The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-11-25
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AIam pleaSanf Fzs1 10 Ill
+ city Of New Orleans, having be-
J 10 attendance npon The Loaii
! iaua Press association, which nj
In tlnst city Oh Monday hast.
! Bamber If members Of the assnc
alton net havisg arrived on MOI
day an aijanramsnt was haI
until Tuesday At ii 8. n, whe
the association Has called TO orlls
BY Gen. Leon JAstremski, If th
Baton Rouge Advocate. Ther.
were present. Secretary L. Z
Bentley, D0Balds0nyiIls Chief
Mrs. a. Fl. HilsleubFaEd, Gnetns
Courier; Mrs. II. r. Field, No
PioayuBe; Pag. n. Baker, N, o
Iines-Democrat: FL ]. Hyams
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
Fl. G. Goodwin ColFax Chronicl.
E MauriB. ST. james Creole Fare
side; Jona C. White, Gre,Ba Coal-
Ter; II. III Read. Amile City indie
pendent; J. ". BRYAN, Lake
Charles Echo; ". A. BRIAN, lber-
vile South; Jes nj. Ke.ating, As
eeDsinn Democrat; r. E. Brunot,
Ascension Democrat; Hunter C.
Leske, West F-liaiana Sentinel;
aud james I. Gilmore. Louisiana
Sugar Bowl After the reading
Of the rep0rt If the secretary end
treasurer. Gen. Jastremski on be-
bali Of Maj. E, a. Burke, of tlle
Times-DemOcrat, who was una
voidahly absent. invited the mem
bers of the association to press
dinner at the St. Charles Hotel Al
4 p. N. The invitation was ac-
cepted and thanks rendered. Com
siderable discussion ensued on the
suggestion of Ger. JastIemski 10 |
regard 10 offeringprizes for ESSAYS,
Etc, which was terminated -by the I
adoption OF MIR. Gilmnre's motion,
That the association offer two pre-.
Diums Of $50 each, in money or
Tor the best ESSAY on in
iustrial development and the best
literary produciioD-a committee
If three TO decide, competition to
De open to all writer's 10 the state
md not confined to members of
he press. Hereafter eight m-m- ,
,ers of the association will consti- !
ute a quorum. An election of
Ulcers resulted as follows. Pres !
dent, Gen. Leon Jastremski; first !
iee-president, Maj. E. a. Burke; y
ecoDd yice-president, Mrs A. II. :
secretary, L. E $
Bentley. Miss Hannah A. Hyams C
nd Mrs. James W. Gilmore b
'ere elected honorary members J.
T the association. An executive =
ommittee of FIVE members was ap- a
ointed by the president. The /
ext meeting takes place in New 7
)rleans, Feb. 3rd, 1883. The af- f
.rnoon session WAS held at 4 p. N. b
nd half an hour afterward dln- ,
err was announced on which occa-
on there was a full attendance.
u address was delivered hy jus
ce Manning on journalism which
as responded to by MIR. III. f
lgney. Toasts were proposed
nd drank, other speeches were
ladey and the association adjourn a
]. To Col. Rivers. proprietor i
the 81. Charles hotel, which is one :
the finest in the south, who fur- I
isbed the association with a place
meeting, set before them an el- Z
CANT lunch on Monday. and * i
,nded other cenrtesies, every 2
lember of the association doubt g
50 returns thanks. When W. j
Il down to the magnificent dinner :
lyeD by the Times-D 4mocrat, 10
~ ladies ordinary, and saw be Z
IRE rs the SIG, 600 gold table ser
ice, and noticed he presence If a :
umber If Lnnisinna's most j
ladies', while in reach of 7
; was everything that could please )
he eye or tempt the appetite, the 6
,ials and fluctuations If running !
newspaper were forgotten and s
70 weary newspaper man imagin- i
himself in some enchanted band.
he cane crop between this place :
nd New Orleans, where the c0un
y has not been ov..rfawed, is
ptter than fl severni yaaTs--the :
ield is greater than expected
,nsiness na~ reported dull IN New
'rlenns bnt th4 hnildi, q boom has /
frnck the city. Some velf fin-
nildings are going M and vera
ihers nre abont completed. among
be latter il the cettnD .xchsDg4
ihieh Is admitted To be 0ne If the
nest In tbe eenBtrr Te will
Iways rem4m1her this visit TO the
'rescenf city and ourpleaeapt and
scial intercoHrse with our hrotb
rs Of The press and hope 10 meet
sesn again n4xt + brnary. III