St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
COVinStOD Society Notes.
BY OUR SOCIETY EDITOR.

In celebration of his 82d birthday, Mr..
John Iheobald was surrounded by his chill
at his home, ''Pfalzheim," last Sunday, who
| shoWered him with congratulations.
This family reunion which sat down to a
table loaded with good things, celebrated
not alone the birthday of Mr.. Theobald, but
also that of John Theobald Haaga, his grand
son, which occurs too on the 9th day of
November, when it was just one year old.
Mr. Theobald does not claim to feel quite
as young as his grandson, but he is hale and
hearty-a well-preserved man, who gives
promise OF many more birthdays.
The Farmer Wisher to add it's congratula-
tons to those of his many friends, to ex-
press it's pleasure that Mr.: Theobald is en-
|Joylng such good health, and to wish that
the youngster may inherit it's grandfather's
robust constitution.
There were present at the gathering: AL
bert, Edward, Charles and Gustave Theo-
bald, his daughter, Miss Pauline, Frank
Patecek, Antoine Patecek, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Haaga and baby of New Orleans
and Mrs. Emile Jesse and baby, of Kenner,
Louisiana.
The Haveland Club met at the residence
Of Mrs. Wallace Poole Thursday evening.
The first prize was won by Mrs. Albert
Smith. The second prize was competed for
by Mrs. Wallace Poole, Miss Birdie Seller
and Mrs VIM. Bodebender and was won by
Mrs. Bodebender. The BOBBY was won by
Mrs: Joseph Delery. The prizes consisted
of Haveland China plates.
Inc School Improvement League are busy
arranging, for an old time sociable to be
given to the people of Covington in the near
future, hoping thereby to bring the League
and it's work and public school matters GEN
orally into touch with the people at large an 4
also to extend it's membership.
This body OF earnest workers have alre adv
done much to improve the school situation
and under the able leadership of it's ener-
getlc president, Mrs. Sidney Prague, it BRO
poses to 40 more and set matters on a f1rro
footing and to bring conditions up to hi n
standard and there to maintain them. no
merchants and people are responding to The
pleas and efforts of the brave women O E he
League, and it is hoped by them that roataT
interest will be kindled in what tt ,ev are
so earnestly trying to accomplish. SO rallv
to their aid, all we who are interest ed in the
educational welfare of Covington and show
that you too are anxious to do son ,ethinor for
your town. Mr.. Coffey and Mr.. = iiS H ~.
rls, both good interesting speak ars and man
who stand high in matters of .edncatior
have been invited to speak the evening Of
the sociable, Dec. II, and in addition the
children are preparing an intert ainino nr ,a.
gram to be given at the aforesa id Sociable
The affair will be free as we'll $ deIiebtfni
and no body will be in the VIM who is
After spending the summer and aut,,ron
at their country home in Clal .,orne Mr. 7
+. Legier and family left Thu rsdav to spend
the winter in New Orleans ~'' y 0li>'
Miss Leo Guyol is visiting her sister Mrs
DR.. Petit, in the Crescent { !itv 1'-- D
Mrs L. B. Guyol, of Ne7 orleans af+o,.
the marriage o her danohter
Mss Marion to Mr.. A. T. ZONES is snend-
ng few days among old friends in Gov
ngton, guest at the low civ home of her
mother Mrs. Barelli. -