The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Golf Tournament
at White Sulphur
Starts Tomorrow

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va,
Sept. 23.-The women's national golf
championship. which opens here to-mor-
row, provides the chief topic OF CONVEX
sation among autumn visitors at the
Greenbrer Hotel. For several weeks
feminine aspirants for the coveted honor
have been arriving here to practice daily
over the picturesque golf course, which
is hemmed in by wooded mountains.
Mrs Dozier Lowndes of Atlanta.
women's Southern champion, has been
here since early summer. Miss Marion
Hollins, who won the classic last year,
has been famIiiarizing herself with the
White Sulphur Springs course for a fort
night. Miss Elizabeth A. Hardin Of New
ark and Miss Louise Fordyce OF Youngs-
town. New Jersey and Ohio State title
holders. arrived here last Saturday,
while Miss Glenna Collett reached here
from Providence. X. l.. early in the
week, closely followed by the 128 other
contendcrs for the championship On the
eve of the tournament Miss Cummings
and Miss Coilett are regarded as the
outstanding favorites. on account of
their phenomenal playing this summer.
other prominent entrants include Miss
Louise Patterson OF Plainfield Country
Club. Mrs. Ira Richards, Jr, Mrs.
Charles M. Fair. Mrs. J. T.. Davis, Mrs.
Maurice Heckscher and Miss Florence
Loew OF Piping Rock; Mrs. Lyman ".
Hine and Mrs Christopher d. Smthers
of Nassau Country Club, Miss Rosa
mond Sherwood of st. Georges Mrs.
Greta w. Savage OF Deal, ~. j.; Mrs.
Haywood Cutting OF the National Golf
Links of America, Mrs. Eleanor Mellon
OF Morris County Country Club, Mrs.
TT. G. Richard OF Baltusroi, Miss Alexa
Stirling OF Atlanta. Mrs. u. II. Filter
OF Merton Cricket Club. Mrs. Felix du
Pont OF Wilmington, Mrs. William A.
Gavin or Huntercombe and Miss Bessie
Fem OF Portland.
The various tournament matches viii
be run Off each morning, beginning
with the qualifying round tomorrow
morning and ending with the final match
on Saturday. Tuesday afternoon tho
consolation event for non-qualihers will
be played mixed foursome medal
play handicap is planned for Wednes-
day afternoon, with n putting. driving
and approaching contest on Thursday
afternoon. A best ball foursome scratch
match VIII DO the feature on Friday
afternoon. An Infinite variety OF So
cIai functions is being arranged at che
Greenbrier In connection with the tour
nament.
Among arrivals at the Greenbrier dur
ing the week were Mrs. w. c. Reavea
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Barnet. Mr. and
Mrs. Robert ~. Forbes, Miss Audrey
Davies and Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Middle
ton.
Gen. John J. Pershing arrived at the
Greenbrier Tuesday morning as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward r. Stct-
tinius OF New York. Ho spent several
days here enjoying golf and other d.
versions. Tho General would make no
comment concerning tho bonus bill veto
by President Harding or tho Near East
situation, but he was enthusiastic over
golf and spent many hours on tho White
sulphur Springs course, and n large
crowd never failed TO gather about
the ilrst tee 90 watch the General drive
or lie was guest Of honor nj a
luncheon at the Casino arranged on
TUESDAY by u. n. StettinIus Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Stettinus OF Baltimore also
attended, the affair.