St. Tammany farmer., 1917-09-22

your little Bible, every Friday even
ing at O'Clock to the little white
church in Abita. Well sing some.
too.
2. Church Services - Evenings.
Z O'Clock. every Sunday. Mornings,
10:30. the first, third and fifth Sun
day Of each meath.
8. Sunday School-Every Sun
day morning at $3.50.
REV. O. w. LUECKE.
Pastor.
Miss Bella Samuels has returned
to her home in New Orleans, after
several days spent here with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Bear.
Messr. D. E. Sheridan and Osce-
ola Carter, of Franklinton, and Mr..
L. P. Pierce, of Isabel, were business
visitors here Tuesday.
DeDroit's Military Band will fur
nish music for the concerts and dane
ing at the Eighth Annual st. Tam
many Parish Fair, which opens Oct.
25 and will close Oct. %. Prof.
Geo. Detroit was principal musician
of the band Of the First Regiment OF
Texas Volunteers. He is musician
of note and is. we'll known in this
section. His ten musicians at our
parish fair have in past years been
quite feature. This year, however,
no expense or trouble will be spared
to furnish entertainment and to that
end Red Ribbon Shows Italian Band
has been engaged to furnish addf-
tdonal music.
Within the next week the fair
catalogs will be ready for d stribu-
tion, a copy of which ds now in the
hands of the printer.
Exhibitors of agricultural pro-
ducts this year will be able to win
prizes of double value as a separate
Ward Competition will be conducted,
the prizes to remain the same as IN
the general competition.
Contractor F. N. Boudousquie has
all material for construction of the
Educational Building and within the
next week work on it will he far ad-
vanced. Other improvements, in
clude enlarging of the restaurant,
the agr' cultural hall and the dancing
floor.
Racing this year will be under the
supervision of Messrs. G. H. and F.
B. Kent.
Rev. A. J. Gearhead, of New Or
leans, has been conducting services
at the Methodist Church In Coving-
on this week. Mr.. Gearhead Is q
man of versatility and of consider
able DRAMATIC power, and above all,
is always interesting. His under
standing of human nature enables
him to condemn without offending.
His remarks give none of the ''holier
than thou" impressions that make
the sinner feel that he is in the
wrong place, yet the sinner iS very
apt to realize that he would feel
more self-respecting II he fitted into
the Mich more closely. Rev. GearA
head talks fast and says something
all the time.
His mission here is to help build
interest in christian work, and par
t.cularly to bring the Methodists to-
gether in an effort to build UP that
Church. He gave talk to men only
Thursday evening and started the
organization of great Mems Bible
Glass, the objects of which are a
better understanding Of the Bible.
mutual helpfulness and co-opera-
tive activity along Zines that are
moral and religious" Quite num-
bcr responded to his appeal, and the
work he has started will be taken
up and carried on by Rev. Selfe. who
will be here for the uneNpired term
of Rev. Boykin-two months. He
will hold services on the fifth Sun
day of this month and the second
and fourth Sundays thereafter.
Rev. Boykin has worked hard for
the upbuilding of the Church during
his stay here, and both he and Mrs.
Boykin will leave many friends be
hind, when he leaves for Shreveport
next Tuesday, where he will have
charge and will at the anne time
take up theological studies at the
college there.
A card party was given in honor
of the drafted men who were to
leave the next day for Camp, Pike,
a. Mod:snnvil1e It is said to have