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D. g. MASON, Et1;tor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1918 VOL XLIV No. 28
RO s w HIH PAISE IS N BAG LEA
St. T,'amany .Parish Goes Way Over Top in Red Cross Drive
ALL WHO WILL
BE21 JUNE5TH
TO REGISTER
THAT DAY
Instructions As To Manner
Of Carrlying Out The
Registr!ti t n.
SWHO AND WHEN
WHERE ANiD HOW
Penalty For Not tRegisternin
And Whe'.t 1cesult
May Be.
S The followinxt ii.true ,tins are
to be followed by thi O.a! i.o have
become twenty-ole Oi.: of a .ha siuce
the draft of 1J17, anll i who are to
i egister next \\'eli'u ti .: J. in ":
WHO--All itae pr ont :t ( :it izts
or aliens) born beta toln June 6,
14 6, and June 5, 1P!-7, iltnsl.iivO
:eept ofticers and itlli t'ld Iltn of
'.e Regular Arnny. N .i antd Marine
Corps, and the Naticntl ;,:x l and
,laval Militia while itn ieda! l SeIr
vice, and otliners in (,:t, r R t:eserve
.. rps, and enlisted muitt in Eulisted
SBeserve Corps Nhlilei .l .l.ti.. servi e.
WItEN--On \Wednt:sday. Tune ,
1918, between 7 a in. and .I p. in.
WrHERE-At oftnce of local l,oard
Ay gll. jurisdiction \ here the per
acb to be registered perotaenttly re
a;des, or other place designated by
that local board.
HOW---o in per:, cn .iune - to
your registration place. If you ex
pect to be absent from home ou .1 une
Si.go at once to thit office of the local
:, oard where you happen to be.
SHave your registration card filled out
sind certified. Mail it to the io3na
Sboard having jurisdiction where you
iaprmanently reside. Et:nclose a self
addressed, stamped enlvelope with
your registration c:;rd for the return
i:of your registration certificate. Fail
; re to get this certificate may cause
S0you serious inconvenience. You
", Maut mail your regi;tration ca'rd in
i ti:.e to reach you r c~ ,e local 'board
aO June 5. If you are sick cn .June
- antd unable to present yours_.lf in
Strsor, send some competent I ri ..td.
The clerk may deputize himn to fre
"pre your card.
INF:ORMATION-lf you are in
Giobt-as to what to do or where to
-lngister, consult your local board.
fPNALTY FOR NOT REGISTER
. ---Failure to register is a muisde
~etnor punishable by imprisonment
-Br one year. It may result in loss
' valuable rights and privileges and
Immediate induction into military
arvice.
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GERMAN DRIVE
: SEES AMERICANS
UNMOVABLE
In the new drive the Germans put
a.. flood of trtopt ini an efi.ort to
' 8n a way to I':ris, mikling a pow
rtful thrust soutlI 'i ard front the
.imne. Soissons has been lost on
Ot West but Rheims i; still holding
g: t on the eastern edge. They must
have made an advance of three
l: es from Loupeigne north of Mar
.M8 to Ferepen-Tardon;i . The wedge
.irt from there aboutt tOen and a
altf miles east :o Venzilly. tifteen
:"'I a half miles stoult I ,est o fiheinms
;bey have penetrated akout eiehteen
Ulles In their five days drive.
Attacks have been ma-le against
fAe Americans at Cantigny, but while
U t.ttnuous the Ameriians have re
Slsed them with unoric ken lines.
1bth England and Franuto are high
p rase of the \ undtlrful lighiting
4 the American troops aln predict
w1t will happen whl th' t troops
trttVe il sufficient numbers.
It i- predicted that the Germans
,, be stopped within a f' dlays
Sd that their great effort to push
.~;fugh to Paris will be an utter
1are. The drive s ftar has re
in enormous los. of life to the
ahRnt . The retreat of the Allies
aeenl orderly and lines have been
preserved. tin. Frcih is confi
of success.
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Uq&ENE DEPR1EST.
tugene Depriest-,, who died ::t Aa
ta (., was hrouc)l. here for
in the Depriest family burial
do. He contracted pneumonia,
m'ses Depriest, his brother,
to Atlanta and was rtith him
his first illnesr.
CUT CORD WOOD
AND SAVE COAL
THAT WILL BE
HARD TO GET
Fuel Administrator WArns
People That Coal Will
Be Hard To Get.
MUST BUY EARLY
IN THE CITIES
Rural Communities Must
Use Wood When It
Can Be Had.
New Orleans, May 30-A cord of
wood stacked in the back yard or
vacant corner of the barn lot, is just
as important this summer as a Lib
erty Bond tucked away in your bank.
A cord of wood means the farmer
has devoted his spare time and ener
gy to helping Uncle Sam solve the
fuel problem by laying aside his win
ter fuel during the summer, by sub
stituting wood for coal, and thus re
leasing thousands of tons of coal
sorely needed to speed the great
American fleet of warships, torpedo
boats and other escorts of transports
and supply ships through the U-boat
zone.
"The farmer who can ute wood for
fuel and who purchases a ton of coal
this summer or winter is not the
kind of farmer this country needs
either he is deliberately ingnoring
the country's appeal or he has not
heard of the government's patriotic
request," is the opinion of the Fuel
Administration.
And, it is believed, there is no
chance for any one to miss seeing,
reading and thinking about the Fuel
Administration's all-summer cam
paign. Every Louisiana mayor has
been asked to issue a proclamation
appealing to his citizens to heed the
Fuel Administration's "Cut a Cord
Now" appeal; sheriffs of every par
ish have been asked to use prisoners
in cutting wood during the summer
for a fuel reserve for schools and
public 'buildings during the winter,
and in many other ways the message
of Uncle Sam regarding the fuel
crisis has been driven into every
nook and corner of the state. The
same campaigns are being waged in
every other state in the union now.
"When a farmer or any one else
substitutes a cord of wood for a ton
of coal, he lifts that much of a bur
den from the already burdened rail
roads," warns the Fuel Administra
tion. "Warships cannot burn wood,
nor can war industries. Fifty mil
lion more tons must be produced for
the war industries and warships.
Not only is it a great mining prob
lem, but it Is a tremendous transpor
tation istuation. While coal is be
ing hauled, there must be a continu
ous stream of supplies of all kinds
to the boys 'over there.' Coal caq
be moved easier in the summer; the
fuel crisis last winter was due to bad
weather, war supplies rush and the
likes. Hence, the early-buying of
coal campaign in cities and the cut-a
cord-now appeal to farmers and all
others in rural communities. It is
very likely coal will be denied all
rural communities this winter and
they must rely on wood entirely."
WAR CABIlAGE'AND TURNIPS.
Tuesday we received by express
from Mr. W. P. Dinkins, of Dinkina
Brothers, Lacombe, a 14-pound cab
bage that weighed 10 pounds after
the leaves were trimmed to a hard
hoad, and a purple-top turnip that
weighed 3 1-4 pounds. They were
raised by Capt. J. M. Barringer of
that place and proved to be just as
fine to eat as to look upon. These
kind are war cabbages and turnips,
and Kaiser Bill wouldn't have to do
without sourkraut and turnip so'ip
with a few Captains of Farming like
Captain Barringer.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
There will be communion s'tvices
at the Episcopal Cchurch on Coving
ton, Sunday, at 11 a. m. Rev. Poole
Jackson will preach. All are invited
to attend.
ST. TA.QIANYM PARISH BOYS IN
MARINES.
Ruble S. Burns, of Folsom, and
Haste Ezell, of St. Tammany, have
enlisted in the Marines. They have
gone to New Orleans, ,here they
will be assigned.
Postmaster Seiler, of Covington,
is recruiting agent for this service.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. Selfe announcesthat there
will be services in the Methodist
Church at 8 p. m., Snb. There
will be a special mush program.
All are invited.
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STATE COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE
BULLETIN
The Council of Defense of the
State of Louisiana sends out the fol
lowing bulletin:
Bulletin No. 45.
Baton Rouge, May 28, 1918.
Take all the men out of soft drink
stands and all the young men out of
cigar stands and put them at work
that only men can do, and let girls
take their places.
Take young men off the elevators
and let them get into work that only
men can do and put women on the
elevators.
Do away with white chauffeurs en
tirely who serve private families.
Do away with chauffeurs entirely
except in the case of a man above 60
who is in bad health, invalids and
old women.
Reduce the number of taxis hang
ing around and put the drivers of
unneeded cars in the munition fac
tories or on the farm.
Close up the hand books and make
operators go to work or go to jail.
Make the loafers around the pool
rooms go to work, but do not inter
fere with the working man who oc
casionally wants to play a game of
pool as a relaxation.
Take a census of the gamblers and
well dressed men without an occupa
tion and make them go to work for
themselves at gainful pursuits or
make them go to work for the parish
on the public roads.
Go down to the courthouse and
take a census of those who are on the
pay roll of the county and the city,
and whenever a man's work can be
done by a woman, give the woman
the work and let the man go to work
elsewhere.
Do away with the shoe shine par
lors.
Close up all the 'soft' drink stands
operated by white men catering to
negroes. They are mostly camou
flages for craps and shorty.
Let negroes alone conduct soft
drink stands for negroes.
Half a dozen negroes are in the
toilet rooms of the various hotels.
One man is all that is necessary.
Close up half the pressing clubs
In the city.
PROGRAM OF
SLIDELL HIGH
SCHOOL
The Slidell high school has had a
most successful term and the com
mencement exercises Wednesday
'were very largely attended. The
papers by the graduates were much
above the average and were well de
livered. and the remarks by Mr. Lld
dle, Mr. Woodruff and Supt. Lyon
were listened to with interest. .
The program was as follows:
Invocation--Divine Guidance Dur
ing the War-Rev. T. J. Embree.
Song-"America" - Audience led
by High School Chorus.
Address of Welcome - Charles
Fritchie.
Extracts from Speeches and Mes
sages of President Wilson-Miss
Francis Howze.
Work of the Red Cross During the.
War-Mis3 Alicia Sebastian.
Conservation . and :Production of
Food-Miss Violet Heughan.
Song-"Star Spangled Banner"-'
Audience led by High School Chorus.
Work of the Y. M. C. .A. in the
Great War-Dr. J. K. Griffith.
Valedictory-Why We Should Buy
War Savings Stamps-Miss Nellie
Bousquet.
'Piano Duet-Patriotic Airs-Miss=
es Nellie Bousquet and Francis
Howze.
Remarks--Hon. C. M. Liddle.
ABITA SPRINGS
PUBLIC SCHOOL.
EXERCISES
On the evening of the 28th the
Abita Springs public school exercises
held at the Town Hall, brought to a
close what the teachers of that school
consider one of the most satisfactory
years Abita Springs has ever wit
nessesd. The school, although there
are only three teachers, has kept up
more than a four-teacher average at
tendance throughout the year; also
one of the highest enrollments it has
ever had, reaching a total of 160
pupils. The program rendered at
the closing exercises was as follows:
"America"-By the school.
Recitation-Master Gerard Mott.
"Columbia the Gem of the Ocean"
-By the school, 4 '
Recitation-By Masters Stephen
Abney, Henry Lamousin and Louis
Peyret.
"'Snow White"-By the school.
Recitation-By Henry Bazajou.
Recitation---By Lester Winkler.
Essay on President Wilson-By
Pursur Parker.
Address-By Mayor Bordes.
Address-By Capt. G. E. Millar.
Those of the graduating class are:
Paul Mutti, Lola Page, Lillian Har
douin, John Rausch, Emery Keen,
Vernon Abney, Pursur Parker.
Those receiving spelling certifi
cates are: Third Grade, Hildreth
Bridges, Algernon Bridges; Fourth
Grade, Charles Bazajou, Nellie Gor
ney, Charles Tremoulet, Adelaide
Brown; Fifth Grade, Lewis Cham
bers, Mamie Escaig, Emily Kusten
macher, Elizabeth Lamousin, Rosa
mond Beaudean, Henry Bazajou,
Adolph Schreek, Numan Keen, Ralph
Privette, Amelia Hardouin, Eugene
Tremoulet, Amy Strain, Corinne
Strain; Sixth Grade, James Parker,
Gladys Keen, Ruth Schreck, Daisy
Demaree, Estelle Smith, Helen Kus
tenmacher; Seventh Grade, Lola
Page, Paul Muttl, Lillian Hardouin.
The most engaging number ren
dered by the children was the dainty
operatta, "Snow White." The ren
dering of this little play showed real
talent among the little ones; beauti
ful singing voices, and wonderful
concentration for children of that
age. There remained but one con
clusion for the audience: There
must have been genuine understand
ing and co-operation 'between teach
ers and pupils.
Mayor Bordes, in a short, pithy ad
dress, pointed out how Abita Springs
has always in years past done its
very best for its children, and at one
time prided itself in having one of
the best school buildings in the par
ish. "But the time has come for an
other building," he said, "that will
keep pace with the times, and that
will give our children the very best
of opportunities."
Capt. G. E. Millar, in his address,
mentioned other needed improve
ments. "Our ambition should be to
have a junior high school here. And
another thing we need, besides a
more sanitary school building, is a
yearly examination of all our school
children by some able physician,
with a view to preventing all dis
eases that lower the child's efficiency
in school, or maybe cause the school
to be closed entirely for weeks."
Since Capt. Millar announced that his
term as School Board member for
this ward will expire in August, and
that he will not be a candidate for
re-election, every one realize that it
will be hard to find another mAn who
will have the welfare of the school
as much at heart as Capt. Millar.
The essay read by Pursur Parker,
of the seventh grade graduating class
was terse and timely, and showed
original, constructive and patriotic
think.
Remarks-Hon. H. W. Woodruff.
Song-Battle Hymn of the Repub
ic -Audience led by School Chorus.
Remarks-Keeping the Schools Up
to High Standards During the War
-Suapt. ,. .. Lyon.
FARMERS DOING
THE KAISER UP
WITH GOOD
CROPS HERE
Farm Demonstrator Millar
Tells Of Farms That
Can't Be Beat.
EQUAL TO DELTA AND
NORTHERN FARMS
'Advises That Bean Seed Be
Saved For Fall
Planting.
St. Tammany pariah can be proud
of her crops this year, if we get good
rains in the near future, and we shall
not be able to sleep for the noise of
the growing corn and the running
of the sweet potato vines.
I would like to give details q, each
farm, 'but space will not permit nor
the time to write it up, but 1 must
say that I will match the crops of
some of the farms I have visited,
like John Willie; E. Singletary, T.
Moran, and lots of others, with any
thing they can procucs in the sa
called rich delta lands and northern
farms. We have taken the Presi
dent's message to heart and all are
doing their share to raise food. I
also see some good" colts, mule colts,
fine calves, and the latter 1 hope are
not for sale, but to be kept to con
sume some of the velvet bean, cow
pea hay, etc., that is being raised.
I would like to see more soy bears
planted. Their value as a feeding
plant is not appreciated here except
among a few. I saw a fine lot at
John Willie's. Gool hay can be
made from the vines if cut before th3
peas mature. The oil cake is equal
in feeding.value to cotton seed meal.
Velvet beans are gradually coming
into their own, and few men that
farm will not plant anything else
among their corn. For new ground
that has not been cleared of stumps,
it can be planted among the stumps
with some grains of corn to hold up
the beans during the winter when the
stumps can be burned out. The
government reports that "the total
plantings of velvet beans in 1909
was only 12,560 acres. The present
year will give 4,600,000 acres." The
velvet bean is not successful as a hay
crop, the vines being too coarse and
matted together to handle. Eight
hundred to fifteen hundred pounds
in the pod to the acre is the yield.
Ground together the bean and pol
produce a palatable and nutritious
feed. If the seed are threshed out
and ground alone the feed is cqnsid
erably more concentrated, but tha
pod itself contains a large percentagp
df nutriment.
Plant more pinders. There is not
anything like the amount planted
that should be--and the children
want a supply of peanuts.
Save your bean seed for the fall
planting. Red beans will be a fine
food during the winter and dried are
less trouble and expense than can
ning them green.
Hold your Irish potatoes. Store
in a cool place on a sandy soil,
sprinkle a little air-slacked lime over
them to help dry them out, and don't
heap them up. Take care not to
bruise them in handling, and save
your fall seed.
G. E. MILLAR.
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SELECTMEN ATTEND SPEAKING.
About forty selectmen attended the
speaking given for their benefit at
the - courthouse, Tuesday evening.
The speakegr ere, Harvey E. Ellis,
who took up the business phase of
the soldier, the provisions made for
the family by the Government, the
system of insurance, remuneration,
etc.; Dr. Gautreaux spoke of the
medical attention given, the care of
the Government in protecting health,
etc., and showed up the German
propoganda that attempted to create
the impression that death and dis
ease lurked in camps. Mr. Haller
told of the wonderful accomplish
ments of the Red Cross in the feld
of battle and at the hospital, the
care of the starving children and
women and cf the great work in
general of this greatest of organiza
tions.
The meeting was presided over by
El. G. Davis, chairman of the Council
of Defense. and he introducet the
speakers. He also spoke a few word.
with reference to the duty of the
n~n a ho could not go to the front
to fight for his cofintry and liberty
He felt strongly his duty in con
tributing to the Red Cross and to
the financing of the war. The earn
estness of Mr. Davis became more
impressive because of the known
cleanliness of his character, when he
slated that he would prefer to choose
his friends from the loyal American
c;tzens who were, willing to make
sacrifices .as the price of liberty.
The evening was a profitable one
and a well spent one.
ST. TAMMANY
OVER THE TOP
AGAIN FOR
RED CROSS
Report Of Parish Chairman
Eads Poitevent on
The Result.
REPORT THOSE
REFUSING TO GIVE
List of Those Contributing
Furnished by Chairman
John Haller.
St. Tammany parish was allotted
$15,000 for the Red Cross drive just
finished. It raised over $40,000.
This must be gratifying to the parish
chairman, Eads Poitevent, and to
every committee member of the vari
ous wards and to the women who
worked so hard and enthusiastically.
It must, also, be a special source of
pride to those who contributed liber
ally of their means to help the Red
Cross.
There were instances in which
some gave more than they were as
sessed, and there were some who
gave nothing, but the sentiment was
so strong throughout the whole par
ish that failure of those to give ac
cording to their means was discussed
with considerable bitterness.
According to instructions from
the headquarters of the G'f DI,
vision, the names of those who re
fused to give and of those who would
not give nearly what they were ap
parently able to give, were taken
down, with their reason for refusal,
and sent in-for the investigation that
will be made. Some small checks
were returned for this reason.
Chairman Poitevent expresses his
appreciation of the service rendered
by the speakers who visited the
towns in the various wards. They
were Harvey E. Ellis, E. G. Davis,
T. M. Burns, Supt. 'Lyon, A. D.
Schwartz and L. C. Moise.
Parish Chairman Poitevent fur
nishes the following report:
Report of Red Cross Donations
By Wards.
Ward Amount
1-Theq. Dendinger .... $2100.00
2-H. B. Collins ...... 577.03
3-J. L. Haller, ....... 4611.33
O Limbeaugh, Ramsay 500.00
4-Herman Levy ...... 3100.00
5-L. W. Crawford .... 205.03
6-A. D. Crawford .... 1170.00
7-W. P. Dinkins ...... 980.00
8-A. H. Kruse ....... 1108.44
9-F. Salmen ......... 6300.00
10-Capt. G. E. Millar .. 954,00
Total...............$40506580
Chairman Hailer, of the Third
Ward, furnishes the following list of
names and amounts collected in Cor
ington:
Team No. 1-E. 4. Domergue, cap
tain; L. A. Perreand, J. E. Nilson.
Smith Hardware Co. $5, A. R.
Smith $5, Warren Smith $5, E. G.
Davis $50, Philip Burns $5, R. H.
Dutsch $10, P. J. Lacrox $10, Stanga
Mercantile Co., $25, H. J. Smith's
Sons $25, M. Lacroix $10, A. David
$5, J. B. Christia $15, Fred Hart
ley $5, E. A. Payette $5, Paul Her
bhe $25, Jones & Pickett $20, Mrs.
Coltora $1, C. M. Loyd $5, J. C.
Burns Co. $15, E. Halk $25, E. E.
LeBlanc $10, F. L. Galigher $5, Dr.
J. F. ;Bouquoi $10, E. J. Domergue
$100, L. A. Perreand $5, J. E. Nil
son $5, V. Z. Young $5, Herman
Schultz $5, L. T. Monts $5, P. J.
Dulion $2, Rev. J. E. Selfe and wife
$10, Aug. Coig $5, X. Frey $10,
Henry Smith $2, O. C. Duplantis $1,
Mrs. G. M. Loyd $1, H. J. Osten
dorf 50c, A. Herbez $1, Mrs. F. Pe
chon $5, E. R. Morrison $2.50, Mrs.
G. H. Douglas $2, Mrs. Middleton $1,
Covington Lodge No. 188 F. & A. M.
$5, Covington Bank & Trust Com
pany $200.
Team No. 2-E. G. Davis, cap
tain; Maurice Planche, P. J. La
crolx.
J. L. Haller $400, Chas. Sheffield
$2, C. J. LIacroix $1, Jos. Bosquet $1,
Frank Patecek $25, J. G. Thomas
$2.50, L. C. Moise $$, F. P. Marso
lan $15, James Smith $5, Vincent
Rosetta $2, F. Besse $2, L. T. Cole
man $2, J. L. Watkins $25, Clarence
Smith $5, J. D. Lambert $5, E. Bec
nel $1, J. E. Caserta $1, Aug. J.
Planche $25, Plandhe & Co., $25,
Corner Drug Store $25, A. Sawaya
$10, Mike Sawaya $5, W. M. Chami
pagne $5, E. M. LeBIanc $25, H. L.
Abadle $5, Mrs. L. Lacroix $1, Mrs.
Eva Lacroix $1, People's Bakery $15,
-has. Hendrioks $1, F. Bachemin,
Sr., $5, A. K. Jones $5, J. V. Jones
$5, P. J. Laborde, Jr., $15, E. H.
Pfieffer 50e, Aug. Verges $5, Mrs.
Bernachau $5, Presbyterian Sunday
School $5, Emile Frederick $50, P. J.
Laborde $50, A. A. Frederick $15,
U. Depriest $15, L. M. Albritton $5,
(Osmtena6 a ss* s3)
HUMBERGER IS
DROWNED AND
McQUEEN JUST
ESCAPES
Caught In Whirl Pool Forty
Feet From Shore In
Red River.
BOTH CONVALESCENTS
FROM THE HOSPITAL
McQueen A Slidell Soldier;
Humburger Was From
Msisissippi.
Camp Beauregard, La., May 27
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
Two patients from the convales
c'at camp at the Base Hospttal went
in swimming in Red River carly this
morning, Humburger being the lret
to enter the water swam out about
forty feet and was caught in a whirl
He began to sink and calledi or help.'
McQueen quickly jumped into the
water and swam as fast as possible
but reached the whirl too late, Ham
burger having gone down and never
came up. McQueen was caught and
pulled under in the same whirl but
being a good swimmer managed to
get out and reached the opposite aide
of the river, but was unconscious for
a while. He was rushed to the hos
pital and soon recovered. Hum
burger belongs to the 155th Infantry.
He leaves a wife and two children.
J. D. McQueen volunteered In the
Washington Artillery in April, 1917.
FIFTY-SEVEN OF
OUR BOYS GO.
TO CAMP
The 57 boys who left on the morn
Ing train for camp, Wednesday, over
the I. C., were started on their Jour
ney in the presence of crowds of men
and women who wished them god
speed. Capt. Mackie paid honor to
them with the nilitary organisation
of St. 'Paul's College and the Boy
Scouts under Commander Talmage.
St. Paul's carried their service ban
ner, which has forty-three stars.
The boys left cheerfully and dis
played the spirit of true patrlotlsq
by smiles and assurances that they
were ready and willing to go, and
wives, mothers and sweethearts,
while some of them had tear-dimmed
eyes, displayed more fortitude than.
is usual at such scenes of parting.
This was a help to the boys, for no
matter how brave, partings that may
be forever are trying ordeals. Philip
Burns and Harry Warner stood ea
the lower step of a coach as the
train pulled out and shook hands and
waved a cheerful good-bye to all.
Philip has made several attempts to
get into the army and had failed
each time because of not coming up
to the physical standard, but he had
always maintained that he was able
to ight and was anxios to get into
it. His brother, Bryan, Is a lien
tenant, -and Philip has finally sue
ceeded in getting in.
The usual lunches were prepared
by the ladies, but this time the
ladies of the different towns from
which the boys came prepared them,
instead of all being prepared by the
Covington ladies.
C. 8. Frederick, whose name was
omitted from t~e list published, did
not go on this train, but on the N. O.
G. N. He went to the Jackson Bar
racks.
MANDEVILLE
COLORED RED
CROSS WORK
The work of the colored auzlllary
of the Red Cross in the Fourth Ward
has been remarkable, and the pa
triotism exhibited shows loyalty in
the highest degree. The Lewisburg
auxiliary gave an entertainment on
Monday, May 27, which brought in
$270, with a small amount still to be
collected. An all-day picnic was
held, with patriotic concert and talks
at night. Among the most interest
ing speakers was Rev. H. H. Lowe
(colored) of Bay St. Louis. "His sub
ject was, "Duty and Plach of the
Negro in the War." While the
solemnity of religious duty marked
much that he said, there was mingl
ed with his sound advice much
humor and anecdotes that were witty
and entertaining. His addraeg was
enthusiastically received.
The entertainment was givea at
Oak Park, near Poitevent & hPvre
mill, on an open-air platform, whic
was tastefully decorated with lap,
plants and Red Cross posters. MasI
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