St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-08-19
MEETING At
Vaudeville
Citizens Preparing for Grand
Demonstration on Aug. %
When there will bea Gather
ing Of Bridge People
Committees Appointed at a
Meeting Wednesday Night
Notes Of Proceedings and
Names of Committeeman

The citizens Of Vaudeville held
meeting, Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock, in the directors room of the
St. Tammany Banking Company and
Savings Bank, for the purpose OF
preparing for the grand bridge meet
ing that is to be held in Vaudeville,
August %. The meeting was call
ell order by Mayor Hartman and D.
ed to order by Mayor Hartman and D.
L. Baker was elected secretary.
Mayor Hartman stated the object of
tine meeting was to select the various
committees to carry out the proposed
program. After short DISCUSSION as
to the most effective Xaysof appor-
tioning the work of these commit
tees. Mayor Hartman was instructed
as chairman of the meetoing, to ap-
point the various committees and an
onunced the following:
Committee on Decoration-W. j..
Tucker, chairman, w. r. Smith, w.
4. Newman.
Committee on Transportation-H.
C, Riggs, Chairman; Thos. Ellis and
James Band.
Committee on Publicity-H. II.
Ley, chairman; DIR. A. G. Maybe, W..
G. Davis.
Committee on Music-A. Depre,
chairman; H. w. Levy, DIR. A. u.
Maybe.
Reception Committee. L. La
yelle, chairman; G. A. David, w. j..
Tucker, e. A. Baudot, J. N. Miller,
III. C.. Riggs, Joe Birg, L. L. Morgan,
Dr.. A. G. May1fe,s w. T. Newman "a.
Depre, DR.. r. B. Paine, H. Borey,
Rev. M. L. Roth, E. Esquinance, G.
w. Treeleven, F. Edw. Vix, D. l..
Baker, Jos. Smith, Jr., ]. N; Davis,
A. C. Bosse, w. G. Davis, Geo. F.
Bierhorst, Charles Wilcox, P. h.
Hansbrough, C. r. Porison, A. e.
Ma;nent. Ernest Prieto, Gus Mugnier,
P. C. Smith, VIM. She'll, H. H. Levy,
Ed. Glockner, Louis Pizzetta, Frank
Orfila, w. G. Hutchinson.
The chairman of each committee
will attend meeting in the bank
building Monday, August FL.
The secretary was instructed to
write a letter of invitation to the
mayor of each town in St. Tammany
parish to be present and participate
in the proceedings of August ~.
He was also instructed to write to
the officials of Washington parish and
invite cooperation with st. Tammany
parish in the bridge undertaking, as
beneficial results would accrue to
that parish as well as St. Tammany
ii the bridge is built.
| . The meeting was we'll attended,
there being present some of Mande-
ville's most prominent and progress
siye citizens. They are fully impress
sed with the Importance of the WORK
lin hand and the general sentiment
in the appointment of committees
was that only those should be ap'
pointed who were known to eb work
ers and could be depended upon tt
perform their duties as we'll as share
in the honors of the occasion.
| The meeting of Wednesday, Aug
%. will be held on the beach al
Vaudeville beneath the beautiful
SD eading oaks. 1t proposed that tine
occasion shall be one long to be re
membered. The meeting will opel
for business at y. m. Just who thu
speakers will be has not been made
public, but it is certain that SOM
very interesting talks will be mad'
and that the gathering will be
monster affair.
The St. Tammany and New Or
leans Railways and Ferry Compan.
will give a special rate of 10 cents be
tween Coyington and Abita an
Vaudeville between the hours o
/ 7:SO a. M. and 2.30 p M, good t.
return any time. Everybody is ask
ed to attend and by their presenc
to lend encouragement to this mos
important movement.