The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-09

Inc auSterlty or the Lenten season
and the chill of early spring have
woven their wintry garments with those
heecy textures OF the season-youth
and warmth, whose result is nature
Faces are not quite SO long, yet are
fully as sweet, hearts may beat a little
faster, but are just as trua, cen though
eyes are more dazzling they are still as
honest and the pace though faster is
certainly as human.
Mrth, frivolty, the Lutte and minuet
are forerunners of Easter though as
concommittants she brings these stall.
wart medicines; spring, flowers, health
and humanity.
Spring holds in her apron the promises
OF her iruition and offers her garlands
through her feathered songsters. What
churlish winter was Roanoke already
knows, and the poor have reason to re.
member the Charity it's suffering
brought. What spring really is ali
humans feel-it is birth, hope and
fruition-the pauper fears not Danish.
ment from the barn, the poet sings
without recompense, while the children
of the poor don sweeter garlands than
winter affiuence can purchase
From the schedule of entertainments
the life OF spring is fairly launched and
pleasure is now the guest Of Roanoke.
The Endeavor Circle OF Kings
Daughters last Tuesday evening gave
an Ola Podrida at the Academy of
Music, consis ting of vocal and instru-
mental music. 'Hag drill" and a
comedy. 1t was a labor OF lovo, and
the proceeds of the entertainment were
devoted to their charge, the Home for
tho Sick.
The same evening the ladies' Aid
Society of Christ Church started q three
nights entertainment on Jefferson
street, where a customer was given a
hearty hand shake, sunny smile, a
touch of tho photograph and draught
from Rebe cca's lemonade we'll before
no was waited into the night air. Re-
ceipts. S300-sweet charity.
The boys and girls Of st. Agnes Guild
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
in st. Johns parish building, as NINA.
ture soldiers, battled for supremacy to
the delight of their parents AMI guar
dians, whilo on the latter evening the
full-fledged minstrely of Broadway
kept the patrons of the Academy of
Music busily engaged with the comic
home runs OF the season.
While the pattering feet OF dancers
were keeping ii no to the german at the
Hotel Roanoke and sunny smiles were
receiving the favors CT the beaux,
Pagannini, with Divide Musin as his
interpreter, stilled the pulses of the
auditors of the Y. NC. A. musicale at
the Academy of Music.
Overlooking Roanoke yesterday after.
noon three tiny orphans flung to the
breeze on st. Andrews Hill The Stars
and Stripes. The flag, 12x2O feet, and
the pole 73 feet in height, were OBJ
tanned as present by the en-
beavers of Peter Dougan, e. Ma.
and James A. Mcconnell to the
Sisters OF Nazareth. Colonel Baker
made the prese ntation on behalf of the
above gentlemen and the congregation
of st. Andrews. Judge Alex j. Brand
accepted the flag for the sisters, and
the beautiful banner OF St. Andrews
Parochial School was Embossed by
trio OF the smallest orphans. The
Roanoke Machine Works Band volun-
teered for tho occasion and rendered
"Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, with
splendid effect. The children sang
The Star Spangled Banner" as the
Gag f1uttered TO the breeze. The effect
was inspiriting, and this national
insignia will be an ornament to the
city.
FRIDAY NIGHT, AMMO DOMINI.
Hotel Roanoke will be the scene OF
masked beauty next Friday, when the
ladies of Roanoke will tender a
domino" party to the gentlemen of the
Friday Evening German Club The un-
masking will take place at IL o'clock
and each one will be ignorant (?) of his
partner until that hour. They always
are.
Music will be furnished by the Ma.
chine Works Band.
TO CHANGE THE SALEM LINE