Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-19
MOUNTAIN LAKE OPENS
WITH BRIGHT PROSPECTS
Many Richmondcrs Booked to
Spend Heated Season ut Popu-
lar Virginia Resort.

lar Virginia Resort.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
MOUNTAIN LAKE. VA, June Is
While the Atlantic and Middle West
srn States were feeling the effect OF
the hot wave which swept the coun-
try tho FIRST few days OF the week.
Mountain Lake opened It's season with
tho thermometer registering ~ at
high noon and IS an hour after sun
down. Four thousand feet above sea
level. on the crcs, OF the ANcghanics,
makes wonderful difference In cli-
matte conditions. "a fact we'll known
to those who live At the foot of the
mountain, distance OF eight miles
from the hotel and cottages here.
While Wednesday was the day for
the formal opening. the resort may be
said to have really started It's now
season Tuesday. for on that day II. H.
Ryan. of the Petersburg Newspaper
Corporation, arrived with his Ashing-
Tickle and became tho FIRST CUES, TO
sign tho register for 1921
Everything liz as clean and bright
rs new pin. and many improvements
have bean made since last ecaeon
Among these are the now and modern
bath rooms in tho hotel building
new plant for supplying hot water
TO the building also has been installed.
The stewards department has been
entirely RENTED. nearly every appli-
ance known TO the chef OF the big
city hotel being now ut the service
OF those who prepare tho meals
Richmond Well Represented.
Richmond. as usual. Will be we'll
represented here this season. quite n
number OF reservations having al
ready been made. many % ~hich are
for periods covering the greater por-
ton OF tho summer The cottages
here have always been popular with
Richmonders, and many OF those from
tho capital city who have booked res
"rvations VII live In the pretty little
rustic buildings which are located in
@ front OF and At tho right and ief, OF
tho hotel
Among the Richnondcre who viii
be guests hero this summer are Mr.
and Mrs. y T. pr,ddy. MIR. and Mrs
Fletcher and son. Misses Clendon, 10
scph +, MoRby. Or Beverley II Tuck
cr and family. who w!ll spend six
weeks In the TuuStall cottage. Miss
Ellen BoGlcy and Miss Niccti John
stor. Mrs J &. Kent aud family. Dr
Paul HoSlc and family, r =. stokes
and family. Of Elk lIill. near Rich
mond Who viii occupy the STOKES
cottage. Fred T. Noting and Family.
who will occupy the Dorland cottage;
Mrs Gcddcs II Winston and family.
a
Tu:pir. the weil-known writor. wno,
With her party Of guests. VIII take
he Pembroke cottage. Mrs John y.
Coke Jr.. and family. who VIII .pend
six weeks in the Thompson cottage;
Mr.. y " Hubbard ard family. Mrs.
Wilton II. Harrison and Mrs. Philip
~ Powers all OF whom are booked
'or six weeks In the Thompson cot
;arc
Mrs Frank Walter. % Washington.
end young son Frank walter, Jr.
wil be tn" guests of MIR and Mrs
Lyman ponison for TWO weeks and
win th,n tahc apartments in tn.
ho'ci tor m romni ndcr o! tho season
with her daughter Miss Elizabeth
ana other members OF tho family
MISS Mildred Cnuthorn OF Wash.
lNI Ton VIII htflN' IN july lHr WISH
10 nor auu; and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Lyman p"uisDn.
Forty members II the ROANOKE
cycle club are due here tomorrow
They viii mako the trip on their
wheels. and expect to make record
time up the mountain
Visitor on Why From Scotland.
An interesting visitor expected
here soon is Miss Eleanor BRAID. Of
Glasgow, Scotland, who has hooked
reservation for two weeks
Among the frat OF III" Richmond
contingent to arrive wsrc Mr.. and
Mrs Fletcher and son. who cam~
Friday
Among those from virginia VINO
have already made reservations are
X L. Caskic. OF Roanoke. who viii
be guest hero two months; Mr..
Cavanaush and family. OF Blackstone,
who have also made a reservation
for two months: Miss Ma:v Motley
and party OF six, OF Ronrokc: !
Brooks Johnston. Norfolk: Il B Tuck.
ar and family, Norfolk: Mr.. and Mrs
Deming J Shear. Rosslyn: Mrs Mel.
son and child, Roanoke; Herman r.
Lea and J. H. Cannon. Danvilla;
William 4. stuart Big stone Gan;
Mr. and Mrs. J II. Wiley. Gordcns-
vile, and Mr., and Mrs Thomas. RIA