Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-02
EARNEST WORK IS DONE
by WEST POINT WOMEN
They Are Busy With Surgical Dress
ings, Bandages and Other Neces-
sites for Soldiers.
SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER IL
Faculty Has Been Chosen, and Prin-
cipalship Goes to L.. v. Scott, From
Southwestern Part Of State-Sev-
eral Entertainments in Past Week.
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WEST POINT. VA. September L.
The work of the National League for
Woman's Service and the Navy League
IS earnestly going on, and much work
is being accomplished. The Navy
League is busy with surgical dressing,
bandages, pillows. etc, and the League
for Woman's Service is about to COM
plete the filling OF a large and valuable
box to be sent TO headquarters. The
women of ST. Nebo (colored church). who
have Just completed their organization.
have contributed TO this box thirty
pairs OF wooden socks.
The West Point High School will
open September IL. There is a gem
eral repairing going on at the school
building, and there is a determination
to make this d banner session. The
faculty has at last been decided upon.
and is as follows: principal, l.. V. Scott,
from the extreme southwestern part Of
the Suite: first assistant principal. Miss
Irene Mills Of Danville; third assistant
principal, Miss Mildred Woodward. Of
West Point: seventh grade. Miss Mary
Jones, OF williamsburg: NTH and sixth
Eardes. Miss Ada Walker, of Urbanna
Va; fourth grade, Miss Maud Bland.
West Point; third grade, Miss Margaret
Palmer, West Point: first and second
grades. Miss Susie Corr. OF West
Point.
Jack Thompson, of Euclid Heights,
has given recently series Of dances at
his home.
Mrs. E. c. Weary recently entertained
at cards. Miss Susie Corr presided at
the punch bowl. The out-of-town
guests were DR.. May Farinholt Jones.
OF Hatticsburg, Mss: Miss Mary Gate
wood, of South Carolina, and Mrs. j.
81. Lewis. of Gloucester County.
Quite a number Of West Points young
people attended dance at .Acquihton
on Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Gault entertained
last week and part OF this week with
house party. The guests were MIR.
and Mrs. c. 3. Rodney, Of Harris
burg. Pa: Walter Rodney. of Laurel
Del; Mrs. a Wilieroy and little daugh-
ter. Elizabeth Rodney. of Pamunkey
Trail, King William County. c. b. and
Walter Rodney are brothers of Mrs.
Gault.
a. b. Spencer. his daughter. Miss
Made, and son, Alexander, who have
been visiting Mr.. Spencer's mother. Mrs.
Emma Roy Spencer, for several weeks,
left on Monday for their home in San
Antonio. Tex.
+. H. Hoffman, of Port Jervis. n. Y,
who was among the first to cone here
with the Old Dominion Industrial Cor
poration. spent last Friday here.
Captain George Carlton took a large
family party down to Gloucester Coun-
~ last Saturday to spend a day and
night with relatives. They returned
Sunday afternoon, bringing back with
them Miss Lois Trice for visit. and
leaving Mrs. ]. &. Whalcy for a longer
visit.
Miss Lee Courtney, OF Richmond. has
heen recent guest of Mrs. Brandt
DeFarges, OF New York, who is spend
ing the mouth of August with her
parents, Captain and Mrs. b. T. Owens
M lIt., n
a-Hisit TO friends in Hampton. Va. and
brought Miss Nan Gay for a visit
Mrs. II. Lane Cooke is visiting in
+ Columbus. Ohio.
Miss Gertrude Pitcher. OF Lestor
Manor, has been spending a few DAYS
this week with Miss Clara Thrift On
Monday Misses Clara Thrift and Miss
Gertrude Pitcher dined with Miss Louise
Pitcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Zouck and wife
en- route from Mathews County to their
home in Baltimore, visited Mr. and Mrs
& p H. Thrift.
4 Mr.. and Mrs Robert r. Rice and Mrs
Rice, of Ozeana, Essex County. on the
Rappahannock River. notored over on
Monday TO visit Mrs. Rice's aunt, Mrs
Thomas p BaEby.
Chandler Hutchinson, OF Essex Coun-
Terminal Hotel.
Mrs. c. Albert Baylss and son. Bev-
erly, of Louisville. Ky, are visitors in
the home of j. w. Owens.
Lieutenant Ohio Owens and Willie
Marshall. machinist on the government
yacht. Marie, spent two days here with
relatives this week
Miss Doris Hoppe, Of Charlotte. y. C.,
VINO had been visiting friends in town
Tor several weeks. left on Sunday for
her home. She stopped in Raleigh, N.
G., en- route.