St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-08
Since Last Report, Folsom,
Madisonville, Slidell,
Lacombe Are In.~
SEVEN MEMBERS ARE
EXAMINED IN WORK.
Mrs. Warner Doing 2 Vast
Amount of Excellent
Work.


H. Warner read a very encouraging
report of the work that was being
done by the various auxiliaries.
Mrs. Warner has been a very busy
worker and has accomplished a great
deal. Besides giving her entire time
to instructing classes at the Tuesday
and Friday meetings, she has travel
ed over the parish in the interest of
the order and has kept in touch with
all that is doing. The efficiency OF
her assistance has made her very
valuable member of the Red Cross.
It was announced at the Wednes-
day meeting that the new secretary
in New Orleans, Emile Bfenvenue,
had been appointed and was now at
his desk.
The Executive Committee has for
warded the certificate Of membership
of the st. Tammany Branch, and it
is now officially installed.
Lewisburg has been made q sep
arate auxiliary, because of the in
convenience OF joint work with Man
deville.
The following members Of the or
der have passed oral examinations
in surgery work: Mrs. p. A. Blanchr
ard, 100; Miss Violet Henghan. 400;
Miss Elma Galatas, 80, all of Madi-
sonville. Miss Beu1ah Carroll, S5;
Mrs. Mamie Holiday, IS, both OF
Folsom. Miss Nellie Sproles, IS;
Miss Mamie Dink.ns, IS, both of
Lacombe.
Vaudeville and Covington were
the only auxiliaries at the meeting.
Mrs. Warmers Report.
Covington, La, Sept. 5, 1917.
To the Pres dent and Members OF st.
Tammany Branch Chapter of the
American Red Cross:
beg to submit this my report for
the month ending September 1, 1917.
During the month we have had
eleven class days, at which there
was a fair attendance, averaging
about ten members to the class for
the period.
The work is building up gradual
ly; since last report Madisonville,
Folsom, Lacombe and Slidell have
come in, and each have had an in
structor, Mrs. FitzSimons now be-
| ing at Slidell, Mrs. J. C. Burns taught
at Folsom, Miss Ella Paine at La
combe and Mrs. FitzSimOns at lMadi-
sonw.lle. Each of the ab0ve teach
ers were instructed here by Miss
Purcell and examined by Mrs. Hop
per, nurse in charge Of the Base
Hospital at New Orleans, and each
received their diploma.
There was held here on Wednes-
day, August 20, an examination foi
| auxiliaries, at which seven members
| (Mrs. P. A. Blanchard, Mrs. Elmer
| Galatas and Miss Violet Henghan Of
Madisonville, Mrs. N. s. Dinkins
Miss Matte Sproles of Lacombe, Mrs
Mamie Holiday and Miss Beulah
Carroll of Folsom) took the exami'
nation, in order that the work might
be carried on !ntelligently in theil
own towns without the necessity Of
teachers being sent from here to In
struct new members in these auxfli'
aries. This examination was held
by me under instructions Of the New
Orleans Chapter, to whom all papers
have been forwarded for gradng
All of the auxiliaries have done
splendid work during the past month
with Vaudeville leading. We have
received from Vaudeville 40 IL doz
en- surgical dressings Of various En<
and so suits of pajamas, and the,
still have considerable work on hand
Slidell started to work ON Angus
%, and have turned in Is shoulder
wraps, Mrs. FitzSim0ns being there
at present instruct.ng q class In sur
gfcal work. They now have q 10
of work that will be finished thi'
week. Lacombe has turned in IL
dozen surgical dressings and tw%
sample boxes, but has not as ye
taken any garments to make. Fol
som has turned in % 143 dozen sur
gical dressings and "a suits of pa
jamas and still has more work o.
thand. Madisonville has turned II
l45-12 dozen surgical dressings ant
three sample boxes, and ~ be<
socks.
We have forwarded to New Or
Leans since last report los 5l12 dos
en- surgical dressings, ia suits Q
paiamas, Sc shoulder wraps, SO be:
shirts, so bed socks, making tota
|of 29O garments and 1855 pieces Q
surgical dressings shipped durtnI
the month. In addition 0 the abov'
we now have ON hand comDleted ant
READY for shipment 100 suits OF pa
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