11 ww4 .Jtmbr PINEHURST, MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. A BRILLIANT PROPHECY! Invitation German Opens Winters Series of Formal Social Affairs. Mr. C Apple ton Warren of Sfewlork and Miits IBeasie ISaltz of .Phila delphia Lead. HE usual series of formal affairs, which are always a delightful fea ture of the season's social life here, and which are enjoyed not only by the younger set which participate, but by the older people who are onlookers, were given a brilliant opening at The Carolina Friday evening, with an invita tion German. Sixteen couples participated and many pretty gowns were worn by the women. The affair takes its place as one of the pleasantest of its kind ever held here, and it is a significant prophecy for the events to come. Mr. C. Appleton Warren of New York, and Miss Bessie Hentz Baltz of Phila delphia, led through a series of unique and varied figure3, and the favors were numerous and in excellent taste. A most amusing incident occurred in the curtain figure where invisible part uu'j were selected by graspiug the ends of many colored scarfs. When the cur tain droppel, Mr. F. Walter Ilentz found his partner to be a monster doll which the managers insisted he should dance with, much to his discomfiture, and to the keen enjoyment of the company. The dances included the familiar tally-ho, candle and bottle figures. The patronesses were Mrs. J. Henry Ilentz of Philadelphia, Mrs. William C. Freeman of New York, and Mrs. Wil liam E. Barnett of New Haven. Mrs. I. B. Johnson of Spuyten Duyvil, N. Y., and Mrs. William Sawin Whiting of Brookline, Mass., presided at the favor table. The ushers were Mr. F. Walter Ilentz of Philadelphia, Mr. Allen S. Whiting of Brookline, Mass., and Mr. George F. Valentine of New York. THE PARTICIPANTS. The participants included the follow ing: Mr. C, Appleton Warren, New York, and Miss Bessie Ilentz Baltz, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. J. D. Foot, Rye, N. Y., and Mrs. St. John Smith, Portland, Me. Mr. Marshall C. Parshall, Warren, Pa., and Mrs. M. D. Paterson, New York. Mr. LaFayette Lentz, Jr., Mauch Chunk, Pa., and Miss Lucy K. Priest, Franconia, N. II. Mr, Walter A. Berg, Boston, Mass., and Miss Catherine Denton, White Sulphur Springs, Va. Dr. G. I?. Pirie, Hamilton, Ont., and Miss Alice Davis, Tenafly, N. J. Mr. F. Walter Ilentz, Philadel phia, and Miss Helen Barnett, New Haven, Conn. Mr. J. II. Ilentz, 3rd, Philadel phia, and Miss Fannie Heffelfinger, Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Allen S. Whiting, Brookline, Mass., and Miss Edith Barnett, New Haven, Conn. Mr. W. A. Hopkins, Brooklyn, N. Y., and Miss Marguerite Osborne, Newark, N. J. Oil SO DIFrElIEXT! Putting- looked Easy Until Partici pants Tried It. An invitation putting contest for prizes given by Mrs. William E. Barnett of New Haven, Conn., provided a pleasant even ing at The Carolina, Wednesday, which was enjoyed not only by a large list of participants but by the guests generally, who were onlookers. It looked very easy to the spectators, and before trying the participants thought the hole about this size : O But when they began to putt it sud denly became reduced in about this pro portion : O GOLF HAS EQUAL INTEREST FOR BOTH PARTICIPANTS AND ONLOOKERS. Mr. II. L. Downey, New York, and Miss Florence Bradbury, Provi dence, 1?. I. Mr. II. Nelson Burroughs, Phila delphia, and Miss Alice Peters, New York. Mr. N. L. McCutcheon, Green wich, Conn., and Miss M. Eleanor Freeman, New York, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Valentine, New York. Mr. and Mrs. M, C. Beebe, Pitts burg, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Jillson, Worcester, Mass. o Ilirthdaj Varty Tomorrow. The birthday party at the Poultry Farm, announced for Sunday on page four of this issue, is called off owing to a mistake in calculations. Mr. C. Appleton Warren of New York, won the mens prize with the remarkably low score of four with Mr. F. Walter Ilentz, Philadelphia, and Mr. LaFayette Lentz, Jr., of Mauch Chunk, Pa., tied for second at three. Mrs, M, D. Paterson of New York, took the womens trophy with five, her nearest opponent being Miss Presbrey of New York, who scored three, p Following the contest there were sweepstake events, Mr. Le Roy W. Johnson of New York, winning the first and Mr. J. Henry Ilentz, Jr., of Phila delphia, the second, Mr. Hentz made a perfect score a possible eighteen. Kinderg-arten Opens. Miss Edith G. Bearse of Orange, N. J., has arrived and opened the recently es tablished kindergarten at the Persimmon cottage. JOHNSON AND HENTZ WIN! Carry Carolina Colors Through Holly Inn Lines in Hard' Battle. member Handicap match Via j Tour ney in one of the Season's Heat Club Events. HE handicap match play tourna- ment, open only to season members of the Golf Club, begun Saturday, proved one of the best club contests of the year and resulted in a hard battle for the possession of the Village trophies offered for the winner and the runner-up. Interest centered on the semi-finals, in which representatives from The Carolina and The Holly Inn, through I. B, John son of the Ardsley club, New York, and J, Henry Ilentz, Jr., of the Mt. Airy country club, Philadelphia, and J. A. Baker of the Glen View golf club, Chi cago, and Marshall C. Parshall of the Warren golf club, Pennsylvania, were matched against each other. When the smoke cleared The Caro lina's colors were floating triumphantly over the breastworks. Johnson had an easy time with Baker, winning five up and four to play; but the match between Ilentz and Parshall was a rattler, and nineteen holes were necessary. In the final round, Johnson beat Ilentz five up and four to play. QUALIFICATION SCORES. Out 41 47 52 53 J A Baker M C Parshall J P Crane L F Briffham J II Ilentz Jr W S North M B liyrnes I B Johnson 53 48 56 49 In 49 47 51 61 52 49 50 52 Gr. Hp. Net 90 10 80 94 10 84 103 IS 85 104 18 86 105 18 97 10 106 18 101 12 87 87 88 89 FAILED TO QUALIFY. Rev G B Harrington 52 55 107 10 89 Frank Presbrey 50 51 101 12 89 FJ Bailey 53 51 104 12 92 Dr G W Murdock 56 58 114 18 96 J VV Wilcox No card. V C Freeman No card. THE MATCH PLAY ROUNDS. A summary of the match play rounds follows : First Hound Parshall beat Crane, 3 up and 1 to play ; J. II. Hentz. Jr., beat Byrnes, 3 up and 2 to play ; Baker beat North, 1 up; I. B. Johnson, beat Brig ham, 2 up and 1 to play. Semi-Finals Hentz beat Parshall, 1 up, 19-holes ; Johnson beat Baker, 5 up and 4 to play. Finals Johnson beat Ilentz, 5 up and 4 to play. Volume VII; No. 12, Saturday, February 13, 1904. Price Five CentS;