Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-29
FRENCH OFFICERS STOP
At OLD POINT COMFORT
Members OF General Joffre's Party
Attend Informal Dance at
Hotel Chamberlin.
PHOTO OF HERO GIVEN BELLE
Colonel RcmOnd, Major Reguin and
Others Are Introduced by Young
llerymen-ReQuest No Official
Entertainments Be rendered.
ISpecial no. The Tlmes.pispatch. !

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
OLD POINT COMFORT. VA. April IS.
Tho largest dance OF the season was
given on Friday evening in tho ball
room Of tho Chambcrlin. by tho officers
and wives Of TIE first provisional class
of the Coast Artillery School of 1917.
The decorations were elaborate. pa
triotic colors displayed not only In
Gags. but also in the lights. all form
ing the stars and Stripes. The guests
were welcomed by Colonel Stephen w.
Foote. L. S. A.. and Mrs Foote and the
senior officers Of the post and their
wives. During the serving of supper,
a chorus OF negro students from the
Hampton Institute rendered n number
of old-fashioned darkey songs after
which the dancing continued until n
late hour
The members of tho French commits
sion. Colonel Rcnond. Major Reguin.
OF the Frcuch army, and paymaster
Landcborm. OF the navy. were the re-
cipicits of much attention during their
stay at the Chambctlin. They we're
introduced b. the young officers Of the
artillery school 10 the guests and at
tended the informal dance given that
evening. There was no official enter
tanning done. they especially re-
auested that there should be none. One
Of them being an artist, brought his
six etch- book and presented one Of the
OeileS oil inc onamDernn With An auto
graphed sketch Of Marshal Joffrc.
drawn while crossing on the ship.
showing him in his Office at work.
Captain Archibald II. Sunderland. L.
s. ~. and Mrs. Sunderland entertained
at dinner on Saturday in compliment
to Miss Marion Kutz. of Washington,
daughter Of Colonel Charles w. kutz
Washington. The guests seated at the
tables included Miss Ann Ellicott. of
Germantown: Miss Moses. of Washing
ton, Captain Lsician -. Booth. u. 5. A.
and Mrs. Booth: Lieutenant Henry =.
Wineate L. S. a., and Mrs. Wincate;
Lieutenant Earl H. MctzEer L. s. a.
and Mrs Mctzgcr: Miss Mary Mckay
Of Newport: Lieutcnants Kenneth Pur-
die. Howard Thomas. Edward McMore-
land and William IiartiG. L. s. a.
y. u. Maher. president Of tho Nor
folk and Western Railway. arrived on
Monday in his private car. having in
his party Mrs. Maher, Miss Buckner and
Miss Marion Mahcr, who will remain
for a week.
Mrs. Augustus Norton was hostess
at a chain. dish party on Monday
evening in her quarters, In compliment
to her house guest. Miss Dorothy
Straub. Of Fort Howard.
The golf links divide popularity now
with the aviation field. AS several Of
tho flyers arc taking their final tests
this week, SO as to get their COM
missions IT once. hoping TO leave for
France as soon AS they arc commits
stoned. Allen Topping, of New York.
Was among the successful ones this
week
Among tho Philadelphians arriving
in tho past few days was Mrs. ]. n.
Chccver. Of Germantown. who spent
tho early spring here. and returned on
Wednesday. Her daughter. Miss Ann
! Ellicott. spent last year in Washing
ton as the guest of Miss Dorothy
Mason. and returned on Friday TO at
tend the dance given by the artillery
school officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. walker Scott. OF Rich
mond, and Mr.. and Mrs. William +.
Nena bile. of Farmvile, have been spend
ing the past week together at tho
Chambcrlin.
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Cosby, Of Rich
mord, arrived on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Rarksdaie
are spending several days. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex p. Guigon also came in Sat
urday for few days.
Mrs. +. G. Kidd and son, Allan r.
Kidd. arc recent arrivals.
Joseph Gum and George V. Carsons
arc other Richmondcrs here.