The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-06-18
CORRESPONDENCE
Red Land.

young people attended an all-day sing
ing at Timothea Sunday and, despite the
intense heat, all report an enjoyable day.
Miss Willie Belle Peyton spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with her aunt,
Mrs. G. T. Mays.
Mrs. Rupert Butler, who has been
quite i'll for the past few days, is recov-
ering, to the great pleasure of her many
friends.
Miss Vashti Keoun, who since Christ
mas has been teaching in the school at
Logansport, is at home to spend the
summer.
Mrs. N. w. Stewart returned last week
from Pine Bluff, Ark, where she has
been visiting hes sister, Mrs. w. A.
Simpson.
Mr.. Dave Denmon, Confederate
veteran from Sarepta, spent three days
of last week here with his son, Mr.. E. U.
Denmon.
Miss Viola Allen is again at home,
having spent the past few weeks very
pleasantly with her sister, Mrs. M. N.
Wingett of Cotton Valley.
Mrs. Will Swearingen of Shreveport
is spending while with home folks, and
her mother, Mrs. J. F. Hudson, has gone
TO visit another daughter, Mrs. L. M.
Gary of Dumas, Ark.
Your correspondent has been informed
through the Board of Trustees that four
teachers for the Red Land Graded School
have been elected, but that the prin-
cipalship is still vacant.
Lucille, the four-year-old daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Rupert Butler, is slowly
recovering from a broken shoulder and
other injuries received several days ago
from frightened horse.
Miss Matte Rodgers entertained the
Red Land Domestic Science Club at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Rodgers, ST., Saturday afternoon, June
18th. Huge bouquets of cape jessamines
were in every conceivable place, and
their fragrant odor was waited through
the rooms and halls on the gentle breeze.
In the absence of the President, Mrs.
Butler, Mrs. G. T. Mays took the chair
and called the meeting to order. All
except three members answered to roll
call. One new member Was admitted.
After dispensing with all business, quite
an enjoyable afternoon of social chat
was spent. At an appropriate hour re-
freshments of ice cream with cherries
and cake were served to the following
members and guests: Mesdames j. ]
Robertson, F. M. Johnson, N. w. Stewart
G. G. Allen, R. R. Cheshire, Gideon
Robertson, Thad Idom, G. w. Blantor
and Helen Martin, and Misses Willie
Belle Peyton, Ola Robertson, Thelms
Hudson, Carrie Lou Mays, Viola Allen
Ada and Eva Keoun.
| Miss Rodgers was assisted in the
courtesies of the afternoon by her mother
and sister, Mrs. j. D. Rodgers, jr., ane
Mrs. G. T. Mays.
i The club will meet July nth will
Mrs. N. w. Stewart.
], Princeton.
J Monday, June 15.-Mrs. Sam Var
brough of Shreveport was called t.
; Bellevue Tuesday to the bedside of he
, mother, Mrs. L. c. Biggs.
, Mr.. J. Watson was recent visitor t.
| Shreveport.
) Mr.. F. Griffin of Shreveport was
) business visitor here Friday.
: Mesdames Sandige and Beaucham
of Fillmore visited friends in Princeto
Friday.
: Messrs. Sam Yarbrough of Shrevepol
: and J. E. Wyche of Haughton passe
t through Princeton Friday on their wa
e to Bellevue.
e A splendid rain, which did much goo
a to the growing crops, fell here las
0 Thursday. It was accompanied by
:. sharp wind.
y Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew McDade {
y "Palmetto," with their little famil!
: came in their car to spend the week en-
S with Mr.. and Mrs. j. Watson.
n In the death of Mrs. L. G. Biggs I
i Bellevue this community loses a mo-
e valued member. Although OF a retirin
IS disposition, her beautiful traits OF chal
e acter and kindness Of heart were mac
Ii manifest by gifts of lovely flowers ar
q luscious fruit to those less fortunate.
To her family, especially to the so
rowing son, who being in far remove
: state was deprived of the farewell en-
;. brace OF loving mother, the writer e.
II tends coincidence.
oil May "He who tempers the wind to Il
9 shorn lamb" heal the wounded hear
8 and bring them through sorrows near
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