Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-05-05


continual stream Of persons. younl
and old. making their way to the
, house Of prayer. One could but g,
claim with the poet in hymnolog!
Now cheerful to the house OF prayer
Your cary footsteps bend,
Your Saviour will Himself be there
Our Advocate and Fr end.
Mr.. Larkin Hurt and Mrs. Laura
J. Hurt, of 51i Seventh street, N
W and family mado a flying trir
to Newport News to soc their son
who is in the service OF the United
States.
Mrs. Mahalia Banks and Miss Ellrie
Hurt. the stors. returned home
Monday morning. having had u very
dolishtful trip to the seashorc.
Mir. Edgar a. Stanilcld returned
home Sunday evening, April IS, hay
ing srcTt very delightful week end
in Chatham, = ttsylvania county, Va.
Mr.. Percy Co,ston. OF Now York
| City and Il former Roanoker. spent
| Tue: day in the city. Mr.. Colston is
! Il member OF hinwood's famous quar-
| tcttc. Of New York City. lie was on
| the way to New York from Palm
Beach. Florida, where they have been
/ since December |, 1917.
MIR. Walter Lawson, Of Wash ngton
ID. c. is visiting his parents, 2l5
! Patton avenue, \. w. Mr.. Lawson
! is clerk in the Navy Department
at the Capital
Mr.. Pete Johnson, who is at Hot
, health rapidly.
l)Dn'i fnrrpt tbn INlitn Gaia pnn
Of the up to date places in the city
where YOU can get meals at all hours.
The Woman's Day services at the
First Baptist Church, Sunday, Apr.I
2S, was a feature Of very rare inter
est and p casuro and pastor and the
people. The beautiful edificc was
gCrgcously decorated with flowers for
the occasion and at each service every
available space was taken. At the
close at night, the neat sum Of two
hundred and twenty dollars had been
raised by the various sC!ic tors for
which all felt grateful for the bless
ing attained through this noble
project by the good women Of tho
Church and the friends. May the
good work continue in al Of the
churches here and elsewhere.
Mr.. G.. II. Robertson, Of 31S Fifth
avenue, who has been sick for three
or four weeks is aga n able to report
for duty In r. NJ. w Shops.
Mrs. Lillian Bartee, Of 226 Fifth
avenue. ~ w. has been quite i'll for
the last two weeks.
Rev. William Holland, of Seventh
avenue. n. W., who has been much
! indi9poscd since his return from the
Animal Conference at Danv lie, va.
H., r,,r l ~
: lloapita,, where he will undergo an
! operation II is hoped by his many
; friends that he may have a success
ful operation and return safe.
Mrs. n. j. Gravcly, OF Seventh ave-
| nue.. \. W., who has been sick for
| four or five weeks S much improved
and will in all probability be out
| again soon.
There WAS Il grand musical and
literary concert given at the Mt. Her
| mon Baptist Church, Friday. April 5,
AT eight o'clock p. M. Miss Lou
| Esther Day. of Roanoke was the
! III ncipal soloist. she was assisted
| by the choicest literary and musical
talent OF the community. The pro-
! cccds we're for the benefit OF Mt.
IIcrmon School, Of which Miss Day
| is teacher. Prof. S. III. Clark was
manager. Rev. O. G. Jones, pastor.
Mrs. Ella ID. Stanton, of 2S19 Web
ster avenue. Pittsburgh. Pa. who
accompanied the remains ~of Mr..
Harding Hairston, who died Friday,
tApril 20, left Pittsburgh Sunday,
EApril 90 for Prospect. the home OF
1.-The young mans mother, whore the
f;nterment took place i'll the family
burial ground. Mrs. Webb. the
mother Of the deceased Is returning
to Pittsburgh in company with Mrs
Stanton. They spent a few days In
Roanoke at the homo OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wright. 1922 Gainsborc
avenue and left Wednesday evening
MAY 1. All wore glad to see Mrs
Stanton, in the home Of her child
hood again looking so we'll
Sunday, April %, was quite al
interesting day at the Hill Street
Baptist Church. AT eleven A. Nj. We
were highly honored with the pres
cncc of an missionary from Afr ca
in the person of Rev: II. a. jackson
, of Newark, N. j., who delivered al
excellent discourse from the text
found in Matthew 2i:6, (latte1
clause) "But the end is not yet"
+ At three p. NJ. the Rev. Jackson
gave to his listeners the odds ant
ENDS of Africa" which all enjoyed
to the highest. At eight p. NJ. on
beloved pastor, Rev. ID. II. Powell
= preached a wonderful sermon. Rev
@ Powell IS bringing great things t.
pass at our church and We feel highl,
| honored at having this man Of Coz
U as pastor. Collection for the da
+ was $23 35.--M. G.. B., church re
|, | porter
y, Rev. George G. Taylor. d. 7
dc ivcrcd two very helpful and in
@ structive sermons Sunday morning
8 and night, to IA very attentive aut
h fence. He persuaded his audicnc
;, to accept the message Of the Gospc
Il as presented and be saved while OF
= portunity is offered.
n Mr.. Fuqua, Of Fourth avenue. \
l. w. received painful injury from
mashed foot last week at Roanok
=, tMachine Works.
u Sir Alfred Penn, Of Seventh avenu