Christmas in the City Sparks Hope and Hymns
Christmas wishes fill the city with warmth as Grace Episcopal plans a midnight service and the annual tree at the Missouri Pacific station shines. Reports from social columns note charity baskets from Salvation Army and Goodfellows, preparations for weddings, illnesses, and visitors amid holiday gatherings and church programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Frank Roddy
Grace Episcopal Church
Robert Irvin
Millard
Salvation Army
Goodfellows
Christmas Eve School Dance and Missionary Society Notes
A city Christmas tree and studio dance by Armyendine Renaud delighted pupils with Santa gifts and dancing until midnight. The Methodist Woman's Missionary Society met December 18 with devotions, harvest day plans, and new Jubilee members welcomed amid harvest decorations and tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armyendine Renaud
Burnie Handy
Jean Graves
Sally Ann Ware
Sybil Marie Doughtry
Betty Jane Masur
Betty Sue Jones
Betty Ann Taylor
Betty Joe Carter
Judy Roberts
Jacquelyn Lee Voorhees
Fauline Breard
Veronica Wilds
Jean Tabb
Laura Louise Patton
Rosalda Mims
Jane Smith
Dorothy Williamson
Theresa Gurk
Mary Helen Hiburn
Genevieve Giemellion
Mildred Cohen
Myrtle Alice Odem
Dorothy Graves
Theda Bey Lewis
Louise Vergne Rivoire
Theresa Phillips
Lucy Helen Keller
Marjie Robins
Evelyn Wade
Juanita Lippmin
Mary Lee Rumbarger
Helen Moore
Jane Humphries
Marjie Alexander
Court
Methodist Woman's Missionary Society
Gunn
Miss Petty
Royce
S. M. Collins
Woman's Missionary Society
John Munholland
Clark
J. W. Johnston
Collins
Hhealf
Lochie Rankin
Armandine Renaud
Virginia
Frank Muntz
Guiding Your Child Through A Christmas Celebration
The article urges letting children lead Christmas festivities with planning and gifts for others. It advocates age appropriate roles for kids, a simple tree ceremony, storytelling by older children, chosen phonograph records for the day, and parents joining only as needed. It warns against overstimulation and recommends a quiet, intimate close to the day.
Paris Debutante Wears Plume Colored Taffeta Dress
At a recent reception a South American debutante wore a plume colored stiff taffeta dress by dressmaker Nicole Grouit. The russet plums and amethyst buckle accompany a yellow orchid bouquet replacing red roses, with a stiffly flared skirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Nicole Grouit
Rita
Early Luncheon Plans and Mystery Over a Funeral
In a 1924 feature, Katie schedules an early noon luncheon for guests of the Brixtons while a hidden hallway overhears a tense dispute about a $20,000 release offered to Lillian and Marion. The narrator suspects a duplicitous deal behind the offer, hinting at broader motives. Continued tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Gazette
Spurgeon A. Smith
Monroe
Lora May Baxley
Shrine Country Club
Bernice Russ
Louise Baxley
Hotel
Marion
Gussie Haynie
Katie
Brixtons
Missis Graham
Mother Graham
Dot
Mary
Prince Georges
Janet Rawdon
Samuel Brixton
Charlies Owen
Mr. Brixton
Lillian
Mr. Owen
Marton
The Young Pretenders by Alice Grant Rosman
Hugo Donaldson lies confined after an Oxford scandal while his aunt and nurse urge patience. Bunny, a friend, visits as Hugo hallucinates forgiveness from his family and battles despair. A road to recovery unfolds with misadventure and a secret engagement scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Grant Rosman
Hugo Donaldson
Wise
Paul Mostye
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God
Martha Feltus
Natchitoches, la
J. L. Powers
Annie D. Bennett
Masonic Hall
Prophit
Butler
Clyde Sanders
Florence Zeigler
Irvin
W. J. Parkes
J. van Huey
Bessemer
Ala
Sam MeKiman
Myrtle Weil
New Iberia, la
Lucille Derryberry
Memphis, Tenn
Jordan Bouton
Glenmar Avenue
Alice Louise Smith
Mary Edna Carroll
Howard Fitzhugh
Orleans Club
New Orleans
Carolyn Sue
Emily Ann Royce
Mrs. Carol Royce
Olive Ferguson
St. Francis Sanitarium
Babette Krauss
Sophie Newcomb
Mrs. I. Krauss
NEW Jung
Jung
Florentine
Nage
Eillen Baughman
Lucille Alexander
Charlie Frances
Beatrice Rhymes Liner
Loraine Meyers
Louisiana Tech
Mrs
B. A. Meyers
Apple Street
Mildred Morris
Miss Morris
Melba Glass
Anna Sutcliff
Helen Hunt
Eila Reed
Roy
Perm'ptmas
Agnes Lyne
E. Byrd
Mrs. Myatt McClendon
Virginia Lynch McNall
P. m
Saenger Theater
al Jolson
Presbyterian Church
P. M. Atkins
Dansant
Riverside
Eleanor
Ruth Atkins
The
Lotus Club
Pi Pau Pi
T. K. Currie
Nora Lee Currie
Eta Chapter
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Virginia Hotel
Louis Cosper
Country Club
Elizabeth Cosper
Y. M. H. A. Club
Riverside Country Club
T. J. Sandridge
Bridge
North Third Street
Pyyonee
Love
Yadele Garkr
Madge
Brixton
Atie
Bunny Moilyneaux
Bunny
Paul
Uemny
Mrs. Hallett
Hugo
Flugo
Oxford
Sir Richard
Eidere
Bunnny
Miss Trotsky
Tright
Wright
Hissop
Sir John Winde
Altice Grant Rosman
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