St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-06-14
Rest Awhile
Opens Its Doors
For Summer

Again Rest Awhile, the King
daughters home in beaa.:f i; hal
t,eville, has opened its hospitable,
loving arms to the tired mothers
yourg over-worked girls and little
! children. Like dear. sweet mother
she welcomes her tired and weary
children to rest. peace and quiet,
giving each and every one two weeks
Ct such comfort as rarely comes into
their lives.
Monday night the Home Was again
|1ps1ea Alter 4 busy tinA sps NJ NJ
the House Committee. he2de1 by
their leader, Miss r.. McMiIlen. ar
Eranxtng the clean. cool rooms. the
bountffu1 grocery shower. the dona-
tions of table ware, cutlery, etc. Mrs.
G. Williams. chairman CT Rest
Awhile Board. reached Rest Awhile
Friday. and had her hands full in
ceeing the splendid new stove given
by all the circles, being put up, the
well dug, which when finished will
supply water to all the various cot
tages, electric system being put in
order, many and various other things.
and last but far from least, the erec-
tion and finishing touches to the
beautiful canvass bungalow given
by the D. H. Holmes Co., and COM
pletely furnished by the clerks of
that generous store. Everything
was there-beds, mattresses, pillows
bed linens, washstands, chairs, even
rugs on the floor, and a lamp en- the
sitting room table. for the cottage
contains four bedrooms and q beau
tiful sitting room all completely
screened and furnished.
BY working hard the committee
all tasks and Monday ~
guests arrived on the steamer Fair
hope, accompanied by Mrs. G.. Moses
and Mrs. Hodgin5 of the Admission
and Transportation Committees.
The work so long carried out by
the beloved but lost leader is being
carried on as best 1t can be. and |
never have the Daughters of the
King tried SO hard to make the work i
4 success.
Mrs w. B. Sommerville, the pres
ent State President, Miss Kate East
nan, the Assistant State President,
Mrs. Geo. Williams, State Cores
bonding Secretary; also the Rest
Awhile Beard, Mis- Rowena McMil-
en-, Chairman of House Board: Mrs
J. RUIZ, Assistant Chairman; Mrs. P.
sachet. Mrs. Burns, Mrs. L. F Hal
ler, OF the Covington Wcrkerc. and
Misses B. Limmons and G. Herbert
# the Home Committee, with Mrs.
J. Moses and Mrs Hodgin3 OF the
Omission Committee. were the ladies
Who were able to be over at Rest
while and take part in the opening
xercises.
Mayor w. G. Davis, of Vaudeville
he guests, being followed by brief
ddresses from the State officers
hen pleasant program of music
ongs and recitations. closed by an
loquent prayer for Gods blessings
n the work, the Kings Daughters
I'd their guests Dy the Rev. Mr. Nc
ueen. Through 1t all ran the note
sorrow at the loss of the beloved
.ader and personal friend-Miss
ophie Wright-and as enc of the
'eakers aptly put 1t "herc miss our !,
ear Miss Sophie most, for here
GEMS to be what she wanted most ..
lie work she loved the best, the :.
ork we must carry en- as she would !
ant us to do
Rest Awhile opening for 1913 Is
thing of the past, but fer several = =
onths IN average of IS guests . .
eek will be entertained, and It Is
ost earnestly hoped that much good
i'll be accomplished, and you, dear
'ader. are invited should you find
,urself in Vaudeville. to visit this
ONE and in seeing it realize the r
'Od it is striving to do. e