The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-12
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are not going to entertain much now
Christmas is too near. Mince pies have
to be made, fruit cake laid away to mil.
dew aud clean clothes saved up for the
occasion. When the time comes and the
neighbors have burnt their tongues with
the pie and sccrched their palates 'declar-
ing the cake the best they have ever
taste", and feel secure in the best their
wardrobes an afford, then and then only
Will they be in shape to enjoy the season
to It's fullest. And there are degrees of
tuliness, grammarians to the contrary
Notwithstanding. There is comfort in
the Thought that the day after Christmas
is one of rest-rest for the weary and the
sick at heart and other places. Work
ing days following holidays are never
welcome. To some they are not welcome
at all. But We diverge. Woik and
Christmas do not go together We will
bang up our stockings in hope We
have hung up other things in certainty
Some OF us have parents-others uncles-
to see them through.
The german given at the dancing
school rooms on Wednesday evening was
as pleasant as the one given there n few
weeks age. These germans are small
an" last until IL o'clock, which arrange
ment will enable the management to
Wednesday were: MIS-. Hubert Watts,
of Lynchburg, with Mr.. Warren Well
ford; Miss Hut.cr, of Lynchburg, with
Mr.. Pritchard; Miss Kent with Mr..
Wood; Miss Medlcott, of Connecticut
with MIR. Denison; Miss Terry with Mr.
Saunders; Miss Drewry, of Richmond,
with Mr.. Reid; Miss Watson. of Char
lottesville, with Mr.. Horner; Miss Rog-
ers with Mr. Thomas; Miss Rorer with
Nnr,
MIR. freeman; Miss Davaut with Mr..
Withers; Miss Quarles, of Bedford, -itt
Mr.. Hawkins. Stags: Messrs. Law
renee Davis, Williams, Fitzgerald, Lee,
Hippey, Penn, Wingfeld. Davant, and
Jack Denison. Chaperons: Mrs. Robert
Scott and Mrs. Samuel b. Cary. Devon's
orchestra furnished the music and War
rem Wexford led.
The Misses Trout entertained few
friends with musical evening on Thurs
day in honor Of their guest, Miss Fry, of
Kentucky. Those present were Miss
Bloomfield Gan,biIl, Miss Miller, Miss
Mary Miller, Miss Penn. Miss Palmer,
Mss Gray, Miss Hatcher, Mrs. John
Trout, bliss Deaton, Miss Pearson, Miss
Fry and Messrs. Stevenson, Dr. Lewis,
Harding, John Trout, Lacy Kent, Saun-
ders, Waller, Penn, Lawrence S. DAVIS,
GraN ana Spindle.
The coming entertainment by the AL
leghany Dramatic Association at the
Academy OF Music promises TO be of un-
usual interest. The cast of ''Or to Klon-
dixie" numbers about fifty persons and
the hugeness Of the plays jokes will be
in proportion TO its size. 1t is said that
the hits will not be punched, and the
home runs will be made at the expense of
every one within range, from the two
poor prosecuted society editors of the
Roanoke papers to the general manager
of the Norfolk and Western Railway.
The regular meeting of the Derthick
Society was held at the home of the So
ciety's president, Mrs. j. Allen Watts,
Friday evening. The evening was de
voted to the study of Rubenstein, the
composer. Mr.. w. Valley Davis led.
At these meetings a programme arranged
by the Derthick people in Chicago is
usually carried out. The programme is
made up OF selections of the character be-
ing studied and an analysis of them is
read, after which they are rendered.
The peculiar interest lies not in the story
of the composers life, but in the por-
trayal of their characteristics, temporal
ment and all those things to which they
have given expression i'll their produc-
tiUus.
Mrs. Hubert Watts and her sister,
Miss Hutter, who have been visiting
Mrs. Robert i. Scott for the past week,
have returned to Lynchburg.
Mr.. Frank Stras is ut home for short
stay.
Mrs. David Dunlap. OF Petersburg,
who has been visiting her cuher on
Eleventh avenue s. W., has returned
home.
Miss Medlicott has returned to her
home in Middletown, Conn, after STAY
of some weeks with her father in Roam
oke.
Mr.. Lawrence S. Davis will leave in a
few days to visit friends and relatives in
South Carolina.
The Cotillion Club will hold n meeting
on Monday evening, December 10, to de-
eide upon the date of the Christmas ger
man and for the election of new mem
| bers.
The Semi Monthly Club had another
one of its delightful germans at the dane
ing school rooms ON Thursday evening.
The Wednesday Club was enferts;nad