Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
WEST POINT PROMINENT
AS PLACE FOR TOURISTS
Many Parties Como From All Parts
of Country to Visit His
toriC Scenes.
WOMEN ARE BUSY KNITTING
National League for Woman's Ser
vice Energeticaly Working for Sol
diers in Camp and in Francc-Mrs.
Bosher Will Give Reading.
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WEST POINT. VA. october 10
West Point continues prominent as
place for tourists. The most recent
touring party was from Wheeling. w.
VA. composed OF MIR. and Mrs James
Bean, Mrs Ioserh Dudley Mrs. +. +.
Faris, Misses Elizabeth Dudley. Eva
l2Eerton Elizabeth Beans. Dorothy
Beans and Mary Okcrhousc The party
lnotored 10 Camp Lee, where there were
sons, brothers and probably sweet
hearts. and then 30 West Point. pointed
out TO them as an agreeable place for
tourists. not so much ON accoun, OF its
present DAY prominence. As a place of
historic interest. They spent day
and night and then boarded the steam
or Of the Chesapeake Steamship Line
for a more extended "trip.
Gloucester Point and Yorktown
again have become the Mecca OF many
tourists and on sunday several par
ties motored down to Gloucester Point
and found great attractions thefe'
Other rarties are planning to so there.
Bernard Field. who has been at his
home here for several weeks awaiting
n call, received the call on Tuesday
evening. and left on Wednesday morn.
ing for Camp Meade, where he VIII
take a course OF training IN electicai
engineering
~
Service VIII knit this fall and winter
instead OF sewing, aud large amount
of wool has been ordered.
4 large number OF young soldiers
from Camp Lee. 4uaniico and NortoIN
sDen; the Weekend with relatives at
IVES; FONT and through this section
They went through here 10 gloucester
King and Queen. Mathews and Middle
sex On sunday afternoon when they
left a great crowd went TO the tram
10 see them off.
Mrs. s. &. Bagby has taken french
orphan 20 support me n'''e iauH
named Leonie Hamm. Mrs. BaEoy Is
recording secretary OF the National
League for Womau'S Service. Leone
liamm is the fourth french orphan
that has been taken for suppor' III
Nest Point
The Woman's Club OH Monday even
ing will meet in the home OF Mrs. W.
70. Eastwood, the president. VINO viii
he the hostess of the evening Mrs.
Kate Langley Bosher. one Oh lsIch-
mond's most talented writers, VIII en-
1ertain the members with reaalns
from her latest book. Peop!e L'he
That." Mrs George w. Richardson VII!
entertain Mrs. Bosner while IN town.
Another meeting greatly interesting
,ha neople OF West Point is the sun
day school Institute in the Netn'I's'
Church on "Wednesday evening, "aen
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