St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-02
SESSION IN NEW ORLEANS MUCH
ENJOYED By COyINGTON
DELEGATES.
VIEWS Al REST
AWHILE ARE ShLMh.
Mrs. Addison Responds q the Address
ses Of Welcome by Mayor Behr-
man and Mrs. willis.
[By Mesdames Preston Burns and w.
Fl. Kentzel.1 s

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The Seventeenth Annual Conven-
ton Louisiana Branch of the Inter-
national Order Of the Kings Daugnt-
ers and Sons, was held in the FIRST
Methodist Church, st. Charles Avu-
nue., near Calliope street, New Or
leans. April - to rs, 1914. EignI
delegates representing the COv.nksvn
Circle were In attendance. On Erl-
day morning, the 24th inst, Mrs. y.
!. Addison. Leader, Mrs. VIM. bode-
bender. Mrs. ]. H. Evans, Mrs. w.
H. kentxel and Mrs. Preston burns
boarded the train for New Orleans
and were met by Mrs. L. s. Hadden,
who entertained US while there, At
her beautiful home on Lakev. .ew, aisu
Mrs. f. G. Marrero and Mrs. Frank
Norman delegates, who mad gone
the day before. @
The first business session began at
$3.50 p. m. All the sessions were in-
ic, vocal and instrumental, also q
beautiful recitation. The Calendar
Club Of the Methodist Church served
delicious lunch on Saturday. AT
ter this It was decided that we should
have Parish Secretaries, and Mrs. J.
3. Wortham, OF our Circle. was elect
| ed Secretary for st. Tammany parish.
Mrs. Preston Burns was put ON tn.
Bailoting Committee and Mrs. AddI-
son elected ~ one Of the Executive
Board.
Mrs. Addison was askel to respond
to the address Of welcome BY MRS.
Willis and Mayor Behrman. which
she Cd In q very grac .ous manner.
She also presented q formal tnvita-
tton 70 the State Order to meet "a
iCovingtpn next year, and ACCOMPANY :
ing the request was the indorselnsn.S
of, the Mayor OF Covington, the svu-5
men Progressive Union, School, lln-
lprovement League and Woosmen
Circle.
An appeal for silver Gross sun.
scf.ptions was made by Miss Ha&cl
PettAtt. with the result that many
new subscriptions to the of1iciai or
gan were added to the mailing INST Ut
the magazine, among them nve from
Jour Circle.
Mrs. Geo. A. Williams presented m
appeal for Rest Awhile. giving y
resume OF work. stating Its needs
and the opportunities offered the C.r-
cles for usefulness In this c0nnec-
ton.
Through the kind efforts Of Miss
Lydia Granier some very beautiful
stereoptieon Views Of Rest Awhile.
were shown.
Mrs. Hadden was appointed to rep
resent this Circle on the Rest Awhile
Board.
Offerings for Resi- Awhile Sophie
b. Wright Memorial Cottage amount
Led to $967.35, work on the cottage
to be commenced at an early date.
Introduction Of and charge to new
omcers and executive committee
were made by Rev. ]. w. Caldwell
and were very impressive.
Mrs. George 8. Browns memorial
tribute to Miss Sophie B. Wright WAS
very beautiful. She spoke Of the
work done by her. from her child
hood days. when she was known -
The Little Princess" to the time Of
her death.
Memorial services for the deceased
members OF each Circle, who depart
ed this life during the year, were
held, after which the beautiful hymn
Asleep IN Jesus" was sung.
Offerings for the summer work at
Rest Awhile amounted to 1922.
What with the hospitality Of those
who entertained us, the honors heap
ed upon ,s by election to Offices Of
trust and the acceptance OF our inY.-
tation to hold the Convention in Cow
ington In 1915, we arrived home,
tired but very happy, having had !
very good time