The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-02-22
MASS MEETING.
ThibOdaux, La, Fch. l6, 1895

At 4 z. neral mass meetin. Of IL.
congregation Of It. Jnsepli's Clmrh,
held in $. .J",eplI'> Hall this dav. M.
II. n. C"iif"n called the meeting a.
order and invited Mr.. J. r.. Aucnin t,
act as chairman and Mr.. T. +. Lr..n.
Dire 70 acr ~ So reta,y.
Nh. Aurntn explained TIL nhi.c ~
the meeting and declared That III.
meeting Mas ready for business.
Mr.. IL. n. Cnniun then intr.al red
the following preamble ai,I resolutions
wh'c, we've DECLARED adopted Nv !.
rising vote
Whereas. Tie entire population catnrnst,r
the -. joseph tathoi G congregation o! THIS
Parish. with one mind an perfect accord. H.
SIRE 10 pefpctnate one nem ~ Of 4 man wts
tor more than half IL ct CENTURY devoted aittasl
.yrrs instant III his lite to th.i" ~welfara. n,,c
whose work, both spir tual nd temporal, are
az varied ANA e. tensive. -, MAJ kt,l anal li.-
tinct thar they shine and force. III, m.-Mts
On our senses rs does the rays nftlla SIN
one whose life anon. us was Of unc44sir.
lshnr, atne2 lion and ardent zpat such W
Our Lord gra ton ~ to his faithful servants.
one Of whom it may well be sad. his rn,l,#s4
Knew neither distance, seasons. fttipu"s ~
sacr'iic's s, one who Wis gifted. as il il vita,
all n'ltte sous, with great energy .n.l p,.,-
f1et faith that he slrrnountea Ill diiii:ti Tie
ana conquered wh-te others failed: on. W.,
dining the epidemic. Of l2ia-53-61 nrd ~
rendered rs and our ancestors sianaI servt.
ccs. and whose cares and slhlim, dpvo,m
during those dark and distressing time,
sEalrfitt frafn the clutches If arin, ,lc4fEf
manv Of those who today stand arannl rs
and who never fail to impre,s on rle minds
OF those ~ distress ennsoiations and Swref
hopeS nt the heavenly hereafter. one who
rfectod the magnificent ciiurcl III wli.h H.,
all worship, the founder OF numerous contra
ter.lties for beiieyuEent and religious t.nr
poses ana four chapel schools where oar
learn to prepare themselves to ii hi
the great battles of life, loyalty, honestly q.
bthonves good citizens and good christian.
Therefore be it resolved, That committee
fprty-'Wo I" be composed OF gentlemen
and ladies' Of st. Josepl's congregation h.
appointed by the chairman Of this mass meer.
ing. to be knawn ia the "Comm;ttee on Mon
ilment With III ! power 10 take charup ~
the matter OF eraeting Il monument t, the
meninry Of the late Very Rev. Father Chares
NJ. Menard, to devise the kind Of monument
20 ne erected. t. raise the necessary funds
Tor the purpose. to appoint aIi anx-
iliary subcommittee to solicit snbscriptfnnS :
TO the monument fund. to make all necessary !
connected with the erection Of slid
monument, TO make rules and regulations
Tor their own guidance, to name their . rp
officers and elect and remove the same Nh
their will 10 till all vacancies in their mem
bersillp or anon. their officers: to fix The !
of their u emberslip which shall con
stlfuie a quorum.
De II further resolved, That tie said Com
on Monument shall meet on neSt ~ua.
lay sfter High Mass a. st. Jos8I4h's Il Ill t,f
be purpose OF organizing.
On motion of Mr.. Edgar Riviere II
was resolved that the proceedings 81
the meeting be published III the local
and New Orleans papers.
On motion Of MIR. Thomas A. Ba
ieanx, Prot. Emmanuel Chol was IL
lnested to make the translation into
French Of the resolutions for pnbliea-
in the Thibodaux Sentinel.
The following committee was ar
pointed by the chair who are request
to meet IN St. Joseph's Hall on next
sunday Immediately after higl, mass :
GENTLEMEN. - Rev. a. Duhnurr.
En-. Chol, Ozeme Naquin, E. u. Nor
want. Abdon Le2endre, John MeCulia.
sr.. }. L. Thibodaux. Judge l.. r..
.aillonet, Leo Ledet, Henry Rivie,e,
J. b. 5. Mire, Tlios. A. Badeanx. Emile
tivlere. Judge B. L. Blake. +. G. isp-
'lehaux, L. J. Trosclair. ID. Lapry-
'nnse, G. NJ. Gaude. G. %. Rou>sran.
Z. ". Lefort, Edgar Hobert, Ernest
y. Beanvais, Ellis Brand, w. G. RI
Tllos. Roger, G. j. Barker.
LADIEs.-Mrs. E. Cl,ol, Miss Emeliae
\aquin, Mrs. n. T. Bourg. Miss Fell
ne Laiorest, Mrs. Clay Knohlocl.,
Hiss Julia Thibodaux, Ms Emma
MIS- Taylor Reattle, Mia Il.
\. Irosclair. Mrs y. T. Blake, Mrs w
kagan, Miss Octavie Coienet, Mis-
henry l.. Boudreaux, Miss Celeste
5"ny'lla:n. Mrs TlIeo. T. Bergeron.
Yrs L. DeLepol:.
There being no further business Tie
Meeting adjourned.
J. L. AUCOIN.
?. F. LEGENDRE, rtes.t.
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