The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-04
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Baseball is now all the 90, AMI from
the vim with which it has opened the
coming season bids fair to be not alto
gerher unintcresting in spite of the fact
that Roanoke will not have q profess
sional team this year. Our ball grounds
are good and centrally located, so there is
no reason why we should not have college
as we'll rs other games played here A
team has just been organized in South
west Roanoke, which, while not exactly
professional, will doubtless down any
thing IN it's class, The positions have not
been assigned, there being some difficulty
in deciding who will be willing not to
pitch Eight of the men who have signed
are as follows: John Reid, N. r. Pritch-
ard, Ned Fitzgerald, II. l.. Williamson,
Wood, Freeman, Thomas and Clarence
Denison. The ninth man will probably
be brought FROM distance.
The Roanoke Tennis Club has been re-
organized after long period of inacuv-
ity. AT one time it was very prominent
factor in social affairs. The new officers
are L. 5. Davant, Jr., president, and Ed
ward Hughes, secretary and treasurer.
The executive committee is composed of
Walter Saunders, Dayton Miller and A.
b. Lacy. S. II. Coleman, Jr., is master
of the court.
The Choral Society's debut into the
musical world on Thursday evening was
a very pleasant little affair and most cred
liable. There is good material in the So
ciety ana il the plan of giving concerts
later on is carried out some good music
may be expected.
Miss Taliaferro will entertain the We'd.
nesday Club and it's escorts after the per-
formance on the evening of Joseph Jeffer-
sons appearance here.
The play for the benefit of the public
library was rehearsed on. Friday evening
for the first time on the stage at the
Academy of Music. The rehearsal was
rs satisfactory as could-be expected and
speaks we'll for the ultimate success of
the play. The list of patronesses for the
OCCASION is made up Of our city's most
representative ladies.
Invitations are out for what promises
to be very pleasant entertainment to be
given by the Roanoke Light Infantry on
Tuesday evening. 1t is sort of anniver-
sary affair. The company has many
friends and eXmembers in Roanoke who
will be glad to wish 1T many happy re-
turns.
Quite a gloom was cast over the pro-
ceedings of the horse show Yesterday by
the death of two very fine animals which
had been placed there on exhibition. The
programme was very seriously affected
Speculation as to the unfortunate occur.
renee was very wild. 1t is curious that
none of the savants in horse affairs did
not think of starvation and cruel treat.
ment as the immediate cause Of their de-
mise.
The H. O. d. Club was delightfully."- en-
tertained with n fageot party at the home
of the Misses Shields on Allegheny Place
on Friday evening. Each guest was to
recte, sing or perform in some way dur.
ing the time that laggot was burning.
Those present were: Miss Shields, Miss
Maude Shields, Miss Huse, Miss Neal,
Miss Williamson, Miss Crawford, Miss
Dearmond, Miss Minnie Dearmond, Miss
Tinsley, of Lynchburg, Miss Carper, of
Rocky Mount, Miss Brown, Miss Kirk,
Miss Griggs, of Martinsville, Va, Miss
helms, Miss Price. Messrs. Shields Hoff-
man, Thomas Hoffman. Frank Hoffman,
Holland, Strother, Scott, Blanks, Neal,
Addison, Barksdale, Hooge, Shields, Nelms,
Dickinson, Reed, Thomas, Payne, Charles
FitZhugh, Munford, Ellison and Beckley.
MEAL TICKETS SO. so and S. at BON.
SER'S RESTAURANT.