St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-03
SLIDELL CET-TO-
GETHER DINNER
TAK'ES.IPLACE !
FEB. 18TH
Commercial Hotel Promises
To Be Scene of Big
Gathering.
SCHOOLS CROWDED TO
GREATEST CAPACITY.
Other News Items, Person
ais and Matters of Gen.
eral Interest.

We are furnished the following
data by the very efficient. principal
of the slidell high school. Prof. H.
U. Baker:
Present enrolment. 574. 81 have
moved away; % out of school for all
other causes. 13 of whom are too old
to come within compulsory attend
ance law: of the other ten, three are
out for sickness, four for work, three
for no reason. The census shows
that all enumerated children still
resident. but six, between the conn
pulsory ages are not enrolled here
nor at Bonfouca. and q report COW
ering 16 has been forwarded to Supt.
Lyon for legal action or such &C
ton as may be deemed best
A few cases of, whooping cough
and measles are reported. but has
not yet affected the school attend
ance.
The crowded condition OF the
school Is such that my new schol-
ars admitted at front door pushes
one out at the back.
The Ghost" for December walked
freely about the school grounds on
Tuesday and was certainly warmly
received.
The Slidell "get-2-gether" meet Il
now. definitely fixed tor Feb. 18th,
at the Commercial Hotel. It prom
ises to be great success and ar-
rangements are being made that will
assure every one good time who
attends, and the responses now In
hand show thu interest Is awaken
ing and there will be representative
men from every sectden Of Slia
and it is possible that there will be
experts from other cities invited, to-
gether with other prominent people,
who may be able to advance some
disinterested advice.
There is not the SLIGHTEST doubt
that Slideu needs an organization Of
its citizens and it is hoped that some
move toward one will be made at
the meeting.
Messrs c. NJ. Tilley and J. H.,
Dunstan have returned from their
trip to New York and Washington.
Mr. Dunstan returned direct to S4i.
dell while Mr.. Tilley visited rela-
tives in Roanoke, Va, and Birming-
ham. Ala.
Mr.. Delos r. johnson and son,
Griffith, Of FTa1klinton, Visited DIR.
and Mrs. ]. X. Griffith several days
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Salmen and
daughter, Miss Ella, returned from
fortnight stay in Gulfport.
Mrs B.. P. Durham 10 quite sick
but/we are pleased to learn there IL
no serious indications and hope that
she will speedily recover her usual
good health.
Ye also regret to hear Of the sick
ness Of Mrs. G. B. Harrison, and
trust that she will quickly recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Varnado and
daughter, Willard, and T. ]. Ed
dins, c. NJ. Liddle, Joe Lee and
others attended the Bryan speaking
at the Atheaneum, Sunday. No
doubt there will be "peaces Of dove" :
all over Slidell before long.
Mrs. Paul Gardere gave . Five
Hundred party to some friends last
Friday afternoon. Mrs e. r. Hal.
ley won the first prize, Mrs. B. p.
Durham the guest prize. All en-
joyed the evening very much.
The Slidell Division La. State
Naval Reserves were inspected In
their regular quarterly inspection
and muster ON Saturday night BY
Lieut.. Commander Neville, Of New
Orleans. Notwithstanding the very.
inclement weather q very creditable
showing was made. A most enjoy
able time was had by those attend
ing as there was music and dancing
after the inapection.