Mon young men to entertain at Club dance
The young men of Mon will host a dance at the Club at 9 o'clock. Mrs. J. C ed will open her home Sunday from 3 to 5 for her Sunday school class. Bertha Sanders of Helene Ark, visiting Mrs. S. C. Blackmon, is welcomed by local friends after years on the City School Faculty. Mr. S. C. Blackmon received a Christmas gift and is noted as eight year superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School. Willis Griffith hosts a surprise party with sister Frances Griffith. guests enjoyed dancing and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mon
Bertha Sanders
Helene, Ark
S. C. Blackmon
8. C. Blackmon
Willis Griffith
Frances Griffith
Griffith
Social Gatherings and Club Announcements Gather
Freshments were enjoyed by the guests Le Wag assisted by her sisters Mesdames A. and Everett Griffith. Those at the party included Ray Griffith Estelle Schulze Willard Griffith Mathilde Jones Martin Calenda Helen Benton Allen Smith Ethel Cloud James Yeldell Myrtle Zimmer Frances Griffith Amelia Benton. Saturday Afternoon Edge Club meets at Riverside Club at 2 30. Mrs A J Reneaud hosts cards complimenting Mrs B J Reneaud with prizes and luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Wag
Mesdames &. A
Everett Griffith
Ray Griffith
Estelle Schulze
Willard Griffith
Mathilde Jones
Martin Calenda
Helen Benton
Allen Smith
Ethel Cloud
James Yeldell
Myrtle Zimmer
Frances Griffith
Amelia Benton
Church notices and society events fill holiday pages
A list of church and club activities spans Sunday through Tuesday with speakers from the Christian Endeavor Society at Presbyterian church and various auxiliary and missionary meetings. Social events include luncheons, bridge, and dance plans. several residents travel or visit relatives during holidays. The mix notes multiple local names, churches, and a New Year observance at Grace Episcopal.
This Date in History Recap of Events
A timeline lists notable events with dates and figures: Heny Laurens freed from the Tower of London in 1781 exchange for Burgoyne, Jefferson resigning as Secretary of State in 1798, James Cochran born 1768 and died 1846, Wilson Bissell born in 1847, West Virginia statehood in 1862, Marshal Prim funeral in 1870, Germany breaking relations with the Pope in 1872, and Leon Gambetta death in 1882 born 1838.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heny ‘Laurens
United States
France
Tower of London
Burgoyne
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
James Cochran
Batavia
N. Y
Wilson
Bissell
Cleveland
Oneida County
Buffalo
West Virginia
Marshal Prim
Madrid
Germany
Leon Gambetta
Rear Admiral McGowan Retires After Notable Navy Career
Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan retires from active service after serving as paymaster general since 1914. He oversaw payments and provisioning for 65 000 plus bluejackets and Marines during wartime. Dewey recommended his permanent grade of rear admiral, highlighting a storied naval administration career. Local society notes follow with visits from Columbia, West Virginia, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel McGowan
United States Navy
Bureau of Supplies
Admiral McGowan
Uncle Sam
Dewey
McGowan
South Carolina
Washington
Navy
Herbert
Lynch Store Ad Promises Bargains With Fresh Oysters
Local notice from Joe Messine at 516 DeSiard Street Monroe La advertises Extra Select oysters by the thousand and by the hundred with prices listed. The shop promises bargains and notes every Thursday salt water fish arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Messine
DeSiard Street
Monroe
Retiring from business and milk price change notice
Notice items indicate business retirements by T Hamp Moore and a price change to 22c per quart starting January 1921. An auto shop advertises car washing and greasing at Rayners Garage, phone 79, 412 Walnut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Hamp Moore
Rayners Garage
Notice stockholders Southern Grocer Co. Ltd meeting
Notice stockholders is hereby called for Wednesday January 12 at the company office in Monroe to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting R W Germany Secy Treas Store Gloaes January 30 19-101
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Grocer Co. Ltd
Monroe
R. W. Germany
Secy-Treas
Birth of Bonnie Prince Charlie marked in distant lands
In many places the two hundredth anniversary of Charles Edward Stuart the Young Pretender is observed with solemnities and pomp. Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan will retire from active service today. New York and Chicago join other big cities in a dry New Year welcome. Labor representatives in New England attend a three day conference in Salem Massachusetts to discuss plans for industrial democracy and ending economic autocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Stuart
Samuel McGowan
United States Navy
New York
Chicago
New England
Salem
Mass
Catholic prelates to mark jubilees and priestly anniversaries
U S bishops and cardinals across the United States will observe various jubilees in the coming year. Notables include Cardinal OConnell’s approaching 20 years as a bishop and 10 as cardinal, and multiple bishops reaching 30 25 and other anniversaries in consecration and episcopate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States
O'Connell
Boston
Theophile Meerschaert
Oklahoma
Christopher E. Byrne
Galveston
Glennon
St. Louis
Hoban
Scranton
O'Dea
Seattle
O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
O'Connor
Newark
Morris
Little Rock
Walsh
Portland
Schrembs
Toledo
Ward
Leavenworth
Gann
Natchez
James J. Keane
Meader
Milwaukee
Allen
Mobile
Joseph M. Conroy
Ogdensburg
Tihen
Denver
Kelly
Grand Rapids
Scinner
Spokane
Muldoon
Rockford
Crookston
Minn
Albert J. Daeger
Senta Fe
Archbishop Dowling
St. Paul
Anthony Schuler
Fl Paso
John T. McNicholas
Duluth
Theman W. Drumm
Des Moines
John M. Gannen
Erie
Insomnia Remedies and Personal Reflections
The writer discusses insomnia and suggests a sleep method starting with the alphabet, using names as a mental activity to tire the mind. They share personal experience with the Abigail Adams technique, sheep counting, and relaxing imagery, noting insomnia is common though individual causes vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail Adams
Betsy Barker
Caroline Clap
Abigal Adams
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Style Shop, Inc
West Monroe
Rosina
Edge Club
Armand McHenry
Riverside Club
A. J. Renaud
B. J. Reneaud
Paul Keller
Harry Newhall
Mamie Theus
Ruth Washburn
Stevens
Nellie
Caro Webb
Evelyn Amman
Virginia Russel
Jennie O'Kelly
Mildred Reneaud
Dr. LeGeer
International
Pratt
Black
Chase-Amman Drug Company
Rexall
South Grand Street
Mesdames
Z. F. Tertia
Felix Terzia
R L. Wood
Willis William
Neil
H. K. Touchstone
Nelson Abel
R. Pritchard
H. Newhall
G. Breard
Downing
Francis Faulk
Gayle
J. A. Beals
A. B. Hopson
Parramore
Sam Ivy
Lawrence
Little
Christian Endeavor Society
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Mrs. Eat Holmes
Tulsa
Ellen Slattery
Mrs. Travis Marks
Harry Arent
Farmerville
Queenie MccDuffy
Oak Ridge
C. B. Flynn
Baptist Missionary Society
Cecil Thompson
A. H
Cascile
Jewel Williamson
Arcadi
Myrtie Shields
F. M. Lynch
Virginia
Ruth McCormack
Lillie Blanks Clark
Pauline Allen
Elizabeth Davis
Emily Tronsdale
Frances Ferguson
Frances Stubbe
Anna Wooten
Mildred Clark
Louis Theus
Vada Speed
Henry DeClerk
Pine Bluff Ark
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Harry J. Neelis
Met Rouge
Milne Motor Company
John Linton Madden
Nash Johnson
Homer, la
Judson W. Smith
I. Kuhn
I. Baer
Kuhn
Baton Rouge
H. P. Marks
Jake Bloch
Sidney Levy
D. I. Hirsch
H. P Marks
Byron Ensel
J. S. Bloch
Martin Callendar
Port Gibson
A. A. Callendar
Grace Episcopal Church
Alymar Montgomery
Mra. J. C. Montgomery
E. C. Cantebury
A. C. Elliott
Quincy
Ill
Gem City Business College
Nellie Freeman
Shreveport
Lemoyne Martin
Ruston
Celestine Powers
R. W. Sims
Jackson
Cc. M. Lanier
Lynch
Ross
Lynch— Store Gloaes
Alexander Hotel
Lillian Wainwright
Olla
Insomnia
Frien
Somnia
Ine
Silver King
West Monro
North Side Grocery
Lyceum Theatre
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