The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-28
Blacksburg Social.
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Bl.ACkSBURG, VA, April 21.--NTrs
4 William 10. Barlow and Mrs. Clarence
>. Mast entertained at one of the
pretticst receptions of the season Fri
| day afternoon from to ut the
lattcrs home on Roanoke street Be-
| sides the members Of the Married
Ladies' Club their guests included II
number of other friends. and those
| present had the pleasure of meeting
/ Mrs. Masts mother, Mrs. Buck, OF Co
| lumbus. o., who Is her guest for the
! month. In II contest OF words Mrs. w.
| III. Joyce and Mrs. Thomas H. Watson
were awarded pretty prizes Delicious
REFRESHMENTS were served. Those In
| vfted included Mcsdamcs Geo. Walker.
| Alexander Black, j. II. Woolwinc w.
| n. Joyce. Nawter, j. IT. Sliultz. Kent
| BLACK. r. l.. Fagg. Cudlipp, Watson,
| Chas Black. w r. Henderson, j. b.
| Tutwiler and Miss Emma Wiley.
| The local lodge of Pythians gave II
| smoker for the members and some Wis
iting brethren in their hall on Main
| street Friday evening from to ~.
| The hours were spent most pleasantly
| after the manner of all affairs purely
masculine and in the consumption of
| bounteous refreshments of the kind
F.! that are associated with club smokers
| everywhere.
The Odd Fellows of Blacksburg arc
celebrating the eighty eighth ami
versary of the founding of their order
| this week.
An engagement announced last week
| in St Louis that is of interest here
| and to former students of the Y. p.
| L.. is that of Miss Margaret Stnnard
! and Mr.. Joseph Ramsay Brown. Mr..
Brown is graduate of the class of
1900. Virginia Polytechnic institute,
and Is now employed in st. Louis.
which is also the home of his fancee.
His mother was a Miss Francisco, of
Blacksburg. and related to n number
of people here. The wedding VIII be
society event of the early autumn.
Virginia people who have spent a
summer recently at the yellow sulphur
Springs will be Interested in the an
nouncement of the marriage of Miss
Mary Harper Townes and Mr.. N. Hill
Martin, of Memphis, Tenn. The cere-
mony was performed at the prloes
homo in the latter city on TUESDAY
evening of this week. Mr.. martin
spent eight summers with his mother
and sisters at this popular resort,
and was prominent in tho social Ire
Of the springs during their entire stay
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Martin. of Dan
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. G. -. lhomas' 'r.,
of Woodstock; Mr.. Henry Thomas, OF
North Carolina: Mr. Ivy Thomas, of Sa-
lem. and Mrs. Charles Is. Payne. Of
Charleston, w. Va, are with Mrs. Giles
Thomas at her home in Roanoke VAL
lev. Mrs. Thomas Is desperately III,
and her physician holds out no nope
Of her recovery.
Rev u. J. Woods and professor -. ~.
Smythe are attending the sessions OF
Montgomery Presbytery at Radford-
Mr.. Il. c.. Scott, OF the institute, has
resigned here. and gone to take the en-
trance examinations for the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis.
Professor and Mrs George W. Walker
are attending the meeting OF tho state
Sunday-school Convention in Danville.
Mrs. Virginia Murrill Johnson, OF New
York, is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Murril
Miss Lily Tyler, Messrs. Z. H. and II.
C. Tyler, of Radford were guests at
White Thorne last Saturday and sunday.
Captain and Mrs. j. r. Johnson. OF
Christiansburg, are guests OF PROFESSOR
L. 2. Campbell this week
Mrs. E. B. jackson left Tuesday for a
visit of six weeks to her old homo in
South Carolina. Mr.. Jackson Is spending
the week at Eagle Rock, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bell, OF Dublin.
are visiting the formers sister, Mrs.
Kent Black.
Miss Katie Porter returned last week
from a months visit to relatives In Bal
timore
Miss Virginia Mercer Patton left Thurs
day to spend several days with Mrs.
William Patton, in Lexington.
DR.. j. NJ McBryde returned Wednes-
day from visit of several days in Rich
mond.
Professor and Mrs. Andrew NJ Soule
were among the Blacksburg people Wis
iting Roanoke this week.