The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-03-05
ELTON DEPARTMENT
Conducted by
Mrs. Lionel Bertrand

Mrs. Lionel Bertrand
Mrs. d. l.. Brooks of Jennings
came out last Thursday to make !,
her sister, Mrs. J, SoweIl a short
visit.
Misses lrma and Arlo Anderson
Laura Hayden, Rudolph Bruch-
hauS, Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Ber-
trand and Lucille, Mrs. r. W. Hay
den and Raymond, attended the
service at Raymond church Sun
day night, |
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Pratt of Jen-
IningS spent Sunday al the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ward.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
IArdoin, Sunday, February, 9th, |
la son.
Monday morning while plOW- |
ing in the field with a tractor,
Fred, Scott Carr'S son, living just |
south of Elton, had the misfor-
tune to have a foot pretty badly !
mashed and bone broken also
the small bone fractured above |
1.-The knee. 1t seems that Fred was |
walking along by the machine |
making some adjustments while |
the tractor was in motion and in |
some way stumbled so his foot !
and limb was run over by the |
heavy wheel. He is resting easy
and the family are grateful that
the accident was no more serious.
Jim SoweII and family moved
onto their newly purchased farm
south of town Thursday from
Jennings. The SoweIIS, a few
years ago lived near Elton and
have host of friends who wei
come them back again.
| Mrs. J. Hebert and son, Law
renee, who have been in the hos
pitaI in Lake Charles the past two
weeks, where the latter under
went a slight operation are home
again and Lawrence is able to be
out little.
p. J. Johnson and family who
have been occupying rooms at
mrs. PenningtonS during the win
ter months moved back to the
farm Saturday. The children will
drive the car in to school the re-,
mainder of the term.
Mrs. Jno LeJune, we are glad
Ito note, is recovering from her
Irecent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Bertrand,
Misses Maude Anderson and Thel-
ma Tietje took in the WooIey
lecture at Welsh Friday night.
The School-houSe Auditorium
has been secured as the place for
the lecture to be given by Mrs.
Mary Harris Armor on WedneS-
day evening March 10th. Don't
fail to hear this woman, Americas
Igreatest orator. The following
paragraph is taken from a Bio
graphical Sketch" of Mrs. Armor
written by Mrs. Burghard treas
urer Georgia w. c. T. u.
"Those who have heard Mrs.
Armor speak once, twice, six, or
dozen times are the most eager
to hear her again, Her eloquence
is unexcelled. She is the peer of
any platform speaker, man or wo-
man, in the world today. Added
ito her vision of a nation-of a
worId-redeemed from the drink
evil is her ever present common
sense as to methods. The plans
she suggests are practicable and
workable.
No charge for admission, but a
free-will Offering will be taken to
defray expenses.
The pupils of the, first grade at
school whose teacher, Miss Jen-
ME Harmon went to her home IN
Jennings Friday to spend the
week end were greatly surprised
and much excited to learn she had
returned to them Monday as Mrs
Kelley, she having been married
Saturday evening to Mr.. Leonard
Kelley, a prosperous young bust
ness man of that city. AS the new
Mrs. Kelley marched into the as
sembly room Monday mornlns'
with her pupils the pianist render,
ed the most popular wedding
march and the entire exercises
were given with the greatest con
sideration for the bride. Love
songs, and Home Sweet Home
were touchingly rendered by the
entire school followed by /;
shower" of rice, and good wish