The herald., 1917-01-04
PERSONALS
A ND OTHERWISE

Miss Anna Louise McNeely return
ed TO Algiers TO resume her studies at
Newcomb College after spending the
holidays at Covington, La.
Master Allen Vinet had the misfor-
tune to fall on stove and hurt his
head Monday evening.
Miss Maud Allen fell while running
and sprained her wrist. DR.. Lowe at
tended her.
The Thursday Afternoon Five Hun
dred Club met last week at the home
! OF Mrs. Louis w. Peterson. The sue
cesstul players were Mrs. Louis W.
PETERSON and Mrs. G. Johnson. The
consolation fell to the lot of Mrs. L.
A. Theard. The next meeting will
take place at the home of Mrs. w. A.
Nelson.
Misses lone Hampton and Maude
Anderson spent the week end in Abita
Springs, the guests OF Mrs. H. ].
Thompson.
The police recovered from Alix
Suberville of 735 Patterson Street
three brass valves, a brass lubricant
and brass pipe with valve attached,
which Suberville found at Elmira
aAvenue and Patterson Street. The
articles are being held for Identified
ton.
The Thursday Afternoon Euchre
Club met last week at the home of
! Mrs. r. Engler. The successful play
sers were Miss Katherine Clarke, Mrs
R. J. Williams, playing for Mrs. E. ].
MOthe, and Mrs. A Burke. Mrs. Fl.
Lee Sease received the consolation.
The next meeting will take place at
the home of Mrs. l.. F. Gisch.
Nathan Martin, a negro, sixty-tyo
years old, of $40 Opelousas Avenue,
attempted to alight from a street car
at De Armas and lTeche streets. ac-
cording to police report, and fell to
the pavement, sustaining a wound on
the right side of the head He again
boarded the car and returned to his
home.
Mac c. Burhild was arrested
Thursday evening by Patrolman Hyde
of the Eighth Precinct Station on a
capias from the Second City Criminal
Court. Burchild. police say, is
charged with the theft of a steel tape
line from a contractor on the lower
coast.
John Gray, employed as a carpen-
ter at the New Orleans dry docks, |
fell a distance of fifteen feet from
ladder while at work repairing the
dredge Dixie, Friday, and was sent
to the Presbyterian Hospital on the
advice of DR.. ]. r. Adams, who was
called to attend, but shortly after
ward was sent to his home.
Mayor Behrman, Superintendent !
Reynolds. E. c. Brodtman. W. H. !
Ward, Joseph w. LennoX and Robley
p. Stearnes We're yisiSors- to- SlidclTs
Saturday to witness the launching of
the steamship Baltic |. Mayor Behr- !
man delivered the address on this
occasion.
Mischievous persons placed a num-
Der of railroad torpedOes on the street
car tracks at Opelousas Avenue and |
Bouny Street Friday night and when |
car passed they were exploded. |
Part of one of the torpedoes struck |
glass at GAL Bouny Street. shatter
ing it.
Mrs. H. B. Zeringue and children |
of Chicago are spending the winter |
with Mr.. Chris Herbert and children.
Rev. c. Kuegele and sister have the J
sympathy of their many friends in
the loss of their mother, whose death
occurred last week in Virginia
Miss Irma Daniels of Sea Shore
Grounds is the guest of Miss Eugenia
Herbert
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown Dorsey spent
the holidays in Morgan City.
Mrs. Henry Bfinkman, who has
been the guest of Mrs. H. Gait for
several weeks, has returned to her
home in Houston, Tex.
Mrs. A. Kicker and little daughter,
Anna, spent few days in Lafayette
this week.
Homer Herbert left Sunday for
Greenwood, Miss, to accept a posi-
ton.
Mrs. James Gerretts entertained
the Friday Night Euchre Club last
week. The successful players were
Mrs. w. Sadler, Mrs. d. Muir
tagh and Mrs. Lester Brooks. The
consolation was received by Miss VI.
Drummer. The next meeting will be
held at the home Of Mrs. A. Graf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Coburn left
Sunday for their home in Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Gus Weber and children of
Tex, spent the holidays
here with Mrs. F. J. Borne, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mcmahon and
little girl of Marshall, Tex, were
guests of relatives for the holidays.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the boat ride to be given
tonight by SITS. John Social Club on
the steamer Sidney. The committee
promise all who attend a most enjoy
able time. All the affairs given by
SITS. John Club have been most sue
cessful, both socially and financially,
and the ride will be a repetition of
former successes. All who are de-
sirous of spending a pleasant evening
should be present on the ride to-
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis ]. Nelson and
little son have returned from Gulf
port and expect to leave the latter
part of the week for their home in
Marshall, Tex.
Under orders of Superintendent
of the Society for Proven