St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-04-01
MADISONVILI4E LETTER,
BY Staff Correspondent

VINE ldIueTS anu tTuCh growers, dlI-
ed by local merchants and business
men and their business interests
organized a Truck Growers Associa-
ton with Mayor o. J. Oulliber as
president and Mr.. Edward R. Haas
as secretary treasurer.
The Association will market their
produce on the cooperative basis,
and will employ a "classifer'' or
truck salesman to supervise the sell
ing and grading of the different veg
etables, as many different varieties
are being cultivated. Although it
was deemed judicious by the majori-
ty to specialize in strawberry pro-
duction, or another product as easily
acclimated to the nature Of the soil
here.
The Association is composed Of
willing, wide-awake men whose in
terest and enthusiasm in the market
ing project promises to develop the
local truck industry on scale that
will bring beneficial and lasting rc-
suits to our community.
Opening of Riverside Tea Room and
Cafeteria.
The Riverside Tea Room and Cafe
terra announces its official opening
Sunday, April 2, with a nifty pro-
gram specially arranged for the oc-
casion, and the public is cordially in
vited to attend. Many up-to-date
attractions have been added, with a
new piano to be installed shortly.
The business will carry a complete
line Of eatables, soft drinks, ice
cream, etc. The management will
be under the personal supervision OF
Mr.. H. Benjamin Chatellier, who an
nounced that a series of dances,
swimming and diving contests are
being planned for the summer season.
Opening of Ball Season Postponed
Due to the inclement weather last
Sunday preliminary baseball practice
was postponed to Sunday, April 2.
The ball park has been thoroughly
renovated and cleaned up and Is in
readiness for opening day, which has
been decided ON for Easter Sunday.
After the game Sunday afternoon
between the Married and Single Men
the officials for the 1922 season and
the opposing teal for the first game
the opposing theam for the first game
Vaudeville ROOters Cheer Team to
Victory.
A large and enthusiastic number
of Vaudeville fans cheered the Man
deville junior quintette to victory on
the local court here Thursday after
noon, when they white-washed the
Madisonville juniors to the tune OF
18 to 8.
The game was hard-fought and ex-
citing all the way through, the hrst
half ending 7-6 in favor OF Madison
vile. But fate assigned the last half
to the Vaudeville boys as they stead
ily climbed ahead and kept going till
the final whistle stopped 'em. Capt.
Rousseau announced after the game
that it officially closed the caging
season here for the school boys
Bridge Club Entertained.
The Evening Bridge Club was very
:harmingiy entertained at their
weekly meeting on Monday evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hermann at
their pretty home in Morgan street.
In precedence to the games and
afterwards delicious and dainty re-
freshments were served. The re-
ception halls were very pretty and
attractive in effusive spring flowers.
Springtime BeckOns to- the Woods
With the donning Of spring toggery
and the inhalation of the atmos-
phere redolent with perfume OF How
ers come the desire for butter ny
chases, wild-fower hunts and good
fashioned picnics, and any num-
Der Of parties can be seen every DAY
especially along the banks OF the
picturesque Tchefuncta, enjoying the
early signs and profuse pleasures OF
Mother Natures favorite season. In
a number of the school set enjoying
a jaunt to the Brady Landing, Sun
day, with Miss Nora Holly, were
Misses Alice Leonard, Jane Dutsch,
Sallye Gollehon, Helen Davenport,
Dimples Ballam, Mabel Perrin and
Mary Cooper and Messrs. Hal Camp,
Bennie Black, Jr., OF New Orleans,
Otis. Mainard, Percival Johnson and
Jack Rayne.
Personals.
Mr.. Victor Chatellier left Monday
to resume his studies at J.. S. U.,
after pleasant visit OF several days
to his mother, Mrs. Paul Chatelher
Messrs. George and Rufus Perrin
of New Orleans, were guests for the
day, Sunday, OF their parents, MT
and Mrs. Alfred Perrin.
Mr.. Morgan Galatas arrived Sun.
day from Kansas City, Mo-, to visit
his brother and sfster-in-laW, MT
and Mrs. Earl Galatas.
Mr., /. M. Lichenstein, OF New Or
leans, spent the week end here ON
fishing trip aboard his yacht, t1e
Rowena.
Mr.. Bennie Chatellier spent sew
eral days of last week visiting friend:
in Amite City.
Mr.. Joseph Stein, Jr., OF Lacombe
lis visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Koepp, Jr.
Mr.. Ross Murphy, OF New Orleans
is on a visit OF several weeks witt
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. X
Pitcher.
Mrs. R. Galatas, daughter, Myrtle
and little son, Marvin, spent a fort
night in Bogalusa, stopping at tn
Pine Tree Inn.
Mr.. Marcelin Rousseau, Sr.,
now in New Orleans where he wa
| transferred by the Jahncke Ship
building Corporation, and was joine
"wednesday by Mrs. Rousseau. Tn
children, Leon, E1mere and Marceli1
Jr., will remain here till the clos
of school. They expect to max