The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-12
Editorial Correspondence.
Crowley, May 8, 1894,

NJ y ASCis
The fourteenth annual session Of til,
State Press Association began here or
Monday morning with President Johr
McGrath, Of Baton Rouge, IN the chair
and Assistant Secretary Oscar III. Pipes
OF Abbeville, at the desk our fair Sec.
T%etarv, Miss Della Neal. of Lake
Chhtfes. having resigned SONS. mnltiis
ago. Ihe attendance at the opening
session was not us large us usual, hu,
many members have come in since aut
the attendance is now almost up to the
average. All the sessions t,av.. beer
largely attended by the good people al
Crowley who have made and are still
making every effort to promote The
comfort and pleasure Of their guests
aud t" Il" them honor.
Mayo; Chap1his, in Welcoming the As
ISOLATION. made Il most excellent ad
dress OF welcome. I'D which he referred
briefly to the wonderful growth Of the
ambitious little city which is to-day
covered with flags and bunting in honor
is vieing with the oldest towns in the
State in the magniticence and cordiality
Of their reception and entertainment.
Mr.. John Dymond, OF the Louisiana
Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, made
an appropriate response, and although
unprepared fttingly expressed the APP
probation of the guests for the splen-
did efforts and the cordial welcome of
the people of the Magic City, of our
southwestern prairies.
After the reading of several interest
ing papers and the transaction OF some
routine business. the first session closed
among the melodious strains of Crow
ley's crack brass band, and at 2 q. m.
the afternoon session opened with the
reading of a practical paper on Cash
Subscriptions and How to Get Them,n
by Mr.. H.. c. Smith, of New Orleans.
Mr.. Cal. D. Hicks, of the Shreveport
Progress. late candidate for Congress
in the 4th district, read a fine paper on
Women in Public Life" which was
highly appreciated by the entire au-
dience, and a number of applications
for membership were ofavorably acted
upon.
AT night an entertainment gotten tp
in honor Of the visitors took place and
as we have not the time to do it justice
Will simply say that it would have re-
fiected the highest credit upon our old
est communities. and hence was a most
remarkable effort for IA town scarcely
seven years old. A pleasant carriage
ride closed the day. Bright and early
the mex morning a special train bore
the visitors and II large number of
C~rowley's best people TO Mermentau
station where the Steamer Olive and Il
large barge we're in waiting to trans
port the party TO Lake Arthur. At one
o'clock the party disembarked at the
elegant hotel there and ut 3 i'll elegant
repast was served to the immense
crowd. AT $50 we were back in Crow
ley. all thoroughly delighted Will. the
novel and exceedingly pleasant fxpe-
riences of the day.
Much to the regret nf all, SOM at the
brightest members of the Association
are not here. Among the absent ones
are Mrs. Field Catherine Cole), Mrs.
Addie McGrath Lee, Mrs. +. E. Bentley
and Mrs. Julia Rule. Mr.. #. Sambpia
Jones, who was to make the response to
the address of welcome. is also aiming
the absent. Among those present, be-
sides those already mentioned. are
Messrs. L. E. Bentley and daughter, of
Donaldsonville ; Judge Caillouet andA.
joliet, of Thibodaux ; A. j. Lafargne,
of Markspille; r. l.. Caspari aud wife,
of Nat%chitoches F. D. Tnnnard, of
Natchitoches !; Preston Duval and wife,
ter, of Sabine Capt. w. M. Marshall,
of Lake Charles. and Others.
The Association will adjourn this at
terDoon, when the annual election Of
officers will take place.
It seems likely that Donaldsonville
will be chosen as the next place of
meeting and the talented gentleman
and brilliant journalist Of that city, L.
e. Bentley, elected President for the
ensuing year.
Tonight a grand reception and ball
will be rendered the Association as Il
fitting finale to our pleasant visit To
Crowley.