Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-05
SPRING DAYS ARE IDEAL
FOR OLD POINT TOURISTS
Visitors to Famous Virginia Resort
Have Been Favored With
Many Attractions.
,ERoPLANING PROVES POPULAR
Have You Been Up" Is Most OFT
Repeated Question of Day, and
Many Society Women Have En-
perfcnced the Thrill OF Flying.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
OLD POINT COMFORT. VA. Marsh
These spring days of March have
""en ideal. and tourists have been
bending nearly all their time in tho
"pen Guests at the Chamberlin
-athercd on the verandas or in tho
sun parlors. watch daily with interest
he graceful flights Of tho hydroplanes
"nd acroplanes flying over historic
Fortress Monroe and Hampton Roads
Though amid dreamy and quiet sur
'oundings. their conversations most
often are discussions OF modern war
defenscs. the ancient ramparts Of the
fort and the famous battle OF the Mcr-
''mac and the Monitor.
The new super-Drcadnought Penn
SNlvania. on leaving and returning
i'om her trial trip. and the United
states cruiser Tennessee. which VIII
cave next week with Secretary McAdoo
and party for South America, attracted
much attention while anchored OFF the
pier.
Aviator Walter Lees carries fair
passenger in his hydroplane nearly
every day. and have you been up il
AN oft-repcated question of the day at
Old Point. Miss Mary Armsby. of san
Francisco, and Miss Catherine Pittman.
OF Detroit. cousins. who have been
spending several weeks with DR.. aud
Mrs. James Kennedy Corss. took long
and high flights this week, Miss
HrnsDy lctt on NcnNcsh.! lo! Nc"
York TO visit her college c!assmate.
Miss Marion Cleveland. daughter OF
former President Grover Cleveland.
Noticeable this week the ar
'ival OF many sojourners who have
spen, the spring season here for
number OF years Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Bond and Miss Gladys Bond. OF
chicago, are nnd!ng many old fricnds
81 other seasons Mr.. and Mrs. ". =.
Brigham. ~ho have in their party Mrs.
r H. Mitchell and Mrs. J. G. Andcr-
-pu. OF Toledo, have come for their an
uual visit, az also have Dr.. and Mrs.
4, V. Darlington. Mrs 7. IS. Ruther-
foord. OF Richmond, Mr and Mrs. John
. Sherlock. Of Cincinnati; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. s. Rooscn, OF Minneapolis; 9.
van Norhis and his mother. MtH. !.
van Norhis of Rochester.
Mrs. r. VI. price. Of Paris enter
AIMED at bridge on Tuesday afternoon
-, tho rose room Of the Chamberlin
so- Miss " g Fox. OF Philadelphia,
:. sister OF John Fox, lr the author:
Among other guests w":. MIS- E!chard
SURVIVAL. OF Philadelphia; Mrs. r. Rust
smith. Washington: Mrs. Mildred u.
ricrcc. Mrs George knowiton. Of
North Upton. Mass.
Mrs Arthur Murray's guests 10Y ia
dansant on Monday afternoon IA the
palm garden included Mrs. NagrGI.r.
Mrs. ord Preston. OF Washington. Cap
tain s. G.. Shartl., L. ;. \, and Mrs.
Sar,le, who recently returned from
Berlin.
sir. and Mrs 4 " FORBES, Of %cw
rprk are tho guests Of Major . y
.ugcn, L. ;. a, and Mrs Nuge"t IA
ls. post
j. IL Towmtend came down on sun
,.v from New York to join his sister.
AS Alfred l.. White. who Is her" "ith
Miss T. ". tusaCk
Mrs George T.. Dickinson. OF Ehnt"-
b. ,t.E Il
nor mother. Mrs. \. -. chamdor, who
has been taking the cur al th''
Ghambcrlin.
Mrs. +. I Nesta. of Washington has
been spending the past Two weeks
~.th friends ia the Fort
~ Captain and Mrs. Peace ~ FoTt'eS"
ora preston joined Mrs Preston and
her mother Mrs Murray, tor the week
md Mr. and Mrs. Preston haze re
turned TO their home in Washington
cd Mrs. Bryan and children here ioF
a few days visit this week
Miss stem and Miss Boushner. OF
Baltimore, have been tho guests OF
Lieutenant and Mrs. Gildart. AT Fort
ress Monroe.
Mrs. G. b. Buchanan, Richmond, paNlc
punlop, Petersburg; Mrs. w. H. Algcr.
" / futile, Edward :. Tuttlc Mrs. l..
Is Sampson. Mr.. and Mrs. II. NcE
mouth, William L. Hubbard, Jr.' Ba!tl-
more. Mrs F. T.. Buskct, Stevenson.
Md; Mr.. and Mrs Edward Dewitt En-
cIcwood; Mr. and Mrs. Z. G. Hood,
Mrs. George NJ. Neall and Miss Mar
oaret A. Neall. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nc
,laskey. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. snyder
MIR. and Mrs John Dicky. Henry l..
,.re,cb Philadelphia: +. c. Murdoch
weaver II. Rogers, OF Pittshurgh: Mrs.
Thomas Withcrs, Mrs. X. L. shepard.
scranton; Rev. and Mrs. A. S Burke
and Miss Burke, Logewood Mrs Har-
vey l.. French and Mr. Paul sterhn'
OF Wilkes-Barre