Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-28
DuNKARDs' NATIONAL MEETING.
Preparations for Feeding the Crowd
SALEM.

SALEM. VA. April 27.-(Special)-
Among the Dunkards Of Roanoke county
the main topic is the great meeting Of
this sect from all over the United States
to be held the 1st Of June at Green Ridge
near here. whore extensive preparations
are now being made. The eating house IS
IS by 1lG feet. and has a seating capacity
for COO at each meal the cooking TO be
done by steam. II Is expected that ten
fat beeves will b. needed, and other meats
in proportion. \ Roanoke baker is to
supply GOO pounds of bread, whilst. Of
course. many other varieties Of provisions
will come from the surrounding country.
Salem merchants have contracts TO fur
nish seventy-fve coffee-pots. fifty dozen
knives and forks, and all the necessary
tim wooden table, and queensware
After the meeting IS over all the prop rty
will be sold by auction. Several hundred
visitors are expected from the West. and
a through special train over the Norfolk
and Western railway will leave Columbus.
o. for Salem on May 30th.
In the May number of the Missionary
Review appears an able and instructive
paper from the pen Of Rev. j. Il. Brdg 5,
pastor of the Salem Presbyterian church.
entitled. '-The Negro as a Missionary"
being a sketch Of the life and labors of
the colorcd missionary TO Africa, Rev.
w. H. Sheppard. +. 4. g. s. up to the
time Of his return to Virginia.
Last Sunday night Bishop Randolph adj
ministered the rite of confirmation TO
five candidates in st. Pauls church, in
the presence Of a large congregation.
Owing to the Bishop suffering from a
sore throat. he did not preach. but a
splendid sermon was delivered by Rev.
j. Cleveland Hall. Of Danvile.
BEN HUR.
on the night of May % Miss Mabare
BigGlrt. of Buena Vista. viii interpret
some of the scenes from Ben Hur."
which she has herself dramatized. in the
town hall. for the benefit Of the Knights
Of Pythias lodge here. She viii be ac-
companied by Miss Clara Belle Palmer,
the talented young pianiste.
Mag. Pickett. a demented white girl,
about II years Of age, who has been an
inmate of the Roanoke county poor-house
for some time past, escaped from there
a few nights ago. and was found wander
ing aimlessiy about in the neighbOrhoOd
of the West-End round-house, Roanoke.
shortly after by policeman. who ar
rested her. and subsequently returned her
To the superintendent of the pOor-hOuse.
At the last regular meeting Of the
Salem Lodge of Odd-Fellows n committee
necessary in regard TO putting in good
shape the dozen or so graves of Confode-
rate soldiers buried in East Hin Gene
terry II is the purpose OF the lodge on
DecorGtion-day to pay some attention TO
these n elected graves in the hope that
the citizens generally may be aroused to
sense of their duty in the matter.
The annual meeting Of the Roanoke
District Stewards took place this week
at the Salem Methodist parsonage. and
was we'll attended. several representatives
from Lexington, Buena VISTA and Roa-
nokc being in the number
Mr. j. T.. Scheduled, the evangelist. OF
Danville, is here visiting ID. Il. Strouse
on his way 10 Bristol, where he viii hold
a meeting.
The annual Junior debate OF the Demos
thenean Literary Society of Roanoke Col
lege Will take place on the night of May