The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-10-29
COZ UUBI4S CELEBRA ION
IN LOCKPORT.
Lockport, La, Oct. 22d, 1892.

yOut valuable paper to give in made
quate description Of the beautiful eel
ebratlon the good people of this place
and viclnage gave yesterday in honor
Of the great Columbus on the accom-
plished fourth century of his grand
discovery.
Il WAS an Ill day celebration. Be
ginning nj Al early hour. the Lnckport
Fire Co. No. l received a beautiful
aud richly oruamputrd Banner, bear
ing their emblem, from titerr grner-
ous >pan>or. Mr.. G. a. Clauiet. who
with appropriate words made the ,,Ie-
sentation, Mr., G.. Ahrihat, Jr., the
president. responded "a the name of
the company, offering their uIghest
aud endless gratitude for the etauti-
FIJI Gift. Directly after this the Fire
Company, accompanied by their spon-
sol, marched to eli .Tch in response to
an invitation made them by The Rev.
Father Letiilv. Pastor of st. Sauveur
Church. When the preliminary AZ
rangements were made the iiremtns
new banner cluiste 'td then every
soul iii common Il cora attended sol
emn high mass. during which the Rev.
Letilly made an elaborate address en-
logizing the great, glorious, and Chris
tian Columbus who first planted the
G. osS of Chti>t on American soil.
At 1910 \. NJ, the religions services
ut church were temporarily ended,
and at that hour the same
with patriotic zeal attended the civic
ceiehratinu. ut Lockport Public school
House. with grateful homage to ''the
Father" Of half of the world, under
the presidency o: DR.. john Gtzzp WAC
according to the programme read
President Ha ti>"n'> proclamation.
'lhe Raising ct the FLAG" was made
by MesSiSG ID. BarIio>, j. b Jeudr0n,
JOS Chanyin. Ellis Forrt. Ozeme Lee
Blanc. Adolphe Elliot, Nuna Auroin.
the Flay' by the School, vas follow
ed by a denfening cheer of a thousand
other patriotic voices "The Meaning
of -Four Centuries" by Master Charles
! Ahrihat whose address vas most en-
tertainimg and instructive !; The Ode
C~olnmbia'> Banner" admirably dellv.
cred by Miss Mamie Chauvin "My
Country It's Of Thee" sang by the
School, an essay '.rhe Great Man-
ner" BY Miss Zopmie Ahlitat is ii doe
ument of high merit ; il recitation
I'll e Blue and The GRAY by Miss
Ellen Davenport who he d her audi
ence in perfect silence aud spellbouud
by her graceful ~el"quence. Last of
morning exercises was the song The
Red, White and Blue" sang by til /
School.
Al exactlS 2:30 2. NJ. a procession
in double rows of about eight acres
in length, was formed under the dirrc-
ton Of the Master of Ceremony, MIR
JOS. o. Tours, aided by Mr.. Joseph
n. Bonr"eois. At tina moment IL
large wreath of beautiful roses inter-
woven by green ieaves was presented
to the Fire Company No. l, by Miss
Lizzie Barker, the loving daughter of
the CompanN's Ensign Bearer, through
tire medium of their president. Nj.
Emanuel Barrios, the amiaale fore
man, cautiously accepted tie beputi
fhl gilt, and immtd ateiy hung it to
the banner adding prominently to the
floral aud bunting decorations of the
procession that then proceeded to
march to church where they we're met
by AL the religious societies headed
by Rev. Letilly who responded to an
address Of Dir John Gazzo.-Feel-
ing not equal to the occasion to repro
dnce the exchange of high rhetorical
words OF both OF these gentlemen,
with justice to them, we would beg
the indulgence Of our readers tar tue
omiSsion.-after which the process
sion entered church to acknowledge
the goodness of God. The church
was filled to its limos capacity. The
Rev. +. \. Vi9ronx pronounced the
btnedlction, while Father Letilly with
the Choir sang the .'Te Deum' in har-
mony with the new and powerful Or
gan which filled the spacious salctua-
~ with its grand, solemn aud Sonn
Gus tones that exalted the most hum
bic.
On the return to the celebration
grounds, the Hon. IL. II. Carver deli ~
cred a most magnificent address, Civ
ing the biography of the great Colum-
bus III such 4 clear and compreienat-
Die way that made it easy to an
school child to understand. He con-
clnded by saying, in substance. thai
Columbus VIVID offered up his life.
thoughts. words, actions and suffer
lil5s to plant the Cross OF Jesus Christ
on ii new world was really IL nanc
worthy to place upon the catalogue oi
Saints.
Iile Hon. john a. Biliiu Of world
wide renown for mir'h aud pleasing
address, was next TO take to audi
ence by storm. lie criticized tie emp
y heads that had the audacity TO >.y
that the honor Of the discovery ii