The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-19
MANY VISITORS
At WEST POINT
ATTRACTIVE RESORT AT HEAD
OF THE YORK SCENE OF
MUCH GATETY.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
WEST POINT. VA. August rs
A great many visitors remain here
| to enjoy any breeze that may add to
their comfort while the heated term
continues Although terrible storms
have swept over West Point and
vicinity during TIE week. and hail
fell three days In succession, yet the
! temperature remains practically the
| same. Visitors from the various sec
tions OF the country are having &
good time and are reluctantly turn
ing their footsteps homeward. The
Young people spend the time boat
ing. bathing, dancing, strolling, chat
ting and eating ice cream. Large
| crowds from the neigh horhoods
around around are coming in the
evening for the entertainment that
Beach Park offers.
Mrs. d, T. Epson, OF Blackstone,
and Miss Elizabeth Eastwood. who
have enjoyed the house party given
by Mrs, A. J. Crane, Of Omaha, Neb.,
left this morning for Richmond and
later home. Miss Naomi Cunning
ham, OF Norfolk. who has been the
guest Of Mrs. Joseph Wilkinson, is
visiting friends in Richmond.
Mrs. Foster Wilkinson, of Roanoke,
Is the guest Of Mrs. Jane wilkinson.
az Is Mrs, Charles Barham, formerly
Mss Mariana Wilkinson Of West
Point, now OF Nashville, Tenn with
her son and daughter.
Misses Mabel and Clara Smoot, who
have been spending several weeks
with relatives here, have left for their
home in Baltimore.
MIR and Mrs. Tom Henley, from
Goldsboro. n. G., are the guests OF
MIR. and Mrs. Henleys sister, Mrs.
Lucy Byrd Dudley.
Misses Mamie Wilkinson. Pearl
Priddy and Norma West. OF Rich
mond. were the weeks end guests OF
Miss Helen Robinson. Miss Minnie
sizer. of Indian Neck, King and
Queen. arrived Tuesday to spend
spend some time with Miss Robin
son.
Dr. William Hoskins. who was I'll
at his homo In Newport News in the
spring, is very much improved and
has been for several weeks with his
wife's mother. Mrs. Matte Taylor,
at King and Queen Courthouse.
Mrs. Fannie Cauthorn, of the Con-
fedefates Woman Home in Rich
mond. is visiting her old home and
friends in King and Queen.
Mrs. Presley Williams and family
are visiting down the York.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lloyd Tabb are
entertaining at The Bungalow" In
Gloucester Mrs. Barry Fisher and
: Miss Jeanne Brent among Others
Mrs jeanette Vest, Mrs. Fred Horr-
man and son. sydney. Of New York.
, are housekeeping at the old Barrack
! liome at Natargiews on the Bappa1
hammock river. owned by their
brother. Mr.. sydney j. Fleet
M1Sa 10 baFs
. Emornfng Tor Clifton Forge. where she
win BIO the guest of Mrs. VI. II
Davis.
Mr.. Freeman. of Creedmore. y. c..
: has accepted q position with the
Southern Railway Company here.
The trade by boat with Norfolk
has increased in since the first OF
May that for the second time a larger
, boat had TO be put on the line. The
new boat viii be put on the line Sep
TENDER /.
Little Charles Todd Bagby. son Of
! A. Julian Bagby. celebrated the fourth
anniversary of his birthday by en-
tertainng p few OF his friends ut
luncheon on Thursday. z
Captain Edo. Maynard. OF Williams
burg; Mr., r. T. Peachy and Mr. Spen-
Ger Lane have this week signed a
lease for the oyster packing estab-
lishment owned by Mr.. Morgan Treat,
and at the opening OF the season
will take charge and open business
as the West Point Oyster Company
Miss Emily Fuller, Of West Point:
Pattie Cary, Elizabeth Ryland, of
Richmond. and Miss Gayle, of Nor
folk. are enjoying the house party
given by Miss Ruth Marston, at her
home. Fort Nonsense"
Rev T. A. Hall viii begin a series
or meetings with the pastor of Her
mitage Baptist church In Middlesex
on Sunday
DR.. sydney Bray. an old West
Point boy, who is practicing medi-
cine at Virgins. S. c.. Is spending
his vacation with friends here.
Mr.. w. c. Davis. Jr.. leaves to-
morrow for Brazil. South America,
where he has been called by Rail-
road Constructor Shaw, under whom
ne worked st bridge building, nea-
santiago the Year he graduated for a
year. lie graduated from the Wash
@ngton and Lee University about three
years ago.
Arthur Rogers, formerly Of West
Folnt. now of New York, Is spending
/ his vacation here
Mrs William II. Bell and Mrs. Rob.
ert {. Garden left this week FOR
Mount Elliott to spend some time
| Air. X, II. Smith, OF Savannah, Ca,
claim adJuster of Atlantic Compress
I Company, is on visit to relatives
here.
| Professor Ciyde F. Green. who was
principal OF the West Point High
school for several years. is visiting
his friends here. before going to Br.s-
tol where he will teach in tho high
| school the coming session. Misses
| oiiVe ard Emily Gault are visiting
Relatives in Delaware Miss O.we
Gauit aas been elected a member Of
the h'sh school faculty for the en-
| ing session.
MISS i|i'lan Roberts enterta ned her
iriehus AT a watermelon feast this
week on the porch. The decorations
we're OF growing grape vines. with