Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
STATES SOCIAL LIFE
IN CRISP PARAGRAPHS
Personal and Brief Mention of ACti-
vitics OF People of All
Virginia.
ARE PREPARING FOR HOLIDAYS
Thousands Happi in Celebration OF
Peacc-Time Iulctidc, With Many
Soldiers Already Returning From
Service to Enjoy Festive Season.
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WEST POINT VA. December ol.-
Lodge No, 23S. \. - \. NJ. held a
very interesting meeting in their hall
when they elected for the ensuing year
the following officers. w H. Bell
worshipful master: Thomas IL. Stone.
senior warden; T. ID. Clopton. Junior
warden; j. c. Thompson. senior dca-
con; Il. H. Bland. junior deacon: w. l..
Kirby. tiler. District Deputy w. q.
Rennolds. grand master District No.
10, paid his official visit at that time.
Rev. Norman johnson. OF the Pres
byterian Theological Seminary, Rich
mond. preached last sunday in the
Methods; Chrrch in the absence OF the
Ill with the influenza
DIR. Il. Il. liashy and family, who
were, called week or two ago to
Woodvilc, Rappahannock County. by
the illness and death OF Mrs. Silas
Johnson. mother OF Mrs Faghy. re-
turned 70 their home here ON sunday.
The First Baptist Church is making
elaborate preparations to entertain the
Sunday school children next week. ON
hour there Will be an appropriate pro-
gram and an Offering will bc taken
for the ArmenHns and Syrians. on
Friday in the evening there will be IA
beautiful Christmas cantata along with
% %thsr Very VERY int"resttng features;
y
y. NJ. and Arthur Ateyah have this
week received tidings from their faith
or, mother and sister in Syria, say
ing they were We'll and safe. They
limited at great privations and suffer
ing. with the promise to tell that later.
The AIeyah brothers have lived in
west Point several years, and have
proved valuable citizens. They left
SYRIA about twenty years ago, and ON
ihEc TO nmioWard sGndii!ons il has been
nave heard a word from their loved
ones; Arthur Atcyah expects 70 leave
for his old home in Syria the middle
of January. and expects TO bring his
people back with him. In the mean
time money has been wired to them
10 make them more comfortable.
Mrs l.. L. De Shields, OF Richmond.
sent out by the Potomac Division of
me Red Cross. headquarters at Wash
ington. ID: G.: spoke here on Monday
evening, in the First BAPTIST Church,
relative TO the Red Cross drive now
on. There was 4 small audience to
near her, owing To the extremely bad
Mrs. II. l.: Newman entertained the
nesday at her home at Euclid Heights
and: in spite of the pouring rain and
muddy roads. about twenty ladies
5rinved the elements and enjoyed n
The schools will close here Tuesday
mtterno2n; December - for The Christ
December 80. This short vacation wifi
be given on account OF the time to b,,
mace un on account of the time lost
Curing the epidemic OF influenza in
October
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Burton an
nounce the marriage OF their only
King and Queen. Ia Bernard Cerson
mosg; Of West Point in WASHINGTON.
Incsday. December II. The ceremony
was performed by Rev w. G. Flon-
nagan. OF that city. Miss Carrie Clay
tor. OF West Point, II cousin OF til,
groom. accompanied the bridal party
as far as Washington.
NEW NEWSPAPER MAKES
APPEARANCE IN WEST POINT
The first copy of the Tidewater
american. new paper for West Point.
MI make its appearance this week.
OF Canton, Ohio, who has made We;
Point his home since the early sum.
mer ''
Mrs r. r. noskins. Of Matthew'S
County; has recently visited her nus
band, DR.. r. II. HoslIins, who IS In
framing Tor overseas duty in a north
Srn camp: His going over was de-
la!eo In october by a severe smell OF
gr M1s = r,r,r >,
and her son. DR.. Alvin Bagby. and wife,
OF Petersburg, Va. are quests of Dr.
b. b. Bagby here
Miss Lucille Bland. a SUDDEN, at the
Esndolph- Macon Womans College at
hoIidaEs at her home here.
j. w. Courtney left "Wednesday for
Indianapolis, Ind. .pn business trip.
n iasi W WI ~, ne s"ahse.4t.grobahy until the
mond. 90
Mr. and Mrs. Montague Pitcher. of
Lester Manor. spent Il day recently
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Thrift.
Those carrying suit cases ililed with
liquor through the town are having
a hard time and are putting up with
many inconveniences in the town iail
ms cold weather but still the trai!ic
goes on, taking the risk of being
cauSh, by the, local police and dealt
WIN by n wide-a- wake Mayor.
j. w. Courtney and family sDont
S,undaE in Eichmond with Mr.. and Mrs.
p. NJ. Nance visited tx home near
Ho%hury' IN Charles CITY County, re.
ON Thursday. MIR. and Mrs O. },
Ehnndler spent the day in town with
their son, NJ. l.. Chandler
Mrs Emma Roy Spencer is spending
r. +. Spencer.
The Velvet Kind