The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-09-17

was enjoyed by large company of
relatives and friends.
Emma Mae Stokes came in from
Galveston Friday for av isit with rela.
tives.
B. F. Garbarino and family made
business trip to Jennings Saturday.
While there MIR. Garbarino bought the
50 acre tract of land joining his farm
on the north, which was sold at sher.
ifs sale.
Chas. Jeter was an Elton visitor
from Welsh Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Buler came in Saturday
afternoon from av isit with her people
in Leblanc.
Chas Gooch and family, who have
been in thew est for some time ar
rived Saturday and will again go to
housekeeping on the old home place
south of town. Mr.. Gooch has been
in very poor health and his many
friends here were glad to see him
looking so well.
Olan and Enroll Broussard left Mon
day for school, the former to the Semi.
nary at st. Benedict and Eroll to st
Charles College at Grand COteau. The
boys had a successful term at the
schools last year.
Mrs. Levonia Ortego, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Gary, went to
Crowley Thursday to enter the Con
vent there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Hutchinson Of
Bryan, Texas, arrived Saturday for 2
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tietje. Mr.. Hutchinson is a profesos'
in the College at Bryan, while Mrs
Hutcheson was Miss Cora Thomas
who resided in Elton with her parents
for several years and has a host OF
friends here who will be glad to see
her again.
Mrs. A. W. Langley returned las
week from New Orleans, where she
went to purchase her fall millinery
stock. She was accompanied by Miss
Bessie Fruge.
VIM. and Eraste Langley of Jen
nings were Elton visitors Saturday
Mrs. Otis Putnam was in New Or.
leans part of last week buying goods
Rev. S, HazlewoOd of Acadia parish
came in Saturday and spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Will Eastwood
II Rev HaZlewood occupied the Baptist
pulpit both morning and evening Sun
day as Rev. Wallace is still away hold
ing meetings in Mississippi.
Miss Pearl Himler of Jennings open
ed the Pleasant Summit school Mon
day morning and is making her home
with Mrs. A. H. Anderson, AS many
of the pupils have entered high school
there will be but one teacher there
this year.
School started out Monday morning
with every teacher on hand and an
enrolment of $50 pupils, fifty-fve in
the high school department, the great
est number ever enrolled in that de
partment. Thirteen of this number
are in the senior class, thirteen in the
junior and thirteen in the sophmore
Prof Nixon is not the least bit super
stitious because Of this strange co
incidence, but predicts the best work
ever for this year. 1t seems that the
faculty will have plenty of work as
pupils are coming from all directions
there being three wagonettes running
and in a few days the fourth will start
from the Liberty district. Two are
from Allen parish and one from the
1 Ruller settlement,
Rev. Paul Leeds, of Kinder held ;
baptismal service at the Indian church
Sunday afternoon which was Target!
attended. Rev. Holden, who is con
nected with the Congregational Mis-
sionary Board, was with him and hat
several pictures of the congregation
taken for use in the various publica
lions. Those attending from tow
were Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Powell, Mis-
| Lemon, Mrs. Emma Pilgrim, Mrs. Id
Ward and Leslie, Miss Rena Hewitt
| Lionel Bertrand and family, Mrs. +
Inv. Hayden and Raymond and Mrs
II Louise Marchant.