The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-24
l n t ere s tin 2 Ashevine News Of Society

ASdEt1LLE, N. C., Feb. 2S.-The advance guard of spring golfers arrived in the Land of the Sky this week and the number will be augmented con stantly as the army of club swingers in Florida resorts play their way north ward. Golf easily stands out as the premier sport in Asheville. There are two major courses here, the Asheville and Biltmore Forest Country clubs. The former was opened to the public IS months ago and occupies nearly 130 acres on what was once a portion of the famous estate of the late George w. Vanderbilt. The project was laid out by Donald Ross, whose genius in land and field in his creations and in making his courses true tests of the golfers skill is recognized throughout America. Location of this club affords inspiring views of the Pisgah mountain range and French Broad river. The Biltmore Forest Country club will loom large in American sports next summer. as both the southern amateur tennis tournament and Southern Amateur Golf association will hold their. annual matches here. The Carolina professional amateur championship will be contested at Bltmore Forest Country club in May.
 The Asheville Country club, on the edge of Grove Park, is conducting ex- tenslve improvements, altering its club house to better serve the hundreds of new golfers who are expected to pour in here during the next, few weeks. Several card rooms are being built for private bridge teas, while the dining nvkA larged. Adequate locker facilities were added last year to serve the needs of the immediate future. A succession of fortnightly matches have been outlined by the Asheville Country club extend- ing through until September. A two ball mixed foursome handicap of IS holes was played this afternoon. The usual spring handicap tournament will be contested at the Asheville Country club, running four days, beginning March 12. A record entry. list is ex- peeted for a similar tournament on April 2, when two. flights will quality and trophies will be awarded to both winners and runners-up in each flight.
 The mountain trails are now attract ing many equestrians, due to the mild weather. The bridle paths at Biltmore Forest have also had their quota of riders.
 The annual circus for the benefit of the Dramatic society of the Asheville School for Boys was held on the after noon of Washington's birthday. The affair was given in the spacious gym nasium and several Alabama students at the institution participated in the program. There was large attendance from Asheville.
 Col. Joseph, Hyde Pratt entertained M. B: Landry of New Orleans at dinner Tuesday evening at the Princess Anne hotel, Ashevilles newest hostelry. F. H. Turner and Joseph H. Skinner of Birmingham have arrived in Ashe- vile and are frequent golfers at the Asheville Country club.
 Among visitors of the week in the Land of the Sky were J. B. Rauls, MT. and Mrs. Edgar Atkinson and H. Mar GUS of Montgomery; Albert M. Andrews of ,Thorsby, Ala; R. l.. Thompson of Hattiesburg, Miss. B. R. Herman of Macon, Ga.; W. V. Strothers of Moul- trie, Ga, and James J. Vaughn of Athens, Ga.
 Mrs. Oscar Hundley of Birmingham is spending few days in Black Noun tain as the house guest of MT. and Mrs. James Nancy. =.
 MT. and Mrs. L. J. Groome of vicks- burg, Miss, and MT. and Mrs. Charles W. Dasher of Augusta, Ga, were honor guests at Valentine party given Mon day evening by Miss Margaret Shuford
 E. Stringfellow Barr, son of the late Dr. William Alexander Barr, at one time dean of Christ church cathedral in New Orleans, addressed a meeting of the Asheville's Women's club at the home of Mrs. l.. D. Hunter on Mon day afternoon. L. | Mrs. Edward B. Bomar returned to Hendersonville on Tuesday, after a months sojourn with her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Frazier, in Mobile.
 William Coleman is again in Ashe- vile, after visiting friends in Little Rock, Ark, for three weeks.
 Frank l.. Beatty of Natchez, Miss, was recent visitor in the Land of the Sky, where he usually spends each summer. Motoring to Asheville lately were Henry M. Sullivan of Memphis; James A. Long, Mrs. O. H. Leland and Charles l.. Rhoades of Birmingham i; Robert M. Palmer of Chattanooga i; James A. Child of Macon, Ga. Clar- ence B. Treantman of Wytheville, Ga. i; Lee Joly of Meridian, Miss; J. A. Robertson of Augusta, Ga; Mrs. w. c. Holland of Tuscumbia, Ala; W. c. Penn of Calderwood, Tenn, and Charles Bain of Hartford, Ala.