An Ideal Meeting Place 



In picking Aslieville, N. C, as the next annual meeting place 

 of Hoo-Hoo. which convenes on July 18, 19 and 20, the supreme 

 nine certainly made an excellent selection. Situated in the heart 

 of "the land of the sky," Asheville offers numerous and unique 

 advantages. It is impossible to describe adequately the beauties 

 of the surrounding country. One must visit the Asheville terri- 

 tory before being able to comprehend the marvelous scenery sur- 

 rounding it. The climate of the city is 

 such that it ofifers equally attractive in- 

 ducements as a summer as well as a 

 •ninter resort, and anyone dreading go- 

 ing South in the middle of July, need 

 have no fears as to the temperature. It 

 will undoubtedly be cooler there than in 

 a great many of the northern cities. 



Elaborate arrangements are being 

 made to take care of visiting Hoo-Hoos. 

 The city of Asheville and surrounding 

 country offer many natural features un- 

 equalled for pleasurable entertainment. 

 It is ideal in every respect for outdoor 

 recreation, and everything is being done 

 to enable the visitors to enjoy themselves 

 to the utmost during every minute of 

 their trip. 



One of the most interesting features 

 of the Asheville district is the model 

 village of Biltmore. This village is on 

 the estate of George W. Vanderbilt, who 

 years ago selected that site for the feund- 

 ing of his vast estate, which is now 

 famous the world over. It is said that 

 in selecting his location, Mr. Vanderbilt 

 had experts touring the world with the 

 idea of locating the place combining the 

 most natural advantages. After a vast 

 amount of work, the territory now occu- 

 pied by his extensive estate was finally 

 selected. The 

 two accom- 

 panying illus- 

 trations will 

 give an idea of 

 the character 

 of the country. 

 One shows a 

 typical street 

 in the town of 

 Biltmore, ami 

 the other gives 

 a glimpse of 

 the character 

 of the beauti- 

 ful mountain- 

 ous country 

 s u r r o u ndinjr 

 the city. 



The visitors 

 should not fail 

 to take the 

 ride through 

 the Biltmore 

 estate, passing 

 through the 

 s u m p t u us 

 grounds on 



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which are grown every known species of hardwood that 

 would thrive there, and viewing the palatial home of Mr. Van- 

 derbilt. There is nothing in the country like this structure 

 from a standpoint of beauty. Its location is ideal, and it is said 

 that in order to make the proper foundations to the house, the 

 entire side of the hill was cut away and dumped into the valley. 

 It should be borne in mind in riding through the estate that a great 

 deal of the tree-covered area seen there 

 has been planted in the last twenty 

 years, under the supervision of an expert 

 forester. 



Besides the ride through the Biltmore 

 estate there are other rides of equal at- 

 tractiveness, such as the drive to the 

 famous Mountains Meadows Inn, located 

 several miles outside of Asheville. It is 

 also planned to fake a trip to the famous 

 Lake Toxaway, situated in the heart ot 

 the sapphire countrj-. This trip will be 

 lit a day's duration, and will be made by 

 train. The exquisite beauties of this section 

 :ire famous the world over. Lake Toxaway 

 itself is of considerable extent and oilers 

 excellent facilities for bathing, rowing 

 and motor-boat rides. The fishing en- 

 thusiast will find opportunity for recrea- 

 tion with his rod. There is an unusually 

 good hotel at one end of the lake and 

 good saddle and carriage horses can be 

 ubtained from the barns. There are numer- 

 ous horseback and carriage rides which 

 offer a multitude of attractive features. In 

 fact the country so abounds in beautiful 

 drives that it would take a month to see 

 them all. 



Those stopping at the Battery Fark 

 Hotel will find themselves in the midst 

 of beauty galore. From the porch 

 of the hotel the 

 entire valley 

 of the French 

 Broad river is 

 overlooked, and 

 at sundown it 

 is indeed a 

 pleasing sight. 

 The innumer- 

 able beauties of 

 "the land of 

 the sky ' ' are 

 s o incompar- 

 able that it is 

 diflScult to at- 

 tempt to de- 

 scribe them. 



It is said that 

 a person once 

 visiting there 

 never misses 

 going back at 

 the first oppor- 

 tunity. The 

 only way to 

 appreciate that 

 country is to 

 see it. 



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