Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-27
ROANOKE NEWS

ROANOKE, VA, July 22.-At the
Ebcnczcr Mission A. NJ. T.. Church,
where Rev. Ross, Of Black Sburg hat.
been invited to preach Sunday even
ing al 800 o'clock. the Reverend was
equal TO the occasion and when he had
finished all prcSnt were highly pleased
After the services were over there
was the neat sum of ($2S0.00) two
hundred and eighty dollars raised in
their rallying effort, which amount is
sufficient to pay the West End Mission
Church entirely out Of debt. Both
Mt. Zion A. NJ. E. Church and .he
above named Church arc clear of debt
for which we all have need to feel
very grateful to our Heavenly Father
under the pastorato Of Rev. J. c. Tay-
Tor, ID. D.. Of Mt. Zion A. NJ. t..
H!rs. Lear Polk, ola Seven IL avenue
\. w. left Tuesday morning. July 23,
for Columbus, Ohio visiting Mrs. Fan
ME white. her old friend of other
years.
The stork visited the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Waddell, of TOT Fairfax ave.
nue., n. W.. July 18th and lcft bounc
ing baby girl. Mother and baby are
getting along fine.
Mrs. Essie Watkins and two chill
drcn made II flying trip to East Rad
ford Sunday morning. where she spent
Il very pleasant days outing and re-
turned home OH the late train Sunday
night.
| The people of Mt. Zion A. NJ. Il.
Church had The pleasure of hearing
itch discourse from Rev. Ross, of
. Blacksburg, Va. There was present
, a full and very attentive audience.
! He preached at the Ebenczcr Mission
Sunday evening, when all who avail
| cd themselves of the pleasure of being
| present were richly paid.
} Mr.. Cranberry Lawson. 1877 Seventh
! avenue. N. W. wishes to use this meah
| ou in thanking his many friends who
| assisted him so nicely during the sad
hours of bereavement and sorrow over
| the death and funeral of his beloved
wife. Mrs. Mamie Lawson, who de-
parted this life July 10th at Peters
! burg. Va. Her body was shipped homo
| and inferred in Midway Cemetery, on
| Sunday. july 18th.
me three sons Of Mrs. Mary V. Law
| OF 62S Ei s,hth avenue, n. W. are spend
1 ing their Summer vacation in the
cohtry in Pittsyvania councy during
these warm days. They arc Foster,
I Maynard and George G. Law. They
nave been away two weeks.
Mrs. Henrietta Gentry and husband
OF Mlbcn, w. Va. spent a week visit
I ing the home of Mr.. and Mrs George
| Law OF the above address. This is
| her first visit TO her sist ors since her
! marriage. She eft after the week end
I TO visit her father and mother in
4 PIttsylvnnia, where they will spend
/ three weeks with parents and friends
before returning TO Maben.
MI. George Law was called to tho
bedside Of his father in pittsylvania
county and left Sunday morning to
look after his father, Mr.. Henry Law.
1 Messrs. S. w. Howard, Irwin and
| Edgar Howard made Il pleasant trip
ITO Norfolk and Richmond East week,
where the boys had n nice trip around
I he great seaport town of Virginia and
me Capital OF the State. They are
highly clated over their trip.
Sailor Willie Traynham was in tho
city this morning shaking hands with
friends and acqaintanccs. Ho was
Looking the picture of health and use
inl manhood. He returned to his post
to night in fine cheer.
Mr.. j. ii. Croson. ZIG Fifth street,
n. E. is visiting in Baltimore, phila-
Bdelphia and New York City ON his
ANacation.
MIR. Alexander Robertson, of 214
IGregory avenue, N. e. departed this
lille in Petersburg, Va, July Is, 1918.
lie had been declining in health ever
since March, but was taken suddenly
Ill and abscnt-minded about month
ago. His death came as a shock to
his family and community.
Tho funeral services of Mr.. Alex
andcr Robertson took place last
Ihursday evening, at two o'clock at
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church, OF which
he was consistent member The scr
vices were conduc,ed by Rev. d. r.
Powell and Rev. William Gilbert, the
pastor, Rev. II. II. Hicks being absent
from the city. He was a loving hus-
band and good provider. Tie leaves
Il loving wife, two daughters and three
tstop-daughtcrs. He was kind and
loving step-father. We miss him.
Mrs. Geneva E. Taylor and Mrs.
Aak-c |. Galloway of Columbus, O. the
sdaGghter of Mrs, Mary Alice Robert
son arrived in the city last Wednes-
Iaay to attend the funeral of their
5Step-latnef, Mr.. Alexander Robertson
RThey will leave next week.
Inc members and friends of the
llilll Street Baptist Church were high
~ entertained last week, July 1921.
by having the District Baptist Sunday
lSchool Convention to convene in its
lelGhteenth annual session with their
sunday School. Friday, July 10, at
l9:30 A. M. the President, Mr.. W. S.
Slmpson opened the first session with
the usual devotionals, after which the
iollowlng welcome addresses were rem
idered: On behalf of the Sunday
ISchool, Miss Mabel c. Bailty; on be-
nall of the Church, by the paste Rev.
~. H. Powell, and on beahlf of the
Ministerial Conference, by Rev. M. L..
Gordon, pastor of Jerusalem Baptist
9Church. In well chosen words the
teV. DIR. G. e. Miller of East Rhdford,
va. responded. This response was
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