St. Tammany farmer., 1922-02-25
Wool Growers Realizing the
Value of Cooperative
Marketing System
PLEASURE BAY
MARDI GRAS TRIP
y. F. B. A. Will Give Grand
Masquerade Ball Sat-
urday, Feb. rs
By Staff Correspondent

]
| Madisonville, Feb. 23.-Mr. j. @.
Berglin, secretary Of the Pleasure
Bay Packet Co., has made the an
uouncement that the big Steamer
Pleasure Bay will make a Mardi Gra.5
Excursion to New Orleans, Tuesday
| There viii be a reduction in pass
enger rates, and automobiles to get
the same proportlonate cut. Ar
rangements have been made to ac-
commodate "a large number Of people
and changes necessary to their COM
fort have been effected. The boat
will leave Madisonyille at a. M,
leaving West End at 10:30 p. NJ.
10000 Pounds of Wool Sold.
A shipment comprising approx
mately 10000 pounds of raw wool
was made Tuesday, Feb. 81, to New
Orleans on board the Steamer Pleas
ure Bay The wool, strictly local
product, was purchased by r.. e.
| Harmon, representing the firm of
VIM. E. Voekel & Son, through his
local agent, Mr.. Robt. H. Koepp.
| The wool growers from this sec
ton are gradually coming into their
own, realizing daily the jIdiciousness
of advocating cooperative market
ing system, and feel certain that oy
fam;liarizing themselves with condi
tions locally, and improving those
conditions along the lines of adapt
ability and practical usage, the pro-
| duction of wool could be made a
| local industrial development.
! Masquerade Daii at U. +. B. A. Hall.
The grand masquerade ball to be
given Saturday evening, Feb. 25th,
under the auspices Of the u. +. b. A,
promises to be an event Of unusual
interest and amusement. The COM
mittees in charge announce that
nothing has been left undone to in
sure everybody good time, with the
music itself a big drawing card, as a
good band has been chartered.
! Basketball.
The Madisonville Junior basketball
team received a good Walloping at
the hands Of the Vaudeville juniors
here on the school court, Thursday
afternoon, to the tune of 1876 in
hard-fought game. Lineup for Man
deville, Artus and Russ, f; Privette
| and Wallace, G; Prieto, C; Madison
| vile, Rousseau and Rousseau, f; Tyr
ney and Smith, g; Pennington, c.
Referee, Parent.
The local juniors defeated the st.
| Paul aggregation in very interest
ing game on the local court, Wednes-
1 day, by a score Of 26-6 Both teams
played good ball, treating the fans at
times to marvellous exhibitions in
password and stickability. The Wis
iting chaps had the sphere a great
many times but couldn't find the
loop. Brick" Chatellier, the local
whiz, starred at goal shooting, Gag
ing a perfect one from center. Line
UP, St. Paul, Redmann and Redmann,
/; Lafay and Aldrich, 6; Byrne, c;
Madisonville, Chatellier and Rous-
seau, f.; Tyrney and Chatellier, g;
3adeaux, c.
The Nj. A. C's. came out victorious
in the caging contest with the Madl-
lsonville Gymnastic Club on the local
court, Saturday afternoon, by the
score of 1872 The game was very
good and full of thrills from start
to finish. Lineup: Mandeville, Dl!-
bourg and Poirson, +; Prleto and
Artus, 6; Prieto, g; MadlsonVlile,
Chatellier and Rousseau, +; Pennlng-
ton AMI Rousseau, g; Chatelller, C..
Miss Dcndinger Entertains at Bridge.
Miss Adrienne Dendinger charm
ingly entertained at bridge at hec
home on Wednesday evening. Miss
| In
r. Haas, Mrs. M. Rousseau, Miss M.
Paysinger, Mrs. Claude Adams, Mrs.
F. V. deGruy and Mrs. Louis Del
Honde.
Whispers.
Talking about clowns for the
Mardi Gras this season, why ship our
young friend Doc?
The bathing season in and about
Madisonville is having rather carry
jinauguration-all why? Well, just
ask j mmle.
For an ordinary word OF simple
meaning "whirl'' has certainly at
tanned a high prestige Of popularity
around this vicinity recently.
What on earth was "Texas Red
doing up town Wednesday afternoon
that ne Can VGly WC4A "a PAt~AAA'
Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olens Rousseau ana
Miss Teddy Crellin, of New Orleans
were guests last week Of Mrs. Rous-
seau's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. waiter
Heughan.
Mrs. E. Vernon Heughan and son,
Vernon, .Jr., arrived Monday from
New Orleans to be the guests for two
weeks of Mrs. Paul Oulliber.
Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Hermann left
Tuesday for New Orleans to visit Mr
and Mrs. l. S. Hermann indefinitely
Misses Irma Cannon and Jose
Wood and Mr. Clifford Huddleston,
of New Orleans, were guests Tor the
day. Sunday, of Miss Thelma PoEcar
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jess koepp.
Mrs. R. w. Lambright left Friday
to join Mr. Lambright in Poncha-
toula, where they Will spend the com
season