Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-18
ROANOKE NOTES.

! Roanof e. Va. august 1i.-Mrs.
Lula t. :. Penn left Monday Au-
gust 18TH for WI ston-Salcm, \. G..
TO visit her mother and father. She
| VIII return home the latter part of
, thiS month. Mrs PENIS sistcr-in-
law accompanied her. visiting her
people III the above named places.
MIR. Il. Il. Penn will join his wife,
Sunday, August 10th
Mrs. Gillic Ferguson. OF 225 Fifth
avenue. y. W.. who underwent a very
serious but successful operation at
f,recdmcn's Hospital, Washington, ID
= and returned home about two
weeks ago. is getting along excel
lcntly.
Mrs. Mary cambridge came home
sunday morning, August 18th from
Philadelphia to be with her sister
until she has rcgaincd her strength
ANA vigor from an operation.
Mr.. Ammon Jones has returned
from Buena Vista, Va. where ho re-
presented the High Street Baptist
church at the Valley Baptist Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Foster Hutchcrson and Mrs.
bessie HUTCHINSON, his wife, of No.
Oh Ninth avenue, N WI. will leave
the city Thursday. August 10th for
one weeks vacation i'm that western
part of the State Of Ohio visiting his
sisters and friends of Columbus. O.
Presiding Elder George r. Jones
held his District Conference at Boyd
ton, Mocklenburg county, Va from
August 18th to 18th, which was re-
ported as the most pleasant of pre-.
Vious years. The delegates were de.
lighted and the Presiding Elder high
~ Eratiiicd. p. Il. Jones is doing his
share in making good the A. NJ T..
Church in this section.
Mrs. Mary Law, Of 62S Eighth
avenue. n. w, Roanoke, Va. will
leave Wednesday. August 18th for
charlottesville. Va. to take her elder
son, Foster, to the hospital after
which she will proceed to Washing
ton, ID. G. to visit relatives.
The daughter and niece of Mrs
Gillic Hancock. of 301 Ninth avenue,
\ e., respectively, Mrs. Mamie
Smith and Mrs. Lula Griffin, both of
Williamson, w Va. will spend one
month in the city.
Mrs. Josephine Scllins. of IlS
Ninth avenue. n. w. is quite indis-
posed and has been for the last week
or ton days. She is under tho care
Of DR.. T.. +. Whitman.
Mrs. Mary Odell, of 2G4 Eighth
avenue. n. W., Roanoke. Va wishes
to take this method of thanking tho
many friends who assisted her so
generously during the long illness
and death Of her beloved husband
who died Friday, August 3rd. He is
gone but not forgotten. from this to
the better land, to the better land
where peace and happiness and where
sorrow never comes There hc awaits
the arrival OF the remaining human
race. For we all como to that one
place, death and the grave
nj Staniield, of 1853 Wells Alley,
N. W., Roanoke, Va. will furnish you
with The Richmond Planet He
handles $50 copies per week. His
friend, Joe Dugger, 207 fifth avenue
N. W. is with him
Miss Rose Mae Weatnerlcss, daugh-
tor Of Prof. and Mrs. Nelson Wealth
crless OF Washington, ID G. Is the
weekend guest OF Miss Ncllye L.
Myers, OF EOS Fourth avenue, N. w
Miss WcathcrlcSs is cnrOutc to Irwin
. Va. to visit her friends and relatives.
feeling the need OF rest before taking
UP her second term of teaching in
Tnskegec Institute
Mr.. Cornelius c. Henry. blue
Jacket on the "Hancock" who has
been visiting his mother. Mrs. Emma
Mo$by, at Salem, is spending the last
OF his twelve day leave Of absence
from dut% with his brothers, Mcssrs
Daniel and James Henry. Of this city.
Miss Nj Josie Lewis, OF Richsquarc
n. C. and Il student of Kittrcll Col
logc was the guest of Mr.. G. O. Hol-
land, the poStman and was the hon
ored guest Of many receptions.
Mr.. Tom Bailey, Of Washington, d.
{. is visiting his mother. Mrs. Nor
ton on Seventh avenue, n T.
Miss Emma May Hughes. Of Lynch
burg, Va. was called to the city on
the account Of the illness Of her cous-
in, Mrs, Stewart of Col Eighth ave
nue., N. w.
Miss Wilncttc Smith is in the city
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs,
George Thornton, OF 21S Henry street
where she will spend about six or
seven weeks recupcrating from the
burden of teaching.
The Magic City Building and Loan
Association held their second annual
meeting in the Cosmopolitan Build
ing corner Fourth avenue and First
street on the 10th inst. with two
thirds of the stockholders present.
The company had successful year
and they declared 7 percent uiyi-
dend on more than $4,000, an asset
or ,9?9.i2 or 1887 IL net increase
On last year,
The officers are: DR.. e. r. Dudley,
president; Henry G. Johnson, vice
president: John i. Stocton. secretary,
Mr.. Annette Gatlin. OF Cleveland,
ONO is visiting Roanoke for two
weeks. He is the son OF Mrs Nora
Briggs.
Mrs. Jennie Thomas Clarke was
quietly married 70 Mr. TC1ioc M,11o,,