The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-08-01
Misses Pearl and May Weaver

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past few weeks here, for her hom'
in Florida, where after a visi
they will continue on to Georgi'
to visit their grand parents.
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The family are in receipt of {
cablegram announcing the safe ar
rival overseas of Lieut.. Albert
Winbarg, who was among the las
of our home boys to sail ; and il
reports are true, nearly all who
have been stationed at Camp
Beauregarde will be going over
ere long.
Mr.. Emmett Prudhome was the
guest Of Mrs. j. Prudhome and
family, en- route from the west
to the cantonment in Georgia,
where he would have gone with
the selectmen from this parish a
few days previous, but missed
connection and so he followed as
soon as possible.
Lieut.. Freeman, Sergeant Win
barg, Breazeale, H. Katie, /.
Nelkea, w, Aycocke, Gimbert,
Breda, Hargis, Prudhome, Clou-
tier, Caspari were among our
boys who came up from Beaure-
garde to spend Sunday and say
goodbye to home folks, as they
hope and expect to be sent oyer
seas very soon.
Mr.. J. Willie Freeman. second
son of the late Sheriff j. w.
Freeman, is among the graduates
at the Normal next Tuesday, and
to whom the editor is indebted for
an invitation to attend the exer-
cises. Congratulations to the
young man, and best wishes for a
bright and successful future.
Supt. Hudson, Judge Cunning
ham, President V. L.. Roy and
Rep. u. P. Breazeale went to
Cloutierville Tuesday to lay the
corner stone of the handsome new
school building that will be ready
for occupancy when school opens
in the fall, land report fine crowd,
fine entertainment, fine hospital
ity. fine rain and fine crops.
Rev. Adolphe Terry, who will
be recalled SO pleasantly by many
friends while a student at the
Normal, has just returned
from Brazil, where he is doing
missionary work for a visit to
home folks, has been the guest of
his brother, Rev. Dana Terry, the
past week, assisting him with a
meeting at the Cane River church.
Tuesday, August 9Th, will bring
the summer term of the Normal to
a close, when class of Al will
graduate, among them the follow
ing Natchitochians: Mr.. }. W.
Freeman, Misses Camille De-
BIieux, lone Collins, Clio Allen,
Mona Derouen, Bessie Ford,
Nellie Hooker, Lucille Latham,
Hazel E. Merritt. Mrs. Esther w.
Hart.
News of the promotion OF Capt.
T. f. Porter to the rank of Major,
was received Monday and will be
learned with pleasure by his old
friends. The Major went to the
first officers training camp and
won his commission as captain of
field artillery, and was one of the
instructors in both the second and
third and was sent to South Car
DINA some time ago, where he just
won this new honor. upon which
The Enterprise congratulates him
and his justly proud family.
The friends of DR.. w. N. Han
kins, of Derry. will be interested
in learning that he has recently
been commissioned as First Lieut..
and sent 10 Camp Macarthur
(Texas), in charge of one of the
hospitals. There are $4,000 sol
diers at this aviation camp, prac-
tlcally all northern and eastern
men, and it is fatterlng indeed for
one of our home boys to have
been appointed to such a respon-
sible position, Immediately upon
going into service. but Lieut..
Hankins, while young, has had
fine training and experience, and
is fully capable of filing it with
honor and credit to himself, fam