St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14


The Mothers Club held an
enthusiastic meeting at the
school house Thursday, Deem
Der 5, 1907. Two letters of
interest were read, new men,
bers enrolled and the following
officers elected to serve for the |
ensuing year: Mrs. J. B. May
eur, president; Mrs. A. B.
Breedlove, vice president; Mrs.
Clifton Burns, secretary; Mrs. |
Camille Beaucoudray, treasurer. |
Hereafter the club will meet
every second Friday of the
month at the schoolhouse, at
$3.50 o'clock.
Sunday, Dec. 8, it was an
nounced in St. Peters Church
that next Sunday, Dec. Is, the
regular collection during holy
mass would be taken up for the
sorely tried Fathers Of st. Jo-
seph's Abbey and College, as a
token of sympathy and in CRATE
full acknowledgment of the
many kind services rendered by
Abbot Paul and his assistants.
Persons who do not wish to
throw in at this collection might
bring their contribution to the
Pastors residence, open or in
enVelop, or could forward it by
mail to him or to the Rt. Rev.
Abbot Paul, Ramsay Post Of
flee.
Mr.. B. A. Schneider, our eff
cient Police Juror for the Eighth
Ward, has been doing some good
work on the roads Of his ward,
preparatory to making them
first-class roads. He has the
stumps removed from about
fifteen miles of road, embracing
the Slidell, Pearl River and Cow
ington roads and the Solberger
and Slidell and the Slidell and
Indin Village cross roads. The
road machine is now working on
the Covington and Solberger
road. Owing to the difficulty
of getting money in large sums
from the banks, Mr.. Schneider
has been paying road hands out
Of his own pocket in order to
save them inconvenience.
Last Thursday, at the Insti-
tute meeting of the Parish
Teachers Association, various
subjects were introduced for
discussion. Mrs. E. P. Sauter,
Opening Exercises Mrs.
Kate Flanders, Lessons in teach
ling rudiments of vocal music;
Prof. T. V. Peters, ''The State
Course of Study" Miss Lucy
Perkins, essay on THE Old
Songs Miss A. Martin, a re-
view, Among the Country
ISchools;;" Miss C. w. Mathews,
Manual Training in Primary
! Classes Miss Louise Cazes,
Primary Reading Lessons"
DR.. Quitman Kohnke, "The
Laws of Health as Applied to
| the Schools" Prof. Fenton,
"Thorndyke Principles. Of
Teaching"
The next meeting will be held
| in Slidell January Is.
At the concert and ball given
by Progressive Union of Slidell
on December 5, addresses were
made by E. Elmo Bollinger, U.
G. Neuhauser, DR.. P. H. Out
law and R. T. Cumptsten. The
, object was to add to the funds
for the canal and shell road to
the lake that it is. proposed to
build.
/. Town Treasurer Fritz Salmen
reports a balance of over $4,000
: in the treasury.
5 The total tax levy of the
: town, State and parish, is &c
| mills.
f The following officers were
elected at the meeting of the
Slidell Lodge No. Bill, F. ano
S A. NJ, Saturday: ]. D. Parker,
4 w. M; Samuel Sallberger, S.
$ w; r. F. Buckley, J. W.; Ben
. jamin Houghton, Treasurer; F,
A. Bourgeois, secretary; c. A
S Everett, S. D.; C. G. Tally, J
D.; w. Mitchell, M. of c.; Il
S J. May, Tyler.
e The protracted meeting which
: has been held in the Presbyte
rian Church closed this week
THE meeting has been very sue
:, cessful in the good accomplished
). and resulted in adding severa
d new members to the church.
The quarterly statement of thu
lSlidell Bank shows $96, 967 Y
! deposits and savings &C
lnts.
t Vaudeville, on Decembe