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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1961

Page

11

Afternoon Tea for Mrs. Abney Recent Bride

A June 22 afternoon tea at the home of Mrs. Wayne Warren honored Mrs. Dudley Bernard Abney, wife of the groom Mr. William Wilcox Wilson Jr. The event hosted by co-hostesses Mrs. Echard Wheeler Mrs. John Sanchez and Mrs. Herman Reece drew about 100 guests who called 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The couple wed June 3 at Jesus Church of the Good Shepherd.

Honroee Dudley Bernard Abney Carroll Summer Susan Anne Wilson Wayne Warren Pargoud Boulevard Echard Wheeler John Sanchez Herman Reece William Wilcox Wilson Monroe Walter A. Abney Sheveport Jesus Church of the Good Shepherd Dorothy Hornbeak Martha Burns Linda Eby Ireland Connie Wheeler Diane Sanchez Betty Carter Sandra Beard

Lotus Club Luncheon Honors Mrs James E Files Jr

Mrs Edwin Conger and other hostesses held a luncheon at the Lotus Club on Saturday June 24 to honor Mrs James E Files Jr whose March 11 marriage was a notable event. Pink roses and hydrangeas adorned the table while guests included Mrs J E Lanier and several Files relatives and friends.

Edwin Conger Neil Mott Queenie McDuffie Conrad McDuffie James E. Files Jr Lotus Club J. E. Lanier James E. Files Lucille Huffman

Area Couple Announces Wedding Plans

Miss Conflie Levee has announced wedding plans to Robert Speed at the First Baptist church in Talullah on Saturday afternoon July 1. The ceremony will be by Rev. Lucian Conway of Pineville with music by Mrs. J. C. Sherwin. Miss Thellie Levee is maid of honor. bridesmaids include Charlene Casselmann, Bety Speed, Virginia Webb, and Alma Levee. Kathy Cupit is flower girl. George Speed is best man. groomsmen include Bill King, Mike Spears, Paul Peters, Tommy Wixson, and Robert Graves. Ushers: Lonnie Harper, John Cupit, F. M. Logue, R. C. Randall.

Conflie Levee Robert Speed First Baptist Church Tallulah Lucian Conway Pineville J. C. Sherwin Thellie Levee Charlene Casselmann Jeanerette Bety Speed Virginia Webb Alma Levee Kathy Cupit George Speed Sroom Bill King Mike Spears Farmerville Paul Peters Tommy Wixson Robert Graves Lonnie Harper Shreveport John Cupit F. M. Logue R. C. Randall

Prenuptial Party for Miss Zoll Fetes Bride Elect

A prenuptial linen shower honored Miss Lynn Zoll, bride elect of Carl Frey Tucker, at the Gilliland home on Marie Place. Hostesses and guests included Mrs. Claude Gilliland, Mrs. Mark Brown, Mrs. Edwin Crowley, and many friends.

Lynn Zoll Carl Frey Tucker Claude Gilliland Marie Place Gilliland Mark Brown Edwin Crowley Thomas McDonald Jack Rivers Catherine Carso Sara Lou Sims Carolyn Boyce James W. Moore Jan Moore Kay McCue Wista Worthen George Forman Peter Harris Culbert Lee John Zoll

Parties Honor Mrs. Redding Before Her Wedding

Mrs. J. M. Gilstrap hosted a luncheon in the Cedar Room of the Rendezvous on June 22 with guests including Sage Redding and Mrs. Marx. Bayou DeSiard Country Club hosted a June 23 luncheon in honor of Mrs. Redding, with Mrs. J. C. Liner III and several guests in attendance. A June 24 dinner at the Paragon Club, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Marx, celebrated their son Gilbert and Mrs. Virginia Brown Redding.

A. M. Marx Gilbert Virginia Brown Redding Paragon Club Edward J. Brown Sage Redding Buzzy Redding Edward Brown Charles Marx Thomas Morris Raleigh North Carolina J. C. Liner III Clarence Scheps and Sons Eddie and Philip New Orleans Bayou DeSiard Country Club Redding Marx Ann Hanks A. D. Hanks John Tolar Edward Brown Jr J. M. Gilstrap Cedar Room Brown Brown Jr L. G. Hunt Liner III

Ground Lamb Burgers Delightful and Easy to Grill

Ground lamb makes delicious burgers seasoned with salt. Grill about ten minutes turning once. Top with thin tomato slices or cheese before serving.

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Summers Abroad and Local Visits Highlight Social Roundup

Mrs. Frederick Fischer and children Frederick Jr and Mary Bennett visit Mrs. Fischer's mother Mrs. Mary Gray on Park Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kellogg took their son Richard to Camp St John Wisconsin for his second summer. Mrs. Rudolph Becker and Aly joined Mrs. Becker's parents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McGinn in New Orleans. Mrs. Charles B Carter Jr of Seaford Delaware earned an American Science Foundation scholarship for summer math studies at Georgetown University Washington DC, and will be in Washington June 26 to August 18. Diane Ducote of New Orleans vacationing with her parents on Jasmine Street. Mrs. Haakon Nelsen and Miss Marie King Nelsen spending summer in Aspen Colorado, with Miss Nelsen studying at the Aspen Music School. Mrs. Hbs Peters of West Monroe visited Freeport Texas with sons and sisters Mrs. Kate Campbell and Mrs. Carl Peacock. Mrs. Randall Goodwin and son Randy arrive for a week with her parents. Mr. Goodwin to join for the Tucker Zoll wedding. Mary Jane Ferguson returns to Tulane Medical School after visiting her parents and trip to Orange Texas.

Frederick Ww. Fischer Frederick Jr Mary Bennett New Orleans Charles B. Carter Jr Seaford Delaware John Humble Monroe American Science Foundation Georgetown University Washington, D. C Carter Seaford High School Washington

ABWA Plans To Found El Dorado Chapter

The El Dorado ABWA chapter plans were discussed at the June 22 meeting at the Penn Hotel with Mrs. Jack E. Pankey presiding. A vocational talk by Mrs. Norman G. McMillon outlined founding a sister ABWA chapter in El Dorado. Attendees included Mrs. Alton E. Calhoun and several other members.

Tupanek American Business Women's Association Penn Hotel Jack E. Pankey Norman G. McMillon ABWA el Dorado Alton E. Calhoun Spencer B. Collie Guy McDonald Eloise Mayo

Wattley Family Honored Before Oxford Departure

Rev. James Wattley rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and chaplain of the Canterberry Society at North east Louisiana State College leaves Monroe with wife and children Geoffrey Eve lyn and Catherine for Oxford England to pursue a theology master's degree. Farewell parties across June included St. Thomas Church suppers luncheons and boat rides as the Wattleys sail July 10 from Beaumont Texas after a brief stop in New Orleans with Wattley’s parents.

James. Wattley Geoffrey Evelyn Catherine Wattley St. Thomas Episcopal Church Canterberry Society Northeast Louisiana State College Oxford England St. Thomas Church Monroe Thomas Episcopal Church E. N. Hemphill Fry Mission Council Ben Marshall Harry Bell JE. F. Hayward Jr Robert Easterling Jack Peat H. G. McDonald Whattley Evelyn Palmer New Orleans Beaumont Texas

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