The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29

m crowley, La. are expected to te- turn home Sunday.
 Mrs J. N Roach and daughter. Miss Bessie returned Friday from Havana, Ark, where they had spent two weeks with relatives.
 Mrs. Nellie Ellison arrived Sat urday from St. Louis for a visit with her brothers R. R. and Y. W. St. John, and other relatives.
 J W. Holt, father of w. E. Holt, arrived last Saturday from Wash ington, Ark, to spend a week or ten days with Mr and Mrs. Holt.
 w. A. Ragland returned Friday afternoon from Little Rock where he had attended the meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Ma sons.
 w. F. Hunt came from Hatton Friday, and after spending a day in Mena, left last Saturday for Waton- ga, Ok, where he will visit his daughter.
 Mrs. Levi Pigg and children went to Hatfield Friday to spend the weekend with Mir. and Mrs. T. R.. Bates. They will be joined Sunday by MT. Pigg.
 Among those here Saturday were. w. F. Taylor and Ira w. Lamson of Cove, E. T. Avants and Milton Law renee of Shady, F. F. Ward of Quito, and B. W. Embry of Ink.
 Mrs. Carrie Whipple of Hatfield spent the latter part of this past week in Mena with Mrs Claude Ben nett and children and other rela- tives.
 Mrs. R. L. ThrailkiIl, after spend ing five weeks with Mena friends looking after her property interests, left Friday for King City, Mo, where she will be at the home of her mother.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Randall, who had lived on the Ira D. Seymour farm during the summer, moved last week to the farm of Mrs. H. C. Ruppenthal, south of Mena. and bet ter known as the Prof. John Trainer farm
 Mrs. George H. Butler and chil- dren returned to Page Friday after having spent most of the week with Frank Butler, who is attend ing the Mena schools and staying at the home of Mir. and Mrs. George Legate.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. H. Witzman and children arrived in Mena Friday from Joplin, Mo-, going from here to the home of Mir. and Mrs. Phil Schneider in the Oak Ridge commu- nity. They expect to locate in Polk county.
 Judge J. l. Alley and Mrs. Alley returned Friday evening from Lit tie Rock, where Judge Alley as del- egate from Polk county. had attend ed the opening sessions of the con- stitutional convention, which has adjourned until next July.
 Word came from Grannis Friday that Mr. and Mrs. 0. (. Kirby had 'been called 10 Little Rock on ac- count of the serious illness of their son, Will. a member of the Nation al Army. who is suffering with an attack of pneumonia following a siege of measles.
 Frank C. Fried left on Saturday for Camp Beauregard, La, where he will spend Sunday with his brother, Fred, who is with the National Army from this state. Frank will return to Mena in time to leave on Thurs day night for Kansas City to re- port for duty in the radio branch of the army service.
 MT. and Mrs. V. P. Goodner, who were married last Sunday at the home of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. James Wilhite, near Waters, were in Mena Friday to leave for Oilton, Ok, where Mir. Goodner has been employed in the oil fields, and where they are going to make their home.
 Dr. A. D. Hilton and K. R. Black we'll of Hatfield were in Men for short time Friday, making the trip in MT. Blackwell's auto. Mir. Black well practically completed plans to have Mrs. Blackwell and children move from Heavener to Mena so that he will be nearer home, and that the children may have the ad- vantage of the Mena schools.
 Miss Willie Mount of the Junior class represented the High school on the program given in Cove Friday at the meeting of the Polk County Educational Association. She was on the program for a vocal solo, with Miss Maude Moore as accompa- nist The young ladies went to Cove Friday evening with Mir. and Mrs. 0. B. Witherspoon, who had been in Mena to do shopping.
 Dr. E. E. Holt is rejoicing in the news that Dr. John Young Brown, his closest friend in St. Louis, Mo-, has been named by President Will son as an aide to Governor Gard ner of Missouri and as the head of the organization of the District AGol;anl I,anJc nf fho cf of npaatad