The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-16
a SOCIAL EVENT.
Reception rendered to Visiting
Young Ladies' Friday Evening.

The reception given Friday event ng
blythe Misses Buerwlls, of "Glenmore,"
and Mr.. Robert Logan, at tho latter
beautiful suburban residence, "Sher-
wood, f" in honor of Miss Lucy Lyons
Lee, of Alexander, aud Miss Rosa Todd
of Greensboro, Kentucky, was undispu-
tably the social evens of the season.
The beautiful lawn was artistically H.
lumined by Japanese lanterns hanging
from the bending boughs Of native oaks.
After the formsl presentation in the
in whose honor the reception was given,
| the german, in which fifteen couples
participated, was begun under the
leadership OF w. Glasgow Armstrong.
who led with Miss Lee in his character
istio manner Of ease and grace.
The german progressed until II
o'clock, at which time there was an
inter mission for the elegant luncheon
served on the lawn, after which the
german was resumed under the leader
ship OF Chas. M. Armstrong, and con-
tinued until 1880 q. m. During the
progress OF the german those who were
not mum bered among the dancers were
charmingly entertained by vocal and
instrumental music, or else found
mutual delight in strolling through the
spacious lawn and basking in the "sil--
YER light which hallows tree aud
tower"
The diversions of the evening were
brought to close by all hands joining
in the familiar and ever popular figures
of the old Virginia reel, under the
special and personal supervision OF
Jessie Floyd, whose grace of motion and
elegance of manner were greatly ad-
mired by all.
Notes
The people of Roanoke will find Ho--
tel Duval q fine place to stop and get q
meal when out for drive. Try it.
The annual meeting of the Conserva
tive Order of Dunkards began yester-
day at noon at the Green Ridge Church
and will continue through to-day.
The Salem Methodist Sunday school
had their annual picnic at Logan's
woods yesterday.
Rev. Armand Miller, pastor of the
Lutheran Church, has returned from
Maryland and will occupy his pulpit to-
day.
There are already 1876 students en-
rolled at Roanoke College. and several
are expected to arrive this week. The
senior class this year numbers twenty,
one of the largest in the history of the
institution.
Mrs. A. w. Hickman, of Waynesboro,
is the guest of Mrs. Laura Hickman on
Broad street.
Leo Wheat, the incompatible pianist
and organist, will give concert, assist.
ed by Miss Cottrell the celebrated vo-
calist OF Washington, and very proba-
bly, Miss Imboden, Of Roanoke, for the
the benefit of the jeff Davis Rifles,
Thursday, the Goth. No one can afford
to miss this opportunity OF hearing
concert OF such rare merit.
W. Rust Burdett, of Lewisburg, w.
Va, and brother. Alfred s. Burdett, OF
st. Louis, both former Salem boys, are
In town.
Ten thousand five hundred dollars
worth of personal property used in the
conduct OF the Montgomery White Sui
phur Springs, Is advertised for sale, be-
ginning October 3.
j. Harry Chapman, proprietor OF
Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. Wick Nicholson, of Pulaski CITY,
former student of Roanoke, will be in
the city this afternoon for few hours
Mr.. Nicholson is on his way to the Boa-
ton Conservatory of Music, at which
celebrated institu ton he is training his
wonderful sweet tenor voice.