The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01
WEST POINT
Special 70 rhe rlmes.pIspatch. ]

West Point. Yn, January 31-Mrs. VIII
liam H. Bell gave reception In honor OF
Rev. T.. w. Billings. the pastor OF the
Baptist Church. and wife. on Friday after.
noon from to o'clock Thomus y. Bagby
assisted Mrs. Bell In receiving her guests
Miss Josephine Ware poured the coffee.
while Misses Kate Gary and Mae owens
assisted In serving. At o'clock the same
evening large and representative crowd
gathered In u local playhouse TO enjoy one
OF Mrs s o. Wrghts rare entertainments.
Mrs. Wright Is the wife of Rev. s. Otto
Wright. OF Newport News. but for two
years had in charge the local Methods,
Church. The entertainment given
der the auspices or the women OF tho
Methodist Church. and Mrs Wright rectcd
In her charming manner. Mrs. A. Julian
Bagby delighted the audience with solo
and responded to the encore with another
beautiful song. ]. W. Courtney. n grent
invoritc with West Point audience, also
sang. Tho orchestra composed OF local
talent-Mrs. A. j. BaGby a. j. BaHby
Willie Lipscomb. Arthur Neustadt and Pro.
fessor J. Sohm-ndded much to the occa-
sion
The School Improvement and Civic Lengu.
ut a meeting this week elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: president,
Mrs w s. Eastwood first vice-president.
Mrs. NJ p. Chandler second vice pr.si-
dent. Mrs. ]. w. Marshall; secretary, Mis-.
Katharine =. Iiowerton: treasurer Mrs J.
f. Bland. " +. Oglesby. principal OF the
high school, made chairman of the
committee. on buildings and grounds: Mrs
y.
r Bland. on membership: Mrs. w. r.
Broaddus visiting Division Superin-
tendent Ragland Eubank present and
spoke on the subject of a county school fair
TO be held IN the future ct West Point
slastic meeting
The Card Club met this week with Mr..
Henry Corr. The Sewing Circle met at
Euclid Heights. with Miss Bernlce Stall
OF the Mansion House
Tho mission Btudy ciass mot IN w.Sn..
Gay afternoon with Mrs. Thomas p Bagby
who viii lend tho class again this yeai
They viii use I'm Royal Service" ,s ,e~,
BOOK by Miss +. T.. Heck. North Carolina
president or tho Woman's Missionary Union
AUXILIARY 10 the Southern Baptist con
West Point people wer. rr,.v.s 70 hon,
last week OF the death OF Mrs j. Horace
Ncwbill. She WAS the wife OF Roy I
II. Newbil. Who served the Baptist church
mere as pastor twice. md was greatly be-
loved by tho people throughout tho. town
They lived near Colonial Beach iu3west-
noreland County. and she died at her home
She was Miss Noble Muse of Essex and
lived for some time in Richmond Nj
Newbili has preached for twelve years ia
the Northern Neck. He two daughters and
a SON j. Aubrey Newbili surviv. his vito
Mrs. Crosby Thompson wife Of Crosby
Thompson. president OF IN. Old Dominion
Industrial Corporation of West Point, will
leave Friday for New York sailing thence
on February the steamer Rotterdam
for an extended trip abroad Mrs Thomp-
son Will be accompanied by her mother
Mrs John NcGurk. OF Cleveland O. and
her sister. Mrs LasceliAs simpson OF New
YORK She viii not follow the beaten track
Of tourists, but. having been abroad sew
cral times. she Will ondcavor TO Sc. some
thing OF other lands They will visit Spain
Africa Greece Turkey the Holy Land and
later France and VIII return hy way OF
England TO her home. There are no def
mite plans as 20 the return trip. but they
VIII probably bc away three months.
hr and Mrs Willie Roberts. who were
married about two weeks ago. left for EN-
noria Va on Monday evening where Mr.
Roberts has accepted position
Frank Smith, o! King and queen son o,
Tie late Lewis w. Smith, WAS married on
saturday afternoon ct the home OF Rev.
SIR iaisiip. .: Middlesex. TO Miss i.ulie Gar
rctt daughter of Adolphus Garrett. OF Mari
Bank" In King and Queen county Mr.
smiths mother VIII DC remembered az Mrs
virginia Carlton. bS a former marriage
George e Trioe. Of Hampton who ha.
many business Interests here, left on Wed
ncSday for Miami, Fla, thence ne will 40
10 san Antonio Tex. where he has large
business interests and will probably re-
main until spring weather is established.
Mrs y. VI. TIghlman. OF Baltimore IS
spending fe~ weeks at the Rldgeway
House. West Point. :or her health Mfs
Tishlman is the granddaughter OF the late
Judge Carmichael OF St Anne's County
Rotary OF State OF Maryland. under Cover.
nor Bowie. Some years ago she lived a,
Broad Neck Farm. near the Courthouse. this
county, and her son Walter II Tirhiman.
is living there now.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G Ciuvernator. own.rs
Of Beach Park. spent the weekend in town
Beach Park Will be opened this summer
but tina, the owners wish 10 sell the Ter
minal Hotel Several parties looking
after the hotel property some for bo,ei
purposes and several doctors wish IL FOR the
purpose OF establishing a sanhtoriur
CHEZ Engineer Jones. OF the Chesapeake
pulp and paper mill, has come from New
i"rk and his wife IS with him.