springs. has proved such a success
that its growth is assured.
There will be many Washingtonians
at the old White this summer. and
many who were able to leave their
war work and various relief interests
for a brief stay last year, will
spCn nd the entire sumner there.
Mrs. William Haywood. of Washing
ton. has arrived at White Sulphur
Springs where she is well known, hav-
ing passed many seasons here some
time ago. She will be Joined by her
daughter and son-in-law, DIR. and Mrs.
Humes. in August
Lieut. Hugh Cummings, OF WASH
ington. who expects soon to sail over
seas where his father is connected
with the Expeditionary Forces. motor
cd to the Greenbrier this past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Wise and
John Wise. jr.. of New York; Maj.
and Mrs. w. H. Cooke and Miss Char
lotte Coombe, of st Louis. Mo-. who
were in the East They passed the
weekend at the Greenbrier.
Master Harry Kite, jr.. is at White
Sulphur Springs where Mrs. Kite. who
has a cottage for the summer, will
soon arrive with her party.
The cottage colony is well establish
ed here. and arriving there this past
week to open their cottages for the
summer were Mrs. Albert A. Cowan
and Miss Mary Cowan. Mrs. Alex P
Witty and her daughter, Mrs. Saun-
ders P. Jones, of Louisville. KY; Mrs.
Dent Smith and her party OF Charles
ton. W. Va. and Mrs. Joseph Ryan.
of Cincinnati.
Preparations are under way there
for the Victory celebration which will
take place on July 4. The patriotic
demonstration will be the largest af-
fair ever undertaken at White Sui
phur. and the crowning touch will be
the opening Of tie Greenbrier Grill on
the evening of the Fourth. The Green
brier billiard room. with its beautiful
mural paintings of life in Virginia by
Robert Chanler. has been converted
into a grill which will open every
~ al
and dancing will be featured there
White ballroom.
The death OF Mrs. Russell W. Mon
tague. formerly Of Boston, Mass, at
the Montague home. Oakhurst. White
Sulphur Springs. was a shock to her
large circle of friends throughout West
Virginia. and in Washington and
Richmond Mrs. Montague had not
been well for some time. and was con-
fined to her home after the return
of the family from Richmond, Va,
where they passed the winter. Mrs.
Montague is survived by Mr.. Mon
tague, a daughter, Miss Prescott Mon
tague. whose writings in Atlantic
Monthly have caused much favorable
comment in literary circles. and
a son. the Rev. r. Cary Montague,
City Missionary Of Richmond. Serv-
ices were held at Oakhurst on Thurs
day afternoon. and a large colony
from White Sulphur Springs was
present. Private interment took place |
at Hollywood Cemetery On Friday in |
Richmond
The reception given by Grant Circle,
Ladies' Of the G. A r.. last Tuesday |
evening at the Grand Army Hall, in
honor OF Division Comdr. j. Clinton
iatt. Of the Maryland Division, Sons