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D. H. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1917. VOL XLIII No. 47
FULL INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OC OBER 17
Bills Filed Against Four Saloon Men For Violating Sunday Law
DISTRICT COURT
HOLDS ITS FIRST
SESSION AFTER
VACATION
Contest and Contempt Cases
Will Come Up for
Trial Today.
INFORMATIONS FILED
AGAINST SALOONS.
Carges of Violating Sunday
Law; Bonds Fixed at
$500.00 Each.
District Court met in regular ses
sion last Monday, with Judge Carter
on the bench and District Attorney
J. Vol Brock prosecuting, and lasted
the entire week.
The contesLed election caces and
the contempt cases were expected to
,be heard immediately, but the un'
avoidable absence of Judge Reed,
one of counsel for plaintiffs, caused
them to be put off until Saturday.
Attorney Schwartz, for defendants,
moved that there was no cause of
action, but was overruled by the
Court, and A. S. Burns, co&dtel for
plaintiffs, entered default against
defendants, which was sustained,
and two days given for reply. The
entries in the docket for these cases
is given ibelow.
Bills of information were filed by
District Attorney Brock against U.
Depriest, Schneider & Young and W.
J. Warren, saloonkeepers, for viola
tions of the Sunday law, and they
were placed under $500 bond, each.
These cases will come up in the No
vember term of court.
The following cases were disposed
of by the Court:
State vs. Oscar Bradley, nolle pros
entered.
State vs. Fred Halitt, plead guilty!
to carrying concealed weapons and
fied $100 and costs, and in defat:t
to serve 12 months in jail, subject
to work roads.
Paul Jones & Co., vs Jas. Band,
dismissed at plaintiff's costs.
C. F. Farmer vs. N. O. G. N., Co.,
dismissed at ,plaintiff's costs.
Jno. W. Taylor vs. Southern Ex
press Co., judgment as sued for.
In the-cases of C. E. Schonberg vs.
& D. Anderson, R. L. Aubert vs. P.
J. Lacroix and C. E. Schonberg vs
Mayo'r and Town Councnl of Coving,
ton, exceptions were filed by counsel
for defense, which were over-ruled
by the Court, and cases will go to
trial to-day (Saturday) before a
jury, on its merits.
St. T'ammany Bank & Trust Co. vs.
Ohas. T. Bradley, defau:t entered.
State vs. Boyle Payne, hunting
without license, fined $10 and costs,
and in default to 30 days in jail.
State vs. Emile Erwin, guilty of
.arnal knowledge, sentenced to three
years in penitentary. Judgment
suspended upon his pay:ng costs an.
on his further payment to the sheriff
of $5.00 'per week, and in default to
serve sentence in penitentiary.
Thornton-Clancy Lbr. Co. vs. Den
man and King, dismissed at plain
tiff's costs.
Times-Picayune vs. S. P. Gause,
judgment in favor of plaintiff.
Following is the report of the
Grand Jury:
Covington, La., Oct. 411, 1917.
Hon. P. B. Carter, Judge.
The Grand Jury has completed its
labors and beg to report, viz:
We have examined 44 complains,
among which 18 were found guilty
and b.ls found.
We called a numiber of reported
violators of the Compulsory Educa
tlon Statute and gave each a warn
ing and enjoined upon them the ne
cessity of ,keeping their children in
ichool.
The parish jail was visited and
;found in good sanitary condition.
A good suggestion presented itself
in the ~way of supplying decent sani
tary toilets for the courthouse.
We wish to thank a.l parish of
teers for their courtesy and com
mend them for their attention to
duty.
Respectfully,.
WALTER PARKER,
Foreman.
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POSTAGE RATES
TO INCREASE.
Office of Postmnaster General,
Wasiingtmn. Oct. 3, 1917.
Order No. 7 :,.
8eot'lon ? 9. Postal Laws and
Regulation,, is amended to read as
fellows, effective November 2, 1917:
399-1'pon all matter of the first
ass * * postage shall ,be charg
ed * * * at the rate of three cents
for each ounce or fraction thereof;
sid drop letters shall 'be mailed at
the rate of ::'wo cents per ounce or
iraet4on thereof. including da'iverv
W, letter-carrier offices. (Lcts of
Mardh 3, 1885, and Oct. 3, 1917.)
Note-A drop letter is pne ad
dreMsed for delivery from the office
(Continued on page 6)
COVINGTON BOY
TELLS OF CAMP
LIFE AS IT IS AT
OGLETHORPE
Choppin Fisher Describes
Camp and Life of
Soldiers.
FORTY THOUSAND
TROOPS AT CAMP.
A City With Modern Con
veniences and Sanitary
Provisions.
While the following is a private
letter, we know that all news of our
soldier boys is gladly welcomed by
four readers, so we give it to them
in full.
Mr. D. H. Mason, Editor The St.
Tammany Farmer, Covington, La.
Dear Mr. Mason:--4Have been in
charge of a squad hauling fire wood
with a motor truck all day. Have
Just gotten 'back .and have a few
minutes spare time before retreat in
which to give you all an idea of our
camp life here at Ft. Ogletihorpe, Ga.
We have 40,000 here in camp, but
the camp is sub-divided into smaller
camps. (We are 5,000 of the medi
cal officers' training camp.) Each
branch of the sarvice has, their indi
vidual parade grounds, Y. M. C. A.
buildings, camp store or canteen as
it is called, besides a dhapef, post
office and everything that goes to
make an up-to-date army camp.
There are fourteen Y. WM. C. A's. here
and no charges for anything except
stamps, the paper, etc., being fur
nished free. A free moving picture
is shown eadh night, besides vaude
ville sketches and local talent per
forming---some of rwlhidh, br the way,
!s great.
Our Base Hospital Unit is quarter
ed on a hill-side in tents pitched on
a platform, and the scenery is great
from here. Eagle Rock and LookoUt
mountains tower above us on one
side and the back of Chicamaugua
Park stretches away over ridges on
the other.
We are up at 5:30, eat at 6, clean
utp camp from 6:45 to 7:30, and then
comes drill for three hours--which
is no joke on these rocky hills. You
don't notice the hills after a month
drilling on them. We then go to
sdhool, which consists of lectures
and quizes covering out various hos
pital duties as they will be in France.
Two 'hours a day schooling, six hours
drill and our day's work is over.
When night comes and tape sound at
9:30 you can hear a pin drop in
camp for each one is so tried a cot
covered with a sack of hay fee'ls
good.
The weather here is great 'but as
cold as "forty" at 5:30 a. m., but,
thirty minutes setting-up exercise
each morning makes you as flR as 'a
fiddle.
.Our food is regu'ar army tare of
beans and more beans, but we are
all gaining weight on it, getting hard
as nails and as bronzed as a Cuban.
Ralph 'Menetre and myself have each
gained from 12 to 14 Qounds in our
month here in this wonderful moun
tain air.
I have 'been made first sergeant, so
have quite a number of men under
me. Ralph has been made a cor
poral, and Iboth of us are working
over time to keep our appointments.
Just how long ,we nwill Ibe here no
one can say, but as long as here and
in France my folks have been asked
to forwad The Farmer each week
Sto me, for receiving letters and
papers tare some of our greatest
pleasures here in cnmp.
Mr. and Mrs. Gee. ?.enetre and
SMiss Grace Menetre were here last
week-end. We were' delighted to
I see home fo)ks once again. We took
in Ohatanooga and Lookout Moun
Itain by auto, 'besides various other
- points of interest.
The first call for retreat is sound
- ing (4:40, and day's work over),
- then comes mess at five, so mudh
Sclose. (Retreat is when Old Glory
is taken down).
Here's 'hoping this wk11 find you
and St. Tammany as ine as ever, and
asking to be remembered to Mr.
Goodwyn, I am,
SYours very truly,
) A. CHOPPIIN FISHER.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
J. E. Chastifng to Marie Farwell,
lot 1 and west half of lot 2 and w hf
of lot 16, square 42. Slidell, $704.14.
A. T4 Peter to Rudolph Peter, a
il pieceof land formifng me corner of
s Pine and St. 'HarystreetS. $650.
Alf Meier to C. C. Fasske, 1 1-2
t acres in sec 4 tp 9 s r 14 e, $50.
A. G. Mercadel to Jones & Pick
a ett. Ltd., 80 acres in sec 22 tp 6 a
; r 11 e, and 80 acres in. w 'h of ne qr
t sec 22 tp 6 s r 11 e, $2400.
r E. P. Cousin et ai to Davis-Wood
v Co., 160.62 acres in tp 7 a r 13 e,
f $1600.
E. 0. Davis and' i. M. Hull to
- Chaes. T. aradley, pawmlll and all
e machinery and standing t!m'ber cf
Davis & hull, #9. 9
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PROCEEDINGS
POLICE JURY
OCTOBER 9
Covington, La., Oct. 9 ,1917.
The police jury met on the above
date with the following members
present: Geo. Koepp, E. J. Do
mergue, J. M. Smith, S. R. Cowart,
Fletcher Crawford, W. H. Davis, E.
It was moved Iby E. J. Domergue,
seconded by'J. M. Smith, that the
secretary be authorized to advertihe
for bids (sealed) for the building
of dipping vats in the different wards
of the parish, the bids to be complete
with the different pens,- and under
the government specifications, the
bids to be sent to the secretary to 'be
opened at the next meeting, Nov.
13, 1917. Carried.
It was moved by J. M. Smith, sec
onaed by E. P. Robert, that the sal
ary of the treasurer be raised from
$33.35 per month to $50 per month.
Carried.
It was moved by J. M. Smith, sec
onded by Geo. Koepp, that the sheriff
be authorised to turn over the money
colleoted for the N. O. Ry. & Ferry
Co. to the sa-d Ferry Co., instead of
Parlsh Treasurer. Carried.
AN ORDINANC'E
Fixing a budget for the year 1917.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of St. Tammany parish,
that the taxes for the year 1917 be
and the same are hereby levied on
all of the taxable property in the
parish of St. Tammany, as follows,
to-wit:
For the criminal fund there shall
be levied the sum of one and one
half mills;
For the road fund there shall be
levied the sum of two mills;
For the general fund there dhall
Fbe levied the sum of three mills;
For the school fund there shall be
levied the sum of three and one
half mills.
Section 2. Be it further ordain
ed, That the above tax shall be
levied on the (basis of 55 per cent of
the assessed value of the parish.
Section 3. Be it further ordain
ed, That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.
The report of the Treasurer was
not ready at this meeting, but will
be put in t.e minutes of the next
meeting.
Statement of T. E. Brewster, tax
collector, for the month of Septem
Iber, 1917:
Parish Tax
Criminal fund ....... 1.52
Road fund .......... 2.28
School fund ......... 2.28
General fund ..... 1.52
School tas, ward 3 .... 1.80
School tax, ward 8 .... .74
Road tax ........... 1.33
Railroad tax ......... 1.60
Parish license ........ 534.38
Poll tax ............ 2.885
Per capita tax ....... 1.90
Civil costs .......... 81.03
State commissions .... 21.54
Parish commissions ... 28.92
$683.69
Amounts available to each fund:
Or nal ... ..... 1.5'2
Road, regular ........ 4.18
School ...... ....... 7.67
SRailroad ............ 1:60
General ............. 535.90
Road, special ........ 1.3.3
SheiTff's salary ...... 131.49
$683.69
I, T. E. Brewster, tax collector
for the iparldh of St. Tammany, La.,
do solemnly swear that the above 13
a true and correct statement of all
taxes, etc., collected by me for the
above mentioned funds, from the let
day of Septeniber, 1917, to the 30th
(Continued on page 6)
THE SOUTHERN
YACHT CLUB
FAIR RACE'
The Southern Yacht Club will put
a race for the parish fair and will
race for a trophy given by the Fair
Association. This is expected to be
a very attractive feature, and no
doubt many will come from the
country to witnels ,tbe winner come
in. Also it is expected to bring ;
number from the city, who will stay
to the dance to 1be given in honor
of the club.
o
TREASURE FUND
PROGRAM.
The following program is announe
for the Trinket Fund Entertainmcn,
at the School Auditorium, Oat. 19:
Bugle-Mr. Lawrence Smith.
"America"-Sun 'by Mr. Karl J.
Kohnke and chorus, with pantomie,
accompanied by Mr. Holger Kohnko.
Speech-Hon. Lewis L. Morgan.
P.ano Solo-Mrs. Guyde Meycrs.
Patriotlc Sketch-Honor Guard
Girls, assisted by Master Herbert
Warner.
Drill and First Aid-Boy Scouts.
Offering of Treasures and Trink
etc froh representative of each town.
Finale-"Star Sangled Banner'
-Audience.
Exhibiton of all offerings on 3tage
after performance.
STANDING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Bato.q Rouge, Oct. 4, 1917.
Sivpt. E. E. Lyon, Covington, La.
Dear Mr. Lyon:-.Accompalny innlg
you will find the official rating of the
white elementary schools of your
parish. The Peace Grove and Cen
tral schools lack little of be'ng
classed superior and several of the
other schools rank thigh except in
respect to certain features indicated
under the various headings. I must
congratulate you on the number of
first and second class schools and
upon the further fact hat none of
them fell into fourth class, as is the
case in so many of the pine wood
parishes. With a little longer school
term for many of them, better qual'
fled teachers in some other places.
Officia Irating OI tne waite etementary scuools oi at. jammany parisn
.by the rural school divis'on of the State Department of Education:
Group I-One-teaCher schools.
School Phis. P1.. Teachers tSch Wrk Avg. Rating.
Gallowiay ...... 75 - 95 80 83 Second Class
Maud .......... 80 90 92 87 Second Class
Ramsay ........ 82 35 85 87 Second Class
Ridge ......... 87 80 85 84 Second Class
Savannah Branch 95 89 80 88 Second Class
Bonfouca ....... 82 70 75 75 Third Class
Edwards ....... 75 77 82 78 Third Class
Hoaltonville .. 80 67 65 71 Third Class
Lacombe ....... - 92 90 . 65 79 Third Class
Lewis'berg ...... 85 90 '60 78 Third Class
Sand Hill ...... 5 SO 82 79 Third Class
Group 1I-Two-teacher schools.
Audubon ... ... 97 ~T7 93 92 First Class
Peace Grove .... 95 95 92 94 First Class
Middle 'Roads .. 93 85 70 84 Second Class
Oak Grive ..... 94 90 78 - 87 Second Class
Onward ........ 95 93 78 89 Second Class
Pearl River .... 90 75 80- 82 Second Class
Robert ........ 95 70 78 81 Second Class
Union Grove .... 95 70 80 83 Second Class
,Mandeville ..... 75 88 60 74 Third Class
Group III-Three-teacher .chools.
Central ........ 95 9.5 90 93 First Class
Sun ........... 95 86 95 92 First Class
Talishee~ ...-... 9u 95 90 92 First Claws
Waldheim ...... 95 85 90 90 First Class
Abta prings . 85 89 93 89 Second Class
Pilgrim Rest . . 93 83 75 84 Second Cla.s
Progress ....... 95 9, 80 89 Second Class
Group IV-Four or more teachers.
,Folsom ........ 93 90 70 84 Second Class
MadlseurWle .... 92 91 75 86 Second Claw
WHAT LOCAL
COUNCIL OF DE
FENSE IS DOING
There was a meeting of the Coun
cil of Defense at the courthouse last
Saturday and reports were received
from the various committees. Mr.
pIavis presided.
The Social Service committee will
establish an information bureau
which will appoint a committee of
prominent colored people, iprohbalbly
the ministers, to gather information
as to needs of colored drafted men
and needy families or ,petsons. It
was dec:ded to send indiv'dual
Christmas packages to the soldiers.
This will 'be independedt of the Red
Cross work. The Census committee
is working on desired inf rmation.
It is requested Lt.at any one hav
ing magazines or good literature that
might ,be -acceptable to the soldiers
dend it to M.I Harvey E. Ellis, chair
man of the Social Service committee.
There will be another meeting of
the Council October 27th.
Admissin free.
The towns in the parish will Ibe
represented byThe following ladies:
Folsom'--Mrt. Thos. Guzman.
Slidell-Mrs.! F. B. Richardson.
Bayou Lacomnbe-Mrs. Dinkins.
Abita Springs-Mrs. T. D. Terre
bonne.
lMadisonville---Mrs. P. A. Blanch
ard.
M1osdeville-Mrs. Eads Poitevent.
Talisheek-Mrs. Walter Parker.
higher average attendance in some
schools, and the curing of smaller
defects in other places, your schools
ssould materially raise their ratings
another session. But few points
are needed to raise the class of La
comibe, Lewisburg, Maud, Sand Hill,
a4vanah Branch, Edwards, Oak
Grove, Onward, Abita Springs and
Progress.
I hope this report may be stimu
lating to teachers and patrons in
weorking towards the improvement of
features that twill at least bring
these schools into higher classes by
next session.
Yours sincerely,
C. J. BROWN,
Chief State Supervisor of Rural
Schools./
PREPARING FOR 2
REGISTRATION
OF WOMEN
OCT. 17TH
Mrs. Burns Publishes the I
List of Clerks and
Commissioners.
REGISTRATION BOOTH i
AT SCHOOL HOUSES.
Other Information of Inter- I
est to Those Who Are
to Register.
The following is an jdvance copy
for slips being printed and to 'be
kept in booth on Registration Day. te
This .call for --e registration of s
women comes at thbJbeginning of one s
of the most gigantic struggles our 1
country has ever engaged in. It is n
a time when our country must have a
from each and every one of us the s
spirit of willingness to co-operate so V
far as it lies within our power. "w
This registration is a wise and ii
'ecessary step toward preparedness *w
for the call upon women that will ti
come, if the-war passes on from ei
months into years. It is merely a s
practical, businesslake, organized ef- d
fort to establish communication be- a
tween the Government and the indi
viduals it represents, in order that t'
each may be in a ;position to help bi
the other. w
Look at the card posted on the !p
wall. In accordance with it the reg- o
istrar will want to know: Your full m
name, your address and telephone o
number; your age, exact or within ti
ten years, as you please; if you are o
single, married, or a widow; whethl- o
er you are white, negro, Indian, Chi- tr
nese, Japanese, or other race, as case gi
iik~ht be; the country in which you a
were born; if you are single, is your h
father a citizen by birth or naturali- I'
zation; if married, is your husband a b
citizen by birth or naturalilation; o
if there are persons dependent upon a
you, what is the number and rela- h
tionship, as mother, two children, v
etc.; 'f you wish to offer your ser- g
vices, whether volunteer, expenses
only, or paid, and also the aotialh 1
amount of time you will pledge; if '
you are already employed to the ex- g
tent that you cannot offer leither l
volunteer or paid service, answer 11
"none" to the above question, in- a
stead tell what your occupation is,
by whom and. where employed; if J
registering for service, particularly w
paid, name two or more persons foi S
reference; to what extent you have
received education; if needed in I
emergency, what service would you 1I
then undertake to offer; in offering
any service, answer "yes" or "no" E
as to where you would serve, home u
town, anywhere in the U. S., or
abroad; In offering service, how
much notice would you need; wheth- hi
er offering service oi not, in which 1
of the 154 activities listed have you In
had training or experience; and, e
finally, in which, if any, you would S
desire training and should tuition be S
free or paid. I
The Government wants to know- S
If you need help. If you want to I
give help in the present crisis. If p
you are a mother and a housekeeper. E
If you can be depended upoy to carry 1
on office or factory work in which n
you are engaged at present. If you v
need training for business or life. V
Only through registration can the G
Government learn these things. I
RIElMEMBER---That the Govern- i
me-t does not require service of any I
woman against her will. That the
Government does not want you to i
leave home unless you ask to. That c
you are not goinu to be called upona
to go to France. That 'he housewife i
is needed in her home, conserving3
food and earing for the children.
That signing the registration card
insures your Government's help for
you. That the sooner the women do
their part by registering the sooner t
the war will end.
Booth Dbections.
Registration Da1 is Wednesday,
October 11.7, 1917, which day will be
declared a school holiday by Ithe
State Superinteadent of Education.
Booths will Ibe open from 6:30 a.
m. to 6:30 p. m.
Bring your lunch and remain all a
day.
There shall at all thnes during the
day be at least three of the five ap- I
pointed ofdleals present. (gsietant a
clerks are only semoateficial.T
Several registration cards shall be (
conspicuously posted about the walls
of the booths, so that the prospec
tive registranis may familiarize
themselves with the questions asked
before attempting to 11l out the
cards.
One commissioner shall act as
general supervisor, offer explana-o
tilons and information when neces
sary, and be sure to supply ink and
Sen.
The cards in each booth shall be
successively rnzmbered ~beginning
with number 1. The name of the
parlsh shall be written in the space
for Division, and the ward number
(Continued on page 6.)
SLDELL LETTER
GIVING SOCIAL
DOINGS, NEWS
OF WEEK
Teachers To Be In Charge
Registration -Booths
October 17.
PUBLICITY ASKED AS
TO EXEMPTIONS MADE
Precilla Club Work, Dance
and Other Social
Matters.
(By Mrs. F. F. Wigginton.)
All women above the age of six
teen are required to present them
selves for registration at Slidell high
school on Wednesday, October 17,
1917, Ibetween the hours of 6:30 a.
m. and 9 p. m. Prof. H. U. Baker
and his able corps of teachers, as
sisted by Mmines. B. P. Dunham, F. F.
Wigginton and Miss Alice Sebastian,
'will ibe in charge of the work, ad
'it is hoped that all Slidell women
will respond and show their disposi
tion to help in the war by aiding in
every way possible. Be prepared to
say the kind of service you can ren
der and whether you prefer working
at home or elsewhere.
Messrs. Lucien Crane and Joe Lee,
two of our popular young men have
been called to replace others who
were rejected. We note the heavy
!percentage of drafts from Slidell,
over all other sections of St. Tam
many parish, in one instance 18 out
of 21 Ibeing called, and we are get
ting numerous inquiries as to cause
of this, also as to the proceedings
of the exemption rboard for the dis
trict. It was understood that the
greatest publicity would be given the
actions of exemption 'boards, butWs;
have not seen anything at all pub-'
lished in regard to St. Tammany's
,board since the calling of any quotas
of men has been made; and as there
are a good many interested ones`'-
here would like The Farmer to ad
vise us as fully as possible in re
gard to the matter.
IAtt'e Virginia Dunham had her
leg fractured just above the knee
'while running around the school
grounds, Monday. We regret to
learn of the accident and hope the
little lady will Ibe all right again
shortly.
'Mmes. Comfort, J. K. Griffith, T.
J. Eddies and Miss Hazel Martin
were visitors to New Orleans last
Saturday.
Mrs. E. F. Halley and Miss Slle7
Hailey spepnt Wednesday in New Or
leans.
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Salmen, Miss
Ella Salmen, left Friday for a two.
week's visit to Chicago.
A dance was enjoyed at'Mrs. J. B.
Manley's on Thursday, by the. fol
lowing: Misses Lann, Fras!er, Hal-
ley, Moore, Baker, Sebastian, Bise,
Mary Dunham, Cora and Eva Hart
ely, Lois Miles, May Morris, Zelma
Stevens, Audrey Richardson, Isabel'
Swetman, Franks Howse, Benulh
Bourgeois, Hazel Martin and Miss
Spring, Mmes. Parker, Dunham,
Hover, Heatherly, Soltberger, Sem-"
pie, Aebli, Wigginton, Messrs. W. E.
Eddins, Frank Comfort, Claude and
Matt. Schneider, Clarence -aR, Do
mergue, Clarence Morgan, Felix Ol1
vier, Russell Lloyd Dunham, Carson
Miles, Homer Fritfcie, Reubin Bise,
MoKnight, Moore, Pat McDaniel, Joe
Levy, Dr. Russ, Jack Aebli, NFee
Redmond. Delicious refreshments
were served.
Mrs. N. H. FitzSimons was a fis
itor to Slidell last Friday having
come over to give an examination, to
a class of seven, in surgical dreses
Lngs at Red Cross headquarters.
Mrs. FitzQimons was entertained by
Mrs. Fritz Salmen.
The Priscilla Olub had a splendid
meeting Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. G. O. Salassi. Most of
the members were present so basily
working that at times the only sound
audible over the room was the con
stanlt clicking of the knitting needles.
The following letter was read
which gave inspiration to the Club
and lead to two motions which pro
posed that the Olub knit a set of
garmenrts (swealter, muffler, mittens
and socks) for each of the nine 811
dell boys now at Camp Pike, and
when these are inished to begina
knitting for eadh of the Slidell boys
at the Charleston Navy Yard. The
reason for knitting for the iboys at
Camp Pike first is that they are not
sure how long they will be "some
where in America," while those at
Charleston are stationed for at least
ei.g.hteen months.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
J. A. Salmen.
Following is the letter referred to
above:
New Orleans, Oct. 2, 1917.
My Dear Mrs. Salmen:-Your fin
ished work was received, for r .whibh
accept our thanks.. The garments
were all nicely made, and I am sure
will keep some sailor warm.
Youa may send a set to any indi-b
r vidual on any 'boat, if your membesr;
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