The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-21
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we observe with pleasure the renewal
OF activity in the social world as the sea-
son advances. At this rate Christmas
VIII hnd our temperature about normal
anu the pulse of our pleasure seeker
beating at the average rate. And why
should 1t not he? Times are certainly
better, as the saying is. Confidence is
very generally restored aud relaxation
from tue strain of the pass few seasons
OF untoward anxiety aud foreboding
should be most natural sequence. If
the last weeks events mean anything
further than the breaking of the ice
around the edges of the pool, and we
think they do, we may look for an early
plunge into the whirl. Some are al
ready in.
The german at the dancing school
rooms on Cd npbell avenue on Wedues.
day evening vas very pleasant little
break in the monotony Of do .nothsugism
OF the last few eeks. The floor is prob
ally the best in Roanoke and the music
as made by the Italian-Tr Irish string band
was not Mt all bad. Sandy Figgatt led.
Those present were: Miss Crawford with
Mr.. Mason Jameson; Miss Morton Camp
bell with Mr.. Denison; Miss Belle Kilby
with Mr.. Lawrence Davis; Miss Allen, of
Buchanan, with Mr.. Wood; Miss Rorer
with Mr.. Davant; Miss Blanche Rorer
with Mr.. Reid; Miss Davant with Mr..
Freeman; Miss Jesse Hippey with Mr..
Fred Hippey: Miss WinQfeld with Mr..
Allen, of Buchanan; Miss Dunlap with
Mr.. Wingfeld; Miss Bentley with Mr.
Stevens; Miss Alice Campbell with Mr..
To, t.,... To-. I'LL 4.
Miss Mary Rogers With Mr.. VIM. Hip
pey; Miss Jennie Rogers with Mr. Mich
oils; Miss I"iggatt with Mr.. Figgatt;-- Miss
Carper, of Rocky Mount, with Mr. Fish
burn. Stays: Messrs. Thomas, Tinsley,
W. Williams. c. Williams, Wexford,
Leigh, Van Lear, Fitzgerald.
We were justly proud of our Choral
Society last spring when it gave such a
creditable entertainment at the Academy,
bnt we do not know exactly how to ex.
press the popular appreciation IF the
society's latest effort OH Thursday even
ing. BY recourse to Mr.. Unabridged
Webster applicable adjectives might be
found for each Individual taking part,
but such is not our custom. However
from Miss McGuckin to Mr.. Buddo
the accompanist, the entertainment was
tasteful and interesting. Miss McGuckin
and Mr.. Giannini will ever receive n
hearty welct me in Roanoke We all
know Mr.. Davis Furthermore, the
management is to be commended for Civ
ing the public the benefit of reasonable
prices of admission. That it's Judgment
was sound was shown by the large audi
ence present There have been many ap-
plications for membership in the Choral
Society, but its roll az it stood on Thurs.
day is as follows: SopranI, Mrs. d. H.
Matson, Mrs. w. A. Lyons, Mrs. NJ e.
9eatman, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Robert
Johnston, Mrs. II. E. Jones, Mrs Slaugh-
son, Mrs. Henry Washington, Mrs. Ella
Seeligson, Miss .Walthall, Miss Pearls
Miss Pear SOD, Miss Morgan and Miss
HILLARY; alti, Mrs Frederick Auns.
paugh. Mrs. Samuel Kinnier, Miss
Gehrett, Miss Cottingham, Miss Kinney,
Miss Way and Miss Strine; tcnori,
Messrs. Heston, Ro. NJ. Kent, a. b.
Lacy, Godwyn Figgatt and George Jun
kin; bassi, DR.. Downs, John F. Snyder,
W. a. Lyons, Felsburg Griffith, w. c.
Mcdowell and Dugdale.
Mrs. Sarah Allen entertained wv tn m
delightful tea on Thursday afternoon.
The rooms of her home on South Jeffer-
son street were very prettily decorated
with crysanthemums, the effect in the
dining room beings.yellow set off with
yellow ribbon and candles. Mrs. Allen
| was assisted by Miss Belle Kilby, Miss
Stras, Miss Fulton, of Virginia College,
and Miss Terry Miss Palmer, Miss
Mechanism and the Misses Rorer pre-.
sided at the tea table, and Miss McClan-
ahan. with Mrs. Kelso, of Baltimore, re.
ceived with Mrs. Allen.
Mrs. Francis Hill also entertained with
n tea at her home on ninth avenue s. W.
on Friday evening. The dining room
| was in red. with few flowers aside from
violets and maiden's hair ferns Mrs.
Herbert Lafferty Miss Mary Hill and
Mrs Charles Hill received with Mrs. Hill.
Mrs Thomas Goodwin, Mrs. Wexford,
Miss Terry, Miss .Dorney. Miss Palmer
and Miss Davis assisted at the tea table.
nH'he,nu was furnished by Deyon's or
! chestIa.
The Misses PaHu will entertain a few
Of their friends on Thanksgiving night.
Section of the Phi Gamma Delta
Fraternity will hold its annual con wen
tlon in Salem November %. "a and IS
under the auspices Of the Beta Denterron
chapter of Roanoke College. DELEGATES
VIII be present from the University of
! Tennessee, University of North Carolina,
Joins HOPKINS, Richmond College,
Washington and Lee, and the University
of Virginia This section comprises
Virginia, Naryla and Tennessee. Dan
bridge Spottswood Is chief Features of
the Eratsrnity's entertainments will be n
german nj Hotel Roanoke on Wednesday
night and banquet at the same place on
Thursday night