Arkansas State press., 1942-08-28
By Mrs. v. c. Love
Phone 4l7SW

NEWS. Mrs. L. X, Lester was
guest last week of her sister, Mrs.
Myrtle Bledsoe Spencer, 1917 Mil
an enroute to her home in San
Antonio, Teras after spending her
vacation In Washington, d. C. and
other eastern points. During her
stay in the city she was enter
tanned with a luncheon at the
home of Mrs. Annie M. Seymour
and Mrs. j. II. Mathes last Thurs
day evening, S02 Ash St, Those
enjoying the hostesses hospitality
We're Mrs. Lester, Mrs. Myrtle
Spencer and Mrs. l.. P. Jones.
along with your reporter. Privates
Eddie Washington, Osborne Brad
ley, George l.. Venerable, soldiers
in the U. S. Army were guests in
the Mathes home Thursday and
Friday enroute to Camp in Ariz,,
from Camp Lee, Va, Mr.. and
Mrs. Manuel Miles spent the week
end in Shreveport as guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry White. Mr..
and Mrs. Cleo Parker of Chicago,
ILL.,, were guests of his mother,
Mrs. Parker on Belmont and her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Jack
son on Edwards, leaving Sunday
for Hot Springs, accompanied by
the formers mother before return
ing to their home in Chicago.
Mrs. Rena Richard, 1907 Edwards
left last week for Los Angeles,
Calf, to visit be- sister. Mrs.
Vina Moore ia Edward returned
from Pine Bluff where she spent
the week visiting her brother, :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Delaney of
Groove St., have as guests their
neices Rose and Ethel Jones of
Little Rock Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore London, 916 Edwards
have as guests Mrs. London's Sis.
Mrs. Sallie Mcneil of Arkadel-
phia. Miss Odessa Turner has
returned from Dennison Texas,
after spending several months
with her brother, Mr. John Turner.
Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Cahean had
as guest for the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. Vann York and son,
Bobby Of Fayetteville and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Smith and son Donald
of St. Louis, Mo-, and Mrs. Flor
inc Williams of Houston, Texas.
Mrs. Rosie Burton en- +. 18th St.
had as guest last week her neice,
Mrs. Helen Crockett Of Popular
Bluff, Mo, Rev. c. N. Shrop-
shire and daughter. Betty motor
ed to Valiant, Oklahoma for the
weekend
Mr.. A. B. Edwards and little
son, jeff of Brenham, Texas are
here visiting Mrs. Daisy M. Mills
on Laurel, accompanied by Mrs.
Cornelia Edwards, Mrs. Mills and
Edwards mother, who has been
i'll for long time but is able to
use cane and walk around the
house now. Miss Onieta Scott of
Dallas, Texas spent a few days
in the city visiting friends. Miss
Scott was recent trainee in the
Jamison Sanitorium.
Veteran Minister and Missionary
Passes From Labor to Reward
Rev. A. w. Taw, a veteran
minister and missionary in the
Baptist church for a half century
was born in North Carolina in
1851, having spent more than two
thirds Of his life in the ministry
and was an active missionary
worker tntil just a few weeks
prior to his death. The long years
Of hard and untiring work spent
in the cause of Christian advance
ment had left the marks of a bat
tie SCARED soldier upon his cour-
ageous and willing person. Fun
cral services were conducted Mon
day afternoon from the Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, with the Rev. A..
Rhodes officiating. Rev. G. r.
King acted as master Of ceremon-
les and the Ministers Union ex-
pressed their appreciation for his
years of faithful service by MAX
n ing all arrangements necessary for
n ing all arrangements necessary for
n were in charge,
n PERSONALS: Mrs. 0. L, Booth
Of Chicago, Ill.,, is visiting in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hender-
son Middleton Mrs. Pecola
Curry left last week for Memphis,
and Pine Bluff for brief vaca-
ton Miss Matte Dinkins,
1920 Pearl st. left Wednesday to
visit her mother in st. Louis ,
Miss Erma Stewart and Mrs.
Calamazel Cooper entertained
their neicc, Inez Witherspoon on
her 18th birthday. Games were
played and prizes awarded, after
the presentation Of gifts, refresh
ments were served to Ethel Lee
Ford, Wilmer Johnson, Rose John
son, Maxine Ray, Dorothy Jean
M