St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-02
SOCIETY NOTES.
BY ETHELYN RIVERS.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:

Editor St Tammany Farmer
We OF Southern country do not realize wha
the advent of May, the merry month of May
means to colder lands-lands where the cart
has lain cold and. still under an icy Windin,
sheet, with not green leaf, not a blade of grass
not fair flower to speak of spring.
March is cold and clustering, April chill anc
damp, but May grows soft and balmy, anc
brings forth all the glory of vegetable life which
has been sleeping for SO long.
Away back in the ages, almost as soon as ner
began to think, this beauteous month was one
OF festival, celebrating the return of spring anc
the renewal of that joyous life which seemed tc
have departed forever. This great mystery an.
pears eversto have puzzled mankind-ths com
ing and going of life-this unfailing vital force.
flowing out OF the great unknown, reclothing
the bare. earth and bringing back from it's hid
ing place the. same beautiful forms of nature.
the same brilliant flower and dainty leaf.
so, when we look about u.s. we can but bow in
alteration to the great cause, and infuse all our
gladness into the festival that expresses our adj
mlratlon and gratitude for the beauty and ioy.
love and goodness we find about us.
May seems to have been derived from Waia
goddess OF Roman mythology who was wor-
shipped at the opening of spring as the sender
OF all things beautiful in the realm of plants and
flowers
But nowhere in the history of nations has the
May celebration held such sway as in rural Eng
land. Everyone went a-Maying going into the
fields and sWeet-smelling woods hunting wild
flowers and the beautiful white hawthorn, and
bearing them home in great lunches to deco
rate the scenes OF their festivities May-poe
dances and open-air merrymaking of every kind,
these are beautiful customs and worthy of
imitation for they would take us very close to
Mother Nature and her Great Maker, and soften
even the heart grown hard and doubling in an
ofttlme wicked world.
Inc Monday afternoon Euchre Club have
changed their day Of meeting to Friday. Miss
Richard will entertain the club on Friday at the
residence of Miss B. Theriot.
Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Braun will leave Coving-
ton Saturday for Shubuta, Miss, where they in
tend locating.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Mathews left this week.
for Mexico, their future home.
Mrs. Florence Peters is stopping with Miss
Louise Gunzel. She intends to locate in Coving-
ton.
Mrs: Ernest Wales entertained the Five Hun
dred CLUB Tuesday afternoon at her suburban
by Mrs. G. Marvin Poole Mrs Lille Allan
will entertain the club next Tuesday at her
home The Oaks, in America street
Mr. and Mrs Block, of New Orleans, spent
Wednesday in Covington.
Mr.. NJ: ]. Harrison and Mr. Jules Michel were
guests les OF Mrs. J. ]. Lafaye on Sunday
The many friends Of Prof. Elmer. LYON regret
to learn of his illness, and hope for a speedy re-
covery.
Mrs w A. Moore and sister, Miss Carrie,
have returned to New Orleans, after a month S
stay at the Oaks. -
On Friday, May 8, there will be a May Fair
held at Cantrelle's Hall for the benefit Of thel
AmIte sufferers, under the. able management of
Mrs. j. J. Lafaye. The program is as follows
Overture Mr.. and Mrs. Greenlaw, daughter
and Miss Dickey
Solo-Miss Ora Engleman.
Moving Pictures Illustrated Song
. Duet-Misses Ella O'Donnel1 and Halle VIII |
Jams. $500
Song The Candy Kids
Sketch-Mr. Frank Keller and Fedora Clarke.
Finale -Tableau, Good Night by little Gov
ngton Angels.
Other attractions at the fair will bet he Post
'fflce, Fortune Teller, The New Cook, and The |
Mysterious Boy. All these attractions will be
n charge of American Beauties.
Admission rs cents. Dancing and refresh
nents.
Mr.. Cantrella has generously given the use Of
he hall for a great deal less than his usual
entail per night
Mrs August Flaspoller is spending awhile
n Covington, the guest of Mrs. Charles Weiss,
n Virginia street.
Mr.. and MIS-. Sam Copp returned, after
,leasant trip 60 Memphis, Tenn.s
Mrs. Lewis Morgan entertained the Embroid-
ny and Literary Club at her home 2022 Jeffer-
on Avenue. The ladies present were: Mes
arnes n. G. Pearsall, A. J. Nelson, j. H. Matth-
VS., 3. R. Greenlaw, G. A. Frederick, S. M.
opp, [. M Burns, c. Marvin Poole and L. 1.
lorgan. The guests Of the club were Misses
larguerlte and Helen Cefalu Mrs A. J. Mel
IN was elected vice president After the meet
e delicious refreshments were served. Mrs.
IattheWs entertains next week at her home.
Q. 1908 Twenty third Avenue.
The Matrons' Euchre Club held no meeting
thursday but adjourned in honor of the memory
Mr.. Charles Weaver, recently deceased, whose
other is member Of the club.