Christmas Notices and Social Events Local Page
The column lists church services at St Matthews with Rev Walsh and choral music, Christmas Eve and Day dances at Elks Club, tea dances for the Sholars daughters, college dancing parties at the Elks and Lotus Club, missionary society and youth events, and New Year dances. It notes holiday visits by families including Hawks of Bennington Vermont and Ramond in New Orleans, college students at Bellehaven, and travel to Shreveport and Pine Bluff for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.,Matthew’s Church
Rev. Walsh
Shreveport
Millard
The
Elks Club
American Legion
Thomas Sholars
J. J. Potts
Sholars
Henrietta
Carolyn Sholars
Alma Summer Potts
Saenger’s
Lotus Club
Armandine Renaud
Bridge
West Monroe Baptist Missionary Society
Stevens
Miss Birch Williams and Miss Louise Smith Return Home
Miss Birch Williams and Miss Louise Smith arrived home Friday from Ward Belmont College to spend their holiday vacation with their parents on the West Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birch ‘Williams
Louise Smith
Ward- Belmont College
Simple Yule Wedding Unites Murphy and Barker in West Monroe
Miss Margaret Murphy and Mr. Ernest J. Barker wed at the bride’s West Monroe home on Saturday afternoon. The ceremony, read by Rev. Walter Ledbetter of Arcadia, featured holly, mistletoe, crimson roses, satin ribbons, and a canopy of smilax. Attendants included Robert Paulk, Dorothy Calvert, and Maurine Cobb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Murphy
Ernest J. Barker
West Monroe
Walter Ledbetter
Arcadia
Parma
Bride and Groom Host Ten Hour Reception Crowded With Friends
After the ceremony a reception followed with ten hours of refreshment served by the bride’s sister Miss Mabel Murphey. Guests included Mrs. A. A. Gunby William Ashley Robert Brooks of Ruston Herbert Mills L N Lache Kate Morrice F M Standifer Henry Colbert Lena Strong Mae Faulk Eleanor Faulk Mary Ann Colbert Charlotte Shholars Hope Mildred Ross and other intimates. Mrs Barker longtime West Monroe resident and Louisiana Life Insurance Company employee Mr Barker were noted for strong community standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Murphey
Mmes. A. A. Gunby
William Ashley
Robert Brooks
Ruston
Herbert Millsaps L. N. Lache
Kate Morrice
F. M. Standifer
Henry Colbert
Lena Strong
Mae Faulk
Eleanor Faulk
Mary Ann Colbert
Charlotte Shholars
Hope Mildred Ross
Barker
West Monroe
Louisiana Life Inurance Company
Local Family News and Upcoming Wedding Plans
The notice lists several relatives including Mary Evelyn Watkins Ruth Moore Cecelia and Letty McReynolds Olive Leigh Myatt Anna Morris Effie Hood Nedra Cromwell Verna LeBlanc and Machilda Goldman. Dorothy Lee Cason arrived from Wesleyan College to spend Yule with her parents. David Kaplan will wed Clara Snyder on December 30 in Louisville with sisters Rose Bihe and Frieda Kaplan attending. The Kaplans plan to be present and depart on the two month journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Evelyn Watkins
Ruth Moore
Cecelia
Letty McReynolds
Olive Leigh Myatt
Anna Morris
Effie Hood
Nedra Cromwell
Verna LeBlanc
Machilda Goldman
Dorothy Lee Cason
Wesleyan College
Macon
David Kaplan
Louisville
Clara Snyder
Rose, Bihe
Frieda Kaplan
Mrs. Kaplan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eva C. Bradford
Mrs. Eady
Mrs. Ervin
Mrs. Wood
Mrs. McCormick
West Monroe Sunbeans
the Tabernacle
West Monroe Baptist Girls’ Auxiliary
Mrs. Hawks
Bennington, Vermont
Sallie Breard
W. A. Anders
Alexander Avenue
J. B. Foster
John
Ramond
New Orleans
Colbert Murphey
Haslam
Texas
Alice and
Frances Harrington
Bellehaven College
Mrs. A. Harrington
Palace Company
Mary Elizabeth Davis
Sandburn, Ind
Mrs. Harlan
Mrs
Sam Ivy
Tennessee
Mr. Ivy
Kate Boyce
Pine Bluff, Ark
Clay Atkins
A. L. Atkins
Robert McLeod
Mississippi
E. C. Brantley
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mrs. E. C. Bartlett
the Centrae, Inc
DeSiard St
Raggio Drug Co., Inc
Merry Christmas
Santa
Robert Paulk
Dorothy Calvert
Maurine Cobb
Chrissi Ls Joys
Dixie
Washington and
Ninth Streets
Arent Investment Corp., Inc
Houbigant
Coty
Azurea
Floramae
Mavis
Arley’s
Hudnut’s
Colgate’s
Palmer’s
Melba
Harriet Hubbard Ayers
Marinello
Elmo
Chu Ching Chow
la Valliere
Kodaks
Norris’ and
Elmer’s
Collens’ Pharmacy
DeSia#d
Louisiana State Normal
First Baptist
First Methodist
West Monroe Baptist
West Monroe Methodist
First Presbyterian
la. Training Institute
Gre Episcopal
Fi Christian
Terminal Heights
Gordon Avenue
Peniel Baptist
BUICK
Buicks
Reed-Lennon Motor Co., Inc
Firestone Tires
Oldfield Tires
D. Masur & Son
Our
S. B.hicks Motor Co
Walnut St
Star, Durant, Hupmo
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