Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-17
Correspondence.
ROANOKE ITEMS.

sick. is much improved.
Mrs Bessie Curtis Is recovering
from an operation.
Mrs. Zenob'a Banister, OF Seventh
Avenue is slightly improved.
Mr.. Robert Toliver, of Seventh
Avenue is confined to his bel. He
has been ailing for two years.
Mr.. James Thomas. sexton OF Mid
way Cemetery, is reported SICK.
Mrs. w. F. Dalton. 622 Tenth
Avenue. 3 quite ind'sposed.
The Ants Dramatic Club of Mt.
Zion A. NJ. L. Church held their
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs.
Gertrude Hatcher. lis Seventh Ave
nue., N. W.. Monday night.
Mrs. c. w. Lee, of the High ST.
Baptist Church has been quite indis-
posed for the past two weeks. but
very much improved.
Mr.. Samuel Brice, OF 1853 Wells
Alley, N. w. is Improving from the
effects OF seriously burned foot.
Mrs. Jennie Smith, Of Ninth Ave-
nue. Is sick.
Mrs Emma Penn, of Tenth Ave-
nue.. N. w. has been sick for the
past two weeks.
Mrs Josh Prunty, of Seventh Ave-
nue., lS EuuISpO,cu
Mrs. Lucy Day OF Eighth Avenue
has been sick for two weeks, but is
slightly improved.
Mr.. and Mns. Waverly Brandon,
OF Eighth Avenue. wha have been
sick, are much better.
Miss Nora Woody, the mistress of
the Henry Street Beauty ParlOr and
fine lunch room. who has been sick
10 ot 1,A nd I'M f,,rn fo1~ UNp
meas on demand in the finest and
latest styles. Call and be served
day and night in either line.
Charles ri. Mitchell, 21O Fourth
Street, s. W.. is a paper hanger.
plasterer. kalsominer and general re-
pairer Work guaranteed. Phone,
446O. Leave your orders at above
address.
/ wish to use this method in thank
ing the members, friends and neigh
bors for the many acts of kindness
shown during my illness With God s
help I am Improving nicely. May
God bless all who rem embered me
in their prayers. have been safely
kept by the power of God, From
Mrs. Matte Staples. us Park ST.
Jesse Barbour, one Of the delivery
boys of Tenth Avenue, is indisposed
this week and unable to deliver h Is
papers last week. He hopes to be
on the job the coming week.
You will find Salvasena, the pills
for your aches and ills at the home
of The Planet Hustler, 1853 Wells AL
ley, N. W., at the base of Peach
Hill.
While passing tC the station with
the news, at the corner of Fifth Ave
nue. end Gainsboro Road I heard an
unusual nose and on docking across
the street to the entrance of the Odd
Fellows Hall, 1t was observed that
the anniversary of the Hogs was on
1t appeared that each Hog was root
ing for his place at the trough for his
corn or swiN. They were a Jolly
set. guess Little Willie was at his
place for he never fails February 10,
Hogs Day in Roanoke.
MIR. James Hale, of Sixth Avenue,
II out again after a sick spell. Mrs.
Haze. his mother, who underwent
treatment at Burrell Memorial Hos
pital several weeks ago, has returned
much improved and hopeful of re-
covery Of an injured limb.
Mr.. ]. C. Digger, of Fifth Ave
hue, was able to attend Church last
Sunday.
Mrs. Addie Stanfield who had been
sick for about five weeks was able to
be out to church last Sabbath
A birthday party was given at the
home of Mrs. Lottie Pate, 237 Chest
nut Street, N. w. by Mrs. Irene Cal
loway. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Eldridge, Miss Bertha Banis-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Brown,
Mr.. Issia Webb Mr.. and Mrs. ]
A. Terry, Mrs. o. w. Jones, Mrs
Helen Blake, Mrs. B. Rose, Mr..
Charlie Blake, Miss Reynolds. Miss
Cassie Henry, Mr.. Albert Johnson.
Mr.. Robert Blake, Mrs Annie John
SON, Mr.. Burnie Hubbard, Miss Je-
netta Webb and Mr. Solomon Left
wich. The menu consisted os chick
en- salad, saltina crackers, pimenta
cheese sandwiches, pickles and olives.
punch, ice cream, assorted cakes.
salted peanuts and minis Many use
ful presents were received.
MIR. j. l.. Brown. OF 223 Chest
nut Street is improving fast under
the care of DR.. j. b. Clayton
MT. ZION A. M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. James S. Hatcher, b. d. d.
ID. preached to his congregat'o from
Daniel 6:22. The occasion for this
particular sermon was the birthday
of Rev. Richard Allen and commem-
oration of the stand he took for man
mood, freedom and liberty from op-
preston of the white ministry of st
Georges Church, Philadelphia He
organized church where he and sue
Feeding generations of his people
might worship God unmolested. un-
der their own vine and fig tree and
according to their conscience and
somewhat protected by the governing
authority
The Af.en Day exercis es conducted
by Mrs. Gertrude Hatcher were well
rendered. The children's orchestra
was fine. The addresses were timely
and in place. Rev Allen was the
founder of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church which has spread
and extended from Philadelphia to
al parts OF the civilized world, with
lchools and colleges.
HIGH ST. BAPTIST CHURCH
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