The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-11
ine Louisiana Press Association At
Donaldsonville.

1on;s; ane sixteenth annual session of tn.
LOUISIANA h Press Association. which wa,
neid at DOnaldsonyille on Anr;i en No
ana ., will long be remembered hv ' al
VINO attended it as one of the mos,
peasant gatherings in it's history III. Tha
ehtire population of the nrettv and
thriving capital of the parish of 4 Scan.
sion seemed to be animated with The
most sincere desire to make the STOW
among them of the press neonle as
p,easant as possible, and every imapin. m
ave a. kindness and courtesy was layishIv
saoWered upon them from the moment
ol6heir arrival until with hearts sweli.
ny 3 WIN gratstude they bid their gener-
o"r ~, entertainers regretful adieu.
,,,,at; rto sIreets were lined with flags and
bHun.lng' bus;ng' many OF the most prominent
BUSINESS houses, besides being 1hns nro.
tuseIy decorated, bearing tastilv pe de-.
slgned devices and notices yoicinoS.
Whole community's welcome. The fine
courthouse, where the sessions of the
association were held, was beautifnllv
decorated, and with the sweet music ri
magnificent band-of which Donald
sonvlile has several-and the tremen-
dous outpouring of the beantv and
chlvalry, the intelligence and culfnre Of
the town and parish, made up a SCENE
as inspiring as it was charming to gaze
upon. ~ S"No
NOT having the space to spare. wa
snail not attempt to give even a svnon-
SIS OF the proceedings of the Associa-
tion. A number of excellent paneIs
were read, new members were admitted
ana the usual routine business was
transacted in the old stereotyped way.
out nothing practical was done to adj.
vance the Interests of the true Journalist
or to make the profession more attrac-
1--WE or more desirable to the steady
workers IN Its ranks, though with strik-
ing unselhshness a number of public in
terests were seriously considered and
carefully looked after.
Capt. John McGratb, of Baton Romeo
was elected president Mrs. l.. D. Bent
ley, OF DOnaidsonyille, 1st vice-nresi-
dent; Mrs. NJ. r. Field (Catharine
Cole), OF New Orleans, I'd vice-presi-
dent, l.. 5: Scott, of Crowley, secreta-
ry; MISS May Decker, Of Lake Provi-
dence, assistant secretary; and C. D.
Hicks, OF Shreveport, treasurer.
Lake Charles was selected as the
place OF meeting next year and early
May as the time.
Besides the public welcome so cordi-
ally and elOquentIy voiced by Dr.
Legare, and the numerous elegant en-
excursions, &c, given in
honor of the visitors, they were con-
Quoted in carriages to the homes of the
leading citizens and entertained with
generosity. L was the good
fortune of the editors of this paper to be
assigned to the hOspitabie home Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Brand, who, with the as
sistance of their charming daughter,
Miss Leah, and their obliging son, Au-
guste, made our stay So pleasant that
our sojourn in DonaldsunvilIe will al
ways be looked back to with the most
emotions. The ladies of
our party were royalty entertained at
the elegant home OF Sheriff st. Martin,
whose kind and thoughtful courtesies
as well as those Of bis amiabie wife and
family will ever remain green in their
Our thanks are also due to
Editor Bentley, Chairman Maurin, MIR.
MOseman, Mr.. Barman, Senator Nc
Call. Hon. JAS. A. Ware, aud others,
whose kindly courtesy We shall never