Just within the southern boundary of old Williamsburg, the Restoration operates two modern hotels: the Williamsburg Inn and The Lodge. The former is, during the war, reserved for military and naval officers and their families; the Lodge is still open to the general public. In either case, reservations should be made in advance, especially for weekends. Persons planning to visit Williamsburg and desiring accommodations in private families should communicate in advance with proprietors of guest-houses or with the Room Registry jointly operated by the Chamber of Commerce and the U. S. O.; and an advance deposit should be made. The reason for this is that Williamsburg (as will be seen by the map on page 2) is a very small civilian island almost entirely surrounded by military and naval establishments populated by many thousands of service men whose relatives desire to visit them. It is this situation which leads to the uncertainty of reply when questions are asked as to the population of Williamsburg. Including the Hospital patients, the 1940 census showed about 4,000 residents. Up to opening of hostilities the population is supposed to have doubled. All Williamsburg churches have regular meetings at 11 o’clock Sunday mornings; the Masons on the second Monday evening of each month; the Rotary Club every Thursday; the Lions on alternate Tuesdays. For information about other of their activities it will be well to telephone as follows: Roman Catholic Church, Rev. T. J. Walsh (tel. 411) Episcopal Church, Rev. F. H. Craighill (tel. 158) Baptist Church, Rev. A. F. Ward (tel. 178-W) Presbyterian Church, Rev. C. M. Pratt (tel. 309-R) Methodist Church, Rev. L. F. Havermale (tel. 384-J) Christian Science Church, Mrs. J. J. Montague (tel. 258-J) Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, A.F. & A.M., Mr. B. C. Creasy (tel. 24) Rotary Club, Mr. M. W. Foster (tel. 270) Lions Club, Capt. W. H. Kelly (tel. 226) FOOTNOTES [1]An illustrated brochure on “Early Teaching of Science at the College of William and Mary in Virginia” may be had for 20c. at the Cole Shop. THE COLE SHOP is Headquarters for BOOKS _on WILLIAMSBURG and VIRGINIA._ The following are kept in stock and can be secured in person or by mail: DESCRIPTIVE AND GUIDE BOOKS Colonial Yorktown ($3.00) Guide Book to Williamsburg Old and New (25¢) Homes and Gardens in Old Virginia ($5.00) Old Williamsburg and Her Neighbors ($3.00) Peninsula Pilgrimage ($5.00) Photographic Studies of Old Virginia Homes and Gardens ($1.00) Virginia is a State of Mind ($3.00) Williamsburg, Old and New ($4.00) Williamsburg, Virginia in Photographs ($2.00) HISTORY