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IWWWWVV PACE TWO THE OPELOUSAS HERALD rP.IDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 'e fCTUm-. i THE SUFFRAGE 'SCHOOLS Social if Grand Coteau Notes Mrs. R. P. Gautreaux and daughter, i Jane, arrived Saturday from Alemeda,) to visit her mother, Mrs.

John M. Oge. They were accompanied by rsJjMiss Ivey Mae Oge of Franklin, who Lena Fassentald of Alexandria been visittinS California. On 1 V. 4 il 4Vsnti i I i rm A ntl visited Ajf h.

1 1 Fielder Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Quebedeaux of Opelousas spent Sunday here at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.

Stout. jls visiting at the home of her cousins. Misses Cecil and Lena Lupo. their return trip they many places of interest, which included Yosemite. National Park, Grand Canyon.

Petrified Forest and Carls- Mrs. A. J. Terracina and children. here at the home of their aunt, Mrs.

Joel Lanclos. Miss Loza Mae Rivette of New Orleans spent a few days here with her father, Placide Rivette, and other relatives. Miss Marlene Devillier has returned to her home in Krotz Springs, having spent some time here at the home of her grandfather, Tilden Meche. Miss Mary Lou Robin was a recent visitor to relatives in Carencro. i Grace Elaine and J.

are spending 1 Caverns. New Mexico i the week in Orange, Texas, as the I Dr' Por guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

OMara. Texas wTeek'fnd hs brother, Mr. Euclide Landry. 1 Mr. and Mrs.

Roger Ervering of Mr. Hubert Richard, son of Mrs. Lee- St. Louis, were the recent guest3 of tor S. Richard, having been inducted Mr.

and Mrs. Roger Bernard. I in the U. S. Army, is now stationed at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss.

inr mom ta icfuliy derouted with pink ro 't bu.i anil bine morning glory blot; imc. iiin iic morning coffee, tiny bircultr, cm candies r.nd rmr.ts weie served i Attending the coffee were Mrs. Brown, Mis. Deirnns, Mrs. Carrie Price, Mrs j.

Brock, Mrs. M. A. McLeod, x.li::. A.

C. Culbertson, Mrs. J. N. Lingfc.rd, Mrs Frank Daiy, Mrs.

Jos. BCygnl. Miss Luia Lett and the ho- Miss Bertha Dejean returned from i Miss Gladys Richard has returned i New Orleans after spending several from a visit Mrs. Charles Price days as the guest of Dr. and Mrs.

E. ln Baton Rouge. J. Richard and family. Private Octave Bellemln of Camp! (Hood, Temple, and Pvt.

Lie yd I Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bourgogne and of Fort Sutton, N. spent: (laughter and Mr. Roger Bernard of 'a few days with their parents, Mr.

New Orleans spent the week-end here and Mrs. Claude Bellemln. jWith Mrs. Roger Bernard. Mr und Mrs Davjs of Bastrop jwere the week-end guests of Mrs.

Many and Kingsley Veltin of LakejDavis mother, Mrs. A. N. Durio. Charles spent the week-end with their Mr and Mrs chachere and Mrs.

cousin, Paul Boagnl, Jr. Richard and daughter of Opelou- I visited Mrs. O. Elmer Friday, Mrs. J.

H. Carpenter and daugh- 1 Miss Genevieve and James Devillier were guests at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Rhea Lanclos in Opelousas Wednesday. Mrs. Luclis Stout and daughter, Jeanne, and Edmond Ialonde, have returned home after having spent the past week iri Opelousas.

Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Waguespaek and children, Mrs.

Homer J. Robin, and Mrs. Edward Robin, were shopping in Opelousas Thursday. Corp. Hammy Periou of Camp Claiborne.

visited relatives and friends here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Stelly and little daughter, Charlene, of Port Arthur, Texas, were tlie week-end guests of relatives here recently. Mrs.

Eienvenu Stelly and son attended the show In Opelousas Tuesday night. Pvt. Emile Robin of New Orleans, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mis. Auguste Robin and other rela-times here Sunday, Mr.

and Mrs. Gustave Guillory and children, Merviri and Giorette, of near Port Barre were dinner guests here Sunday at the home of Mrs. Guillorys sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis, Miss Beatrice Carriere, who is employed in New Orleans, spent a few days here as the guest of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Carriere, and other relatives. Miss Mae Stout of Lafayette was a guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clabert Stout, here Saturday hight.

Mr. Earl Guidroz of Opeiou-aas visited h3 grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Uigar Lancios and other relatives here last week. Miss Barbara Lee and Floyd Stelly of Opelousas are spending some time Mrs.

Ashton Benoit and son, Rose-rriond, and Mrs. Frances Arceneaux of Carencro visited the formers daughter. Mrs. Danie Lanclos, Sunday. Corp.

Walter Champagne, who is stationed at Keesler Field, is spending a two weeks furlough here at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Champagne, Sr. Mr. Luclis Stout of New Orleans spent Saturday night and Sunday here with hl3 family and other relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Carriere and daughters, Gloria and Elaine, of Houston, Texas, visited at the home Of the former's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bienvenu Stelly, during the week-end.

Mr. ana Mrs. Iurent Dore and fcon, Robert Lee and Miss Delores Rivette motored to Opelousas for the show Sunday afternoon. Mr. Raoul Meche of Krotz Springs visited at the home of his father, Tilden Meche Sunday night.

Mrs. Bienvenu Stelly spent Sunday with friends in Opelousas. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson and Mrs.

Ernest Guillard of New Orleans visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Regis Boudreaux Sunday and ter, Verria Katherine, visited anoth-i ijrs Fugleman Hostess er daughter of the former, Miss, Eileen Oge Fogleman was hos- i Maxine Carpenter, who is in training '(esg at a barbecue Saturday at the Baptist Hospital in New Or- at the home of Mrs. John Oge. leans.

Ope imp, as ituAf-Ser Ai amp LmifiieOii Mrs, A. A. Andlng and Mrs. E. A.

Dupont, two tlie local chaperones -7ho take the St. Landry girls to dunces at Camp Claiborne, were amoiig the honored guests at a luncheon given last Friday at the Camp by Miss Marion Stevens, hostess, Lt. W. H. Armstrong and Lt.

Menlink. Also attending from here were Misses Pearl Ar.dtng, Kathleen Dupont and Gladys Edwards. The luncheon was given in appreciation to ttio.se women from Louisiana cities who bring young girls to tlie camp dances. Plans were made for future dances to be held so that they will not interfere with reboot. Selected as tlie American Red Cross Glrl-Of-Tbe-Month, Miss Christine Gawne, Ifed Cross Volnnteer Nurses Aide, changes compress on the head of a patient in Georgetown Hospital, Wash lngton, D.

C. Miss Gawne won her title because she la representative of the thousands of women serving as Volunteer Nurses Aides. A nation-wide drive to enroll 100,000 more women as Volunteer Nurses Aides la now being conducted by tlie Red Cross. Share-The-Steering On This Double Bike i Enjoying this hospitality were Mr. and Mrs.

S. Oge and family of Lafay-iette; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Oge and family of Washington; Mrs. Grace S.

i Oge and son, of Opelousas; Mr. and J. L. Whittenburg and son of fy i 1 1 Hammond; Mr. and Mrs.

E. A. Veil- 1 Oull Ol lo ISSUetl Ion and daughter, Eunice; Miss Ibrey The number of marriage licenses is- ge. kianklin, C. A.

Oge of War sued In the past week at the Opelou- I' ces Irs' R' autr sas bureau Increased to 13, when 13 nd daughter Jane Alemeda. white couples and five neero couples irs A. L. Andrus, and Peggy secured permits. Opelousas; Mrs JL La- igroue, Jackson, Miss Katn-Llcenses were Issued to the follow- jleen Fogleman, Beaumont, Mr.

ing white couples: Onezime Cour-jsnd Mrs. Jack Johnson and family, ville, 25 and Vinie Aymond, 16, both jJBunkie Corp. Woody Sibilie, New of Eunice; Joseph Noel, 23, Port Ar-lOrleans; Mr. and Mrs. Simon Levy, thur, Texas, and Elizabeth Guillory, Sunset.

19, Port Barre; problem. On their bike, they ride side by side instead of tandem, and share the pedal pushing and steering. The bike, oiiginaily belonging to Rasch's tat her, has two sets of handlebars, which are co-ot dinated. A portable dio rides in the basket in front of them. The bicycle can be ridden soio and there is room lor a third seat.

St. Louis. (AP)-Aborad an 1S90 vintage bicycle bJht for two, Mr. and Mrs. L.

L. Raseh believe they have the answer to their wartime transit Mr. and Mrs. Wade Kidder and lit-jtie son, Gera id, of Opelousas were visitors at the home of the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Cyprien Carriere, during the week-end. 0 Mrs. H. J. Lagroue of Jackson, Mason Dupre, 13, Waxia and Burl Jg vlsitinjf her mother, Mrs.

Eileen Hebei 19, Leonville; Clevelan jr0gjeman and grandmother, Mrs. Goudeau, 17, Opelousas, and Sybil Bor- jQn oe Mrs. Alice Curry and Mrs. Agnes Dunn of New Orleans are visiting delon, 16, Grand Prairie; Willis Me-lancon, 21, Crowley, and Gladys Mil- Our Fall Style Leaders ler, 22, Opelousas; Alphonse Foux, 19, Church Point, and Virgie McGuire, 17, Juhe and Alice Petetin Walter Barry, Jr left Monday for Lafayette where he will attend S. L.

I. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Laprere and Mr. Bristol; J.

C. Savoie, 17, and Esther iLedoux, 17, both of Church Point; Curtis Hooks, 21, and Edna Lalonde, Mrs. F. V. Eoyci is spending two weeks in New Orleans visiting tier son and daugnter-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Adam Boyd and her brother-in-law and sister. Dr. and Mrs. O.

P. Daly. 9 Presbyterian Auxiliary The Presbyterian women were entertained Tuesday afternoon, by Mrs. John Anthony at their Circle Meeting winch whs followed by a delightful trial hour. Air? E.

P. Hmiley presided over the short business session, which was fed invert by a beautiful lesson on Christian Unity given by Mrs. Bill Low. Mrs. John Anthony led the discussion on the Survey Article for the month of September.

The hostess served delicious refreshments to the following members: ifesdamea E. P. Smiley, Jack King, J. N. Langford, Frank Daly, Mattie Fielder, J.

VV. Low, Carrie Price, M. A. and Leighton McLeod, A. C.

Culbertson and A. J. Ventre. Col. and Mrs.

Oswald McNee.se and daughters, Susan and Laura. of Washington, D. ate the guests of Laurent Dupre. 16. both of Port Barre; Lemmie Dai- Joseph of Jonesville and Mr.

gle, 27. Lawtell, and Curtis Carriere, iCoo of, N'" Theodore 'week-end guests of Mrs. Cook Smith 22, Church Point; Theodore and Mrs. Joseph. Boudreaux, 31, Prairie Ronde Evelina Prejean, 21, Lawtell; Hilman La-vergne, 18, Lewisburg and Hilda Dou-cet, 17, Lawtell; Emile Myers, 23, Ar-naudville, and Velma Arnaud, 18, Port Barre; Joseph Wyble, 28, Morrow, and Verlie Noel, IS, Opelousas.

Local Fire Company Answers Two Alarms Members of the Opelousas Hope Hook and Ladder Fire company answered two calls in the past few days but only minor damage resulted in each fire. A short circuit In an electric ice box at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Offord Hargroder resulted in jtirorching the Kvalls. Cotton spread on the floor of a barn, belonging to Goldman Sonnier, negro, caught fire OPELOUSAS BOY FLIES BOMBERS FOR AEF PILOTS SUPERB A Mrs.

Dexter Duke left Wednesday for a short visit to relatives in Houston, Texas, before joining Lieut. Duke at Fort Benning, Georgia. MID WAV Outstanding new Knox Exclusive new Knox town style, with distinctive extra-wide silk bri in-edge. Earl Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs.

causing about a $15 loss. Austin Perkins of this city, is serv-j ing as government instructor in Christian Science Services aviation at the United States Army! Substance is the subject of the up-brim w-ith hand-felteoi, style-preserving Custom edge. $7.50 $10.00 Mr. and Mis. Cliff Dejeau and.

of Plaquemine spent the weekend -mth Kir and Mrs. Johnnie Haas. A A i Mrs. Frank Dsly, Mr. and L.

J. Lsrcsde and MF? Lois nsrratlp ppm (he week-end in pass Oiifi.rn, i Airbase at Bennettville, N. and included among his duties will be flying bombers from America to noncombat zones in England. Mr. Perkins will fiy the bombers to non-combat zones where they will be taken into active duty ly the AEF and RAF.

The two Perkins twins, Harry and Douglas, have both recently received promotions with the oil companies with whom they are employed. Harry has been made head engineer for the Julf Refining Co. at Kilgore, Texas, and Douglas has been appointed petroleum engineer for the Continental at Ville Platte. The three brothers are graduates of Louisiana State university. Lesson-Sermon in all Churches ot Christ, Scientist.

Sunday, Sept. 13, 1942 fhe Golden Text is: Thy name, Loi-U, enilureth for ever; and thy memorial, Lord, throughout all generations (Psalms Among the citations which con- prise the Lesson-Sermon is the fol-lowing from the Bible: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebr. The Lesson-Sermon also includes the following passage from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: Faith, ad vanced to spiritual understanding. Is the evidence gained from Spirit, which rebukes sin of every kind and establishes the claims of God (p. 34).

vii. 1 in In 1 1. Dun'll nf Mrlvlllt at- ter.ihii to liii-inem here Wednesday. In-. n.i Mm.

nenry C. Hatcher firm little family, H. Cl. and James KiClifiid, ith Lillian Ruth of Buton KriUtP, wcit the Sunday guests of their parent', Mr. and Mrs, Goldman L.

LaSalle. Miss Marylin Elaine White, daugh-of Mr. and John White, is pencV.ng the week in Erarh with her vurir sad uncle. Dr and Mrs. Francis LaSalle Ra nail- MTIidl Miss Kay McDill of Alexandria and Sergeant Thomas M.

Bagnall of Pennsylvania were quietly married Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist Parsonage with the Rev. E. C. officiating. Cub 3CUI1ES Weiner Roast At Park Tonight NIGHT SHIFT GINGIIAM Gingham, already popular with younger gills for daytime clothes, has now joined the night shift, too.

Mighty cute are the latest in college girls boudoir clothes. They are blue and The Cub Scouts of Opelousas will attend a weiner roast tonight at City Park at 6:30 o'clock, it was announc- VAGABOND ed by Cubmaster Giles Deshotela andjwhitei or red and whit checked ging. all members of the Pack are invited 1 ham nightgowns, robes and pajamas. and urged to attend. At o'clock the pack viii meet boys are invited to attend the meet- Latest interpretation cr ti iiiott pGpuir an kiiGa ii.

fie huitj, iu Ccudii ft if, in regular session and parents of the i $5,50 llr. and Mrs. Lester Gonsouiin and kuby accompanied by Miss Barbara Porter, who had been the former's gue't since Wednesday motored to Ne.v Ibciia oei the week-end, Mum fold Leak and her little eon. umfui'd, have returned to time home in St. Franoi.sville after a visit It it tiitir puients, Mr.

and Mrs. Rnncrt Pi i kins. $0,50 $7.50 $8.50 6 f) WomaJis Society of Christian Service Holds Meet The regular monthly business meeting of tlie Woman's Society of Christian Service was held at the Methodic Church. Mrs. J.

L. Yawn, Pres-j idcht, criiied the meeting to i. E. C. Dufitsne gave a lovely de- Re; vctional.

the subject being To Live Brothers. The group sang Love and Hi Dufresne led As pr Youll be helping everybody if you avoid week-end trips whenever possible. Thats the time when travel facilities are most; crowded the only time when many war. workers and men on furloughs can go. CRE YHO UND BUS STATION 255 E.

LANDRY PHONE 2702 rir.e iVeT. mutes of the last meeting w-ere ind approved as corrected, ports of officers present were ti.en. The meeting adjourned after nit rubers had enjoyed delicious esi, merits. Present were Mrs. J.

L. Yawn, Mrs. Hem, Fran Yeargers, Mrs. Clement, Mrs. Anita Bernard, It.

C. Harper, Mrs. J. E. Rye.

Nancy Ellen Hollier, Mrs. John Mrs N. M. Childs, Rev. E.

C. Dufresne and littie Margaret Evelyn ALLAS Southwest Louisianas Finest Stores.

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