St. Tammany farmer., 1917-08-04
Public School of Vaudeville
Will Be Built As
Planned.
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liCity can be pOluteu Will ~ AAuS, "AA~
accompanied with the statement that
a modern, fully equipped and up-ta-
date school building is all paid for,
and We need not flee from creditors
nor crave favors from mortgages.
The money, s15,179.0o, the pur-
chase price of the Vaudeville pubic
school bonds, is now in the Covlhg-
ton Bank & Trust Company, at Gov
ington, La, to the credit OF the FAR
ish School Board, and every penny
OF it will be spent on the 'Dnlldlns,
equipment and grounds OF tne new
public school. Not one copper Will
be diverted to any other purpose
whatsoever, and the books OF the
Parish School Board are open to the
inspection OF any doubling Ihomas
who desires to verify the above
statement. The contarct for bulid-
ing the school was signed last wed
nesday. and is now of record in the
Parish Clerks Office at Coyington.
Material is even now being hauleo
to the building site and actual WORK
will begin next week and be pushed
with a view to completing the build
ing by next November, to which time
from September 3, the opening day
of the 1917-18 public school session,
the present school and the town hall
will be used as temporary quarters.
In anticipation OF the greatly IN
creased attendance, four teachers
have been employed, all OF Whom
are experienced and fully qualified
to handle and manage their respec-
tive grades, and are able to prop
erly instill and direct the minds ana
morals of their youthful charges.
The 1917-18 teaching corps Will
be as follows: Prof. J. K. johnson,
principal; Miss Ella Paine, assistant
principal; Miss Mary E. Pinckney
and Mrs. J. E. Johnson.
The Vaudeville Auxiliary OF the
St. Tammany Branch OF the Amerl-
can Red Cross was organized July
26th with the following officers:
Chairman, Mrs. c. A. Barthelemy;
yice-chairman, Miss Florence La
velle; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
C. w. Davidson; chairman OF supply
committee, Mrs. Eads Poitevent; as
sistant chairman, Miss Ella Paine,
and roster Of fOrty-five members
The sewing class meets every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday, from 1
To 6 70. M, at the w. P. U. Hail.
which has been made the permanent
headuuarters of this auxiliary, TO
sew and make garments, bandages'
surgical dressings and lWhatever
else may be needed. During the
past and first week of the supply
committee there was a trl-WeeKly
average attendance of 27 ladies who
completed and delivered % dozen
assorted surgical bandages to the
Parish Branch Supply Committee
through it's chairman, Mrs. warner.
The above results are grand, Dut
they must be improved. More, many
more, ladies are urgently needed. A
large number of those attending are
summer visitors, temporary mem
bers, and as they will leave at the
close of the season, the attendance
will be reduced to a precious few,
unless there is an immediate In
crease in membership. Therefore,
it behooves the ladies of Mandeville,
especially the younger set, to at
once Join the classes. And to cor
rect som, misunderstandings, II
should be known that there are NJ
fees or charges either for dues or IN
struction. Other places may have
charges, but Vaudeville Auxiliary
has none. Examinations are not re-
duired. II you desire to stand an
examination when the instructions
are completed, with a view OF
procuring a certificate, that is entire
lv optional. One need not remain
the full three hours, nor attend every
meeting. One may begin at any
time. Nothing has been lost by not
having already Joined, so young
ladies be good enough to report Mon
day at the w. p. U. Hall, between !
and 6 o. M, to Mrs. Eads Poitevent
who will be delighted to receive and
start you off in a work that grows
in interest; SO much so that when
once you begin it you are loath tc
discontinue. And say, girls. bring
your neighbors, and incidentally you
might interest your STEADY" in the
work. We can always find some
thing for him to do.
Next Monday, August s, at p
m., will be the regular meeting o.
the entire Vaudeville Auxiliary a.
the w. p. U. Hall. Everybody, MS
or her friend and neighbor, is in
wted to be present. Come and lei
US show you what we are doing.
DIR. AlOnzO Givens.
In the death of DR.. Alonzo Givens
who passed away in Vaudeville, July
26. 1917, there is removed from |cul
midst q man who was much esteem
ed for his many lovable traits o.
character, and who has been prom
inent figure both in public and prl
vate life. He was especially devof
ed to home and family and his man!
charitable deeds, as physician aut
as a citizen and neighbor, will cause
him to be held in loving memory .!
many. His home life was a yer!
happy one and his official career We
efficient and just. 1t was a pecun
aritv of his character and an illus
tration of his charitable tendencies
that he never sued for a bill ane
never charged the widow or the or
phan for his professional services.
DR.. Giyens was born at Fayette
Mo-, May 8, 1885, and was 81 years
2 months, 1S days OF age when n.
died. He was the son OF Geo. w
Givens and Margaret Prewett, ant
came with his parents to New or