The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-06
SOCIAL NOTES OF
ASHEVILLE OF INTEREST

ASHLEY ALAE Or INTEREST
ASHEVILLE, N. c., April o.
Visitors in the North Carolina high
lands are not limited for amusements
these bracing spring days. Interest this
week was about, equally divided be-
tween golf, motoring along concrete
paved highways, baseball contests at
Mccormick field, Asheville's new mu-
nieipal athletic stadium, and horseback
riding over scenic mountain bride paths.
Miss Glenna Collett came Immediately
to Asheville for a short sojourn after
! annexing the north and south golf
tournament for women at Pinehurst.
The Providence girl lowered the wom-
ems record of both. the Biltmore Forest
and Asheyille Country club courses.
on the former links she went around
IN 30 strokes, running down a birdie
three on the $50 yards sixth hole and
birdie five on the long thirteenth.
and on the somewhat easier AsheyilIe
course she went around in &c, five above
par. Miss Collett sojourned at the
Manor with her friend, Miss Bernice
Wall, Wisconsin state champion.
Baseball held sway Thursday after
noon, when the Detroit Tigers came
here for an exhibition game with the
Ashville South Atlantic leaguers. The
Michigan boys with Ty Cobb at their
head were luncheon guests at the local
Rotary club before the game. The
grandstand and bleachers were thronged
with a mixture Of resort visitors and
many lanky mountaineers, who had rid
den in by mule team from Blue Ridge
tastness on purpose to see Ty and his
men in action.
Mrs. Edith s. Vanderbilt with her
daughter, Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, who
will be married April 20 to John
Frances Amherst Cecil, first secretary
OF the British embassy in Washington,
returned to their home at Biltmore late
in the week and will remain here during
most of the interim before the we'd
ding. There is possibility that Lord
William Cecil, father of the prospective
bridegroom will come to America for
the ceremony. t4
Major Walter III. Gordon, commander
OF the Sixth division during the World
war, was chief speaker on Friday, when
the initial planting of Wilson memorial
oaks took place under the auspices of
the Kiffin Rockwell chapter of the
American Legion. The trees were
planted along the Old Hickory and Wild
Cat trails, leading out of Asheville.
The idea originated with Mrs. Edith s.
Vanderbilt.
An ever increasing number of auction
bridge and Nah Jong devotees are
spending their afternoons at the Ashe-
vile Country club. Among those noted
are Miss Helen Mann, of Richmond;
Miss Frances Huger, Of Charleston, s.
C.; Mrs. II. John Welles, of Bowling
Green; Miss Helen. Hammersmith, of
Dallas; Mrs. f.. B. Church, of Mobile /;
Miss Isabel J. Foulkrod, of Admission,
and Mrs. L. B. Boudin of Birmingham.
Miss Ida J. Crawley returned to
Asheville early in the week after visit
ing relatives in Hot Springs, Ark, and
in Montgomery.
Samuel Jones Of Birmingham Joined
friends in the Land of the Sky early
in the week.
Mrs w. B. Conklin and daughter,
Mrs. Robert Mack Campbell arrived In
Asheville on Tuesday from Biloxi, Miss,
and are now staying with Mrs. E. G.
Idding.
Mrs. Asbury Barnett is again in
Asheville after being the guest of her
mother, Mrs. james Downey, for a
month in Birmingham. Mrs. d. II.
Kelly of Pine Bluff, Ark, is spending
a fortnight with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Sellers.
Miss Rose Boulton of Hot Springs,
Ark, is a recent guest at Grove Park
Inn.
P. II. Turner of Birmingham is
among those frequently noted on the
links of the Asheville Country club.
Samuel A. Ivey of Birmingham is reg
istered at Kenilworth Inn for an ex-
tended sojourn.
The Langren is entertaining James
q. Long, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Spicer,
A. q. Legg, AL, Reid, Samuel Picard,
Miss w. A. Jemison, T. B. Cornell and
Walter S. Criss of Birmingham: J. A.
Hughes of Hartford Ala; J. G. Ses-
sions of Andalusia, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph X. Hopper of Opelika.
Spring arrivals at the new Princess
Anne hotel include Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene j. Bush, of Riverton; George
b. Weller, of Newburgh; Mrs. w. T.
Wolfe and Miss II. b. r. Moore, Of
Waterford A. g. Ernest, of Atlanta
George M. Plaisance, of Birmingham,
and Mr.. and Mrs, George Fischer Of
Vermilion.
f. D, Beatty of Natchez, Miss, has
returned to his home after spending
several weeks in the Land of the Sky.
Recent motorists in Asheville include
j. W. Shill, j. NJ. Moss. Frank II. Arm
stong, j. p. Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Hickman and +. A. Vance of Birming-
ham; w. L. Sanderson, of Meridian
Hugh Bahannon, Of Jasper. and w.
B. Smith, Of DOthan,