The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-08-09
Over The
Back Fence
By E. LOUISE WOODBURY.
Roanoke, Virginia

Friday night in the spacious banquet rooml
of the First Baptist Church, honoring thel
pastor, Rev. A. l.. James. Near three hum
dred members and friends, as guests of thel
various auXiliaries, lavished beautiful giftsl
and sincere best wishes upon the honoreeI
as he celebrated the occasion marking his|
18th milestone on the road of life
An appropriate program opening With
devotionals read by Mrs. Kent Follis fea-|
tured special music by the combined choirs
of the church and representatives of vari-
Gus organizations and professions in the
city.
DR.. H. T. Penn, master of ceremonies,
presented Rev. 7. l.. Parsons, Rev. T. B..
Wright, Atty. G. A. Lawrence Supt. d.
4. McQuikins, Mr.. J. l.. Taylor, Miss Lucy
Terrell and DIR. f. d. Downing, each of
whom brought greetings and best wishes
Tributes in song were given by Miss Fran
ces cambridge and Mrs. E. P. Majors in
the form of two lovely solos.
Delicious refreshments climaxed the
gala evening.
Among the out-of-town relatives join
ing Rev. James on this memorable occa-
sion were his son, j. c.. James and Miss
helma Petty of Washington, d. C. These
were Joined later by Rev. r. E. James of
Knoxville, Tenn, and Arthur l.. James of
Baltimore, Md. Mr.. and Mrs j. T. Brun-l
son of Lakeland, Fla, were present to add
their congratulations to the many.
Wallace and Tyrone Gravely, sons oil
mer Ave, N. E., have just returned froml
Columbus, Ohio, where they spent a most
enjoyable vacation visiting their uncle andl
aunt, the Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Parham andl
son.
The P. r. Cowans of Harrison Ave-, N.
w. are delighted to have as their house
guest Mrs. Della CLEARWATER.
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Parker of Fifth St.
n. E. and Mrs. Maggie Smith of WalkerI
Ave-, N. E. spent pleasant week down.
in the Tar Heel State recently with rela-,
tives at Statesvile and Harmony, N. C.
Miss Dorothy Payne of Rutherford Ave.
N. w. reports a wonderful trip to Cham
bersburg, Pa. recently. After a most en-
ioyable stay in the homes of relatives andI
friends in the Quaker State, Miss PayneI
stopped over in Baltimore, Md. and CHI
NAKED her vacation with a visit at thel
Tucker home.
Mrs. bessie Marshall of Washington, ID.
;o;4 Toe
weekend Mrs. M .lrshall was accompanied
on this motor trip south by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Frye and their four lovely daugh-!
tiers, Charlene, Janice, Doris and Mar
Jorie. Mrs. Ola King, the charming host
ess, was honored also by the presence OIL
her mother Mrs Eliza Walton of Danville, |
together with Mr.. and Mrs. Ivory Davis
Sandy Walton, James Jones, Jr., all of
Danville and Mrs. Bessie Price of Trenton,
n. j.
The S. R. Lees and Mr.. William Lee re-
turned to the city recently after spendingl
very pleasant vacation in WilmingtonI
N c., where they enjoyed the hospitality
of the Willie Corbett and the George Smith
families.
Misses Emma Hall and Mildred Hall oil
Mocksville, N. G.. postcard of very pleas
ant stay in the Star City where they were
guests of their maternal grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Campbell on Gilmer Ave-
N. w
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lane of Mcdowell
Ave, N. W. attended a reception at the
Liberian Embassy in Washington, D. C.,l
July 26. This beautiful affair was in COM