The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-04-12
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ht you correctly and will sur
please you. DR.. Friedman is no,
I located in our city.
Mans Panama and Straw hats, a
exceptionally strong line at SEMMEL
4 MANS.
Miss Helen freeman was tn
] hostess at a dance in honor o.
Company A on Saturday night
when social intercourse was en-
joyed as much as the dancing
Punch, cakes and candies were
served thruout the evening anc
much enjoyed by the young PEG
pie.
The young ladies entertained
the boys who enlisted in the mill
tia, with dance at the home OF
Miss Suzette Inter on Thursday
night, when the young people
tripped the light fantastic to the
enlivening music played by Mrs.
POLICEMAN between that of the vic
trola. until a late hour.
In spite of the very inclement
weather those Cinderellas who at
tended the party given by Miss
Corinne Aswell on Wednesday
afternoon enjoyed a very pleasant
meeting. Misses Hargrovc and
Glover were guests of the evening
and with the members enjoyed the
dainty salad course, followed by
homemade candy served by tie
gracious hostess assisted by her
mother.
A patriotic meeting of the COL
ored citizens of Natchitoches who
are always ready, anxious and
wiling to do their part, will be
held at Lincoln Institute on Sat
urday afternoon at 8 p. M, when
addresses will be made by promi-
nent white and colored citizens.
The flag raising of the handsome
stars and stripes of the Olympic
was attended with much pomp
and ceremony. Saturday afternoon
when an interesting program was
given with Company A in COM
mand. Patriotic addresses we're |
made by Judge Porter, Messrs
VI. H. Carver and V. L. Roy and
The drilling of the boys added no
70 the interest of the occasion.
A large crowd was in attendance
a spite of the very inclemeDt
The arrangements for the plans
Vt The Better Baby Celebration
AVE not been definitely made as
ret, due to the delay in getting
nto connection with certain par
les 10 other sections OF the State,
Who volunteered their services on
that the date be convex
ent. So the committee in ch irge
waiting to hear before any pub
ic announcement can be made,
,ut the national event will be Gel
brated if not just at the date set {
side for the purpose by the head ,
Il the movement, it will be some
ime as near that as possible.
The very sensible custom of
arly closing that always begins in
april, went into effect last week '
S was seen by the notice publish t
d in our last issue, and from Thea =
ntil October the business houses :
7ill close at six o'clock every 1
light but Saturdays.
Our progressive business men i,
hould 90 just step further, as its $
one in every city and town with
be exception OF very few where
customs still prevail, Z
nd instead of limiting the time, n
lake it from April to April, with 1
ne exception possibly of a cou-
lie of weeks before the new year, :
.hen the winding up of the years I
usiness might necessitate longer :
ours.
The neighborhood of the court j
ouse was thronged with interes-
ID spectators on Friday afternoon t
decoration Day, to watch the pro-
ession form after the singing of 4
he Star Spangled Banner, when !
18th Confederate flags flying, the n
'oys Scout followed by the Blue E
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