The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-05

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Miss Marie Cottraux, OF New Orleans,
who has besn visiting the Misses Terry
for several weeks, will leave Tuesday
for her home.
Miss Lucille Dickerson returned home
yesterday from Radford, where she had
been to attend the marriage OF Miss
Gertrude Green to A. p Page.
$3.50
Mrs. P. II. billiard, of Rocky Mount,
who has been visiting Mrs. j. f. Wing
field, returned yesterday after leaving
ginia College for Young Ladies.
Miss Ella Macdonald, of Jackson
Vile, Fla, who has been visiting in
Charlottesville, Va, for some time
past, is now the guest OF the Misses
Terry at Elmwood on Jefferson street.
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Mrs. Charles Fl. Cooke, Miss Bessie
Cooke, Miss Leila Turner, and three
students, of Hollins Institute, were
among those who attended the theatre
last night to see Young's Interpretation
of Shakespearean tragedy.
Many of the society ladies Of the city
are looking forward with pleasurable
anticipation to the tea party which will
be given by Mrs. o. Howard Roger on
Walnut street on THURSDAY next. 1t
will be for the benefit OF the hospital.
G. Edwin Michael and bride have
gone from Chicago to the eastern shore
n a u1 md nd
days along the Chesapeake bay. They
will return to Roanoke November 10
and will reside permanently in this
city.
Miss Gertrude Green. popular
young lady of Radford, formerly of
Roanoke, was married at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning at her home at Rad
ford to Alfred P. Page, prominent
young business man of Boston, Mass.
Immediately after the ceremony the
brideand groom took the train for their
Northern home.
Cards arc out announcing the mar
rage of Miss Sallie Berkeley, daughter
OF Capt. w. w. Berkeley, to Mr.. Sem
pie, prominent young tobacconist of
Martinsville. The ceremony will take
place at the st. Johns Episcopal
Church on November Is at $50 o'clock
p. m. This will be tho first wedding to
occur in this church, and much interest
is being manifested in the important
event.
d. W. Flickwir and his fair bride,
whose marriage was consummated at
Somerset, Orange county, on October IS,
returned yesterday from their wedding
tour to the Worlds Fair and other parts
OF the West, where they travelled in
Mr.. Flickwir's private car. The bride
was formerly Miss Charlotte Nalle, one
of the most accomplished young ladies
Of the State.
On last Tuesday evening the resi-
dence of Rev. Joseph Stras, on Broad
street, Salem, was the scene Of much
pleasure and gaietY, the occasion being
q Halloween party given by Miss Stella
Stras to number of her Salem and
Roanoke friends.
AT $3.50 o'clock the guests began to ar
rive, and were received very gracefully
by the charming hostess. When all had
assem- bled in the spacious parlor
numerous games suitably chosen for tie
occasion were proposed, nong them
being, "biting the APPLE" trying the
fortune with three saucers containing
different colored water, and taking an
apple from bowl OF water.
About IL o'clock dainty refreshments
were served, after which the company
having again assembled in the parlor,
some musical selections were rendered
by Messrs. Montgomery and Allemong
ON the violin and piano and also by Miss
Mary Stearnes, who rendered vocal
selec tons in very pleasant manner.
Among those VINO we're present were
Frank Gordon and Miss Ellen, w. M.
Montgomery and Miss Mary Lou
Stearnes, j. e. Allemong and Miss Lii
lie Strouse, W. j. Moon, Ir., and Miss
Bessie Wiley, e. L. Bowman and Miss
Grace Hutchinson, j. Phillips and Miss
Emily Talliferro, f. p. Stras and Miss
Eva Moon, j. G. Stras and Miss Leila
Killian. D. Ed. Brand and Miss Julia
Burdette, f. G. Burdette, Jr., and Miss
Stella Stras, Lawrence Davis and o. L.
Mars den, of Roanoke