Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-05
WEST POINT WOMEN
PREPARED TO ASSIST
Forty Take Examinations Of National
League for Women's Service.
Training School Closes.
FIRST COMFORT SET READY
Mrs. Langdon Wexford Helps Mrs.
T. p. Bagby Complete Initial kit
for Sailor on Battleship Virginia.
Many Visitors Are Entertained.
tspecial TO The Times-Dispatch.l


training school for surgical dressings.
under the auspices Of the National
League for Womens Service. Red Cross
unit closed OH Wednesday. About
forty women and girls took the exam
nation, which, when approved by au-
thorities in Washington. Will entitle
those who took them TO Red Cross
certificate. The class from beginning to
end was very enthusia- tic and full OF
energy.
The women in charge were Major
Emily Waterman. Lieutenant Eleanor
DuSoise, with Mrs. William s. McClin-
tick and Mrs Charles Reed as asSis-
tants. The surgical dressings made
here will 60 TO the headquarters in
Washington, and then straight 10
France.
The young men o< the town gave a
dance recently at the Terminal Hotel,
for the benefit of the work, and among
donations in the form of money. MIR.
Delmage, of the Terminal Hotel, gave
$40. II. w. Nckels. president of the
Chesapeake Pulp and Paper Mill. gave
s25. The teachers of the training school
gave S.. Tag Day brought i'll a large
sum.
Mrs. Thomas i. BaGby completed the
first comfort set OF sweater, mufIier
and wristlets for man on the battle
ship Virginia. under the direction Of
Mrs. LanGdon Wexford, known we'll
in this section as Miss Gay Montague
a great many favors were bestowed
on the training class and many
courtesics extended the teachers. The
teachers will go from here TO Newport
News and Old Point.
Miss Mabel r. Custer, of the Phila-
tfelphia Society for organizing Charity,
arrived in town sunday. She gave a
very interesting talk TO two classes of
n Snndn "
School on the subject of the social SER
vice branch Of her work.
The Hotel Royal has recently been
sold by Mrs. s. Baer to j. T. Dansey,
OF Lester Manor. Mr.. Taft will remain
AS proprietor
Louis Levin Mrs. Cabe. Misses Esther
and Evelyn Cabc. MarGie Lee Morvitz,
Miriam Abramson and Hannah Jacobs
arrived yesterday from Baltimore and
are boarding at Hotel OConner.
A. Is. Spencer and two children. Miss
Made and Master Alexander. from San
Antonio. Tex, arrived yesterday to
visit his mother, Mrs. IImn.:. Roy
Spencer.
Miss Bessie Num-. who has been
away nearly month on her vacation.
has not returned to her home here yet.
EAo spent part of the time with her
friend. Mrs. X. T. Richards. at King
William and then joined other friends
anu spent SpInt ilIIlc tN oCttu lew.
She is now spending some days IN New
port News.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Brandt DeF'arges. of
New York. arrived this week for their
vacation with parents here. Mr.. De-
FarGes has already left, but Mrs. De-
Farges will spend the month of August
here with her parents MIR. and Mrs.
Edgar Owens. before returning to her
home In New York City.
Miss I,illic IouiSe ovipr mud I{.r-
mann Mawyer. of LovinEston, were re-
cent visitors of Rev. and Mrs l.. w.
Billings, at the Baptist parsonage, and
just before leaving they were married
by MIR. Billings in his parlor. Imme-
diately after the marriage they left for
Richmond, thence to LovinSston. their
home. Mr.. Mawyer is cashier OF the
Nelson Bank.
Amos Cauthorne. clerk at Sweet
Hall. Va. was drowned this week while
bathing near the Pamunlley ferry at
Sweet Hall The body was recovered
in about two hours. Cauthorne was
from Essex County. His father and
brother were summoned at once and
took the body home with them.
Mrs. Robert c. Garden is spending
some time at her old home in Chase.
City.
Robert Garden. Jr.. is a camping
expedition with a party in Maryland.
Mrs. FRANZ Balfour. who. before her
marriage. VA. MISC Margaret Grizzard.
of Savannah. Ga, is visiting her old
schoolmate. Miss Lucille Bray. at
Wakema.
Miss Elizabeth, youngest daughter OF
Isaac Digs, OF Richmond, is spending
some time with her aunt. Mrs Bcaurc-
gard Turner of Kentucky, just above
West Point Va.
Miss Margaret Turner has just re-
turned from a pleasant yisi, 10 rcla-
lives at Walke:ton.
Miss Carrie Fox, of Ashland. who has
been spending several weeks with
Captain and Mrs George Carlton was
taken i'll last week and had TO he
taken TO her home. She was threatened
with appendicitis, but last reports say
she ia much better.
Rev. J.. X. Mason. Of Grace Church.
Richmond. preached Sunday at ST
Johns Church, here. At the morning
service he administered the Holy Com
munion
The school board has secured the
services Of J.. V. Scott. of Southwest
Virginia as principal of the West Point
High School II will be remembered
that Mr.. Scott served the last month
of last session when Professor Hutton
was called away. He gave great salts
faction, bringing fine testimonials from
the Thomas High school. where he had
taught several sessions. He Is "A full
graduate OF the University OF North
Carolina.
Misses Maude Bland. Nettic Williams.
Mildred Woodward and Louise Filcher.
OF West Point, are members OF the
faculty
Miss Margaret Palmer, who has been
attending the summer normal at the
university of Virginia for the last six
weeks. is expected home soon She
will probably stop in Richmond a few
days with her friend. Miss Eloise Rob-
inson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest willis, of New
bern, n. c.. and small son. who have
been visiting their parents Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Denmead. Sr.. left for
Baltimore Wednesday afternoon.
Misses Marjorie and Dorothy Treat
are visiting relatives in Richmond.