Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-03
WEST POINT
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WEST POINT. VA. March 2.-Thc
5chooi Improvement and Civic League
heid it's first regular meeting of this
year this week. when the officers for
the ensuing year were elected as fol-
| lows: Mrs. J. S. Morris, president: Mrs.
w. ;. Eastwood. vicc-president: Mrs.
Leland Treat. second vice -prcsiden mt
Mrs. j. L. Bland. secretary, and Mrs.
Ned Bland, treasurer. Among the i'm
portant business transacted was plan
set on foot By the principal. Miss Stein
metz, to plant native shade trees and
ornamental trees in the grounds. a
committee from this league was aD-
pointed = Miss Steinmetz and Miss
Maude Bland-to cooperate with the
| committee on agriculture of the Ma
tionai League for Woman's Service.
Mrs. NJ J.. Chandler is commandant Of
the last named league.
Miss Ferris. OF Richmond. has recent
~ given Il food demonstration interest
ed and Informed the ladies here along
many lines. and she was very much
pleased and surprised at the demon
stration of the West Point women.
Along with their free samples Of bread
and cake made. in which potato corn
meal and oatmeal were used, which IL
lustratcd what wonderful amount of
wheat and fats can be saved, there was
stand OF beautiful homemade soap.
looking eaxctly like CASTLE. made and
contributed BY Mrs. J. w. Marshall.
DR. w. w. Bennett and family are
leaving for Blackstone, Va, where he
will practice his profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. W.. a. Willeroy. who
left West Point two years ago to live
at Indian Trail" their country home
in the upper part OF this county, are
returning to West Point to live
Miss Clara Thrift is spending this
week with Mrs. NJ. b. Nunnally. in
Richmond. and was guest at an en-
tertainment given by Mrs. Nunnally on
Monday evening.
Mrs. Holt Page. OF Norfolk who Wis
tied Mrs. II. !. Lewis last week, left
Saturday for Gloucester. where she will
visit her sister. Mrs. George Ross.
great many out-of-town relatives
and friends attended the funeral of A.
&. Ware on Thursday, among them his
son. Robert Bruce. OF Boston: another
son, Sheldon, and wife. of New York
Mrs. Laura Ware. of Norfolk; his
brother, John Ware, from the county:
his nephew, Walter Ware. from Glou-
ccstcr, and a host of friends and rcla-
lives from the surrounding counties
and Richmond.
The wife Of DR.. 6. r. Richardson was
taken 20 a hospital in Richmond this
week by DIR. W. W. Bennett for treat
mcut. The latest news from her is,
that while she is very Ill. there is
slight improvement.
Corporal Sheldon Richa rdson, son Of
DR.. and Mrs. George w. Richardson,
now of Admission. Ala, arrived on We'd
nesday on ten days furlough to his
parents. This is his first visit home
since last August. lie is looking we'll.
Mrs. Frank Perry and children and
Miss Irene McGeorge. after paying a
ten days visit TO friends in Salisbury.
Md. have returned TO their homes
here.
Miss Irene McCicorge is now visit
ing her sister Mrs. Roland Allen. at
King and Queen Courthouse.
Miss NJ. q. Trice is spending this
week in Baltimore. looking after a
spring stock OF millinery and notions
Mrs. i. l.. Curlc. who is visiting her