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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1942

Page

14

Musical Tea by Monroe Music Guild Aids National Defense

The Monroe Music Guild held a musical tea to support national defense, highlighting a year of civic engagements and performances including the Choral festival for the Louisiana Federation of Music Clubs. The event featured Tchaikowsky Nutcracker selections, Mozart and Saint Saens pieces, and the Star Spangled Banner, with members serving soldiers and contributing funds to war bonds.

Music Guild Music Club of Monroe National Defense Red Cross Lambda Kappa Women’s Club Rayville Louisiana Federation of Music Clubs Federated Clubs U. S. O Center H. M. James W.W. Watson Dallas Goss J. Norman Coon Tchaikowski F. C. Holden Willys Hopkins Prince) Romberg R. W. Cretney Samson and Delilah Saint Saens

Society Calendar Highlights Local Club Events

Sunday morning breakfast at the Virginia hotel kicks off a busy week with officer installations and a YWCA ring ceremony at First Methodist Church. Mon events include a dancing recital at Nev ille auditorium to aid Crippled Children, plus many circle meetings across West Monroe and enterprise groups.

Social and Economic Outlook Amid World Tensions

Discussion outlines Nazi economic controls and global trade risks if Allied victory fails. Miss Frances Flanders presided as Frances Flanders outlines next year’s committee chairs and officers for the organization, listing names such as Miss May Coker, Miss Kate Perkins, and Mrs. C. C. Calvert among others.

Germany Miller United States May Coker Kate Perkins Dorothy Addison Mary Clay Mary Hester C. C. Calvert Julia Hunter Frances Michie Hazel Mitchell Barrier Mae Walsworth Carrie Dee Drew Louise Gray Esther Elam Frances Flanders W. R. Hammond Clara Wood Paul Neal Frances Kelso L. Price Sam Smith Josephine McCranie

Welcome Garden Club Hears Mrs. Freeman

Members of Welcome Garden club met at the home of Mrs. V. S. Garnett for a June session. Mrs. Curtis Freeman spoke on iris cultivation, describing bearded, beardless, and crested varieties, planting, care, and garden use, with tips on soil, fertilizer, and pest control.

Welcome Garden Club Mrs Curtis Freeman Louisiana

Social notes from St Joseph and Monroe events

St Joseph and Monroe residents shared visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs William Jackson of Monroe visited St Joseph with old ties to Miss Ann Noble, while Mr and Mrs Fred Maher Miller stayed in apartments at Bruno. A stag dinner hosted by Mrs Annie M Ratcliff honored her son Russell Ratcliff en route to Fort Knox on June 10. The event featured a patriotic red white and blue theme, a Davidson High band program, a reception with many locals, and a three course dinner for 70 guests. Dr. and Mrs J C Russel returned to Cleveland after a weekend visit to Dr and Mr Joseph Whitaker. Rotary Club heard German Baker speak on civilian defense. Edith Smith of New Orleans will meet church teachers June 7. Cadet William Louis Smith home from Jefferson Military College. Les Petites hosted by Mrs Willie Hudnall and Mr Maurice Ursery at the community house with a scavenger hunt and defense stamps. Epistlesauxiliary June meeting at the community house discussed The Church and Her Faith with Mrs Fred Cassi and planned July dinners for the Rotary club. Other attendees included Mrs Albert Bondurant, Mrs Albert Gay Bondurant, Mrs Daniel B Coor, Mrs Howard Jones, Mrs Marable Harper, Mrs Thomas M Wade Jr, and Mrs Joseph Whitaker.

Annie M. Ratcliff Russell Ratcliff Ratcliff Fort Knox Davidson High School America Viola Allen Alex Blackman Maury Stanton St Joseph Clyde V Ratcliff James Wilkerson Newellton Thompson Clarke Edward Lynch Myles Smith Mary Elinor Margery Allen Patsy Wilds Burne Hammond Edgar Lofton Anne Rose Fred Cassi Rotary Club Daniel B. Coor Fred Cassii Albert Bondurant Albert Gay Bondurant Daniel B Coor Howard Jones Marable Harper Thomas M. Wade, Jr Joseph Whitaher

Marriage of Dorothy Mae Harper to Melton L. Martin

Miss Vyvian Harper hosts a supper party on Brown Kraft for a class of 1942 graduates. The main item reports the January 17 1942 marriage of Dorothy Mae Harper to Melton L. Martin at the Baptist parsonage in Robaline Louisiana with attendants and future plans to reside in Little Rock Mississippi?

R. L. Jones Mangham Dorothy Mae Melton L. Martin Kate Martin Boyce Baptist Parsonage Robaline Ola Mae Byles Ardis Jones Martin Louisiana State Normal United States Little Rock Ark Vyvian Harper Ouachita

Also Mentioned on This Page

Monroe Music Guild Brother James Air Jac Charles Gaishell Melba Busby Paul J. Newman Reynolds McWilliams L. C. Duncan Jr E. Everett Lawson Paul Newman Charles Gaushell Roof Garden Virginia Hotel Florence Powers Y.W.C.A First Methodist Church Jackson Street Floyd Rhodes Armandine Renaud Neville School Crippled Children’s Fund Neville Auditorium Crippled Children's Fund Trinity Baptist W. M. A J. L. Black Smith Street McCullough Elmer Cooper A. L DeLoach C. C. Bledsoe Coleman West Monroe Dixie E. S Masonic Temple Women's International Label League Labor Temple U. S.O Dallas Gess West Monroe Baptist Church Monroe Garden Club Frances Hotel Woman's Missionary Society of Central Baptist Church J. H. Griffin Dick Taylor St T. A. Slocum 3Rd St C. A. McKay Orange St Steve Wyatt Vernon St Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church H. H. Smith Mouton L. B. Petit Standifer E. L. Stubbs South Second H. E. Martin South Third E. Haner Jackson Sidney Flynn Ouach Ita J. Meek Arkansas A. H. Jones W. B. McWhorter Auburn J. W. Hammett Hilton J. W. Webster Loop Road A. G. Bagwell Sherrouse W. B. Mangham Smith Charles Gaushel Neville High School Woman's Society of Christian Service Stone Avenue Methodist Church H. F. Boyd R. M. Decell Morris Avenue Presbyterian Auxiliary A. V. Miller Alexander Brown Craft C. E. Barton Wood W. K. Olmstead Walter Black Stubbs J. M. Hilton Jonesboro Road R. W. Ensminger Hawthorne Victor Davis Circle No M. M. Munholland Park Avenue Grayson Guthrie Beloit Street C. W. Wallace Island Drive P. C. Jarrell Pargoud Drive W. M. Washburn Arkansas Avenue The Turk School of Dancing Ouachita Parish High School Coverdale Orchestra St. Ann's Circle Ben Breard Spencer Street Cecil Hill North Tenth St West K. of P. Indge No. 8 Rainbow Ralph Gibson V. S. Garnett Jack Bagwell A. G. McHenry Cornelia McHenry Louise Rinehart Herbert Rinehart Leon Dennis W. S. Garnett Fred Hanna John Harper M. C. McDonald W. L. Mitchell R. O. Randle Vance Rhodes J. P. Hoyce Harry Schroeder William A. Smith C. S. Swain Ralph Thompson A. S. Tidwell Mesdames J. P. Lewis Census Bureau St. Joseph William Jackson Miss Ann Noble Fred Maher Miller Bruno J. C. Russel Cleveland Miss Joseph Whitaker German Baker Frank Martty Edith Smith New Orleans Episcopal Church School Christchurch William Louis Smith Jefferson Military College Willie Hudnall Maurice Ursery Les Petites Pollard Coleman Jack Grace Castor Causey Mary Ruth Mixon Doris McCrary Lydia E. Pinkham W. W. Watson J. L. Cheshire Everett Lawson Dorothy Mae Jones M. L. Martin NRC R Eley South Robert C. Corbin, Jr Harrietta Cobb H. A. Cobb Clarks Mr. Corbin Robert C. Corbin Southwestern Louisiana Institute Lafayette Mrs. Coulter Ben G. Coulter Louisiana Federated Garden Clubs State Garden Club Philadelphia Monroe Furniture Company N. Second St
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