Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-10
ROANOKE NEWS

ROANOKE, VA, December al
The old Planet Agent will bo pleased
to place one in your hand to help you
begin New Year Alright by obtaining
rich, wholesome information. Start
right and pursue right and You will
surely end right. NJ. Stantiold will
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street anywhere You meet him. His
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any time. Call and examine. Try
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Master Clemon ID. Barlow Of Bid
die University, Biddle, n. G. is spend
ing the Christmas with his parent at
66 Chestnut Avenue, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ ID. Barlow.
Proper Tatc, tho Gainsboro tailor,
is again on the job for business. He
Is looking fine since he returned
from B"rrell Memorial Hospital.
Tho storl1 visited tho home Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Martin on Friday
night and left fine baby boy.
Mother and baby arc getting along
nicely, at "a Jordan's Alley.
Mrs. Lizzie Stanfield Of Columbus
Ohio passed through lthe city last
week and stopped over until mid
night. She visited her father-tn-law
and also Mr.. and Mrs. w. 0. Stan
field across Tinker Creek. She left
for Washington, ID. c., where she Will
spend tho Christmas with her moth
CT. She will return by New Year.
The First Baptist Church Christ
mas Tree was celebrated Oh Monday
night, December &c. Numerous pres
ents were given to old and young.
Mrs. Early a. Cunningham. OF Hal
flax county is visiting relatives in
Roanoke during the holidays. She Is
the young sister of the Stanfield
brothers lof Roanoke.
Mrs. c. J. Dicl1erson Of 2i1 Tenth
Avenue N. Il. wishes to use this
method in thanking the Rev. ". WI
Hicks, pastor and members OF the
Mt. Zion Baptist Church for the very
nice Christmas basket presented her
aged mother Mrs. Stultz.
The Christmas program rendered
Monday night by the Sunday School
pupils was the best ever rendered In
the history Of Mt. Zion S. IS. took
place Monday night prior to the rob-
ing of the Christmas tree.
At eleven o'clock Sunday morning
December 25, Rev. James s. Hatcher
B. d. delivered Ia very interesting
sermon to the members and friends
OF Mt. Zion A. NJ t.. Church from the
subject, "Tho Meaning of the An
nunciation" from st. Luke 2:26-38,
in which the people were greatly in
formed regarding this most wonder
full event, tho announcement OF the
coming Messiah Of tho world.
The services at High Street Bap-
list Church were very grand last
Sunday morning. Rev. w. e. Lee
delivered very helpful discourse
boiitting the occasion, reminding his
audience OF the solcIn1ity and Joy.
comminglcd with tho most wonderful
event If the ages, tho Birth OF the
'''..s.,'" {: "a World.
ana Mrs. john Williams, OF
= Gainsboro Avenue, N. w. left
$50 orudy the 24th for Columbus and
Cleveland, Ohio to visit'thcir sister,
Mrs. Maggie Howard and from thero
TO Detroit, Mich. to visit her sister,
Mrs. Dora Thomas. They will be
out Of the city for about ten days.
Many Of the students iOf various
schools and colleges were present at
the morning service at Mi. Zion a.
Nj. T.. Church, December 25. Among
them was Il son Of the Rev. w. w.
Brown of New York, Mr.. Gatlin, Mr..
Leon Miller, Master Irwin w. How
ard of Union, Miss Christine Trayn-
ham oG Hampton, Miss Lillian Stan
fold OF Petersburg and others.
Mrs. w. \. Robertson lett Tuesday
to visit her sister in Bristol md w.
Virginia.
Rcy. Smith Of Muffin, W. Va. is in
the city this week and will leave for
home Friday.
Mrs. Matte Staples, corner Eighth
Avenue and Park Street has been
quite indiapcsci the past ten days.
She is somewhat improved at this
writing.
Mr.. James Powell who has been
quite sick for long while, is slight
s. y improYcl on Ninth Avenue N. w.
Mrs. Bessie Mason of Tenth Ave-
nuc, y. Z. is improving.
Miss Elizabeth Elaine Flippins is
homo spending Christmas days with
her mother. She is from Wilbcr-
force ohio 2na is looking we'll.
A dinner was served the aged mem
bors ANA friends OF the High Street
Baptis; Church by tho Circle. a
goodly number enjoyed the fostivi
ties Of The season.
The Christmas Tree was robed at
tho UNl Street Baptist Church, Mon
day night. 1t was a grand affair.
Many hearts were Ela0dened by tolI-
ems OF rom entrance from teachers.
parents and friends.
The Christmas Tree celebration
was held at the Ninth Avenue Christ
ian Church Monday night. A very
pleasant time was had.
Mrs. Lester Stafford, OF Norfolk
Avenue left last week for High Point
N. G.
Rev. Howard e. Tucker, assistant
pastor Of Rodman- Street Baptist
Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. was the
guest OF Rev. IL. K. Jackson, pastor
Of First Baptist Church, Hollins, Va.
Rev. Tucker Is student of Virginia
Seminary, Lynchburg, Va.
Mr.. Staples Of Hampton Institute