St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-11-24
BAG
PARTY SUCCESS
IN Vaudeville
LAST MONDAY
Left Vaudeville For Return
Trip When Engine
Gave Out.
FOUND BY TUG OF
JAHNCKE COMPANY
While Suffering Extremely
All Have Recovered
Without Harm.

Without. Harm.
Vaudeville. Nov. 22.-A splendid
success in q noble cause was the
Comfort Bag party gwen by the Man
deviMe Red Cross last Monday night
at the w. p. U. hall. The people
we're asked to bring articles Of kind
required to make up q number OF
comfort bags to be sent to tho sol
dier boys now in camp, and Mande
Vile responded in a princely way.
The crowd was large and overhowtng
with enthusiasm. The articles came
in parcels, packages. chunks and
piles. enough for abou. Is comfort
kits. Red bandana ana kahki ker-
chiefs will be used as containers IN
stead of bags. which will make the
entire outfit serviceable.
The decorations were beautiful in
their very simplicity, consisting u
red AMI white, the Red c 'oss coiors,
Anne Ian 'ei's, pine arc autumn
caves anil =" tables W: Covered
with nov .te cloths with large
red crosses as center pieces. Tue
members Of the auxiliary were dress
ed as Red Cros, nurses, lending dig
nifty, sincerity and beauty to tn
| general effect.
i The program was short, in eres
| ing and effective, as follows:
Star Spangled Banner-oy Rec
Cross Girls.
| voc,l solo-Joa1 OF Are -
Cornibe.
Addres NJ ss Fl>rer~a
ye e, the ever-thare and ndefas.g
sb,e cha man of the auxiliary, O.
! Red Cross work ID why you 3!:ou ::
! join.
Chorus o. F a c -.
girls.
IS ~e aldine and Master Root
| Fell, il various i II : I -
e. seyn'el sweeter or rang trueI
h ,hesa two T. e 5eI3 j y
patriotic songs and y ags:
Address-By Mrs. Eais Po- eve
he cornerstone of he t~ca 70
Cross compete, on Red Cross su
plies and what becomes # them
song-America-,b Red CroT-
Girls and audience and then the en
thus:asm kindled by the Red Cross
uniform, famed by the patriotic
speeches and music, bur-t forth into
raging fame of appreciation, o1
realization of the necessity and no
bility OF the Red Cross movement
SO much so that membership appli
cations were in great demand, prom
ises to do sewing and knitting came
from every angle of the hall ant
Mrs Poitevent, NJ So Lavelle and Mia
Borey were seen pinching each othe1
in an endeavor to ascertain IL thi'
was only a dream of heavenly b,is
or a cupfua of earthly 10Y. Twa'
the latter, and they deserved aye
everv bit of it-and then some.
| In serving the refreshments tn
Red Cross was not unmindful Of th'
U. S. Governments conservation ad
vices, just enough chocolate, cak'
and soft drinks had been provided
and served to refresh and satisfy, NJ
over-indulgence, no waste.
The music for the singing, as ais
for the dancing which closed the en-
tertainment, was furnished by
number of ladies, to whom is extend
ed thanks Of the Red Cross Auxili
ary. =.
Tuesday of last week, Mrs. A
Hopkins. entertained at bon voyag
500 party, complimentary to Mrs. c
l.. Barthelemy on the eve OF her de
parture for Covington.
Thursday of last week Mrs. c. "
Hansbrough entertained at 500 4
honor of Mrs. James M. Hutchinson
who very recently came to Mande
Vile as the bride OF our own Jim
Hutchinson. Those of US who hav
been lucky enough to meet the ne'
: Mrs. Hutchinson have found her We
charming and bid her q hearty we
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. and Mis-
Florence Lavel'e eft ls-t Tues1av +
. spend the winter mon hs N New o.
leans. Miss Florence. as preside
OF the Progressive Union. chairma
of the local Red Cross. and as h'9
private and untiring worker In man
other local activities will be core!
; missed, but we may console o"-sa'v'
; With the knowledge that the absene
is only temporary and +h"+ eNe W
ne running hi her and thither.
keep from ge't ting rrstv. as II w.
I. for we are fully alive to the fac ~
r~rgrossive a1d aee-e-sive Mand'
Vile spirit win not down.
Nrs. Lee w King left few da,
;. ago for shefne'd. Ala, to 'cir h
/. .--to,-d Of the ". s. Eng neer Corr
}. w~o Il sn,erv's'ny the bni,d'ng {
environments in that vic'nf'y.
- Mr.. Jes. u. nutoAi1oon, ~ -