Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
.C0NsERVATIONO OF FOOD
ABANDONED FOR time
wartime Scarcity Not Noticeable
at Dinner Served by King
William Women.
GIVEN FOR LEAGUES BENEFIT
i'ou OF Honor Of Young Men Who
have Conc to War Placed on Wall
OF Methodist Church-Notes Of
West Point.

WEST POINT. VA, October. 6.-An
occasion to be remembered was the
u,hher given at King William on Tues
nay the first day OF the fall term OF
Smcuit Court. Mrs. b. G. Garrett, the
"ne OF b. c. Garrett. clerk OF the coun-
" TOOK the initiative, and, calling to
her aid her friends and the women
., the King William branch of the Ma
t'ohal League for Womans Service. a
spierdid dinner was served for the
cement OF the league. A great crowd
gathered Many old friends met. and.
just Tor day. the conservation Of food
was laid on the table for future refer
ence. Mrs. r. j. Palmer, county chair
man. brought home $50. and now the
work VIII go forward by leaps and
pounds. Among the women who at
tended the dinner from West Point
were: Mrs. N. T. Lewis. Mrs. J. w. Mar
shall and Mrs. r. J. Palmer.
/ In the Methodist church there hangs
on the wall the roll Of honor. contain
ing the names OF those young men who
nave gone to war from that church.
There are sixteen names. and the roll
Is handsomely framed with two small
nags hung over IT.
Johns Hopkins Taft was the week
end guest of his parents here. and on
Monday he left to join the law school
OF Richmond College. He was edu-
Gated At Broaddus College. Philip. W..
Va. His parents came to West Point
from Huntington. w. Va. about year
ago.
DR.. Ellis Richardson, Of IIiimarnock.
Va. and family have come 10 West
Point.
A. X. Teyah is representing this week
the lodge No. SO. Knights OK Pythias,
ar their annual convention In Roanoke.
IVA.
Go-to- Sunday-school day, observed in
the First Baptist Church on September
80, was Il great SUCCESS. a splendid
program OF special music. recitations
by the children and talks by the older
OF men owning automobiles brought
those who were unable to walk and
those who lived at distance, and at
$40 In the morning the church was
well filled. The names were read out
by the secretary of the boys OF the
Sunday school who had gone to war
L. d. Garland, of the State Mission
Board. Richmond. passed through West
Point on Sunday en- route TO Olivet
Church. in King and Queen, where, he
preached twice in the interest Of State
Missions. On his way back he preach
ed In the first Baptist Church here to
a large congregation.
Rev. +. =. McSparran. the presiding
elder Y In the Rappuhannock District
preached in the Methodist Church his
last sermon before conference meets.
Miss Mildred Woodward. assistant
principal In the high school. has been
very I'll for a week or more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby Thompson have
had as their guests at Euclid Heights
Colonel George II. Thompson. his un-
Gle. George II. Thompson. Jr.. Free
THOMPSON his brother. and MIR. ant
Airs. s. l.. Jones and Miss Merrill Jones
OF New York
Rev w. S. Shackiettc, rector Of st
Johns Church. is still in the Johnson
Wills Hospital. in Richmond. He wai
taken there about three weeks ns'
with bronchial trouble. Mrs. Shack
lcttc went to Richmond Thursday
The cemetery association met this
week and laid out plans for the fal
and winter work. Several donations
were noted.
Announcements have been received
by many in town OF the marriage o
n. Nelson Gary to Miss May SwanI
Ing, of Baltimore, Md, on September 2
in Baltimore. Miss Ing is the daughter
of Mrs. Charles Ing. of Baltimore. ant
was we'll known in West Point. wher'
she was visitor of Mrs. II. G. d.
FarEcs Il. Nelson Gary was Yves
point boy until he enlisted to go t
war. He is the son OF Mrs. Lcste
Kirby. no,. Of West Point