The Washington times., 1925-07-22
LAND OF SKY
LURES MANY
VISITORS
Cecils Guests Help Popu-
larize Region With
Washingtonians
BY JEAN ELIOT.

or having guests IlOm WdSlhs eoh
with them at RiltInore House every
week or two is calling the attention
of many fashion;45le folk to-
lovely section or North Carolina
which is all too little known here
abouts. Asheville has long been a
popular resort. both winter and
summer, but Blowing Rock in the
mountains not far away seems only
recently to have Leen discovered
by Washingtonians and the popu.
. larizing of Chimney Rock has only
Just begun.
Mrs. Cecils mother, Mrs. Georse
w. Vanderbilt, who abdicated' her
reign at Biltmore House on her
daughters marriage, is now estab-
lished in what might be termed
the dover house." the charming
place not very far from Biltmore
which she built for herseS and
which she had dubbed 1.-THE Firth"
And it wouldn't SURPRISE me il be-
fore long there were a flourishing
cottage colony Of Washingtonians
near Asheville and more especially
around Chimney Rock, where
tremendous development is IN
progress and where lake-roman
tically known as Lake Lure-is ull.
der construction to provide she
water sports which contribute so
much to enjoyment in summer
time.
The Spanish ambassador, Senior
Rfano, is among those WHO viii
soon SAVIOR the Cecil's hospitality.
He is expecting to go North late
in August to join Madame Riano,
the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Chandler p. Anderson. at York
Harbor. But before that he pro-
poses to visit at Biltmora House,
leaving Washington on August s.
The British embassy boys" with
whom Mr.. Cecil was so closely as
ISOLATED when he was attached to
the staff, are among the most fire.
quent visitors at Biltmore House.
And Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Thropp
stopped off there for a short stay
a few weeks ago on their way to
her fathers farm in Clark county,
Virginia, where she and her children
are spending the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Woodruff,
of Washington, have a lovely cot
tage, Oak Knoll, at Flat Rock, in
the same general neighborhood,
Doctor and Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer
are at Blowing Rock and among
other visitors from the Capital who
have found the Asneville neighbor-
hood agreeable are Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Let's, who usually spend
part Of every summer there, and
Mrs. George D. Hope.
Beautiful Play Ground Growing Up
In Heart of the LAND Of the Sky"
The rumor that the carving Of a
Confederate war memorial by Gut.
son Borglum on the granite cliffs
Of Chimney Rock Gorge was being
planned was denied by Doctor L.
B. Morse, president Of the Chimney
Rock properties, in a statement
published this very morning. There
is no present prospect of starting
any sort of an opposition to the
Stone Mountain project, although
the towering cliffs which are ma
lures contribution to this beautiful
scene, have greatly impressed Mr..
Borglum, it is said.
The development Of a playground
on Chimney Rock Mountain repre-
sFpts the fulfillment Of a twenty
yeAr dream of Doctor Lucius B.
Morse. Here in the heart Of the
Land Of the Sky" lay a great
u
but within twenty-four hours travel
Of half the population of the United
States. He pictured the Harvesting
Of mighty water-power by building
a dam from mountain to mountain
at a narrow point below Hickory
Nut Gorge, the consequent creation
OF a lake whose water would fill
the valleys and canyons, thus bring
tn sVzTn ~ a IaTF ct
scenic resorts in the East.
All this is now well on the way
to accomplishment and by the sum-
mer of 1926 Lake Lure will be a
beautiful reality, with. bathing, fish
ing, boating and all forms of water
sports provided for summer visitors.
And plans are already being made
for a year round colony of coun-
try homes, clubs and hotels. with
sites selected for no less than five
golf courses, polo, athletic and
aviation fields and all the most up
to-date amusements.
The property covers 5000 acres
the major portion of which is to
be divided into residential lots, but
there will be community centers
and, in fact, village. of Lake Lure
fine hotel-the first of eighteen
proposed-is to be erected i'm
mediately by a famous New York
hotel corporation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
who were recently at Asheville for
visit, succumbed to the lure of
Chimney Rock and spent "A week
end prospecting about, putting up
at the Cliff DwcIlers Inn; and Gov.
ernor Angus Mclean. sometime di.
rector of the War Finance Cor
poration, was also a recent visitor,
being in Asheville to attend A pub
fishers convention. Like the
Daniels, he halls from Raleigh
Mrs. McEwen Johnston and her
daughter, Mrs. Kinman Moore, are
among the Washingtonians spend
ing the summer in the region.
HOOVERs HOMEWARD
BOUND FOR CALIFORNIA
The Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Hoover are expected to return
to Washington from the west coast
on August l.
Both the Secretary and Mrs.
Hoover had planned to remain in
the West until the autumn, but the
arrival in Washington next month
Of the various debt funding com.
missions from Europe will briag the
Secretary back sooner than he / ad
anticipated.
Mrs. Hoover will accompany her
husband. and it Is expected that
she will be one of the official
hostess who will plan some sort OF