The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
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Old POINT ] IN I.
Popular Virginia Resort 4 IS IS
Having a Cay Season.
HOTELS ALL CROWDED 81
The Weather Has Been Ideal and Golf
and : ennis Have Had Mary En-.
thusiastc Followers Walking @8
ard Driving Popular.

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Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch y
OLD POINT COMFORT. Va, March
2s.-Thts ever popular Virginia sort Is
experiencing one of the gayest spring
seasons known IN years. The hotels are
all crowded and the season will last we'll
Unto May. 555 \. # 3. n Il III
The weather Is ideal and golf and ten-
mis- have many enthusiastic followers.
Walking and driving are popular With
those not energetic enough for golf and
tennis Bridge, too. is much in favor,
and every evening there are q great
many games. $ II N .i5 8a III ~ 5s
Perhaps the pleasnntest hour Of the
day Is from Ave to six in the afternoon,
when tea Is served In the sun parlor Of
the Chamberln. Women in pretty
gowns, officers from Fort Monroe In the
bright artillery uniforms and soberly
CARRIED civilians are oil there, making
most fascinating picture.
Quito q number OF entertainments were
given last week, and among them sew
eral very handsome ones. .55i,f
On Saturday Mrs. George =. Adams
gave lunc heon for ten at ne Cham m,
in pink carnations and the favors bqu.
uuets Of double violets. Mrs. Adams
guests were Mrs. Alexander Nc. Mo
Cooke, Of washington; Mrs. Marsh, Of
Canada; Mrs. Frank L Estrada and Mrs,
George Seagrave,i second, Of New y ork
Mrs John CLIFFORD, " the Soldiers Home;
Mrs. ClerInont L. Best and Mrs. Richard
johnson, OF Fort Monroei Mrs, Charles
Augustus Brown and Mrs. John B. KIM
berly, Of Z Old Point. y. a
The hop In the ball room OF the Cham
berlin on Saturday night was largely at.
tended both by the hotel guests and
| girls and officers from Fort Monroe. H !.
on Monday Mrs. Francis W. Brown
gave II q luncheon at the Chamberlin.
The decorations were quantities. of Jon
quils and the favors we're jonqul!s
| Covers were laid for Mrs. William %
| Clarke and Mrs Frank u Estrade, Of
New York; Mrs. John Clifford, Of the
| Soldiers Home; Mrs. Alexander Mo Nc
/ Cooke and Mrs. Frank Taylor, OF Wash
t3ington;1 Mrs. j. wv. McMurry, Of Rye
( M Y. Miss Armager, Of Baltimore; Mrs
Richard johnson, Mrs. Henry. Q. Davis
| and Mrs. Clermont i. Best, OF sfort Moi
i roe. Mrs. Charles Augustus Brown, MRS
George r, Adams Mrs. John B. KIM
| berry and Mrs Brown, Of Old Point.
One OF the prettiest dinners OF the week
was given by Mrs. Tyler, of Southampton,
i. 1. Z, for her daughter. Miss Daisy Iyler.
Tho guests were Major and Mrs Clerrnon!
|I.IBegt. Of Fort Monroe: Miss Taylor, OF
washington; Miss 3NlcMurry. Of Rye y:
~: Miss Lucy Brown. OF Old Point, and
IAeutenants Robert, MCMILLAN. ld w ~. .
Hill. Richard Ellis and Nichols. Of Fort or
Monroe, & a y RI 81. I, Y. g =, |, !,
Services in the post chapel at Fort Mon. on,
/ roe are held twice weekly during LeIl
ana are attended by many Of the guests
i rom the hotels. The Sunday morning SER
vices arc especially we'll attended This
morning there was @ game OF base bap
IN the parade ground In the post between
/ tho bachelor and married officers OF the
/ Artillery School. which was the source
OF much amusement and also .entnus'-