St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-09
Officers Elected at Annual
Meeting of Women's
Progressive Union.
COLORED RED CROSS
NOW AT LEWISBURG.
DR.. Maybe Appointed AS
Food Administrator
Fourth Ward.
(By Staff Correspondent.)

Vaudeville. March S.-The Man
deville Women's Progressive Union
at its annual meeting held several
days ago, elected the following Of
ficers: President, Mrs. w. S. Fass-
man; vice president, Mrs. c. S. Cal
braith; secretary, Mrs. P. H. Hans
brough; treasurer, Mrs. Marie King.
The Union has set out for itself a
number of permanent Improvements
for the town, with a view of not only
beautifying it but also making it in
viting to winter and summer resi-
dents and tourists.
Ere long the Union will be active
ly heard from and 1t behOoves all
loyal citizens to assist and cooper
ate in every possible way.
The Lewisburg Colored Red Cross
auxiliary was organized last Sunday
with a membership of so or more.
and elected the following officers:
Chairman, Mrs. Ida Benton; vice
chairman, Mrs. II. Vau,tz; secretary,
Miss lgnez Robinson; treasurer, Miss
Florence Burril; chairman of sup
plies, Mrs Cora Fitzgerald; captain
Of knitting department, Mrs. Emile
Daniels; captain of garment depart
ment, Mrs. Roxie Johns; captain of
surgical dressing department., Mrs.
Eliza Maxent.
The membership exhibited a laud
able enthusiasm, close attention
and a sincere interest in Red Gross
affairs, as also some remarks made
on thrift stamps and food conser-
vation.
In a very few momenta time the
auxiliary raised sufficient funds by
contribution to defray current ex-
penses. Mr. Eads Poitevent donated
a sewing machine and work tables
and several other sewing machines
were promised just as soon as the
work days and location, which will
probably be one of the two clean,
roomy, wen-Hghted and airy church
o., are fixed the auxiliary will be
ready to begin work and 1t ID to be
hoped this will be in very few days.
The work will be under the direction
of Mrs. Eads Poitevent, chairman of
supplies for the senior auxiliary,
whose commendable work and self
sacrificing efforts have earned for
her an enviable record and splendid
reputation for devotion to this Cody
cause.
The Revs. Weaver, Carter and
Robert Thomas were of material as
sistance in the successful launching
of this auxiliary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eads Poitevent and
DR.. Maybe, who effected the organi-
zation, were very much impressed
with the sincerely of purpose and
patriotism shown by membership and
will be very much disappointed If
great results are not achieved by this
auxiliary. They believe, as express
ed by the language Of the day. that
the Lewieburg Colored Red Cross
auxiliary will make good"
Mr.. John l.. Haller, Of CovivngtOn,
recently appointed food administra-
tor for st. Tammany parish, by Mr..
John NJ. Parker, State Food Admin
istrator, has appointed DR.. A. q.
Maybe food administrator. for the
Fourth Ward, and the latter In ac-
cepting the position desires to have
It known that he has personally call
ed on every grocer, butcher and bak-
er in the ward, and that each has
expressed hearty cooperation ana
promised to strictly observe the food
conservation laws and regulations.
AS to the housewives, who are not
amenable to the law just yet. mark
the "just yet," for II wheatlees and
l-meatless days do not bring the nee
essary results by voluntary Observa.
ton, it is more than probable that
their observation will be made man
datory, in the shape of food cards
! Every citizen of this community ha'
or should have enough American red
blood and patriotism to live up tt
! these regulations, which do not re
quire any sacrifice, only q stintint
| Of some Of the luxuries Of life ant
which will result in better health
for the average person eats mucl
more than required by nature.
| The U. 8. Government, through
Mr.. Hoover, national food admin
istrator. promised our allies and ou
own fighting forces in Europe 22O,
600, 900 bushels of wheat by March
1918, and failed by 45,000,0O0 bush
els because Of the lukewarm observa
tion of the food regulations.
America produces 88.O00,000 bush
!sls Of wheat more than w consum