St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-17
Mrs. R. N. Leonard, Chair
man, Appoints Ten Cap
tains In 8 Charge.
PARADE WILL START
WEDNESDAY 9:30 4. NJ.
Visit Will Be Made to Sill
dell This Morning by
Automobile.

Quite a number Of women of Gov
in1ton met at the rooms of the NJ. C.
B. Library Wednesday afternoon to
meet Mr.. Frank C. Hopper, of New
orleans, who is here to assist in the
work of organization for the Red
Cross. Mr.. Hopper has done some
excellent work in New Orleans. and
he created a very favorable impress
sion in his talk for the society here.
Coyington was we'll represented by
members from the different women's
assocaatiions, including the Kings
Daughters, w. P. u, School I'm
provement League, Daughters OF
isabella and NJ. c. B.
Mrs. R. N. Leonard was unan1-
mously elected chairman, after which
Mr.. Hopper talked Interestingly OF
the Red Cross work, its Importance
to the community and the efforts
Of New Orleans to establish a hos
pital in New Orleans. For this pur-
nose there will be needed $31, 600.
A considerable portion of this sum
has been raised in that city, but the
1--WE or six parishes composing this
branch OF the society, of which st.
Tammany parish is one. will be ex-
pected to do what they can to In
crease the Red Cross funds as much
~ possible.
When asked what amounts were
required to give a membership, Mr..
Hopper stated one might receive an
annual membership for one dollar
and that a button could be had Tor
Is cents, but that 1.-The sky was the
limit" Any one could give as much
as he or she felt inclined to give.
A button cannot be worn, however.
unless you are a member and have
paid your dollar.
e Mr.. Hopper Also gave an interest
ing description of how the boxes ana
packages were made and packed with
. bandages, individual outfits for pa
tients or wounded soldiers, sheets
and bedding. pajamas, ETC.. and now
sewing clubs were ORGANIZED and con-
Quoted for making these things.
Later full information in detail will
. be published in The St. Tammany
Farmer relative to such matters
3 The important thing at present is to
get a working force in the held to
gain as large membership as posS-
BILE, and all the towns will be given
an opportunity to show their patriot
ism and loyalty.
1t was suggested that Mrs. Leon
ard appoint her working committee,
but after some discussion she decid-
ed that she would make these ap-
pOintments later.
Quite a neat sum was subscribed
( by those present. and all who were
not prepared at the time to do so
declared that they would at later
date.
Saturday morning (today) there
will be a party leave here for Sill
dell for the purpose of organizing
! field corp; of workers there.
Great interest has been manifest
ed in the Red Cross. and 1t goes
without saying that St. Tammany
parish will do its share In giving
this country an organization that IN
case of war would be able to carry
on the work of relief for sick any
( wounded i'm a manner befitting her
greatness and wealth and popu'a-
ton. G
noon Mrs. LeonaA made the follow
ing appointment of Captains to take
charge of the Red Cross Drive In st.
"A Tammany parish: Mrs. E. ): DO
mergue, .Lrs. r. M. Burns, Mrs. Z. ).
Payne, Mrs. Maurice Planche. Mrs.
]. C. Burns, Mrs. l.. Hammer. MRS.
NJ. r. Fisher, Miss Norma Weaver
Miss Anais BoudousQuie, Miss GLADYS
Emith.
There will be a parade of twelve
7 automobiles in Covington. starting
from the headquarters OF the hea
Cross at the NJ. c. B. building AT
$3.50 O'Clock Wednesday mornlns.
Every captain will have an assistant
1t is asked that every one desir-
4 ing to take membership in the Kea
4 Cross have the money ready so tnat
there may be as little delay as pos
ssb.e, thereby expediting the WORK
and lessening the time OF accom-
plsihing what is to be done.
Everybody will no doubt, with 1e"
q exceptions, wish to join.