Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Society Is Absorbed
In Bridge and Whist
At Hot Springs, Va.
Joint Meeting of Two
Leagues Calls Together
Host of Enthusiasts--No-
table Summer Visitors.

HOT SPRINGS, Va, June 23.-Spring
d ending. by the calendar, with bridge
and whist high trunps at the Home
stead. The Joint meeting of the Amer
lean Whist League and the WOman's
Whist League started Thursday with
inward of 200 entrants, to continue I'M
I'll June 80. Players from all parts Of
The country are here for the event.
which is for all who care to enter. TEs
coming of Summer also brings much
activity in the cottage colony, pleas
ant feature early in the week having
been meeting of the Warm Springs
Valley Garden Club at Creamery Farm,
the home of Mrs. w. Mckee Dunn, with
Mrs. Fay ingalls,, president, presiding.
Others at the meetings were the Bar
oness Marcus Rosenkrantz, Mrs. Tate
B. Sterrett of Oakleigh Farm and Miss
Nancy Cowardin of Restover.
MRS. William Clark of Princeton and
her children are at Casa Eleli for the
Summer, Judge Clark to arrive later
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Theodore Abbott of
Chestnut Hill. Pa, are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John T. Wheeler of Chicago
at their villa. Other guests are Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace MacIlvaine of Chi
cago. Mr.. Jacob NJ. Peters OF Philadel-
phia was a luncheon guest of Mrs
George Adams Ellis of New York at
Gilletts farm house on the Jackson
River. Mrs. Ellis and Mr.. Peters were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs James
Boyd Weir of New York at Woodland
Cottage. Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Pang-
borne of HagerStown, Nd, had at din
ner Rev. Father Richard Washington,
who also was the luncheon guest early
in the week Of Mr.. and Mrs. Woodford
T. Stewart of New York. Mrs. Stew
art and her young son Joseph are daily
on the riding trails, the little boy being
an exceptionally good young horseman.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Parmelee have
arrived at the Homestead from Wash
ington, coming down By motor. Motor
ing to Virginia Hot Springs is increas-
ing in favor with improved conditions
of roads in the section of Virginia ap-
preaching the Warm Springs Valley
Also from Washington are Mr.. and
Mrs r. s. Reynolds Hit, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas ID. Witherspoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur B. Heaton and Mrs. L. NJ
Cooper. Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Taylor.
have arrived at the Homestead from
Villa Nova. Pa.
From other places are Mr. and Mrs.
William F. Miller. Mrs John Bendix
and Miss Esther Bendix, Chicago; Mr..
and Mrs. @. Harry Abbott. Stamford.
Conn., Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. VILE. Norris
bell, jr.. Bridgeport Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Hanchett Hitchcock. of New
York have joined the notable honey
moon colony at the homestead, also DR..
and Mrs. Ralph Henderson Boots OF
New York. Others from New York are
MIR. and Mrs. William Campbell Arm
-srong. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond D.
| Piercy. Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Ternini.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Myers, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Cole and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas d. Heed
Mrs. John Reilly is expected shortly
/ from Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel j, Henry and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. @. Bryan Pitts of Washington viii
be here for the greater part of the Sum-
mer. Mr.. Henry, a member Of the Rock
Greek Hunt. will lead several runs during
J the Summer of the FaSSifern pack, so
successfully revived last year. The
/ Spring runs we're particularly successful.
and Il is planned to hunt the native fox
of the region next Autumn.
But riding masters in the valley are
looking up" in very fine fashion. A new
track Is planned to be built on the pres
eut site of the Homestead dairy, which
soon will be removed to Warm Springs,
where the farms of the Virginia Hot
Springs Co. are being reinstated. Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Gillespie of Morristown are
among those daily on the riding trails
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Uberti OF Rome are
here from New York and also ride fire.
quently. Mrs. William Clark Of Prince
ton Is an exceptionally accomplished
hcrSewoms7 and, with her three chill
dren. makes : very attractive picture on
the mountain trails.