St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-06-29
Slidell Organizes Two and
Covington and Mande-
vile One Each.
SECRETARY STIER
ADDRESSES MEETINGS
Officers Elected But Execu-
tive Committee Sc
lected Later.

Cross is now taking place in the
various towns and rural districts. Un-
der the new arrangement each town
that wishes to organizes - . town
unit and adjacent communities or
ganize as auxiliaries and attach
themselves to the nearest town or
ganization, being subsidiary to and
making reports to and receiving in
structions from that unit. The town
organizations are subject to and re-
ceive instructions from the New Or
leans chapter. which in turn must
report and receive instructions from
the Gulf Division, composed of Lou
isialR, Mississippi and Alabama. The
GuhsDivision, in turn must report to
National Headquarters at Washing
ton and stands in the same relation
to that as the different units do'to
the New Orleans Chapter. We are
part Of tho New Orleans Chapter.
just AZ we were as Z parish orgaui-
zation. except that the towns o.
ganized will report to and receive In
structionA from the New Orleans
Chapter direct instead Of through .
parish organization. This b true
not only Of this parish but 'oe I'll
the parishes in the states repreoent-
ing the Red Cross In the Gulf D1-
vision and in the United States.
Mr.. Emile ". Stier, aecrotary Of
the New Orleans. Chapter. A.
sisted in the reorganization Of Cow
ington into q unit Of that Chapter.
having Just previously Organised
Vaudeville.
Mr.. Stier laid special stress on the
fact that implicit obedieuco must b
given to instructions. The Red Cross
was just a. much . military organ1-
zation a. the Army. Each one was
responsible to his or her superior
ohlcer. It was not question Of
argument - to who was right or
wrong. Orders must be obeyod. We
might disagree a. to the advisabilitg
or expediency Of the ordsr, but Ne
must obey it. He spoke Of the Red
Gross % . woman'S order. The
work was essentially . womAn's
work. In fact, he stated that Il Il
was not for the women there would
be NO Red Cross. Therefore the
work Of the order must be accom-
plished by women.
Mr.. Stier again spoke Of the civilian
| or Home Service work that was now
to be taken up. He said tina: Was.
at this time. the most important
work Of the Red Cross. II would not
do to have the dependent father.
mother or member Of the family OF .
soldier suffer at home while he was
fighting at the front. That In a.
sisting these people It must b re-
membered the work IL not one Of
charity, but of duty. It would b
the duty Of the Covington r Cd Cross
to seek out and relieve such cases
within its Jurisdiction. % It WAS the
duty OF other town organizations.
and that the New Orleans Chapter
would furnish the funds. That New
Orleans now was spending thouoande
Of dollars in this work. The dretE
outlay was eighteen dollsrs-threo
dollars for relief and fifteen dollars
for a secretary. Now, hfty thousand
dollars had been set aside for this
purpose.
Instructions in elementary hygiene
was another matter that was dis
cussed by Mr.. stier, and that he con-
sidered of great importance. The
services of a remarkably competent
woman had been secured for instruc-
ton of classes in this branch OF the
work. Ten thousand nurses were
needed. OF New Orleans allotment
of $50 but very few had been ~
cured. BY this elementary course OF
fourteen lessons I student could be
qualified to take charge OF any Ordi-
nary case of illness In the household
or in public emergency. q. He thought
that this lady's services might be 81
cured here. He advised that calsses
be formed for taking up this work.
Mr.. Stier reverted to the high
standing Of st. Tammany parish IN
Red Cross work. and stated that I'M
der the new arrangement he expect
ed this work to be greatly Increased
by the bringing Of more workers
into It.
During the election of ohicers. Mr..
Stier stated that while he might real
~ have no right to make SUGGESTION
% to officers to be elected. hs could
mot but suggest that the election OF
Mrs. r. N. Leonard u - po&duon
she had 30 ably held n the pepsh
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