Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-08

Eodney are visiting MIR. and Mrs
w. M. Heckler.
Miss Anna Maude Van Hoose of th'
faculty of All Saints, Vicksburg, is a
home for the summer.
Mrs. J. Tullis Watson came dowr
from Talluiah last week to visit Mr.
Watson at "Avondale."
Mrs. r. w. McClendon of Monroe
is visiting her son, Mr.. E. A. Buelow
and family at st. Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. de Vries and little
daughter, Miss Charlene Irma, were
visitors to St. Joseph this week.
A most interesting meeting of the
Eastern Star Lodge was held on Thur
sday night and which was largely at
tended.
Miss Blanche Young has returned
from New Orleans where she has been
attending Sophie Newcomb during the
past winter.
The family of Mr.. G. E. Cooper, the
levee contractor, left this week for
Columbia, La, where his camp IS at
present located.
Master Fred Schauf of Rodney, son
of Mr.. Peter Schauf of st. Joseph, is
visiting his father, and uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. }. w. Losey.
Mrs. N. B. Hunter and little grand
daughter, Miss Edna May, are visit
ing her son and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd T. Hunter at Fordyce, Arkan-
sas
Mr.. VIM. G. Young was called home
this week by the serious illness of his
brother. in law, Mr.. A. 8. Lewis, whose
condition is feared to be almost be-
yond hope.
Mr.. Louis Buckner, Jr., made trip
to Chattanooga this week to consult
Drs. Newell & Newell. We are glad
to know the trip and treatment were
both beneficial to him.
Hon. and Mrs. Phos. M. Wade WIS.,
tied his brother, Hon. B. Y. Wade, at
Frogmore, in Concordia parish, last
week. We are glad to learn that Mr..
Wade reports his brothers. health
somewhat improved.
Miss Jennie Guthrie, the popular
trained nurse, was visitor to st.
Joseph and Botany Bay this week.
We understand Miss Guthrie has en-
rolled as a Red Cross nurse and awaits
commands to follow the army into the
field.
DR.. and Mrs. j. E. Walsworth of
Delhi, La, visited their brother and
sister-in-law, Prof. and Mrs. M. A.
Walsworth, last week, having come
over in Prof. Walsworth's car, which
the latter left at Delhi before coming
to ST. Joseph.
Mrs. W. A. Burkhalter of Green
wood, Miss, ia visiting her mother,
Mrs. Laura Bondurant, at st. Joseph.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Bon
durant, ia recovering from her I'M
fortunate accident, though she is still
suffering greatly.
Misses Alice Durbin and Cora Rucker
of Bombay" were guests the past
week of Misses Wealthy and Elizabeth
Clarke. Miss Durbin and Miss Rucker
were dined by Miss Dorothy Skinner
on Tuesday and q party was given
Wednesday IN compliment to them by
Miss Marie Ashford.
The U. 8. flag that has been or
dered 40 long for the Court House
arrived this week and was immedi-
ately raised on the flag staff erected
Immediately in front of the Court
House. The flag is eight feet, by
twelve feet, though hardly looks one
half that size when waving from the
top of the 75-foot pole.
We are pleased to announce the i'm
provement in the condition of Mr.. |
Whitney Berry, who has been so i'll |
with pneumonia in the naval hospital
at Portsmouth, Virginia. Whitney en-
listed in the U. 8. navy some weeks
since and was assigned to q training
ship on Lake Michigan and later on
the U. 8. 8. Minnesota. He was taken
down with pneumonia about month
after he entered on the discharge of |
his duties and was SO i'll that grave
concern was felt for his recovery.
The commanding officer, however,
kept his parents informed as to his |
condition and the last report tells of
his convalescence, which is indeed
gratifying to his many friends in this
his native parish.
The celebrated picture "The Crisis"
was shown at the local picture show
Oil Wednesday and Thursday nights
with matinee on Thursday evening.
The picture was great and was of es-
pecial interest to everybody about
here who are all more or less familiar
with scenes about Vicksburg, where
the picture was taken and which
graphically portrayed the memorable
siege OF that city, known as "The
Gibralta of the South. The picture