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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1957

Page

11

Engaged Couple Feted Before Thursday Wedding

Miss Ann West and Joe Ledoux were hosted at a barbecue by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Guerriero and family. The party showcased poolside lights, candles, and pink floral centerpieces with yellow rose mementos, honoring the couple and a long list of guests and hostesses from nearby towns.

Ann West Joe Ledoux Henry Guerriero Eleanor Cammack Lynn Theus Coy Theus Ira Mae Jones

Princess dress pattern 9196 for Misses sizes 10 12 14 16 18

Printed pattern 9196 offers a summer princess dress with simple lines for casual or dressy wear. Includes printed directions and requires 4% yards of 35 inch fabric for size 16. Send 50 cents, plus 5 cents extra per pattern, to Marian Martin News Star Pattern Dept. in New York.

Marian Martin News-Star Pattern Dept West 18Th St New York N. Y

Woman's Club Closes in Harrisonburg June Meeting

The Harrisonburg Woman's Club held its June gathering ending with officer installations led by Mrs. Lessie Crawford. Mrs. Rachel McGee demonstrated flower arrangement while Daisy Johnson discussed specimen plants. New officers include Lillian Aplin president and Ella Cassel vice president.

Harrisonburg Lillian Aplin Ella Cassel Hazel Lanier Rachel McGee Lucille Taliaferro Izetta Gibson Edith Doughty Dorothy Dillon Dorothy Reeves

J A Maggios Mark Twenty Fifth Anniversary

The J A Maggios celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at St Matthews Catholic Church with Father Hannon officiating and a Mass. A coffee hour at the family home followed, attended by about one hundred guests including their son Joseph Jr and daughter Maria. The couple later visited the Monte Leone Hotel in New Orleans, echoing their 25 year old reservation.

J. A. Maggio Hannon St. Matthews Catholic Church Joseph A. Jr Maria J. J. Spatafora Joe Haddad Tom Mulhearn Alberta D'Amico Ek. Bartlett Frank Parino G. A. Varino Monteleone New Orleans

Mrs W Carter Captures Top Parish Dress Contest Honors

Mrs W P Carter Sr of Foules Home Demonstration Club won top honors in the second annual parish dress contest, held at Harrisonburg High School auditorium. She will represent Catahoula parish in the state dress contest at LSU during Farm and Home Week in August. Second went to Mrs A R Richardson, third to Mrs Iola Hendricks, fourth to Mrs Mary Passman, and fifth to Mrs Ella Cassel. Blue ribbon winners included Mrs Mildred McGee and others. Judges listed and a morning coffee hour skit by Jonesville Home Demonstration Club complemented the event.

W. P. Carter Foules Ella Cassel Harrisonburg Mildred McGee Clara Bankston Mildred Beasley Lula Moseley Libby Rabin R. W. Little Billie Hodgkins Emma Mack Kathryn Breithaupt Mildred Williams Glenda Brooks Betty Anders Jonesville

Foules HD Club Meets With Mrs P Carter

Foules Home Demonstration Club meets at Maitland Recreation Center Jonesville for June with Mrs Prentis Carter Jr as host. Members elect fair committee, discuss parish picnic, plan July project a family chicken barbecue, and hear reports on a style show, dairy food guide, and family tree.

Jonesville Foules Home Maitland Prentis Carter, Jr J. W.king Bessie Carter W. P. Carter Harrison Products Sam Keenan J. M. Nelson Kathryn Garner Mesdames Ann Gambrell Dorothy Crawford M. P. Carter, Sr D. E. Woodin Gwen Good Leon Nelson, Jr J. W. King Dixie Egloff

Prince Hall Grand Lodge Opens in Shreveport Meeting

More than 1,500 masons were expected to register for the Prince Hall Grand Lodge opening in Shreveport. Two visiting grand masters P. G. Porter of Kansas and J. C. Gilliam of Mississippi were to attend the meeting which ends Thursday.

Shreveport Prince Hall P. G. Porter Kansas J. C. Gilliam Mississippi

Notable Local Graduation and Visit Highlights

Mr and Mrs Richard Kellogg and family attended Robert Kellogg’s graduation from Baylor School in Chattanooga in early June. They stayed at the Cloisters in Sea Island Georgia and hosted Dr and Mrs Joseph W Johnson and Mollie Johnson over the weekend. Visiting their parents on Marie Place are Mrs Norman Mendelsohn and daughter Linda of Baton Rouge and S K Heninger Jr of Durham NC. Major and Mrs Mulvey and two sons Ernest and David head to Washington DC for two weeks after living in Montgomery during Staff School. George T Slavant and wife return from La Porte Texas weekend visit. Mrs D W McMay and daughters Carolyn and Patti McMay visit with Mrs W A Hinckley and Mrs F H Pettit and families.

Richard Kellogg Richard Roland Siegle Robert Kellogg Baylor School For Boys Chattanooga Tenn Cloisters Sea Island Georgia Joseph W. Johnson Lookout Mt. Tenn Mollie Johnson Johnson Mollie S. K. Heninger Marie Place Norman Mendelsohn Linda Baton Rouge 8. K. Heninger, Jr Durham N. C Washington, D. C Gordon Mulvey D. W. M'May Carolyn Patti, McMay St. Paul Minn W. A. Hinckley F. H. Pettit McMay

Town and Country Garden Club Meets at Mrs Oliver’s Bayou Home

The Town and Country Garden Club gathered Friday at Mrs. Robert Oliver’s bayou Point Drive home with co host Mrs Myatt. Dr R H Hanchey LSU horticulture professor spoke on planting fertilizing spraying and pruning with emphasis on roses and camellias.

Town and Country Garden Club Oliver Bayou Robert Oliver Point Drive Myatt R. H. Hanchey Louisiana State University

Miss Waldron Feted With Tea Shower at Chandrani Church

Miss Janice Waldron bride elect of Clinton Hammons was honored at a tea shower Saturday evening at Chandrani Baptist Church. Hosts Mrs Norris Mrs Pesnell Mrs Breen and Mrs Fletcher welcomed guests while Mrs Norris and Lavern Pilcher served cake and punch. Gloria Fletcher registered attendees. A Navy collapsible 250 pound helicopter kit for para chute deployment and one man assembly was described.

Chandrani Baptist Church Janice Waldron Miss Waldron Clinton Hammons Mike Norris K. H. Pesnell Ruth Breen Gloria Fletcher Norris Lavern Pilcher

Food Budget Demonstrated By Mrs. Sanford

The Liberty Home Demonstration Club June meeting showcased a food preservation budget demonstration by Mrs A Sanford, a food preservation leader. The gathering took place at Mrs Loyd Coon’s home with a focus on family nutrition.

Sanford A. Sanford Liberty Home Demonstration Club Loyd Coon

Ada Sue Roach Feted At Shower By Miss Donald

Bride elect Ada Sue Roach of Calhoun was guest of honor at a Friday evening bridal shower hosted by Miss Edith Donald of West Monroe. The event featured green and white decor, a summer white cotton dress with yellow flowers, and a corsage of white split carnations. Attending guests included Miss Peggy Finley Mrs Jim Berry Mrs Wiley E Roach Miss Anna Rose Camp and others.

Ada Sue Roach Calhoun Edith Donald Wales Road West Monroe Peggy Finley Jim Berry Wiley E. Roach Anna Rose Camp Sally Lou White Irving Sills Wiley A. Roach P. M. Donald F. M. Finley

Budget charts drawn to meet family nutrition needs

Members prepared a budget chart to cover the nutritional needs of the family. A white elephant sale was planned for the next meeting on July 12 at Mrs. Belle Sims home. A social hour followed the business session with attendees including Mrs. Thelma Camp Evie Foster Eunice Griggs Lillian Foster Johnny Gross Eunice White A Sanford and Mrs. Coon.

Belle Sims Thelma Camp Evie Foster Eunice Griggs Lillian Foster Johnny Gross Eunice White A. Sanford Coon

Mary Haworth Advice Column on Affair and Custody

A reader writes about an affair and a child, seeking happiness with both children while facing a hostile husband. Mary Haworth urges the husband’s spiritual rehabilitation, cautions against coercive custody demands, and recommends confession with a clergy member who has psychiatric insight to heal the marriage.

Mary Haworth Mike Mick V.S M.H. Mary Haworth

Tomorrow's events in West Monroe church and club meeting

Tomorrow's schedule lists Group 5 of the Christian Women's Fellowship at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. M. W. Sullivan at 712 Drago, West Monroe, plus the Claiborne Home Demonstration Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. in Mrs. Jasper Jones's home on Vaneil Rd West Monroe. A solar furnace under construction is expected to reach temperatures comparable to an atom bomb.

Christian Women's Fellowsip First Christian Church M. W. Sullivan Drago West Monroe Claiborne Home Demonstration Club Jasper Jones Vaneil Rd

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