From the November
1919 issue of The Pinehurst Outlook.
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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 2nd 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 1st.
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.
