The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-30
ASHvILLE SOCIETY

ASHEf1LLE, ~. u, hafcn Zd.---A
continuous program of sports and so.
cial functions marked the launching
of the spring season here this week.
Many visitors attended the initial
bridge luncheon Of the year at the
Asheyille Country club on Thursday,
while the first Of the spring tea
dances drew q large number Of the
younger set this afternoon. The club
has been tastefully redeeorated and re.
furnished and several new features
have been added. An attractive ached.
ule Of sports through April and May
will make the season brilliant one.
Over 100 golfers participated In the
first Of the large spring tournaments
at Asheville Country club recently. In
the first flight James q. McGrath Of
New York, led II. A. Tiedemann Of
Philadelphia by and 5 in the final
match, while e. q. Sawyer Of Ashe.
vile eliminated George n. Allen Of
Fair Haven, VT. by and 2. Other
first division. contestants included F..
W. Edlin Of Moline. H.. Kenneth
Smith Of Chicago, r. r. Forster Of
Bradford, Pa; George W. Hopkins Of
Flushing, L. l.; George MeKelvey Of
Youngstown, and D. q. Knowlton Of
Buffalo.
Edmund r.. Arras of Columbus. O.,
president of Kiwanis international,
was an Asheville visitor during the
week, and addressed the Kiwanis club
at banquet at Kenilworth Inn. He
remarked that: "Americanism IL not
the will of the masses, for that is
likely to be 'Russianism. Americanism
implies growing idealisrn, which must
be developed in the hearts of the
people Mr.. Arras, who stopped at
Grove Park Inn, is making an extern.
sive tour of Kiwanis clubs in Dixie.
Measures are. being taken to assure
an ample supply Of fish for sports
men in western North Carolina noun.
tain streams. A hatchery, capable Of
raising 100000 trout yearly Is be-
ing erected near Balsam, while not
far distant from Mt. Mitchell an 49,
acre tract soon will be devoted to
Matching bass. The Blue Ridge sec
tion for many years has been a favor
lite rendezvous for anglers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ring Lardner, who
passed a month at Grove Park Inn,
left early in the week for Washing.
ton, where they will spend a fortnight
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Miss Mary Eakens Of Selma, Ala,
have leased a cottage In Asheville for
the spring and summer months. Mrs.
Bessie Hunt has returned to Morgan
ton after spending the winter in New
Orleans and Houston.
Mrs. John Conner Of Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, who Is passing sew.
eral weeks in Asheville, will leave
shortly for her home, stopping at New
Orleans for q week. Mrs. Charlton
G. Willard has gone to Pass Chris
tian, Miss, to remain until mid-April
with relatives. Miss Jane Love
Mitchell has returned to Waynesville,
n. O.. after spending six weeks with
friends in New Orleans and Houston
Mrs. r. G. Erwin left on Tuesday for
Clarksdale, Ark, to spend a fortnight
with her sister.
Motoring to Asheville recently were
William Kimball, r. G. Rogers, Rob.
ert NJ. Anderson Of Thornby, Ala. and
Samuel H. Marsh of Houston, Tex.
Adoption Of the rs per cent surtax
rate in the tax revision bill now
pending before Congress was recon-
mended in a regional meeting of the
American Bankers league in Asheville
recently. Financiers from 10 south
ern states attended the sessions. The
conference was called rs protest
against Congress making partisan
issue of tax legislation and to give
consideration to the recommendations
Of the last three secretaries of the
treasury on tax reduction. Among
delegates attending the meeting were
]. a. Crawford Of Jasper, Ala; A. H.
Van De9enter Of Pell City, Ala. G. L..
Judy of Moulton, Ala: George w.
Williamson of Vicksburg, and ". A.
Philpott of Dallas. Nearly 100 bank
Ars were present.
Among visitors of the week in Ashe-
vile were Mrs. w. G. Holland Of
Tuscumbia, Ala; Edwin Druillet, NJ.
B. Landry of New Orleans, r. T. Tay-
Tor of Florence, X. b. Lovett OF Lake
Village. Ark. and Miss Mary Sue
Key of In Grange.
Birmingham guests touring the Blue
Ridge region include J. G. Dickinson.
Mrs. J. l.. Ynncey, Miss Elizabeth
Hitchcock, ]. G. Taylor, Robert ".
Leonard, NJ. G. Gregg. Frank McCor.
mack and James T. Driver.
Mrs. Joseph H. Case left on Tues
day to visit friends in Stuttgart, Ark.
]. p. Perkins has returned to An
niston, Ala, after a fortnight spent at
the new Princess Anne hotel in Ashe-
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