The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-05-12
A ROYAL RECEpTlok.
The Hospitable Citizeiis of Crowly
Welcoine the Members OF the
Louisiana Press.

A~'>>''S'>>'N
Press Association was held in Crowley thi
week. 1t was opened Monday morning
10 O'Clock. =. Hon. p. J. Chappu1s, the &C
cs,n.plished Mayor of Crowley, delivered
,he address of welcome III impressive an'
eloquent words. Hon. John Dymond re
cponded for the ncwspare:mcn and VA
greatly applauded. 49,. >,
Next came the reading of :, poem by y: rs
Addic McGrath Lee, after which the rou
tine business of the meeting was attenoei
II. G.. Smith, of New Orleans, told iht
editors all about ssCash Subscriptions AMI
How to Get Thcm.'' The gallant Ga
Hicks, of the Shreveport Progress, enter
famed thH audience with a very INTEREST," ne
,,,,,cr on ..Wonan in f'usf,c Lifc.' Hicks
like all good politicians, wanted to DC on
the good side os the fair. scx-and he sic
ecIed admirably we'll.
At the close of the evening session the
members Of the press and their tam'iSs
were driven around the country, thus al
fo-eling them an opportunity to sec the ~
mense strides to progress made by these
energetic people since the 'last seven years
ago What was then bald prairie is now
the site of a. thriving city, Inhabited by IN
tc}}icent ane, Woodworking people.
At O'Clock grand entertainments was
rendered the association by the local talent
An exceedingly Interesting program was
rendered in 4 ma :1ncr that reflects Crcdlt on
the participants and the management. The
hit of the evening the sing ing OF Miss
Grant, young lady from New Iberia,
whose voice has ,'ccn thoroughly trained in
the Boston conservatory of music. In de-
spstc Of the lowncss Of the ceiling and the
acoustics of the hall, her singing met with
repeated cncorcs
Tuesday at S o'clock in the morning
special train bearing the members of the
association and the best part of Crowley
steamed out to Mrrncntau, where the packet
Olive was boarded for Lake Arthur. En-
route the scene was enlivened by tho dis
course of exquisite music from the Crowley
band, while the inncrman was amply pro
yislcl for with sandwiches, cakes, lemon
AIDES. After reaching Lake Arthur, those
of the cxcurs;oni,ts who so desired, extended
their ,ri,, to Live Oak Grove on the lake,
returning in time for Il bountc"u5 dlnncF
served to over $50 persons. The cNcu:-
sioais.s returned to C1owlcy at $50, salts
fed of having visited one Of the LOWEST
spots in i.ouisia><-.
Wednesday morning the association re
su,.lyd the transaction of business, when the
tc,liun was again relieved by charming
rendition of the s.N!e $ican National LYNN
l,y Miss Anna Grant, whose sweet and at
tuned voice elected an encore Of most pro-
description. She then favored the
audience with the so;,lirsl,irng strains OF
<:iDi*cy.''
Ru.;.oss was again taken up. Mr.. by
.,,,,,d introduced 4 resolution c:i thc subject
Of Parish taxoton for school purposes, which
was cx!1austivcly discussed. The resolution
was adopted.
The evening, session was opened by Mr..
Dy.nonol, who read 4 paper entitled 81 ne
Best Newspaper, followed by very inter
cs.snc talk on ''1ll,.rigration' by J. y. Gil
more.
Prof. Barrett, Of the Acadia College, de-
li-ercd an eloquent address on the ''.Ancr-
ica of Tomorrow after which the original
q nd only Don T.. Sorei'c, of the Free State
of Sabine, read in his ins,,ical way, paper
ON s.rhe County Nsr's."arcr; ftow to Make
1t Pay in the Smaller Towns.s
A number of resolutions, which will APP
pear in columns later, were adoptc''
Other business of minor Importance was
and the association proceeded TO
the election of officers for the ensuing term
The following we're elected: Gen. john
NlcGrath, president; Mrs. Kate Field and
Mrs. Ella Bentley, vicc-prcsidcnts; Oscar
Pipes, secretary: J.. Y. Gilmore, treasurer;
W. Schvyins, assistant secretary. The rrcsi-
dent was authorized to appoint delegates to
the National Convention which meets next
July at 4\sDury Park, New Jersey.
A splendid reception and dance, given by
the Crowley Social Club n honor of the as
ISOLATION, wound un of the most enjoy
able sessions ever held since its orgauiza-
ton.
The people of Crowley may justly feet
proud of the princcly reception extended to
their friends of the Louisiana Press. 1t
was cminently proper ior the association to
and W. W. Duson and l.. S. Scott and tie
other citizens of that go-ahead town, vic
were untiring in their efforts to make all feel
ut home while in their thrifty town.
Crowley itself has been SO often written
up that it is not necessary to dwell further on
its advantages: i; seems 10 be forging ahead
Rice, which is the main support Of the town.
can be raised there with more profit than
anywhere else. The glory of Crowley is
her college, which is now under the man.
arement of Prof. Barrett, a short biography
ical sketch of whom We publish in another