Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08
ROANOKE: NEWS

to the Fraternity and to tho Public:
! he Annual Thanksgiving Services OF
Che Knights OF Pythias and Courts
Of Calanthe will be held III Mt. Zion
, 4 Nj. Il. Church Sunday. March 23,
; at three o'clock. The Knights and
Cadets are requested to assemble ut
Burrell's Castle Hall at 1880 and
! march in body to the Church
: whore the sermon will be delivered
to them by Rev. George G. Taylor,
d. D., pastor Of the above named
, Church. The ladies will assemble at
the Church. w. b. It. Crowell. Dis
trict Deputy Grand Chancellor and
| Lecturer Of Sout hwestern Virginia.
Madison Stanfield, the agent for
| The Richmond Planet is among the
hustlcrs OF high class colored news
! papers. You will find The Planet
at his disposal. He has always on
hand those magic Ordway Plastcrs
, for your pains; the Indian Herb Pills
| for your shaking chills and hundred
other pills DR.. Burks Wonderful
Kidney pills, the latest remedy on
his list.
j. G. Dugger has The Courier,
! Journal and Gu dc, The Freeman OF
! Indianapolis, Ind. Stanllcld eXchan-
gos papers With him. These are
really the paper hustlers. They arc
on the road and have never been
/ left except whom the papers came
too late.
! : Mr.. Langston Ferguson is homo
again from over there in France. He
is looking fine. ~
Mrs Gillie Ferguson, OF 225 Fifth
Avenue, n. W. is somewhat indis-
, posed at this writing.
DR.. Downing, tho popular dentist
is home again much informed by the
training and looking the picture Of
health and noble manhood. | hear
many whose teeth are bothering them
say they are certainly glad to learn
Of the Dentist being home.
Mrs. Emma Dock, Of 70S Norfolk
! Ovcnuc, N. w. died Sunday night at
1880. The remains will be taken
to Balleyhack for intermnnt Tuesday
March 4. Mr.. G. G. Williams, the
polite funeral director Of Fourth
Avenue has tho burial in charge. as
sisted by ]. II. Brown, of Ninth
Avenue. N. f., a promising young
man Of the city.
The Washington Heights Cemetery
Company held their annual stock
holders meeting Friday evening at
1870 at which time the reports were
very favorable and satisfactory. Mr..
A. T.. Brooks, president, stated the
business Of the meeting. The ma
, jority OF the stockholders were pres
ent and the minority~wcre represent
ed by proxy The company seems to
be in progressive condition. Mr..
Charles Lawson, Of Fifth Avenue. N.
w. is manager for the company and
has done his work very successfully
The following = gentlemen were
elected as board Of officers: Mr.. Green
Penn. / 10 Ih I'd Avenue, Superinten-
dent: Mr.. A. T.. Brooks, President;
Mr. RI. B. Bailey OF Henry Street,
Madison Stanfield, 1853 Wells Alley,
N. w. and Mr.. II. III. Terry, Secretary
Of Fifth Avenue, N. w.
Mrs. Halle Bell Traynham Benja-
min, OF Deep Creek, Va. spent several
days here to meet her nephew. Mr..
j. w. Traynham, who has Just re-
turned from nine months service il,
the trenches.
You can make ten dollars day
by selling, "Our War for Human
. Rights" by Prof. Kelly Miller. A
large prize will be given to tho one
who sells over fifty books. Send in
your name If you should like to sell
these books. The contest will start
the 2oth day Of March and will close
tho 25th day OF May. The prize will
be announced later. Write for fur
Their information. The Roanoke
Religious Supply Company, P. O.
Box ga, Roanoke, Va. II. II. Green
Manager.
Mrs. Annie Reed, Of Washington
spent tho week end with her sister.
Mrs Daisy Evans on Gilmer Avenue.
Mrs. Anna and Miss Helen Harris,
Of South Boston, Va, who have been
visiting n tho city for two wce*a
returned last Saturday after most
pleasant visit.
h!r. Shields Canada and family
returned to the city from Columbu"
OHIO where he was located tn" asst
s;,1 '>~..t.,s;. No place '''-> home.
Don't forget . ut Joe Dugger
leave copy of Tho Journal and
Guide each week. E37 Gainsboro
Avenue.