Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
CONFERENCE VISITORS
THRONC WEST POINT
Meeting Of Rappal,annock District
Well Attended by Preachers
and Laymen.
IN SESSION FOR THREE DAYS
Colored People Hear Address by Mrs.
Thomas p. Bagby in Interest OF
League for Woman's Service-Sev-
cnty Comfort Bags for Sailors.
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WEST POINT, VA. July 14.-The
town has been filled this week with
delegates. preachers and visitors to the
Methodist Conference of the Rappahan-
mock District which covers long and
wide area. This has been one of the
best conferences in Its history, and
hosts and visitors have enjoyed every
moment. The conference opened on
Tuesday morning. and the opening
sermon that evening, by Rev. George NJ
Green, of Heathsville, was listened to
and enjoyed by a great audience. Bush
ness and reports OF work occupied all
of the hours of the day, and on We'd
ncsday evening Rev L. H. Hopkins,
of Kinsale. preached the missionary
sermon. The presiding elder. Rev. f.
sions. Tho local pastor. Rev. Frank
MCLEAN, was taken i'll with appen-
dicitis the week before conference, and
was compelled to go to the hospital
for an operation. He was operated
on July in Norfolk hospital. and
ference closed on Thursday, to go next
year to Henderson. northumberland
County.
Miss Fannie Robinson. leader of wo-
mans missionary work in this dis
trict, attended the conference, and was
the guest of Mrs B. NJ Nance. On
Wednesday she made fine report of
what the women arc doing for mis-
sions. There were present about sixty
delegates and twenty preachers and a
great many visitors.
On Sunday evening Mrs Thomas P.
ht- Il RI I'D ft.o Ia II.
their church, Mount Nebo, by request
of the pastor and the women of the
church, on the National League of
Woman's Service. specializing the Red
Cross work. Great interest was shown
by most attentive audience. Alice
Allen, wife Of Beverly Allen, principal
for the last twenty-five years of the
colored public schools in West Point,
was appointed commandant of tho or
Ganization which they propose to have.
She is also graduate teacher. and very
competent to take charge Of the work.
Much Is expected OF the colored people
here.
Mrs. r. j. Palmer. local chairman
Of the National League for Woman's
Service in King William County, has
received a letter from the United States
Department of Justice. Bureau of In
vestigation. acknowledging the receipt
of seventy comfort bags sent from this
league to the sailor boys.
Mrs. j. c. Maynard, Misses Susie Corr,
Pattie Fuller and Margaret Burke are
leaving for trip to Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gindhart left on
Northern cities. They will visit At
lantic City and spend about two weeks
at Barnegat with his sister.
George e. Trlce and a large party
OF friends. who came up on his yacht,
Adelaide. from Hampton for the Fourth
nf Tt,1 4
Miss Clarita Jennings. OF Culpeper. was
one OF the house party. Miss Julie
Smith returned with them.
Mrs. William II. Healy, who spends
the winters and springs with her
daughter, Mrs Hugh McMartin at ST.
James reetory. in Maryland. has ar
rived to spend the rest Of tho summer
with her nieces. Mrs George Carlton
and Miss NJ. G. Trice For many years
she lived in West Point.
Miss Lisle Tucker. of Chester, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs E. c.
Miss Maria Tucker. another sister, is
in the Amos home.
Mrs. p. II. Adams, of Erie Pa, who
Will be remembered as the wife OF p.
H. Adams. who for some time was at
the head OF the railroad offices in West
Point, spent Friday here with friends.
She had been in the South Goldsboro,
N. c.. and Columbus. Ga. with rela-
tives since January. She came from
Chapel Hill. n. c.. to this place. en-
route for her home.
Misses Lucille and Idala Bland. of
Jamaica, Middlesex County. are visit
Ing their cousin. Miss Adelaide Leigh.
in her new home.
At called meeting of the National
League for Woman's Service, Mrs.
Palmer, local chairman for King Will
liam. read the first report of work
done since organization, which was
very creditable. The lack Of funds
with this league. like the most of
those in small places. is the great han
dicap. a ways and means committee
or the following women was appointed
to raise funds: Mrs. George Durham.
treasurer; Mesdamcs w. S. Eastwood,
j. L. Bland, w. W. Bennett and Laft-
man.
Benjamin Richardson. son of DR..
George Richardson. who was one of
the first to enlist In the coast defense.
left on Wednesday morning for Nor
folk for duty. Stuart Richardson.
another son. has Joined the coast ar
tillery.
Thomas Humphrey, who enlisted in
the hospital department of the navy.
Is at his home here on a few days'
leave of absence.
w. II. Ruark and Miss Hannah Halle
wood. of New Kent. motored to Will
Harrisburg fcw days ago and were
married. Ruark for many years was
prominent business man in West
Point.
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