The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-06-06
Local end
Personal
News of a Week as Told
az by the Banner Reporters

Mrs. W. l.. Keith is said to he Oh the
sick list this week.
Or. {. H. Irion has as a guest his
sister, Mrs. \. B. I.afargue of Marks
vile. and her little daughter, who came
In last night.
Mr.. Il. l.. Garrett. a North BoSSler
resident, while here on business this
forenoon. called to renew his subscrip-
ton to the Banner.
\ meeting of the Il. J. Hancock
Chapter. L. ID. c.. was held in Benton
Tuesday afternoon. ut the home OF It's
President. Mrs. w. II. Scanland.
Lieut.. yolney V. Wilmington fur
nishes his new address as Officer's
Quarters No. .. Infantry Replacement
Camp. Camp Lee. Va. We were pleased
to again hear from him.
Mr. Morris Adger. who for some
time has been farming on the Cadd0
side of the river. near Gillian. Is now
here on i, visit with his mother, Mrs.
Matte C. Adser. to remain until he Is
called into the service.
Mrs. T.. H. Belcher had as guests
Sunday her eldest brother. Mr.. J. f.
Adyer, of Belcher. and members Of his
family: also Mrs. Lizzie Adger. of that
place. and her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Nattin at present her guest.
Guests at the home Of DIR. {. II
Irion are his daughter. Mrs. II. A
Johnson. of Bunkie. and one of hel
friends who resides in that place
Miss Mary Helm. Little Kate Stafford
is. of course, Il member of the party.
The little taby boy of Mr.. and Mrs
G. Il. Smith. residing near Vanceville
has been quite i'll ever since Thursda!
of last week. hut this week his cOndi
ton is thought to be somewhat I'M
proved \ trained nurse has been al
his bedside constantly.
L.
pany is to replace its old gin plant IL
this place with modernly -equipl'ed, up
to-date Elant to cost between x17.OW
and $4,000 and will he new out an(
out. The work of demolishing the ole
gin plant will he begun to-day.
Miss Harriet Currie left Sunday fol
Il. .,ft 1fpHU q
day or so quite pleasantly in Benton
as Il guest of Miss Madeline Smith
Miss Currie who has many friends II
our midst will he remembered as q
former teacher in Benton High School
DR.. Jake Alison. who for some years
has practiced his profession ut some
point in the southern portion Of this
state. has for the time given up his
practice because of poor health, and III
and the members Of his family are Wis
itors at the home of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. :. Alison, who reside SOnlt
miles south of Benton.
We arc pleased to make announce
though the news was Il long time i,
:, ing through. On April I'D Mis-
Emma Jewel Dewey. of Wynne, Ark.
was united in marriage to Lieut.
George Wesley O'Daniel. the cerenlon!
being performed at the home of tn
brides parents Lieut.. O1Daniel. wh'
for some years has been in the Regu
lar Army. is well known and liked Ii
the northern section of BOssier Parish
where he long resided. Many friends
will congratulate him over his recen
good fortune.
] urins the five-tlay period beginnir:
on the 18th 2DGO Class l white regis
trants from this state are to be callet
into the service of the United States;
and will go into training ut Camp Pike
Ark Boosters quota of this number Il
three Durin. the dve-day period be
ginning on the 10Th 5000 Class / col
ored registrants are to he called int
the service from Louisiana, the quot;
from Bossier being -. They are to b.
trained at Camp Funston. Fort Riley
Kans. These figures and dates were
furnished the Banner by the LOca
Draft Board, and are correct.
Fifteen additional volunteers from
among the registrants Of BOssier Par
isl, are wanted at once to enter Tulane
University tNew Orleans) for special
training. Men of all classes may apply
hui they must have developed some ME
chanical aptitude and advanced as fal
as the eighth grade in some grammar
; school. Only recently number of
young men from this parish who are
in the draft took advantage of a like
opening. or call. You will have to ACT
promptly to get in on this one. for to-
morrow night 1.-THE 7th) the Local
Draft Board must make its final report
by wire. In the event of Il failure to