The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-19
ROANOKE RED.
How Life is Spent at This De-
Iightfuf Resort.

gether, as associate members of q large
and delightful family, that this week
has been devoted to congenial amuse.
ments. On Monday there was q pro-
gressive euchre party of thirty.two per-
sons. For nearly three hours there was
an earnest, active, but not noiseless,
contest OF skill. The first prizes were
taken by Miss Elise Barrows and M
Sander. Both BOBBY prizes were awarded
to citizens OF New Orleans.
On Tuesday we had q remarkably in
teresting game OF ten-pins. The par
ties were Lieutenant Griffin, of the
United States navy; his nephew, Whar-
ton Griffin. of Bedford City, and Mis-.
Griffin, of Salem, Va, who is the mother
OF the former and grandmother OF the
latter. This lovely old lady who will,
in few months, celebrate her sOth
birthday, is justly honered by all citi.
zens OF Roanoke as being the very high
est type of lovely womanhood and an
example of the kind Of woman who, in
the days of "auld lang syne," made
Virginia justly famous.
Young folk think old folk foolish"
was doubtlessly thought by these young
sters when this lady of four score laugh.
ing said she could beat them both
together at a game of ten pins'-but
odd folks know young folks are fool
ish"-was illustrated when Mrs. Griffin
actually knocked down moro pins in the
five rounds than they both did, and
closed the gamc in triumph, making
twenty-siX pins with her last three balls
not only so, but making better score
If m ttx,o 10
players who to-day contended for tho
championship. Where can be found
another elegant and refined lady of so
who can do likewise?
On Wednesday party of gentlemen
visited McAfee's Knob, and enjoyed a
deer hunt. We emphasize the hunt be-
cause thoy found nothing, not even q
FLOCK of mint" and consequently come
home dry as bonedust." While these
thus hunted in vain-'looking too high
for things closebY-many a,lovely dear
could be seen sporting on the lawn, and
with lofty, tender eyes following the
movements OF their huntsmen and fear.
lessly coming at their call meath the
shade of the wide spreading trees, to
feed upon the delicious cloves young
Dream" which is the favorite pabulum
Of the summer dears, everywhere.
OF ladies from New Orleans started for
the Cascades, fifteen miles distant, un-
der the guidance of that high toned gen.
tleman and prince of good fellows, Mr..
Graham, OF Helena, Ark. We prophecy
for them delightful trip.
To-day handsome prizes were offered
by several fair ladies lit Is leap year,
you know for the two gentlemen and
two ladies who proved themselves the
best ten pin rollers. Old Mrs. Griffin,
in kindness to those less skillful than
herself, declined to compete. Fourteen
ladies entered for the prizes. namely:
Mesdames Bloche. Mason, Williams,
Wright. Holmes, Ives, Lander and
White, and the Misses Mason, Holmes,
Haughtcn. Lander, Wright and Barrows.
Ten gentlemen contested, namely: Lieu
tenant Griffin, Mossrs. Moomaw, .Ir..
Williams, Wright, White, Fleming,
Landon, Gilmer, Pen and Cay Chap
man, Jr.
Mrs. Bloche took frst prize, n hand
some silver cased perfume bottle. Cap
tain Mormon being delegated to pre-
sent the prizes, in handing it to Mrs.
Bloche. said: "In presenting you this
beautiful token, the donors desire me to
eXprcsr the hope that in coming time as
you remember this pleasant occasion,
you may realize not only the words but
the sentiment OF the poet, You NAV
break. you may ruin this vase if YOU
will-but the scent of the rose will
cling to it STILL" Miss Mason captured
tho second prize. richly chased silver
spoon. 1t was presented with tho words,
Your life at the springs might support
the thought that in every respect this
prize is emblamatic, making you once
at least during your sojourn at this
mountain home feel as you have made
so many Of the heretofore unconquered
bachelors, realize what was their own
condition, spoony."
Lieutenant Gritfin's prize was silver
case. III presenting il, the
speaker said, "Once you were only lit
tie shaver and had no use for this costly
reward of merit, Now, though your
hiresute appendage proves you are a big
shaver, and will find it both useful and
ornamental Even when half seas over"
or treading foreign soil, we trust you
will keep this as your constant compan.
ion, and may it help to keep your eyes
as clear and limbs steady as they have
proved to-day" R. B. Norman, Jr.,
received the second lie, an ornate sill
YER box for stamps. The speaker said:
Not being shaver you need not such
a present as your competitor. Yet. not
withstanding your six feet OF height.
these fair ladies do not think you are
too old to be boxed. and they desire
you with the box to accept their hope
that while you retain it you will never
be without o stamp, and the wish that
you will always retain this keepsake as
both memento OF your manly skill and
a souvenir OF the fair friends who have
honored you by its presentation"
Such is an outline sketch Of daily life
at Roanoke Red. Take it all in all,
there are but few places in Virginia its
equal fer health, pleasure and rest dur