Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-03
RIj1nI)KE NEWS


week end in Roanoke from Thursday
December Is till Sunday eve, visiting
sister and brother and doing Christ
mas shopping. Thcy left for home
Sunday afternoon at Ave o'clock.
Mr.. Isaac Stanfcld, of GG Chestnut
Street left the city Tuesday evening
December 90 for Il trip to Columbus,
Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pa. visiting
his son and daughter, Mr.. Joe
Stanfield, Of Champion Avenue.
Columbus, Ohio and Mrs. Mamie
Jones, OF Pittsburgh. Pa.
Mr.. and Mira. Pleasant Casey, Of
Vinton attended the funeral Of their
grandfather Mr. Harrison jennings,
OF Ninth Avenue, N. w. who died
Saturday after a short illness. Inter
ment in the country, Bally Hack,
where hC had lived in the days OF
his youth. lie WIS highly respected
by all who knew him as Il citizen, as
II ncigtnbor and rs Christian Il
father in Israel, so to speak has
fallen who will long be remembered
by those who knew him.
He leaves to mourn their loss, two
sous. McsSrs. Samuel and Russell
jennings. a devoted wife and a host
Of relatives and friends.
Miss Glare b. Wythc was united
in matrimony to Mr.. Samuel Smith
Thursday eve, December IS. The
rites wcro performed by REV. Will
liam Gilbert. The pair left for Nor
folk on their bridal tour.
Mrs. Vest Smith and daughter
will leave for West Virginia to spend
the Christmas season with her aunt
and many friends.
Mr.. Baxter, wife and son will
leave for Yagor. w. Va. to spend
Christmas with her sister, Mrs
Harris Crockett.
Mr.. Harry White will lcave for
his homo Wednesday, December "a
to spend the season with his sister
at Danvillc. Va.
Little Hettie Carter, of Vinton is
much indisposcd at this writing.
Mrs. Haynes Thompson, husband
and little son. Haynes, Jr are
visiting her mother and father, of
Vinton, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Woods
Mr.. and Mrs Calvin Thompson
arc visiting his brother in Vinton
this week, Mr.. Thomas Thompson.
Tho brother OF Mrs. Willie Mot
Toys is visiting her this week in
Vinton. Mr.. Charlie Martin is
enroute to Chatham, Va. to get
married.
Mrs. lIye Ross has Il very sick son
i'll hor homo In Vinton, whose condi-
ton Is much better.
The father OF Mrs. Lye Ross died
at ton o'clock Sunday. December 81
at Bedford and was buried Monday
December %, 1919.
Mr.. Ernest King, of Eighth Ave
nue. N. w. died Monday eve, after
few days illness from double
pneumonia from which he seemed
to have been rapidly recovering
relapsed from which he never rallied
He related his Willingness to die and
his recent and unfailing trust in the
Lord Jesus for salvation after a life
misspent until the latter end, when
discovering that all other hopes had
failed and vanquishcd the Lord toou
him up and saved him, was his dying
testimony. He was the son Of Mrs
Martha King who died some years
ago. Sho was a noble Christian
character, staunch member of the
Hill Street Baptist Church, loved by
all who knew her. This young man
was a nephew of Mr.. Jacob King, of
206 Ninth Avenue, NJ e.
Mrs. Hattie Cooper, 514 Ninth
AVenHc, N. w. has been much in
disposed for three Or four weeks.
but is slightly improved.
Mrs. Mary Barbour, of 718 Fifth
Avenue. N. w. is still much indis-
posed.
Mrs. Elnora Ships infant babe
OF three weeks, is critically i'll. Mrs.
Shlpp is the daughter Of Rev. George
c. Taylor, d. D. and is a resident
of Sixth Avenue, N. w.
Mrs. Powell, of Gilmer Ayenuo
N: )" IS reported sick. She is the
wife of w. II. Powell
Sir Irving Howard, Of Union
University, Richmond, Va is exnnct.
cd to spend the holidays with parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Howard 3Oo
Seventh Avenue.
The installation services Of the
First Baptist Church Of this e;tv
held i'll honor of their new minister
teV. Arthur l.. James who accented
tho pastoral charge Of tho church in
october ended on Monday night of
last week with a grand reception.
The program during the week was
1ull OF interest and the services were
well attended. The several pastors of
The city, their choirs and congrega
ions filled numbers on the program
both during the week night services
and on Sunday.
Inc sermon at the special installa
ton service was delivered by the
REV. John e. Ford, pastor OF Bottle!
baptist Institutional Church, Jack
sonville. Florida last Sunday morn
ing in tho presence Of a large audi.
ence. Fiis discourse on this occasion
was regarded by all who heard him
as mastery production. All were
delighted and benefitSd
The reception on Monday night in
the basement of tho church under