St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-06-25
Mass Meeting Of Farmers
and Business Men in
slidell, July 10th.
RATHBONE LODGE
HONORS IT'S DEAD
DR.. Wilkinson, Mrs. Davis
Speak at Audubon and
Central Schools.


many Farmers Bureau, organized at
a meeting of prominent farmers and
business men of this section in the
SHdell Community House several
weeks ago, is making good progress
in- cooperative work among the
farmers under the leadership Of Mr..
Henry Keller, president of the or
ganiZation.
Two very interesting meetings
We're held recently at Audubon and
Central Schools, which were well at.
sections. The speakers at Audubon
school were H. G. Wilkinson, farm
demonstration agent for Southeast
Division of Louisiana, and Mrs. j. w.
Davis, home economics agent OF st.
Tammany parsih. They were ably
assisted by local speakers, among
whom were Mayor A. G. Baker, L. G.
Neuhauser, Henry Keller, and Judge
Hagar, of Pearl River. At Central
school the same speakers delivered
interesting talks and were ably as
sisted by Messrs. Emile Singletary
and Dave Evans, prominent farmers
Of that nelgnDOrnOOd.
Under the leadership of men like
those interested in the success Of
the Farmers Bureau, st. Tammany
parish is coming rapidly to the front
in agricultural work. The farmers
n the section covered by the burean
have become vitality interested in the
work and are fast learning that COS
ic, oh ho1f tho hott1a
successful farming.
The mass meeting of farmers and
business men to be held lin Slide.l
July 10th, is expected to be well at
tended, and a review Of the work
already accomplished will be made.
At the same time new items Of in
tererest will be taken ZIP and promi-
nent speakers will 'be present to de"
liver addresses.
Howe Beach to Get Channel.
The Eighth and Ninth Wards OF
St. Tammany parish have donated
$3.50 from their road funds toward
dredging a channel at Howe Beach,
five miles south Of Slidell on Lake
Pontchartrain, in order that vessels
operated by the East Pontchartrain
Ferry, Inc, may dock at that point
on this side of the lake, the work,
which was begun Monday, is being
done by A. G. Thomas of New Or
leans and it is expected will be com
pleted within the next week.
Rathbone Lodge to Honor Dead.
Rathbone Lodge No. 103, K. OF F.,
will honor it's dead at memorial
service to be held at the Community
House, Sunday, June 26, at p. m.
Friends and members of the order
are urgently requested to attend.
Those on the "silent rolf are A. d.
Craw ford, S. D. Crawford, A. Pro-
yost, John P. Sollberger, Chas. g..
Richardson, Norman Gillis, N. j..
Rousseaux, N. j. O'Rouke, J. D..
Grant, R. Bersajay and c. A. Bauers.
Local Notes.
Mr.. Lamar HarrisOn,- of New Or
leans, spent the week end in Slldell
visiting friends.
Mr.. Harold Dufour, of New Or
leans, spent last week end here on
visit to friends.
Mrs Chapman, of New Orleans, is
q "A1AO WIN AsAA ~ - -
Thompson at BonfOuca.
Mrs. A. L. Vinyard and Miss Helen
Crawford, of Pearl River, were visit
ors to Slidell this week.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Moody, on June %, 1921, girl.
Mr.. Long, of Hazelhurst, Miss,
was visitor at the home of Rev
R. /. Long for several days.
Mr.. NJ L. Hinchee has removed his
family from Covington and are in
their new home on Teddy Avenue
The Adult Bible Glasses Of the
Presbyterian Church were entertain
ed Friday night by Mr.. and Mrs.
Fritz Salmen Several helpful talks
were given by the pastor and officers
regarding the work. After social
hour delicious refreshments were
served.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Peyreftte Went
to New Orleans Wednesday to attend
the wedding Of the latter's brother,
Mr.. Felix Peyrefitte, to Miss Bertha
Weber. The groom IS popular
conductor on the Southern Railway
The Young Peoples Class Of ths
Methodist Church gave truck ride
and watermelon party at HOWE
Beach this week.
Mr.. Walter A. Rousseaux is here
on visit to relatives.
Mr. Eropk pioh ar1u0u and "A Darf1