The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-02-01
PERSONALS
A N D OTHERWISE

Nh George Munsterman left for his
home in Buras La Saturday, after
spending a fen days here with his pa
rents.
The many friends Of Mr.. A. l.. Bour
geois will be pleased 10 learn that he
Is recovering from an attack of pneu
monia
Mrs. Amelia Smith has returned
from MoutpeIia. She is kept busy
Installing groves in the city and
throughout the State
Miss Verona Stumpf. one of the
most popular bride-elects of the sea.
son, entertained her bridesmaids at
dinner on Sunday.
Mrs. A. Heyderman Of San Fran.
/ cisco was entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. c. /. Stumpf last Thursday.
Mr.. Chris l.. Stumpf. Jr., celebrated
the twenty-irst anniversary of his
birth on Thursday. January "a. He
entertained his friends from 5 to y
p. N. \ birthday cake with twenty
one candles occupied a prominent
place Oh the dining table. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
7 Miss Verona Stumpf entertained
/ Mr.. and Mrs. George W. McDuff. Mrs.
/ G. II. Riddle and Mrs. V. Hoover at
dinner on Tuesday.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Wattigney OF
go Seguin street are receiving CON
gratulations on the arrival of a fine
/ baby boy at their home
Mrs. Harry Kegris of 539 Pacific
avenue presented her husband with
baby boy Sunday.
Little Martha EdgecOmb, who was
severely burned last week, is doing
nicely.
The many friends of Master Floyd
and little Miss Mary B. Hauffe will
regret to learn that they are quite
i'll at their home in OpelOusas avenue.
Messrs. Earl Murtagh and Emmett
Hotard left for an extended trip to
Chile.
The committees in charge of the
masquerade party to be given Satur-
day night at Pythian Hall by the
White Rose Social Club are working
hard to make the affair a success. A
fine band Of music has been engaged
and good time is promised all who
attend.
1t is with deep regret that the many
friends of Mr.. Ed McNair will learn
that he is suffering from a broken
rib. Mr.. McNair had the misfortune
TO slip from block on the New Or
leans Dry Dock. DR.. A. c. King is
, in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard F. Bonner
have the sympathy of their many
friends in the loss aOf their infant
daughter, Florence Mary, who died
Friday evening. The funeral took
place Saturday morning from the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Brownlee. 407 DelarOnde street.
H. l.. Mclean, superintendent of
the Algiers Railway and Lighting
Company, paid business :rin to
Houston last week.
In nationwide plan to raise an
endowment fund for the pensiOning
of aged and infirm members of the
Episcopal clergy, a definite campaign
has been organized among Louisiana
Episcopal churches to raise this
States share of S5.000,OO0 by March
l, according to an announcement
made public by the local central COM
mittee Saturday night. Messrs.
Adolph Spitzfaden, H. L. Hoyt and
George Koppel represented Mount
Olivet Church.
Since Thursday afternoon Recorder
Burthe has presided over the Third
Recorders Court in the absence of
Recorder Golf, who was taken to the
Hotel Dieu Thursday night to I'M
dergo an operation. Recorder Burthe
VIII preside as usual in the morning
at the Second Recorders Court.
The Thursday Afternoon Euchre
Mrs. A. Graf. The successful players
were Mrs. A. Graf, Mrs. c. Frisch
and Mrs. HOogOven. Mrs. Aycock
tplaying for Mrs A GoebeD received
the consolation. The next meeting
will take place at the home of Mrs.
c. Frisch in Elmira avenue.
Col. }. P. Mayo of the immigration
Station has been confined to his
home with an attack of la grippe.
Mrs. Frank E. Henning has the
sympathy of her many friends in the
loss of her brother, the late Ignatius
Strehle, whose death occurred last
week in Gretna.
Four LeghOrn chickens and a roos-
ter, valued at $3.50. were stolen from
a cage in the yard of Henry Hauffe,
in OpelOusas avenue, between Pacific
and Atlantic avenues, last week.
The second fancy dress and mas
querade ball of the Woodmen of the
World and Woodmen Circle of this
city will be given at the Athenaeum
Saturday, February g. Among those
on the committee are George G.
Brunssann, G. L. Babin, Mrs. A.
Smith and Mrs. r. Nolan.
The local branch, No. II, of the
National Association of Civil Service
Employees at Navy Yards and Stations
are completing arrangements for a
moonlight ride and dance on the
evening of February ). The execu-
tive committee is composed of B. d.
Fowler, A. G.. Hyland, ]. May, J.
Lusk, o. F. Jansson and J. Rosen-
berg. Various surprises are planned.
A large attendance is expected. The
local branch of the association was
established in September, 1916.
The United States gunboat Wheel
ing, having completed a nine months
cruise along the Mexican coast, is
now at the Navy Yard below Algiers.