The New York herald., 1921-05-01
CakeWaIk Held
at Hot Springs

Special Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
HoT SPRINGS, Va, April 30.-The clos
ing feature of the week at the Home
stead was the entertainment given last
night in the Japanese room to mark the
closing Of this room, for many years q
centre of social life in the colony. A
cakewalk was given by negro perform
ers. The room will give way TO the new
theatre and restaurant. the foundations
of which already are laid and which adj
join the new Evergreen Gardens COM
pleted last summer.
The New York colony at the Home
stead received some interesting additions
during the week. Mrs. George Wander
bilt and her daughter, Miss Cornelia
Vanderbilt, arrived by automobile from
Washington on their way to Biltmore.
n. G. They were entertained at tea on
the Casino lawn by Mrs. NJ. Van Rens-
selaer Johnson and Miss Alice Van
Rensselaer,. Mr.. and Mrs. John Scott
Browning, Jr., came from New York on
Wednesday with Mrs John Scott Brown
ing, and also Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph II.
Matthiessen. They are to be here two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Dawson of
New York were among those in lunch
con party during the week at Valley
View. Mrs. Arson q. McCook is daily
on the golf course. Mrs. Joseph Palmer
Knapp on Tuesday was on the long
course with Mrs. Gilbert Lee OF Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Chaplin Daggett are
here with Mrs. Charles Ramsdell. MIR.
and Mrs Donald w. Ryerson OF Lake
Forest, ILL.,, motored over from White
Sulphur on Wednesday for luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Breckenridge Long
Of Cleveland have taken possession of
tIa "a rrip ortap pnffa9e which thew are
TO occupy several months.
Mrs. Joseph Letter has arrived from
Washington accompanied by Mrs. Henry
Benning Spencer and will take the cure.
Mrs. Henry Howard Fay and Miss Mary
Fay have arrived from Boston for their
usual spring visit. Miss Fay rides daily
with Mrs. Thomas Motley, Jr.. of Bos-
ton.
One time Gov. r. Livingston Beck
man of Rhode Island has arrived from
Newport and Is taking the cure. Other
arrivals include Mrs. Leeds Burchard
and Mrs. Winwood Prescott OF Provi-
dence Mrs. Charles Mills Hinkle OF Gin
cinnati. Mr.. and Mrs. Burns Henry of
Detroit. Mr.. and Mrs. Huston Dixon OF
Trenton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ridley Watts
and Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Gillespie OF
Morristown, n. j. Mrs. Walter l.. Pres
ton, Mrs. c. Coburn Darling and Mr..
Hayden Preston of Provld ence, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. walter Wood OF New York:
Mr. Langdon Mitchell Of Philadelphia,
who is passing several weeks.
Mrs Theodore l.. Bogert was here
early in the week arranging for n cot
tage for the summer and autumn sea-
sons.
Mrs. Alexander Williams Biddle Of
Philadelphia has left for Washington
and New York and will sail early in
May for France, where she will pass
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore r., Whit
marsh, Mrs. George &. Boldt, Jr.. Mrs.
Carlos NJ. de Heredia. Mrs. +. Preston
Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Auchin-
Gloss and Miss Joanna Auchincloss have
returned to New York Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen r. Ripley and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
G. Castle. Mr.. and Mrs. Irving w os-
bourne and Miss Marion Osbourne TO
Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. yeiser
and Miss Blanche Seiser to Cincinnati.
Mrs John Nicholas Brown and her
son, Mr. John n. Brown, of Newport,
started for Cambridge. Mass, where he
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