The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
WEST POINT
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West Point. Va. Aug. ls4--At
called meeting OF the wonan's club on
Monday afternoon II was unanimously
decided to do away with the Shake
spearean class previously arranged fer
the coming winter and In It's stead to
make a study of France. The program
COMMITTEES Will at once prepare an out
line and assign the work for the new
subject
II was further voted that every al
ternate meeting should be devoted to
work which would be usefuI--either
knitting or sewing for some one
branch of the service 1t was also
decided 10 assess each mem her an
amount sufsaciasse for the club to Sup
port one French orphan for one year
The nrst regular meeting OF the club
will be on the first Monday afternoon
IN October.
On Monday Mrs. H. l. Lewis sent
. large box Of magazines to the Navy
Already the women Of West Point
are discussing the preparation OF
Christmas cheer bags for the soldiers
and sailors. and work will be COM
menced on them In the near future.
They must be sent by October Is
Mr.. George Durham, bookkeeper
for the past two years for the Chesa-
RVAAC : Atk anu EaPCi ~ ct tnlS
place. has accepted . position with the
Atlantic Paper Co.. located at Sa-
vannah, Ca. and LETT this week for
that city. Mrs. Durham will visit Mr.
DurhamS mother at Tappahannock
before Joining Mr.. Durham In Savan-
nah.
Miss Patty Puiler Is visiting Miss
Martha Miller In Htaunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bland. DR.. May
Farinholt Jones and Mrs. Ned Bland
motored to Richmond on Monday.
Mrs. A. r. Baghy. Of Tappahannock,
II guest OF her son. DR.. B. b. Bag
By.
Messrs- o. L Cole and H. Fl. Black.
we'll. two Of the West Point young men
who entered the FIRST training class at
Fort Myer, have just been commits
the cavalry and the other In the artil-
lery.
Two West Point boys will attend
the second training class at Fort
Myer. They are Temple Palmer. who
has been treasurer of King William
county for the past three years. and
Hansford Anderson.
Mrs. George Field and children are
visiting relatives at Jarrett, Va
Mrs. Lizzie W. Darnaby, of George
town, KY. 10 visiting Col and Mrs. B.
l. Farinholt
seiden Richardson. sutherlin De..
farges and Richard Broaddus, OF the
Richmond Blues. were visitors in their
several homes here on Sunday.
Miss Susie Corr Is in Culpeper
guest Of Miss Nancy Jennings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Treat and
their three children spent the week
end In the home of Mr.. winfred Corr
in King and Queen county,
Miss Louise Albright OF Washing.
ton; Miss Beatrice Hardy, OF Chase
City; William Harrison. Of Baltimore
and Milton Goode. of Chase City, are
guests OF Mrs. r c. Garden.
Mrs. Emma Leath is spending a
month with her sister, Mrs. Williams
ut Colonial Beach.
Robert Garden Is home again after
ten days camping trip in Maryland
On Tuesday last Mrs. Sam Bland
entertained In honor of her sister, DR.
May Farinholt Jones' of Hatt.eeburg
Miss.
Mrs. G. A, Briggs. of Richmond, i.
isiting Mrs. Peter Thrift. Mr.
Briggs. who Ia with the Anglo Next.
can Petroleum Co, has been trans.
Mrs. Briggs will join her husband
there about the first Of September.
Mr.. ana Mrs. H. I. Lewis and Misl
Victoria Lewfs. accompanied by Mr.
Temple Palmer and hts mother. have
gone on 4 motor trip to Alton. Mr.
and Mrs. Lswis VIII stop In Alton fol
ton days or longer. the rast OF the
party returning to Weat Point In I
81. Nay rartnhoit Jones and Mrs
George w. Richardson will leave on
1nn!ay fcr y short trtp ~ Balttmsrs