Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
VARIED ATTRACTIONS
OFFERED BY OLD POINT
''ers OF Hook and Line Will Find
Waters Teeming With
IfiSh
ENTERTAINMENTS ARE FEW
ouch as They Are Now Have to Do
WIN Preparations for War-Camp
anu Thousands of Soldiers Are
center OF Interest.
Especial to The Times n.spa,ch.


FORTRESS MONROE. VA. June 10
The month OF June at Old Point in
. '''"s all lovers of sports, especially
me devotce OF the fishing rod for now
the hsh are running and show game
against an easy haul. Several sports
mon tried their rods this week, and
only to look at their faces IS Nd the
tale OF good luck E,
Entertainments are not so nNticrous
now. and even when hidden t;8 them
lhcy are for the war relief work.
he Red Cross unit meets weekly at
the quarters OF Colonel S. NJ. Footc.
u 5. A. Mrs. Footc being in charge.
and several boxes already have been
shipped TO headquarters. An entertain
incnt Is being planned for an carly
date TO increase the funds TO purchase
materials.
TWO aviators from France registered
at tho Chambcrlin this week. and pro-
cccocd TO the government school near
here. They were Major Tulsane and
Lieutenant De Ia Grange. of the French
army.
Mr and Mrs. Alexander II. Gait. OF
Washington. wore Weekend guests
and with them were Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Roy Con and Henry Boiling Gait. Mrs.
Gait is the sister Of Mrs. Woodrow Will
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. William o. Taylor came
down from Boston this week to see
their son. Moses Taylor. who is one OF
the students at the Curtiss School Of
Aviation which was taken over b. the
government last week for tho naval
branch OF aviation. Misses Eunice and
Elizabeth Taylor and William Davis
Taylor were also with their parents
Colonel John r. Castleman and Mrs
Castleman. OF Louisville, Ky. spent
several days this week at the Cham
Ifr ), A.,
meth CastIcman. l.. s. y. and Mrs. Cas-
ilcman.
The convention OF tho tobacco asso-
citation OF tho L. s. 4. Will meet here
on tho :Sth OF this month TO continue
three days. II Will he preceded by the
Virginia Bankers Convention.
The swimming pool is tho scene Of
.fctcS and water sports in tho evenings
when amateur swimmers have chance
TO exhibit their art from the spring
board, diving towers and copper chutcs
Miss Louise Phipps is among the OK
pert women swimmers seen in the pool
daily.
From New York those who register
cd this week were MIR. and Mrs. Il. j.
Gilroy SIR. and Mrs. John A. Buchana n
'Mr. and Mrs. Charles s. Cooke, Mrs
Louis NJ. Summcrhcld. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Flanders. Mrs. Robert J Car!isl,
and son. Robert: Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
keblcr. OF BronxviIc Mrs. Oliver T.
jackson Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j.
Church, OF Port Chester.
The barracks IN tho post have been
gotten in readiness for the officers Of
the training camp. which arc arriving
on every train. and by tho Goth Of this
month HOO will have reported for
duty here at Fort Monroe. These young
men have been selected from other
training camps. and have had a months
drilling and will no~ be taught the
devices Of coast artillery. Not only
arc the officers arriving. but many OF
their families. who VIII remain near
them long as possible. Old Point
has always offered many attractions
for the summer months. IN" original
hotel being built for summer hotel.
but especially this year will there be
added inducements with Uncle Sam $
defenders here In training. Not only
on foot does one see them. but the
constant whiz OF aeropianes overhead
the suhpatrols doing duty on the wa
ters OF Hampton Roads. and the entire
scheme OF preparedness is being done
on a magnificent scale at Old Point.
Granville Gray. Ellis Talbot and w.
K. Johnson spent Saturday 1t the
Chamberlin en- route to Cobbs Island
for weeks fishing trip
Other Richmondcrs who have regis
tered during the past week were: w.
w. lluntlcy. w. l.. Shewmake. Leslie
Garnctt. W. II. Fitz Gerald and T.. r..
WcisiGcr. who were here for a meet
ing OF freight agents OF the Southern
roads. James j. Hickey. r. s. Carl
ton. .. G. Gregory. T. NJ. Darlington
and Ivan Maltby all came in Wcdncs-
day. Mr. and Mrs l.. H. Jenkin,, Miss
Grace Jenkins and Alfred jenkins spent
the week END here.
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