St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-12
THE DANCE.

If old man Crouch ever lived in
Madisonville he took an off day on
April 9Th, and chased the glooms
away, particularly # he happe Led to
have his habitat in tha son of an
attendant at the .ul 'ng of the
good ship PontchartIa.n, for that
was the big day for ST. Tammany,
and all those attending the launch
ing. There was an enormous crowd
of people on hand for the big event,
and there was no place fog 4 groue4
among them. They were sent aea T.
ed, free and gay, and e.al. -llng
about the launching was likewise.
From the time when the first auto
drove up until the last visitor left,
it was interest, enjoyment and good
| fellowship, all combined.
And the girls-the beautiful girls!
Ask them if they had good time,
and whether there ever was better
dancing floor than that at the ia
vilon.
No one who saw the hundreds of
couples that swayed through the
maze of the popular dances would
dare to say the launching was not a
success from the time the gates were
open until the Reverie and Aunt
Dianh left for New Orleans, and the
only unhappy moment was when the
music stopped. But that was short
lived for eagerly did the older, as
well as the younger folks ask the
question, when will the next ship
be launched?"
Mr.. George Becker, in charge of
employment, Jahncke Yards, has
been administering the affairs of that
Office since October, 1918, assisted
by Mr.. Harold Faller BY reason of
this position he is thrown in daily
contact with a combination of char
acters, and by suavity of manner, de-
cision of purpose, and an eye single
to each individual interest, and that
of the shipyard, has won the COED
will of all Mr.. Becker occupies
cottage with his wife and a sweet
little baby, at the rear of the office
CMilitary Barracks, where he can be
found at all times, when he is not
hiking through the yard attending
to his seemingly never ceasing duties.
He halls from Mecklenberg, N. Y,
and has been identified with the con-
struction work as superintendent for
fourteen years. He was connected
with the construction of the white
Way lighting which is now recogniz-
ed as one of New Orleans greatest
improvements, both as to commercial
advancement and as monument OF
beauty to the city.
There is hardly ship worker who
doesn't know the fire chief at the
shipyard. Mr.. Jos. Lemley can be
seen at all times, day and night, sun
shine and rain, overhauling and put
ting in order all the fire appliances
and other paraphernalia of the fire
department of the yard. He is a
veteran fireman, having belonged to
the fire department of New Orleans
for number of years. Mr.. Lemley
has many admirers and friends in
Madisonville who hope that he will
become a permanent resident.
When Aladdin rubbed hi magic
lamp the old was TRANSFORMED into
the new Frank N. Boud3usquie has
no magic lamp, but look at the
Madisonville Bank, you would think
Frank had a more magical lamp than
Aladdin's.
But the best is yet to come.
l have net Mr.. d A Pump, who
come to the .Jahncke Sh eyard the
United States Emergency Fee. Audi
tor to succeed Mr.. l.. A. Clark. Both
of his predecessors, Messrs. Bell and
Clark, were held in very high es-
TEEN by all and I predict the same
| for Mr.. Pump.
PATTER.
Last Sunday we received wire
less stating that our guests were hav-
| ing the time of their lives going back.
| Long will they remember COmmO-