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Cottage Colony
AT White Sulphur
Growing Rapidly,
End Of May Should See tho
Season in Full Swing, as
Occupants of Famous
Rows Arc Arriving Fast

Spcciai Dispatch 10 Tie Trib,ne
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
Va, May l3.-The latter part Of Nav
Will see the beginning Of The cottage
lic that is one of the most attractive.
features OF White Sulphur through the
summer months. Around the outs irt :
OF the spacious rolling lawns of the
century Gid shade trees, clusters the
cottage colony in the famous Balti-
more. Alabama, Florida and Kansas
rows that attracted the aristocracy Of
the South to the resort before the
Civil War
Many Of the cottages are historic,
having housed number of presidents
and most OF the statesmen OF the last
generation. besides the famous beau
ties Of tne South in their day. Some
still have the old Southern balcony
and all are kept up TO q high standard
o. renair and comfort, and with their
awning shaded verandas furnished as
outdoor sitting rooms, with rugs.
cushlons. backed by the AllcehanieS
clothed in - luXuricnce OF verdures the
cottages Offer tempting retreats for
the summer months.
Even r. this date nearly all are
taken. Mr.. and Mrs James B. Weir. Of
New York and Charleston. have leased
cottage in Baltimore Row from May
l. until the middle OF October. Mrs.
George Ehret. Of New York, has taken
the Hawley cottage. one of the more
modern ones. Mr. and Mrs. Edwsrd
K. Stettinius. Of New York. who occu-
pied a cottage last year. arc expected
again. Mrs. Charles Fowler IT.. Of
Montclair. has leased the Casino cot
tage. Mrs j. X Wise, Of Wilmington.
n. c., and Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence
Lewis. Of ST. Augustine. the latter a
niece Of the late Mrs. Henry NJ Flager,
Will have the Colonnadc. and others
have been taken by Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
more Hotchkiss. Mr. and Mrs Garrct
Buckner Wall, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
B. Scott. Mrs. Thomas Rutherford and
Mrs. NJ. c Branch. of Richmond; Mrs.
De Lanccy Thorn and Mrs. Melton c.
Elliott, Of Baltimore Mr.. Edward Nor
ris, of Chicago; Mrs. A. ?. Witty, Of
Louisville; Mrs. w. G. Mortland, Of
Pittsburgh; Mr.. John D. Douglas. Of
New Orleans; Mr.. j. +. Smitherman, Of
Shreveport, La; Airs. ". F. H. Ice and
Judge and Mrs. Milton Elliott. Of
Washington Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B.
Payne, Mrs Horace Il. Mahr, and Mr.,
". II. Robinson.
The annual spring meeting OF the
eNecutlvc council Of the American
Bankers Association was held at the
tfreenbrier this week. About three
hundred members We're in attendance,
representing leading banking interests
IN every large city in the country.
addresses were given by Mr.. D. Il.
rorgan, president of the National City
Bank of Chicago. and Mr.. j. j. r.
howard president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation.
A golf tournament, with mems
championship. several events for wo-
men and indoor and outdoor putting
contests, were features Of the week.
At the annual dinner Thursday night
mr.. Thomas B. McAdams. vice -nresj
cent OF the Merchants National Bank.
NIchmohd, was POSTMASTER, and the
speakers included Nh. John J. Corn
vel, Governor of West Virginia. Judge
Charles f. Moore and DR.. Alexander
Irvine.
Key. Dr. George Clark Houeaton
rector OF the Church of the Trans
u hSufation, New York. gave a Nav party
q few days ago for the school children
OF one OF the nearby mountain COM
munlties With MS daughter. Mrs
CHARLES A. l.. Strombom. Of New yorl
ne motored four miles to the littla
mountain schoolhousc, filling his car
Win zee cream, cakes and candies and
souvenirs Of all descriptions. he nro-
slded over the party in the schoolhous q
YARD Inc community il one in which
pr. Houghton has been Interested "a,
several years, and he is in the habit
OF remembering the children suhstan-
ti"i4y at christmas time.