The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
SOCIETY NEWS AND GOSSIP.


a most enjoyable card party was given
ae Elmwood, the elegant residence OF
MIR. T. l.. Terry, Oh New Years Eve.
Whist was played until shortly before
~ o'clock, when refreshments were
serVeo. on the stroke of midnight the
lssemoled guests wished each other
happy New Year and extended CON
gratulations. Dancing was then in
duiged In until late hour, when re.
Tres hments wero again served.
AniUng snose present were Mr.. and
Mrs Mrs w; w. Coe, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Allen
maV's; MISS Palmer, Miss Mechanic
nan, MISS Kellogg and Miss Lauqborne. y
of Lynchburg; Miss Kent. Miss Kats
Bickham, Mrs. James r. Schiok. Mrs,
Samuel JamisoD, the Misses Mary and
Matte Trout, Miss Penn, Miss Maggia
OFT, Miss Thayer, OF Charleston. s e
and Messrs. Chas. .Lysle. Lee sim,
mons, Jas. Simmons, Herman Cronger
Iston Randolph, Sydney Weisiser
John Trout.
Miss Lula Skinner, Of Danyille. ia
spending few days with the Misses
Wtmbish on Henry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Low enter
gained few Of their friends on New
Years Eve at their homo on West Jefrer
son street.
Miss Cora Bloxton, of Appomattox
county, who has boon visiting her
brother, w. A. Bloxton, on Seventh
avenue, returned to her homo Yesterday
Miss Annie Deacon entertained
number OF friends New Years Eve at
her home on Twelfth avenue 8. w.
Among those present were Misses Ada
and Estelle Gish, Louise Maupin. Cora
Lamkin and Edna Bibb, Messrs. John
Bihb, Claud Speese, Willie Stevens, e.
workman, and Messrs. Maupin and
Lampkin.
A pleasant Now Years party was
given Friday night to their friends bv
tho Misses Corbett, at the residence of
Edward Corbett, Esq, on Virginia ave-
nue.: Music, games, supper and dancing
made the night pass happily for the
thirty or so young folks assembled, aad
much merriment was occasioned by leap
year rules prevailing for half OF tho
time. The return homo after midnight.
through rain and mud, without vehicle
being obtainable, was not such good
fun, and the young men VINO charged a
barbed wire fence in the dark looked
rather woe-begone Saturday.
H. l.. Campbell, cashier of the Salon
Loan and Trust Company, has gone on
short trip to Woodstock, his former
home. Judge Barnitz will fill his place
in his absence.
The Misses Moss, of Lyncbburg, are
visiting Miss Lctcher Nininger.
Assistant Postmaster Ed Brand left
last night for visit to Bristol.
A delightful sociable was given by
the Misses Barnitz Friday night at the
home of Judge Barnitz on College
avenue.
leap year phantom party was given
Friday night at the residence of Mrs.
Al. T.. Hill. About sixty ladies and gem
tlemen were present and all enjoyed the
occasion hugely. After the phantom
party all hands joined in potato walk,
which created quite lot of fun, it be.
ing something new as we'll as interest
ing. A certain number OF potatoes,
some large and some small, were placed
on the floor, and each contestant re-
quired to gather the potatoes up with a
teaspoon in required time. Miss An
ME Walker received the first ladies'
prize, having gathered the potatoes in
less time than any other lady. RIO.
Smith received second prize and Miss
Nora Vineyard secured the BOBBY, very
large potato dressed as a doll baby.
Refreshments were served, and all
spent an enjoyable evening.
Work baskets, scrap baskets, lunch
DuSketS; In fact, every kind of baslets