St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-24
SLIDELL COMPLI-
M TENTED BY
RANSDELL AND
M MORGAN
Committee of Seven Has
Been Appointed By
Mayor Badon.
COMMERCIAL BODY
TO BE ORGANIZED.
New Creosoted Flag Pole
Has Been Erected at
School House.
(By staff Correspondent

(isy staff COrrespOndent)
Many complimentary remarks ar,
heard IN regard to the get-toSe:hei
meeting on the 18th, and much in
terest has been aroused in commune
ty matters. The committee Of sever
has been appointed by Mayor Balon
as follows: w. l.. Ellis, chairman
T. J. Eddins. P. A. Hursey, Henr,
Keller, U. G. Neuhauser, S. w. Pro
vensal, F. F. Wiggington. The com
mittee will meet at the call OF the
chairman and will formulate rules
and bylaws for commercial or
ganization.
Letters have been received from
Senator ]. f. Ransdell and Congress
man Lewis l.. Morgan, in ackno"l'
edgment of resolutions adopted al
the recent meeting and promising
their assistance in all needed lesis-
lation. SENATOR Ransdell advising
that it is "feared@8)determined fight
will be made against the measure
containing the appropriation for
dredging North Channel of middle
Ground in Lake Pontchartrain.' but
we shall do the utmest to win the
fight.
We quote Congressman Morgan IN
fill, as follows:
Washington, Feb. 10, 1917.
Secretary Slidell Get-Together Meet
ing, Slidell, La.
Gentlemen:-Whi it is source
of real qualification to me to know
that nv poor efforts, in relation TO
the appropriation for middle ground,
are appreciated by my excellent
friends and fellow citizens, yet, it is
even a greater source OF pleasure u
me to observe that you have been
able to unite your people into one
concordant unit, for the purpose of
furthering the material welfare c1
your city.
In my opinion, nothing can retard
the onward march of the community
whose enterprising and patriotic peo-
pie make it point to see that the
city's prosperity takes precedence
over petty politics.
l do hope your action will prove
to be an object lesson to some other
communities, which are also near
and dear to the undersigned.
Again sincerely thanking you for
YOUR generous expression OF graft
tude, ! remain,
Sincerely yours
LEWIS L. MORGAN.
A new flag pole, sixty feet long
and thoroughly creosoted, through
the kind Offices of Mr.. A. B. Crocker,
of the Southern Creosoting Co., will
shortly be erected on the schoot
grounds to replace the one which
was destroyed by the July storm.
Noel Dubourg and Peter Spiers,
two of our patriotic school boys, not
yet Is years of age, have enlisted IN
the u. S. regular army. Both OF
these young men carry with them
best wishes of host of friends who
expect to hear good reports OF them.
Woodrow Wilson Badon is the
latest annex to the Mayors fam
ily, which numbers seven, now.
Neither Old H. C. l.. nor race sui
eide has any ground for argument
around this roof tree.
The local Masonic Lodge has
bought two lots opposits the Metho-
dist Church and will erect a build
ing. The upper floor to be lodge
room and the lower to be occupied
by Y. M. C. A., to be organized.
There is certainly great need OF such
an organization here, and it would
be of great benefit to our young
men, particularly to have a nice
place with library and club attrac-
tions to meet in. No place of the
kind exists at present.
A splendid record is being made
in regard to the few prisoners con-
fined in our jails. There has been
but one case before the mayor In the
past week.
Two cases of small pox created
some apprehension the end of last
week, but as they We're Immediately
isolated and proper precautions TAX
en- no fears are entertained for the
spreading of the disease.
We note with regret the removal
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Delaune to
New Orleans. which they expect to
make their future home.
Mrs. Amos Kelly, a rising young
business man representing the West
ern Electric Company, has been
to Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. A. B. Crocker was a weekend
visitor to New Orleans.
Mrs. E. r. Cameron entertained
the Five Hundred Club last Friday
at Mrs. E. F. Hailey's.
Misses Eva and Cora Hartley gave
a valentine party last Wednesday.
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