The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-08-31
RUBE DAY
Ple Local Lodge Of Blks- Made
the 25tl, memorable by the
most Varied parade in the
history Of the City.

"owned the town."
Only on Carnival days have lar
ger crowds lined the streets. 1t
seemed that half the population of
The city witnessed the parade, which
was by long adds the most unique
and laughable, affair of its kind
ever gwen In the city.
The parade which started from
the lodge room at l2.M. was COM
posed OF some fifty Elks, on foot
and astride and in various, humor-
GUS rigs.
The Pelican band dressed In rube
costume headed the procession. To
state the position of each thing IN
the line would be impossible as the
ssaught- -to.be mobile kept gettlng
mlxea up with itself and every
body else in the most persistent and
comlcal manner, Bro Burke was
there though, looking for all the
world like long, lanky down-east
hayseed astride cultivator, and
Maumus and Duperler as jockeys!
Ye gods but they were "beauts'
The III ass of color didn't stop at
their coli RS either, but extended to
the top of their heads. Louis Ochs
and Tony Landry and master Jules
Dupuy as Mr.. and Mrs. Hayseed
aud family caught the fancy of the
crowd, tn y were strictly in 1T sure.
Did everybody see Paul Suber-
belle and Henry Giles, with their
goats? pictures of these two model
Elks can be procured at this office
at $4,000 a piece and they are
worth 1t. We are told that Oscar
Dupre's rig was immense, We didn't
have much chance to see 1t in line
being rather busy handing out hot
air through a paper horn, but We
saw Oscar, the ideal rube and jus,
as funny were the rigs worn by
1 Emile i.lbbeck, John Newman.
/
Frank Patin aNlxo Scharff, Bot
Patout G. M. e. Palliam, Geo. La
bau, Geo. Robertson, Cyrus De
Blaac, Geo. Blumenthal and A. A
j Glrard. They were "Dalsy's fo
Il far' The Zobo band, that famous
band of 10 immorials, who brough
up the rear. will live forever, tn
sounds they made still ring in tn
ears of all who heard them. Wit
such theme to write upon W
could grow poetic, but being one 0
the guilty parties, modes'y forbids
and checks our flow OF eloquence,
good thing for our readers.
The parade marched first to tn
Depot and waited for the arrival G
the Confidence men some IL in nun
ber. 1t then meandered back to Mai
street, and down that thoroughfal
to Julia, out Julia to ST. Peter u
10 French, and thence to the .sodg
room. BY special request nsde b
an unknown(the police idave pt
caught him YETI the zobeband rel
dered? several selectioas from Il
gallery Of the lodge hall. Lune
was served to the willing rubes an
their victims before the lodge W;
called to order.
At eight o'clock the lodge ha
ing completed its labors marcht
: to the barqnetlng hall escorted J
the P.]tsan band.
q; THE SUPPER
- Wasby all adds the finest ever CIV
ipIhe City, the Moss Hotel Ce
Mrge place OF business was turn
Iinto one long hall down the cent
I Of which, one long table extend
some 80 feet in length. The decc'
tions weie suitable to the occasion
= Hon. Robert f. Broussard
/ Toast master, was at his best, a
his remarks about the zobo band
! which he Is star member, WI
4 1frrisistably funny.
H,n. r. Lee G. .rland Of the o
llousas bar spoke on Eellalt Of
es Conf ience men from foreign pa
in his remarks being very approprIa
rn Capt Muller, speaking for the lot
+S- new memb ers was particular
" happy 10 his few remarks. Ju
&c Dreyfus responding to the to
|ofl The order closed the speechm
e. ing.
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