The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-06-10

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Press Association in annual session, that we
pledge ourselves and our papers to advocate
ana urge re- uron the general assembly Of this
| state the passage of stringent laws against the
destruction of all misunderstanding and song
| birds.
At the banquet rendered to the press
association by the people of Thibo-
daux as the closing and GROWING
feature OF an exceptionally well-ar-
= ranged and successfully executed pro-
gram OF entertainment, Hon. H. N.
Coulon presided with marked ability
as POSTMASTER, and the sentiments
proposed, together with the speakers
who responded to them with an I'M
varying degree Of aptness and elo-
quence that sskept the table in a
roar, = were as follows:
THE Press"-Judge L. P. Caillouet, OF Thi-
bodaux.
1.-The Ladies"-Judge Cal D. Hicks, of shreye-
port.
| "Onr Guests r. a. Coignet, Of La
The Old south'-Gen. Leon Jastremski, of
| Baton Rouge.
The New south'-Judge A. j. Lafargue, OF
| Avoyelles. 49, "a
COMMUNICATION. John Dymond. of New Or
leans.
THE Valley Of the Lafourche"-L E. Bentley,
| Our Nation"-O. G. Dawkins. of Monroe,
| Helena. Il -
1.-The Press at the St. Louis Fairr-HoD. W.
?. Martin. of Thibodaux.
= special session Of the press as
ISOLATION was held on the steamship
Excelsior, Wednesday, May 81, while
the vessel was blowing through the
blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico nm
the return trip from Havana, at which
President Chas. e. SehWing, OF Plaque
mine, announced the appointment of
the following committees, the first
named being designated in accordance
with the constitution of the associa-
ton, and the second in conformity
with motion made at the Thibodaux
meeting BY @. G. DaWkins, of Monroe,
to revive committee appointed at
the Alexandria session in 1892 to sup.
gest such changes in the printing laws
OF the state as may be deemed to the
interest and benefit Of the press:
Executive Committee. w Smith, Monroe
chairman; Ill. A. Mangham, RayvilIe: G. r
BAIRD, Basfrop.
Legislative Committee-o. C. Dawkins. Mon
roe News; w. S. Ingram, Shreveport Times
Leon Jastremski, Baton Rouge PEOPLE: VIM
=. Roy, st. Bernard Voice; G. D. Bentley. Don.
aldsonvil1e Chief. -
A strong paper on 1.-THE Trials
and Responsibilities of Journalism,
written BY Col. A. D. Battle, Nestor
OF the Louisiana press, was read ef-
fectively by A. ]. Frantz, of the
Shreveport journal, and ordered to
De Incorporated with the minutes of
the Thlbodaux session when published.
Secretary L. E. Bentley then took the
moor and presented to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Lee, Jr., in the name Of the as
ISOLATION, carving set which had
been purchased in Havana as a. SON /
venir of the delightful sea trip which |
Mr.. Lees efforts had been primarily
instrumental in arranging. The gift
was received and ackno wledged in
ceiling terms BY Mr.. Lee, and series
Of happy little talks followed, nearly
every member of the congenial excur-
sion party, including the ladies, being
'alled upon to make some contribu-
ion to the 'gabfest.''
A vote of thanks to Capt. VIM. Hop
Ter and the other officers of the Ex-
'elsor was adopted with vociferous
md unanimous "aye,'' and an in
ormal vote was taken to ascertain the
Of thernembers present as
the outing to be taken after next
'ear's session of the association At
1onroe. The balloting resulted in Is
'otes for the City Of Mexico as the
Effective point of the prospective trip,
! for St. Louis and Niagara Falls
nd votes for St. Augustine and the
florida coast. I
This closed the business in hand.
nd President Schwing announced the
d]ournment of the association until
ae next annual meeting, which is ID
e held in the city of Monroe on such
ates as the president and executive /
will select. {