The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-10-10


accept any one of a dozen excuses for
looming off home and leaving you to
do the same if you could get away. he'd
be a gimper all right. A gimper is
scout who does everything just little
better than he has to-"
In the church work the gimper is
surely a very desirable member.
The committees are still making re-
ports of subscriptions toward the new
church.
PERSONALS.
Last Friday, Mr.. Lee Simms, an AL
giers boy and member of our church,
died of Spanish influenza in the Staten
Island Hospital, New York City. Mr..
| Simms was a young man OF twenty
three. He was very much admired
and beloved by a host Of friends and
relatives. He was not in uniform at
the time Of his death, though he was
in the employ of the government on
one of the boats that plyed to Europe.
Mr.. Simms' father, mother and sisters
live at 225 Vallette Street. His
brother, MIR. Otis Simms OF Newton
| Street, has gone for his body. inter-
ment will occur some time the latter
mart of the week. Mr.. Simms mas a
connection of prominent people, DelnS
nephew of Mr.. William NJ. Kent,
one of the officials of the Texas ana
Pacific Railroad. and a cousin OF the
Honorable Luther E. Hall. The pray
ers and sympathy of the church are
extended to the family of the de
ceased.
| Rev r. NJ. Brown of Felicity Street
| Church has been very sick with Span
ish influenza, but is better.
| Mrs p. E. Heard and Miss Gladys
Hoard of Bunkie. La, we're the guests
of Mrs. Wier during the week
Sergeant Henry E. Albrizi is the
guest Of his family on Bellevue
Street. He is in fine health and good
shirts. His friends we're glad to see
him and appreciated the talk he mace
at prayer-meeting last Thursday night
| Miss Pearl Collett is visiting friends
in Port Allen, La, and writes that she
has been having a delightful visit.
Miss Gladys Butcher who has been
sick again for week, has recovered
Miss Louise Davis has gone on
visit TO relatives in Delhi, La.
Miss Ruth Hafkesbring is guest
~ her father and mother on Seguin
Street, after having been SICK at tne
hospital for several days.
Mrs. Joel Lilly has returned nome
after a weeks visit in Hazlenurst
Miss.
DIR Hiram Abiff Boaz. secretary OF
tho church Extension Board, who was
due in New Orleans this week, can
not come until November 4.
Bishop J. c. Kilgo met all OF the pre-
siding elders of the Louisiana Annual
Conference at the First Methodls'
church Wednesday. Wednesday nlgh'
he was rendered a reception at Rayne
Memorial Church. Remember that tine
Annual Conference meets at rlrs.
Church November Is. How man,
| guests can you entertain? Pernap'
Won want one of your former pastors
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
: After consultation with the doctors
the nastor wishes to withdraw the In
vitation to the congregation to atten'
the natriotic meeting in body at I'M
| French Opera House THURSDAY nlsh,
We will have prayer-meeting as usual
Friday night, at o'clock, the DO!
scents of Troop No. Is are requested
to meet promptly to discuss TN
Fourth Liberty Loan Bond and tn'
mart they shall take. Some OF TN
hoys we're in the prize-winning GROVE
in the last Liberty Loan Drive
At 8 o'clock Friday night the boar'
of Stewards will meet at the churcn
II is earnestly desired that this BOAR.
shall be present and the New Cnurci
Commission is also requested 10 d
nresent. There will be business o
serious importance presented to TIM
body. and every member of the church
will not only be welcome but is urget
to be present.
Services next Sunday morning ant
Sunday night as usual. Come yoursei
and tell your friends Of our services
? SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The contest for membership wa
started last Sunday. We had volun
: teer enlistment after Sunday Schoo
and received about forty names. Mex
!, Sunday morning we want to ge
0 ten more, and then we can start t
:. draft the other members of the schoo
{ The contest is that Of race. w
|. have two sides and each side runs a
r aeroplane, leaving New Orleans an
J. irving to reach Berlin in ten weeks