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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1948
Page
2
At the invitation of Civitan Roy E Lee the club will be his guests at a fish fry next Thursday replacing the usual La Casa meeting. Poison gas is described as the best method for destroying moles, a common garden pest.
Magnolias shade the century old plantation home of Mr. and Mrs. Neil McHenry where an afternoon tea hosted by several ladies honored Miss Roberta Steele on the eve of her nuptials. Attendees wore pastel chiffons and silks, garlands of gardenias adorned hair, pink roses and Shasta daisies decked the table, and confections were served to more than 150 guests in a garden party setting.
A June banquet for St Matthew's High School seniors capped graduation activities at the Virginia Hotel roof. Monsignor Marsh presided as toastmaster with awards for scholarship, religion, science, and perfect attendance. Hostesses were the junior class and P T A. alumni presented and a $100 gym fund gift framed the evening.
A stream of social notes lists graduations and travel. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wright attend their son Thomas Wright’s University of the South graduation in Sewanee, with Mrs. Wright’s parents in attendance. Others plan summer travel to California Long Beach and Carmel by the Sea. Harvard and Principia students return home for summer. many out-of-town guests attend the Dorothe Girault and David Garrett wedding and the McKain Bushong nuptials. A Welcome Wagon luncheon at La Casa features plant and garden beautification talk by D. L. Nicol and heartily invites members to join the Garden Club. The next Welcome Wagon meeting is set for July 7.
Mrs Mildred Swift home demonstration agent will host a tea at the Agricultural Extension building in West Monroe for reservations ring Mrs xt E Dumm or Mrs R R Walton.
Peniel Baptist Church on Jonesboro road West Monroe opens a nightly revival series led by Rev. J W Buckner of Jonesboro through June 2. Buckner preached on Proverbs Righteousness Exalteth Any Nation but Sin is a Reproach to Any People urging cooperation affection and putting God first. Milburn Calhoun directs the choir. The notice ends with an advisory about want ads in the News Star World.
The Civitan Club held its weekly luncheon at La Casa tea room with Naomi Harris as guest of honor. Harris is one of nine young women vying to be queen of the second annual water carnival sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The club, the oldest here, had a well attended meeting followed by a business session.
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