Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-03-30
THE RICHMOND PLANET

LaGrippo. -
Rev. r. J. Watson and Rev. L.. M.
Percetti, Of Virginia Theological Som
mary and College, Of Lynchburg,
spent Sunday in the city.
Mr.. George Primm spent the week.
end visiting at Thurman, w. Va.
Mrs. Rosa Toles is OH the S elk list
this week.
Mr.. Dan G.. Gaskins, of Eighth ave-
nue. n. E. is confined to his homo on
account Of illness. He is the clerk
, of High Street Baptist Church.
Miss Evelyn Hancock of 21S Gregory
Avenue N. e., is confined to her bed
with the Lagrippe also her little broth
er, Roaul Hancock. DR.. j. b. Clay
tor is Their attending physician. We d.
wish for them Il speedy recovery.
Mr. Alexander Robertson of 214
Gregory Avenue, N. e., is confined to
his bed with the Lagripe. DR.. j. B.
C1aytor Is his attending physician.
The Helping Hand Homo Society
held their second monthly meetirS
to night March Goth, 1913 at the Mt.
Zion Bapt' st Church. Their number
has increased so much that they can
not meet any more at the different
homes. This society has 1876 on roll
and Is doing excellent work in this
city.
Lena Barnes. Pres dent; Mary Alice
Robertson, secretary.
LITTLE WILLIE'S LETTER.
I'm sick--can talk been sick
since last Thursday night. That's
when the Hogs met in their style, as
the guest Of Sweet Papa (W. d.
Barlow to celebrate his birthday, and
believe me some party was in wa t.
ing for all the Hogs that came
Corn, cabbage. beans, turnip tops and
apple pealings were the decorations.
The long table was set for twenty
five and they were all in their places
at 10':30 p. M. sharp
Sweet Papa Barlow really put it
on. First Of all, let me say, each
plate was marked with beautiful
gilt edge card, bearing name OF the
Hog that was to feed at that place,
, and before the guest were seated
they were called in the back where
| each received al Introduction to the
tho greatest attractions in old Vir-
ginia since 1916, our much beloved
and sought after friend, Mountain
Soda. Some how, ! can't say how,
1t was very hard for poor little me, to
get on real warm speaking terms
| with MY old friend. but very late, I
| made him remember our former
| friendship.
Then to the table, with the fol-
lowing menu: Spring onions, radish,
pickle, baked speckled trout, cream
| sauce, corn fritters, roast ground hog
oyster dressing, sweet potatoes, rye
Dread, DeVo, cigars, cigarettes and If
| some of the ladies, who wish to know
why this club OF young business men
| go by the name Of Hogs, they should
have seen this bunch go to that food.
They would never ask that question
again.
Sweet Papa Barlow says he was
thirty-three years old. Some said,
yes, others said no, but Badly john
son says, had Sweet Papa died at
| thirty-three, there would be an oak
over his last resting place, large
| enough to shelter regiment OF sol
| d ,crs. But be that as it may, Sweet
| Papa is still making good with the
| ladies. Well, that's nothing to brag
OH, Amt he a Hog? Well then, what
| do you expect?
Ding 1t Hughes said the blessing,
| and Proper Tate was POSTMASTER
| Those present and responding to
] toasts were as follows, The Host,
Sweet Papa CIV. d. Barlow, Floyd
Co. CDR. J. b. Clayton, Loving Wal
ter CIV. ID Priest, Badly (H. c.
johnson, Old Lick (Charles) Thomp-
son, Culpeper Kid CDR. ]. H. Ro.
berts, Ding 1t CIV. F.) Hughes, Hooks
| &C. W. PoindeXter, Dandy Dixie
(Dan) Webb, CRATER (Thomas)
iackley, Limpy (James IT, Wray,
Nail Driver (fSugene) Brown, Old
North State CDR. E. RI Dudley, Skin
ny (Austin) Marshall, Sport Oh. c.
Golfer, The Lover (W. e. Miller)
Stranger CDR. II. j. Moseley and
| Yours Truly, Little Willie (???)
Sergeant Colston from Camp Lee
Va. came in just before the speech
making was over, was introduced and
made few remarks, whercupon the
| Hogs donated $500 for smokes for
| Sergeant Colston, who accepted in q
| fcw we'll chosen words, after which
| Yours Truly, led in singing, This is
| the way / long have sought and
l mourned because l found it now"
Story telling was EeXt in order and
its hard to tell who carried off the
honors Old Lick Thompson, Floyd
co. Clayton, Old North State Dudley
| and Sweet Papa Barlow tied, but the
| bunch put the highest one on poor
| little me, lies cause it wuz me-" Well
anyhow, wc heard some good ones.
| Most Of them were new.
After the closing song, Together
| let us sweetly live, together let us
| live no Hog wants to die-the
married Hogs went home, while the
| single bunch stopped for whist, which
| lasted until the mountain soda was
| gone. Then they went to dreamland
(about four A. ND with sweet men,
| cries Of Sweet Papa Barlow and his
| great spread On his thirty-th!rd birth
day. Some useful presents were
given. Many returns, Sweet Papa.
The Thanksgiving Services Of the
Roanoke division, Knights of Pythias