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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
3
The social column highlights festive events and visitors as Christmas scenes unfold. Camp Fire Girls sing carols, and a wave of gatherings includes monthly Country Club dances, New Year’s Eve plans, and guests from Chicago, Tallulah, Grand Saline, and London.
A narrator dismisses critics of Eleanor Hope praising her simple sincerity. She wins admiration when she attracts the town’s richest, most handsome man in a larger town. Neighbors shift from pity to envy and finally to loud “I told you so” as circumstances unfold.
A listing of social gatherings includes Wednesday dance at Hotel Virginia with 9 p m sessions, Thursday installation of Louise L McGuire Chapter No 4 officers at Masonic Temple, and Friday PTA meeting at 3 30 p m plus multiple dances and host visits. Card club and Y M C A events are also noted alongside a book club meeting and poems.
Last night at the Virginia hotel a dancing party showcased Henry Santrey's orchestra, after the Saenger theatre vaudeville bill. Santrey conducted and sang popular songs with the ensemble. He introduced Margaret Stovall and Marie Collens, popular young women, to the audience.
A dance audience acclaimed Miss Virginia Lynch for a graceful Charleston interpretation. Her refined performance turned the popular novelty into a striking display of artistry. Chaperones at the event included Mr. and Mrs. Harrington and others. An upcoming West Monroe school auditorium program will award a silver Declamation medal and feature Prof Ennis orchestra and a girls quartet with Mrs. C. W. Perskins classes. Mrs. A C McKinney will speak as state WCTU president with free-will offering invited.
The University of California pays Andy Smith a yearly salary of 12500 dollars for his services as football coach.
Parish High School girls basketball team begins the 1925 schedule Friday at 3 30 PM hosting Lake Providence. The lineup features new players with seasoned Ethel Bland bringing experience from Shreveport High, while Susie Henry Mary Benoit and Blanche Milton depart.
The game will begin promptly at three thirty at the Parish school.
Service notes good weather no barrier as Walker Bros Gro Co offers free grocery delivery. Contact numbers 440 460 and 1887 provided for orders.
Cobb Variety Store in West Monroe announces evening hours until 9 o'clock from the 16th to the 21st of December, offering shoppers longer shopping time during the holidays.
Southern Idaho’s monster potato crop lifted the mortgage on Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in Idaho Falls. Pastor Horace Turner led a donation drive where committees collected sacks of potatoes sold to fund the $90,000 church debt.
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