St. Tammany farmer., 1919-11-01
Women's Progressive Union
and schooliLeague Have
Visit from, Mrs. Storm.
A DELIGHTFUL
MUSICAL TREAT
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Report Of th4 Work Accom-
plished b4 Union and =
School, League.

Progressive UniSn and the Schoo
| Improvement League, which wa:
| held at the Southern Hotel ON Mon
day afternoon, was pronounced by
the unusually laisge audience present
as one of the most enjoyable and in.
spring Women'A meetings held in
Covington for s9me time.
The occasion u the gathering wds
q visit to the CUBS by Mrs. Albert
F. Storm, of Mo1gan City, president
of the louisiana Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs. :
The PRESIDENT Of both organiLa-
tions presided oyer the program, the
enjoyment of wleich was greatly en-
hanced by the, delightful musical
numbers. These consisted Of a
piano solo by NESS Hyacinthe Rich
ard, a vocal splo by Miss Jean
Piguet, accompanied by Miss Loretta
Schwartz, a vioIsn duet by Masters
Fabian Bouquoi S.nd Harry Schmidt,
accompanied by Miss Hyacinth Rich
ard, and q closing piano solo by Miss
Mildred Levy.
Mrs. A. L. Bear read the report
of the work accomplished by the
Progressive uni4n during the pas.
administration, &hile Mrs. Sheffield
did likewise for sthe School League.
Then came the "Aeart to heart talk >
as she termed It, by Mrs. Storm,
which touched Sn every phase of
woman's activity and made it very
evident that the smost powerful wo-
man of today ii not the one who
confines her home to the four walls
of her own house, but who considers
the entire community in which she
lives as her homA, and who uses her
influence for the good and upHft OF
that community The mothering
spirit is one WHICH our communities
have lacked dursng all these years,
and one which the active club women
now realize that sshe must supply.
In addition, Mss. Storm emphas:z-
ed the benefits sof federation, and
how each individual club. no matter
how small, Gang be improved ard
strengthened bys the great unity Of
purpose and wosk.
The report of the accomplished
work of other Nomen in the state
which Mrs. Storm brought with her
cannot but buoys our Covington WO-
men UP to greatIr efforts and larger
achievements. 1t the same time,
the work done irS our little communi-
ty, told Of some4here else, we hope.
will prove an aspiration and help
to others.
MRS. ]. sIOUIs SMITH,
President w. P. U.
E
Annual Rep4rt of w. p. U.
Covington, L., Oct. "a, 1919.
To the officers and Members of the
Louisiana FeGhration of the WO-
mems Clubs: :
Like all othef organizations, the
Women's Progressive Union has met
with difficulties and obstacles in the
transition from awar work to civic
endeavor. The leaders in war &C
tivities were, iTs most cases, pre-
viously the leaders in club work and
have been too occupied in winding
up their affairs 10 afford much tim
for our meetings. The rank and file
Of our workers Who gave so much of
their time and eSergy to the general
wartime activities have taken for
themselves a mus,h needed rest. So
that it is only wEhin the past month
or so that there aas been re-aWaK-
ening in our olf work.
During the war the Union con-
tinued it's activities in civic Wors,
but necessarily lon a smaller scale
than in other times. We also con-
tributed generously in time ana
money to all wax charities and pur-
chased Liberty Bonds. Our princi-
pal war work, hwever, was the es-
ia blishment of asCurb Market, which
met with such snusual success that
it has now become our principal
work. During fthe campaign for
"back yard gardens" and the en-
of agriculture in gen.
eral, a plea ws,, also sent out for
the establishment Of curb markets.
We started the Coyington Curb
Market in April,f191s, and the ready
response from both farmers anh
MADE it an immediate
success. Six farmers came to the
market on the first day-during the
past summer asfmany as fifty farm
ers have come in at one time.
The first work planned by our
present officers Sas the drainage and
of sthe cemetery big
and worthy woSk which will mean
the expendituresof several thousand
dollars. Becauss se of unavoidable de-
lays nothing definite has yet been
accomplished bit so big an unde:-
taking will require many months to
complete and IN this administration
gives inception - this project it fees
that its successors may carry it to
conclusion with :pride.
We have had Sur Annual Cleanup
Day, and in cbnnection with this
distributed liteS nature on the swat
the fly movement. Also, as a result
of our efforts tae Police Jury made
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