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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1920

Page

2

Community Calendar of Church Events and Local News

Saturday events include a May Lawn Fete at 715 North Third Street hosted by Mrs. R. H. Oliver and Grace Church guild meeting at 3 30 at the Rectory. May 7 Circle One plans a church circle gathering at Mrs. Oliver’s home. Eastern Star meets May 5 at the Masonic Temple. Harmony and Country Club members dance May 5 at Riverside Pavilion with Louisiana Five of Chicago performing. Bert Heinberg attends a Louisiana State Optometrists convention in Baton Rouge. Mr W F Endom returns from Mobile guest of his sister. Leon Hammonds to spend Sunday in Calhoun.

Baptist Church R. H. Oliver North Third Street Grace Churchhar Guild The Eastern Star Masonic Temple Harmony and Country Bert Heinberg Baton Rouge Louisiana State Optometrists Leon Hammonds Calhoun

Local Elks Dance Delights Seventy Couples In City Hall

A dance at the local Elks hall drew about seventy couples with music by the Lyceum orchestra. Mrs Pauline Bernhardt returned from a Houston visit. Mr and Mrs B Bathy and their daughter left for Ruston to reside there.

Elks Wnth Lyceum Orchestra Pauline Bernhardt Houston Texas

Bridge Party Attends Riverside Club Event

A moonlit bridge party at the Riverside Club hosted by James L D McLain and others featured floral moss decorations. Prizes included white silk bags for Mrs Leo Terzi and Mrs Felix Terzia with hose as consolation and guest prizes. Dozens of attendees listed among the guests and house party organizers.

Riveside Club James L. D. McLain Eby T. Austin B. D. Williams Leo Terzi Felix Terzia W. M. Lynch To Bronson Polly Balfou Ethel Long Hopson V. Royster T. L. McCoy Bronson J W. Kilbourne W. D. King Graham Breard J. M. Cobb A. V. Miller H. C Briggs Henry Bernstein J. Q. Graves Ben C. Dawkins J. K. Briggs Joe Renwick E. M. Hudson C. W. Windes B M. Jackson W. L. Jones Ed. Maupin Henry Blanks Herbert Cole J. W Platt George Wright Neel L. W. Mobley Tom Sullivan Alonzo Brown George Hoyle J. C. Theus Ethel Long Reynolds John Hays Wilson Williams Robert O'Neal Louis Hart Jo: Littlepage Leo Terzia Frank MecCormick Herbert Breard J. K. Touchstone Nelson Abel Barkdull Faulk Julius Kugler Dan McCranie Free Mitchell Dick Sadler G. B. Cooley Fred Millsaps Harry Newhall Ea Hill J. R. Gilhoula W. M. Potts A L. Smith Harvey Greggs T. Smith A Goodrich W. B. Clarke Bolton Melville Dixon Treteaux Charles Phillips Paul C. Sparks Ben R. Downing Percy Sandel L. P Milner P. C. Willis J. W. Smith Wil Terzia Fred Hudson H. H. Russell Jr John Collins J. W McWilliams T. E. Wright L. ¢ Bracey Virginia Russell Sarah Robinette Blanche Baird Jennie O’kelly Dorothy Russell Phyllis Cummings Clara Louise Barnes

May Day Program Celebrates Queen and Fairies

An afternoon program in the City School Auditorium by the Dialectic and Philomathian Literary Societies marked May Day with talks on English customs by Velma Henry, violin by Estelle Schulze, readings by Louise Jouvenat and Alma Summer Potts, songs by Josephine Cobb and J Moore, and a coronation of Miss Frances Ferguson as May Queen. Fairies escorted the queen in a green throne setting with flowers and a Maypole dance, amid applause from attendees and background support by students and staff under Miss Mildred Renshaw.

Dialectic and Philomatheand Literary Societids Velma Henry England Estelle Schulze Louise Jouvenat Mamie Watson Merry Mount Alma Summer Potts Josephine Cobb Mr. J. ©. Moore Frances Ferguson Tarleton Mary Elizabeth Davis Bennie Johnson Sallie Walters Kathleen Willis Lois Jouvenat Abe Alice Washburn Louise Smeltzer Agnes Allen Angie Meredith Geneva Pope Nedra

Visitors From Several States Stop In City

Mr Mose Weinrib of New Haven Conn spends the weekend in the city Mr R N Oliver Jr returns from a business visit to Camden Ark Mrs Lucille Helm and her mother Mrs itis of Rayville La spend several days here Mr Wilfred Gehr of Alexandria is a business visitor today Mr and Mrs Frank Ford and their small daughter left yesterday for Meridian Miss to visit Mrs Ford’s parents Mr Ford returns Sunday Mrs Ford and Jedp remain for an extended visit en route to Mobile Birmingham and Atlanta before returning home Mr B K Butler returned yesterday from a business trip to Gordon Ark Mrs W B Eckles of Vidalia is visiting her sister Mrs B L Tucker

Itis Lucille Helm Rayville, la Wilfred Gehr Alexandria Frank Ford Meridien Itisa

Churches and clubs plan thrift clothes program meeting

A joint committee from the Twentieth Century Book Club and Book Club will meet in the City School Auditorium tomorrow at 2:30. They plan to launch an old clothes club and thrift program to lower prices for the average shopper. The public is invited to attend and support the effort.

Twentieth Century Book Club Book Club H. C. of L Tomerve

Pollyanna Opens Lyceum Run As Pickford Leads United Artists

Mary Pickford's Pollyanna debuts at the Lyceum Theatre as the fourth United Artists release. The production used a New England set built for Aunt Polly and shot largely with locals in Independence California. Two cameras captured over 100000 feet of film reduced to six reels.

United Artists Mary Pickford Je Chaplin Douglas Fairbanks D. W. Griffith Dlas Fairbanks D. W. Grn Pollyanna Lyceum Theatre Miss Pickford The Little Star New England Los Angeles Independence Sierra Nevada Mountains Polly Pickford

Viola Dana in The Willow Tree Promises Lasting Spirit

A fragment praises Viola Dana in The Willow Tree with Miss Pickford, suggesting the film aims to offer a soulful experience that endures beyond the moment and lingers in viewers' hearts.

Viola Dana

News-Star Want Ads Offer Unmatched Coturne Value

Classified notices from News-Star highlight affordable coturne options for readers seeking value. The ads promote a broad range of items and services, emphasizing cost efficiency and wide selection for buyers and sellers.

News-Star

Washington state capelooting tourney opens in Tacoma

The Tacoma gun club hosts the three day Washington state capelooting tournament opening today with Promine Clarkemen among competitors from several states. Organizers expect the event to be one of the most successful in years in this section.

Tacoma Wash Washingto State

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Mary Garden the Style Shop Rosina W. F. Endom Mobile Graal New-Orleans Finsih Bridge Party Mildred Renshaw Monsey Pet Ladies Aid and Cemetery Temple Annex Mose Weinrib New Haven, Conn City R. N. Oliver, Jr Camden, Ark Mr. B K. Butler Gordon, Ark W. B. Eckles Vidalia Mrs B. L. Tucker West Monroe Methodist Church Ledbetter Louise Theus Auline Allen Stubba Theus Alley Manic Theups Jack Morrison West Side Robert Autry el Dorado, Ark Mr. Alfred ©. Coles Chicago To & Ih Americ Tera Hunt John Newman A.B. Richards Medicine Company, Inc Sherman, Texas Ea We Faser's Drug Store
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