St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-31
TOWN WILL BE LAID OUT IN
DISTRICTS AND THEN
CANVAsSED.
COMMITTEES NAMED AND
MEMBERS APPOINTED
Two Thousand School Children Who
Will be in the Parade Must
be Provided For.

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take place in March, 1914. Invi
tatsons We're sent to the school pat
rons to attend this meeting and t,
encourage an undertaking that viii
be of lasting benefit In awakenin,
school interest and demonstrating tn,
remarkable progress that has beer
made in the parish during the pas
few years. Those who did not at
tend lost the inspiration of the loya
sentiment of the workers for schoc
Improvement, and failed to inform
themselves of the energy that has de
veloped by the promise of the grand
demonstration of the: educational
foundation Of the future citizenship
of st. Tammany parish chat will take
place on Rally Day. Those who did
attend showed themselves heart and
soul in favor OF making the day one
long to be remembered and willing
TO stand the burden of the work nee
essary to do so. The presence OF
the several gentlemen who attended
was greatly appreciated by the ladies.
b A general discussion was entered
into az to the best means Of meetin1
all the requirements of1Ae gigantic
task Of housing, feeding and taking
care of two thousand children. or
such proportion of them rs may at
tend from outside schools, and the
result was the laying OF of the town
into districts, which will be in charge
Of the accommodation committee,
which will assign members to canvass
these separate districts, with pencil
and tablet. so that defiirite informa-
ton may be obtained as to the num-
Der OF children that may be provided
foS in each district for the night they
will remain in Covington and who
will be entertained as guests in our
homes. This is very important
committee and Is placed in hands
that may be depended upon to do the
work thoroughly. This committee
10 composed of Mrs. B. .B. Warren,
chairman; Mrs. 3. E. Lyon. Mrs. VIM.
Mrs. Preston Burns,
Mrs. ]. C. Burns.
The COMMITTEES ON lunch and res
taurants is another important COM
mittee, and Mrs. ]. B. Wortham, the
chairman, has had considerable ex-
perience in this line of work. as well
as other members, in the fair work
md ON various other occasions. The
,ther members are Mrs., Fl. H. Smith,
Mrs. e. r. Moses, Mrs. w. G. Ellis,
Mrs. +. G. Davis, Mrs. w. G. Klee-
nan. Mrs.sW. A. White, Mrs. L. A.
oerreand. Mrs. George Menetre, Mrs.
August Planche, Mrs. J. =. Watkins.
Ars. ]. F. Pigott. Mrs. M. r. Fisher,
Mrs. A. r. Smith. Mrs. ]. G. Thorn
.. Mrs. e. J. Domergue, Miss Clara
Miss Angie Addison, Miss
4ou Lyons, Miss Gladys Smith, Miss
Istelle Evans, Miss Sadie Pigott,
Hiss Lucy Ray. Miss Miriam Wat
.ins. With this excellent committee
We may feel sure that our guests
will be fed.
The committee at large on accom-
nodation or district canvassing is
,iven below. In selecting the MEM
'ers the endeavor has been made to
lace them az near their own
ome district as possible, and il any
ppo'ntee cannot act, it is desired
hat notice to this effect may be sent
q as soon as possible. Mrs. J. C.s
Iurns, as president Of the School
league. will be ex-officfo chairman OF
II committees.
Committee on accommodation to
ave tablet and pencil and canvass
very house in the distriot assigned
hem, take name, residence number
nd street, how many children VII
e entertained, boys or girls, report
D chairman, and she in turn report
, Mrs. j. C.. Burns:
Jefferson Avenue to River, st.
aul's College to Hancock Street
[rs. C. Smith, chairman. Mss NJ.
aborde, Mrs. A. Frederick, Mrs. Van
'oung.
Jefferson Avenue to Bogue Falaya
ark. Hancock to Massachusetts, and
.sia-Mrs. Allie Smith, chairman;
[rs. Christoffer, Miss Jessie Cox, Miss
IcCrory. |,
jefferson Avenue to River, Asia
treet to Motor Line-Mrs. J. G.
urns, hartman; Mrs. H. Schultz. /,
lrs. H. Ostendorf, Mrs. M. Lloyd,
Irs. Jas. Mullally. /,
Jefferson Avenue, left and right,
9Th and Columbia street-Mrs. ].
chairman: Mrs. Blanche
anchez, Mrs. r. N. Leonard.
Jefferson Avenue to Polk Street.
} 22d Avenue-Mrs. E. q. Kentzel.