NOVEMBER, 1919
PAGE FIFE
The Week in Pinehurst
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Miss Katherine Ormsbee
THE LURE of the blue skies is eter-
nftl. The song of the mocking bird
has been the joy of ages. And it’s no
wonder the members of the cottage
colony turn their faces South early in
October. TIow amply rewarded for
coming early!
Mr. Tufts returned to his own home
town in Sc'ptember. Mrs. Tufts and
Miss Estlier followed a little later, to
gether with Mr. Albert Tufts, who is
back at The Pinehurst School. Ensign
Ricliard Tufts, after securing his re
lease from the Navy, has taken on his
shoulders responsibility for the electric
light, steam lioating and telephone ser
vice of the town; and James Tufts is
now a fresliman at Middlesex.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hudson have been
in Pinehurst most of the Summer.
And who wouldn’t stay here in such
an attractive little home!
It is a groat pleasure to report that
Mr. H. P. Hotchkiss, of New Haven,
Conn., has recovered from his serious
illness of last Winter and is good for
eighteen holes any day. He is at Pine
Villa once more with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ormsbee, of
Massnpequa, L. I., came down early in
October and opened up The Plymouth.
Across the way, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Sh'innon, 2nd, of Brockport, N. Y. are
settled again in the midst of their
household gods.
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Mrs. R. A. Swigert has rented The
WaJ'^lieim for another season and has
returned to Pinehurst very much im
proved in health.
When the big Pierce-Arrow swept
around the corner, the town knew that
Mr. Frederick Bruce and Mias Bruce
had arrived. They have opened up
their charming place, The Oaks.
Miss Barber, Mrs. Henry S. Houston and Mrs. Barber
Rev. T. A. Olieatham, with Mrs.
Cheatham and Elizabeth, were early ar
rivals. They are, as usual, at The
Juniper, which has been made more
attractive ;than ever by the addition
of several rooms.
Mrs. Spencer Waters and her children
are esablished for the Winter in the
cottage of the late Mrs. Z. R. Bliss,
renting her house on the hill to the
W. S. Butterfields, of Battle Creek,
Mich., who occupied The Concord last
Winter.
Mr. Ralph Page and his family are
occupying the Page home at Garran
Hill. Mr. Page’s mother, Mrs. Walter
Hines Page, widow of the late ambas
sador to The Court of St. James, may
join them later in the season.
Not far from the Pago estate is
Magnolia Farm, tJlie splendid country
place of Mr. H. G. Waring. Mr. War
ing, assisted by Mr. Phillips, devotes
liis time to raising peaches and dis
pensing hospitality; and Mrs. Waring
may be seen at the Races every Wed
nesday during the season, accompanied
by Miss Carolyn Bogart, intrepid horse
woman and deadly wielder of the racket.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. McGraw, of
Pittsburgh, Pa., will be found at The
Lenoir Cottage, opposite Mr. G. W.
Statzell’s ;ne(w home, this year; and
next door to the McGraws. in the cottage
of Mr. Harrison Stutt?. ' Trust'n B.
Boyd of St. Louis, Mo. The lioyds
propose to ’ave the hotels for a chaiige..
Members of the younger set will re
gret the absence this winter of Miss
Clarissa Metcalf, who has gone to The
Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., pre
paring for Wellesley. It is to be hoped
that Miss Me1\ if will get down for
the Christmas pj. es, anyway.
The cottagers will be dismayed at
the desertion—temporary, we hope—of
of Mr. Dickinson Bishop and his family
in favor of Southern California. Mr.
Bishop has sold his home to Mr. Jay
Hall, and Mr. Hall, we learn, has rent
ed the place to Judge Russell Wiggins,
of Middletown, N. Y. ’The Judge and
his family constitute a very desirable
addition to the list of patrons of Pine
hurst cottages.
The business of looking after her two
new houses caused Mrs. Francis Tal-
fourd Keating and Miss Clarissa to
brave the hot weathor and visit Pine
hurst in the summertime. The Crad
dock and Cypress, which Mrs. Keating
recently purchased, have been repaint
ed and redecorated to conform with
nicer artistic standards; Mrs. Keating
is devoted to that pleasant, but ex
pensive, indoor sport of remodelling
old houses.
Notables already in Pinehurst are Miss
Maude Adams, the actre'ss, and Hol-
worthy Hall, the well-known short story
writer. Miss Adams, who may be seen
on the links daily, is enjoying a much
ieded rest; Mr. Hall and his family
have leased the Currituck Cottage, oc
cupied last season by the late Walter
Hines Page.
Mr. II. B. Swoope and family, of
Madera, Pa., reached Pinehurst in a
private car over the Seaboard Air Line
and are nmv established in their cottage
for the winter. Red Gables, as improved
by Mr. Swoope, is one of the show places
of Pinehurst.
Miss Sarah Bray ton, of Fall River,
Mass., has leased The Cypress, and Mr.
F S. Dan forth, Orient, N. Y., has leased
The Craddock, Both Miss Brayton and
the Danforths are old friends of Pine
hurst.
Mr. H. C. Fownes
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. C. Rumsey have
arrived at The Beacon.
Mr. A. J. De Mott and family, of
Syracuse, N. Y. are among the early
comers this year.
The early return of Lieutenant Paul
Dana from France is expected, and
friends are anticipating the arrival of
Mrs. Dana and Mrs. Eric Parson at
any moment. The engagement of Trum
bull Dana to Miss Margaret Bloxham,
of Southern Pines, has been announced.
The family of Mr. George T. Dunlap,
who is of the well-known firm of Grosset
and Dunlap, the well-known publishers,
reached Pinehurst about the middle of
October. Mr. Dunlap has purchased the
Woodbine Cottage, formerly occupied
by Mr. A M. Swinnerton, for the use
of his daughter *and family.
Feverish activity at the last moment
by a colored employee at Mr. Priest’s
place betokens the imminent arrival of
Mr. and Mrs. Priest and Miss Lucy
Priest after a good season at The
Wentworth and a holiday in the wilds
of Maine.
It is expected that Mr. E. R. Tinker,
Vice-President of The Chase National
Bank of New York, will take the
Morganton again this year about Jan
uary 1st.
Mrs. John D. Chapman', of Green
wich, Conn., the past Summer has been
initiated into the difficulties of at
tempting to remodel a house in these
soviet days of strikes, riots and brother
hoods. At the presenit writing the
Chapmans have not been able to move
into The Beech, which they purchased
fik)m Donald Ross, but are tem
porarily occupying The Morganton. We
expect Mrs. Chapman to shine again on
the golf links.
(Conthvued on Page Eleven.)