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VOL. VI., NO. 13.
PINEHURST, MOOEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, FEB. 20, 1903.
PRICE THREE CENTS
THE VALENTINE GERMAN !
One of the Most Charming Affairs of Its
Kind Ever Held Here.
Event Attracts a Great Company
which Taxes the Capacity of
The Carolina's Music
Hall.
The progressive Valentine German at
The Carolina Saturday evening, was one
of the most charming affairs of its kind
ever held here; a brilliant event and a
pleasant prophesy for the future.
In the great company which gathered
to witness and take part were a large
proportion of Pinehurst's guests. The
details were arranged with elaborate
care and absolute thoroughness, and
many were expected and provided for,
but little did the managers realize that
long before the hour set for opening
every seat in the music hall would be
taken. To meet the unexpected demand
chairs were hurried into the hall by the
score until they began to crowd the
floor space and delay the opening.
Dancing began shortly alter nine
o'clock, Mr. Burrows McNeir of New
York City, and Miss Helen T. Campbell
of Newark, N. J., leading off and ending
with a clever maze. A series of unique,
amusing and beautiful figures followed,
which were effectively carried out under
Mr. McNeils experienced leadership.
Vari-colored scarfs were distributed
and couples danced with them gaily
flaunting and in closing formed an arch
under which all passed.
Then the ends of a tangle of bright rib
bons were unravelled by the men and
the prize was the young woman at the
other end.
One of the amusing features was the
apron figure. Two gentlemen were
each given an apron and pins and at a
signal, came a contest to see who could
pin on the apron first. The reward
was a dance.
A pretty figure was the archery. Half
a dozen gentlemen were given a bow and
arrow with which to shoot at colored
hearts fastened to a monster heart,
placed at the head of the hall.
Those failing to score were forced to re
turn to their seats empty-handed, but
the skillful won both a dance and a sou
venir heart favor.
In closing dancing was general and
tiny bouquets of violets and clever devices
were used as favors. These favors were
prepared mostly by the participants;
clever conceptions of many sorts, done
on pale green cardboard hearts : verse,
water color sketches, and the like.
The dancing closed at eleven and was
followed by a dainty spread served
through Mrs. Priests' thoughtfulness.
Not the least of the pleasing features
of the evening were the many exquisite
gowns worn by the women participating.
Among the most effective were the toi
lettes of Miss Campbell, Mrs, Walker,
Miss Stackpole, Miss Smith, the Misses
Barnett, Miss Tewksbury, Miss Priest,
Miss Denton, Miss Crary, Mrs. W. II.
Horton and Mrs. Gildersleeve.
Mrs. C. S. Horton of William sport,
of Williarasport, Pa., from The Caro
lina ; Mrs. S. Tribou, of Baltimore, Md.
and Mrs. Wm. E. Barnett of New Haven
Ct., from The Holly Inn ; Mrs. A. T
Leavitt of Wollaston, Mass., Mrs. J, M
Merrill of New York City, from The
Berkshire; Mrs. W. W. Trickey, of
Jackson Falls, N. II., and Miss Hippie of
Union City, Pa., from The Harvard;
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PIlOII:irT GOIFER AT PIIIIUItSTv IT. 2.
John 91. Ward, Tox. Hills and Montclair CJolf Clubs Champion.
Pa., and Mrs, Arthur C. Ketcham of
New York City, presided at the favor
table very graciously. Mrs. Ketcham
wore a striking gown of black with dia
mond ornaments, and Mrs. Horton,
white, with trimmings of black.
Nearly all of the matrons of the week
were present: Mrs, A. E. Lard, of St,
Joseph, Mo., and Mis. C, S. Horton,
Mrs. E. G, Hayes, of Canandaigua, N.
Y., and Mrs. A. M. Kimber, of Philadel
phia, from the cottages. The gowns of
Mrs, Lard and Mrs, Hayes were especial
ly noticable.
The hall was effectively decorated
with palms and potted plants from The
Pinehurst Nurseries, and the alcove
transformed into a reception-room.
CATBOAT WAS A CRUISER!
Insignificant on the Horizon, bnt Very
Dangerous Alongside.
Great Ilejolcing- Among: Golfers at
The Holly Inn-Sadness and
Post-mortems at The Carolina.
There is great rejoicing among golfers
at The Holly Inn, and the familiar dit
ty, "We Have Met the Enemy and They
are Ours" is ringing through the corri
dors, but sadness reigns at The Carolina,
where golf enthusiasts are holding post
mortems and figuring out how things
might have been "if" this had been done
and that had not been done.
And all this is because mixed foursome
teams from The Inn have met and de
feated similar teams from The Carolina,
by a total score of twelve to eight, match
play.
This momentous affair first appeared
on The Carolina's horizon in the shape
of a challenge from Walter A. Berg,
Secretary of The Holly Inn Golf Club,
but it was regarded as a mere speck, a
passing sail, hardly worthy of notice and
certainly not of sufficient importance for
the lookout (not The Outlook) to report
to the crew. But when the stranger got
alongside it was discovered that she was
a cruiser, bristling with armament from
stem to stern ; not the least like a cat
boat! Then the guns boomed a broad
side and when the smoke cleared the
decks of The Carolina were strewn with
the wounded. The flag was down !
And the moral of all this is : uGo
shy in the game when it is arranged by
a sober-faced youth who has never play
ed, but would rather like to learn."
The Details of the Fig-ht.
The story of the battle is fully told in
the following summary of matches :
Mr. E. A. Freeman, Montclair, N. J.,
and Miss Curtis, Summit, N. J., beat
Mr. W. J. Fleming, Cleveland, Ohio, and
Mrs. Arthur C. Ketcham, New York
City, 2 up.
Mr. M. C. Parshall, of Warren, Penn.,
and Miss Helen Barnett, of New Haven,
Ct., beat Mr. II. 0. Curtis Davis, of New
York City, and Mrs. St. John Smith, of
Portland, Me., 3 up.
Mr. E. B. Alvord, of New York City,
and Miss Smith, of Portland, Me., beat
Mr. Arthur C. Ketcham, New York City,
and Miss Davis, of Tenafly, N. J., 3 up.
Mr. II. Nelson Burroughs, Philadel
phia, and Miss E. B. Post, New York
City, beat Mr. G. F. Parrish, of Wilkes-
barre, Pa., and Miss Campbell, Newark,
N. J., 4 up.
Mi. Carl Gildersleeve, Warren, Pa.,
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