The New York herald., 1922-08-13
Record Number of Motors
on White Mountain Roads
Automobiles From Most States Represented in 10000
Cars Carrying Tourists Over Daniel Webster High
way; Many Hotels Filled in New Hampshire Resorts.
Special Dispatch to THE NEw YoRK HERALD.
WHITE MOUNTAINS. y. H. Aug. II.

l. dental to the strikes which
has so affected tourist travel
more than 10000 automobiles bound
for the White Mountains passed over
! the Daniel Webster Highway. via
Nashua, this week. according to the
report of the New Hampshire State
Highway Commission. This shows an
increase of ESQ per cent. in automobile
travel over last season. More than
forty-four States were represented. as
well as Canada. in the automobile
licenses. showing something OF the
popularity of the White Mountain
region. Hundreds of cars daily visit
the Flume. Lost River and the site of
the Wiley House at Crawford Notch,
while the number OF automobiles max
ing the ascent of Mount Washington
by the carriage road increases daily.
Tea matches are being played this
week In the White Mountains between
members OF the Sunset Hill. Profile
House, Mountain View House. WaumheiS.
Maplewood Club and Bethlehem G,lf
and Tennis Club teams in the newly
Golf League. A. Bethlehem a three ball
match is in progress throughout the week
and at the Balsams several special
events have been arranged. Breton
Woods golfers start their annual tourna-
ment on Monday with six sixteens to
qualify. Trap shooting will begin this
week at the Balsams. where ten well
known amateurs are arriving to enjoy
the shooting and the Breton Woods
Gun Club also mas shoots Oh Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons
With the Mount Washington Hotel
filled and the Mount Pleasant welcosn-
ing many new arrivals social life is at Its
height In Breton Woods. Saturday
night was the most important night of
the season, when the Cave Grill and
Foret de Danse were thronged with
diners and dancers and several dinners
were given In the European Room.
william Watson Smith OF Pittsburgh
negotiated the first hole on the Mount
Washington course In one stroke on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke Bedford of New
York have been spending a week here
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Bedford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Conyngham OF
New York and Wilkes-Barre, Pa, have
arrived at the Mount Washington for
the season. Mr.. Conyngham is presi-
dent OF the Breton Woods Company.
Mrs. Conynghanl and her friends viii
be active here In the work for the benefit
OF the Emergency Hospital. maintained
here for the use OF guests and employees.
The employees viii give their annual
entertainment for the benefit of tnsir
Emergency Sick Fund this month.
Arrivals at the Mount Washington this
week include Mr.. and Mrs. N. b. Arnold,
MIR. and Mrs. Percy $. Vermilya, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Burrows. Mrs. J. N.
Donald and Mrs. J. ID. Bruce, Mr. and
Mrs. Mason Breton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
w. Lilxly Mr. and Mrs. James NJ. Stuart
and J. NJ. Stuart, Jr.. Miss Florance
Cover, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester +. Orr,
George w. Foerge, James +. OBrtsn,
Mr.. and Mrs. y. S. Godfrey. Everett
Rich, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. Culpeper,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Bliss, Richard Jones'
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Coster Harry
Young. Mr.. and Mrs. John !. Dowaey
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Briggs
Arrivals at the Mount Pleasant In
cluded c. III. Sloane, DR.. and Mrs. l. y.
Jameson, Alfred #. Baldwin, RIcharo
A. Schenck. Mr.. and Mrs M. L. Reding-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Thwaite. Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Brown. MIR. and Mrs.
w. p. Marshall. Arthur G. Perry and
Arthur G. Perry. Jr., Mr.. and MIS-. L.
C. Johnson Mr.. and Mrs Bascom Jofln-
son. Mrs. Sarah a. Brady and Miss
Kathleen Brady. J. @. Smith, J. l. Web
ster, George A. Brady and John sands
Herrity of New York: Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Hasford Abel OF White Plains. Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. A. Minson OF Bronx
willie. Mr.. and Mrs. A. kirkwood OF
brooklyn and Mrs. George -. i. Paine
and Miss Elizabeth Grosvenor Paine Oh
Boston.
At Crawford Notch.
The annual golf tournament OF tne
Crawford Notch Golf Club Will start on
Monday. when the Holbrook cup. given
by Frank w. Wiltshire in honor or the
clubs first president. Mr.. FREDERICK
Holbrook OF Yonkers, viii be put UP as q
trophy. Mr.. Wiltshire scored sensa-
tional shot on the Crawford Inks on
Monday when he negotiated the second
hole from the tee In one. He fs MEM
her Of the Essex County Club OF East
Orange. y. J.
Mrs. Charles Hilton Brown OF New
York entertained at n bridge and tea
on Friday in honor OF Mrs. J. Christy
Beii OF Yonkers. a guest at the Mount
Washington, Breton Woods. Red ana
white decorations were used and prizes
were given.
week f0Cluue MI. huu 4sAiS 'S
Caldwell. Miss Olive Caldwell and MISS
Dorothy Hess, Mrs. Charles ID. Burrell
Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Move, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Edward MacDoweit,- t,-Miss Edythe
Crockett, Mr. and Mrs Michael I..rner,
Mrs. r. A. Molitor, Mrs 4 }. yaost,
Mr.. and Mrs W. c. Reid, La Misses
Dorothy and Mabel Reid and Clnf-rd
w. Reid and Dr. and Mrs. H. Austin
Cossitt OF New York: Miss Genevieve b.
Donaldson, Miss Esther Il. McGarr and
Dr. and Mrs. w L. Heeve OF Brooklyn !:
III, J.. Hotchkiss and II. l.. Hotchkiss,
yr.. Of Rye: w. III. Judd or Stamford,
Conn: Mr. and Mrs. Frank w. Wiltshire
Of South Orange. n. j.. and 9. =. Gil.
bert and Miss Harriet Gilbert OF Hart
ford. Conn.
Mrs. Eleanor Ashby, who has spent
some weeks here with Mrs. w. a. Bar
ron. has returned to New York. Miss
Lillian Gillette has arrived from Con-
cord. ". H., for the remainder OF the
season.
The Profile House IS having an un-
usually active colony this month and the
first tennis tournament OF the season
brought out many players. Riding and
mountain climbing on burros are both
enjoyed The tennis play was for the
trophy presented by the late Eben X.
Draper or Massachusetts, and known as
the Governors sup.
Mrs. Arthur Butler Twombly gave a
dinner at her cottage in honor OF Mrs.
Wiiiiston II. Lockwood, who is at Mrs
Emily d. Hopkins's cottage for visit
Mrs. II. w. Bliss Mrs. J. a. King and