The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28
Summer Resorts
OLD POINT

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HOTEL CHAMBERLIN. OLD
I POINT COMFORT, VA, July 27.-
When an entire garrison. numbering
some 100 men turns out for field
day exercises there Is sure to be much
excitement, and when on Wednesday
all the companies of soldiers and Off
GERS al Fort Monroe gathered TO
watch the various tests of strength
and to participate in the d herent
sports every one at the Cham berlin
land from surrounding places were on
hand to cheer the men. These field
/ days are held two or three times Il
year and are eagerly locked forward
I TO by the enlisted men. On Wednes-
! day there were various sports as fol-
lows: tug-of-war equipment race. re-
I lay race and wall scaling. and natu-
rally there was great rivalry among
the companies for first place. The
sports took place in the morning and
( the afternoon Was taken up with ball
games between the teams which have
played during the spring and summer
on the parade ground inside the for
! tress
/ Old Point Comfort as an anchorage
for private yachts is yearly becoming
more popular with yachtsmen who
come here from three days TO as
many weeks, and during the past
month there have been a number oi
beautiful private yachts anchored
just off the Chamberlin pier. The
''Legonia. belonging to John r.
Hurst of Baltimore left Monday
tyysea hs9
during which time Mr. Hurst's guests
took advantage OF the Chamherlin
Eswimming-pool. some OF them taking
swimming lessons, and on several oc-
icasions they dined at the hotel,
Another yacht from Baltimore. the
Gretchen, owned by Daniel H..
Banks. has been the scene OF many
informal affairs during her anchor
age In Hampton Roads. MIR. Banks
took fishing trip OF several days
along the banks of the Chesapeake,
having as his guest Captain Larry L.
Morse During the absence of Mr..
Banks Mrs. Banks remained at Old
Point Daniel B. Banks. Jr,, has been
entertaining a number of young boys
on board. among his guests were
Douglas Wahl and Cooper Barnes,
some of the army officers stationed at
Fort Monroe.
In army circles this has been a
week Of 'goodbyes, rather than of
entertaining. Major and Mrs. Thomas
Winston and family leave for Fort
Barrancas, Fla; Lieutenant and Mrs.
Roy Avery. after leave spent IN New
Hampshire. 90 to West Point. where
Lieutenant Avery will be instructor at
the military academy, Captain and
Mrs. Jay Hopkins. who have been
stationed at Fort Monroe for num-
Der of years, are to go 10 Fort screw
en-, Ga. They will be greatly missed
by large circle of friends here. Both
Captain and Mrs. Hopkins were crack
bowlers, Mrs. Hopkins exceliing at
duckpins, often making record of
.125 and winning many of the win
ter's prizes.
Miss Nathalie Berry has gone TO
Fort Barrancas near Pensacola. Fla.
to visit her twin sister, Mrs. William
4. Boyd, formerly Miss Loonie Berry,
one of the most popular young
women ever at Old Point.
Mr.. and Mrs, Max B. DeMott have
been al the Chamberlin quite fire.
auently lately, coming over from
their home in Norfolk. whore they
have taken a house during the .'me
Ensign DeMott is stationed at the
Norfolk Navy yard where his ship.
the South Carolina, is in mort. Mrs.
DeMott was formerly Miss MARQUEE
rite Knox. daughter OF Colonel Thos.
t. Knox governor of the Old Sol
diers' Home at Hampton, Va