Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-22
OLD POINT COMFORT


Especial to the Times-Dispatch1
OLD POINT COMFORT, July 21.-
The largest dance OF tho summer took
place on Saturday evening in tho pa
vilion of the Chamberlin. when the
orchestra from the reservists training
camp furnished the music. and a small
admission fee was charged, the funds
being given to the Red Cross work
at Old Point. This unit devotcs it's
time TO the making of surgical Dress
ings. Two instructors will reach hero
for the Red Cross headquarters on Au-
gust e TO teach class in this work
so that they may qualify as instructors
10 others and carry on the work moro
widely.
MIR. and Mrs. L. Morgan. of licking
ton. Va, now living in Washington.
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Laura Tucker Pendlcton. to Lewis
Dcpew Wheaton. on Saturday. July IA.
by Chaplain Pruden. u. s. a. The
ceremony was performed in the quar-
tiers of the brides brother at Fort
Monroe, whom she was visiting. For
several years she has lived In New
York. The groom is in the United
States Marine Corps. and now stationed
at the Norfolk barracks. but has or
ders to report at Winthrop. Md. next
week. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Wheaton. Of Pennington. =. J..
Miss Gertrude Pendleton. of Washing
ton. and Miss Laura Powell Tucker, of
Lexington. were the out -of-town guests
present
The Secretary OF War. Newton D.
Baker, accompanied by number Of
high officials in the army. arrived at
Old Point on Wednesday for an in
spection of the aviation field. where
the army men are TO receive their in
struction and other military interests
near here. They were met by Colonel
Stephen D. Foote. L. S. A. and his
staff
Mrs. Andrew Ross Fillibrown and
Miss Betty Fillibrown, of Philadelphia,
arrived on Tuesday to spend several
weeks al the Chamberlin. Mrs. Fill
brown has come to take the cure"
The little chapel at Fort Monroe is
playing an important part this sum-
mer. there being good many we'd
dings here since the beginning of the
officers training camp. On Saturday
afternoon at o'clock Miss Florence
Burlington Staunton and Gordon Col
ter King. both of Pittsburgh. were
married by Rev. Rhuell Hampton Mer-
rill. stepfather of the bride. assisted
by Chaplain Pruden. L. S. a. The
bride, in an elegant gown of ivory
satin and veil, was attended by Miss
Alice Nettleton. of Syracuse, y. Y, and
the Groom's best man was his brother,
John NJ King. of Pittsburgh. After
the ceremony, which was witnessed by
the families OF the couple and few
college friends of the groom now in
the training camp, among whom were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wharton Pepper,
Jr.. of Philadelphia, dinner was given
at the Chamherlin. The wedding party
and relatives arrived on Thursday on
a private car from Pittsburgh as the
guests of Wilbur Latimer King. presi-
dent Of the Independent Steel Company,
and father of the groom. and Mrs
King. and registered at the Chamber
lin. In the party were Rev. r. H.
Merrill and Mrs. Merrill. mother of the
bride. her brother and sister. Wilbur
and Miss Mildred stanton. and Rear
Admiral Sidney a. stanton. L. S. ",
retired. an uncle; Mr.. and Mrs Harry
i. Williams. uncle and aunt OF the
groom.
MIR. and Mrs. King left for a short
stay in Washington. and they will re-
turn to Old Point. where the former
will continue in the training camp. and
Mrs. King will remain at the Cham
berlin. until he gets his orders for
duty.
Charles c. Walker brought a party
down from Richmond TO the Chamber
lin on Wednesday on his private car.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur p Wilmer chap
eroned the party and there were about