Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-15
Correspondence.
ROANOKE ITEMS.

ROANOKE, VA, Sept 12.-Mr.
wyley Mitchell of Sixth Avenue. \.
w. and Mrs Annie Mitchell. his moth
er. who attended the E.ks Conven-'
ton at Chicago, have returned Glazed
over their splend d trip and the en-
juyments OF the occasion.
Rev. w. X. Howerton and wife, Mrs
NJ. b. Howerton, OF rtichmono, Wet>
in the city last week. Rev. Hover
ton preached tor Rev. HeLcher las,
SUNDAY morning, using us his SUBJ. :,
1.-TWO Ways, the Right and the WronS
Way. Rev. Howerton received n :
orders at Mt. Zion A. NJ. T.. Church,
AROanOke to enter the ministry anu
has made wonderful progress.
Mrs. Halle b. Benjamin, OF Staun-
ton, Va. was in the city last week.
returning from the Missionary Con-
ventiOn. She stopped over Sunday
with Mrs. Laura Traynham.
Rev. A. ID. Jones, of Plainfeld, N.
u, preached at the High Street Bap-
st Church last Sunday night. He
.livered splendid message.
There is wonderful revival meet
ing in progress at the Hill Street
Baptist Church under tide direction
of Rev John G. Thompson, of West
moreland County. There is large
attendance and many lost ones have
been reclaimed.
Prof. Johnson, of Wilberforce, O.
was in Roanoke last Sabbath and de-
l;vered a fine sermon at the night
service at Mt. Zion. 1t was won
Sierful educational discourse. In the
audience were many of his former
pupils, among them Rev. and Mrs.
Hatcher.
The Offering Sunday at Mt. Zion
was $1,000.
Rev. James S. Hatcher, ID. ID. has
just returned from Martinsville. Va.
| where he attended the Missionary
Convention and a. c.. T.. League. He
vas accompanied by his wife, Mrs.
cGertrude Hatcher and daughter, AVIS.
Mrs. Lucy Joplin. of Sixth Avenue
is indisposed at the hcme of her
daughter.
Mrs. Showalter is quite SEX ut This
writing, with rheumatism.
1t is reported that Mr.. Collins
Glassco, died between Lynchburg and
AeoahohS tONdy. lic was III
on the n. and w. and formerly re.
|sided in Lynchburg..
Madison Stanfield is yet at his pos.
with his pill box. He will supply you
for your many ills. He has Saliva.
sena, the liquid medicine from Mem.
phis, Tenn. that beats all the med.
cines you have ever used for MANY
Of TIE ills you are heir to. Give then.
a rial and be convinced.
T. w. Hale, of Harrison Avenue
n. w. who is doing merchant ia lor
work in Western Virginia, was in the
city last week end and left today.
Mrs. Emma Wright, of Pittsburgh,
is in the city this week on business.
as,er long absence. She resided
with her daughter. Mrs. Ella Clark
in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Ella I.oclSlayer was = delegate
to the Household of Ruth, in Rich
mond. She took a flying trip to Bal
timore to visit her brother.
Mrs. Dorothy Sims. the delegate to
the Missionary Society, of the A. NJ
3. Church. at Martinsv;lle. Va. has
returned with a splendid, report.
Miss Marguerite IMosley. of Nor
folk, Va. was the guest of Mr.. John
Locklayer. She spent very pleas
ant time in and around Roanoke.
Mrs. Emma Bailey died here Sept
10th, after lingering illness.
Miss Grace f.. Miller. of Seventh
Avenue, will leave for Temple Uni
yersty. Philadelphia. Pa. Saturday
to pursue her college course in tha'
institution of learning.
Miss Martha Anderson, of Rich
mond was the guest of Mrs. Samuel
Broadnax
Prof. r. G. Woods, of the Virginia
seminary preached at the High st
Baptist Church Sunday morning. II
was wonderful scourse delivered
by the learned Doctor
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Curtis Jr
of 21S Seventh Avenue. N. w. re
turned on September End from Chi
cago, Ill, where they attended tbs
Grand Lodge of Elks. which was ir
session there. They reported havins
g fine trip and they also visited Mil
waukee, Wis. VIII lie away. Mrs. Cur
It's was delegate for the Daughter:
of Elks Temple of this city. On Sun
day at noon, Mr. Curtis left for Bal
timore. Md, where he attended the
Patriarchie Field Day and Reunion
of Odd Fellows and returned home or
Thursday, September 9Th. He reports
having a pleasant stay while there
The Blue Ridge Lodge Of Elks lra.
lately organized hand with twenty
pieces, composed OF members of the
lodge and has purchased the instru
bents and the other paraphernal'n
belonging to the Roanoke Band. W.
feel sure that they will make success
with the splendid young men it Il
composed OF. They are already il
position to serve the public. Mr.
Curtis is president