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bureaus and will be an aid both to
tho men and to the plants.

rendered b. TIE Red Cross IS
the operation of the Hopewcll Day
Nursery, in which it is assisted by
the Hopcwcll Day Nursery hssocia
ton The nursery provides care for
the children of some Of the women
who work in the factories. Clothing
is Supplied the children and mid
day meal and the public health nurse.
Miss Alice Dugger. oversees the
health OF the children.
A large two-story building. hous-
ing several OF the Red Cross activi
tics. notably the day nursery. has re-
Gently been purchased. The lower
floor is used for offices. the dental
clinic and examining room and an
other large room will be used for an
assembly room and for lectures
classes and waitinG-room.
on the second floor is the day nur-
sery matron's quarters. the day nur-
scry and probably there Will he a
laboratory.
Under the experienced supervision
OF Mr.. Turner, who is dcvotng HI"
entire time to II, the chapter Is BE-
coming a we'll established agency for
the promotion OF the general welfare
of Hopewell and is IA credit TO the
community as we'll as an aid.
Civic Organizations.
The Hopcwcll Chamber of Commerce
is one of the livest of the civic or
CARNATIONS and. ut recent meeting.
the business men OF Hopewell. rs a
body, joined the organization in the
interest of better Hopcwcll The
City Council and the Board of AL
dermen are continually laboring IN
the city's behalf and the interest
these organizations have taken in the
city are largely responsible for It's
present success.
The dupont Hotel at City Point
under the management OF Max T.
Emmerich, formerly Of Delmonico'S
OF New York City. is "A great favoritc
with tourists and those who apprc-
ciate the best service and excellent
cuisine. In Hopewell there arc three
large hotels operating and many
smaller. The Berkeley. the Grand
Central and the Larkin are the three
largest and are centrally located.
The Grand Central, Proprietor l. Nj.
Warren is n hotel offering superior
accommodations and excellent service
Although this hotel has only been
operating n short while. it is thriving
under the management Of ]. Il. san
ters, who has had considerable en-
pericncc in hotel work.
Tho Berkeley. James y. Page, pro-
prIetor. is located on Broadway. Just
across from the postotiicc. This
hotel is the oldest and most modern
and has 100 outside rooms with run
ming water in each room. Mr.. Page
is n great favoritc with the boys and
states. rs his belief. that the town is
destined for better things than has
yet bcfallcn IL;
j. l.. I.arkin is the proprietor OF the
Larkin Hotel OH Broadway. Mr..
Larkin was resident OF Hopcwell.
and hotel proprietor when Hope
well was on the boom" His hous"
is considered excellent in service
and reputation, and is situated moro
centrally than any hotel in town.
Real Estate ORGANIZATIONS.
Hopewell has many real estate
dealers who are actively engaged
ann interested in Hopcwcll property
the two mentioned, however, were
picked rs representative of the whole
NJ T. Broyhill. owner and manager
of the Broyhill-Camp Realty Com
pany. is one Of Hopewcllis pioneer
citizens and. since his arrival in 1915,
has devoted his entire time to real
estate, especially the subdvidinE and
the Improvement Of residential prop
erty, organizing the present COM
pany on July !, 1920
on August IL of this year this com
pany purchased from the pu Pont
Chemical Company. Highland Park. n
large section of Hopewc!l, formerly
known as Southwest "B" Village. and
consisting OF forty three acres and
ii1 houses.
These houses have never been oc-
cupicd. contain from five to six rooms
with bath, and have all modern con
venienccs and are TO be sold nj low
prices, not exceeding u fair rent or
will he rented ut very low rate.
The streets are to be well lighted
and improved Immediately, and gran
olithic sidewalks laid in the near
future. BY special provision with the
Virginia Halfway &iPowcr Company.
electricity RS &c he furnished . cents
lower than anywhere else in the city
and water will DC secured from the
Du pont Company at a special rat
ing.
To make this the most beautiful
spot in the city is the aim OF the
company, and hfty families within
the past three weeks have selected
il as their home.
The improvements will be person
ally supervised by Mr.. Broyhill, who
will reside in Highland Park.
Buys Northwest "I" Village.
The Iavenstein Realty COMPANY
came TO Hopcwcll about the FIRST Of
June, buying Northwest IL" Village,
consisting OF los homes and 2is.3 acres
OF land, and including all OF Hope
well from Sixth Street to the Apo
mattoX River. In two months they
housed about hfty-two families in
this section.
Their next purchase was made
about one week ago and included Z
section of liopewcll known as Davis.
vile. consisting of thirteen acre. and
about seVcnty-two houses in an cN
cellent manufacturing location. Since
that time forty-eiGht families have
been housed in this district.
Recreation.
The IIopcwcll Athletic Associat ior
and the Sadler Gymnasium have beer
f, furnishing much Entertainment 70
the city in the excellent fights the!
have been staging. Hopcwen ha!
some OF the lest boxing talent il
Virginia and recently caused a re
vival OF the sport in the state. Week
~ baseball games are held and
basketball and football team are be
ing organized.
The DuPont Club.
The DUPONT Club is one Of the fin