Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-11
WINCHESTER NEWS NOTES

| Mr.. Lloyd p. Fisher has returned
home from Fort Niagara, n Y, where
he has been spending the summer
rccupcrating prior to the opening %
his school Mr.. Fisher is principal a
the Cedar Hin school.
Mrs. Irene Brown and Mrs. J. Hen
dcrson Cooke spent Sunday in CLARK q
! visiting friends.
Mr.. Luther Bowlcs and Mr. Ludcl
Taylor of stanton were visitors e
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Brown on Brad
dock St, Sunday while cnroute 10
! tarpcrs Ferry w. Va, 10 meet MIR
w. w. Webb Of Cleveland, Ohio
! They were the victims OF an accidcrs
| by their motorcycle on which the
were riding colliGcd with an auto
mobile on the valley pike about thrCd
, miles south Of this place They
were quite shaken up but no; serious
~ hurt and were able to continu
their journey
Air. G. w. Hollis of Strasburg, Va.
attended the monthly meeting of tn
| Is. or Il. Lodge here OH Monday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j. Cooke ar
In Baltimcrc, Md, attending the fu
neral OF Mrs. Mamie Smith. wife O
Mr.. Waldo Smith propric,o. of hotel
REV. G. o. Wing of Bethel a. NJ
! r. Church preached at John Mann NJ
II. church at 3 y. m, Sunday, Hi
choir furnished the music under the
| direction oil Rev, James W. Stephen
| son.
! Mrs. Agnes w. Scott and little SON
! George spent Saturday and Sunda
win her mother at Pigeon Hill
| Clarke Co.
| Miss Elizabeth Jennings has re-
turned from Martinsburg w. Va.
| wnere she has been visiting Mis-
Edna Ross.
Mr.. VIM. E. N. Laws returned hom
oa'orday last from York, Pa, wher
ne ATTENDED tho funeral OF he nd
h''ther' mrs. "a. Laws. 4
| Mr.. James Harding of Hotel lac
| Is out again. He has been on Tn
| Sex list for some time.
| quite number Of our boys nosso,
ihe examination for the army and
so far not one has signed eyomntio,
! cards good boys; but the largest ncr-
ccntage OF the whit. ,oys have. I,oo),
out Tor your patriotism.
we all are very much taken I'M
Win the editorials in the Planet this
I"eeh ana my papers went fast. If
a., SHOWS what our folks think of orr
leaders. Let the good work go on
ana l am sure there is no better way
10 advertise The Planet than those
sood straight heart to heart talks
"hal we want to do is to get our peo.
pie 10 think that our leaders are intor-
ested in them and that will do moro
! toward SOLVING the Negro Problem
imam anything else. All we want ID
mar show and believe that thd
colored boys Of Uncle Sam vii, no a
n's factor In saving Democracy fer
the world yet. We are very
much impressed with the reading e
lhe silent parade in New York civ
the other night, would to- God black
people In other cities would take 4
up. Perhaps it might have the SAND
erect on our Government officials tho
small voice had on Elijah the rish
Dllc III the cave somewhere in .Judah,
Mr.. j. Williams and wife spent Sat
urday last in Washington, ID. c.
Mr.. Earl Evans has accented tla
position OF head waiter at Hote
Evans.
MIR: Larrie Turner has installed i
ine billiard table in his home on E
''ail ST. Tor the convenience of him
"Nll ana friends. He will make 4
te'n'S court IN the near future.
Thc oceolo Athletic Club a socia
organization Of which Mr.. NJ I,
''Mn IS PRESIDENT gave an outing
on FRIDAY last to It's friends an
members. All kinds of games wnr
ihdnlged i'll, refreshments we're ais
served on the grounds. The club i.
strictly charitable affair and hoIr 4
wherever help is needed. Miss Carr;s
Waikcr IL Secretary, Mrs II. V. Gilts
Treasurer
MIS-. Violet Burns has returned IN
baltimore, after spending sometime
Win her daughter Mrs. VIM. II. Lewis
Read the Planet the best colored
paper in good old Va.
MI. and Mrs Walker James of st
LOUIS. Mo-, is spending the summtr
win Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lampki 4
on ). Main St., the parents of Mrs.
James they both are looking fine.
Mrs. Powell Gibson has returned
nome from Manassas where she has
been visiting her father who has been
very i'll but is somewhat improved