Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
FASHION SHOW ATTRACTS
D. BIC CROWD At OLD POINT
It Is Put On at the Chamberlin by
Woman's National Service
League.
BEAUTIFUL MODELS SHOWN
Mrs. Henry Schmelz Acts as 'Mad-
amc La Modiste''-Najor and Mrs.
Christian Are Hosts at Dinner.
Many New Arrivals at Resort.
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OLD POINT, VA, May 1".-Onc of
the largest crowds of the season was
attracted on Saturday evening by the
Fashion Show, which was given IN inc
ballroom of the Chambcrlin by the Wo-
mans National Service League OF
Hampton. for the benefit of the Fed
Cross work With sea green hanSinss
as beautiful background on the stage
for tho twcnty-one models. the country
gentleman who had come 10 purchase
a trousscau for his daughter found it
difficult TO decide between them ana
purchased tho entire stock. Mrs. Henry
Schmelz u Madame la Modesto. did
her part splcndidly as did II. B. Il Buck
the purchaSc ser Those who were nodclS
we're Mrs. John Lofland. Mrs. Edmond
H. Heard, Mrs. William II. Little, Mrs
Augustus Norton, Mrs Harold William
son. Mrs Charles Mason, Mrs. John
MrMcnamin, Mrs. Earl MetzGcr. Misses
Anne Brown Kimberley. Virginia
Mason Elizabeth IiudEins. Dorothy and
Annc Booker, lavinie Holt. jeanette
,,ookSey. Margaret Jenkins and hlSic
Willis. The ushcrs were dressed III Inc
couN entiunal Fed Cross uniforms ana
=. w
ard Armstrong. Misses Marie Whiting
Gathrinc Schmciz. Page slater. Mar
caret Dudley and Helen Rogers
Major John Is. Christian. United
states Army, and Mrs Christian gave
= dinner at the Chambcrlin on Satur-
day evening preceding tho Fashion
SHOW and dance. large wicker
basket Of spring nowcrs adorned tho
table. and their guests included cap
tain Chaunccy l.. I'caion, United states
Ia, a a,.t
s. Lohr, United states Army. and Mrs.
l.ohr; Captain Archibald y. Sunderland.
United states Army. and Mrs. Sundcr-
land: Miss NicherSon and pr. James A.
Bethca. United States Army.
Mrs. .oacph \. Massic, OF Newport
News, has had as her guests Mrs.
William Northrop and Miss Fannie
IIobson. who returned to their homes
in Richmond on Monday.
AIR and Mrs. John NJ. Is. Davis. H.,
aud son have returned to their home
In Hartford, Conn, after spending ten
days here with General John NJ. *.
Davis, United States Army Tctrcdl,
and Mrs Davis.
Mrs. Earl MctzSer was hostess at A
tcS on Wednesday afternoon in her
quarters. when thirty guest7 were in
Nitcd.
Or. and Mrs. John T.. Brown. of Co
lumhus. Ohio. left for Washington on
Thursday. after having spent tho past
month at the Chamberlin. They Will
he the guests of Senator and Mrs.
William c. Harding. OF Ohio.
Mrs. Henry T.. Glover, of Washing
ton. arrived on Wednesday 10 remain
for some time.
.rhilandor q. Knox. H.. OF Washing
ton. was among tEc arrivals on Friday.
Mrs John Coleman and son. William
q. Coleman. OF Baltimore, wore here
OIL Saturday.
Other Ealtimorcans here were James
r. Guthrie, j. &. Thompson. .Jr.. Mrs.
c. 4. lucas and Mrs. =. $. Gillette.
of Annapolis. and w. y. Jackson. of
Salisbury.
OF Germantown who have boon spend-
ing the past tve weeks ut Tho Cham
berlin, expect 10 leave in a faw days
for their home. They spent the win
ter in the Far South. going 10 Mas
Sau and Porto Rico and returning
through Florida. MIR. Allen is an en-
thusiaStic golfer and is seen on the
links daily
Mrs. C,.rron r HickoIs. Of Bryn
Mawr arrived on Wednesday 10 spend
sorns time mere.
other .'hilsdelphians arriving this
Week "cre Clarke Thomson. OF Over
brook: Mrs l. : McCaulcv. Nr anc
Mrs. p. =. hopkins and Sir and Mrs
James H. Noble, OF Wilmington. Del.
The annual meeting OF the New York
Life Insurance agents will bring n
larce number otiElsstf. for the latter
part nf this wacf..
Richmond pcoplH WHO have register
I'd in the past week are Mr.. and Mrs
Gideon 4. Davenport. who will remain
Tor some time =, the Chamocriin:
EoorE- -. Morgan, John L Taylor. H.
y Mclnt:'rc. u /. Rose. Thad {. Bel,
~. ". B-abhaTa. 6. VI. Core, G. II
Gaines and Mrs. =. O Iiadlow