Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-01
SAFE AND SANE HOLIDAY
SEASON At WEST POINT
Family Reunions and Dining
Days Features Of Christ
mas Week.

Ill
WEST POINT. VA. Dec. 3l--A
sane and safe condition has existed
IN West Point during Christmas
week ana the town has been alive
I" the enjoyment of family reunions.
dining days" dances and other par
ties. The health of the place has
been wonderfully good and there Is
no enc IN Special need of food or fire
In spite of the rain on Christmas
Day. regular services were conducted
in the churches.
On Monday night there was a dance
in IN" American Legion rooms.
ON Wednesday evening the event
OF The season took place in tho Ma
sonic Hall auditorium in tho form OF
/ ~ EurlcSuuc Fantasia and Musical
| Revue The Puff and Powder Club
presented the assembly of songs. i'm.
personal ions--grotcsuuc and ccccu-
| irtc dances under the auspices OF the
American Legion Auxiliary. Tho
opening chorus was History of West
Point Verse Librc." ensemble. The
second number was II style SHOW. an
exposition of womcn's wcarub,cs
These were presented on living
models who. in their youth and beau
~ displayed them To the greatest ad :
vantage. Then there were songs ana
transformations. \ special feature
was the solo dances by Miss Mary
iriEE. of Washington. H. G. The spc-
cal features being over before mid
night. dancing uutil the wee ena'
/ hours was enjoyed.
Mrs. Crosby Thompson was dircc-
tor
Miss Lucille Bland entertained her
young friends at her home 81, Tues
day evening.
| Misses Margaret ana Mary Billings
daughters of Rev. T.. w. Billings. of
! Richmond. arc visiting Miss Eliza
! beth Chandler. They were enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon in III.
home OF Mrs Il. &. Garden. That
night Mrs. NJ. L. Chandler enter
tanned in their honor. They we're
dinner guests of Mrs. w. II. Bell on
/ Thursday. They left for home OH
/ Thursday afternoon.
I Mrs. NJ. T. Chandler Mrs. Thomas
/ l.. Eagbv and Miss Elizabeth chand-
/ Ter. of West Point, attended the suc-
7 cial dining day" IN the home Tucs-
day OF MIR AMI Mrs. j. Wiley Johnson.
near cohoEc. There were thirty
s'vcn guests. coming from the neigh
horhood Richmond. Portsmouth ana
elsewhere.
The swedish Christmas Festival
! WAS enthusiastically received ANA
/ much enjoyed by the members OF
] the West Point Woman's Club at
their last meeting Mrs. H. Lane
/ Cooke. tho pr, sident Of the club. was
the hostess, ana the committee was
| composed OF Mcsdamcs George Field.
/ Ellis OLSON. X. 4. Bowdcn. George
/ W. richardson ana Miss Ellie Garden.
I There Were four gifts for each one
/ of the guests.
/ MIR. and Mrs. Temple Lee and chill
| dr'n. Of Petersburg, after spending
/ the Christmas in West Point. have
/ returned to their home
] Mitchell Tricc, wife and daughter
/ Marie Louise, Of Newport News. are
| spending tho holidays with Captain
. and Mrs. George Carlton. r. L. Saw
asc ana son, Robert Lee. AMI daugh-
| ;ers. also were guests in the same
! homo from Washington. Miss Betty
/ Darlington. Of Richmond. was the
/ guest of Miss Victoria Lewis when
/ SHE attended the bah Wednesday
night.
/ Miss barton Fauntlcroy. from Tun-
/ stall. was also in town for the ball
/ Nj and Mrs. NJ u. Chandler and
daughter left Thursday afternoon for
I Chestnut Grove. III New Kent, to
/ spend the remaining days OF the year
I with MIR. and Mrs. -. NJ. Chandler.
/ Rev. i. :. ELLIS. OF ST. Adams, w
/ Va. preached on "Wednesday even
| ing in the First Baptist Church.
/ l.. NJ. Nance and children spent
/ the first OF the week with his parents
! in Charles City County.