The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
GAY SOCIAL LIFE
IN WEST POINT
Christmas Visitors Still, Linger
Charmed With True Hospitality
Dispensed Them.
WANTS THE SAILOR BOYS
The Wasp" Tries a Hand at
Recruiting Men for United
States Navy.
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WEST POINT, VA. January 2-Mis-
zion services will be conducted by Rev. ].
PoyntH Tyler. archdeacon OF the diocese
OF Virginia, In st. Johns Church, West
Point. beginning Sunday, January 18th.
and closing Sunday, January 10Th, inolu-
aive. The mission begins with the Holy
Communion on Sunday morning, the 18th.
There will be infant baptism at O'Clock
tho same afternoon. on Sunday night
and every night after there will be SER
vice and sermon: also, on Thursday af-
ternoon at O'Clock, the latter service
especially for young people and chill
dren.
Tho missionary societies OF tho Bap-
list Church have the past week. observed
the worlds week of prayer. meeting in
the homes OF tho members On Monday
the meeting was held in the homo, OF
Mrs. Austin +. Smither, Tuesday with
Mrs. Walter Gary. Wednesday with Mrs.
Montague Pitcher. Thursday with Mrs.
A. G. Ware. Friday with Mrs. C. g. Rob-
erts, Saturday with Mrs. Thos. p. Bagby.
On this occasion the Young Woman's So
cicty carried out the program. This Sc
ries OF meetings closed with a collection
known as tho Christmas Offering for Chi
ma. This amounts each year, In Virginia
alone, to several thousand dollars. These
meetings have been well attended, and
great enthusiasm manifested and inspra-
ton gained.
DR.. G.. v. Waugh. pastor OF tho Bap-
list Church. is giving series OF talks
or lectures every Tuesday evening in
the Baptist Church. and Rev. Mr.. Chris
tian. rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, has been talking every Tuesday
evening In his church on THE Church"
I've hann iptfrnSfpd ltgfnr-
ers to the series OF both.
Tho Disciples Church, begun June
9Th 1906. finished in December and de-
dictated By DIR. j. J. Haley. OF the Sew
enth Street Church. Richmond, on jan
uary Sth. without any collection for debt,
has made a good beginning. AS tho
membership Is small, for the present
they will have no regular resident pas
tor, but will be rninstered to by Ave
ministers from Richmond and elsewhere.
The public schools have settled to the
work of tho new year. Mr.. c. Russell.
school inspector for this district, visited
the schools this week The new public
school building for the coiored school is
about finished, and will supply O. great
need
Tho executive committee appointed by
the West Point convention, December
18th, In the interest OF the represents
tlon OF the Thirteenth Judicial District
at the jamestown Exposition, met at
Gloucester Courthouse on January Tth.
Judge Claggett 3. Jones presided After
much routine business and many resou-
lions. 1t was urged by the committee that
the three members Of the committee from
each county and the town OF West Point
should wait upon their respective boards
and the Town Council OF West Point and
ascertain what amount they should each
appropriate for the representation OF the
district. and report nj the next meeting
OF the committee. to be held at Saluda,
January goth. II Is desired that not less
than $500 be appropriated by each county
I'm said district
Tho United States steamship Wasp that
anchored eff West Point on the Pamun-
key River side. last Sunday. opened dur
ing the week for several DAYS a recruit
ing station for tho enlistment of any
who might wish to enlist in naval SER
vice. Within the next few months the
enlistment time of about 5000 sailors will
have expired. To get these men to re-
enlist and attract recruits. the govern
Inent has decided to raise the pay OF tho
men twenty per cent. The sailors who
were aboard the Wasp enivened the
streets with their presence and good
manners by day and the immense search
light swept the town by night. A great
many Ptopie from tHe Town went on
board the Wasp. and were much inter-
ested in the new system OF wireless
telegraply. The Wasp made few, If any,
enlistments here. and went from here to
yorktown on Thursday morning. Cap
tain Croghan commanded the Wasp.
Mr.. A. y. Taylor and family, OF Irving
ton, have moved to West Point.
Mr.. William +. Bagby, clerk of King
and Queen county, was in West Point
the past week.
Mr. S. w. Roberts. of Walkerton is
the guest of his brother, Sergeant G.
T. Roberts.
and Queen. spent Tuesday night with
her cousin. Mrs. S. II. Bland, after