St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-07-29
Men Whose Hands Have
Never Known a Callous
Spot to Work IN Gangs.
ALL BUSINESS PLACES
EVEN BANKS TO CLOSE
Whistle of Ice Factory Will
Sound Time for Work, for
Dinner and Knock Off.

There was q combined meeting o.
committees from the Park Commis
sion. The Association of Commerce
and the town council, Tuesday after.
noon 1t 3 O'Clock. There were pres.
enf: Mayor Lacroix, ]. II. Warner
II. A. Mackie, ID. l. Addison, G. =
Schonberg, l.. NJ. Bourgeois, G. e.
. Kornfeld, members, and secretary
Seller.
u. M. Bourgeois, c. c. Kornfeld
and D. l. Addison were appointed {
committee to ask the merchants u
close ON August 3, 1916, the day De
Ing set apart for the restoration o.
Bogue Falaya Park, and that q list OF
those agreeing to close be reported.
A. v. Smith, Jasper E. Nilsson and
III "A. Mackie were appointed com
mittee to see the ladies about furn
tshfng lunch on the park grounds OF
that day.
The quetion Of providing the ladie
with shelreted accommodations for
preparing and serving luncheon wa:
discussed, and it was agreed tha'
proper provision would be made fOl
this.
It was suggested that the st Tam
many Ice and Manufacturing Co. be
asked to allow Mr.. Barrenger to re-
move the electric wiring from the
pavilion, - he understood the work
and would be a valuable assistant.
Mr.. Charles jenkins, c. v. Quave
frank Doudousqui and Pete Barell;
oSOt - % requested to take charge OF
oopapa4e gangs, 90 that the work
0nN - laid out in a practical and
nDeao1t manner and the lumber be
saved with as little damage as pos
slble.
Mr.. Lawrence N. Bourgeois agreed
to bring his team and employees tt
assist in the work OF hauling, etc
He will have four men with him.
Mr.. Mackie stated that it should b.
understood that while the people
in their patriotism. were giving this
labor free to the town, August wa:
to be . work day and not a play day
Everybody must work, and II an,
rot tired or could not stand the
work, he was to report l.: mediatel!
to the foreman and be retired. Thi'
was Tor the good Of the cause. There
was work to be accomplished and 1t
could not be accomplished with men
unable or too tired to work. Those
who did not feel tirat they were able
to do the work might employ substi-
tutes to take their places. W0rkmen
are to be on hand at 8 a. m, II pos
sible. Il
Il was Also decided to remove the
shells from the roof Of the pavilion
- there were enough shells to make
It pay to do this, and that an effort |
was to be made to save the tar paper |
by cutting It OF in strips. lnstruc-
ti0ns we're given to ask C0mmis- |
sioner Oulion to superintend this
work.
Special attention was called to tht
fact that there would be more too.
needed than could be obtained un
less the volunteers brought them
Il was therefore requested tha'
bring a hatchet or ham
mer ana = crowbar. A few sledg'
hammers will also be needed.
Mayor Lacroix stated that the
town could furnish teams on that
DAY.
The Whistles of the st. Tamman
Ice and Manufacturing Co.. will bio
u 8 o'clock q. m. for work to begir
md will blow Il the noon hour fo
Inner. Ut p. m. to begin wor!
again and at p. m. to knock Oh.
All those who the committee ha
not been able to see are cordially
invited to send in their names in
II they dsire to partici-
'ata in the work Of restoring tn
ark. i
All workers are requested to re
,ort at Bogue Falaya Park at 8 a..
that they may be ASSIGNEE
o their gang.
Foreman are requested to repor
It > a.. m. Sunday, July 80, to meet
he committee in charge and lay on
he work.
The attention Of the ladies is call
ID to the fact that the men are d0in:
he heavy work and are leaving
hem the task Of preparing the lunch
'on. The management and organi
auno of committee, etc. and will
III preparations for this part of tn
YORK. except the preparing of quart
~. will be in their hands. 1t
upposed that donations Of cakes o
'ther things will be literally mad n
y the people. Money from this
ource wiN be credited to the build /