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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1916

Page

2

Week's Calendar of Social Events in Monroe

A busy week features cotillions at the Elk Club and Riverside Club with dances at 8 p m on Thursday, plus a Young Matron Embroidery Club event at the Calvert residence. Friday hosts Riverside Club's annual Christmas cotillion. Saturday hosts Miss Hortense Dixon and Mrs. Herbert Breard for a Young Ladies Card Club gathering. Numerous local residents and visitors attend holiday events, with attendees including Calhoun of Rayville, Grayson of Lufkin, and many area spouses and relatives. The piece also notes hospitality visits and a Christmas social at Mrs. A J Renaud’s, plus a Western Union run of local social life.

Elk’s Club Harmony Dancing Club Riverside Club Bachelor's Club E. G. Calvert Hortense Dixon Herbert Breard Young Ladies Card Club Breard River Front Ed Roberts Jena CC. W. Moffett Birmingham Ala Helen Allen Mer Rouge Bonita O. B. Steele, Jr Baton Rouge W. C. Steele Hudson Lane Percy Endom Panama Willeave Stamps Ark H. J. Endom Bastrop S. J. Meek May Smith Ward-Belmont College Shreveport Rose Guthrie Ruston Monroe West Monroe J. C. Montgomery West Side Cotillion Club G. B. Cooley Cooley Fred Millsaps Millsaps Wilson Williams

Engagement of Sybil Loewenberg to Dallas Merchant Benson

Benson Loewenberg engagement notice from Shreveport Times details Sybil Loewenberg’s pending marriage to Charles Ll. Benson of Dallas. It notes her family stature and Mr. Benson’s prominent Shreveport merchant father J. Benson, with fond remarks on the couple and the community mood during the holidays. The item also includes community notices of Christmas visits and a death obituary for Mrs. S. N. Camp, with reminiscences of Aunt Nancy and funeral details.

Benson-Loewenberg Philip Loewenberg Sybil Charles Ll. Benson Dallas Texas Miss Loewenberg Benson Shreveport J. Benson Shreveport Times Myrtle Cemp Nancy

Mistaken Marriages and the Illusion of Love

Professor Munsterberg at Halard University imagines a device to detect truth from lies and suggests inventing a test to know if love is real or a passing fancy. He argues education and novels inflate romantic myths, leading youths to misread affection, and emphasizes the instability of feelings across time and circumstance.

Munsterberg Halard University Mr. Carnegie

Like an Open Book For Young Mothers

An 19th century advertisement urges new mothers to use Mother's Friend to ease childbirth pains and promote natural delivery. It promises guidance about motherhood and offers a free booklet mailed to those who write, directing readers to the druggist.

Death of Dr Johnston Stuns Reston Citizens

W J P Josneton, known Reston dentist and longtime resident, died last night at home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the residence this afternoon with many friends attending, followed by interment in Truston cemetery. He was active in fraternal circles and deeply known across Reston and beyond.

Nancy Earth Jane John Henry Rube Jordan Texas Nick Jordan Harold Georgia Mr Farrington Monroe Liberty Church W. J.P. Josneton Relock Truston Johnston Dr Johnston Reston Ruston

Pinehurst Opens Fourteenth Midsinter Golf Tourney

Pinehurst North Carolina December 28 Pinehurst fourteenth annual midsinter tournament opened today at Pinehurst Country Club. The prominent Southern season golf event will run through New Year’s. The event promises competitive play as players begin in mild winter conditions.

Pinehurst N. C Pinehursts Pinehurst Country Club

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