Social Realm Highlights and Local Society Notes
Eva Bradford compiles a March of local social events with club meetings, entertaining guests, travels, and family notices. Descriptions cover bridge circles, Baptist Missionary Society circles, activities of WCTU, and a Monroe Baptist Encampment with attendees and a concert by Miss Emma Louise Biedenharn, plus a recital by a Monroe contralto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Emma Louise Biedenharn
Theodore Schroeder
Boston
Mass
City School
Liszt
Biedenhorn
Shelby Gibbs Barnard
Boston Conservatory of Music
Decoration Ideas for Welcoming Hall Spaces
An article by Annette Bradshaw describes transforming the hall from a neglected passage into a styled foyer. It praises matching woodwork, buff walls, Windsor furniture, heavy printed linen, and bold blue accents with florals, plus Della Robbia and an iron lantern as finishing touches. Several color schemes are offered for varied decor.
Mellon’s Simple Habits Mark a Busy Treasury Chief
Andrew W. Mellon, seventy, remains at his Treasury desk daily and follows a light evening meal. He credits hearty breakfasts as a foundation for work and plays golf and walking, with modest attire and a focus on philanthropy including the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
The
Treasury
Harding
Coolidge
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Pittsburgh
Pale Lavender Summer Frock Introduces Flexible Chic
Paris spring fashion presents sleeveless over dresses in pale lavender and ivory, with deep necklines and a pleated plastron. The tunic can detach to reveal a complete frock, using Crepe Chenette or Crepe de Chine. Skirt lengths remain short, tailored to personal style while keeping a youthful, piquant look.
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Paris
Mellon known for philanthropy and public life
The text portraits Mellon as a practical bridge between science and industry benefiting American manufacturers. It notes his close ties with public and charitable institutions, including the University of Pittsburgh Carnegie University the Tuberculosis League and various educational groups. His charities total tens of thousands yearly and he is described as a “regular fellow” in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mellon
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie University
The
Tuberculosis League
Borah Finds Lesson in Jester and Sugar Incident
Senator William E Borah paused at the Capitol pondering a sugar dispute with his horse Jester. After an hour of petting and a sugar gift the animal accepted the reconciliation, Borah noting the horse felt punished unfairly and reared in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
Capitol
Bill” Hart
Hart
Washington
Borah's Reading Taste and President's Trolley Fracas
The article notes William Borah's literary loves Shakespeare and Emerson, recounting a trip with two secretaries where Bible and Emerson's Essays were read. It recalls Coolidge calling Borah by phone and the senator arriving by trolley, prompting changes to use White House cars. Friends once urged Borah to buy a car. he cited living within his means.
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William Pitt
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Macbeth
Hamlet
Borah
Emerson
Bread and wine meal described for Italian laborer
A passage notes Italian laborers often eat a hearty bread and wine meal, cutting a loaf to fill with greens or beans. It states crows cause about 3.65 dollars per cent per day in annual damage.
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Eva Bradford
EVA C
Bradford
E. G. Calvert
Faulkner Heard
Calvert
John Collens
Iris Bridge Club
Cas Webb
Baptist Missionary Society
W. F. Grafton
Stubbs Avenue
G. C. Amman
Fifth Street
A. W. Wallace
Second Street
Byron Vaughan
Wood Street
Morton
Jackson Street
Frank Tripp
South Grand Street
R. G. O'Dell
Gordon Avenue
Stephen Lennon
Indiana
R. A. Moore
Arkansas
Lane O’neal
Rayville
R. L. Hester
T. C. Jarrell
Miss Thelma
Mississippi
Howard Green
Memphis
Tenn
C. M. Grisham
Henry Singletary
Baton Rouge
Lucie Gill
Ruston
Mrs
A. G. Gill
C. L. Kellogg
Minneapolis
Louise Kellogg
Estes Park
Colo
Mrs. Willis Brown
Riverside Sanitarium
Martha Willis
G. F. Breard
A. B. Currie
Colorado Springs
A. G. Pace
James Pace
New Orleans
Clyde
Veterans’ Hospital
Algiers
Galloway
Louisiana
Mothe Ayrie Searle
Aunite
Mis Odeth Harrell
Girard
Elizabeth Ball
Carl F. Worthen
Virgil Thompson
J. J. Gregory
Lexington, Miss
M. A. Parrish
L. J. Anthony
William D. Phillips
Oklahoma City
Mr. Norris
Norris Brothers Mercantile Company
West Monroe
Missouri Pacific
Chicago
St. Louis
New York City
Mandeville
Clarra Hodges
Evelena Masling
Hazel Morris
Dorothy Norton
Irma Hodges
Granville Ober
Delilah Seaman
Clyde Henderson
Fred Thatcher
F. C. Blackman
Forrest Seaman
Brant Seaman
J. R. Freeman
Charles Freeman
Baptist Orphanage
Indian Mound
Epworth
Annette Bradshaw
Andrew W. Mellon
Sxertch Ay Cheney
William E. Borah
Job Printing Department
Monroe News-Star
P. L. Elliott
Mgr
Natatorium
Mr. Bond
Ouachita Baking Company, Inc
Lovers Lane
Edney
N. 5Th St
Louise Smeller
Cormick
Mall
Kirby-Gifford Co
Dallas
Texas
Crea
the Flower Shopper Incorporated
North Third St
Grand Floral CO
Grand Ave
Enney the Organization of Department Std Inc
Eliable
New York
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