St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-03-03
SLIDELL NEWS
AND SOCIAL
dDOINCS OF
WEEK
Slidell Benevolent AssOcia-
ton Organized on
February %.
SOLDIER BOYS WILL
GET WARM WELCOME
School League Votes An
Amenment to It's
Constitution.
(By staff Correspondent

SEdell, La, March /, 1917.
The Slidell Benevolent Association
w:s organized on Thursday. Feb. e,
1917, when the report of the COM
mittee of seven. appointed for the
purpose, reported on bylaws, and
nominated officers, as follows: DIR.
F.. r. Singleton, president; w. l..
Ellis, vice-president; F. F. Wiggin-
ton, secretary; c. M. Lidd.e, treas
urer. Investigating committee. May
or l.. Badon, chairman: Mrs. l..
Crow, Mrs. G. v. Wharton, Mrs. NJ.
Mcdaniel, Mrs. C. v. Guzman. FL
nance committee, w. L. Ellis, chair
man: J. A. Salmen, r. L. Smith, o..
v. Wharton, Henry Keller, w. j. Sc
bastian. A. s. Neuhauser.
The officers and committees have
gone actively to work and We think
much good will be accomplished.
However, it will take united effort
to achieve success, and the whole
community is invited to become
members.
The Woodmen of the World have
been quite active and large class
ton of the local camp.
The home of DR.. F. r. Singleton
was visited by the stork on Feb. "a.
1917, when rising young medico
was left as a memento Of the call.
Now that we have organized chari-
ty in our midst, the next step will
probably be to establish q hospital,
the sad need Of which has been felt
in the past.
The Washington Artillery. which
was mustered out in New Orleans
this week. had several Shdell boys
IN its ranks who will be home soon
and will be given a warm welcome on
their return.
Advent Of the Lenten season has
stopped a great many of the social
activities.
We have noticed surveyors at work
on Front street, but are not fully in
formed as to whether this is prelimi-
nary to plating the town, or for the
purpose of Strengthening out ami
opening the street through to the de-
pot.
The 'Uncle Oliver. large Mis-
sissippi river steamboat plying the
Red and Ouachita rivers and waters
Of that section around Vicksburg. is
now on Slidell Shipbuilding Co.'S.
ways for extensive and general re-
pairs. There is an abundance of
this kind of work being done here
and the large force is kept busy,
bonuses and extra time being made
by those desiring to do SO.
Father Bernard Heating, now sta
toned at the Chinchuba Deaf Mute
Institute. was q visitor to Slidell,
Monday.
Miss Lucille Roy has returned to
her home in New Orleans, after q
week spent with Mrs. Voorhies.
Miss Louise Roberts has resigned
as operator at the telephone office.
While we are not definitely informk
ed in the matter we surmise that
the step is just preliminary to a fur
ther state of preparedness which Is
Mrs. E. F. HALEY entertained the
Five Hundred Club, Saturday.
Messrs. r. Cameron and F. F. Wig
ginton were New Orleans visitors
this week.
The School Improvement League
met Tuesday, Feb. q, in the high
school auditorium. Amendments to
the constitution to conform to the
Federation rules were voted on and
carried. The election of officers.
which had been previously held in
December will hereafter be held in
May. Mrs. 8. B. Swetman will oc-
cupy the presidents chair for the
unexpired term of Mrs. Redden. she
having resigned. Mrs. H. U. Baker,
chairman Of the "Year Book" COM
mittee, reported favorably and all
programs will be ready for the COM
ing year.
Miss Lillian Touline, Of Bay st.
Louis, Miss, left Friday for home
after visiting her sisters, Mrs. Perry
Hardee and Miss Pearl Touline.