The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-02
La. Press Association.
The Reception of the Press. The Towns
of Opelousas and Washington and the
Parish of st. Landry. All the yisito.s
Delighted.

From a lengthy article under.
the above head in the Concordia
Sentinel Of the 10Th inst, we
extract the following:
The meeting OF the Press Con
vention of Louisiana at Opelou-
sas last week was one of the
largest and most interesting
gatherings of that body that
L as been held, and the editor of
tile Sentinel feels that he was
fortunate in being able to enjoy
the privileges of attending such
a notable assemblage. Hospi-
talities were shoWered upon the
press men wherever they went,
and the people everywhere SEEM
ed to vie with each other in their
effort to give their visitors the
greatest possible amount of en-
joyment during their sojoun
amongst them. =
A number of addresses were
made by the members of the
convention, showing that the
press of the State embraces many
able orators as we'll as forcible
writer's, and several excellent
essays, poems and other papers
were read. 4
The social features of this
meeting of the Louisiana Press
Association were most brilliant,
and will never be forgotten as
long as gratitude holds q place
in the hearts of those present.
When the convention was not
in session there was a continual
round Of pleasure provided for
the amusement and enjoyment
of the editors in the shape of
music, dancing, dining, excur-
sions and other entertainments.
One of the most notable enter
tainments given the visiting
journalists was the reception of
the Opelousas Social Club at
their handsome hall. Beautiful
flowers and ferns constituted
the decorations, the hall being
gorgeously lighted, and the
Breaux Bridge Band being on
hand to play the overture and
other choice selections. There
We're songs, Rotations, piano
daos, etc, for the delectation OF
the editors, and these were fol-
lowed by a magnificent cola
! ton elegantly served, after
which the brilliant assemblage
was given the opportunity to
tread the merry mazes OF the
dance. The whole entertain
ment was q most delightful one.
being happily planned and sue
cessfulIy carried out.
The city of Opelousas, situat-
ed in the prairies of st. Landry
parish, is beautifully laid out:
and covers a large area of ground
for the number Gifts inhabitants:
some 1000 souls. In the design
of the town it appears to have
been the unanimous understand.
ing that there should be no pack.
ing or crowding as in cities
where ground is most valuable
and the comforts and conye
niences of life are sacrificed tt
trade and speculation. Large
yards surround every residence
and the grounds are filled will
! the loveliest and choicest flow
ers, fine fruih and magnificen
and spreading shade trees, while
all the streets and roads are lin
ed wifi grand tribes whose in
viting shade must be mos
grateful to its citizens during
the summer solstice. Nature
has been most generous to th'
section surrounding Opelousas
and has made of it at once
place of romance and of beauty
The Court House in which th'
association held its. meetings !
a very imposing building, an'
about the finest edifice Of tn
kind in the State.
The land on which the cit.
of Opelousas is built has a Sigh
roll, just enough to give the cit,
a most excellent natural drain
age, and makes of it what it is
viz: One of the healthiest place
lin the State. The people ar
refined, cultured and hospitable
the ladies beautiful and inter
estiDg, and the young men hand
,some, sturdy and of the indie
pendent Bearing that Away
characterizes the chivalry OF th
-lSouth.
On Thursday the Journalist
were rendered an excursion t
Washington, a beautiful littl
lefty of some 100 souls, situaI