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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1919

Page

2

Social and Personal Items Week's Calendar

Social and personal notes list weekly meetings at the Eastern Star and Methodist Woman's Missionary Society. Numerous residents and visitors are named including W. R. Caldwell and daughter Lillian May, Kathleen and Nancy Robert Willis, Martha Bennett, Louise Montgomery, and many others visiting Monroe, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. A long roster covers travel, illnesses, guests, and upcoming church revivals plus a summer school opening at the City School.

the Order of the Eastern Star Church of the Methodist Woman's Missionary Society Baptist Church of the Woman's Missionary Society W. R. Caldwell Lillian May Little Rock A. V. Reeves Martha Bennett Baton Rouge State University W. B. Reily Boater Reily Charlotte Reily New Orleans Everiong Peter Mindineo Savoy Havre Pusche Dalmatia Jugoslavia Mladineo States J. W. Russell West Side Hattiesburg Miss Russell Camp Shelby Elizabeth Sullivan Shreveport Rabin W. R. Mitchell Cooper's J. T. Austin RB. J Smith Nellie Col Grace Carpenter Louisville Avenue Coleman Marion

Miss Washburns Ivory Dinner Honors Guests At Dance

Afternoon event featured Miss Eura Washburn and ivory bud ware prizes. Honorees included Ella Polk Louise Roberts Amelia McIwain Genevra Washburn and others. Monroe Jazz Band provided music and a confectionery refreshment during intermission. Evening attendance by many youth continued with dancing past midnight. At Presbyterian Church Reverend Dr. Clift preached on Genesis vi My spirit shall not always strive with man delivering a refined sermon and a closing solo Some Other Day. Dr Clift greeted attendees at the door after the service.

Eura Washburh Bud Ware B.L Ella Polk Louise Roberts Amelia McIwain Emily Trousdale Pauline Allei Lilly Blanks Clarke Genevra Washburn Charlotte Sholars Satchie Sholars Louise Grisham Anna Wooten Presbyterian Church Dr. Clift Clift Mr. Clift

Rotary Convention Brings Large Gathering to Salt Lake

Salt Lake City prepares for one of its largest gatherings as the Inter national Association of Rotary Clubs holds its annual convention. Delegates from across the United States and Canada attend to discuss postwar business readjustment amid entertainment events for delegates and their families.

Rotary Clubs Salt Lake Salt Lake City International Association of Rotary Clubs United States Canada

Women and public life appear in wide range of notes

Items show women gaining roles and rights from education to politics and organizations. Highlights include Saskatchewan Grain Growers membership, Independent Order of Mechanics admitting women, Dr Etta Gray as president of the Medical Women’s National Association, California women earning more bachelor degrees than men, and Rhode Island voting rights for women starting July 1. Also mentions Miss Gwen Williams becoming a film actress and Hilda Netison as leading potato producer.

Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association Supreme Lodge of the Independent Order of Mechanics Etta Gray Los Angeles Medical Women's National Association of United States San Diego Calif Lawton Okla Edith Cavell Red Cross Amanda Byrd Wall Street Far West Minnie M. Talbots Lexington County Missouri University of California Gwen Williams William Williams America Hilda B. Nétison Sebastopol Cali California Hughes Butte County

New York Launches Massive Anarchist Bomb Probe

New York publishes a sweeping man hunt with thousands of armed men, secret service sleuths, detectives, and patrolmen hunting for bomb plants and anarchists. Citywide concern spans from Fifth Avenue to tenement districts as authorities press the crackdown on plotters targeting six million residents.

New York Secret Service Fifth Avenue

Wall Street Probes Stir Skepticism Over Leaks

The piece skewers congressional probes into Wall Street information leaks, noting anonymous tips yield vague guesses and corporate legal tactics shield sources. It questions whether senators can expose a treaty draft believed dog-eared by magnates, becoming a public record of official inquiry.

Wall Stret

Distinguished Service Medal Granted to Father Burke

The Distinguished Service Medal awarded by Secretary Baker last week to Father Burke is hailed as a top wartime honor by New Yorkers. Through the Paulist press and the National Catholic War Council, his service symbolizes Catholic wartime leadership in Washington and nationwide recognition.

Uncle Sam Baker Father Burke Paulist Washington National Catholic War Council Father Duffy America Capital

Movement to Demand Better Roads Across the State

Rural residents unite in a statewide drive to require roads improvements before any new public projects. Ragged highways impair business and leisure travel, costing millions this season. towns seek improved routes connecting all cities and counties.

Empire State Commonwealth

Toledo Fight Looms Large In Town Rumors

Fight fans prepare for a heavyweight championship bout drawing crowds to the ringside this week. The city buzz centers on punches and the duel between champion and challenger, with Woodrow Wilson and long past battles fading beside the looming clash in Toledo.

Woodrow Wilson Argonne Marne Chateau Thierry Toledo

Galli Curei Divorce Case Prompts Courtroom Interest

In New York on June 16 the divorce suit by Amelita Galli Curei against Luigi Curei is set for trial. The famed Chicago Opera prima donna faces both her charges and his counterclaims, drawing strong public attention as the case unfolds in court. The couple wed in Rome in 1909 after her rise to fame.

New York Amelita Galli-Curei Luigi Curei Chilcago Grand Opera Company Rome America Mme, Galli-Curei West Sixty-seventh Street Luigi Promptio Mme. Galli-Curei

Galli Curea and husband court divorce amid scandal

The Italian soprano Mme Galli Curi sues for divorce accusing her husband of parasitic living, mental torment, and infidelity with chorus girls. She claims he withholds earnings, seeks immediate support of 15000 and a further 10000 later, while he counters with alienation charges and details of alleged misconduct.

Today’s Events Mark Celebrations and Graduations

Kossove Day is observed as St Mary’s College Kansas marks its golden jubilee. Princeton Commencement week ends with graduation exercises. Quebec holds provincial election nominations. University of South Dakota hosts Dr Jerome Hall Raymond. Quincy Illinois hosts a convention to organize the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce. Rotary Clubs convene in Salt Lake City for their annual meeting. Yale ushers in commencement teat week with the baccalaureate address by President Arthur T Hadley.

Kossove St. Mary's College Kansas Princeton University Quebec University of South Dakota Jerome Hall Raymond Evanston Quincy Illinois State Chamber of Commerce United States Canada Salt Lake City International Association of Rotary Clubs Yale University Arthur T. Hadley

Grove's Tasteless Tonic and February Sports Roundup

Drive out malaria with Grove's Tasteless Tonic showing Quinine and Iron on the label. Today's sports calendar lists Metropolitan Jockey Club at Jamaica, Kentucky Jockey Club at Latonia, and golf, tennis, bowling, boxing events across multiple cities with several championships opening and notable matchups.

GROVE Metropolitan Jockey Club Jamica Kentucky Jockey Club Latonia Western Golf Association St. Louis Pacific Northwest Golf Association Spokane Philadelphia Massachusetts Boston Greenville D. C Maryland Baltimore New York City Cournabices Clit Rumson N. J Angie Ratner Johnny Bashan London

Monroe Traffic Department Wins Rate Reforms Across Louisiana

The Louisiana Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas commercial groups report successful efforts to prevent rate increases and secure reductions for Monroe and other Louisiana points. They secured relief on carload rates for woven wire fencing and lumber, cut costs on freight to Texas, and pushed for through rail and steamboat service to improve Missouri Pacific and V. S. & P. connections. The department notes $2059.28 recovered in overcharges and highlights pending cases before the Interstate Commerce Commission and Railroad Administration.

Seaboard Territory Monroe Louisiana Memphis Texas Eudora-Gilbert Missouri Pacific Railroad Monticello Ark Traffic Department Natchez-Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Railroad Commission Missouri Pacific Interstate Commerce Commission Monroe-Arkansas Arkansas Mississippi River West Monroe Pacific Railroad Saltainhianil Bie Railroad Administration Idewan Cairo Buford Georgetown New Orleans New York Seaboard Oklahoma Congress Washington United Staes

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