The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-06
THE PRESENTATION OF THE
WREATH AS RECEIVED.

lie following Is the response of Mr..
Thos. A. Badeaux on behalf Of the
Protector Fire Go. No. ,, Oh the occa-
sion of the presentation of Il beautiful
wreath by T~hibodaux Fire Co. No. l
a. ii token Of esteem and friendship to
SAID company, on Firemtn's Parade
day, April 18th. 1893
Gentlemen OF Thilodaux Fire Co.
NJ. Your presence here on this &C.
casl"n Is Il sufficient response to the
invitation that Protector No. 2 had
extended you in IL fraternal and friend
~ Split.
We feel deeply honnrtl that You
have accepted eur hospitality in the
cordial spirit i'll which it Was tender
ed.
But it seems that you are not salts
fed with manitesting by your pres
ence that you re%clprocate our invita-
ton. You desire to bestow upon lis ii
substantial token of the friendly SEN
tlments with which You are animated.
This magnificent wreath is accepted
10y Protector No. 2 with heartfelt
gratitude. and it will ever be cherish
ed and guarded as one of our most
precious treasures, and, long after its
now bright and spotless leaves will
have crumbled into dust in ohe-
dlenc to the memorable law which
dooms everything to decay, will our
hearts keep green the memory of the
soul-stir,ing and eloquent words o.
friendship and esteem to which your
spokesman has given utterance.
While we deeply prize your beaui-
ful presen: on account of its intrinsic
value, vet we appreciate and esteem
more highly the noble and magnani.
nous sentiments of which it is an Dat
ward and tangible expression.
We OF Protector No. 2. in common
with your fellow citizens of the town
of Thibodaux, have long been wit
nesses to the s%ingleness of purpose
and answering devotion % duty
which your gallant company has ever
exhibited 10 the hour Of trial, whether
the call came in the deaa of night or
at high noon. The proud record of
your ach .evementS is the common her
itage OF all who are enrolled in the
50 iot' Soih tebIi toiIRoSIElS Jtlt Il iIt
Department OF Thlbodaux. You have
the distinction of belonging to the
pioneer fire organization of this town,
and Thibodaux Fire Co. No. | may
we'll claim to be the mother of the
other companies that have sprun up
and, with the old veteran organiza-
ton, now constitute the finest BODY o.
firemen to be found anywhere outside
the limits of a, large city.
Let US pledge ourselves, on this
suspicious occasion, to unite in &C.
menting more and more the feelings
of mutual attachment, respect and es-
teem that we, of Protector No. , and
OF Thibodaux No. l entertain for one
another, and which have been ex-
pressed through our respective
spokesman. LIE: us resolve, that our
utmost and constant efforts shall be
directed towards the promotion of
harmony and good will between our
respective companies. Let us bear
and fOrbear with each other on all oc-
caslOns where peace and friendship
might be endangered. Let rivalry
exist, but let it be TO surpass each
other in good deeds, in heroic achieve
ments in the field, III forglving and
forgetting any little misapprehensions
OF arrangements that may have mar
red for a eason the good fellowship
that should exist among men who are
banded together in the same noble and
unselfish cause. Let the people of
T%hibodaux when witnessing our con
duet in the future, exclaim in the Ian
guage of inspiration: ''How pleasant
and how beautiful IA thing it is to see
brethren dwelling together in unity
HOW'S This