New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1902-07-26

! ton and very exclusive social organization,
whose secret boast it was that no Jclr etff
crossed its threshold. It's existence dated
from December 1889, to February, 1891,
when the consolidation was effected with
the Mechanics & Traders Exchange, a bus
| mess organization with social features,
and of even shorter existence, which con-
solidation gave birth to the Teche Ex-
change.
In November, 1891, the Court records
show this consolidated organization in the
meshes of the law, proceedings being in
stituted against it by Nj. J. c.. NJ. Robert
son for recovery of rent, etc. ending in a
final judgment with costs and interest.
said Judgment recorded on Aug. 1892.
The quarters of the Club in the mean
time, had been moved to the old Opera
House, and shortly after this, | was urged
by members to make a proposition for the
removal of the Club to my building This
was done, and the proposition was accept
ed in-the hope that the more central loea-
ton would revive interest in the Club, and
that it might relieve itself of its financial
embarrassment. About this time Mr. Rob
eltson pressed the payment of hisjudg
ment. and to save the Club from seizure
took up this judgment.
During all this time. the Reverend Mr.
Kramer will possibly remember, that he
was an active member of the Board of
Government. and in that capacity he will
doubtless also remember that it was at
the solicitation of himself and other mem
bers of the Board that became the pur
chaser of the paraphenalia of the Club.
(The proposition and plAre was made and
fixed by the Board.)
1t was in this way that | became the
owner OF the property, and any statement
to the contrary is willfully and mafciously
false. It may not be amiss here to recall
the fact that it was not only these three
Club organizations that had such short and
checkered careers in our midst. The Gym
naStic Club, launched with Il cash capital
of $500. met with a similar fate, being
sold out by the Sheriff, and leaving nsat
isfed some of its creditors,
And wish to say further, that pride
myself upon having given New Iberia
Club, the superior of any, both in quarters
and in service up to that time, and main
tanned it in existence for period of seven
years, until Oct, 1892 when it was de
stroyed by the disastrous conhagration OF
that time.
In less than ninety days from the
time of the organization, the members ship
of the Iberia Club was upward of one hun
bred, and the cost to members was one
dollar for initiation and dues were re-
duced to 25c per month. | was ably as
sisted in its management at the inception
by Messrs. Chas. Gouguenhiem, j b. Law
ton, A. Daigre and Paul Cogenhem.
| should have been proud to have had
the opportunity of installing the Attaka
pas Club in quarters of surprising elegance
and to have enjoyed such BUSINESS adj
vantage as may have come from the
change, but in my efforts to do this, did
not find it necessary to misrepresent the
motives, or cast unjust and false asper
sions upon the character of my fellow men.
This distinction was left to the reverend
gentlemen, who processes leadership in
Christian thought and teaching.
c. 2. Moss.