Social and Personal items from Monroe June notices
Thursday June 20 at 4 p m in Monroe Public Library the Book Club meets. Numerous visits and travel updates follow with names including Mrs Farris Johnston Vaught Ruston Miss Lucile McLeod Mrs C B Johnston Dr O W Cosby Oswald Peters Cahn McNally Wilcox Mother Superior Henrietta Wright Lee and others across Arkansas Louisiana and South Carolina as family and friends travel for visits medical care holidays and assignments.
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Monroe Public Library
Book Club
Farris Johnston Vaught
Ruston
Lucile McLeod
C. B. Johnston
F. A. Cason
West Side
Winnsboro
O. W. Cosby
Oswald
White Sulphur Springs
Douglas Brashear
Alexandria
Brashear
Mary Faulk
Sidney Lemle
New Orleans
Herman Masur
Mary Alice Phillips
Jock Morrison
Arkansas
Wathen Johnston
Billy
Little Rock
Jonas Selig
Yesterdy
Mack Gill
Farmerville
Gill
F . Peters
Peters
Josephine McNally
Philadelphia
Miss McNally
Camp Mead
Jno. T. McNally
France
F. Getsinger
S. &. Wright
Flournoy Cottage
Walnut
Hudson Lane
C. W. Wilcox
Haseen
Griffin
Norfolk
Mother Superior
Sister Henrietta
Chicago
Catholic Convention of Hospitals
Mother
Henrietta
Milwaukee
Marguerite University
George W. Wright
Camp Jackson
Columbia
S. C
S. R. Wright
Wright
Hospital No. 14
Tovar
J. M. Lee
Minden
Local Social News Highlights Many Visitors and Teas
A busy social note lists visitors to Monroe including Messrs William and Cary Cirk of Strong Arkansas and Mrs Gibbs of New York visiting relatives. Mrs Faulkner Heard hosts a West Side embroidery party with Shasta daisies and a confectionery luncheon. Mrs J T Austin entertains a children's party with sixty plus youngsters and a parade of young guests. The Iowa State Highway Commission begins hiring women draftsmen.
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Cer
Monroe
William and Cary Cirk
Strong
Ark
C. O. Clark
West Side
J. J. Newton
Fred D. Gibbs
New York
el Paso
Texas
Gibbs
Henry
Rust
Norris Calhoun
Calhoun
Robert Browning
J. W. Barber
Estelle Barber
Katherin Barber
Wesson
J. T. Austin
R. G. Wooten
Blodget
R. M. Totliver
Breard Street
Faulkner Heard
Pinar
Mesdames Pinar
Elle. Bryan
Robi. Browning
N. Calhoun
F. Thatcher
F. Mitchell
E. S. Harper
Myatt McClendon
C. Mitchell
Clark Faulk
T. M. Simonton
L. Faulk
I. H. Hamilton
C. Granberry
Martha
Katherine Barber of Wesson
Katherine
Tilden Austin
Charles Crosley
Jno
Christian Ely
Austin
Kate Mclain
Ely
Mesdames J. Bishop Johnston
B. G. Williams
D Myles
F. C. Browning
la Broque
Barber
Louisa Bracey
A Bit of Jade At Amusements Picture Garden
Grayson Blair, a jade necklace collector, becomes entangled with an Indian secret society seeking the trophy from Amritsar. The necklace falls to Phyllis King as intrigue and romance unfold in the Mary Miles Minter film under American Mutual.
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Mary Miles
Phyllis King
Rumors Of Immorality Among Red Cross Nurses Debunked
New Orleans reports Miss Agnes Daspit, director of Gulf Division nursing, denying rumors that Red Cross nurses abroad face immoral conditions. Grand jury in New York found no basis for the claim that nurses were returning in confinement or that there was malicious intent by Dr. Emma Culberson.
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New Orleans
Red Cross
Agnes Daspit
Gulf Division
The
Miss Daspit
Vasser College
Emma H. Culberson
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Boston
Grand
Culberson
Wounded in France: Joseph Crownrich Reported Severe
Telegrams inform Mrs. L J DeLee that her brother Private Joseph R Crownrich medical department was severely wounded in action in France on May 28. He is a Monroe resident by family ties and a probate printer by trade, with connections to Mrs M K E Endom and St Francis Sanitarium.
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L. J. DeLee
McCain
Joseph R. Crownrich
France
Medical Department
L. J. Serrett
Hamburg
Ark
Mrs. DeLee
St. Francis Sanitarium
Natives to Receive More Land Under South Africa Act
London report says the Natives Land Act will be revised to grant natives a larger land share. A Land Act Commission finds whites hold undue dominance amid 3.5 million natives. 40 million acres of native land out of 300 million total. Parliament to confirm. plans include native councils paid labor, broader franchise and education.
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London
South Africa
Botha
Land Act Commission
Rent Out Your Rooms With WNews-Star Classifieds
Local classified ad offers renters for rooms through the WNews-Star. Advertisers can post details to reach potential tenants quickly using the newspaper’s listings service.
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Wnews-Star
Edith McCormick Weds Joe McCormick in Hamburg Home
A June 12 1918 wedding at Mr and Mrs Walter Terry home united Edith daughter of the couple with Joe McCormick of Monroe Louisiana in a ceremony before close relatives. Rev S C Dean officiated with Eliza Norman singing All For You. couple to travel to Monroe then East before settling there.
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Terry McCormick
Walter Terry
Edith
Joe McCormick
Monroe
Eliza Norman
Killarney
Hamburg
Herbert Dickard
McCormick
John Barnes
C. ©. Morschheimeimer
Milner
Parkdale
Charley Finch
Crossett
Ashley County
Easie Hamburg
Ark
Cry of the Bells of Moscow
Poem by Amelia Josephine Burr lamenting Belgian bells taken for war munitions and the destruction of beauty and peace. The speaker warns of a common foe at the gate and pleads for strength to resist slipping into hatred and despair.
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Moscow
Belgium
Amelia Josephine Burr
Vigilantes
Hell
Ewuare
Skip-Stop in England Aims to Cut Car Use
London June 15 An order requires all street railway companies in Great Britain to cut car consumption by fifteen percent versus last year. Liverpool and Manchester street railways will adopt the American skip stop system omitting about half the customary stops.
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London
Great Britain
Liverpool
Manchester
Yale Commencement Week Opens With Banner Display
New Haven on June 15 reports scores of Yale banners waving to mark the start of commencement week. Trains bring in alumni from across the country as the formal program kicks off tomorrow with President Hadley delivering the baccalaureate address in Woolsey Hall.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Hadley
Woolsey Hall
Elevators at Waldorf Astoria Run by Fifteen Women Operators
The Waldorf Astoria in New York has assigned fifteen young women as operators for its elevators.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
G. S. Patent Remedy Trial Offer With Refund Promise
An advertisement offers a free dollar with a two bottle trial for a remedy named G. S. to treat pellagra rheumatism eczema scarfula and various diseases. If no benefit is seen within a stated period a refund of two dollars plus one dollar free is promised upon affidavit. Sold by druggists or prepaid for one dollar or six for five. Dealers urged to order via jobber L. M. Gross Little Rock Ark.
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G. S
Flocked Fleas Lose Market As War Cuts Mexican Tourism
Jaurez Mexico June 15 war in Europe ends a small neutral business dress ing fleas for market no longer profitable in Mexico. Tiny dressed fleas in boxes the size of a lead pencil once drew tourists with miniature outfits. With passport limits and travel curb, curio shops lose demand and many businesses have closed.
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Jaurez
Mexico
Europe
Curio
Calle Comercio
United States
The Parting. You go. And with you all my heart's delight.
A poem by Faith Beldwin of The Vigilantes laments parting in war and death. The speaker pledges faith amid darkness and sacrifice as spring crops and poppy fields symbolize remembrance and resolve against the path of war.
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Flanders
Beldwin
Vigilantes
Man in Billings Undaunted by Extra Toes Enlists Marines
William Lundborg of Billings Montana believed he had two extra toes on each foot and asked if he could enlist with ten toes. He was accepted and promptly sent to a surgeon for amputation. He plans to wear the Marine uniform in days.
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Billings
Mont
William Lundborg
Marine Corps
Lundborg
Sunday Services at First Presbyterian Church
Divine worship Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Pastor Rev. C. S. Newman D. D. leads. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8:50 p.m. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
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First Presbyterian Church
Rev. C
Newman
D. D
First Baptist Church Sunday Schedule
The notice lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church.
First Methodist Church Service Schedule Announced
E Ik Means pastor leads Sunday school at 9 45 am preaching at 11 am and 7 30 pm with a prayer meeting at 7 30 pm Everyone invited to attend at the church by name and time of services.
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First Methodist Church
E. Ik
Means
Christian Science Society Schedule and Hours
Christian Science Society at 307 North Second Street lists Sunday School for children up to 20 at 10 a.m. and services at 1 a.m. on the subject God the Preserver of Man, with another service at 11 a.m. in conformity with law. Wednesday meetings are at 8 p.m. and the reading room is open daily 3 to 5 except Sunday. visitors warmly welcomed.
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Christian Science Society
North Second Street
God the Preserver of Man
Price Rector Held Service Schedule on Sunday
Arthur Randles Price Rector led the third Sunday after Trinity with Holy Communion at 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer and sermon at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Evening Prayer at 8:00 p.m.
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Arthur Randles Price
St Matthew's Church Services and Open Invites
St Matthew's Church at Jackson and Grammont offers Low Mass at 7 am and High Mass at 9 30 am with Benediction at 5 pm Catechism at 8 30 am and invites the public The Methodist Protestant church at South Third and Stone Avenue holds services 11 am and 7 30 pm Sunday with a prayer meeting 7 pm Thursday All are welcome W M Platt pastor
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St. Matthew's Church
Jackson and
Grammont
Methodist Protestant
South Third and
Stone Avenue
W. M. Platt
West Monroe Methodist Church Plans Educational Day Events
West Monroe Methodist Church announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m with special program during the hour. Divine worship and sermon at 11 a m and 8 p m. A special education sermon in the morning service and a prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p m. Evening services at Len Wil mill.
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West Monroe Methodist Church
West Monroe
Faulk
Lenwil Mill
Sunday Schedule at Local Church
The church holds Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a.m. A prayer meeting occurs every Friday night. Preaching is scheduled on the 2nd and 4th Sundays both morning and evening.
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