The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-21
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Lent with it's attendant period OF quiet
ms put an end to the round of social
| affairs which followed so clos. upon each
other up to ash Wednesday. There has
been almost nothing in the way of enter
tainment in the past two weeks. other
IMAM few musical events which have
been we'll attended.
| The past season has been one of unus-
ual activity in Roanoke. The number of
card parties, teas, dances aud "evenings,"
was greater than for several years. This
| was due partially to the fact that enter
tainment was found to be practicable at
less expense than had been supposed.
The mild winter possibly had something
to do with this and almost every affair
was we'll attended. 1t would, however,
be unfair not to say that among the chief
sources of pleasure with the young ueo-
pie were the Wednesday Club, the
mandolin and guitar clubs and the dane
ing schools. For the first time since it's
organization has season gone by with
out single german by the German Clut
and they have been much missed The
germans that were given were small
though pleasant and possibly as enjoya.
'AS w." eAO ihOtC CIOhCeQ OueS vi II lew
years back.
The Wednesday Club will be entertain.
ell with box or theatre party upon the
evening of Joe Jeiferson's appearance in
Roanoke.
Mr. and Mrs. McHugh entertained a
few friends at cards on Tuesday evening.
Inc prizes were WOE by Miss Minnie
May Kindred and Mr.. Edward Boyle ia
cobs Those present were the Misses
Kindred. Miss Langhorue, Miss Mitchell,
Miss Funkho User, of Staunton: the
Misses Kilby, Mr.. aud Mrs. II. Clay Star
key, Messrs. Nelson. Waller, Jacobs, Fair.
fax, Marston, and Judge Dupuy.
"A reception was rendered tie Hon.
VIM. Jennings Bryan by Mr.. and Mrs.
James Marshall Heard, of Nashville, on
Thursday evening of Inst week Among
the ladies who received was Miss Martha
Belle Trout, of Roanoke, no has been
spending the winter in Nashville.
The play for the benefit of the Public
Library will come off Immediately after
Easter Rehearsels are being held once
n week and every one concerned is work.
ing hard to make the play a success.
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The action of the Shcna ndoah Club in
admitting II limited number of members
without the usual admission fee has bpen
taken advantage of. There are about
thirty applications for membership.
The Shakespeare Club has asked Judge
William Gordon Robertson To make the
address ut their anniversary celebration,
whiHh will be held some time in the near
future.
Judging from the signs now evident
there Will be a greater number of bicycl-
lists in Roanoke during the coming season
| than ever before. Wheels are getting
che ,per and more within the popular
reach. -.
The criticism that appeared few DAYS
| ago upon the cost of the Roanoke ger
mans must, to those who know, appear
| to have been written by some one ignor-
ant both rs to these germans and the
workings CT the Academy OF Music. The
last german cost, it is true, $1.50. Car
riages for an evening cost 81 each. 1t
was the custom with the german club and
is now as far rs possible, to hire n Ger.
tam number of carriages, add the cost to
that of the german and divide the total
| equally among the men present. When
this is not possible it is usual for our
men to hire carriage, which makes two
trips. thus costing each man 81 in add.
ton to the cost of the german. In good
weather those ladies living near the hotel
never object to walking. 1t may he snid
that Roanoke germans, as rule, never
cost any one man over 81 80 and that Il
careful observance will find that of all
the young men here who take ladies &c
the theatre constantly the men who at
tend the germans are the most frequent
Did the street cars run to all parts of the
city and mt convenient hours they would
most certainly be utilized. They would
be far more comfortable than Oh theatre
nights when people are forced to hang on
us best they can. Desirable seats at the
theatre when Sol Smith Russell was here
cost S1.2j each. For Jefferson they viii
cost 81 each 1t is n mans own fault il
n german costs him 81 or more than So. 81
again. The frequency of our germans
1t is true. is something startling and may
have accounted for the small number o
desirable attractions at the Academy Of
| Music.
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