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The Ruston Daily Leader from Ruston, Louisiana • Page 3

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Tuesday, Auguit 88, 1883 HUSTON DAILY LEADER, RUSTON, LA. Page PHONE 126 Miss Maude McAllister, Editor OUR AIN FOLK We may build us finer hoaises Than the cot where we were born, And other loves may dome to us Than the loves of life's young morn; But we'll ne'er forget the hearthstone Where we said our childhood's prayer, And we'll ne'er forget our ain folk, And their tender love and 1 care. E. Barr. Charming Out-of-Town Guests Entertained in Home of Mrs.

C. E. Faulk, Jr. Today Mrs. C.

E. Faulk, invited a few of the younger set to her apartment this moining to meet Miss Virginia Bragdon, of Dallas, and Miss Aurelle Thomas, of Homer, who are the attractive guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Unchurch. Pink Radiance roses and altheas were used in the living room, and the games of bridge began at 10 o'clock.

Each of the delightful honorees received note paper, and Mrs. Robert Upchurch was given a bottle of sachet for high score. Mrs. Roy Fraser cut high spade and received perfume. Present were: Mirs Bragdon, Miss Thomas, Mrs.

Upchurch, Mrs. Fraser, Miss Betty McCook, Miss Dorothy Harrell, Miss Llewelyn Breed, Miss Victoria; Andrews and Miss Margaret i W. M. U. Holds Regular Business Meeting The W.

M. U. of the First Baptist Church held their regular business meeting at the church terday at four o'clock. Dr. W.

J. Bolin led the devotional which was on the subject of "Good Stewards 1 The devotional ran in correlation with the subject for this quarter's study, which is Stewardship. Several important items of iness were disposed of before the very successful meeting, with an unusually good attendance came to a close. Mrs. Floyd James Entertains at Informal Coffee Monday Y.

W. A. Party Postponed Until Later In Week The Dell Thatcher Y. W. A.

outdoor party which had been planned for this evening has been postponed to a later date out of respect to Misses Loraine and Alice Ponder, members of the organization who suffered the loss of their grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie Mines, on Monday. The pretty home of Mrs. Floyd James on N. Vienna Street was especially inviting Monday morning when she entertained at an informal coffee honoring Mrs.

J. C. Hodges of Knoxville, who has been a charming guest in the home of Mrs. T. L.

James. Red Radiance roses further enhanced the beauty and hospitality of the lovely rooms, and the following guests called 1 during the morning to meet the honoree: Mrs. S. B. Ritchie, Mrs.

E. L. Holland, Mrs. J. H.

Mays, Mrs. D. M. Adkins, Mrs. S.

L. White, Mrs. Pamie Davis, Mrs. Floyd Pierce, Mrs. Poole Robinson, Mrs.

D. S. Calhoun, Mrs. V. A.

Davidson, Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. T. L. James and Mrs.

D. K. Brown. The hostess was assisted in the serving of coffee, dainty sandwiches and cake by Mrs. Marvin Greene, Mrs.

Allen Barksdale, Mrs. J. C. Ritchie and Mrs. William James.

Some Books Fresh from the Press to Ruston Beautiful Funeral Service Given for Mrs. Lizzie Hines Miss Lurline Wilson is visiting her sisters in Shreveport this week. Mr. T. H.

Mills will leave tomorrow for a business trip to Bogalousa. Miss Margaret Mitchell left yesterday for a two weeks' visit to Mrs. Peyton Edmonson at Forest, La. Mrs. E.

O. Morgan is enjoying a vacation visit to her mother, Mrs. Van Hook, in Minden, this week. Mrs. J.

R. Dawkins and baby Jeanne, of Monroe, are visiting her parents, Mr. and! Mrs. W. M.

White. Mrs. Clint Bradley will be hostess to the Congenials tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in her home on West Alabama Avenue. Mr. and Mrs.

W. R. Haroldson have arrived from St. Francisville, and are guests in the home of then- mother, Mrs. A.

J. Mashaw. Mr. and Mrs. F.

W. Vonderheit, Mrs. ETlla Hendricks and Miss Sara Thurmon were a motor party to Monroe Monday to visit friends. Misses Louise Fontenot and Lanie Griggs spent the week end visiting in Homer, where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.

J. L. Nash. Edward Tucker of Alexandria, a former Ruston boy, is spending the week in Ruston visiting numerous relatives. Mrs.

B. F. Thompson, of Alexandria, is the guest of her sisters, Mrs. E. S.

Kidd and Mrs. Marie Adams for several days. Miss Leila Mitchell has returned from a very delightful visit to Birmingham, where she was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. L. L.

Davie. Mrs. Davie and daughter, Miss Ann, accompanied Miss Mitchell home to Ruston, and are remaining over for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W.

L. Mitchell. SUBSCRIBE TO THE LEADER Support Your Ruston Paper that helps to Build Ruston StartToday By Year Per Mouth 6Uc If not delivered by 0:30 p. m. CAJ-L 12ti! A large attendance witnessed the final obsequies for Miss Lizzie Hine; of Ruston, at New Prospect Methodist Church Monday afternoon The funeral was conducted by the Rev.

Titsell, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. R. M. Brown of Ruston, and 1 the Rev. R.

V. Sulton, of Choudrant. The grandsons of Mrs. Hines who acted as pallbearers were: Messrs. Doyle Hines, Hugh Hines, Free Hines, Louis Ponder, Robert Winfree, Clyde Causey and Carl Many beautiful floral offerings were heaped upon the grave at the conclusion of the ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Shepard left las' night for Mobile, Alabama, called there by the death of their son-in- law, Mr. H.

M. Butler. Mrs. Agnes Patello, of New Orleans, is here for a visit to relative: and is the guest of Mr. and Mr.s John Ben Kendall.

Mrs. Dora Milling of Natchitoches returned home this morning after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Alice Nelson and family. Miss Sallie Robinson and Miss Agnes" Robinson left this morning for Alexandria where they will visit relatives for a few days. Thp Rnnk Trpflcp.ip of America chosen "We by Helen Grace Carlisle as the real landmark in American literature, Charles Hanson Towne of the New York American say of it that it is more than an epic of our country and a study of character comparable, if not equal to "Wuthering This is to be the selection for study of the local book club for the com in fall.

Another one of the books recently off the press are "Bewitched" by Alice Williamson, the romance of the Basque country; "Mrs. Taylor" by Marjoric Worthington, depicting the life of the average American woman; "The Middle Child" by Eleanor Mor. by Frank Morrison, which is the story of a scientist who effects communication with the outer worlds of space; of the Plains a novel of Catholic life in the Southwest. "The Journey Inward" by Kurt Heuser, is the adventures of an European in the jungles of the East Coast of Africa. For children, some new things for autumn reading is announced as follows: "What Whiskers Did," being the story of a Scottish terrier's adventures told mostly in pictures.

"The Grapher Girls Go to College" by Elizabeth Corbett, being the narrative of mid-Western university life. This is a story for the older girls, of course. Then, there is "Here Bingo 1 by Anne Stoddard new story by the author of a "Good Little Dog." Tid-Bit Review of Some of the World's Women and Their Affairs Women love to road about other women, what they have done and of some of the peculiar things which have come to thorn through their tramp down the highway of experience. Take Mrs. Virginia Holeman, of Virginia: Mr.s.

Holeman is a minister of the Gospel and in charge of the pastorate of a church in Richmond. She has had various thrills since she began her career, but none like that last Sunday, when she spoke the words of a marriage ceremony which united her former husband to her "neighbor woman" across the street. It is reported 1 that Mrs. Holeman drank six cups of strong coffee to nerve her for her official duty. It must have had the desired effect for she was able to kiss the bride and the bridegroom and to bestow her blessings upon them.

"Sophie 1 whose real name is Sonia Abuza, and one of the last of the "red hot mamma" singers, was one of the attractions on thr board of a New York theatre when it caught fire last week. It was she who quieted the audience and held down a stampede which might have been the death of many. "Sophie" was discovered by no less a person than Irvin Berlin. Among her characteristics is the calling of everybody by their first names. She has been married three times.

It is said by those who know her intimately that these hot songs she sings arc just a stage veneer. At home she is a domestic person who cooks, and sews and does housework. She cries easily and; always takes around a man's size hanky with her. She sleeps on her right side and talks Deepest sympathy is felt by friends in this city for Mrs. H.

M. Butler, formerly Miss Blossom Shepard, of Ruston, in the death of her husband, in Mobile, Alabama. Miss Audrie Baker, Miss Estelle Meeks and Miss Evangeline Durier, left this morning to return to their homes at Jonesville, having been visiting since Saturday, the guests of Miss Ora White. Miss Alma Burke, dean of women at La. Tech, and her sister, Miss Merle Burke, who will become a member of the home economics faculty with the opening of the fall term, will leave tomorrow for a visit to Alexandria.

Miss Frankie Kirkland, who has been the charming guest of Miss Mary James since last Saturday left today to return to her home in Arcadia. Mrs. Paul Davis had as her guests for Monday her sister, Mrs. W. M.

McBride and children of Hodge, and her niece, Miss Dena Sherburne, of Plain Dealing. Miss Mary Lou Thornton of Kilgore, Texas, left Monday to return to her home at Kilgore, Texas, after a visit here of several days the guest of Miss Camille Boddie. Miss Ruth Foster of Hico, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hanks and of Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Boddie and families, will return to her home. Mrs.

Johnnie Chrisman and children, Irma, Doris and Florence of Brownsville, Texas, arrived yesterday and are the guests in the home of Mr. and 1 Mrs. B. P. Adams.

Mr. and Mrs. Greer, who have been visiting their father, Mr. Steve Greer and their vsisters, Mrs. C.

L. Upchurch and Mrs. Cora Pavino, left Monday morning to return to their home at Mobile, Alabama. Miss Georgia Whitlock, who has been the guest of her brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs.

Jimmie Mabry for the past three weeks, left today to return to her home at Logansport. Misses Billy Mays, Mary Beth and Virginia Holland left this morning for a week's visit to New Orleans. They will be guests during their stay of school friends of Miss Mays' Sophie Newcomb College days. Mr. A.

E. Phillips, Mr. Harry Howard, Mrs. R. L.

Reese, Mr. John Keedy, and son, Ruffin Haas left this morning for Natchitoches, where they will join Mr. J. E. Keeney, former president of Tech, and Mr.

V. S. Pugh for a fishing trip of several days on Cane River. Mrs. W.

S. Shepert of Monioe, who has been over here to visit her sisters, Mrs. Cora Pavino and Mrs. C. L.

Upchurch, and to meet her brother, Mr. E. R. Greer and wife from Mobile, Alabama, returned home Monday evening. Mr.

and Mrs. T. H. Mills spent Sunday in Monroe, where they went to visit little Millard Cragon, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs.

M. M. Cragon, who formerly lived in Ruston. The young man recently underwent several operations, but seems to be doing very nicely. He is confined in the St.

Frances Sanitarium. Relatives and triencls from out- of-town attending the funeral services for Mrs. Hines at New Prospect, Monday, were Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hines and child and Mr.

Hugh Hines of Monroe; Mr. and Mns. Louis Ponder of Olla; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Neas, of Castor.

G. M. Carter of Chicago, was arrested for intoxication when he tried to post hit, umbrella in a mail nnd talks in her sleep. Pearl Buck, author of the latest Pulitzer Prize novel, "The Good Earth" has come back to the United States for visit after so many years In China, and finds herself such a stranger here that she is at once lonesome for the Orient. "I've been away so long that I don't seem to fit fn my own country any more," Mrs.

Buck says. "After all, China is my country and tho Chinese my people. I have lived there all my life; have spent my childhood playing with Chine children; my best and most intimate friends are the Chinese, whom I trust sincerely, and who love me with a deep and abiding reverence." And after having made these declarations, Mrs. Buck then shows us all the sides of life in China, where her parents, who are from Virginia, were missionaries who seemed to have the respect of tho Chinese people. And when Mrs.

Buck gets through telling her story of China and the Chinese, somohcAv. you change your notions about those people, and there creeps into your soul a higher estimate of thorn, for Mrs. Buck says "They are very like all other with the same kind of love, the same kind of emotions, the same sort of child's love for foolish things and always open to learning something of America." Mrs. Bobbie Janes and Mr.s. Kathleen Morgan were week end 1 guests of Mr.

and Mrs. B. P. Adams. Miss Eloyce Adams returned to Shreveport with them, and will be the guest of Mrs.

Janes until the opening of the fall school term. Miss Adams will be joined in Shreveport by her cousin, Miss DeLoris Preuas of Monroe, who will enjoy the vacation in the home of Mrs. Janes also. PRINK. LCOFFEE WHY? It is cheaper because one- pound goes as far as two pounds of ordinary coffee.

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