Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
SOCIAL LIFE
AaR0RED IN PARAGRAPHS
Correspondents OF Times-Dispatci,
Chronicle Hundreds of Items
Of Interest.
FROM MOUNTAINS TO OCEAN
Red Cross Work, United War Work
Drive and Kindred Laudsblc I'm
dcrtakings Engage Attention Of
Every Community.

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WEST POINT. VA, November %
Wednesday night the West Point Red
ross chapter met for reorganization
ana election Of officers for the ensuing
year. DIR. ID. B. Bagby, president; Mrs.
u &. Garden. vicc-pcrsident: Mrs.
Arthur Arthur Van Name. secretary: and Ned
laId Mrs were unamim9nf1y
man OF tho educational department. had
program for the evening. The reports
very fine. There were s3.275.9G raised
during the year The expense OF main
tanning the chapter was sl4.67. with a
balance OF about $500 in bank and hun
dreds OF yards Of material to be made
,np and large quantity OF wool on
hand for immediate knitting.
with Mrs. X. c. Garden. The subject
was Classic Democracy"
on wednesday evening: Rev. e. W.
Killings. pastor of the First Baptist
Church. baptized six candidates. all
grown people.
Mrs. John sydney Morris entertained
Misses Marceiia Buck and Elizabeth
Love at an informal dinner on Tues
day. The last named arc new members
of the high school faculty. Miss Buck
" from Abingdon and Miss Love from
Richmond.
G.. b. Tall. of Charleston. w. Va.
family here at the Hotel Royal, lett
TUESDAY morning ACCOMPANIED by Mrs.
Taft. who will stop in Farmviilc to
visit her daughter.
Socieyt of the West Point Methodist
Church observed their annual Harvest
Day on Monday night and the collcc-
ton amounted TO $50.
Rev. IL. J. Williams. Of the Third
Presbyterian Church. Richmond. spent
the day here on Tuesday visiting menu
Mrs. Augustus H. Kelley of Savan-
nah. Ga. is visiting her mother, Mrs.
William Gregory Brookcs Of Brooke
shire.
Mrs, F. +, Thompson, of Lester Manor.
county. were guests this week Of Mrs.
w. ;. Eastwood.
Rev. Nelson u. Dame. of Richmond.
missioner Of this diocese. is holding u
series OF meetings in ST. Johns Church
this week and has been preaching very
acceptaOly TO. the congregations night
after night.
Mrs. 4. NJ. Ateyah who has been
spending a week in Richmond. has re-
turned accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Lillian Johnson.
Miss Lucy Major. of Richmond. who
is recovering from.a long spell Of ILL
ness. is visiting her sister" Mrs. J.
Vivian curlc.-
Miss Doris Hoppe. Of Charlotte. n. c..
VINO has been spending several weeks
Julian Bagby. left Tuesday for a few
days IN Richmond before returning TO
her Southern home.
Inc community rally under the aus
pieces or the school improvement
league and school board will be held
on Monday evening IN the Masonic Hall
I ni6htnand w, !. 30 H. Montgomery Of
evening. After AN interesting pro-
gram there viii be an informal recep-
iion and refreshments. Everybody Is
cordially invited. especially patrons of
the school and strangers.
Mrs. j. Brantly Bray. OF Wakema.
has been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
w. :. Eastwood. g9
Crosby Thompson, president OF the
Old Dominion Industrial Corporation
entertained on Tuesday evening the
West poin; Lodge OF Odd Fellows and
the shipyard lodge OF the same order
al an oyster roast in his home n,
Euclid Heights. BESIDES oysters there
were AL manner of good things to eat
movement is on foot TO consolidate the
lodges and to reorganize the lodge OF
"RchckahS
No letters have been received from
the boys over There" since the arms.
tico was signed and people are getting
impationet Otherwise it is wonder
tul TO note how rapidly people are ad-
JnstinS themselves to the new condi-
lions. Many men are coming daily to
IN" shipyard and other Industries
Jack Thompson. only son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Crosby Thompson. who was at
tending college in Cleveland, Ohio. a
few weeks ago Joined the aviation
corps. lie has since been ordered to
Garden City. New York. to train.
Misses Alice and Mary Coleman and
Dr. Fred Davis. OF Gloucester, visited
friends in town Wednesday,
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