The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-05


rear. Some ono clapped their hands,.
Arriving at the station-house the four
women and two men were bailed. Two
other negroes were discharged and the
remainder were locked up. The whole
crowd will be tried Monday morning.
SOCIETY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Lent is not observed by everybody in
Roanoke, but the first week since lent
was one of the gayest of the season.
Easter entertainments, social gather
ings, weddings and germans have been
crowded into every night.
The Circle of Mercy entertainment at
the Y. M. c. A. rooms Monday night for
the benefit of the hospital, was attended
by large audience of the first people
of Roanoke. 1t was n success financially,
as in every other way, 500 having been
realized.
The anniversary of Mrs. Thomas
Alderson's birthday was celebrated at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson,
corner of Park and Elms streets, last
Tuesday evening by very pleasant sur
prise party, arranged by the friends of
Mrs. Anderson. The evening was spent
in enjoying games and music, and, not
withstanding the surprise, an elegant
supper was served. A feature of the
occasion was the presentation of some
beautiful gifts by Mrs. Alderson's
friends. Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Toland, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcnamara, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert G. Johnston. Mr.. and
Mrs, S. X. Bitterman, Messrs. Trotter,
Wexford and Booth.
KIM
Mr.. Samuel G. Curtis and Miss Rosa
ST. Clair were married last Wednesday
evening at the Lee Street Methodist
Church by Rev. w. 7. Schoolcy.
One OF the events of the coming week
will be the marriage of Mr.James Berry
Bolts and Miss Haniatte Lee Meade, the
daughter of Rev. DR.. w. ii. Meade, rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal Church. The
happy event will take place Wednesday
evening, April 8th, at st. Johns church.
There was no meeting of the Tuesday
Evening Club last week, and the Glover
Club. which meets Monday nights, post
poned its meeting last Monday night in
Difference to the Circle OF Mercy enter
tainment at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms and
OF Lillian Lewis at the OIera House.
The Easter entertainment by the ST.
Andrews Literary Society, last Monday
night,was the event of the week in East
Roanoke.
Miss Carolyn Slicer and Mr.. Robert
Mitchell Curtis will be married We'd
nesday afternoon in ST. Marks Episco-
pal Church. at Montvale, Bedford county
Miss Slicer and MIR. Curtis have many
friends in Roanoke.
MN
Mrs. s. w. Jamison will entertain the
Tuesday Evening Club, April z, with
drive whist. Cards at o'clock.
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The german given Friday night by
the Roanoke German Club was one of
the society events of the season.
Among the elaborate and elegant cos
tunes wore were the following:
Miss Lucille Dickinson, lavender
surah; Miss Lizzie Crawford, white
chintz silk, yellow embroidery roses;
Miss Lucy Penn, blue surah. diamonds;
Miss Dodd, black surah, Gala lilies;
Miss Gertie Green, white MULE over
pink surah, pink roses; Miss Blanche
Crane, blue surah, white roses; Miss
Sallie Waugh, white MULE over pink
satin; Miss Bessie Crane, white cash
mere and roses; Miss Celia Fowle white
chintz silk, light blue embroidery,
jonquilles; Miss Shaver, black lace;
Miss Wright, white lace; Mrs. r. l..
Wright, black lace and gold trimmings;
Mrs. w. H. Horton, white silk. lilacs;
Miss Hunt, Nile green china silk,
Topped with pink apple blossoms; Mrs.
Hugh Fry, black silk and diamonds;
Mrs. y. 5. Brooke, royal purple silk;
Mrs. Robert Johnston, golden brown
surah; Mrs. Temple, black lace and
pink roses; Mrs. Col. J. e. Penn. black
silk and diamonds; Mrs. j. Hampton
Hoge, white satin en- train; Miss An
ME Waugh, white silk null over white
satin; Miss Slith, black lace and roses;
Miss Lille Waugh, white null over
lavender satin; Miss Custer black lace,
roses; Miss Manic Trent, yellow china
silk and black lace, Marched Neil roses;
Miss Mary Clayton, pink silk, trimmed
with white; Miss Fannie Burnley,
hcliotrope satin and roses; Miss Snyder,
white cashmere.
Arnold Leffies and Miss Geneva A.
Sparks will be married to-day at the
residence of the bride on Fifth avenue
s. W.
Chas. Fisher, Of Roanoke, was married
a few days ago to Miss Sallie Epperly, q
popular young lady of Christiansburg.
The couple are now travelling north on
an extended bridal tour.
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pany's Book.