The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-25
PiCkens News

o'clock. The Glee Club, under the
direction of Miss Ernie Mae Thomas,
sang. Rev. p. ID. Bragg of Car
thage, a former pastor of this church,
brought an impressive message to
a large congregation. Benediction
by the pastor, DR.. w F. Marlborough.
The Presbyterian Auxiliary met at
the church Monday afternoon for a
Bsble lesson from the second look OF
Samuel, led by Mrs. ]. B. Farabee.
Miss Ernie Mae Thomas, director
of the high school Glee Club. and
Mr.. Joe Hamlin, director of the
high school band, presented their
pupils in conce in the high school
auditorium Monday evening at 8
o'clock.
The "As You Like 1t" Club sponsor
ed a flower show, held in the Dixie
store on Yazoo Street Thursday. May
18th at 3 o'clock. Mrs. j. E. Max
well, Mrs. Hood May and Mrs J.. D.
McKie were the committee. The
judges were Mrs. Annie Ramsey, Mrs.
Bob Brown and Mrs. WEI Martin of
Durant. The flowers were beautiful
as to variety and arrangement. Those
who won first places were as fol-
lows: Mrs. c. M. Bryan, perennial
sweet pea, Queen Anne's Lace and
mixed basket Of more than three
kinds: Miss Lola Hart, nasturtiums;
Miss Matte Ma Hart, begonia: Mrs.
Joe Hamlin, double petunias; Mrs.
Will Boiling. IEydrangeas; Mrs. w.
8. Owen, naked bowl OF three flow
ers and pansies; Mrs. Tom Bunch,
coreopsis; o<rs. AnderS, Petunias;
Mrs. w. A. Hanna, TAinaris.
Mrs. Stella DENLY. mixed verbena;
lGtss Aaude Jones. Gala lily and red
lily: Mrs. George Stroud. hollyhocks;
Mrs. J. NJ. Marlborough, red verbena;
Mrs. W. L. Arnold, columbine, red
gerandum, peoples and Jacobs lad
der; Mrs. r. NJ. Bridgeforth. chry-
santhemums, wild rose, sweet peas,
miniature bouquet, cosmos and mix
ed larkspur.
Mrs. III. p. st. John, mixed bowl
of more than three flowers, globe
arrangement, plumbogo. miniature
bouquet of ageratum; Mrs. John
Hoover. ivy geranium, miniature
bouquet Of sweetheart roses, Phila-
delphus, wild Queen Anne's Lace;
Mrs. Nell Davidson, blue larkspur;
Mrs. Hood May, pink verbena.
Sweepstake prize. a lovely Eros
toria vase, was won by Mrs. r. NJ.
Bridgeforth, for having the great
est vaniety Of flowers to win blue
ribbons.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. v. Maxwell attend
ed the Northwestern Livestock Show
held in Como last week.
Mrs. Minnie Castle and daughter,
of Kilmichael, visited Misses Mary
and Matte Mai Hart Thursday.
Mrs. w. s. Atkinson and daugh-
tiers. Of Jackson, were business yisi-
tors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Evans and
children, T. j. and Minnie Maude,
Of Burwood, visited Mrs. Matte Hart
sunday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Spivey Brooks and
SON Frank, spent the weekend in
Philadelphia.
Miss Katherine Calender and Mrs
w. S. Heggie of Durant attended
the flower show Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Brown of
Durant visited Nh. and Mrs. Hood
May Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lucas of Eb-
enezer visited friends here Tuesday.
Miss Ann Heggie of Durant spent
he weekend in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Ziegler.
Rev. and Mrs. G. c. Gregory and
family are visiting friends and rela-
tives in Tunica and Memphis this
week.
Mrs. Early Lucas of Goodman was
a town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Miller of va
o o City visited her father, w. w.
Hart, Sunday.
Mrs. Dudley Hutchinson of Column
bus is spending the week with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. C. v. Max
well.
Natalie Blakeney of Jackson is
spending a while with her aunt, Mrs.
E. T. Worthy.
Miss Lucille Murtagh is at home
for vacation days.
The high school graduates. Miss
Lucille Pilgrim and Miss Laura v.
Ingram, were guests of the Rota-
rians and Rotary AIMS al a banque,
at Alhson's Wells Thursday night.
The high school band, under the
direction of Mr.. Joe Hamlin, ave q
program for the Rotary Club al
Grapes Camp Tuesday, May 23rd
after which they were luncheon guests
of the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young of Bel
haven College were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Maxwell Tuesday
night.
Lowry Ingram attended the Live
stock Show at Como last week.
Friends of Mrs. Dadsye Anthony
lro glad tn hear that she iS ~cco,,