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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
5
The Central High School senior class of 1929, forty-two students strong, will receive diplomas in a formal graduation ceremony. Mrs Meehan announces the engagement of daughter Mary Ann Meehan to George Bartlett Woodman of New York City.
The Beidenharns return from London aboard the Laconia landing in New York on June 2. Miss Emily Louise Beidenharn studied voice in London with Sir George Henschel and has shown notable progress. The item notes numerous local social events and club meetings in West Monroe, including bridge parties, a music recital, and church auxiliary circle gatherings.
Mrs. Maggie Dickerson is suffering from injuries from an accident in her home earlier this week and will be glad to have her friends call.
A pre-nuptial dinner and theatre party in Baltimore honored Miss Mary Ann Meehan with Miss Bernice Berry as hostess. Guests enjoyed a formal dinner at the Baltimore Marble Restaurant, centering on bride’s roses and maiden hair fern with corsages in rainbow hues, except for the bride-elect’s corsage of white. The Saenger Theatre hosted the entertainment. Guests included Misses Mary Ann Meehan Beatrice Pearce Geneva Pope Inez Schneider Catherine Fitzgerald Claudine Reed and Mrs. G A Knerr.
The season’s social highlight is the Annual Homecoming Dance set for June 14 1929 at the Virginia Roof Garden Monroe Louisiana. Invitations announce the event as the season’s talk and note music by The Four Horsemen Script and 10 to 2 Their Orchestra, by card only.
Miss Eugenie Marrus and Mrs. Harry Kuhn recalled invitations for their open house tomorrow evening because the guest of honor, Miss Helen Waushenski of McGehee Arkansas, is ill and was to arrive in the city today.
Pearl Haynes, UT student and daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Haynes, is voted the most beautiful girl at the University of Tennessee. A popular Alpha Delta Pi member, she will enter the senior year next, pursuing a B A or B in business.
Mr and Mrs William Rodriguez arrived home yesterday and are securely settled at their residence on Park Avenue after a lengthy honeymoon trip according to local society notices.
Mrs E Walsworth and her daughter Mae left this morning for Louisville Kentucky to visit friends and then proceed to Nashville Tennessee to spend the heated term.
Delegates chosen to represent the Preebsterian Senior Chris odeavor Society at the state event in Baton Rouge. Names listed include Miss Martha Stroud and Miss Cuftie Olu Mere among others.
From the society, officers chosen include Miss Nora Lee Butler Miss Margaret Grover Miss Gladys Mee Gee Miss Cecile Smith and Hugh Matthews, indicating a transition of leadership roles within the group.
Mrs. L Calhoun and her daughter, along with Mr and Mrs D E Elliott and Lewis, depart for Lewis Kansas to spend the summer season.
Virginia Lynch McNall presented her advanced pupils in a two act dance revue at the Saenger theatre. A rose garden opening featured pink organdy gowns and rose props, with solo dances group numbers and a patriotic finale. The audience praised the professional polish of the young performers.
An article describes decorating a spare corner with a four fold floral screen against an ochre wall and a black tapestry chair with yellow design. A heavy walnut table supports two lamps with black vases and yellow shades, cocoa rugs edged in black, creating a balanced lively yet restful composition.
Three mothers with five children share daily play duties two days a week. They gain four free days for home tasks or courses while children thrive and mothers gain new competence and detachment in parenting.
Midshipman John Munholland son of Mr and Mrs John Munholland will spend the summer cruising in European waters aboard the battleship Florida. He will depart tomorrow with Barcelona Spain as the first port of call.
An elegant pink themed garden bridge party hosted by Mrs. Edward Seymour and Mrs. Howard Greene celebrated Miss Julia Frances Stubbs. Guests wore summery frocks under a rose trellis, received pink corsages, gifts included a Dresden lamp and pink vanity set, and the bridal themed table featured a miniature couple.
A list of individuals including Ry Walton Edgar Florsheim W Cooper George Weaks P M Atkins Paul Matthews George Zeigin L P Millner E B Batte and Miss Louise Rodriguez Miss Louise Theus appears in a local notice or social column indicating residents or attendees of a community event.
Miss Elizabeth Hartley arrived home from the University of Texas with her mother Mrs. C. P. Hartley. On the way from the depot they were in an automobile accident that left Mrs. Hartley with injuries requiring close confinement.
Four popular UT girls among the summer home arrivals include Evelyn Cason Mary Cason Olivette Benson and Pearl Haynes visiting with their parents as the college term ends.
Moscow reports show 1928 vodka use at 40 million buckets vs 20 million in 1926. Russians spent 750 million dollars on vodka and alcohol last year. alcoholism averages 30 thousand psychopath cases annually. The Anti Alcohol Society now exceeds 100,000 members and claims reduced vodka spending in early 1929. The government plans cut vodka production from 46 to 36 million buckets and beer by ten percent. Demonstrations across 35 Soviet cities involved about 2.65 million children marching for sober families.
In a tense scene at the farmhouse, Margaret defends Katherine receiving a set of keys as her mother-in-law, Mother Graham, bristles at losing control. The clash reveals family tensions, loyalty, and planned stratagems as the narrator seeks harmony amid shifting authority.
Doctor Travers and Rex, a bachelor, face a letter angering Joy. A business marriage pact forms between Rex and Joy as Percival Arthur Fitarey enters the scene. The trio travel to southern France where tensions rise over alliances and money.
Joy and Rex Travers linger on the balcony as a tense night passes. A phone call from Dr Travers’s patient Miss Weare raises suspense about the missing boy Roy, and Joy and Rex share concern, guilt, and hopes while awaiting word and pondering their roles as guardians.
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