St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-22
WORLDS EXPOSITION MEETING.
OPELousAs. March Is, 1884.


the proper means to secure a successful
and full exhibit and display OF the
products, resources and capabilities OF
st. Landry at the Worlds Exposition to
be held at New Orleans, La, commence
ing December, 1884, a meeting COM
posed of citizens from various sections
of the parish assembled at the Court
House on Saturday, March 10, 1884, at
12 O'Clock.
The meeting was organized by J.
Massie Martin being elected President
and j. L. Morris, Secretary. The Pres
ident, after few appropriate remarks
setting forth the objects and purposes
of the meeting, announced that the
meeting was ready to proceed to bus
mess.
On motion Of Thos. H. Lewis a COM
mittee of five Oh organization and by
laws was appointed. The President
appointed on said committee: Thos H.
Lewis, II. l.. Garland, Kenneth BailiO,
C. C.. Swayze and DIR. A. d. HarmonsOn.
On motion the President and Secretary
were added to said committee.
The committee on organization and
bylaws having asked for time to pre-
pare and make report,
On motion the meeting took recess
u0llI . u CEOCh LU give tilG COMMIT
tee time to consult and report.
The meeting again assembled at 8
o'clock p. Ne, when the committee ON
bylaws and organization presented,
through their chairman ThOs. II. Lewis.
the following report:
To the Chairman of the meeting called on the
18th day of March, 1884, to devise measures
to secure proper exhibit of the products and
resources OF St. Landry parish at the Worlds
EIyTn I'm "a NJ, INao
ing Dec 1884.
Your Committee on Organization and BY
Laws, beg leave to report as follows, to-wit
They recommend the organization of a pa
rOchial body, TO be called 1.-THE ST. Landry Ex-
position Society,"" to be constituted as follows
First. The society to consist of one hundred
members to be chosen from the several wards
of the parish, and as many more as may choose
to iOin as follows, to-wit:
LIST Ward: f d st1lette, G N Ealer, K Baillio,
B A Martel, Z 3 Andrus, &C DusOn, T Fl Lewis
Auguste PePrOdin, Alph0nse Levy, Jonathan l.
Morris, DR.. Vincent Boagni and Il l. Garland.
I'd Ward DR.. Il Barry, Mentor Andtus. r
B DAILY, L NJ Pollingue, H NJ Dunbar, Rev J P
Montelot President of ST. Charles College
tns Burleigh, Alfred PaYy and Armand Ri
cEard.
81 Ward Adelin Durto, E C Rogers, PIacide
Robin, Eyariste Quebedeau, Ludger LastrapeS,
Devilliers, LOUIS Melancon, d P Saizan, W
G johnson, DR.. Jones and Benjamin Deiean
4th Ward : John NJ Martin, s W w Taylor
John EalGYs IL w SYLVESTER WdlUIlall BHrtOn,
" c Gordon, Abram Richard, L a Hicks, P
stephens, Samuel Faulkner and-Boykin.
5th Ward: r Wilkins, Willis Prescott, B F
Hardesty, Ednis Morrogh, Louis Stagg, L S
Henderson Humble and Dr. j Derhanne.
9th Ward Dr, j Z Hawkins, Charles DOss-
man, s. Haas, Bingham CuShman, L Fl Thomp-
son, Henry Erich, Frank Wharton, Geo Sin
gleton, Pat Donahue, M Singleton and T L
Scott
tn ward: Edwin yidrine, Tlos. Reed, Dr.
c d Tatman, Or, Young, Lucius Landre-
neau. D P Lafieur, T s Foutenot, j i A Fonte-
not DR.. G a Hardey,J B Ardoin and Hilaire
Boutte.
8tI Warl: zenon Huber. Theodose C Chache-
re- Z Fl Magee, Dr. Jn0 Haas, DalicOurt DHple-
chain, Homer Barousse, Il D Mcbride DR.. j A
Mcmillan, IN. VIM Childs, Vim Deiean and DR..
Z Chachet6.
9Th Ward W W Duson, DR.. RR Lyons, DI.
E Clark, Joseph GuidPy, Vict0rin Maignaud,
John Potion, DR.. L EspaTgier, sayinia Cart,
Judge Jones, u Bernard and M Arenas
Second. The officers OF this society to consist
of . President in the person of Robert s. Will
kins, of a Nice-President in the person OF ThOs.
j. Hough ;$of Secretary i'll the person of c..
G. SwayZe, of Treasurer in the person of Al
phonse feyy and an assistant Commissioner to
the Exposition in the person of J ohm NJ Martin.
Third There shall be an executive committee
appointed by this society to consist of twenty
one members, as follows LeOnce Sandoz, j.
W. Jacksnn, J. K. SandoZ, G. n. Ealer. J. L..
Morris, E. D. Estilette, Edwin Vidrine. DR.. Vim
cent Boagni, T. Fl. Lewis, DIR. L. J. Hawkins,
K. Bailli0. DR. E. j. Barry, c. 3. Andrus, G. C.
Duson, DR.. r. r, Lyons Louis Stagg, Ednis
Mo:rOugh, DR. I. Chachere, +. G. Rogers, Ze
non Huber, and R. j. G. Bull.
A quorum of the Executive Committee for
the transaction of business to consist of five
member tOuether with the officers of the So
ciety who may be present thereat. The Exec
utive Committee shall have the administration
and disbursement of all funds appropriated or
donated, or subscribed for the use OF his soci-
ETY. 1t will apply to the Police Jury for an ap:
preparation of 5000 to defray the necessary ex-
penses for an exhibit OF st. Landry at the Ex-
position.
The first meeting of this society hereafter to
be on Monday, April 18th, at the Courthouse at
Opelousas, notice thereof 10 be duly given in
the several papers OF the parish, general meet
ings of the society to he called by the Presi-
dent of the Executive Committee by public
notice in one or more papers of the parish, and
the Executive Committee to be convened in the
same manner.
cies occurring from resignation or otherwise of
the officers of this society.
Respectfully submitted,
THOS II, LEWIS,
j. l.. MORRIS,
A. d. HARMONSoN,
KENNETH BAILLIO,
C.. G.. SWAYZE,
j. M. MARTIN.
After the reading of the report, it was
moved by Kenneth Baillio and duly
seconded that the report as read be
adopted as whole. Mr.. F. F. Perrodin,
opposed the adoption as whole and
moved the rejection of that portion of
the report suggesting the names of
officers of the association, and moved in
lieu therenf that the selection of Off
GERS be deferred until the organization
oT the society, and that their selection
is to be RENTED and relegated to the
committee of one hundred from the va
rious wards selected by the committee on
organization and bylaws. Mr.. Perro-
din also opposed that part of the report
instructing the Executive Committee to
call on the Police Jury of the parish OF