Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17

cd president. and MICS Chrystal Farm
holt. secretary. This society was in.
fttcd to- meet twice In each month in
the directors room of the State Bank
Of West Point. In the meantime. other
societies Will be organized. and This
one of ten members will DC enlarged
An effort will be made to arouse the
colorcd people on this question.
Mrs. II. j. Palmer. president of the
National League for woman's Service
has started the committees out with
war chests. in tho endcavor TO get
people to pledge themselves T. con
tribute cents per week and uu to
he called for each week hy the COM
inittees. for war purposes. In many
large cities. thousands Of dollars have
been collected in this way
On last Sunday a handsome roll Of
honor. bearing the names of fourteen
young men who are actively engaged
in service for their country, was pre-
scented to the Sunday school by the
licrcan Bible Class of the First Bap-
list Church. rho roll Of hon,r was
accepted by r. G.. Garden. supcrinten-
dent of the Sunday school. in "a very
appropriate address.
The Auction Bridge Club held it's
last meeting OF the season with Mrs.
IL. Il. Lewis on Thursday Of las, week.
The next meeting of the Woman's
w
nett on Monday. on which occa.ion
there will be Il program of storv-:eli-
ing.
For the satisfaction of the public i,
Is we'll to know that the ground nor;
il dead. and MIS- skin stuffed. and u"
IS standing in the window Of on. u:
! West Points stores. the observed Of
all observers. Evidently the winter
was too much for him.
H. l,ooth f.ubauE William WARE
wife and daughter. EesS,". and Mr.,
Sprinkle. OF Dunnaville. ESSEX Corntv
visited West Point recently. cornin,.
| over from III" Rappahannock Valley il.
AN automobile on route 10 visit friends
in Richmond. They found the roads
almost bot,onlcss. but they made ,h..
trip H. about three hours
Miss Ella Lee. Misses Eortharn and
Taylor. from Crhanna. on their way
from Richmond to Crbanra. "pe:t the
day and dincd with Mr.. and Mrs. John
=. Morris last sunday
Many people in West Point aud the
county are distressed TO receive the
announcement that Charles NoEtSon
cry CurmiuS has met with 50 serious
/ an accident as he did when HE air
plane turned over while trying TO max c
a landing at jennings. La. this week
Young Mr.. Cnmmins. row lieutenant.
is the son OF T &. Cunm!uS Eepre-en-
,ati"e from King William County. in
the L.. islaturc Of virginia AND ~ veil
known here.
II waY relief 10 know from the pa.
ners that Corporal William Edwin
Evans w"a rescued when the TuScani,,
wcut down. West Point is osrecia!lv
mis- father. tho late Roy. ". f. Evans
vas rector az -. John; G.piScr ~, !
Ch@rch CT Wcs, roint a, the TIM. OF
his sudden death :, year c. so ago
Mrs. =. J. Palmer. president Of tic
National League for Womar's Service.
ms bee! invited by IN" National So
cur:ty League 20 "a Gciegato 20 ,hc
Congress OF National Service. 20 he held
st tho IA Sale FIotoi. Chicago be-
ginning tho 2ist ard lasting three days.
Special meetings Will be arranged. at
which womens work and rcsoons.bili-
ties will be discussed
A!rf. Camilla W. Carlton. wto zen
on Tho lie seve-:, weeks ago is stir
confined 20 her bed. and is rot material.
~ better.
Re-, H. p. i:al.crron. Of Tho Meth
od.st Church: William II. Bell ara
Charles cabe are among ,iosn who at
tented the one hundred and fnr,ioth
session q ~" Grand Lodge or vir-
GINA Masoas tii.e weak. meeting in
III" Masonic Temple IL Eichwoad.
Mise Peaee Num-. Who has boon
spending her miiwintcr vacation In
Richmond, aar returned to her HON.
he.".
West ro!n, and vicinity are boxing
forward 20 The warfood demonstration
20 ha given next Week BY Miss Ferris
OF richmond.
The beautiful weather is bringing
out the buds On the trees. tomato aud
other seeds are being planted in boxes
ana placed in sunshin% places. and
onions. lettuce turnip, etc. arc peep.
ing from tho ground. Hyacinths. GRO
Gus. rlolc,s, etc, arc b"comiu. Grccncr
and g'eencr every day. Fine fish were
sold on the streets this week. and
almost every home welcomed tho