The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-06-04
THE PICNIC
THE LUTHERAN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,

On Saturday last, the Lutheran
Benevolent Society, of Pineville,
gave their First Annual Picnic, near
the Cold Springs, in PineyiIle.-
This Association was organized Dc
tober IS, 1878, and has at the pres
sent time about forty members. The
officers are as follows: H. J. Wright,
President; Charles Whye, vice-Pres-
,dent; H. Robinson, Secretary; jean
nette Olevia, Assistant Secretary;
Mrs. Martha Taylor, Treasurer; Pc.
ter Goode, Chaplain; Curtis Greene,
Sergeant at . Arms; James Green,
Marshall, and Peter Wester, Assis-
tant Marshall.
As had been previously announced
the Society formed in procession on
Front street, near the Ferry land
ing, and accompanied by their guests
moved in a body to the place above
designated. The objects for which
ttis Society has been founded are
wholly benevolent and charitable
While it is intended to extend aid to
the orphan, to the sick and destl.
tute, it seeks by other means to
strike at that mainspring OF all
evils, intemperance, and to crush out
vice in whatever shape it exists; for
when the cause 10 removed, or in
proportion as it is reduced, We les
sen the effects. Col. r. A. Hunter,
who had been invited to deliver an
address, defined very clearly the du.
ties and obligations imposed upon
the colored race. He very truthful,
ly asserted that the destiny which
awaits the colored man, has been
conided to his own hands, and while
the bitterness of race prejudice is
fast dying out, that a respectable
place in society and in the common
wealth, can only be attained by the
practice of virtue, and in the cultiva.
ton Of habits of industry, honesty
and truthfulness. The orator gave
expression to sentiments We have re-
peatedly asserted, and which We be
lieve our colored friends can now be.
lieve, that their best and truest
friends are the people among whom
they have been raised, and while it
is to be lamented that, in some in.
stances, it may have seemed that
they have been prosecuted, that the
perpetrators of these crimes have not
been sustained by our better class OF
people. The address, throughout,
was replete with wholesome counsel
and was listened to with marked in
terest. Ample provision had been
made, by our colored friends, for the
entertainment of their white guests,
and we greatly regretted that the
day, which opened so auspicioasly.
should have not continued 50
throughout. The shower, which fell
soon after the conclusion of Col.
Hunters address, caused the compa.
ny to seek shelter, AMI married much
of the pleasure which had been an
ticipate,t.
To the leaders in this good work
we would say, persevere, falter not,
in work which must commend it
self to every right.thinking individ-
ual, and sooner or later its good ef
fects will follow. We hope to see
organizations of this kind springing
up in every quarter, and now where
stalks the hideous shapes Of vice,
intemperance and their concomi-
tants, we will then see happiness
and prosperity. A work so deserv-
ing and in which if you accomplish
but little directly, your labors will
exercise wholesome influence.
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THE WHITE, HOWE. Improved
SINGER, PEERLESS and NEW WILL.