The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-31

AID 10 iiiOiC Inv ouAiAAOAs
hrs. Sue Logan of Walnut Hill,
Ark, is guest at present at the
home Of Hrs. Mamie Logan.
Mr. j. E. Burt has just purchased
o handsome saven-passenger automo-
bile. 1t is the fourth Oldsmobile now
owned by residents of Benton.
hrs. A. M. Wyche returned home
Sunday from Plain Dealing, where
she spent some days at the home of
her father, Mr. s. j. Caldwell, and
with her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret
Caldwell.
Mr.. C. e. Hooper, Principal Of
Benton High School during the past
term, left one day recently for his
hcfne il McComb City, Miss. He left
Benton sooner than expected because
Of The illness of his father.
Frs. Dallas Jones and her two lit
tie boys, of Shreveport, who for more
than Q week past have been in Benton
aa quests at the home of Mrs. w. H.
s3ca@'erd. Mrs. Jones' mother, expect
10 leave Saturday for their home.
a iaint SESSION of the Police Jury
and Perish School Board will be hello
in this place Monday Of next week
a general discussion of the sources
Of revenue for the upkeep of the
schools and ether public institutions
will be in order, SO the reporter is
Informed.
The program to be given at the
school house tomorrow afternoon b!
members Of the R. j. Hancock Chap
ter, u. .. c., and their friends, il
conaraeTn Grafton of the Tooth birth
day anniversary of the President Of
tire Confederacy, will begin promptly
at 2 80 o'c,ock. A general invitation
70 attend is extended to the public.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Landlord, o.
Edna, this state, and their two chill
dren, are now in Shreveport on
visit with Mrs. Landlords parents
MIR. and Mrs. j. M. Montgomery
Tuess,cs7. accompanied by Mrs. Lank
ford's sisters, Misses Matte and Elise
MONTGOMERY, they motored to Bentor
and were joined by Mr.. and Mrs. j
Fl, MONTGOMERY in an outing for tht
day to Lake Bodcau. They repor
an enjoyable day, but very few flsf
were caught.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Wyche, accom-
paaied by Miss Conway Logan, O.
Shreveport, eldest daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. C. Logan, OF Vancevllle
exreet to leave tomorrow for Wash
ington, D. c., to attend the Confed
y crate Reunion. The reunion will b.
he On the 9Th, 9Th and 7th of June
the three middle days Of next week
Misses Katie and Minnie Wyche
VII, AGAIN this term were student
Of d Nashville, Tenn, college, are ex
pectea home to-day.
Mr. Lark r. Hollingsworth, age
about seventv-five Or eighty years
died 1T an early hour Tuesday morn
inr at his home some miles east
Rerton. For about four years he ha
been in an almost helpless conditlo
and his death is said to have bee
more due to general failing of III
faculties than to illness. Many year
ago Mr.. Hollingsworth came to Bos
SER Parish from Alabama, an
formerly resided near Haughton an
near Bellevue. He was known as
1pod and industrious man, devoted t
Iis hsrna and family. The intermer
was in Bellevue Cemetery yesterda!
Rev. James Evans conducting tn
funeral service. The deceased is SUI
yiveJ, BY widow, married daugi
ter. who resides near Cotton Vale.
and two sons, not now residents
tbs state.
In The hope that every resident )!
the parish who is of fit age for mil
tary service may become famlll:
with the plan of registration to
carried out on the 9Th of June ar
the questions that will be asked, tt
q Banner is republishing this wes
much Of the information that WI
given on these subjects in last week
issue. Also, those who vii! have
register in complying with the rece
raIing OF Congress and the War y
partnent are again reminded Tn
registration does not mean emil:
ment. Neither does is necessarl
follow that one will be dratte
ihough he may be. Of the ten m
lion or more men in the United Stat
witbin the prescribed age limit on
100000 will be drafted on the III
call. and that means only one out
twenty. From those who must reg