Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-12-09
THE COLONY DIARY
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and AL and Pete had big Job collect
ing old parts and getting new ones TO-
gether sufficient to bring the Lizzie
home. They got her as far as Lees
vile and, it being late and the car
badly out of order. they left it there
| Comrade Quero Of Brooklyn. N. u.
came in last night, and he and took
a long walk this am, on; 10 the dairy,
over the sweet potato patch and other
Iparts Of the farm, and then through
the industries. Many colonists hauled
wood to-day. The mental science
lclass had some new members in it to-
might, and, it is hoped, every colonist
Twill soon be a regular attendant. We
Ihave no false delusion in this class, we
know its greatest good is to help US
personally ana collectively to cooper
ate with each other.
! The show was well-attended and
good; many visitors were in attend
ance. Most of our plays are original
and worked out BY our own members,
and have meaning that points out
our philosophy.
Monday, December 6-Pete Kemp
hauled the shoe Lizzie in from Lees
vile this am. Comrade Robertson and
family drove in to-day and seemed
glad to get home. AS it rained last
night, they were glad to be able to
get thru before regular rains set in.
The men are busy to-day. Con ac-
count Of the rain) getting machinery
and room ready for the syrup making
also pulling peanuts from vines. The
building department is also working
on the brick machine, and as soon as
the rain stops, the brick-making will
begin in earnest. The saw mill is al
so being moved to its final resting
place and we believe our woodwork
ing department will soon be in full
operation. Comrade Bennett is help
ing me and the girls in the stenograph-
&c office He is performing the dut-
les of a teacher and worker; making
our stenographic office serve as a bus
mess college. This is in line with cur
general school idea. Our school girls
write our letters, and with some one
to direct them, they will learn English
IN a practical and useful way. Com
rade Burton conducted his penman-
ship class from s to 7 pm. at the
school house, then the new Esperanto
class was started at the hotel by Com
rade DEFINE. We have an Esperanto
table at the hotel, where the advanc-
ed pupils in Esperanto eat and con-
verse in the new language. Some
class to these mixed foreigners!
= $ X
tuesday. December EVERY man
lwho could be fould loose today was
put on the cane JOB. Comrade Wa
tiers and Comrade Tackett went to the
cane field to load, and Kemp, Schar-
rer, Heym. Merrill. and Van Nuland
are driving the teams and hauling the
cane to the big sized, where it is top
iped and stripped ready to be crushed
in the mill and the juice to be cooked
into syrup. |. Caron is rigging up his
syrup pan to cook by steam, and ex-
poets to get to making syrup tonor-
row. AL Satnan and P. Caron are re-
pairing the shoe car and helping with
the machinery and engines. DeVine
and DeBoer are repairing shoes that
were brot in Sunday from Fullerton.
Comrade Robertson and wife started
work to-day, He is a carpenter and
steam engineer and she is a trained
nurse and willing to do any work she
can-except house work. She has
learned that a house is womans
slave shop, and wants to trade her la
Dor to Others and not be bound to a
womans usual occupation. Here she
can do that and actually render more
service to the community and her FAM
lily. too. The children finished pulling
peanuts from the vines to-day, down
at the granery. Our express Office
is giving Comrade Burton much add
ed work and | do hope some good
bOokkeeper arrives. before he forces
me into his office as an assistant-ne
hopes so, too. Comrade Louis Quero
Of Brooklyn. N. Y. went home after
several days stay-he expects to
bring his family and return to help US
carry out our colony plans. Ole had
the electric lights going at the hotel
last night. and all who came to the
game tables enjoyed a fine evening.
Especially as we had good lights and
a large attendance. Comrade Tiede
and family are usual attenders Of all
social functions.