The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
NORFOLK FEARED
'vANOAL Fleet"
Mrs. Waugh Finds Old Letter
Which Tells of Stirring
Things OF 1914.
WANT LIBERTY BELL
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West Point Children Sign Petit
ton to Mayor of Phila-
delphia.
WANT LIBERTY 3
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WEST POINT, VA, March 3.--Mrs. G.
". Waugh, wife of the pastor OF the
Baptist Church here, in looking over
come letters day or two ago, found
some very Interesting letters OF the
'long ago" Among them were two
dated 1914 and 1909. written by her
grandfather, DR.. schoolficId of Ports
mouth. Va. TO her grandmother, who
was Miss Mary Ann Lewis. of Sussex
county. The letter dated 1914 told In
very interesting terms of the trepidation
IN that section for fear Norfolk would
he captured and otherwise sacked by
the British with their vandal fleet
Miss Inez Palmer, student of the
Moman's College, Of Richmond, was the
recipient OF many attentions from her
friends during tile few days spent re-
Gently in Wet Point with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. r. j. Palmer, on Fourth
street. Mrs. Herbert L. Lewis enter
tanned the following young ladies and
gentlemen in her honor: Misses Cecil
Pryor Field, Matte and Marian Lewis,
Julia Jennings. Myrtle Corr and Messrs.
Wilson and Sam Hardy. Andrew Brooks,
Alfred and Waiter Hargrave. James Den
mead, Jr. and Wallace Robinson. Miss
Corr also entertained the same guests
in honor OF Miss Palmer another even
ing In her home, on the corner OF Tenth
and Streets. The general opinion ex-
pressed by the young people is that in
all OF their lives they never had such
good times before"
Supper Was Success.
The supper given by the ladies OF the
Baptist Church In the home of Mrs. w
il Bell was q success in every way, ex.
cent for the fact that the elegant sup
per gave out long before the patron'
were served. The supper was given tina
the proceeds could be used to puf
concrete pavement in front OF the chnsci
and parsonage at an early date.
Mrs. Thomas r. Bagby. president o
the Woman's Missionary Union, auxiiiar.
10 the General Association OF Virginia
was in Richmond recently conferrin
with Miss Fannie S. Heck, of Raleigh
NJ C, relative to the woman's meetin
TO be held in Richmond In May IN con
nee,ion with the Southern Baptist Con
yention Miss Fannie Heck IS wei
known as the president Of the woman,
Missionary Union. auxiliary 10 the souen
ern BAPTIST Convention.
Miss Margaret Bagby and Miss MADE
Hower. both teachers in the Powhata
institute. Belona, Va, who spent sur
day in West Point, also spent Monda!
IN account of the excessively pa
weather. returning to their duties Q
Mr.. r. w. Fox, superintendent
schools In King William county, Is q
culatins the request OF State superin n,,a
dent j. d. Egsieston Jr.. 70 thc It., ..l."s ,
In nublic schools to assist In Retlihs
= monster petition from the children
The state to have the Liberty ~
hronrht from philadelphia to the Jane
,ny,n Expositlon. The teachers are
.ec,,re such petitions, in some bricl 1oi
and forward them to the division supe
,n,endents, who will see that 'ney p, =
transmitted to Mr.. WINS a. , .aer
superintendent OF Nirgin, r.,a su" Norfol
s~h,hit. Jamestown ExroIuon, Noli ap
~. sox also desires that each teach
vii vii make the best sxhihit possible SSH e.,
a ner superintendent by March Mar. a, ,".h -
nc must send report at that '''''o -
King William county.