The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-22
Roanoke Riding Contests.

The riding contests at the Roanoke Fair.
next week will attract much attention.
There will be great rivalry between the
fair riders Of Roanoke and Botetourt
counties, and 1t is likely that there
will be lady riders, from many other
counties Of Virginia The ladies' tan
dem driving contest is causing quite
STIR, as the awards will be made for
the best handling Of the horses, hltched
4 tandem, to road cart and driven twice
around the half-mile track. The private
boxes have all been engaged and the
Red Mems Band will furnish The music.
Virginia House Party.
Mr.. Upton slingluff and his sister, Miss
Martha slingluff, of Baltimore IRE en-.
pertaining house party at their summer
home in Gloucester county. Among the
4 guests are Misses Mary and Florence
( Hopkins, OF Port Deposit Md; Nina.
q Roberts, Of Prince George county, Md;
A1essrs. Fred Morton, William Coale,
Matthew Atkinson and Captain Clarence
sDifferderfer, of Company A. Fifth Regi-
ment.
German at Radford. 5.
The September german given in Rad
ford Friday night by the Cotillon Club
was one Of the nrettiest entertainments
ever given In Radford. Mr.. Henry %.
3 Allen led with his usual skill and intro
duced many new and beautiful figures
The following couples participated: ~
3as Miss Lily Tyler and Mr.. Il. c. Nc
Cram. Miss Lillian Longley and Mr..
William Ingles, Miss Lila Goldsmith and
Mr.. Lee Fitzhugh, Miss Ethel Jones, OF
Knoxville. and Mr.. Hal Tyler, Miss Anna
Wilson and Mr.. William Micon, Of Louis
v vile: Miss Helen Campbell, Of Pulaski.
and Mr. Laulle Powers, Miss BESSIE Ken
derdine and Mr.. Clifton Kames, Miss
f Angela Tinsley and Mr.. w. H. Burston.
OF Norfolk Miss Lenoire Jones, of Knox.
vile, and Mr. Truman Bullard, Miss
Kathleen Cassell and Mr., Arthur Rosen-
field. Miss Nliliner. of Danville. and Mr..
Charles Home, Miss Mackie 'Ingles and
Mr., Will Longley, Miss Eta Rosenfield
and Mr. James Baird, Miss Minnie Howe
and Mr.. 'Boonz Of ST. Adams; Miss Mary
Lou Campbell and Mr.. Eckman, both OF
Pulaski.
Nobility at the Fair.
There has been q constant tide Of dis
tngulshed, well known and notable peo-
Die arriving on these shores with the
{ louisiana Purchase Exposition as their
! destinat ton. In this fortnight, taking
the British peerage alone, one finds Lord
and Lady I.ichfield. Lord and Lady Dart
Il mouth their son, Lord Lewlsham; Lord
and Lady Dccies, Lord and Lady Allies
II bury the DukcXof Newcastle, the Earl
OF Suffolk, besides host of German,
Austrian. Italian and Bavarian princes
\. and mobiles.
Lord Ranfurly, descendant Of the
#penns. and Lord Erston have also been
visitors and anqnE.tkoss who have Wis
ited the Exposition there has not been
one dissenting voice. 1t certainly, ac-
cording to these impartial critics, fully
repaid the trip across the ocean.
President to Entertain.
Next Friday at 2:3o p. NJ. Jusserand
the Ambassador Of France. will present
to the President at the White House.
M. Picard the head o. the French com.
mission to the ST. Louis Exposition
+ On Saturday night the President, and
! Mrs. Roosevelt will give q large dinner
in honor Of the. Archbishop 0! Canter-
bury, The guests q, the dinner will IN
clude members OF the Cabinet and other
natoble people in public and c!vI! He.
Flower Show at Newport.
Those cottagers remaining IN Newport
had the opportunity OF attending the