Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-02
MOUNTAIN LAKE MECCA
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
Hundreds to, Spend Holiday
at Virginia's Famous
Resort.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatrh.l
MOUNTAIN LAKE. VA. July IL
Fourth OF jay will be a big day at
Mountain Lake. as indicated by the
many requests for reservations. and
II Is likely that the record OF last
season will he reached when tae
holiday brought 40 automobiles up
the mountain 90 this resort.
Each weekend brings quite Ii
number of guests who come he-e ia
automobiles from all OF the sur.
rounding country within radius o.
100 miles, and the Fourth. falling on
Tuesday this year. will afford the
opportunit: Of several DAYS vacation
with the loss OF only one day from.
business.
The season Is now In fult swing.
tine arrivals of the orchestra this
week having added to the pleasure
Of the resort. Dancing morning aft
crnocn and evening is the rule a.
Mountain Lake. though many only
seek tho ballroom at night. pre-
terrinE the golf course. the lake on
tho mountain trails in the daytime
The tennis courts and the cro0ue,
grounds also attract their share OF
the guests.
Awnit RIchmondcra for baseball.
The baseball season here will
probably not begin until little
later. when the Richmonders arrive.
8 group OF men from the capital city
who come here each summer always
taking the initiative in starting the
national game. Grand stand" seats
IN the front porches are much In
demand every afternoon when the
Bichnondcrs pound the ball all over
the. big lawn, tho diamond rninE To-
Gated not more than nifty yards from
The hotel
Some Of Tho moun,aIneers in THIS
vicinity this week saw their very
links. not for the purpose Of wit
Messing a view OF mountain peaks
and stretch OF valley that many de-
clare is the most magnificent they
have seen in this country. hut 10 see
just what sort or Il game i: IS that
'iichn n" plays. They associate golf
with John II. Rockefeller. Golf as
q pastimc In these mountains is an
irnpVation.
GoIfinr In the Clouds.
No one ever dreamed a course
could he constructed IN this land Or
.he clouds having overlooked the
fact that Prospect Rock at the
very highest point on the range. with
the exception Of Bald Knob there Is
quite 4 stretch OF level ground The
ttuthpuSe Is now located on rock II
self. its rear porch on the very edge
OF a precipice. while the links are
dcprIvinS cattle OF great pasture
And mountain boys. VINO never saw
game OF golf in their life before.
are becoming expert caddics.
Nj. and Mrs. joseph w Coke. %
Roanoke. were the guests OF NJ and
M-s. Lyman penlson several days
tAi> Week. Mountain i.zEe : The IA
ro-ite resort Of NJ and Mr. COKE.
SotI ~ whom has been coming
SER toT many years.
NJ zrd Mrs. u. ! Mo-5y. .. Gal.
Nr<t7r Texas. wtre among ne az
s nix ~ses Th.i- cottage
alley View hzs I'll q he az.
7-tr1ea's - modern cicy G-tll.
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scs aewa Som fHo woods ., the
81 r17tz.-s. The Axte-:.- Is II Keep.
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rta.ier : ,ha, O., e c.ry spzr,11e,s.
among nc N'rE.1s arrivals this
ea s-e Mrs. MAJ Bale Ma. s-d
A.Ss Na!rosa Val. Richmond. ~. =
N9aaa7 Mss GLADYS Duncan. Il T
'u7can E!pUlsns5d. p. y. HicGe.
II Niece - MTs 9. II. NcGee
~'"m CHARLES Pollard. Petersburg
80 Frances Urban RippicmsaG
Winfred Hunt. Tazcwcli. Miss
Sa'e, Tanner. Graham 81 sad
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