St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-08-30
PARKER MEET In
SLIDELL GIVES
HIM HEARTY |
SUPPORT |
It Is Estimated That He Wyl
Receive the Support OF /,
80 Per Cent Voters. :
MAYOR BADON !
PRESIDEs AT MEET
Chef Menteur Road Matters
Discussed: At Public p.
Meeting Of League :
Special to The Fafmer:

Slide!l, Aug ga large and N
thusiastic meeting. was held here -
night and the ST.. Tammany Parksr
Club cf Sldell. was organized.
Mayor Eadon called the meeting 10
order, stated the object and cal4s~,
for nominations ror permanent CT
mated chairman, Eut owing to other
numerous public and personal mat-
ters with which ne is engaged, De
clined, and Mayor Badon was elett-
ed, with the following yice-presi-
dents, l.. A. BOURGEOIS, l.. V. Cooley,
tC. A Everitt and IS. H. Lott. F. F.
Wigginton was elected secretary.
A committee Gu resolutions was
then appointed by Chairman BadCn,
as follows: W. E.. Ellis, chairman; :;
T. J. Hand, T. +. Murrhee, H. j..
Willis, f. F. Wigsinton. This coal-
mittee retired for. deliberations, ald
delegates to the proposed meeting 5n
! New Orleans on S pit. IS, 1919, were
appointed as follows: G. F. BancAs,
chairman; T. E. Murrhee, NJ. -
Schneider, H. j. Willis, T. w. Eggle-
! ton, Simon Levy, :John Peterson, u
T. Lidd.e, Dr. F. R. Singleton aad
DR.. J. *. Griffith.
The committee on resolutions then
reported, as follows:
I'VE recognize in Hon. Jno. u.
Parker en- able statesman, patriotic
citizen and a capable business man
who has shown devotion to his colt-
try by his unselfish and splendid ser
vices in the .nistration Of food
laws during the world- war; there
fore
Be it resolved, That the st. Ia ~
many Parker Club Of Slidell hereDy
endorses the proposed candidacy of
Hon. John M Parker for Goverlor
of Louisiana, ands pledge themeslpses
to his support should he be inducsd
to accept the nc mtnation for tlkis
high office
Be It further resolved, That oar
support is pledged upon the high
character and ability Of Mr. Parker
individually and t.lis pledge does nsot
include any endorsement Of pa,Fy
factions or political organization,
which are now coatending for power
in the State"
These resolutions were unasi
mously adopted and many laudatory
remarks made, and there being a
great many of those in ATTENDANCE
from .he surrounding country and
towns, a careful and conservative as
innate places the Parker vote in ssi-
dell and vicinity .as 80 per cent 3f
the total.
The meeting was further enliWen
ed by receipt of news of Develop
ments in the Chef MenteurNew lfr-
leans-Mississippi state line highway
matter, which is sof paramount IN
portance to this section and one ;of
great interest to the people Of New
Orleans. While tEe advices were not
of an official nature they were sash
as to lead us to believe some definite
action will be taEen to put into :f-
feet the constitutional amendment
enacted in 1918.
Slideil, Aug. 2S.---At the regt lar
meeting of the Slidell Commercial
and Civic League held Thurssoay,
Auguts 21, 1919, a most enthusiastic
and earnest attendance Of two hun
dred representatives Of Slidell, Pearl
River, Alton and .this immediate VI
cinity, were present. The Chef-Men
teur-New Orleans Ito Mississippi state
line highway was the main and Sd
sorbing topic of interest and diseus-
sion. President Sebastian called the
@o~oooolo~~o.@oe:N @oe:N~0oo-~~--~oo-o-0Oo~:
to see dissentioUs and trouble, and
above al she believes in justice ald
the protection ofs her sex. She felt
that if the lady ii question was osn-
ing to get married, any thing she
could 90 to help shings along WoEld
have its own reward.
The first row o. reserved seats Will
be sold at one dollar each; the rest
at Is cents.
There will be 4 big dance and re-
freshmelts at the Southern Ho.el
after the wedding.
FOR SALE-iHand-made heart
cypress shingles, delivered to Coviag-
ton in lotsef 5000 or more. pl ne
or write IIr. r. H. Martin, M@oissn-
NJ a S.