The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-06-12
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Person al
News of a Week as Told
S by the Banner Reporters

Mrs. Belle Wise left this afternoon
for Belcher to visit the Misses Brown
mt the home of Rev. J. NJ. Brown.
Mr.. q. NJ. johnson returned Tues
day from kingsland. Ark. where he
had been on business for several days.
POSTMASTER r. J. Taylor, still at
a Shreveport Sanitarium. is reported to
he now free of fever and much I'M
proved in condition.
The latest reports are that Mrs. l.
ii. Martin who is i'll ut Il Shreveport
Sanitarium. is doing nicely and is on
the road to IA rapid recovery.
Mrs W. +. McDade, of Belcher.
Whose serious illness was reported in
last weeks issue of the Banner, is said
to be much better at present
Mrs $. +. Met ouuadale and little
daughter. of Many. Mrs. Eudocia Kelly.
of Shreveport. and Mrs. Nj. J. Head, OF
BosSier City. are guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs r. Il. Hill.
The regular meeting of Cypress
Lodge. +. and A. NJ. will he held to-
night ut the Masonic Hall. In addi-
ton to the routine affairs of the lodge,
there are three candidates to be passed
to the Feilowcraft degree.
Mr. W. w. Carter left Saturday of
last week for Memphis. Tenn. accom-.
panied hy his little son, Lynn. aged
about seven years. The little fellow
has for some years been Il cripple as !;
result of IN attack of infantile par
alysiS. and will he left ut hospital il
that city for special treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs L. Swords returned
Tuesday from Teyarkana. Ark. They
went to TeXalkana last Saturday. Mr.
Swords expecting to be operated on
The surgeon bad gone to New York
however so they came back to Benton
to await his return. They will 90 t,
TeXarkana again in about ten days
The following item appeared il
Tuesdays issue of the Shreveport
Times: Misses Mercer Virginia ant
Caro- Gayle. who have been attendin,
the Florida State College at TallahaS
see. Fla. are at home with thei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. {. o. Gayle
1857 Irving Place" Miss Caro- Gayl
visited friends in Benton Tuesday.
-Messrs. T. W. W. StinSon and J. II
Montgomery needing the signs Of TIN
times. went out to Bodcau yesterday OF
fishing expedition They had intend
ed to camp out for two days. but foun'
that Bodcau was out of its banks, du
to the rain on Tuesday. so they return
ed to Benton in the afternoon, and vii
probably 20 out again when the lax
is down to normal.
Superintendent of Schools FortsO
announced Yesterday that the facult
for Red Land Graded School was beill
selected. Only one teacher has bee
elected so far-NIiSs EStelIe DOdsOl
who WAS reelected to her position I
the PAST year Mr. Fortson is in CO.
resrondence with several teachers
different parts of the state and s;,!
that he expects the entire faculty wi
I've elected within ii short time.
Mr.. T. +. Harper has receive
word that his son. Mr.. Pat Il. Harpe
left France Tuesday for the Unite
States. Mr.. Harper says that he thinl
his son will he discharged and at hon
by July 18th. He volunteered on Ma
o4th of last year He was working
Shreveport at the time, and his o
place is still open to him. He has hex
overseas with the American EXped
tionary Forces, and is member
Company Il. Unit 300.
The Parish Sunday School Ass
citation convention will be held in BE
ton on Monday and Tuesday. the ,:
and 18th The convention will open
$50 O'Clock Oh the morning of the %
1t is for all Christian workers Of /;
denominations. All the Sunday schG
delegates Of the parish are eXpect
and will he entertained while in BE
ton The program will present comm
nifty and local Sunday school activitit
Every Sunday school in the pari
should have delegates at this cOnve
ton. for, If you and your Sund'
school are to he all you may be, to Z
church of which you are part. and
the community in which you live, "
will he, not only with your own denol