Winter Visitors Arriving at Pinehurst, November 1919

From the November 1919 issue of The Pinehurst Outlook. Go to http://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068725/1919-11-01/ed-1/seq-7/ to see photos of Miss Katherine Ormsbee astride her horse, Miss Barber, Mrs. Henry S. Houston and Mrs. Barber sitting on the steps, and Mr. H.C. Fownes on the golf course.

The lure of the blue skies is eternal. 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. How amply rewarded for coming early!

Mr. Tufts returned to his own home town in September. Mrs. Tufts and Miss Esther followed a little later, together with Mr. Albert Tufts, who is back at The Pinehurst School. Ensign Richard Tufts, after securing his release from the Navy, has taken on his shoulders responsibility for the electric light, steam heating and telephone service of the town; and Mr. James tufts is now a freshman 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 great 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 18 holes any day. He is at Pine Villa once more with his family.

Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Ormsbee of Massapequa, L.I., came down early in October and opened up The Plymouth.

Across the way, Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Shannon 2^nd of Brockport, N.Y., are settled again in the midst of their household gods.

Mrs. R.A. Swigert has rented The Waldheim for another season and has returned to Pinehurst very much improved in health.

When the big Pierce-Arrow swept around the corner, the town knew that Mr. Frederick Bruce and Miss Bruce had arrived. They have opened up their charming place, The Oaks.

Rev. T.A. Cheatham, with Mrs. Cheatham and Elizabeth, were early arrivals. 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 established 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 Garren Hill. Mr. Page’s mother, Mrs. Walter Hines Page, widow of the late ambassador to The Court of St. James, may join them later in the season.

Not far from the Page estate is Magnolia Farm, the splendid country place of Mr. H.G. Waring. Mr. Waring, assisted by Mr. Phillips, devotes his time to raising peaches and dispensing hospitality; and Mrs. Waring may be seen at the Races every Wednesday during the season, accompanied by Miss Carolyn Bogart, intrepid horsewoman 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 new home, this year; and next door to the McGraws, in the cottage of Mr. Harrison Stutts, Mr. Trustin B. Boyd of St. Louis, Mo. The Boyds propose to save the hotels for a change.

Members of the younger set will regret the absence this winter of Miss Clarissa Metcalf, who has gone to The Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., preparing for Wellesley. It is to be hoped that Miss Metcalf will get down for the Christmas parties, anyway.

The cottagers will be dismayed at the desertion—temporary, we hope—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 rented 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 Pinehurst cottages.

The business of looking after her two new houses caused Mrs. Francis Talfourd Keating and Miss Clarissa to brave the hot weather and visit Pinehurst in the summertime. The Craddock and Cypress, which Mrs. Keating recently purchased, have been repainted and redecorated to conform with nicer artistic standards; Mrs. Keating is devoted to that pleasant but expensive indoor sport, remodeling of old houses.

Notables already in Pinehurst are Miss Maude Adams, the actress, and Holworthy Hall, the well-known short story writer. Miss Adams, who may be seen on the links daily, is enjoying a much needed rest; Mr. Hall and his family have leased the Currituck Cottage, occupied last season by the late Walter Hines Page.

Mr. H.B. Swoope and family of Madera, Pa., reached Pinehurst in a private car over the Seaboard Air Line and are now established in their cottage for the winter. Red Gables, as improved by Mr. Swoope, is one of the show places of Pinehurst.

Miss Sarah Brayton of Fall River, Mass., has leased The Cypress, and Mr. F.S. Danforth, Orient, N.Y., has leased The Craddock. Both Miss Brayton and the Danforths are old friends of Pinehurst.

Mr. and Mrs. J.D.C. Rumsey have arrived at The Beason.

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 Trumbull 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 January 1^st.

Mrs. John D. Chapman of Greenwich, Conn. The past Summer has been initiated into the difficulties of attempting to remodel a house in these soviet days of strikes, riots and brotherhoods. At the present writing the Chapmans have not been able to move into The Beech, which they purchased from Donald Ross, but are temporarily occupying the Morganton. We expect Mrs. Chapman to shine again on the golf links.

Deserting The Carolina Hotel this season, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waterhouse and daughter, Miss Irma Waterhouse, of New York City are occupying The Mistletoe.

As surely as the robins return in the springtime Stuyvesant LeRoy, Horace Sise and O.B. Wickham will be found early every fall at the Pinecrest Inn for a winter’s sojourn. The arrival and departure of this faithful trio mark the opening and close of every season.

Newcomers in the ranks of cottage renters are the J.G. Luces of Pelham, N.Y. The attractive young girl whom we see driving the Buick is Miss Luce, eldest daughter. The Luces have leased The Box, cottage of Mr. Orson Hoyt of New York, N.Y.