The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
the Richmond people in Roanoke the
past week
PEOPLE FROM NORTH ARE
AT OLD POINT COMFORT

Old Point Comfort. Va, Oct. IA
number OF New Workers.. Philadel-
phians and Neutrality-suspicious. are spend
I ing the, autumn season here, while
taking their annual course OF baths.
exercise, diet and other features which
| go to make up the "kur."
Those who prefer the seashore to
the mountains while taking the 'kur
4 have found perfect Indian summer
| weather. with a temperature that has
not only been ideal for the golfers.
| tennis players and horseback riders,
/ but for surf bathing IN the salt water
here. while a few have been able to
vary the monotony by making flights
with the airmen IN the aviation camp
at Norfolk.
/ Dancing out OF doors in the moon
light pavilion. which juts out from a
pier over the waters of Hampton
Roads. has brought together several
congenial companies during the week
OF autumn visitors and army and
navy people from the fort and fleet.
Tho recently erected now handsome
home of the Hampton Roads Golf and
Country Club mile from the fort
with he one of the finest and most
spacious private clubs in the State
when II is formally opened In about
a fortnight. when Alex Simpson, the
Scotch pro from Stonehaven, who
came here from the White Sulphur
Springs. will have opened the newly
completed eighteen hole golf course
that has been needed hero for sew
eral years to alleviate the constantly
increasing congestion on the links.
To Dedicate Golf Course.
The formal dedication OF the new
golf course will be marked by q spe-
ciai invitation tournament with play
ers from the Country Club OF Virginia
al Richmond. Chevy Chase and tho
Washington Country Clubs at Wash
inEton, the Maryland and Baltimore
Country Clubs at baltimore. and Bal
tusrol. Sleepy Hollow. Ardsiey and
several other New York clubs.
Tomorrow afternoon, Mrs. G. A.
Nugent. wife OF Major Nugent. u. s.
A.. Is giving a. farewell the dansant
here tomorrow afternoon for num-
Der OF visitors and friends stationed
at the army post
On Wednesday evening over a hun
dred attended dinner dance and sup
per given by Mr. and Mrs. George
r. Adams in compliment to Colonel
]. A. Haynes. tho commandment here.
and Mrs. Haynes and her mother. Mrs.
f. s. Fowler. who is visiting Colonel
Huge yellow and red chrysanthe-
NUNS were used in the decorations
in the dining-room and in the palm
room.
Several affairs were given at the
Chamberlin and at Fortress Monroe
before their departure early In the
week for Major General Arthur Muir
ray. L, S. A, retired, and Mrs MUIR
ray. with their daughter. Mrs. Ord
Preston. and Mr.. Preston.
Or. and Mrs. Louis NJ. Tiffany ar
rived from New York ON Thursday.
accompanied by Mrs. Gordon Abbott,
and have Joined the throng here who
have come to spend the autumn and
take the 'kur," others including Mr..
and Mrs. william #. Hamilton. Jr..
Captain c, G. Cakes. Arthur J. Morris,
Miss Sara r. Morris and c. w. Hotch-
kiss. OF New York: Thomas @. Pow
ers, OF Brooklyn: Mr. and Mrs. H.
j. Hayward. of Hartford: Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Tyler. OF New Haven:
Mrs. w. J. Beattie and Mrs. F.. c. P.
Gray, OF Cohoes: Mira N. @. Stearns
and Miss Carrie Batchelder. OF Bos-
ton; Mr.. and Mrn. Charles c. Knight,
OF Philadelphia: Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam NJ. Foster. OF Newark; Mr.. and
Mrs A. N. Macleod, of Boston.
AE. AAlu w ~ MOTCthlO, OIL
Newport and pittsburg. have arrived
at tho Chamherlin Hotel for the
"lrur" and win be Joined shortly by
Mrs Oelrfchs.
Among those expected during the
coming fortnight include w. Earl
Dodge. the Hon. Frederick Eden, Cap
tain Charles n. Innforth, " a. A.
and Mrs Danforth. from New York:
Mrs David =. h Chew. OF Philadel-
phis, and her daughter. Mrs, Lowry
y. Stephenson.
! Admiral w. C, Wise 10 at the Cnam-
berlin for the autumn and winter sea
sons.