Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Fork UNION ACADEMY
!; HAS FORMAL OPENING
n. !. Perkins in Charge of
! Institution This Ycar--liatchcr
80 Hall Filling Rapidly.
STUDENTS IN ARMY SERVICE
Schools Roll OF Honor Shows Many
: Alumni Doing Their Bits for Gov
& Observation-Disclosures Citizens Show
!. Great Interest in County Fair.
-spccia, TO The Times-Dispatch.

- Especial 10 Tho Times Dispatch
= FORK UNION. VA. october l5-
s.f'ork Union Military Academy has
opened well. despite the fact that many
;, of the last-year mon who would have
been back. have been called 10 the
colors Hatcher nam is rapidly filing
and the OUTLOOK for tho school is high
ly cncouraEiur under tho leadership
Of Professor X. !. Perkins, formerly
of Sanford, Fla.
The even; OF chief interest connect.
ed with the hcImnins OF the term
was tho formal opening OF the Cicero
MAN Literary Society. There were
many interesting features Of the oc-
caSiou. hut none moro intensely so than
the reading OF the list OF the names OF
those who are now in service. The
honor roll Of the school, and the sing
ing OF tho national anthems in their
honor. Former cadets are in almost
every branch OF service. and. almost
without exception, they have been able
TO obtain military pretcrment OF one
Kind or another on account OF their
training roceiN ID here.
Captain George G. Watson. formerly
OF Lafayette College, Eas,on. Pa. is
here tor the organization of a hama
and has just returned from New York.
where he went to purchase the brasscs
which he is 70 use this year.
The Fluvanna County Fair. which
took place at Ca-ysbrook October ..
and 1, was largely attended and was
marked especially by the growing in
tcrest OF the citizens OF the county
in the enterprise The chief events
were the parade of the women of the
Fluvanna Chapter OF Red Cross. at
tended by the cadets OF the Fork Union
Military Academy. an address BY Har-
ry ST. George Tucker. = tournament.
farmers rally. a minstrel show and
several Red Cross entertainments. at
which a considerable amount OF money
was realized.
= J. Aston Cabell appeared before the
students al citizens OF Fork linton
on Saturday night and delivered 8,
OF the Present War" \ large crowd
heard him with mucn pleasure
DR.. Robert Oppenhimer Of Knox
willie. Tenn Mrs. Sol Cu,chins. Of
Richmond. Va: DR. William T. Open
hiner and DR. 50. Julien Oppenhimer
here. at her home at Corinth Hill
Mrs. w Z. Daniel and MIR. and Mrs
Sidney Allen. who motorcd from Wei
DON y. c. and We're guests OF Cap
tain and Mrs. G. q. Snead, have re-
turned home.
Mrs. o. NJ. Harcum. Of Bryn Mawr.
Pa, and Di Orie l.. Hatcher. Of Rich
with their mother, Mrs. William l.
Hatcher. at Carcby Hall.
Mrs. Edward y. McGarvcy. OF Brook
lEn, y. y. is visiting her mother at
the rectory
DR.. and Mrs. George rarrott have
returned from visit TO Albemarle.
Mrs w. r. Perkins is spending a
few days in baltimore.
MIR. and Mrs. L. j. Perkins, OF Pc
torsburg, and Mr. and Mrs W. 2. Pct
w OF huntington W. Va. are the
guests Of Mrs. Frank Snead "a, Ard
more.
Mrs. Or. Walter l.. Switzerland. Of
Dublin. a. who was entertained by
Mrs. DR.. George Sncad during the Flu
wanna Fair has returned home. c.
Vernon Snider has -eturned from a
business trip 10 Atlanta
DR.. w. y. Quisenhury is nov in New
y ork on business connected with Fork
Union Military Academy