St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-12
are now in service abroad,


ambulance companies, with total
personnel Of $3.50 men and women.
There has been enrolled $4,000 |
Red Cross nurses. 5000 OF whom
have already been called into active
nursing service.
The Red Cross is serving through
its hospital supply service 3423 mil
itary hospitals, French as well as
American, and it operates Is ware
houses and q transport system.
About $4,000 tons Of material (hos-
pital and general relief supplies) Is
distributed monthly from these
warehouses.
About 100000 surgical dress
ings are promised and must be sent
to France every month for the next
six months.
Now stop and ponder over the
above and ask yourself what am
doing to help this Cody cause, and
let your answer be in the shape OF
your presence at the work meeting,
even though it be at the sacrifice OF
pleasure or household duties, Or send
for work to be done at hOme-the
need is great, the workers too few.
The St. Tammany Parish Medical
Society held its regular monthly
meeting here last Wednesday and
installed the following officers for
|191S: President, DR.. w. E. Van
Zandt; Vice President. DR.. R. B.
Paine; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr.
A. G. Maybe; Delegate to the La.
State Medical Society, DR.. A. G.
Maybe; Alternate, DR.. J. F. Polk.
Yes, brother, we met, but the
meeting was so rickety and anaemic
| that the society needs an infusion of
enthusiasm, an incubation of civic
pride, and a hypo OF professional
pride. A word to the wise is SUI
fcient.
The public school children moved
! into the new school building last
Monady, 100 strong, and made the
welkin ring with their praises and
ecstatic delight.
Be the cause what 1t may, ills
none the less fact that the alb
sence OF the entire teaching corps
from the public school dedication
exercises last week caused very much
unfavorable comment.
With the death of Mrs. Mary E
Lowering Smith, at the age OF 81
years, there was removed from our
midst a whole-souled, generous
hearted and lovable woman. Her
many good deeds and quiet, unos-
tentatious charities brought her the
respect and esteem of both the high
and low.y. She died on the morn
inng of January 4, last, after an ILL
ness OF six months, the pain and
misery OF which she bore with un-
complaining christian fortitude.
She was the widow of the late
Town Marshal Philip G. Smith, and
mother Of the present Town Mar
shall Philip Smith, with whom she is
mourned by four other sons, Alonzo,
w. R., Lewis and George, and four
| daughters Mrs. Clarence Denegre,
Mrs. Henry Rosch, both Of Mande-
Vile; Mrs. G. N. Mayo, Of Adds, La,
and Mrs. Gus Smith, of Hou-ton-
Vile, thirteen grandchildren and
numerous other relatives of promi-
nence in the State. May she rest
in peace.
Mr.. F. Barelleaux, vice president
and genera manager of the st. 7.
& N. 0. Rys. & F. Co., and Miss Alice
Zataran, daughter Of Mr.. and MrG.
J. P. Zataran, of New Orleans, sur
prised their legion of friends by be-
ing quietly married in New Orleans
last Monday.
Mr.. Norman ]. Du'bourg, U. S. N,
after a ten-day furlough spent with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Du-
bourg, left last Wednesday, to re-
ioin his ship, new in an American
port.
Rev. Robt. I. Bell and wife have
leaesd and are now occupying the
Levy cottage, corner Jefferson and
| Girod streets. Rev. Mr.. Bell is the
pastor in charge of the Vaudeville
and Covington Baptist congrega-
tions. To both We extend cordial
| welcome.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. FaZende, of New
Orleans, are guests of the Audubon
Hotel.