The Rice belt journal., 1921-12-17
PERSONAL MENTION and
ITEMS OF INTEREST
(By Our Staff Reporter)

Mrs. B. L. Orvis has as her
guest this week Miss Lena Wool
man of Lake Charles.
Gerald Gault of Jennings was
in town Friday visiting relatives.
C. H. Nash was here Sunday
shaking hands with friends. He
has been employed as operator at
: Jennings for about three weeks.
having been transferred from
RaCeland Junction, where he was
stationed for about six months af-
ter leaving Welsh.
Mrs. R. L. Walker of Bell City
is visiting her daughter, Mrs.R. l..
Weldon, this week.
R. F. Prentice and son, Lester,
were visitors here from Jennings
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Jack Reeve arrived Sunday
from Detroit, Michigan, and will
spend the winter at the home of
his brother, Mr.. A. Reeve.
Mrs. T. c. Simmons and daught-
erS and Misses ESSie Johnston,
and Eula Walker were shopping
in Lake Charles Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Reeve, Mrs.
A. Reeve, Alf Reeve and Mrs.
Walter Monks were in Lake Char
les shopping Wednesday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Gallup accompanied
her grand daughter, Miss Ella
| WeSSOn TO St. Patrick'S Sanitari-
Ium in Lake Charles Friday, the
latter undergoing an operation
for appendicitis Saturday morn
ing.
DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Godfrey and
Misses Ivy and Dovie Foster went
to Lake Charles Saturday.
S. 0. ScogginS was business
visitor in Lake Charles Monday
and Tuesday.
Mr.. Van Carter, secretary of the
Louisiana Sunday School Associ-
alton was in town Wednesday
shaking hands with friends.
Rev. R. L. Weldon, in company
with H. G. Patterson, F. E. Hurl-
but and Frank Harris, returned
Monday from Port Arthur, Texas
where they attended the Gulf
Conference, in session Dec. Iii |
Rev. Weldon was returned to this |
charge by Bishop E. L. Waldorf |
to serve the congregation here for
another year.
Mrs. w. B. Barton, national
worker for the Woman'S Mission
ary Society of the Methodist
church, arrived Tuesday and adj
dressed the ladies of the Home
Missionary Society at the church
lIldl AFTERNOON.
An interesting music recital
wasrendered by the pupils of Mrs.
Ralph Reeve at the high school
auditorium Monday night. The
numebrS were all well rendered
and received with applause by the
audience.
S. R. Abbott is moving his fam
lily to Lake Charles, where they
will make their home, and near
where he will farm the coming
year.
Miss Vernie Unkel returned
Wednesday evening from New
Orleans, where she has finished
a graduate course in nursing al
the Charity Hospital with the
highest honorS. She expects to
make her home in Welsh with
her parents, and after vacation
will take up nursing.
The program committee of the
Methodist Sunday School is busy
preparing the Christmas program
which will be rendered at the
church the evening of December
24th.
Rev. R. J. Brown preached his
farewell sermon at the Baptist
church Sunday night, he having
accepted call to the pastorate of
he Baptist church at Fisher, La
Rev. Brown has already gone to-
.he new charge and his family
will follow him as soon as their
nome is arranged there, with the
exception of thes on, Trice, who
will continue in school here dur
ng the balance of the school year.
lie is to graduate with the class
of 1922. Rev. Brown has many
warm friends here, who, though
hey regret his departure are very
glad to know that the call he is
accepting is an important one, Of
.ering him comfort as we'll as op-
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