St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-05
Secretary Stier Of New Or
leans Writes Congratu-
latory Letter.
PLEASED WITH
QUALITY OF WORK.
Mrs j. H. Warner, Home
. Secretary, Makes Re-
port of Work.

oe1feU ny MIS-. warner:
New Orleans, Dec. a, 1917.
Mrs. J. H. Warner, St. Tammany
Branch A. r. c., Covington, La.
My Dear Mrs. Warner:-This will
serve as acknowledgment Of your
shipment of the articles received at
this office under date OF Dec. "a.
Please accept the sincere thanks
OF the Executive Committee OF the
New Orleans Chapter for the very
efficient manner in which the articles
are made and for the splendid man
ner in which you md your fellow
workers are cooperating with the
parent organization. 1t may inter-
est your members to know that the
completed articles received here in
the recent shipment have already
been packed and delivered to the
warehouse OF the American Red
Cross to await foreign shipment at
an early date.
Again thanking you for your ef-
forts and for the valuable assistance
given the cause by yc1r members
and with the compliments of the
season, beg to remain.
Yours very truly. = a. A..
EMILE v. ST1ER,
Secty. N. o. Chapter A. r. G.
P. S.-Acknowledgment is also
hereby made of receipt of shipment
of Dec a. 1917. ~.
Following is Mrs. Warmers report:
Covington. La. Jan. 2, 1918.
To the Officers and Members OF st.
Tammany Branch Chapter Ameri-
can Red Cross:
I beg to submit this my report
for the month ending January /,
1918:
During the period we have had six
class days, our class being suspend
ed on Christmas and New Year days.
The attendance during the month
has been rather poor. owing to the
holiday season, no doubt: this con-
dition also applies to most Of our
auxiliaries. Since last report we
have received work as follows:
Slidell.
$50 pieces assorted surgical dress
ings; 35 bed shirts: 10 convalescent
robes; knitted helmets: s knitted
sweaters; Z pairs knitted socks.
LacOmbe.
No work turned in since last re-
port.
Folsom.
96 pieces assorted surgical dres5-
ings: IL bed shirts: IL convalescent
robes.
Vaudeville.
% pieces assorted surgical dress
ings; % bed shirts: convalescent
knitted wristlefr; 2 knitted sweaters.
Mad;sonville.
65,1 pieces assorted surgical dress
ings; % bed shirts; knitted sweat
or; II knitted muflier3; Q pairs Of
knitted wrist'ets.
Tal,shcek.
IL convalescent robes; 6 bed
shirts; pairs knitted wristlets: 8
pairs knitted sock-: 4 knitted sweat
ers; 1 knitted mufiier.
Coyington.
4O2 pieces assorted surgical Dress
ings; Is bed shirts: II convale1cent
robes: / knitted helmet: 10 knitted
sweaters; pairs knitted wristlets:
IA pairs knitted socks; knitted
muff1ers.
Making a total for the parish OF
1871 pieces surgical dressings; 230
garment0; 100 knitted articles.
We have forwarded to New Or
leans since last report:
1871 surgical dressings.
176 bed shirts.
50 convalescent robes.
3 knitted helmets.
"a knitted sweaters.
| Is knitted muff'ers.
| 50 pairs knitted socks.
| 16 pairs knitted wrist.ets.
| Special attention Is called to the
excellent work turned in by Slidell
and Madisonville. Notwithstanding
the holiday season. Both OF there
auxiliaries have enlisted the co,ored
people, and their work is very good.
/ We hope now, that the holiday
season IL over, that all the members
both of Covington and the auxi.i.
aries, will get down to work IN
earnest.
4. Respectfully submitted.
II MRS. J. II. WARNER. :
lCh'm'n, Supplies, IT. Tam. Parish.