Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-27
ANNUAL MINSTREL SHOW
At BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS
Dusky Employees OF Resort Hotel
Help To Entertain
Guests.
DISPLAY UNEXPECTED TALENT
AT End OF Interesting Program, Per-
formers Serve Dainty Supper 80
Their PatrOns-Weck Has Been
Round OF Gay Festivities.


BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS VA. Au-
gust 26.--Ou Friday evening the an
nual minstrel show. given by the colored
help at the springs, took place I'm the
ballroom. All the guests and num-
Der Of outsiders were present. Plan
,ati"n melodies were SUNG as choruses.
aud the recitations and songs showed
unexpected talent in some whose daily
occupations are most prosaic. The
dancing also WAS excellent. and ut the
conclusion of the program daintily
prepared supper was served by III"
performers.
On Saturday the members Of the Per
severance Band. of Vnton Methodist
Episcopal Church, held their annual
picnic on the hotel lawn. w T..
Howell WAS in charge of the AFFAIR. and
Miss Rosa Fuqua was chaperon.
An unsusually large crowd came in
for the Saturday evening dance.
On Sunday evening Mi. Roudebusit
gave ii program of classical esclec
tons. accompanied by Miss Mabel iaf
ferty, of Little Rock. at the piano. This
recital il a weekly event
Mrs. V. T. Lipscomb. Mrs j. w.
simmons and Earl Simmons. OF Suf
folk. went to Roanoke to spend the
weekend with Mrs. Lipscomb's son,
W. o. Lipscomb.
On Wednesday evening motor hay
ride party OF eighteen couples and
noke and took part i'm the dancing.
Before returning they had :, basket
supper OF the lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Williams. OF
Knoxville. Tenn, and their two chill
dren Went on a motor picnic TO Natural
Bridge and spent the day Wednesday.
Miss Nirsilia Atwood of Appomat-
toN. took party in her automobile
for moonlight ride to Roanoke and
return on Friday evening. Later
Arthur Lloyd Brown, OF Norfolk, en-
tertained at Il watermelon feast Tho
other guests were Miss Evelyn Shaucr
Of LynchburE: Miss Edith Summerson,
Of Bedford; L. T. Zolicoffer. OF Wei
don. y. c.: Francis HoGdebush. OF
Memphis. Tenn. and kcmper q. Kin
ner. Of Roanoke.
Rev. George Gordon Smead. D. d.
Of Jackson, Miss, archdcacon of the
Diocese OF Mississippi. who is spend
ing the summer at his old home In
salem came over for the week lend
with j. r. Williams. OF Salem DR.
Smcad held service IN the ballroom
on Sunday morniuI. Mrs. William y
Woodberry, OF Roanoke. played the
organ and acted as choir dircctrcss
Mrs. Hugh G. Whitehead. Of Norfolk
chaperoned party to Glen Allcn
Spring on Tuesday afternoon for
gypsy tea. The other members Of the
party were Miss Summerson, Miss Mar
2arct Whitehead. Felix Inliicuffer
William S. White, Jr,, and Hugh G.
Whitehead. Jr
Ralph G. Roudebush. of Memphis.
who has just returned from Cam
bridge, Mass, where he attended the
summer school of Harvard University
arrived this week 10 join his mother
and brother, Mrs. +. W. Roudebust
and Francis Eoudebush
Mrs J. 7. Burns. 81 New York City
chapcroncd an all-day picnic TO Oh.
servatory ITill on Saturday The
others were Miss Elizabeth Plat. Miss
Alicia Platt. Miss Margaret White
head. William s. White. Jr. Richard
ketmcr. Hugh Whitehead and Felix
Zollicofcr.
Philip f. Brown. Jr.. Of Richmond
arrived on Sunday To spend his vaca-
ton. Mr.. Brown is the nephew and
namcsakc of the former host at Blue
Ridge, and is the fourth of the Brown
boys" to come here this summer
Or. T.. y. Williams. Of Lynchburg
has arrived to spend his thirteenth
consecutive year 1T Blue Ridge
Miss d. Med. Robinson. of Roanoke
is chaperoning Miss Hazel Fitzgerald.
OF Roanoke: Miss Mildred diamonds,
OF Norfolk. and l.. NJ. Gaines, OF Rich
mond, at the hotel this week
Fl. l.. Hudgins. OF Portsmouth, has
arrived TO Join Mrs Hudgins and their
son. who are spending several weeks
here.
r. H. Angel. OF Roanoke. spent Sun
day al the springs, having as his
guests Fulton II. Gordon. of Washing
ton, ana +. W. Craig, OF Roanoke
Among those registering during the
week were Miss Pearl Shelburne, of
Burkeville, Va; Miss Ruth Shelburne,