Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19
SOCIETY PREPARING
FOR RED CROSS DRIVE
White Sulphur Guests and Residents
Organize to Go Over
tho Top.
BIG SUM OF MONEY RAISED
More Than $4,000 Worth Of War
Savings Stamps Are Sold-Many
Prominent People ut Resort for
Health and Recreation.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w
VA. May 1s.-White sulphur Springs
Is devoting the coming week TO work
for the second war fund for the Red
Cross. and there is every Indication
that the allotment for this district
viii be oversubscribed.
On Tuesday Blatchford kavanagh. in
the absence OF j. Howard SlocuIn,
called d meeting in the Spring Room
OF the Grccnbricr. and committee
for White Sulphur district was APP
pointed
Mr Slocum was elected chairman.
MIR. kavanagh. treasurer, and the Rev.
j. l.. Liggett. Of England. the new
pastor at the Methodist Church. accept
ed the appointment of secretary A
team OF enthusiastic and energetic
workers was appointed TO cover the
entire White sulphur. and to aid in
raising funds.
\ course for the making of surgi-
cal dressings for the base hospitals
is being taken up AT the Greenbbrier
where many Of the ladies arc learning
to do the work in order to carry on
the Red Cross activities at White
William &. Whcatlcy and Mrs. Her
man Ellis arc among the members
o! the colony here. who are greatly
interested.
SALE Or WAX SAVINGS
STAMPS CONTINUES GOOD
The sale Of war savings stamps con-
,inues large and sojourncrs ind the
work more fascinating as time goes
on. over slc,Go0 has already been
realized for the government. Mrs.
Dcsoto FIJI Gerald who arrived on
Saturday with Miss Doreen Fitz Gerald
and Mr.. FitZ Gerald 10 occupy Hawley
Cottage for a fortnight served in the
4. i. ...,I 4,
Herman Ellis. Mrs. James Ransom
Branch. of Richmond. served in the
booth on Thursday evening with Mrs.
Galcn L. stone, OF Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank :. Register. OF
Norfolk, who are we'll known to the
summer colony. stopped at the Green
hricr for short time this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton Lewis. Of
The Meadows" are at Atlanta, Ga,
with their son. Laurence Lewis, who
Is soon 10 be sent overseas.
MIR. and Mrs. William Harrison
Lewis. who are now at The Meadows
will start for New YORK this week.
Arrivals at the Grccnbricr this week
include from New York. Mrs Charles
Il. Dillingham; and Miss Madeline
Cochrane, who arc enjoying golf and
other outdoor sports; Mrs. Roy a.
kuincy. who has come 10 tahc the
cure. Miss Anne Dodge. o, New York
bON tlHOl IL. Isl.lnE On fb'ck Ma u anu
Mrs. Beckman, Of Rhode Island: Mrs.
John innea Kane and MISS Mary de
Pcystcr Carey, also of New York. who
viii re main through May.
Mrs. John G.. Hopkins. OF Greenwood.
Va. came 10 the Grcenbrier with Mr..
and Mrs. Morrison Gilmour Of New
York for short stay.
Dr. and Mrs. T.. Y. Perrin. OF VIII
lians Srixona. arc passing several
weeks al White sulphur. where other
western arrivals include. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest \. Eamili OF Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs. John \. Mackay. Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. II. Bingham and MIR. and Mrs.
George y. Ycrkes. OF Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic uil.nann are
here from Chicago for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. +. Young arc here
from Wilmington. Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert II. Som and
s. l.. Wormser. OF New York, Mrs. W.
:. Speed, OF Louisville, Ky, Mrs. Jono-
than Rice and Mrs. Carrie O. Rice.
Of 81. Louis. Mo. have come To take
the cure.
The Rev samuel y. Watson who
was rector OF the Holy Trinity Church
in Paris. France, during the four years
OF the war and Mrs Watson. are at
the Greenbrier, where they have come
directly from France, for a much need
cd rest. They came 10 bc with Mr..
and Mrs. Myron 7. IIcrrick, OF Cleve-
land. who have recently started 10!
Washington with Mrs Ralph Gray.