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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1931

Page

6

Mars Younger Set Inaugurates Yuletide Dance at Riverside

The Mars Younger Set held a Yuletide dance at Riverside Country Club with Delta Beta Sigma sorority pledges hosting. Seated orchestra performed from a holly festooned balcony as many couples danced under mistletoe with numerous attendees listed including Miss Jane Dawkins and Jim Bennett among others. chaperones included Judge and Mrs Dawkins and several prominent local families.

Riverside Country Club Delta Beta Sigma Sorority Jane Dawkins Nancy Lee Terzia Marshall Russell Dorothy Calvert Ruth Murphy Georgine Cole Clare Virginia Terzia Louise Gray Don Brittmoser Sara Hill T. Witt Florence King Stubbs Marie Collens Jack Platt Roberta O’donnell Jim Bennett Marie Anders Monty Williams Suzanne Tillman S. Butler Floy Kennedy J. W. Blanchard Elizabeth Platt James Trousdale Florence Hilburn Charles Garretson Sybil Thompson Red Williams Mary Montgomery Alice Cobb Oscar Bowen Atlanta Elizabeth Biedenhar Gilbert Faulk Minnie Cole Wildes Ross Frances Cole Harold Munger Alice Florsheim Fred Vaughan Sue Parker George Tidwell Sera Tolbert Bill Haynes Johnnie Cox Spivey Griffin Noelee Currie John Dewson Anna Rosalee Herring John Barr Foster Miriam McGimsey Foster Wallace Katherine May Jack May Bertha Masur Jerry Jacob Joy Steele W. D. King Mildred Courser Jack Masur Henrietta Keplinger Brunswig Elma Austin Byron Breerd Mable Devonport Dr. Mott India Stubbs Douglas Miles Margaret Stovall Edward Starsney Jennie Hanna George Breese Sue Graves George Snelling Joyce Renwick W. P. Renwick Elizabeth Kennedy Percy Sandel

Notable writers visit relatives and friends in town

Anthony J. V. Buttitta of Chapel Hill arrives to spend days with his parents Mr and Mrs Giacomo Buttitta at 71 DeSiard Street. Buttitta edits Contempo a literary review magazine with Sherwood Anderson as a contributor. He will visit his friend novelist William Faulkner of Oxford. Alwine Mulhearn a Principia College student in St Louis enjoys Christmas holidays with her father P. S. Mulhearn. Mr and Mrs O B Meizel were guests of Mrs Meizel’s brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs John Collens last week.

Anthony J. V. Buttitta Chapel Hill N. C Giacomo Buttitta DeSiard Street Buttitta Contempo Sherwood Anderson William Faulkner Oxford Alwine Mulhearn Principia College St. Louis P. S. Mulhearn O. B. Meizel Meizel John Collens F. C. McMullen Albert McMullen Missouri Pacific Hospital

Methodist Women Hold Missionary Program at Church

The Methodist Woman's Missionary Society met at the church with Mrs. Cecil McKenzie presiding and circle No. 12 as hostesses. Devotional led by Mrs. D C Warner on Peace. Mrs. R R Branch shared Mary C White in China. Installation of new officers announced and Rickey spoke on upcoming spiritual campaign. Several notices follow of local residents' illnesses travel and family news.

Methodist Woman's Missionary Society Cecil McKenzie Circle No. 12 D. C. Warner Mary C. White China R. R. Branch E. E. Stewart J. P. Royce Rev. Scott J. R. Petty Carl Atkinson B. B. Handy T. P. Brown West Monroe Elise Taylor Whitworth College L. H. Taylor K Street

Junior Charity League Style Pageant Luncheon Set At Virginia Hotel

The third monthly Junior Charity League Revue and luncheon at the Virginia Hotel ballroom will showcase Springtime fashions from the Palace Company with Miss Alma Summer Potts selecting mannequins including Marie Collens Charlotte Breard Connie McReynolds and several society members. Proceeds benefit the Baby Clinic under Mrs Gordon Wright.

Virginia Hotel Palace Company Alma Summer Potts Marie Collens Charlotte Breard Connie McReynolds Merrill Bush Vernon Marsh Harold Mosk Gordon Surgaine Cornell Virginia Management Charity League Gordon Wright

Marriage Announcement for Miss Fox and Mr McGee

Miss Margaret Genevieve Fox and George Oden McGee were married at the home of Mrs. John K. Skinner on December 19 in a double ring ceremony conducted by Reverend Scanlon. McGee will live on the West Side and is with the City of West Monroe.

Margaret Genevieve Fox G. W. Fox Fox George Oden McGee J. D. McGee West Side John K. Skinner Scanlon McGee West Monroe

Mrs Clara Guthrie Christmas Visit With Parents at Crescent Bend

Mrs Clara Guthrie of New Orleans, formerly Miss Clara Guthrie, is spending Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Grayson Guthrie at Crescent Bend plantation. Dr Moss will join for New Year. Mrs W H Woods, Mr Clayton Laurence and Mrs M Laurence depart for Winnsboro Texas for holidays with relatives.

Walter Olin Moss New Orleans Clara Guthrie Grayson Guthrie Crescent Bend Dr. Moss W. H. Woods Clayton Laurence M. Laurence Winnsboro Texas

Make This Model at Home Pattern 2206

Last minute cables from Paris stress two points higher waistlines and novel sleeves. Pattern 2206 offers a draped line in Spring frocks and can be made in flat or Roshamara crepe, sheer wool or triple georgettes. Size 16 requires 418 yards of 39 inch material. Send 15 cents for pattern plus plain name address and size. Catalog and pattern pricing included.

Paris

Community Social Calendar Highlights Holiday Events

The notice lists multiple December and January gatherings in West Monroe including Interdenominational Prayer Service at 2406 Lovers Lane, a Riverside Country Club tea dance, a Delta Beta Christmas celebration at the Virginia Hotel, and Phi Kappa dances at the Virginia Hotel Ballroom. It also notes New Year Eve events at Cherokee Terrace Frances Hotel, plus meetings of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Junior Charity League Style Revue. It includes engagement news for Miss Edna Jo Wright and Anson E. Elliott, and holiday visits by local residents with family.

W. B. Moore Lovers Lane Virginia Hotel Riverside Country Club Delta Beta Sigma Delta Sigma Fraternity Delta Beta Sorority Virginia Malcolm Baird Wright, Sr Hammond Edna Jo Wright Anson E. Elliott O. G. Elliott Monroe R. B. Humphries Memphis Tennessee Humphries W. R. Gates West Monroe Anna Rosalee Herring J. J. Herring Miriam McGimsey C. V. McGimsey Phi Kappa Fraternity Miss Herring Miss McGimsey Ouachita Parish High School Randolph Macon College Lynchburg Alpha Omicron Pi State Normal Phi Kapna Fraternity Delta Beta Sigma Sorority Ouachita Parish Phi Kappa Fraternity

Letter Tests a Wounded Chinese Man and a Promise

A wounded Chinese man asks for a promise in exchange for his safety and for Lee Chow to meet a Chinese conspirator. Katherine leaves the room to translate a letter to Mrs. Graham while the man hints at a hidden box linked to a grandmother. The scene centers on intrigue and guarded threats within a house.

Katherine Lee Cuow Lee Chow

Letter Delivery Instructions From a Sick Informant

Ailing servant Lee Chow is told to receive a letter and guard it until Chow arrives. The man instructs placing white cloth on a fence as a signal to identify and summon Chow to reveal secrets about the master’s affairs. shared warnings and coded steps imply a covert scheme.

Ipe Lee Chow

Despondent man in Illinois Central station swallows poison

Charlie Smith aged 65 formerly of Archibald remained in critical condition at St Francis Sanitarium after ingesting poison tablets at the Illinois Central Railroad station on Sunday. Authorities believe unemployment pressures led to the act.

Charlie Smith Archibald Illinois Central St. Francis Sanitarium Smith

Sunset Pass Wrangler Seeks Work From Preston Outfit

Trueman Rock arrives at Sunset Pass seeking cattle work with Gage Preston. Ash Preston clashes with him, while the older Preston, a wary rancher, defends the family and hints at Ash’s troublesome temper. Rock presses his request despite tense odds and rivalries.

Sunset Trueman Rock Preston Ash Gage Preston Rock Gage Gene Praston Thiry Wagontonone Miss Thiry Ash Preston

Louise L. McGuire Chapter Elects Officers for 1932

Louise L. McGuire Chapter No. 4 Oester S installs officers for 1932 with Neva Liner as Grand Installing Officer and Arrah Culver as Worthy Matron. New officers include W J Bynum Jr as Worthy Patron and Bessie Morris as Organist. A memorial service honored members who died in the past year.

Louise L. McGuire Neva Liner Grand Chapter of Louisiana Order of Eastern Star Alice Dunn Marshall Florence Mercer Bessie Morris Arrah Culver W. J. Bynum, Jr Veasey Gregory A. E. Fisher Mattie Lou Johnson Ruth Howell Birdie Mae Melhern Lavera Swanson Eula Corry Marie Roberts Adah Naomi Speakman Ruth Lorena Fuqua Esther Mamie Kersh Martha Margaret Hartman Electa Calva Gowins Warder Willie Bruce Sentinel Fred L. Speakman

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