The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-13
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EDWARD JErER. REpoRTER

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porter. Extra copies containing full ac-
count of commencement exercises tnr-
nished on application.
Miss Emily Taliaferro, after an exten led
visit to Washington city. returned Thurs
day evening to her home here.
Miss Mary Cumpston, of Washington
formerly OF Salem, In attending the col
lege commencement and is the 0uest of
the Misses Cam per, on Broad street.
The contest for the Ciceronian Society
medal, given for excellence in declama-
tion, was held Friday night in their hall,
1t being the second entertainments on the
programme of the college commencement.
Following were the contestants: r. p.
Stuart, Pennsylvania: c. r. Cook, West
Virginia; r. Koiner, Virginia; G. ". An.
derson, Virginia; H. j. Bales. Virginia,
and j.. Q. Cline, Virginia. The judges
were Dr.. Oscar Wiley, DR.. Hildreth, and
medal was won by r. P. Stuart.
Miss lou G. Etchison. of Damascus,
Md. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. DAY,
at their home on Pennsylvania avenue.
f. r. Campebell, president of the r.
wing Female College, situated at Mechan.
icsburg, Penn, Is visiting the family of
his brother, r. L. Campbell.
Miss Mary McRae. who has been visit
in fltc
returned yesterday to- her home in North
Carolina.
Rev. A. W. Pitzer. D. D., after shor,
visit to..the family of Capt G. c. Tomp-
kins, returned yesterday to Washington
city.
The Roanoke county school board met
In executive session at the school build
ing, on the afternoon of she 18th instant.
to consider the election of teachers for
the coming school year of 1898. Misses
Mollie j. Lemon and Margaret r.. John
ton were elected as principals, with
tine following corps of teachers: Mrs. An.
ME NJ. ktzer, Misses Kate D. Burks, Jen-
ME P. Golf, Fannie Folkes, Sallie Spes-
sard, and Fannie l.. Berkeley. The
school,. board, recognizing the splendid
ability and efficiency of the above Young
ladies as disciplinarians, decided to put
them In charge of the school in lieu of Il
male principal. The salaries of the prin.
cipals was fixed at SOC. so per mouth, and
those of the other teachers at $40. All
OF the former teachers were reelected
with the exception of Prof. Phipps Miller
and Miss Peters, who was not an appli
cant for her former position. There re.
mains yet three teachers to he elected, one
new instructress being added over last
years number, making the total for the
coming year eleven. The .ladies chosen
by the board as o-principals of Salem
graded and High school No. l have
earned ar enviable reputation for execu-
tive ability in the management of school
affairs, and the new move of the board
will in all probability meet with general
approval.
G. Nelson, OF Scranton, Miss, is on a
visit to his niece, Mrs. Prof Reynolds,
on Pennsylvania avenue.
N. B. Johnston. of Memphis, Tenn, is
on visit to his family in West Salem.
AT a recent meeting of the Democratic
executive committee of Roanoke county,
it was decided to hold mass meeting of
the Democrats at the July term of the
county court, Monday, July 10Th next,
to elect delegates to the State convention
which meets in Roanoke city on the 18th
day OF August, 1897. AS Roanoke county
Is entitled to eleven delegates in said con-
vention, i'll order to make an equal dis
triDution of representation 1t was decided
to elect twenty-five delegates with half
vote each. Under this appointment Sa-
lem district will be entitled to dele
gates; Big Lick z; Cave Spring, 5; Ca
tawba, /. The probabilities are that the
Roanoke county delegation will favor the
nomination of Major j. Hoge Tyler for
governor.
Miss Ellen Blair, daughter OF Henry
II. Blair. gave "A lawn party at her ia
theirs Friday night III honor of her
guests Misses Cannon and Anderson. The
lawn was illuminated with Japanese Ian
terms, beneath whose mellow light chiy-
airy did honor to beauty. The Mandolin
ana Guitar Club were in attendance and
both vocal and instrumental music emily.
ened the evening. The night was balmy
and beautiful and the guests enjoyed un-
til u late hour the Inequalities of their
fair hostess. Sherbet, ice cream and
cake were handed, and ut ~ o'clock an
old fashioned Virginia reel wasSlanced on
the green sward, after which the guests
dispersed.
Rev. K. w. Hubbard. rector of ST.
Paul's Church, has gone to Portsmouth
to attend meeting of the diocesan coun-
ell of Southern Virginia.
To day the Episcopal, Methodist and
Presbyterian Churches will be closed in
order to allow the public to hear the bac-
calaureate sermon in the Lutheran
Church this morning by the Rev Theo-
dore l.. Cuyler, d. D., of Brooklyn, and
the address before the Y. NJ. C. A. of the
college at O'Clock 90 night by the Rev.
l.. w. Seabrook. of Winchester, Va. tt
was the original intention of the faculty
of the college and the ministers to keep
open at least two CT the other churches.
but as several of the ninisterS n rn nm,