The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-14
Red Land.

Wednesday, Jan. 13.-The attendance
at school is large, and much interest is
manifested in school work. An interesting
program is promised by the Red Land Lit
erary Society for Friday afternoon.
Mrs. j. D. Rogers was pleasant visitor
at the home of Mrs. Rupert Butler Thurs
day afternoon.
Miss Willie Belle Peyton spent Saturday
night and Sunday very pleasantly with
Miss Viola Allen.
Misses Gertrude Wise Robbie Dale Stew
art spent the weekend with Misses Lillian
and Nettie Brock.
Mr.. J. F. Denmon of Sarepta is spend
ing few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. U. Denmon.
Mrs. Will Swearingen, accompanied by
her little daughter, Marguerite, is the guest
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Johnston entertained
the young people Of our community very
pleasantly with little party Saturday
night.
Miss Name Crabtree of Bradley, Ark,
is visiting friends in Red Land. She is
accompanied by her cousin, Miss Eva
Walker.
Mr.. T. E. Terry and Mrs. Thad. Idom
left yesterday afternoon for Choudrant,
where they are at the bedside of their
mother, who is dangerously i'll. They were
accompanied on their sad journey by DR..
R. Butler.
The Domestic Science Club held it's first
meeting Of the year with Mrs. r. Butler in
her pretty home Saturday afternoon. The
house was made very inviting with
branches of holly and mistletoe, which
were placed here and there in the parlor
and hall.
As there was no business of importance
before the meeting, the ladies having
brought their hand work, piled their needles
for some time. They then adjourned for
an hour or more of social chat.
At the stroke of five the guests were in
vited to the dining room (still gay with
Christmas decorations) where the tables
were spread and the hospitable hostess
served delightful dinner of roast turkey
and ham, with all their usual accompana-
ments of salads, pickles, cranberry sauce
and celery, and the tempting desert.
Mrs. G. T. Mays assisted in the courte-
sizes of the afternoon.
Those enjoying the hospitality Of our
charming hostess were: Mesdames. G. G.
Allen, F. M. johnson, j. F. Hudson, j. D.
Rogers, jr., W. M. Peyton, N. W. Stewart,
R. R. Cheshire, G. T. Mays and Misses
Matte Rogers, Ida Harris, Bonnie Tillot-
son, Willie Bell Peyton, Ola Robertson,
Thelma Hudson, Ada and Eva Keoun,
Carrie Lou Mays, Carrie johnson, and
Viola, Annie Lee and Myrtice Allen.
Abe members of the club will be guests
of Mrs. G. T. Mays, Saturday afternoon,
February 18th. BE-,
Thursday, Jan. 14.-The public road
here improved some.
| Quite lot of improvement and cearings
is going On in the Phelps Lake country.
Mr.. Tom Ward has purchased the b.
ling airdome, and is moving it to his re-
Gently purchased Phelps Lake tract of land.
Mr.. T. E. Terry and Mrs. w. T. Idom
left Tuesday for Choudrant in response to
Long Distance message that their moth
er, Mrs. Terry, was dangerously i'll.
Cattle are dying on the river for want of
feed. Stock men are getting their cattle
out of the bottoms and ordering bulls and
meal to feed on until the coming of the
grass season.
On December 31st Mr. G. M. Coleman of
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Dealing to Miss Alice Goodwin, Rev. W. E.
Collins performing the ceremony. They
. will make their home in Bolinger.
Mr.. H. F. Howard, representing the Du-
pont Powder Company, has been demon
strating what can be done with primate
in the way of ditching, clearing and even
farming. It is wonderful. G. T. Mays,
j.. J. Robertson, Jim Keoun and J. c.. b.
linger have had work done. He proposed
to dig the canal for the North Bossier
Levee District quickly and for less money
than it could be done by any other means.
Rev. W. E. Collins filled his appointment
here Sunday. He will preach on the Sec
ond Sunday and Brother Embree on the
third Sunday. MS.
Literary Program Enjoyed.
On New Years eve, December 31st, a
full house met at the Bolinger Church to
enjoy program carried out by the Enter
tainment Committee of the North Bossier
Home and School Association of the
Bolinger School.
Miss Ruby Martin, Mrs. G.. C. Lyons
and Mrs. J. E. Demoss were the hostesses
of the occasion. The affair was COM
plete success and every one went away,
hoping they might soon be called together
to enjoy another program as interesting as
this one was.
These programs will be carried out once
month and bid fair to bring the people of
the community together as nothing else
has done.
On New Years Day the North Bossier
Home and School Association of the b.