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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1946

Page

5

Thatcher couple to visit West Monroe parents

Mr and Mrs Frederick G Thatcher Jr of Baton Rouge plan a holiday visit to their parents Mr and Mrs Frederick G Thatcher in West Monroe. Barbados, a West Indian island, has about 11 000 whites among 193 000 residents with the remainder being Negro.

Frederick G. Thatcher, Jr Baton Rouge Frederick G. Thatcher West Monroe Barbados West Indian Island Karl Stevenson Charlotte, N. C David Kurl Stevenson Fred Hudson Murray Hudson Airways West Point

Tea At Lotus Club Is Brilliant Affair

Monroe hostesses stage a festive Lotus Club tea for Adrienne Gaston a leading bride to be with over two hundred guests. Gowns highlight the season with black and gray striped bodices, fuchsia crepe, royal blue and aqua ensembles. The event features crimson and silver decorations and a lavish dessert and tea service while social leaders and family members mingle in holiday gala attire.

Monroe Adrienne Gaston Lotus Club Warren Taylor Blackman Lealis Hale George Goodwin Taylor Mrs. Hale Mrs. Goodwin Mrs. Blackman Gala Christ Nathan Gaston John Duchkar Ralph King Guy Campbell Joseph Dawkins Milling Bernstein Neil Buie Prentice Clark J. C. Blackman Harry Frazier Briscoe Trousdale, Jr Sallie Merideth James C. Liner John Collins Ned Leigh Vyvian Harper Dorothea Girault Hollis Venable Robert Underwood Frank Smith, Jr

Social calendar spans weddings and gatherings in Monroe

Delta Sigma Fraternity events mark week of Dec 24 to 31 with Christmas balls banquets and teas at Frances Hotel and Virginia Hotel. Various hosting roles include Miss Joan Bufkin Miss Norma Wharton Miss Clarice Slagle Miss Gail Stewart Miss Adrienne Gaston and Adrienne invited guests from Alpha Delta Kappa. Rehearsals and wedding events for Slagle Johns and Eaves Carter noted along with open houses and luncheons.

Joan Bufkin Norma Wharton Alpha Delta Kappa Bufkin Sawyer Crowell L. T. Hastings J. C. Guinn Jackson Street H. R. Speed T. O. Bancroft E. T. Lamkin Speed Home Clarice Slagle Mr. Johns Gail Stewart Sally Foster June Griffen la Casa Tea Room Margaret Ola Eeaves George Madison Mary Moss Madison Bastrop Bastrop Country Club Miss Slagle Delta Sigma Fraternity Frances Hotel Mirror Room Ginger Lee Betty Autrey Miss Autrey Cuvrry-Rigsby Mack Hammons N. G. Coriey Patsy Snelling Betty Hale Bakal’'s Margaret Ola Eaves Mary Margaret Curry Joseph Vartan Rigsby First Baptist Church Monroe Ruby Mae Newcomer Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority Miss Newcomer H. A. McDonald W. L. Kendall W. C. Feazel Kendallwood Margaret Olla Eaves Jean Carroll Adrienne Gaston Delta Beta Sigma Sorority Virginia Business and Professional Women’s Club Laura Slater South Grand Street Melville Vaughan Maria Vaugh la Casa H. K. Touchstone W. E. Lamb Mary Alice Mickel Bridge Bessie McInnis Sterlington Phi Kappa Fraternity Nora Marie Lennon Phi Kappa J. W. Webster Loop Road Marble Hood Beta Delta Jo Ann la Monica Florida Street West Monroe R. M. Simonton Will Mitchell Sam Humphries Ann Humphries Eaves-Carter Betty Vaughn Robert Dalton Carter Delta Theta Chi Virginia Hotel Terrace Frances Hotel E. S. Girault James Moore Evelyn Middleton Mary Louise Guerriero A. Kilpatrick Jane Kilpatrick William Kendall Ray Schuler Shreveport Melville Hunter

Local nuptials and community notices from Crowville area

Miss Lavida Turner and James W. Stroud were wed at the Methodist Church in Crowville on December 15. Attendants were Vernon Wilson and Merle Wallace. Mrs. Stroud works for Southern Bell. Mr. Stroud with Firestone. Nearby visits include Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stokes from Shreveport and Mrs. Fred Walker and family from Camden. Also, O E S No. 201 installed new officers for 1947 at the Masonic Temple with Elaine Causey as Worthy Matron and R. E. Barwick as Worthy Patron among others.

Lavida Turner Thomas J. Turner Mel Rouge James W. Stroud Albert Stroud Crowville Vernon L. Wilson Merle Wallace Stroud Southern Bell Telephone Company Mr. Stroud Firestone Company Masonic Temple Elaine Causey R. E. Barwick Junita Hendricks M. W. Hendricks Allie Belle Waugh Willie Mae Wafer William Page Verdie Asrey Chessie Harris Marshall Bessie McInnis Martha Brooks Adah Marie Mc

Christmas lodge rites and visits noted in Monroe

Ruth Reynolds and Ruth Eva Ramsey along with several others served as installing officers and officers in the lodge ceremony. Gifts were given to retiring matron Inez Carter and patron Tom Wafer. Prentiss Cox, student at LSU, arrived from Monroe to visit relatives before Christmas. Mary Helen Walker, LSU junior, traveled from Baton Rouge to spend the season with her mother on North Fourth Street.

Rubye Nelle Causey E. W. Causey Prentiss Cox Monroe New Orleans Travis Shannon Cox Louisiana State University Baton Rouge P. E. Walker North Fourth Street Mary Helen Walker

Funeral Services Planned at Rayville Baptist Church

Funeral services set for 3 p m Monday at Rayville Baptist Church. Interment details not provided.

Rayville Baptist Church

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