New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-10
NEW IBERIA.

to as one of the best since the war,
NEW IBERIA.
The following eloquent tribute Il
! Newlheria and vivid description of i'll
environment is from the gifted pen o.
Miss Matte McGrath of the Batol
Rouge Truth, who spent few day:
with W. during Thanksgiving weel
and was the guest of Hon. Ledoux +.
Smith aud wife. We take pride anc
pleasure in reproducing from "Th'
Truth the article mentioned:
Beautiful is the land. with it's prai-
ries and fruit trees;
Under the feet n garden of flowers and
the bluest of heavens
Bending above, and resting its dome
on the walls of the forests,
They who dwell there have named it
the Eden of Louisiana.
These words of Longfellow occurred
to me as we sped through the beauti-
full country, with its magnificent plan
tations and prosperous looking farms
| winding through which was the Bayou
Teche, immortalized by poets. The
land of Evangeline, Already, the home
Of the happy and so il seemed to me
as we rode through this intensely in.
teresting portion of our State. New
Iberia, the queen city of the parish,
was our destination, and on reaching
the place we found progressive,
wideawakc city, it's citizens hospitable
and charming. cultured and refined
and during our stay of several days
we were the recipients of much court
esy and attention.
New Iberia is quaint and picture
sque town, many old buildings still
preserved. The Convent was former
~ residence and makes pretty pic
ture, situated back in the yard, shad.
ed by majestic oaks. In fact the chief
charm of this beautiful city are the
grand old oaks which stand sentinel
over the city. Great groves of these
magnificent trees shade the homes
while ON either side Of the bayou these
grand old trees, covered with trailing
moss, make picture of unrivaled
beauty.
New Iberia boasts of a magnificent
high school building of modern style,
while the city hall and other public
buildings are picturesque in their
ancient beauty.
Two progressive newspapers the En-
terprise and Tberian, are credit to the
town. Handsome stores and other
business houses make the city pro-
gressive one, and it's citizens are con-
fident that in brief time the princi-
pal streets will be paved and when
this Is accomplished New Iberia
will rank as one of the principal
towns in Louisiana.
Socially the people are charming,
several prominent clubs adding to the
pleasures of the citizens. There are
a number of societies among tho ladies'
clubs ''As You Like IT. club, and
the Culture Club. The later is com.
posed of about twenty members who
meet weekly to study and discuss the
best literature Your correspondent
had the pleasure of attending meet
ing Of this club of literary women on
Vcuucsu0N hoSt, anu ueTiNtu great
pleasure thereform. The subject dis
cussed ON that occasion was paradise
Lost, and although deep on, 1t was
in masterful manner by the
Milton's great work had
been read and studied by each men,
Der, and at the meeting it was fully |
discussed, questions asked. etc. Sew
eral of Shakespeare's works have been
studied, discussed and criticized this
year. The club has been prominent |
factor in social life and has developed |
In wonderful degree the literary
tastes of the charming people of this
pretty town.
The Carmelite nuns have an excel.
lent school on the hanks Of the Teche
md had the pleasure Of attending a
Thanksgiving entertainment at this
The program on this coca.
ZION was splendidly rendered. The
line orchestra composed OF young la
Always Remembel