St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-01-02
MANDEVILLE NOTES.

SIANDEVILLE NOTES.
Long will there live in the memory
OF those, and there were many non
Catholics among them, who had the
pleasure of attending what was prob
Aoiy the grandest occasion of its
.eIerence being made to the mid
AIgnt mass celebrated at the Church
OF the Lady of the Lake on last
Christmas morning. The myriads of
4ghts with the ferns and ported
yIants formed a beautiful setting for
he general ensemble. Like a piece
u we'll oiled and splendidly set ma
uainery, everything occurred at the
.e8ular time and proper place, not
& cog missed, not an untold incident
happened to mar the solemnity and
grandeur of the occasion. The ser
mon which dwelt with "The Birth
n the Manger," was eloquent and
most, BETTING to the moment. Faith
er Placide, o. S. B., the celebrant,
was efficiently assisted by the follow
.as named altar boys: Masters Sam
,.eI Rauche, Jr., James Morgan, Cliff
ord Hopkins and Herbert Calliot.
y ords are inadequate to properly de-
scribe the grandeur and soul-inspir
.ng effort of the music and singing
rendered by the choir, whose success
al achievement is largely due to the
p-Lient and persistent e4Aorts of Miss
Jariotta Lavalle. Among those who
assisted her and accredited them
selves with distinction were the Miss
IS Marie Greff, of New Orleans, Marie
Dufour, Bertha and Pauline Cornibe,
the latter as organist, Alice EsQui-
nance, Selma and Gertrude Smith
lis. Hopkins, DR.. r. r. Bailey and
"a. Charles David.
At the dawn Of day on Christmas
Father Placide and the choir repeat
ei the mass at Lacombe.
The Christmas tree and entertain
meIt given by the parochial school
children at the Hall of Our Lady Of
The Lake, for, the benefit of the
school, last Sunday evening, proved
an unqualified success. The hall
was packed to the doors. The child
rem done themselves proud. Due
20 large measure to the manage
-4eRt CT Misses Florence Lavalle and
,auline and Bertha Cornibe, who fea-
,arel the entertainment.
The toothsome refreshments were
all disposed Of and Santa Claus was
most generous in the distribution of
presents, every child and some OF
the grown ups received remem-
3Ttances.
DR.. w. E. VanZandt was the en-
ed guest of the evening in that he
acid the number that drew the fanci-
y dressed and very much alive young
porker.'
At special meeting last Saturday
he town council finally adopted the
Jew license ordinance and fixed on
his Saturday morning to officially
inspect the finished $500 concrete |
oiles necessary to complete the sea !
wall. If the piling meets with the |
pecifcations the contractors will |
hen receive $4,000, same being the
lrst sea wall payment as per con-
ract. Fine New Years present, this,
Ionsieur Morgan. The contractors
vii begin placing the piles within
Wo weeks and expect to finish the
work complete not later than April
@, 1915. The contractors request
he presence of every and anybody
Interested in the sea wall, at the in
pection Saturday, Jan. 2, 1914, be-
inning at the west end of the lake
ront. at 1880 a. m. At this same
aeeting a communication from the
'elgian Relief Fund Committee was
cad by the mayor, and referred to
lrs. NJ. T. Eastman, as president of
he Nomen's Progressive Union.
Mr.. Percy Gleason, formerly of
ew Orleans, a son of the late Jerry
leason, for many years registrar of
oters for Orleans parish, died Christ
las day at 1880 p. N. Mr.. Gleason I
id been quite i'll for more than q
ear, but his death was due to q ,
lock resulting from burns caused !
y the explosion of a gasoline stove
bout one week previous to his death. :
is body was shipped to New Or :
ans for interment. The Gleason .
mily is receiving the coincidence of !
S friends for this, also the death of | )
! aunt, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Gleason's !
ster, which occurred some time ago /
The many friends of the Landry :
nlilF will regret to learn of the :
,ry serious illness Of Dr. Maxine 9
sndry, a we'll known and successful =
actitioner of New Orleans, who
ok up his abode with us at the i
OF last summer :
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. Smith, having re- +
rned from their honeymoon, are at g
me to their friends at the resi-
nee Of their mother, Mrs. Margaret :,
lith =
Town Marshal Smith was a visitor q
rather commissioner to Coving-
1 last Thursday to pay poll taxes
number of his friends, some
odd.
Thursday, at the hour OF midnight
. Jamse Band threw open the doors
his new cafe and restaurant at his
stand, with champagne punch n
1 luncheon.
Miss Marie Dufour spent several
IS last week in New Orleans, in at
dance at the funeral of her four
I cid cousin, Lydia, who died of
~. r.. r. Bailey is Mr.. Gus Mug
RS guest.
3oth the parochial and public
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