St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-04-13
Correspondent Deplores the
Lack of Consideration
For The Flag.
SHOULD HONOR IT
BY STANDING UP.
Vaudeville News and Mat
ters Of Local Interest
To Community.
(By Staff Correspondent

Vaudeville, April l1th.-Shame!
Shame!! to you Of the audience who
gave bone-headed exhibition of dis
loyalty and disrespect by not rising
when the American flag was waved
and the national air played at the
Hip Theatre last Sunday night. OF
the very large number present only
six noble women and one red-blOOded
American man arose and stood at at
tention during the flag waving and
the playing of The Star Spangled
Banner. Performances Of this kind
are usually due to timidity. fear.
cowardice or ignorance. but what
ever the cause, are scandalous and
objectionable.
Miss u. S. A." is magnificent
up-to-the-minute war picture, crowd
ed with stirring and inspiring scenes
and bringing the awfulness Of this
ehart-breaking conflict to our very
doors. You saw on that screen an
old man bubbling over with the spirit
of "6t1-65" strike down his only son
for not answering the call to arms
| in 1917. If that old man were alive
and present last Sunday night, would
or would he not be justified in point
ing the finger of scorn and drawing
question mark behind your Amert-
canism?
The st. Tammany Parish Medical
Society held its regular monthly
meeting last Wednesday at the resi-
dence of DR.. Paine. Present were
Doctors w. e. VanZandt, president:
r. B. Paine, vice president: A. g.
Maybe, secretary and treasurer: ].
F. Polk, F. F. Farmer, II. e. Gau-
treaux, N. M. Hebert, H. D. Bulloch
and Dr. r. B. Paine, Jr.
The symposium OF ileo-colitis and
cholera infantum, better known -
summer complaints, was by the read
by the secretary. who read extracts
from a recent text book on these
subjects, then followed an extensive
and instructive discussion, participate
ed in by all the members.
A resolution was adopted and
COPY sent to each of our U. 8. 6enA-
tors and Congressman, asking them
to favor and vote for bill now be-
fore Congress intended to give to
men Of the Medical Reserve Cor3A
the same rank as now given the Med
ical Officers of the Navy.
The next meeting will be held ct
Covington on May 8, 1918. at 2 p. m.
Because OF the terrific weather and
a break in the electric light system.
the picture for the benefit OF tho
public school was not shown last Sat-
urday night, but Mr.. James OsC0n-
nor, Assistant City Attornec8of New
Orleans, who came over Solely to
make a Liberty Bond talk, undaunt-
ed by, and as q tribute to those who
braved the weather, delivered q mas
terful address on standing by ana
supporting the Government. When
apologies were made for the small
attendance, Mr.. O'Connor b00hooed
the idea and said that 1877 people
present in defiance of the ragins
storm, was a greater honor and more
appreciated by him than II the hall
had been full on clear night.
This Saturday night there Will be
, a special picture show at the Hi1
, for the benefit of the public school
j to try and recoup the losses sustain
ed last Saturday night. The same
picture, Treasure Island" will be
shown but at 10 and cents admis
; sion.
Miss Mary G. Pinckney has beer
lappointed chairman of the Women
War Savings Societies for the Fourth
Ward.
On next Tuesday at , p. m, ct th.
e Women's Progressive Union hall
: Mrs. Eaton. dairy specialist Of tn
J. Louisiana Home Demonstration worl
S and Miss Martha Williams, Paris
/ Home Demonstrating Agent. vi
hold a food demonstration meeting
n when the preparing, preserving. sui
& stitution and conservation OF variou
3. foods will be demonstrated. TIL
IS meeting is free, the public Is invitet
IS and there should be large attent
3 ance, especially OF housewives WI
b are all more or less interested
|; the preparation OF foods.
80 DR.. r. B. Paine, Jr.. Is at hon
8. for week with his parents, DR.. au
k Mrs. r. B. Paine.
y, The Fourth Ward. through u
Vaudeville Red Cross auxiliary, {
be last Thursday, shipped . large bsA
assorted clothing to the New Orleal
I'd Chapter. A. r. c.. for re-shipment
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