Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Social Festivities
On Elaborate Scale
Enjoyed at Skyland
Charming Entertaining, Fea-
lures, Including Barbecue
Dinner, Bridge Games and
Sunrise Party Noted in
Weeks Program.

SKYLAND, Page County, Va. August
30.-For a week Skyland has had the
busiest time of the season, and there
have been important social events every
evening. The resort is filled TO capacity,
and there have been many interesting
day events.
A barbecue dinner was served at the
White Oak Canyon camp grounds, with
rehearsals at the big pool which is
being completed, and the opening of
which will take place on Labor day.
The pool is 8 feet deep and about 80
feet long and 40 feet wide. 1t is located
Mt the head of magnificent water fall,
which drops beneath and away from
the pool, with beautiful prospective
above the pool of cascades falling over
so feet, one above the other, framed in
magnificent forest trees and heavy
shrubbery, the bath houses being built
entirely of stone, as safety against
forest fires.
A special bridge party was given
Friday night and prizes were awarded
to Mrs. Rowland Thomas of Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles r. Toothaker of Phila-
delphia, Mr. Norman S. White of Har-
risburg, Pa: Miss Gertrude Dyre o.
Washington, D. c.; Miss Alice Morris
of Louisville, KY; Mr. Harrison Dyai
of Washington, D. c., and Mrs. Harry
w. Hunter of Baltimore. A supper was
served at IL O'Clock in the amusement
hall.
Under the auspices of Mr.. Harrison
Dyar of Washington an early dawn
party left Skyland at 8 o'clock Wednes-
day morning, arriving at the Stony
Man Peak Fire Tower to witness the
magnificent spectacle of the rising of
the sun over Old Rag Mountain. with
all the beautiful light and shadow eff
fects of the early dawn, followed by
the brilliant coloring of the red sun.
which gradually appeared above the
clouds. Some 18 guests attended this
party, returning in time for the break
fast bugle.
But the real party of the week was
given Monday night in celebration of
the great news which came over the
| wires Sunday morning to the effect
| that the much talked-of Hoover high
way from the Presidents camp to Sky
| land and down the mountain to Luray
would be started with the breaking of
| the drought and the work rushed to
completion. with hopes that the road
would be ready for use in the Summer
of 1881. This news created great ex-
element, because it had been looked
| forward to for many months. AS soon
as the news was received announces
ments were posted in the dining room
and hall announcing the event, and it
was decided to have a celebration In.
the evening. The Skyland employees
were Immediately busy gathering pine
and fir balsam boughs to decorate the
amusement hall. Large numbers of
Japanese lanterns of varied hues were
hung in streams along the rafters and
| around the porch entrances OF the hall
! The Skyland Orchestra, members
donned their brightest robes and there
was a long program, including special
dance numbers by Skyland guests, and
vocal program by Mr.. Norman S,
White of Harrisburg, Pa, this being
| followed by general dancing until sup
per was served at 1880. Among those.
present at the dance from Washington
we're Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. A. Carter,
| Mr.. F. Halmuth and family, Mr.. d. F.
Grant. Miss Helen Grubbs, Mr.. George
| G. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. v. E. Mollet,
Mr.. Tom Griffin. Mr.. Wallace Dyar
Mr.. Harrison Dya~, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Condor, Miss Dorothy Gatchell, Mrs
| Sue Mankin. MIR. Seymour Craigin, Miss
Margaret Winship, Mrs. George H.
Judd, Mr.. George Judd, Miss Vivian
Peyser, Mrs. Elizabeth Gardner CoombS
and Mr.. John Huiess.
An important event of the week was
| the special visit of DR.. Roy K. Elan
nagan, assistant commissioner of the
| Department of Health of Virginia,
who was the guest of Mr.. G.
Freeman Pollock and who came to
Skyland for the explicit purpose of
visiting Corbin Hollow and the Bailey
Nicholson School with view to i'm
proving living conditions for the noun
taineerS
Miss Dorothy Gatchell of Washing
ton, D. c., held an impromptu exhibit
ton of some oils which she painted of
Skyland scenery.