The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-08-14
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V. RElNHARD

Inc w ondn ; DlNlSIoU OF Units
ian Service met on Monday after
noon at the Methodist Church. The
program was on investing Our Herr
tage in Cooperative Work, and was
led by Mrs. E. c. Lucas, Program
Chairman. The program was very
| impressive one. with all members
taking part. Music was furnished by
Mrs. Ras Branch at the piano. A
! novel feature of the meeting was the
presence Of the MWS of the Baptist
Church, and the Presbyterian Aux
iliary was invited guests. Mrs. Bes-
sic Doty, President of the W.S.C.S.
welcomed the guests, and at the close
of the meeting Mrs. Flowers of the
Baptist Society, and Mrs. Brumby of
the Presbyterian made short talks
suitable to the occasion. During the
short social hour which followed the
program, ice cream and cookies were
served.
Mrs. Ed Powers is attending to
matters of business in Memphis this
week.
Misses Doris Browning and Fran
ces Barnette, John William Brown
ing and J. M. Barnette, Jr. are
visiting relatives at Farmhaven this
week
The home of Mrs. Paul Hand was
the scene of lovely gift tea Fri
day evening honoring Miss Mary Eli
zabeth Cowsert, bride to be. Mrs.
Hands rooms were beautifully de-
corated in pink flowers from her own
garden, zinnias, in the living room
and pink larkspur and roses in the
dining room, where the punch bowl
was placed on the lace covered table.
Mrs. John Davis and Mrs. Marion
Ousley assisted with the serving.
Many lovely gifts for the popular
bride elect were displayed in the
living room.
Misses Selby Stafford came very
nearly having very serious accident
when the car which she was driving
struck by one driven by Mr. Char
les Flowers, Sr. at a street intersec-
ton in Goodman. Fortunately no
one was injured but both cars were
damaged.
Rev. and Mrs. Driskell came up
from Pickens for services on Sun
day morning. They took dinner with
Mrs. Bessie Doty. Mr. Driskel went
to Schrock on Sunday evening to be-
gin meeting. Rev. Potts of Sails
filled the pulpit in the Methodist
Church Sunday evening. Mr. Dris-
kell had the misfortune Oh Sunday
evening TO have some one to back
INTO his car and damage it consider
ably.
Rev. (. W, Ford motored to West
Sunday to officiate at the wedding
of Miss Melton and Mr.. Bowie.
Misses Hilda Blaine and Irma Jean
Miller who lives at Darling are the
guests Of Misses Jean Hightower
and Oracle Lucas.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Vaughan are
the proud grandparents of a new
nttle granddaughter, Penelope Sim
mons. The little girl was born on
august 9th to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Simmons, Sr. and Mrs. John Sim
mons, Jr. of Sails mtored down to
Vicksburg on Thurs'.- 70 make the
acquaintance of the little lady.
Mrs. w. L. Harmon is visiting re-
latlves in Corsidna, Texas. Mr.. Jack
Houston came from his home in
Texas to spend while with his moth
er, while Mrs. Harmon is away.
Mrs. Glenn Batson, who lives at
Gulfport. was the guest last week of
her mother, Mrs. Griff Mabry.
Mr.. Leroy Donald returned to
New Orleans Monday morning, and
was accompanied by Mrs. Tai Don
aid, and Mrs. Ear, Robbins and little
Dorothy Christine who have been the
house guests for week of Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Ousley.
Mr.. S. l.. Donald, Mrs. G. r. Law
renee and children, Roy and Jean,
and Mrs. Donald and Robbins with
little Dorothy Christine Robbins of
New Orleans motored to Tutwiler on
Friday to visit the Fielding Douglas
family, going on to Jamestown to
visit the Grandberrys. Mrs. Law
renee and children remained over
for longer visit, the other re-
, turning on Saturday.
Miss Mamie Hollum came over
from from Yazoo City to spend the
week end with Mrs. Bankhead and
Mrs Hollum. Mrs. Corrie Carter, IS
much better, her friends will be glad
to know, and is able to be moved to
Mr., James Carter's home in jackson
where she is still being treated for
an ear infection.
Mr.. and Mrs. w r. Ellis. and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis and little
son of Lexington were guests of the
Alex Ousleys on Sunday afternoon,
going on TO Allison Wells. Sunday
night
Mr. Frederic Donald returned from
Hot Springs on Wednesday. He will
be Superintendent Of the Riverside
Gin Co. in Pickens. He and Mrs. Dom