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D. g. MsoN, Editor COVINGTON1, LA., SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918 VOL. XLV No. 24
JOHN M. PARKER SPEAKS AT SLIDELL TODAY 5 P. M.
Second Red Cross Drive Commences May 20, Allotment $15,000
ST. TAMMANY]
PARISH ALMOST
DOUBLES BOND
ALLOTMENT
Asked to Subjc i.e $112,
000, Goes Over the Top
With $267,000.
%ADELL BANNERiS
TOWN OF PARISH
-Women Do Ex.ellenit Work
. After Business District
Is Cleaned Up.
t.. it. Tammany I arish has again
over the top in the baying of
iry Bonds of :t e third is-ac.
be parish and all t.,,;a vhin an
r flag. Wards are not pirovid
with flags by i he tov rtltŽitu,
each war. in the par ;h has1
more than its pairt. The Ninth
(Slidelli leads all ither parts
the parish with nearly one hun
thousand dollars in sub crap
Following are the figures up
shd including Wednesday
t Ward .......... .2 ,000
d Ward ...... . 1,800
Ward ........ . 10.000
Ward ....... 21,000
Ward .......... 2,400
h Ward .......... .. ,300
th Ward ........ 24,000
li Ward ...... .. 3,650
'W ard ..... .... 97,0(00
gath Ward ......... 1 .0 0
$267,350
A.lount allotted to St. Tammnany
, $112,00.0.
The parish colmmia: tes have been
,diligently a: work dpring the.
paign and to them is due much
it for the iihen:o,ninal success
showing St. Tammany makes in
drive.
krs. A. L. Bear reports the fol
ag receipts from the ,ale of Lib
Bonds throughout the parish.
result of the women's work:
Isonville ........ . 2600.00
le ...... ....... 350.00
i ngton ...... .... 2950.00
b. e ..... ...... 50.00
1 River ... ...... :1750.00
1 ...... ....... 16100.00
Springs ........ 700.00
Sen District ....... 200.00
STotall ........ ...... 16700.00
NPeairl River canvass is not, finished
other wards have not yet made
Urns. Slidell leads.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
iwv. F. H. Bancroft will preach at
Covington Baptist Church. Sun
,May 5, at 111 a. m.. and 7:45
Lm. All are invited.
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TRUCK CO"MP.1NIES GET
TRAINING IN DRIVING
r73 AT NIGHT.
Night driving of motor-truck sup
trains from the West to the sea
E. l has been started by the Quar
. r's Depart nient as a step to
final training to fit men for
in France.
;Aeording to the Coulncil of Na
Defense, the expetrence gained
Gross-country copnvoy -'ork ha
th'e truiik co.te.n oe a.ne to
ly entirely itld; , ,:ndent of the
ysilde. Camps a. to IdI', at
hour, nl) ll it : .i'. hlle
ay Is locatedt, otx ot that openi
t? is given r):ef.rc it' ov(er the
TS IN 6lIOt)'INGI TIt UN
-- N Id. AT ('.CAMI'. IN USE
<iOF Itil..IS.
Sational Army and many or
lons of the Nat iinlal Guard
been equipti.-d with the n li.i
rifle, nmtodl fir 917. (the
Enfleld), it e!) tllole nces
t..Ldevise sotie plan whereby
- ould be eicicent!y trained in
. of tht; wlno:,.,n n -hort timne.
ateient authlorized by the Ord
Departmnent !rlls hiw experts
tinig. nany of the.l lllllbohers
led States teamns whi'h won
tional shooting matches., were
ned and s.ent to vnrious
to instrut otlicers and men
operation and care of the
11t camp ofticers under instrue
I these men gave a demon
SI dismnontint and assembl
j rifle wh!:e blindfolded, the
time being " minutes for dis
Sand 22 minutes for as
There are c parts to the
Thesle officers in turn instruct
cla se., the mechanics ',o
ed to imakte repairs. to rie
h-ld. From:nt:ly they wil!
.- o their wvrki at n:ght. ,when
not be allowed to use lights,
re must be thoroughly
i.ni taking dfiwn the r"'T anm
Snew. par s by sense of
BIG RED CROSS
DRIVE WILL BE
IN FULL SWING
IN FEW DAYS
Great Enthusiasm Is Being
Shown and Work Will
Be Thorough.
ST. TAM MANY IS
BANNER PARISH
Mayor Issues Proclamation
And Parade Will Be
On May 18th.
Great enthusiasm is being shown
in the second Red Cross drive. The
Mayor has issued a proclamation
calling on the people to aid in every
way in bringing Covington over the
top. St. Tammany parish has led
all in Red Cross work and the feel-
ing of our people is very strong In
its support. We have nurses and
mnen In Unit No. 24. now at the front,
and we have many boys who will re
ceive care and attention from the
Red Cross.
There will be a parade on the 0lSth,
which will be a representative dem
onstration and there will be a house
to house canvass for donations and
memberships. Everybody is expect
ed to do something, to make some
sacrifice, in enabling the Red Cross
to meet the demands of the war.
Remember, that while the American
Red Cross prepared to receive one
thousand wounded in France, when
the time came ten thousand had to
be taken care--of instead, It re
quires vast sums of money, and the
only way of getting this money is
through the liberality of the people.
Get your pocketbook ready and make
up your mind -to do your best.
The drive will be May 20 to 27.
Following are the chairmen of the
different wards:
Ward fl-C. C. Dendinger.
Ward 2.-H. B. Collins.
Ward 3---John L. Haller.
Ward 4-Herman Levy.
Ward 5-F. A. Ross.
Ward 6-A. D. Crawford.
Ward 7-W. P. Dinkins.
Ward 8-A. H. Klerce.
Ward 9-F. Salmen.
Ward 10- Capt. G. E. Millar.
PROCLA MATION.
Viewing the great importance of
rendering every service possible that
will assist in winning the war, and
realizing the excellent work being
done by the Red Cross in all .fields, I
urge upon the people the considera
tion of the fact that no sacrifice Is
too great that will bring care and
comfort to our wounded soldiers or
that may preserve their ilves.
Therefore, I. call upon all loyal
citizens of Covington to render
every possible aid In making the
Second Red Cro-s Drive that will
commence May 20 and continue to
and including May 27. a success
worthy of the record we have held in
the past in Red Cross work. Give
and give cheerfully.
Given under my hand and seal of
office this 4th day of May, 1918.
PAUL J. LACROIX.
'Mayor of Covington.
L. A. PERREAND,
Secretary.
POLICE JURY.
There will be a special meeting of
the Police Jury on Wednesday, May
8, 1918, as a Board of Reviewers,
and will take up such other business
as may come before the meeting.
F. J. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
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COU.XNCIL OF D.EFINSE MEETING.
There will be a meeting of the
Council of Defense at the courthouse
in Covingonfi Wedne-day. at 2 p. m.
E. G. DAVIS,
Chairman.
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Lecture On War At
Mandeville
Mr. Felix Limongi will give a war
lecturb at the "IHip" Theatre, Tues
day, May 7, under the auspices of the
Red Cross. Mr. Limongi lectured to
crowded houses in Covington and
Madisonville and ,mo doubt Mande
ville people will equally anxious
to hear him.
SCHOOL LEAG'YE MEETING.
There will be a.n,mettng of the
School Improvemen League at the
high school buildi in Covington,
Monday, May .,
IA L. BEAR.
SCENES OF IMPORTANT EVENTS TAKING PLACE
ACROSS OCEAN AFFECTING AMERICA AND WAR
rumsalemm ewspae . . ..
-, ...i. :A'. ..
1--il', .. . .... . .': i,,i.g In P'aris, opened as sui ar.y c .s tier college tuen and their friends.
2-Alneritan lO t .ia.'kets going aboard oue of the Dutch steamers taken over by the American government.
3--Italian so.tldor. plving wire entanglements along the Plave river Hue where an Austrian attack was threat
MENETRE TELLS
EXPERIENCES
WITH THE
FRENCH
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Menetre, of Cov
ington, are in receipt of the follow
ing letter from their son Ralph, who
is now in France with Base Hospital
Unit No. 24. Ralph is one of the
most popular boys to leave Coving
ton for the service, and has hosts of
friends who are anxious as to his
welfare, and are glad to know he is
"over there" doing his bit.
Somewhere In France.
March 22, 1918.
Dear Mother:-Wlth the excep
tion of one letter from home, have
received no mail since reaching this
side. I do hope the mail will soon
get on the right track and reach us
more regularly. I suppose when
they do arrive a dozen or so will
come at one time, and believe me,
they will be welcome, as letters help
just lots, more so now than when in
the States for here we cannot talk to
the people without having a regular
joke over it. I have decided to take
lessons in French, and will have two
leasona a week at a franc a lesson
(twenty cents in our money.)
The first few days on this side the
money gave us some trouble. We
would hold some in our hand and
let the dealer take what wasneeded,
but we noon caught op to the money
question and manage all right now.
Hope you all are having as nice
weather at home as we have here.
It is just great in the day time, but
the nights are rather cool. Have
had very little rain since our arrival.
We are glad that the weather condi
tions are more agreeable here than
they were at Fort Oglethorpe. 1
doubt if we will ever forget the win
ter spent at that place.
We certainly did some moving
about before getting settled. Trav
eled over a good bit of France. I
wish papa could see the farms, I
know he would go wild over them.
They are fine, and quite different
from the ones we are used to seeing
at home. Had a chance to look over
a few towns also. They are very
rustic looking and most of them have
the narrow crooked streets. Think
if we ever get out to visit any of
them will have to take chalk to mark
the corners to keep from getting lost.
The people here treat us just fine.
We have -been given the glad hand
wherever we go. I like France very
much and it is going to be a splendid
experience foi we boys. But of
course nothing comes up to our good
old U. S. A.
On our way across the country we
were met at one place by a Red
Cross contingent. They served us
bread, butter and coffee. We cer
tainly enjoyed this treat, also the
pleasure of being able to talk to some
American women once more. The
French girls are very classy looking,
and if only a fellow could speak
French- I am sure a fellow could
have a good time.
We were fortunate in running
across som'e French soldiers who can
speak English. They have taken us
around and showed us a good time.
They take a great delight in having
us repeat things after them and then
make us give the meaning in Eng
lish. We had a -pay day last week
and the French soldiers. thought we
were "some" sports. We are allow
ed to go into town when off duty,
and you can get some real good
"eats" there. A pice dinner with a
bottle of wine only costs 3 francs.
-We are in barracks here, but I
prefer the tent--there is nothing
DR. STEVENSON
GIVES POINTS
FOR CLEAN
TOWN
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
The revival of the clean-up spirit
will be more fruitful locally than
heretofore, if not for the economy, I
happiness and contentment that we
now know that bright home and
fragrant flowers and war gardens
bring, then for the sake of the strang
ers who are coming to our doors in
ever increasing numbers. Many
premises in our otherwise attractive
town are barren of shrubbery, but
littered with rubbish, and in this re
spect business -establishments are
equal offenders.
Vacant grounds and back yards in
the city's heart are strewn with
twisted iron and broken bricks, mute
evidence of the numerous buildings
that rose thereon before a disastrous
fire swept the town years gone by;
yet it is the custom of merchants to
extend to hoards of visiting farmers
the facilities of those back yards
places that bring the blush of shame
to many-as corrals for their teams.
Can we hope to encourage cleanli
ness or thrift, or aspire to develop
uplifting thoughts in the country vis
itor when he sees civic pride lacking
in the towns-people?
It costs little to paint, less to wlhite
wash and almots nothing to grow
flowers and a few vegetables and
fruits, and to tidy the premises, and
whomsoever does renders a service
to the country and to oneself at the
time of its greatest need, and helps
to build a community that pleaseth
the eye and is talked' about by
strangers.
A brightener and preserver for
fences and rough walls that is cheap
and remarkably durable is made by
slacking fresh lime with boiling
water, stirring constantly, otherwise
it will be lumpy, until a thin paste
results. Great heat is developed.
and it is advisable to protect the
hands with old gloves so that the
stirring, which is preferably done
with an iron rod, will not be inter
rupted. Add salt (one-half peck to
the bushel of lime), stir and thin
with water to the proper consistency.
Add a big handful of Portland ce
ment to each pailful of wash at the
time of using.
An attractive grey for brickwork
and rough boards is prepared by
stirring bolling water in Portland
cement to make a thick wash, and
adding one-half peck of salt to the
bushel of cement. This wash costs
but a few cents a gallon, and re
mains unaltered for years. The for
mula is, I believe, original with me.
I have seen a local painter quickly
whitewash a large barn with a small
brush frotn a trash pile, and the
poorest citizen "can make something
out of nothing" with these cheap
brighteners, if the will is consistent
and he will but remember that the
world's greatest painter when a
child, and being refused a brush,
made one of a cat's tail.
DR. W. L. STEVENSON.
like them once you get used to them.
We have done no regular work so
far, only guard duty, but I have bean
appointed to work in the dispensary.
as soon as work starts.
Be sure to give me all the news of
the old town when you write. Let
me know what boys have left for
the army, etc. Give all the girls my
best. Regards to all my friends.
Lots of love to each onp at home.
As ever,
RALPH.
FIREMEN'S MAY
FESTIVAL TO BE
A BIG AFFAIR
MAY 12TH
The firemen of Covington are mak
ing big preparations for the May
Festival to be given at the Fair
Grounds, Sunday, May 12, for the
purpose of securing funds to carry
out necessary improvements in the
service of the department. There
will be athletic games, baseball, rac
ing and other amusements, and there
is no doubt t at every one who at
tends will have a good time.
Great improvement has lately been
made in the department. There is
provision now for getting the engine
out promptly on the sounding of the
alarm and valuable property has
been saved by early arrival at fires.
A man is employed to be on the
premises all the time and to take
care of the machinery, etc. There
are improvements badly needed.
however, and the only means of se
curing money for this purpose is
through the liberality of the public.
The department feels that it can give
the -public value received for every
penny spent in attending this enter
tainment, and property-holders will
be greatly benefitted by increased se
curity from fire.
An endeavor will also be made to
make the entertainment interesting
for children, and there will be child
ren's games. Admission will be 2::)
cents for adults; 10 'ents for the
children.
The following committees have the
affair in charge:
Floor Committee--Gilbet P. Mol
loy, chairman; Oliver J. Hebert, A.
R. Smith, John Blow, John Aoueille.
Eugene Strain, Henry Levy, Robert
Badon, L. F. Wehrli, Harry Warner.
Arrangement Committee - H. J.
Ostendorf, chairman; H. A. Mackie.,
Harry Warner, Andrew Smith, Wal
ter D. Molloy. Jacob Seller, ex officio.
Reception Committee-Paul J. La
croix, chairman; Harvey E. Ellis, T.
M. Burns, V. H. Frederick, E. V.
Richard, Paul ,Herbez, H. A. Mackie,
J. H. Warner, John L. Haller Emile
Frederick, C. E. Schonberg, T. E.
Brewster, E. J. Domergue, F. L. Gial
ligher, Chas. T. Bradley, Adrian D.
Schwartz.
Gate Committee-E. R. Moses.
chairman; Ike Herbez, Julian Smith,
Adam Seller, W. C. Morrel, Jr.
Refreshment Committee-W. H.
Kentzel, chairman; Joe Hoffman, N.
Seller, J. D. Lambert, Aug. Vergez.
W. E. Boes.
JUNIOR RED C'RONE.
Miss Marguerite Bradley gave a
penny party at the res!dence of her
narents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. T. Brad
ley, for the benefit of the Junior Red
Cross. Thursday evening. The af
fair was greatly enjoyed and there
was a good attendance. The receipts
were $7.00. This is the first enter
tainment of this kind given for the
Junior Red Cross.
Mr. Ellis To Speak
At Onville
Harvey E. Ellis, of the Council of
Defense, will make a public address
to the people of Onille at that place
at 4 o'clock p. m., Monday, May 6.
He will discuss matters of interest
relative to the war.
PARKER SPEAKS
TO THE PEOPLE
OF SLIDELL
TO-DAY
E, e.:,bodty [s Lie ited (i
LALnd'I ahd ( ,u , C3V-3:
Is E>xpecteJ.
SiL iDELIJ ENTITLED
TO RECOGNI-TYIJON
Ha.: Done ExeIl nt ,'a!
To-day, May 4, u ill be abg b la
in Siide:l. 'I he war work twat is Le
ing done by this patriotic to nil iia.
won it con dderable distine ion, .,n
it is. fnrtunat cllon.gh t: cnnb i it:
people to listen to words of advice
and instruction from the fountain
head of the state food admini-_.ra
tion. This is important from the
fact that the food situation is one
that must be understood in order
that each may do his part. The poor
man as well as the rich may lend aid,
and will be willing to aid, if it t is au
thentically established just what is
required, and whether this require
ment attaches to the individual every
where else as well as here. Also
that the necessiay absolutely exists.
Mr. Parker's standing as a man and
his undisputed patriotism will cause
the people to heed what he may have
to say, and will greatly aid in
strengthening conservation in this
section.
Mr. Parker will speak under the
auspices of the Slidell Community
Council of Defense. The speaking
will take place at 5 p. m. People
from all over the parish should take
advantage of this opportunity.
Report of Mrs. J.
H. Warner at Red
Cross Meeting.
Covington, La., May 1, 1918.
To the Officers and Members of St.
Tammany Branch Chapter Ameri
can Red Crossff
I beg to submit the following re
port of work of auxiliaries for the
month ending May 1, 1918:
Slidell.
3650 pieces assorted surgical dress
ings, 14 bed shirts, 3 pairs wristlets,
6 pairs socks, 1 helmet, 5 sweaters.
Lacombe.&
382 pieces assorted surgical dre s
ings.
Mandeville.
1441 pieces assorted surgical dres.
ings, 12 bed shirts, 12 pajamas, 4
pairs wristlets, 14 pairs socks, I hel
met, 2 sweaters.
Included in above are 124 pieces
surgical dressings from Lewisburg
colored auxiliary and 70 pieces sur
gical dressings from Mandeville col;
ored auxiliary.
Madisonville.
622 pieces assorted surgical dresa
ings.
Folsom.
231 pieces assorted surgical dress
ings.
Talisheek.
9 bed shirts, 5 pairs socks, 1 hel
met, 4 sweaters.
Abita Springs.
1443 pieces assorted surgical dress
ings, 2 pairs wristlets, 6 pairs socks.
Wa slheim.
8 Convalescent robes and 2 pairs
socks.
Covington.
6398 pieces assorted surgical dress
ings, 22 bed shirts. 3 pairs wristlets,
20 pairs socks, 27 sweaters.
In above is included 208 pieces of
surgical dressings turned in by Cov
ington colored auxiliary.
Making a total for the parish of
14;167 pieces assorted surgical dress
ings, 77 garments and 106 knitted
articles.
Since last report we have forward
ed to New Orleans: 11,814 pieces
assorted surgical dressings, 57 bed
shirts, 18 convalescent robes, 26
pajamas, 4 helmets, 37 sweaters, 68
pairs socks, 11 pairs wristlets.
Cash
Bal. on hand April 2 .... 5.01
Re'd. from treasurer .... . 4.99
Paid for expressage .... 7.94
Paid fir binder twine ... 1.25
9.19
Balance on hand ..... .81
Received from profit on
sale of yarn ....... ... 2.32
Which has been turned over to the
secretary.
Respectfully submitted,
S .MRS. J. H. WARNER,
Chairman of Supplies for St. Tam
many Parish.
RALPH N. MENETRE, COV
INGTON BOY, IN FRANCE
CURB MARKET IS
ESTABLISHED
INCOVINGTON
BY WOMEN
High Prices of Vegetables
Cause of Action To
Cut Middle Men.
BETTER PRICES
TO THE FARMER
Station For Wagons Will Be
Given On The Town
Square.
To encourage farmers and insure
them a market for their produce the
women of Covington have obtained
the consent of the Mayor and the
Town Attorney to establish a curb
market for the sale of farm products.
Permission has been obtaned to use
the town square for this purpose,
and the engine house may be used
in case of bad weather or when shade
is imperatively necessary.
It is claimed that at present the
prices of vegetables to the consumer
are exorbitantly high and that the
farmer is not getting prices in pro
portion. It is proposed that house
wives shall agree to attend the curb
market on market days to purchase
direct from the farmer, thereby
avoiding the middle man, making
vegetables cheaper and at the same
time giving the farmer a higher price
than he has been in the habit of
getting.
The proposition grew from a dis
cussion of the subject by the execu
tive board of the Women's Progres
aive Union at its meeting Monday.
Miss Martha Williams gave the board
information relative to crops being
grown and the market for same that
encouraged the board to believe that
such a step was the proper one to
take. There will be a very large
quantity of fruit grown this year.
The first day of the market will be
Saturday, May 11, from 9 to 12
o'clock noon.
Letteds will be written to farmers
selling vegetables asking them to
meet the demands. By co-operation
of both. the farmer may establish
sales days on which he may depend
to dispose of his produce. It large
ly depends upon him to make the
curb market a success. There will
be a joint consideration of the mat
ter by the farmers and the women to
fix prices.
COUNCITJ OF DEFENSE WILL AD
VISE WAR-RISK CLAIMANTS.
The Council of National Defense
has urged the State council to pro
vide voluntary aid for dependents of
men in the service in collecting al
lotments of pay and family allow
ances, arrears of pay, travel pay, ex
tra pay, or other money due estates
of deceased sailors and soldiers.
Aliotments and allowances under
the war-risk insurance law are paid
directly by the Treasury Department
to the persons entitled thereto; all
claims for insurance taken out un
der the law should be addressed to
Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
Treasury Department, Washington,
D. C.; claims for arrears of pay, ex
tra pay and travel pay of deesesed
soldiers and sailors and all other
claims should be addressed to Audi
tor for the War Department, Wash
ington, D. C.