The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-20
THE LOUfSIANA PRESS CON-
VENTION.
The Thirteenth Annual Session.

! Inc Sfe>S of the State WAS repre-
s-nted by about Is delegates. amorg
whom WI those brilliant an,l inter
es,ing writer's Me>hames Addie Nc
Grath Lee, Ella Benlley, j u!ia Rule,
VI. r. Field, \. w. E,are. ard Misses
Della L. Neal, Julia MciSrath, and
! MeSsrs. Gilmore, JaStrem>ki. Mct;rath,
Bently. Tunnard and others of the
able writer's of the State.
The Association met in the Court
House, which was handsomely deco
rated with tlags, bunting, flowers, ev-
ergreens. &c, showing ~c"nsphuon>!y
the taste and ability Of the ladies of
Natchitoches who did the work.
Hon. ID. Z. Scarborough delivered
an able address of welcome, one of
the hes, even made before the Assa-
citation.
This was responded {" by Linden
fE. Bentley o. the Donaldsonville
Chiefiu most humorous and eloquent
style.
Mrs. Catherine Cole followed in "A
paper entitled '.Old Europe and New
America" which was listened to with
great interest By the editors and til
public who had filed every chair and
available place III the great hall.
The homes Of the people were wide
open to welcome the visitors, and that
pleasing, unaffected hospitality pecu-
liar to the ancient population of Lon
lsiana and their descendants, was
visible everywhere AID in every way.
at night the members of the Press
were handsomely entertained by the
NO. Is Club" with music boil, vocal
and instrumental, fancy dancing and
Rotations by the talent of the city,
concluding with Il dance.
On Tuesday the Association r3et at
the Normal School and spent some
time in witnessing the recitations, and
examining the new and greatly i'm
proved methods of teaching. afttr
which the ASSOCIATION held a business !
meeting. 1t vas intended for the pu-
pills of the Normal School to give Il re-
ceptiOn to the viz itoIs in the open air
at night, under the elms near the
School, but uniayorable weather in
terfering, the reception was given in
''Comus Club Hail." 1t was IA grand
affair in which the talents and accom-
plishments of the pupils and teachers
of the School were exhibited in a man
ner that was greatly to their credit, /
as instructors and students. In the
afternoon the visitors were given a
ride by rail, to Grand Ecore on Red
River, which proved a pleasant and
instructive excursion.
On Wednesday, the Association
concluded its business in the Court
House Hall and after electing John
McGiath, of Baton Rouge, President,
Mrs. NJ. R. Field, of New Orleans, and
Mrs. Julia Rule, of Shreveport, Vice
President, and Miss Della r. Neal of
Lake Charles, Secretary and Treasu-
rer. Crowley was selected as the
meeting point for 1894. After able
addresses by Mrs. A. w. Crane on the
"Moral Courage OF the Press and
w. II. Tunnard on the cart and Sci
ence of Journalism" the Association
to be the guests of the Co.
Club at night, tnat gave them a
ball and most elegant reception, and
not until the light of tie next morn
lug was appearing, did the festivities
to an end.
The general reception by the people
NatcllltOches was grand ana -ntlu-'
Nothing was left undone to crafty and
please their visitors. All public plac-
es, club rooms, &c We're open for
their examination, carriages were at
their disposal at all honrs of tue day.
Many of the members were the guests
ut tive citizens at their elegant homes.
Upon the whole, the Press Associa-
ton were greatly pleased with til. re-
cept on accorded them by the citizens
u that ancient town. believed to be
oldest III the state, aud famed for
than a century for its refinement
tnd nnb"nnded hospitality.
Although Na%tchitoches does not
improve much in population. its citi +,
ems are generally prosperous, dwell
fg IN nice. comfortable homes, and
re fall of confidence FOR the future of /
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