The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-08
WEST POINT PLANS
FOR SCHOOL FAIR.
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED AND
MEANS ARE TO BE CON-
SIDERED.
PORT RICHMOND NEWS
TEMPLE PALMER MADE TREAS
URER OFF KING WILLIAM
COUNTY, SUCCEEDING
FATHER.
PORT RICHMOND NEWS

WEST POINT VA. Feb. THE
School Improvement and Civic league,
at recent meeting, elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year:
President Mrs. w S. Eastwood; first
vice president, Mrs. NJ. +. Chandler;
second vice president, Mrs ]. w Mar
shall; secretary, Miss Katharine p,
Howerton; treasurer. Mrs. ]. f. Bland;
Professor n Z. oglesby, principa! of
the high school. was made chairman
of committee on buildings and grounds;
Mrs Thomas 2. Bagby. of press; Mrs.
S. r Bland, of membership Mrs. w.
r. Broaddus. of visiting.
Division Superintendent of Schools
Ragland Eubank was present and
talked on the subject of a county
school fair to be held in West" Point
in the near future. with ways and
means yet to be considered. Plans are
on foot by which first-class man may
be put in the West Point high school
to teach agriculture and other scien-
tifc subjects. Another session VIII be
held in the near future.
Mrs. Thomas p Bagby Is teaching
the mission study class again this win
ter. Royal Service" by Miss F. T. s.
Heck, Raleigh, N. c., president of the
woman's Missionary Union auxiliary to
the Southern Baptist convention, will
be the text book.
Mrs. Eugene F Steere was called
away early. in the week by telegram
announcing the death of her sister Mrs.
Hume Dortch. of Bedford. who died
very suddenly.
Temple Palmer, son OF r. J. Palmer.
who was treasurer OF King Will
liam county nearly twenty years. was
appointed by Judge c. B. Jones this
week as his fathers successor for the
unexpired term. which is about two
years this spring.
Rev. E. w. Billings. pastor of the
Baptist church. was unable TO fill his
pulpit on last Sunday on account of
his illness He was suffering with a
severe cold, but is kufficiektiy re-
covered to be out again and to hoid
the mid-week service on Wednesday
evening.
DR.. Alvah S. Hudson and bride have
recently returned from an extended
honeymoon trip North.
Ohio Owens, son of Mr.. ]. w. Owens.
who has been quite sick for several
weeks, is slowly recovering.
f. NJ Railway, who is connected with
the Chesapeake Pulp and Paper COM
pany, left this week for Cincinnati. o.
where he was married to Miss Charlotte
Rowe, of that city today. After we'd
ding tour of two weeks Mr.. ana Mrs
Roadway will arrive In West Point,
where they will make their home.
w. B. stark native of West Point
but for several years connected with
the Southern Railway company In
Norfolk, recently married Miss Lee. of
| Farmville. He is the son of Mrs. Mar
| tina Stark. OF West Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. c. Garden and Miss
Fife Garden, of West Point last week
attended the wedding of homas Wilbur
Pritchard to Miss Hazel Dell Hubs
peth. at s2l4 East Broad street, Rich
mond.
The members OF Buena Vista Coun-
Gill; No. AS, Order Fraternai Americans
celebrated their first anniversary Tues
day night, at the hospnable home OF
Robert I. Jeffries, near Shacklesford
A delightful suppe-' was served by the
members OF the council. prepared by
their wives and sweetheartA Afte
supper the visitors INDUCED in var
Gus games while the members retire.
to an upper room. where the meetins
was called to order ythe presiding
ficer, X. A. Crittenden, and reguiai
business transacted. after which the
the ensuing term: President, r. F.
Bland: vice-president. w. A. Post;
recording secretary. r. l. Jeffries; as
sistant recording secretary j. w
Smither; financial secretary, X. A. Crit
tenden. treasurer. r. A. Sutton; chap
lain, J. II. sutton. marshal. 1.
Chandler; warden. P. l. Mildly; in
side sentinel. H Milby; outside sen
tinel. w. B. Sutton.
Mrs. Crosby Thompson. wife o.
Crosby Thompson. president Of thu
Ofd Dominion Industrial Corporate
of West Point, left last Friday for New
York. and sailed February End on TIL
steamship Rotterdam" for an extend.
ed trip abroad. Mrs. Thompson will
be accompanied by her mother. Mrs
| John McGurk, OF Cleveland. Ohio. and
her sister Mrs. I4ascelles Simpson. Of
New York. They will visit Spain
Africa, Greece. Turkey. the Holy Land
and France, and will return by way
OF England to her home.