St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-04-21
STILL IS
GIVING YOUNG
MEN TOARMY
(By staff Correspondent

Slidell, April 19.-The 9Th Div.
of La. Naval Volunteers returned
on Saturday evening having been
granted a forty-eights hour furloueh
in order to make last arrangements
and say goodbye to friends and rela-
tives preparatory to leaving for
somewhere in America, probably
Charleston, S. G. The departure OF
our boys has cast a shadow of gloom
over a great many homes, but has
not dampened the ardor or patriot
ism of others and recruiting goes
right along Mr.. John Olivier, now
Sergeant Olivier, volunteer of the
recent Mexican border trouble, is
here enlisting men for the Washing
ton Artillery, and secured nine men
today, as follows: Edward Han
son, Hiram A. Gains, Jas. Facaine.
Benny Keyser, Joe Broom, Mat
Broom. Chas. Luther. These men
will be mustered into Battery B. un-
der Capt. Jas. Edwards, a veteran
who will, no doubt, train them to
render good account of themselves.
Should present plans carry, Ser
geant Olivier will probably cover the
whole of St. Tammany parish seek
ing recruits and will give demon
strations of artillery work with a
gun and squad of men, and 1t is
hoped that a great many will enlist
together that We may watch and
follow their fortunes with strong
community interest, and 1t will 'be
possible in this way to render them
better support and do more for them
than if they we're scattered through
several commands. The Washing
ton Artillery has a proud name in
Louisiana military history, having
earned the soubrequet of the 'Lou-
isiana Tigers" when they almost an
initiated a crack New York regi-
ment during the early part of the
Civil War.
If St. Tammany parish contributes
as many men, in proportion, as Sill
dell has there certainly will he a
record made that will compare fav-
orably with any section OF the U. 5.
A., and there will he no necessity for
the selective draft or universal con-
scription applied in this neck OF
the woods.
The patriotic association fo citi-
zens is going rapidly ahead with or
ganizatibn plans, securing subscrlp-
tions and getting data systematical-
ly recorded, and the meeting called
for the oath will find all committees
ready to report and permanent Or
h0 ho
der charter.
A branch sewing circle of Red
Cross Association was inaugurated
here today at the home OF Mrs. I. J.
,Eddins with the following officers
and members: Mrs. w. T. Tippin,
president; Mrs. G. B. Harrison, vice
president; Miss Beulah Bourgeois,
secretary; Mrs. J. C. Langston, treas
urer; Mrs. B. II. Gardner, Mrs. T. j..
Eddins, Mrs. J. K. Griffith, Mrs. J. H.
Dunstan, Mrs. Francis S. Dix, Miss
Cora Hartly, Miss Eva Hartly. Miss
Hazel Martin, Mrs. r. F. Wigginton.
Ladies desiring to join may do so by
applying to officers or Miss Hazel
Martin. They will meet weekly for
the purpose of making bandages,
aprons, ETC., for distribution through
the American Red Cross at New Or
leans.
The regular meeting of the School
Improvement League was held Tues
day evening. Gardening, live stock,
poultry raising and general farming
and methods of meeting the high
cost of living" discussions took place
of the regular order of business.
Skdell High School.
Names of pupils in Slidell high
school scoring 100 per cent In the
1917 state spelling contest:
Third Grade-H. C.. Cleveland and
Audrey Murphy.
Fourth Grade-Archie Rist, Cen
evra Hover, Werner Wharton, Hal.
Simmons.
Filth Grade-Janice Everitt, Char