St. Landry democrat., 1894-02-03

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rig, treasurer, East Baton Rouge parish
As a fitting close to the convention
the ladies held reception and dance a
the 0. S {. Hail. id compliment to TIN
visiting delegates and the Chief Execu
tive of the State. They had but littl
time to decorate the hall, but i
was already beautiful. Sandwiches
chocolate and delicious cake, served b,
charming women, appeased the appe
tites of the visitors. The reception
committee, composed of Mrs. Jos. Bloch
as chairman, and assisted by Mesdame:
Laurent Duplc, X. V. johnson, V. X
Irion and F. G. Marks, received and en
tertained their guests with charming
/ hospitality.
The floor was given over to dancing
! under the management of Mr.. Jos. l.
Cain, chairman, assisted by Messrs He
brard, Bloch, lrion, Duson and Lewis.
+ The Governor led the march with
! Miss Lelle Dupre, and other couples fol-
! lowed, among whom were Judge Rost,
| Col. Lucen Soniat, Mr.. Geo. Sarpey be-
! ipg noticeable, with the beauty of st.
Landry parish.
! About 10 o'clock Saturday mornIr 9
/ Gov. Foster, accompanied by several of
! the workers of the State Experiment
! Station, and delegation Of the leading
citizens of Ope!ousas, reached WASH
ington by carriage. They were met by
a few citizens of Washington aud es-
cOrted at once to the directors room of
the Washington State Bauk, where tue
ladies had prepared Il substantial break
fast. The room had been beautifully
decorated with flowers aud trailing
vines, and presented the appearance Of
a pallor. The mayor of Washington,
+. Nanhillc took breakf fast with the Ci-
tizeDs and their guests, and the ladies
in fitting manner served the distinguish
ed party. Immediately after breakfast
the doors of the large bank rooms were
thrown open, and the citizens of Wash
ipgtou throngcd in to pay their respects
to the executive head of the State gov
crnment. Mayor NanhiIic, in ii few tit-
ting words, expressed bis welcome
to the Governor. The Governor res
ronded IN his usual happy style.
The Governors remarks were receiy-
ed in the same spirit of good will which
prompted their ntterance, and an inior-
NAL introduction and cordial hand
shaking followed the hearty greeting
which the Governor received. Then the
entire party, escorted by the well-knoWn
Corona Coruet Band, under the leader
ship OF Mr.. T. y. Blake, proceeded to
the Henrietta cotton mills, where
Messrs. jacobs s. Russell, the proprie-
tors, received them and explained the
workings of the intricate machinery in
full play. The operatives, mainly young
ladies from Washington and the imme-
diate vicinity, presented the Governor
with an appropriate souvenir Of the OC-
casion, representing the flushed pro-
duct of the cotton from the mills. The
party at once went to the depot, where
the visitors entered the south bound
Southern Pacific train. The Governor
expressed himself us we'll pleased with
st. Landry parish, and was charmed
with the manner in which lie had been
received by the citizens Of Opelousas
and Washington and the convention of
the State Agricultural Society at Cpe-
lousas. He thinks it Will do much to-
ward the development of st. Landry
parish, which he justly regards as one
of the richest in the State.