The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-16
SAL EN-
EDWARD JErER, REPORTER.

Geo. Z. Craighlll, OF Lynchblrg, isvis /.
iting in the city the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Chalmers on High street.
Mrs. Geo. w. Palmer, of Saltville, is
on visit to the family of q. NJ. Worden
on Union street.
Mrs. j. NJ. Baumgardner returned
Tuesday from Il pleasant visit to relea-
tives and friends at Rural Retreat.
Misses Mary and Alice Barksdale. OF
Roanoke, are visiting Mrs. Ora Barford at
her homie on Virginia avenue.
:. The two Misses Hubert, of Catawba,
and Miss Williams, of Hollins, are visit.
ing the family of M. G. McClung.
Miss Julia Pitzer, of Roanoke, is Wis
iting the family of DR.. Carson Wells on
High street.
Miss Mamie Becker, of Roanoke, is the
guest Of the Misses Smith ut their home
on Broad street.
Chas. X. Bell, of the Gettysburg Theo.
logical Seminary, who will preach in the
Lutheran Church here during the sum-
mer months, ARRIVED In Salem Monday
and will preach his first sermon Sunday
morning in the above church. Mr.. Bell
is for the present the guest CT NJ P.
Frsntz and family.
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Miss Senu Helms, of Hollins, is the
guest OF Miss Myrta Preston, at her home
In South Salem
AT a meeting of the D. G. Shanks Royal
Arch Chapter of Masons, held in their
hall here, the following officers were
elected: d. G. Shanks, high priest; j. II.
Duncan, king; Jacob Parrish, scribe: j.
B. Frier. treasurer; w. r. Gross. secre-
tary; Phillip Burwell, captsin of the host;
j. A. Clevinger, principal sojourner; Ivan
row vol y, .tr
son, first veil; Jno. A. Francis, second
veil; Leon Palmer, third veil.
THE COMMENCEMENT.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
of the Roanoke College commencement
exercises. was the annual contest for the
medal in oratory Monday night The
Town Barn was crowded by II large and
representative audience to hear the young
disciples of Demosthenes and Cicero.
Following were the speakers and their
subjects: j. a. M. Boy: subject, "Unat-
tanned Ideas;" J. L..Rosser, subject, 1.-The
Immortal Works." W. c. Humphreys,
subject, "The Curse of Freedom;' w. G.
Shenk. subject, "Our Strongest Forts;''
e. A. Repass, subject, "a Concentrated
Life
The medal was won by w. G. Shenk,
who also recently won the intercollegiate
medal at Hampden-S Sydney. The COM
mitree Of judges were DR.. i. T.. Camp
bell OF Mechanicsburg, Pa. Hon. Isaac S
Motter, of Lima, Ohio; Geo. p. Craighill.
of Lynchburg; Rev. Ed L. Folk and
Hon. Geo. w. Koiner, of Augusta. The
medal was delivered to Mr.. Shenk by DR..
e. e. Campbell in witty and interestin
speech.
The college campus was beautifully
Hum mated during the evening and the
society halls and library were thrown
open to the public
Directly after the medal contest mt the
hall the class OF '92 repaired to Hotel Sd
lem, where the reunion banquet was
spread in their honor.
Attorney j. p. Woods, of Roanoke,
WAS toast master and toasts were respond
ed to by Walton Greener, Jno. Rendleman
and Jno. Draper, of the class of '92.
Toasts were also responded to by b. +.
Trotter, class 80; G. s. Bowman, class
'94; Jno. Lee Logan, class '97; L. Clark,
Q. B. Cannaday, H. NJ. Smith DIR. NJ.
Wiley, Jim Seig, H. A. Funk, G.. r.
Morehead and A. Shenk, half of the class
of '92.
The ladies present were Mrs. Cronk,
Misses Wiley, Cabell, Taliaferro. Painter.
Frantz, NJ. Wiley, Fox, Kegley, Ander.
sou, Logan, Blair, Cannon, f. Logan, S.
Frantz.
An elegant collation. was spread and
pleasure ruled the hour" accompanied
with fond recollections of quandam col.
lege days.
Yesterday morning TIE annual Grafton
before the Alumni Association of the col
lege was delivered by Rev. Thornton c.
Whaling, the young and gifted pastor of
the historic Presbyterian Church Mt Lex
ington, Wa. His subject was "Uncle
Remus and His Kin - His speech was
bold, aggressive. witty and original.
He said that God had IL wise purpose in
placing seven and a half million negroes
in this Southland, where existed the
purest type of the great Anglo. Saxon
race. and..it was for them to educate him.
to give him his political and legal rights.
and to give him Christ and the Gospel of
Christ. He denounced lynching as veil
ms the crime which leads to it, and said !:
"Lynching is a relic of barbarism and n
lyncher is murderer of law and IL Grim
inal."
The central idea of his address was that
God had intended the educated negro TO
be the messengers of salvation to the two
hundred millions of inhabitants who live
IN darkness under the tropical sun and
amid the burning sands OF Africa.
The Hon. Isaac s. Motter, of the ella 50
of '72, also made a beautiful speech, in
which he complimented the great work
done by the college, making happy re.
marks. about the shadowy past and his
pleasant connection in his boyhood DAYS
with the people of Salem, recalling fond
recollections of his alma mater.
The Hon. ChampP. Clark, of Missouri.
arrived yesterday evening and delivered
the address before the literary societies
OF the college in lieu of Senator Yelling.
ton, who was unable to keep his engage.
ment. Heswas accompanied by the Hon.