St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-11-01
The Press Convention at Baton Rouge

t. The Press Association of Louisian
|. met at Baton Rouge, on Monday. til
g goth. October, as had been announced.
e The attendance was not as large as
}. should have been, but we can justly ga
= that, what was lacking in numbers, W.,
f compensated Ivy the excellence Of til
y personcl of those who did attend.
t was our first appearance as an Editor
$ and the FIRST object with rs was, TO ex
tend the area of our acquaintance, and I,
7 learn how the proceedings aro conduct
, Ell, ana what are the general purpose
! OF the Associations. As body. we soor
, discovered that in point Of intelligence
it ranks high with any other assem- blagt
: of men we ha I'VE ever been fortunate
enough TO meet with,
Parliamentary usages auG ruies seem.
ed perfectly familiar to yearly eyery
one present " ho took al active part in
conducting the business. and several ct
the speeches were we'll worthy the
ablest men in the State.
! The President, Gen. Leon jastremsky,
editor and proprietor Of the Louisiana
Review, is too Familiarity known TO the
people to call for encomiums from the
Press IN Louisiana. Nature has stamp
| ed him among her finest achievements
in the creation OF men. and he has con-
tlibuted to his qualities of head aud
heart, the embellishments Of careful
and assiduous culture.
The Assistant Secretary. Mr. Hyam
OF the Sugar Planter, is & gentleman OF
good attainments and pleasing address.
The Secretary, Mrs. -a,ldie McGra,b
Lee was naturally attractive and pleas-
ing, and the make up ot the oiiici;:: Der
sonel was just ali that could have been
desired. The deliberations Of t|n. asso-
citation lasted three days, during which,
thcro were morning anu evenins. sit
tings. Much valuable and uecessar,
work Was done, in Il fraiernaI aud in
tellectual manner. Some OF the best
presses OF the Stale were represented hy
the ladies, who were constant in their
and active in the good
work. Some of them read ESSAYS which |
were listened 10 with close attention and |
have since appeared in the public jouru-
ais.
Letters, and tic spread OF the intiu-
ance of clristianity, together with the
progress aud upward marcl, of mind,
nave done much to place woman in her
proper sphere. Lung centuries passed
away before her worth as ii thinker and
eacher was realized, but til. cloud OF
'arbalism and heathenish darkness has
It last parted, and size has risen with
rapidity and glorious success
owards the zenith OF her, at present.
usefulness. The Press
annot fail whilst it has the advantages
nd enjoys the blessing of her heroic az
istance. For long time, it has been
that, the acme of epistolary
terature, has been more nearly reached
y her, than man, and it is now becom- +
1g apparent that she can equally excel
] the graver departments of learning.
We view the facilities now placed with.
] her reach as being one Of the strong d
st proofs of advancing civilization and !
1
The Secretary of the Association read :
D original poem, which was greatly ad-
ired, and favorably commented upon.
RS. Addie McGrath Lee is possessed of
liberal endowment of the divine
fiatus.
Mrs. Bentley, of the DonaldsonvilIe :,
hief, also read a very happily con- II
lived. and appropriately dictated poem, !;
l'ich, like that of Mrs. Lee, was much .,
lmired.
Mr.. A. j. Lafargue, of the Marksville J.
nlletin. read good article on the mis- h
N of the Press. AS also did Mr.. Dy- cI
ond of the Louisiana Sugar Planter. W
9TH were fine articles and commanded ~
arked action. =.
Mr.. Day, of the Columbia Watclmap,
ade speech, the substance of which,
emed to have been suggested in great
rt by the suggestions of these articles. n
, made pertinent and eloquent
eech, in the style of cultivated ora pI
~. He also, impersonated the Texas tu
'wboy and gave us other representa- al, al
ms, all and each of which, showed l,
n to be literally gifted with theatrical co
ent, OF no ordinary rank. ~
dr. Gilmore, of the Sugar Bowl, also H,
I'd an article suggestive of valuable ID
Itter, and taken altogether, and not s,' I.'
the fact already stated, fr,
It, the attendance was not large, the ca
iberati0ns were characterized by the FL
latest decornm and civiIity through ~;
!. We are at loss to imagine how be
y could have been more elegant, in :
nctive and fraternizipg. AM
up
vii
Ict No. III, of the General Assembly tn.
Louisiana, approved July 10, 1890, res
alive to the comfort Of passengers Oh
way trains. 10
We were lately q passenger on the ~,
L. e.. T. Railway, and noticed that ed
Company still hangs curtain be- del
en- the races, across the same coach. ,,,,.
his he compliance with the law, we No
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