The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-02

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the shadow OF the coming events of 1898,
and that each leaf OF the new book NAV
| prove an Interesting sequel TO the story
of tue three hundred aud sixty-five we
| have just laid aside
| First of all the weeks happeniDgs
must come the Christmas german of the
Coalition Club on Wedne sday evening.
The ballroom was prettily decorated IN
green ana white, ropes of which extended
10 the center of the room from eacu cor
ner AT either end were two large C's
ana over the doorway "a Merry christ
mas" large buncl, of mistletoe hung
IN the centre. DayJo., Miller led and
Devon's Orchestra furnished the music.
The decorations were put in place by the
young people, who met ut the hotel Oh
Tuesday evening. The german was kept
up until o'clock. Those present were:
Miss Washington, of Radford, with NJ
Stevens; Miss Trout with Mr.. Wood, Miss
Jennie Rogers with Mr.. Thomas, NJ ISIS
Blanche Rorer with Mr.. Fitzgerald, Hiss
Means with Mr.. VanIIear, Miss Kent
with MIR. Jameson, Miss Palmer with Mr..
Saunders, Miss Johns with Mr. Rawn,
Miss lamar, of Hollins, with Mr.. Dick
erson. Miss Biggs, of Elliston, with Mr..
Landes, Miss Hilleary with Nj. Nichols,
Miss Leary with MI. Hawkins, Miss
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OF Hagerstown, with Mr.. Miller, Miss
Mary Rogers with .Mr. Williams, Miss
kilby with Mr. Pritchard, Miss Rorer
with Mr.. Palmer, Miss Davant with Mr..
Raines, Miss Rust with Mr.. Lyle, Miss
Fulton with Mr.. Freeman, Miss Fuller
with Mr.. keid, Miss Saunders with Mr..
Davant Mrs. Koehler with Mr.. Koehler,
Mrs. John Trout with Mr.. Trout, Mrs.
Goodwin with MIR. Goodwin, Mrs. Yeat-
MAJ ,utrh Ir,,11
son with Mr.. Saunderson, Miss Figgat
with Mr.. .Figgat, Miss Mills with Mr..
Waller. and Mrs. Glasgow, Mr.. and Mrs.
Flickwir, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Kelso, Miss
Pole Miss Saunderson, Mrs. Hilleary,
Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Bggs, and Messrs
Wexford, j. Lynn, Lee, Penn, Fishburne,
Tinsley, Eberhardt, DR.. Lewis, Taylor
Christian. The german was decidedly
the prettiest and largest of the session..
eva, erly," the palatial home of Hon.
j. L. Hannah. near Hollins, was a scene
Of gaiety aud festivity on Thursday
evening in honor of their daughter, Miss
Hannah The following were present:
Miss Hannah, Hollins; Miss Penn, North
Carolina; Miss Coon, Hollins;..M Nor
gan, Miss Beale, Miss Mclaughlin, Hol-
Inns; Miss Huse. Miss Pitzer. Roanoke;
Miss Griggs, Martinsville; Miss Neal
Roanoke; Miss Luck, Hollins; Mr. Geo.
Pitzer, Mr.. Lunsford, Roanoke; Mr..
Glass. Bedford City; Mr.. Blair Pitzer.
Mr. Huse, Roanoke; Mr.. Coon, Rich
inond; Mr.. Bushong. Hollins: Mr.. /. Coon,
Messrs. billiard, Barns, Messrs Huff,
Holllns.
On New Years eve Mr.. John Van Lew
gave charming party to numhero of his
friends Mt his home on Sixth avenue Il.
W. to welcome the new year. The music
was delightful and dancing and games
were induced in till the "wee small
hours" The young ladies assisting in
receiving were Miss Bessie frey, in red
carleton overssred tafreta; Miss Ruth DYER
In white orCandy, white satin garniture:
Miss Helen Van Lew garnet cloth, velvet
trimmings. Refreshments were Served
by Bc@man and served at late hour.
Sixteen couples were present. All voted
it NEST enjoyable.occasion.
The New Years german at the dancing
school was a most enjoyable affair. It
was larger than usual. Those present
were: Miss Dearmond with Mr.. Shields,
Miss Darnall with Mr.. Glass, Miss Jones
with MI. S. Hoffman, Miss Wor,hington
with Mr.. Parkinson, Miss Figgat with
Mr.. Hughes, Miss Kent with Mr.. f.
Hoffman, Miss Neale with Mr. lIuse,
Miss Archie Neale with Mr.. Thomas,
Miss Barksdale with Mr.. Helvestine, Mrs
Wellfcrd with Mr. Wexford, Miss Schloss
with Mr.. Schloss. Mss Schloss with Mr..
Wilson, of Radford, Miss Ritter with Mr.
Caldwell. Miss Pitzer with Mr.. HODGE,
Miss Penn with Mr.. Junkin, Miss
Gravely with Mr.. Boswell, Miss Carr
with Mr.. Reed, Miss Hughes with Mr.
Hughes, Mrs. Shaw with Mr.. Shaw, Mrs
Kent, Mrs Hoffman, Mrs. Jones, Mrs.
Darnall, and Messrs. Williams, Free
mar, Neal, Davis, helms, Douglass,
Dunkley, Reed, OMohundro and others
MISS Helen Pearson entertained n few
friends at dinner on Thursday at her
home in the West End. Invitations we're
issued to Miss Trout, Miss Martha Bell
'rrcut, Miss London, and Messrs. Fuller
ton, Archer Payne, Freeman and Spindle.
Miss Ruth Saunders gave very de-
ghtful progressive nations party on
Thursday evening. The prizes were won
by Miss Stras and Mr.. Dayton Miller, of
Pulaski. The guests were Miss Stras,
Miss Rorer. Miss Blanche Rorer, Miss
Massie, Miss McClanahan, Miss Pole.
Miss Deaton, Miss Davant, Mis-, Fulton,
Miss Florence Fulton, Miss--Terry, Miss
Gale, Miss Kefauver, Miss Palmer, Miss
Rust, Mrs. Meredith and Mcssrs .Fitzger-
aid, DR.. Lewis. Miller, Kent, DavAnt. Gil.
mer, RAIDER, Vaughan, Penn, VanLear
and Kingnan Handy.
The masquerade party given by Miss
Wingfield to the B. G Club, at her home
on Franklin road on Friday evening. was
| not the least of the many events of
| Christmas week. Martha Washington
held high carnival with clowns and col
ored nurse maids mingled proniscuonsly