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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1955
Page
8
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Ouachita Parish Medical Society held its annual monthly gathering at the Bayou De Siard Country Club last week. Hostesses included Mrs. Carroll Summer, Mrs. DeWitt Milam, and many others as Christmas decorations and music created a festive setting.
Mrs. J. W. Womack and Mrs. Van Odem hosted the Monroe Literary Club Christmas gathering at Womack’s K Street residence. Guests enjoyed floral decor, a reading by Mrs. H. H. Mullens titled Mrs Peasiy, gift exchanges, and dessert. Present were D. A. Altick, J. E. Baugh, Guy Dupriest, Charles Coe, Arthur Kite, Morris Phillips, Walter Koch, W. L. Howard, Albert Colmer, J. H. Drake, Sylvian Masur, and Mullens as a guest.
Numerous families and relatives arrive in Monroe and surrounding areas for Christmas visits. Miss Marian Gordon Fraser travels from New York City and London to spend the holidays with Miss Emy-Lou Biedenham, while Mrs. Walter Lamb and children Jesse Lee and Touch arrive from Nashville to join Mr. Lamb later in the week. Other guests include Mr. and Mrs Edel Blanks and family from New Orleans, Mrs. Stanley Albert and children from Scarsdale, and Robert Kellogg visiting from Baylor School in Chattanooga. Various locals host travelers from Iowa City, Houston, Tallahassee, Atlanta, and beyond, with college and military ties noted among the group.
Bridge winners Mrs Louis Ray and Mrs Guy Campbell led north south while Mrs R M Troy and Mrs Darwin Nichols led east west at Bayou DeSiard Country Club. Three tables played Friday afternoon and the group announced a break until after the new year.
Santa Claus attended a Bayou Country Club breakfast birthday party for five year old Ewing Brown son of Mr and Mrs Edmund Brown. Relatives and friends including Jimmie Lane Ewing Edmund McCay Bethia Brown Betsy Tommy Sandridge Louise Le Terzia and many others celebrated with Yule decorations a large Christmas tree balloons and red velvet centered birthday sleigh display.
The Georgia Tucker PTA held its annual Christmas program on Thursday with the Georgia Tucker band consisting of fourth to sixth graders performing several Christmas selections. The sixth grade chorus delivered a Christmas choral reading and Rev. John Allin gave an inspirational talk on Christmas significance, followed by refreshments from a decorated table.
The sixth annual Kappa Delta holiday luncheon will be held Wednesday December 28 at Bayou DeSiard Country Club at 12 30 p m. In honor of new pledges the event draws Monroe alumnae and active members from area colleges. Mrs Dan Moore Jr and Mrs Jack Taylor lead arrangements. Reservations call 2 3872 or 2 4822.
In New Britain Connecticut workers at the New Britain Federal Savings and Loan Association have installed a below surface heating system to melt snow and ice on the sidewalk, addressing slip hazards for the current year.
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