The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-23
OLD POINT NOTES

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Old Point, Va. April a.
The spring season at Old Point lis In
full swing and social interest conters
IN the black and white ball given las.
Friday evening by the management
of the Chamberlin, for the benefit OF
the army relief fund for which a
goodly sum was realized. The walls OF
the ballroom were hung in large
checks and stripes OF black and white.
with numerous pennants interspersed
TO add touch of the patriotic color.
fhe costumes we're varied and some
OF them were very handsome, among
which were noted Miss Esther Foote.
who was Costumed as a Colonial
dame. and her father. Colonel Stephen
NJ. Foote, L. $. A., as Colonial
cavalier. Mrs. John A. Nugent, as
Carmen: Miss Ann Ellicott. as Folly;
Miss Helen Schweinerte, as a Swiss
bell ringer; Miss Anne Brown KIM
berley as an artist. in black velvet
suit: Miss Phyllis Davidson. as a
fortune-teller: Miss Allen Hughes, as
a gypsy: Leutenants Thomas and
Jeffries. as Yama Yama men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Scott of Rich
mond, arrived Wednesday to spend
several days at tho Chamberln Mr.
Scott is the secretary OF the Virginia
Bankers association, which is to meet
here the goth of June
Mrs. Edward L. bingham and son,
Mason L. Bingham, OF Washington.
have been here for the past week,
and left Friday when Mr.. Bingham
returned to Harvard, where he is n
student, and has recently enlisted in
the officers reserve corps,
Others from Washington who have
been here this week are Mrs. Jas. r.
Richards and Miss Christine Rich
ards, Mrs. A. G. Blauvelt, John 7.
Fleming, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. W.
Chiswell and Mrs Henry r. Fisher.
Miss Dorothy Straub. of Baltimore,
is the house guest of Mrs. Augustus
Norton. in the post. She will leave
Monday for her home at Fort How
ard, where her father, Colonel Oscar
I. Straub. Is In command of the post.
They will leave in June for Panama.
where he goes to Colon for duty. and
they will stop en- route to see the
son of Colonel Straub. who Is on the
border with the troops.
Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson's
houseboat. Everglades" arrived from
the south on Monday and anchored in
the roads, having on board Sir Fred
erick and Lady Ames OF Montreal.
who have been spending the winter in
Aiken, s. c., and joined the boat at
Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick. Jr,.
OF Chicago. have been spending the
past two weeks here.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore \. Vail. OF
New York. came in last Monday. and
will remain for the month OF April,
Mr.. Vail Is the president of the
American Telegraph and Telephone
Co. He was the guest of Fl. B. Frizzell
on Tuesday, at the Hampton insti-
tute, where he made an address to
the negro students.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. II. Garfield.
with their son and daughter. arrived
Friday from Williamstown. Mass. Mr..
Garfield is the son of the late Presl-
dent Jas. A. Garfield. and he is now
president of the williams college. at
Wiliamstown.
Arthur X. Baldwin and William
Farrand are among the New Workers
who have daily rounds on the golf
links.
Mr. Grswold A. Thompson, Of
New. York, whose summer home is
WAX ehurst." Newport. spent several
days here this week playing golf. and
returned Monday TO his home.
Mr. Fred r. Palen. manager of the
Newport News Shipbuilding Co. In
New York with Mrs. Palen. was here
for several days this week,
Baltimoreans coming in during the
past week were Mrs. Richard Crom-
we'll and Miss Mary Cromwell. OF
Gainesville: Mrs Z. c. Taylor. Harry
slack and Frank Bosgs. who spent
their days playing golf.
Miss Anne Ellicott. OF Germantown.
who has been spending the past six
weeks here. left Monday for Washing
ton TO visit Miss Dorothy Mason.
daughter of Admiral Mason, L. s. N.