Caroline and the Dance Fashion in Monroe Society
A column of verses on Caroline in gowns and how attire draws eyes. then notes on Monroe society events includes roller skating fad, a 1852 Godeys anecdote, Phi Kappa hotel buffet honoring Wynifred Holloman and Emm Thomlinson, and various social visits and performances by local residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Kappas
Walter McGee
Wynifred Holloman
Emm Thomlinson
Moss Point
Bob Pollard
Miss Hodge
Frank Smith
Earl Stevenson
Carl Stevenson
Social notes recount many visits and events in August
Miss Shirley Wahl and other guests attend with Miss Elizabeth Casper and Miss Suzanne Sperry hosting. A color theme of purple and white decorates tables with Dresden bonbon dishes and a linen sport handkerchief prize. Numerous visits to relatives in Ohio Arkansas and beyond are noted along with Camp Fire Girls activities and upcoming Beatrice Skirvin nuptials highlighted by a three table bridge party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Wahl
Elizabeth Casper
Sara Snipes
Suzanne Sperry
Dresden
Bertha Marie Masur
Victoria Steele
Joy Steele
Doris Beaman
Violet Meyer
Charles Garrison
Mark Bingham
Happy Tidwell
Shirley Haas
Polly Heninger
Catherine Whit
Adelia Sandel
Elizabeth Platt
Miss Bess Duncan Captivates Monroe Society During Visit
Prominent social spotlight falls on Miss Bess Duncan of Benna Vista Georgia guest of Miss Maria Wooten. After a Honolulu cruise she attends luncheon at Frances hotel and boat ride on Noe's Ark. Social calendar features coffee hour, Phi Kappa dance, lunches and bridge with local hosts through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Society
Bess Duncan
Benna Vista
Georgia
Maria Wooten
Miss Duncan
Miss Wooten
Honolulu
David I. Garrett
Frances Hotel
James A. Noe
Noe
South Grand Street
Phi Kappa Dance
Ned Leigh
Marjorie Leigh
Duncan
Henry Flood Madison
Bridge
Emma Louise Biedenharn
Mon- Troe
Miss Beatrice Skirvin Honored With Bridal Week Festivities
Last week Miss Beatrice Skirvin, a bride elect to Mr. Charles L. Moore Jr of Monroe, was feted at a surprise food shower hosted by Miss Florence Ziegler and Mrs. W H Mecom. Guests included many Clarks and Monroe residents, with games, a theater outing, and a handkerchief shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Skirvin
Charles L. Moore, Jr
Monroe
Clarks Church
Florence Ziegler
W. H. Mecom
Columbia
Bea
Charlie
Miss Skirvin
W. H. Thomas
S. H. Allbritton
Marie Minard
Virginia Cooksey
Louise Buffington
C. C. Sheppard
J. W. Clarkson
Clarks
Fern
Elizabeth Parham
M. Parham
Grayson
J. C. Ziegler
Henry Scholars
Elsie
Annie Mae Taliaferro
C. L. Moore
Winnsboro
Irby Lea May
Fern Parham
Elizabeth
T. E. Skirvin
Doyne
F. B. Wisinger
H. O. Cooksey
Gray- 50N
R. C. Gaines
C. H
Pastel themed gathering ends with rose salad and gifts
The afternoon event featured a pastel color scheme and a rose colored salad with potato chips rolls pickles and canapes. Miss Skirvin received a green satin lingerie gift. Attending guests included Florence Zeigler Hadley Leavell Neal Buie Ferguson Darwin Nichols Fern Parham Elizabeth Parham Louise Buffington Marie Buffington and others. Dr and Mrs C T Lynes with son and daughter arrived from Cocosolo Canal Zone to visit Mr and Mrs C
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Skirvin
Florence Zeigler
Hadley Leavell
Neal Buie
Ferguson
Darwin Nichols
Fern Parham
Elizabeth Parham
Louise Buffington
Marie Buffington
C. T. Lynes
Cocosolo
Canal Zone
Local moves and departures across several states
Dr. and Mrs. Lynes head to Norfolk for three years of naval service with Dr. Lynes as a dental surgeon. Mrs. Lynes known as Miss Gladys Moorfield by Monroe friends. Mrs. Anna G. Biggar travels to Collinsville Oklahoma after hearing of her brother-in-law P. J. Duffy's death. Mrs. W. F. Grafton and daughter Martha, with Mrs. Will F. Grafton and George Grafton of Bernice, depart for Atlanta Georgia Birmingham Alabama and Atlantic coast destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Maroney
Anna G. Biggar
Collinsville
Okla
P. J. Duffy
W. F. Grafton
Martha
Will F. Grafton
George Grafton
Bernice
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Atlantic
Phone hours for columns listed to Mrs Nell Grigsby
Phone items for this column to Mrs Nell Grigsby at 4800 from 8 a m to 12 m and 3 p m to 6 p m. All other hours phone 4413.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Grigsby
Upcoming church and society meetings this week
Tuesday brings a Catholic Altar Society meeting at 3 pm at First Baptist. W M A sessions at 3 30 pm across several churches. Circle 8 gathers at 8 pm with Mrs H C Bailey. W M A at Immanuel Baptist at the Tabernacle. 3 pm Woman's Council at First Christian. Circle leaders list addresses on Carolina and Louisville. Wednesday Logtown Sewing Circle hosts at 2 30 pm. Miss Veatrice Martin hosts Eunice Benoit at 8 pm. Friday tea for Eunice Benoit 5 30 7 pm hosted by Mrs Raymond Spence and others at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Altar Society
First Baptist Church
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Circle 8
H. C. Bailey
South Grand Street
Immanuel Baptist Church
Tabernacle
Woman's Council of
First Christian Church
T. C. Burford
Carolina
Cooksey
Sid Walker
Louisville
Robert Fuqua
South First Street
Logtown Community Sewing Circle
E. M. Granberry
Raymond Spence
Eunice Benoit
G. C. Cornett
Helen Carr
Elizabeth Trull
Little Man What Now at Paramount and The Merry Frinks at Capitol
At Paramount, Little Man What Now stars Montgomery and Sullavan in Borzage's drama about Hans and Lamchen facing poverty after marriage in a German town. Cast includes Hale, Hopper, Meeker, Marsh. adaptation by McGuire from Failaca novel. At Capitol, The Merry Frinks opens, a Gene Markey Kathryn Scola comedy about a selfish figure involved in humorous plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Frank Borzage
Universal
Paramount Theater
Margaret Sullavan
Douglass Montgomery
Montgomery
Hans
Lammchen
Borzage
Miss Sullavan
Alan Hale
Hedda Hopper
George Meeker
Mae Marsh
Hans Failaca
William Anthony McGuire
Capitol
Capitol Theater
Gene Markey
Kathryn Scola
Frink Family Comedy Brings Mayhem and Mom’s Stand
Aline MacMahon leads as Mom Frink in a Bronx family tale from First National. Uncle Newt Hugh Herbert and husband played by Hugh Herbert create a strong comedy trio while Allen Jenkins as the Bolshevik son adds a sharp edge. Grandma Frink and daughter add sharp notes as the family learns its lesson when Mom quits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
First National
Aline MacMahon
Frink
Guy Kibbee
Newt
Hugh Herbert
Allen Jenkins
Helen Lowell
Grandma Frink
Joan Wheeler
Broadway
Frankie Darro
Tallulah Social Clubs Hold Meetings and Events
The Tallulah quarterly meeting of women’s religious groups met at the Methodist church with strong attendance. Mrs. A. T. Palmer led as president, with prayers and readings from several local leaders. Across listings, clubs hosted bridge events, prizes, and gatherings at various homes, featuring speakers, readings, and hospitality. A note ends with a Czech town’s policy limiting new residents to teetotalers non-smokers and vegetarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Methodist Church
A. T. Palmer
Methodist Missionary Society
R. S. Gayle
David E. Holt
Episcopal Church
E. P. Folk
R. K. Boney
Edgar Guest
Attie Leeves
Charlotte Sevier
Annette Beers
Bridge
Tendal
Ed Adams
Katherine Ward
Mesdames
Will Adams
Noland Harvey, Jr
Hugh Montgomery
Ed Adams, Jr
Will Sevier, Jr
R. L. Baily
Albert Sherwin
G. M. Fuller
Patterson
Mary Ellen Jameson
San Antonio
Margaret Folk
Julia Williams
Anne Carter Johnson
Shreveport
Mary Katherine Bourne
Peggy Claughton
Louise Bowie
Margarite Boswell
Louise Bowin
Elaine Tyner
Fay Gilbert
Georgia Rose Rountree
Anne
Judith Lanc pe by Jeanne Bowman
Judith fale travels to the Rio Liablu dam to supervise work for Big Tom Bevins. She has sent Justin Cunard and Judge Morgan to contest Morton Lampere for Bevins heirs money while Judith left behind her husband Norman Wale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Fale
Rio Liablu Dam
Big Tom Bevins
Justin Cunard
Judge Morgan
Hoyston
Morton Lampere
Bevins Aeirs
Judith
bin Tom
Norman Wale
Lamperes
Norman
Judith Dale Defends Loyalists in Big Tom Town Dam Crisis
Judith Dale rallies dam workers insisting loyalty to Big Tom Bevins determines job security and dam funding. She rejects rivals and spies, affirms wages during the will contest, and lines up Max Larson as next in line while preparing for a delegation from native families arriving at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Dale
Big Tom
Mason
Max Larson
Bevins
Judy
Judith
Big Tom Bevins
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Eve C
Bradford Society
Caroline Caroline
Misty
Caroline
Mother
Grace Nell Crowell
Fair Sex
Godey
Lora Mae Baxley
Chicago
Lora Mae
Alton
Municipal
Emma-Lou Biedenham
Christian Science Church
Auburn
Monrovians
Jewell Thornton
Emily McGee
W. B. Ware
Escill, Miss
Hugh Layne
Dorothy
Jack
Motor
New York
Ona Jones
Bastrop
Foster Jones, Jr
Foster Jones, Sr
Camp Fire
J. G. Cobb
F. B. Neelley
Charles Mitchell
William Grasse
Mann Community Center
Eva Clack
Lucille Bagley
Odie Clack
Blanche Hendrix
Marilee Clack
Flora Belle Freeland
Corabel Clack
Doris
J. W. Webster
Pearl van Orman
Marguerite
Washington, D. C
J. T. Chappell, Jr
O. G. Elliott
Kathryn
Ohio
West Virginia
Miss Jewell Thornton
Little Rock
Mike John, Jr
Johnnie Neblett
Pickins, Miss
Bill Cook
Rayville
Leigh Russell
Baton Rouge
North Third Street
Alice Boyd Thompson
Minden
Charles Reid
Rosanne and
Charles, Jr
Galveston
Houston
Texas
Johnnie Smith
Effie Allen
Tom D. Hoskins
Emily Ann
Altoona
Penn
Charles Moore, Jr
Three Table Bridge
Paris
Lomberdo Land
Guy Lombardo
NBC
Our City
Skirvin
News-Star Daily
By Onne Ondams
Anne Adams
Monroe News- Star Pattern Department
West 11Th Street
New York City
Ida Lupino
Ida
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Judith Lanc
Jeanne Bowman
Jude
Delphy
Sanford
Cunard
Laredo
Delpy
Slim Sanford
Slim
Hillendale
Mathile
Normy
Scog
J. Dy
Lydia E. Pinkham
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