St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-10-20
SLIDELL WOMEN
REGISTER IN BIG
NUMBERS ON
WEDNESDAY
Further Registrations Are
To Be Made Saturday
October 20.
COMFORT COMMITTEE
NOW. AN AUXILIARY.
Mr.. G.. M. Liddle Addresses
League on Chautau-
\ qua for November
(n Nm. E.C. Wiertuto..)

ANeGS AVA AVOVSAAAOOA
(1y MlD. =. =. WiGHtnton.)
Sliden. Oct. 18.-The women Of
Slidell registered numerously on
Wednesday and owing to there not
being sufficient registration cards to
supply the demand further registre-
ton will be made on Saturday. Oct.
goth (today). at the same place.
465 white and 31S colored have
registered, with . large percentage
offering Tor service. We think this
q fine showing and are proud Of the
manner in which our women have
responded.
The Priscilla Club had it, usual
meeting Monday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. ]. A. Salmen. There
were twenty-five ladies present very
busily working. Some have begun
knitting on the kahki sets for the
Camp Pike boys.
Owing to the controversy between
Secretary Daniels and Q Mr.. Thomas.
who IL connected with the Navy
League. the Navy Comforts Commit
tee has deemed it best to become
auxilaries to the Red Cross In order
to insure safe deliveries Of garments
and diminish the cost Of the wool.
The following letter from the
Naval Auxiliary to the Red Cross In
New Orleans was received by Mrs.
Salmen since the liquidation Of the
Navy League:
New Orleans, Oct. Is. 1917.
My Dear Mrs. Salmen:-In an I'M
terview with Mr.. Stier since ! saw
you Thursday, we asked IL we might
retain your section ~ one OF our
branches, but his impression was
that you would have to join the Cow
ington branch, just sttpulating that
your work was to be for tho Navy.
The wool you are already working
up, however, belongs to the Navy
Comforts Committee. of Sldell, 30 Il
you have any special appeals from
any Slidell boys you can send your
garments to Us with their names ana
ship addresses and we will see that
they go ~ you wish. OF course, this
permission only applies to the wool
we were already working: in the
future all must 60 through the Red
Cross chapters. II you desire to
send the garments already finished
to your Slidell boys yourselves just
kindly send US report of what you
have finished that we may keep our
wool books straight.
With great regrets that We can
not keep you % one Of our branches.
Very truly yours,
ELEANOR q. MOSS,
Cor. Secretary.
The Slidell League feels very much
complimented In that 1t was the only
branch for which the shove request
was made. Al to what move will be
made concerning tho above sugges-
tdon has not been settled to date:
however, + 10 very likely that the
Leegue will discontinue and the
Priscilla Club (Which was the old
name for the League) continue to
knit for the Shdell boys who are In
the Army and Navy.
The ne1t meeting will be ct Mrs.
Sam Sollberger's.
Tho Shdell School League.
The School League met on Oct.
18th with nineteen regular members,
the teachers and the following
guests present: Misses Elise Bise.
Francis Howe, Beulah Bourgeois,
Hazel Martin. Velma Stephens, Mes
danes G. A. Bourgeois. Glass. T. u.
Eddins. and others.
Hon. c. N. Liddle addressed the
League. his subject being the Chau-
tauqua which will be held here Tor
three days in November. Mr.. Liddle
displayed advertising matter show
ing . huge tent which will be used,
and many attractive numbers that
are sure to please the most critical
audiences. He urged the ladies to
boost this comong event with vigor.
There will be six entertainments
given-one each afternoon and an
other each right. A season ticket
will be for adults $50, children
Is cents.
Mrs. Swetman appointed two cap
tains to compete in the sale of tick
cts: Reds-Mrs. H. U. Baker;
Blues-Mrs. c. Cunningham.
It was voted to add department
for Civic Improvement to the work
OF the League. Two committees
were appointed to carry on this
work. North Side-Mesdames Dun
stan. Dunham, Parker, Man.ey. Cum
niugham and 6wetman. South Side
l-Mesdames Cleveland, Wharton,
1 Adams. Gardere. Baker, Nddle and
Ridhardson.
Two excellent papers wero read.
(Oontinusd on page 81