St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-16
PARISH COUNCIL.
OF DEFENSE TO
HAVE SPEAKERS
HERE MONDAY
Conservation Literature To
Be Distributed To =
Farmers.
SPEAKING TO BE
THROUGHOUT PARISH
Mayors of Towns Asked to
Instruct Officers to
Enforce Vag Laws.

At the meeting of the Council Of
Defense. Wednesday, Chairman E. G.
Davis presiding, A. D. Schwartz Sec
retary, several important matters
were taken up relative to assisting
the Government in carrying ont war
plans, conservation Of resources and
sustaining the morale of the cOur-
try. In the matter of gaining farm
statistics through the services of the
school children, it was found that tn
some instances moral support was
lacking through a misapprehension
of the object Of obtaining these sta
tistics. Supt. Elmer E. Lyon, A. D.
Schwartz and Dr. J. X. Griffith.
of Shdell, were appointed to see
that the farmers were given litera-
ture that would give them q better
understanding of the Importance OF
the work and the necessity for their
cooperation.
F The matter of the enforcement OF
vagrancy and other laws was dis
cussed and it was decided that all
mayors be requested to see that no
laws were violated with impuntty
and that police yigilence be used
especially in the enforcing the vag-
rancy law. :
1t was also urged that there should
be-a good attendance at the, war con-
ference to be held in New Orleans
on thee 10th (to-day) and that the
patriotic meetings to be held In Gov
ington, Abita Springs, Mandevtlle.
Madisonville, Sndell, Talisheek, and
at Poitevent &. Favre mills, Monday,
March 1S, be we'll advertised and
that representative gathering Oc
encouraged to hear the speakers,
Hon. d, D. Moore Of New Orleans
and Hon. G.. E. Schwing, OF Plaque
mines. There will also be local
speakers, among them H. E. Ellis,
Fred j. tHeintz, and Capt. G. E. Mil
lar, Mrs. Grace Lee Army. said to
be a brilliant speaker will talk at
the Coyington meeting at p. m.
Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Ellis and Captain
Millar will speak at Folsom, Madi-
sonville and Abita, and Mr.. Schwing,
F. J. Heintz at Talisheek, 6lidell,
| Vaudeville and Paitevent- Favr0
mill.
Mrs. J. C. Burns made report OF
| the work done by the members OF
the Women's Council Of Defense In
making the soldier boys apprecla-
| tive Of the fact that their services TO
our country were realized and that
their patriotism won for them the
esteem of the men and women OF the
parish. She stated that committees
had been appointed that provided
lunch boxes for each soldier, patri-
otic songs were sung and st. Pauls
| College boys and the Honor Guard
| stood at attention while they board
| ed the train.
Following is the secretary's re-
| port of the meeting:
The st. Tammany Council OF De-
tense met at the courthouse Wednes-
! day. March 13, 1918, with a largo
attendance Of representatives from
/ all sections of the parish.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were duly adopted.
Messrs. A. d. Schwartz and r. =.
Lyon were appointed committee 10
draw up proper campaign advertls-
ing for the enlistment OF the farm
ers in the food conservation work.
4 Mr.. Bachemin offered several val
liable suggestions relative to the dis
tribution of food conservation litera-
ture through the local leader OF the
Parish Council OF Defense.
Arrangements were made Tor the
reception of Messrs. D. ID. Moore and
C. e. schwing on a speaking tour'
which they will make on Monday,
March 18th.
The following were appointed del.
egates to the War Council to be held
in New Orleans, March 16: B. n
Miller, G. E. Millar, ]. H. Wood, Il
A. Mackie, Felix Bachemfn. Jr., D
H. Mason, DR.. j. K. Griffith, Mrs 4
L. Bear, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Williams
It was moved by Mr.. Mackie ant
seconded by DR.. Griffith. that no
tice be published directing the au
. thorities to the necessity OF rigidl.
, enforcing the vagrancy law. and tina
the mayors OF the respective town
of the parish be notified, In writh2
of the urgency of this request.
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