Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
OLD POINT PROMISES TO
Be GAY THIS SUMMER
Thousands OF Recruits Are Arriving,
and Camp Is Center OF
Attraction.
MANY VISIT THEM EACH DAY
Party Of Richmondcrs Goes Down to
Spend Day at Seaside Resort.
Winston Churchill Among Visitors
mt ChambcrliD.
Especial to The Times-pispa,ch.l

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+ OLD POINT. VA. May as.-old
Point will be a lively place all this
! summer with the arrival Of thousands
! OF recruits and officers who will camp
near here. Their wives and families
; are now making reservations TO spend
tho summer here. Parties are made up
every day to go TO the camp about
three miles up the beach where the
recruits arc being drilled.
\ party OF Richmonders came by
auto saturday for the week END and
among them were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Moore. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Dab
ncy, Jr.. Miss a. G.. Fairlamb. Miss
Susie Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. William
.Ir.. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Foster and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Fl. p. Hoen.
John Pickcrell and Z. s. Carlton also
came in for the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert *. Alsop. who
were married on Saturday, began their
honeymoon at the Chamberlin. leav
ing on Monday for trip North.
Mrs. \. w. Bennett and Miss Martha
Martin were among the arrivals the
carly part Of tho week.
Mrs. L. II. Greene. OF Staunton. ar
rived last week to remain some time
Al the Chamberlain. Major Greene.
United States Army, is on duty at the
stanton Military Academy.
W. l." Jefrics. Jr.. was among those
VINO arrived the carly part OF the
week.
Winston Churchill OF Boston. was
among the arrivals this week AT the
Chambcrlin. He was here with his
classmate al Annapolis. Commander
David l.. Sellers. United States Navy.
Few people remember that winston
Churchill was a graduate of the naval
academy. and then resigned from the
service to continue in his literary ca
reer.
Julia Sanderson. the actress. was
among the guests here this week. hav-
ns come TO join her husband, Lieu
tenant Bradford Barnette. United
states Navy.
y number OF British officers have
been here for the past week and are
among the most eXper, swimmers I'm
the pool every day. The evening
swimming parties are very gay. num-
bers or the younger set participating.
The Saturday evening dances con-
tinue 10 be most popular. and the tea
dances In tho palm garden from TO
each afternoon draw large crowds.
Golf dcvotces are o. r wickham
OF New York, who has been at Pine
hurst All the spring and now is con
Iinuine his games here. Mr.. and Mrs.
BENJAMIN r. Value arc also on the
links every day.
New Workers who are now here for
so"e 'iie are MIS- Robert w. Nc
Nicely. Mr. and Mrs Edward NJ
Mosher. Miss Florence Edwards. Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew w Marshall, Mr..
and Mrs. George G. Ely. Dr and Mrs.
Thomas c. Dyas. James n. vanNess.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank T.. Foster. Frank
l. Barnes
Among the arrivals from Washing
ton this week are Mrs. Thomas 7. Knox.
Corcoran Thorn, and son and Miss Caro-
line Thorn. Mr.. and Mrs. IT, D. Cam
eron. Miss ". l.. iIoopes. Mrs James
ID. Hopes. James &. Wheeler Jr.. Mr..
and Mrs. Randell IT, Hagner. Mrs Law
renee Wild Edward \. Burnap. Mr.. and
Mrs John Il. Darst. Mr.. and Mrs. r. II.
Howard. Morgan Bradford. Jr.. Miss
viola w Myer and Miss Marie stevens
nave been spending the past week here
ana have been the recipients OF much
attention. They were entertained AZ
dinner by Admiral Walter Mclean, L.
> ~. and Mrs Mclean in their quar-
ters at the Norfolk Navy-Yard on Nom
day. Miss Myer is the daughter OF
Colonel Myer from whom the fort
outside OF Washington Is named. and
MISS stevens is the daughter OF Col
onel Pierre G.. Stevens. L. : 4. who
was retired this past winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis NJ Jcncks who
Chamberiin. left on Tuesday for their
home in Mount Vernon Place. Balti-
more.
Mrs John Hinrichs and son. Ernest
Iiinrichs. arrived on Saturday and
spent the week here. leaving for their
home. Goodwood Gardens.
Dr.. j. w. T.. Finncy, the famous sur
Eeon Of Baltimore, and Mrs. Tinney
we're guests at the Chamberlin this
week
Lieutenant Carl a. Decker. l.. s A.
and Mrs. Decker. who is remembered
as Miss Madeline LOOMS. Of Annapolis,
visited Lieutenant Spencer p. Lane. u