Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-25
ROANOKE NEWS NOTES

: ROANOKE. VA. August 21.-Sun
day morning Rev. George G. Taylor
ID. ID. was at his zenith at Mt. Zion
\. NJ l.. Church lie delivered y
rlrh discourse. At night he preached
Il very able sermon. The collection
Tor the day showed marked i'm.
proNchrnt by the duplex system The
olllclalS OF the church are very dcsir-
Gus that all join in to make the new
system what it should be
MIR. John Robertson. of PITTSBURGH
Ia. is in the city visiting his mother
and brother, Mr.. \ l.. B Robertson
OF Seventh avenue y. w.
Mr.. Henry Stcptoc is in tho CITY
from Dupont, looking the best for
years. He is doing we'll ut City Point
Mrs. Mamie Robertson. of philu-
dclphia is visiting her sister. Mrs
j. +. Brown of 1o5 Henry street.
Mrs. William Bihcy. of Covincton.
VA. is also visiting Mrs. j. T.. Brown
and Mrs. Thomas Ward Of Eiehth
avenue. y. w.
! Rev. John Brown. of Ninth avenue
n. W. has returned from near Dan
willie. where he attended one of the
most pleasant associations of his time
and remembrance. Everything passed
very harmoniously at the Schooltcld
Baptist Associations
At No COO, corner Sixth avenue
and GaiuShorO Road Won will rcmcm-
Der Brother George SIMPSONS Tabcr-
r"tt". Open day and night Re-
lroShmcntS OF tho season can bc had
till Il wee sma' hour. Amuscnicnts
with music and other high class on.
ioymCnts.
The ladies of Blooming Rose Court
No. lol, Order Of Calanthc. highly
entertained Mrs. Julia \ Woods at
the residence of Mrs. Ellen Jordan.
322 Tenth avenue, y W.. August H..
The officiating officers were Mrs.
Catherine Staniicld, Mrs. Aurclia vii
liams. Mrs. Matte Edmondson. Mrs.
Emma b Penn.
Just before the banquet came off
MIS-. Woods was presented with Il
costly piece Of silver from the mcm-
brrs OF the Court. 1t was presented
by Mrs. Emma b Penn. Response
by Mrs. Woods. Remarks by Mrs NJ.
T.. Edmondson
Mrs. Woods has been a good and
faithful officer Of the above named
Court for eleven years and will be
greatly missed by the members. She
Will mkac her home in WASHINGTON,
ID. G. Mrs. Woods and children left
for Washington on Friday night. Au-
gust Il.
Miss Stella Hancock and little sis
ter Celia, Of l.ynchburg are visiting
Miss Margaret Simms, l3 Hart ave
nnc, n. w. They will be here two
weeks
Miss Annie Craghcad. of Vinton.
left "Wednesday last to visit her sis
ter in keystone, w. Va. We wish
her Il pleasant trip.
Mrs. Burta Beverly, 81 Ninth
avenue, N. w. and little Evelyn will
leave for Montgomery, w. Va. and
Columbus, Ohio Sunday morning,
August 18th for a two weeks vaca-
ton in the West and the Buckeye
State.
Mr.. Thomas Kinscy, OF Fifth ave-
nue., N. w. is still indisposed. He is
not much improved since last writing.
Mrs. Jennie Hylton, &S31 Eighth
avenue, N. w. returned Friday, the
17th from a three weeks vacation,
visiting her daughters in Indianapolis
Ind.
Mrs. Addie StanGcld and daughters
Lillian and Emily, left Monday night
August goth for Wilmington, Del.
where they will make their new and
future home With their husband and
father. Mrs Stanlicld was accom-
panied to the station by her mother,
Mrs. jamie Galloway, Mr.. Lewis
Wright and her brother, Mr. William
:. Galloway and Mr. Madison Stan
. field.
I -,
okc county returned from Danvillc.
va, where she attended the School
ilcid Baptist Association on Wcdncs-
day and the remainder OF tho week
with the Old School Baptist
Mrs. Emma Dcsncr Stokes has re-
turned to her home in Columbus. o.,
after spending four weeks at Glen
Wilton and two weeks here, visiting
friends Of other years.
Mrs. Matte Mcpherson Cook and
youngest daughter, Mrs Rachel Per-
ry of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Mrs. Cath
crime Stanficld of 1873 Wells Alley,
| left the city last Sunday morning for
l.owmoor, Va. via automobile to visit
their aunt ana uncle, Mrs. Mary
Stokes and Mr.. Samuel Stokes. They
also attended the grand rally which
was going on there. $26l.3l was
raised. They covered Il distance of
io9 miles on route. passing Buchanan
Clifton Forge. Fincastlc and Low
moor. They returned to the city on
Monday morning at eleven O'Clock,
reporting not Il single accident Mr.
Hum. Of Fourth avenue
Mrs. Mary Ellen Bowman of Wash
ington, ID. C. is in the city visiting
her mother, Mrs. Sallic Walker. of
Sixth avenue, n. w. Mrs. Bowman
, has two healthy boys who came two