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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
3
Eva Bradford recaps social offerings and personal notices for women, including a death tribute to Mrs. C Jones, Thanksgiving talks by Mary Hunt and Virginia Mitchell, a picnic, and a list of social travels and dances involving local names and families.
A Tuesday calendar lists Baptist and Presbyterian meetings at 3 30 p m with social events in the parish hall. Wednesday hosts Catholic Ladies Altar Society at the R C hall with several hostesses. Friday features a Pan Hellenic dance at the Elk Club and a barbecue hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Cann with Blues entertainment and transportation for Blue members. News notes cover traveling visitors, bridal and travel stories, and a Young People society event at Catlett Springs with devotional talks and songs.
Old fashioned garden flowers graced the home as the Friday Club and guests met on Friday afternoon. Progressive rock games provided diversion while Madeira jewels earned top scores for Mrs Russell Wood and Mrs Rube Henry. Handkerchief roses served as table favors.
Mitchell and Ella Reid announce the birth of a daughter weighing nine pounds on the second of August at their West Monroe home. The baby will be named Violette Ruth. Attending notes mention visits by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Latham and others, with local Sunday School attendance figures listed for several churches in West Monroe.
Society centers on the engagement of Mona Atkins daughter of Mr and Mrs P M Atkins to Sterling Jack Castle of Shreveport Louisiana. The wedding is planned for Riverfront home of the bride's parents in October. Atkins attends Ward Belmont College and Castle is a Shreveport businessman and son of Maison Castle.
Washington August 3 An order relieves Prohibition Commissioner Haynes of all authority over liquor supervision as the prohibition unit reorganizes effective September 1.
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