The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-17
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Plain Dealing.

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Plain Dealing.
Tuesday, May 15.-These warmer
days are welcome, sure.
The ''sweet girl graduate" have it
all their way now, and they deserve
it, too. TO-.
Mr.. Edward Dickson of Lewisville,
Ark, prominent attorney of that
place, was here yesterday and last
night.
Mrs. Box Kimball and her little
son of Paris. Texas, are visitors at the
home of Mrs. Kimball's father, Mr..
S. j. Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will j. Hedge are
visitors at the home of Mrs. Hedges
parents, Capt. and Mrs. j. H. Nattin,
Of Collingsburg. They reside at
Mobile, Ala.
Mrs. Tom Adger and her little
daughter, now residing in Caddo
Parish, are visitors ct the home of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
D.. Herndon.
Rev. G. G. Woodbridge preached
the commencement sermon for Plain
Dealing High School at the Baptist
Church Sunday morning. A large
audience was present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brewing, Miss
Stella Boggs and DR.. Bert Browning.
all of Spring Hill, Ark, spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Boggs.
Last Friday Master Sam Swindle
and Bruce Brock captured Caro-
lima rail, beautiful bird heretofore
unknown in this section. How the
bird reached here, so far from its
home, is mystery.
They all come back, sooner OF
later. Mr.. H. H. Montgomery and
Mr.. H. D. Kelly and their families are
expected to return to Plain Dealing
and resume their citizenship. This
will be welcome news to all who
know them.
Plain Dealing is proud of its high
school, and deservedly so. Let's all
get together and thus encourage the
faculty to make its coming sessions
better and better. They are humans
(only as you and y and would no
doubt appreciate your cooperation.
Miss Minnie Lee Kendrick of Plain
Dealing and Mr.. H. L. McEachern of
Mooringsport were married on the
5th. Miss Kendrick has made her
home at that place for some months:
her mother and sisters residing here.
She has the we'll wishes of host Of
friends for her future happiness.
/ An auxiliary Red Cross Society
will be organized here one day this
week. Members of the Shreveport
Chapter will come here to assist in the
preliminary work. Already quite a
humber have paid their membership
t dues. You will always find Plain
Dealing foremost in all works OF
charity and benevolence.
Mr.. Allie Taylor, who now resides
at Be,cher, and is superintendent OF
one of the Noel Brothers farms, re
ports crops over his way as in firs
condition, notwithstanding the pro
longed cool weather. He stated tina
!. the soil has been we'll worked and
with warm weather, there will NJ
doubt be made one of the larges
!. crops in some years. The colore,
people, so he said, are doing mor'
and better work than for some years
and that many had noted this.
The unwilling ceremonies hell
: Sunday, at Pleasant Hill, at the grav'
of Mr.. Poole, a deceased member o
!. the Woodmen of the Word, were wei
!. attended by members of the ords
! and the general public. The oratlo1
at the grave was at eleven am, b
: Mr.. W. w. Mcdonald, of Shreveport
: who at 8 80 in the afternoon deliver
: ed an grafton at the grave of Mr.. l
! G. Wart, another deceased comradt
: An unusually large crowd partic'
!, pated in this unwilling. The orde
has large membership here and thei
y lodge is in a flourishing condition.
The recital at the Electric Theatr
last night by the classes OF Mrs. Mere
II dith, assisted by others of our schoo
= was well attended by friends OF thos
s. taking part and by the patrons OF tn
T: school and the general public. II
II song, "Dixie," by the ninth grae
Is pupils, literally drought down" Il
II house. The recitation, "The Coz
e. cuerer Banner" written by FAITH
y Ryan, the Southland's lamented pc
s priest, was well rendered by MI
IN Madge Wyche, dressed in costun1
a, The writer of this remembers haviI
% heard the author recite his poem
1e the old State House at Milledgsvill
q. Ca, about forty-five years ago, wit
ut that distinguished gentleman W
then in the full flush Of his ment
er powers. Miss Wyche received t
2. Generalization of her friends on h
SIS Interpretation. The chorus, "Cor
ad When the Lilies Bloom by nj
nd voices, was we'll a thing Of beau'
ut and would put to route professiona
he The ssCheerful Widow. a recitatl
to by Miss Annie Lou Sentell, caus
,r- somewhat of a sensation, as t
ut widow wasn't at all cheerful. II
I'D little miss has talent of no me
OF. order. The cratic, "The Creation
,e- Man." was well rendered, all tn
lin oughly portraying their charaete
of The reverie, the "Dead Child and
ay Mocking Bird" was finely portray
be and received perfect ovature at
in conclusion. The pantomine-by
IL ninth grade-"No Man Admitte
in YVES the most laughable event of
the and its rendition could hardly be
out broved upon. In fact, the whole
on ercises, from start to finish, SHOW
intellect of high order. Sp
alone prevents notice Of every Mt
Der.
TIA Sarepta.
Monday, May 14.-Mr: Cha