The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-05-20
The Pr EsS CONVENTION.

"a Inc Press Convention held at Bator
Rouge. April 25th, Goth and 9th, wa,
e brilliant success in every respect.
8 The first meeting was held in the
). State House and other sessions were
held in the Louisiana State University
a pavilion.
e The kindness and hospitality of the
? people OF Baton Rouge to the newspa.
. per people can not be estimated. The
! entire city gave itself up to the enter
tanning of the Press.
Inc hrst evening there was a beauti.
fui reception at the Governors Man.
sion. The next day after the conven
ton, there was a carriage drive over
tue city and visit 10 the public insti-
tutions-the Blind Institute and tho
Deaf and Dumb Institute. These
schools, where the little afflicted child
rem OF the State are tenderlY cared for.
are not gloomy as one would suppose
them' They are both beautiful build
lngs, and the children in both are en-
aoied to learn much that those blessed
with keen physical senses know. The
blind children read and write, and sew
well. They sing and play together.
and thus thro' the mercy Of God in
their dark world there are riffs of sun
hight The deaf and dumb children
are taught to read, write and cipher.
ana gwen as good An education as is
aHorded in the common schools of the |
state. The boys are taught shoe max |
Ing carpentering, cabinent making.
painting. The shoes made by them !
being as good as those made by journ-
eymen Their weekly paper, "The
Louisiana Pelican" is neatly printed
and well edited. and shows skill and
talent OF no mean order.
Alter visiting these Institutions, the
iadies were entertained at Nelson's
confectionery. Tho show window of
this store was lined with copies of
the different papers of the State and
welcome to the Press" was painted
in large silver letters on the glass.
mat evening there was a magnificent
banquet, whereat the wit sparkled
more brightly than the wine.
The next day there was an excur.
SION on the train to jackson, La. and
a visit to the State Insane ASYLUM
and to Centenary College. q
10 the majority of The editors the ),
insane Asylum was an agreeable sur :,
PRISE. Most of us had pictured it as a :,
arge house filled with dark cells. in
which were confined maniacs. shrek !,
ng and tearing their hair. On the 9
ontrary, 1t is a large, spacious. mag -
'lhcent building, filed with bright, :"
Try rooms, in which the inmates are
flowed to make themselves at home "
no are not confined like wild beasts. n
ne asylum is town in itself. 1t has !,
IS bakery, its ice factory. lis laundry. "
tc. These are operated mainly bv
le inmates of the institution. There
re l 100 insane people in The asylum.
s rule. these people are not con- IS
nous OF their affection. Dr. Geo. B. -
ays, the superintendent, says that 80
ach man considers himself sane. but -.
INSIDERS the other to be crazy. He r.,
SO said that more persons are sent -
ere from taking cocaine than from -.
~ other cause. While we were al az
e asylum the insane people had ~
lnce, which they seemed to enioy -
ry much. Music soothes rather than AZ
cites them. on
After leaving the asylum we went 10 Wa We
'ntenary College. This Institution ooi
insists of several large, old fashioned, :; a. :;
ayliy columned buildings, situated ~.
superb grove of pine hills. The a o,''
>. Nv. cadets and the Centenary . u"'
llege boys made the solemn groves 10Y
lg with their college yells. o'u
After an address of welcome to the !,
ess by a prominent gentleman of W.
ckson, and response by Judge Gil t ~
re On the part of the newspaper -, 30
'ple. we left Centenary College. aud ~ aa'
lie farewell to the quaint. pretty old H.,
IN of jackson and returned to Baton . .as
uge, where a delightful reception ~
given by the sisters of st. JosepRs =.
ademy. AT.
he next morning the convention r.
burned and the newspaper peopla1 s,r
the CAPITAL with the impression sma,
Baton Rouge is the city of musie. loaa
sptions and Of bright flowers. and o co.
We all. OF kind. charming people. 80 ..s
he citizens of Baton Rouge, beaded 800 na
zen. John McGrath and Mr.. w. @ sun
Wis, left nothing nndone to make NJ
stay OF the editors pleasant and in you,
ctive. af,,
bile in Baton Rouge / visited the Chu,
~ hons OF Gen. aud Mrs MeGratb | Tayl