The Bossier banner., 1918-06-27
LOC al and
Person al
News Of a Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

Mrs. j. W. Hosier is reported Oh the
sick list this week.
The next regular meeting of the Po-
lice Jury will be held in this place OIL
Tuesday. July >th.
Miss Sallie Robson. of Alexandria,
state worker in the Sunday School AS
sociation. was III Benton last Friday
i'm the interest of that cause.
\ big plantation barbecue was given
to-day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. e. Logan. who reside near Vance
VILE \ few of their intimate friends
from here and there were invited to be
present.
Mrs. C. O. Gayle was called to Min
den Tuesday to attend the funeral Of
her cousin. Mr.. Clarence Chaffe. whO.:e
death occurred Monday evening, fOl-
lowing an attack of acute indigestion,
from which he suffered only about
thirty minutes.
Rev. and Mrs. Il. J. Holiday. OF
Plain Dealing. were in Benton Tuesday
to assist in organizing Woman's Mis-
sionary Society. Mrs Norris, of bal
las. Texas who was to have Eeen pres
ent, was taken i'll and was obliged to
return to her home.
Let us look upon the Parish Fair as
place of recreation and relaxation
for a thrifty and Woodworking people
And surely if we do all those things de
nanded of us to-day in the way of wal
work (and we Should) we will he ell
titled to day or so of rest during the
coming fall.
Mrs. II. A. Johnson, accompanied by
her friend. Miss Mary Helm, and hel
sister. Mrs. T. w. OBannon, left sun
day for her home in Bunkie. also Miss
Helms home. The three have for some
weeks been guests at the home of Dr
{. II. Irion, father Of Mrs. O'Bannol
and Mrs. Johnson.
The two War-Saving Stamp adver
tisements appearing in this issue OF
the Banner are not paid. To date We
have not sold any space for advertis
ing OF this nature. We are pleased thai
we are in position to offer the Gov
ernment this help in its publicity cam
paiyn during its period of peril-and
we use that word ;ldvisedly.
Mr.. f. 4. Logan left yesterday fol
Shreveport. where he volunteered fol
service in the Regular Army. and has
since proceeded to New Orleans for hi.
final physical examination. Wherever
he may 20 the lest wishes of the Ban
ners entire force follow him and thu
same is true of a wide circle of friends
residing in this section.
The Banners July 1St subscription
statements will he mailed out Satur
day. At the same time the June Isl
statements will he made out, other du
ties having prevented our getting t.
that work at an earlier date. How
ever. at this season of the year ther,
are but few such statements, the ma
jority of the Banners subscriptions ex
piring during the fall.
Ii Bossier'S present population i
10000 people. and that is perhaps
about correct. then its allotment in til,
drive to sell War-Savings Stamps i
xihu,GCo 10 you believe that sum vii
Re subscribed in the parish within tn
next month or so! 1t should be- for
rel resents only $40 per capita, ant
already many residents of the parisl
have subscribed that amount sever;l
times over again.
The new Parish Fair letter heads
printed in three colors. are quite at
tractive indeed. In looking the jO
over we are reminded to call attention
to those who are tile moving spirits
in the cause of the fair this season
The officers are: Tom Hickman, Pres
ident: l.. w. Hutchings, Secretary, an,
w. Nj. Mccall, Treasurer. The direct
ors are NJ :. Rolinger. Z. w. Hutch
ingS Tom Hickman, w. NJ. Mccall
J. T.. Fulliloye. +. :. Burt. \. w. Sen
tell. j. \. Bumgardner. Leon Sanders
w. j. Fullilove and w. |. Ratcliff. A
soon as the catalogues are off the pres
we expect to publish in the Banne