The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-27
Progressive League
Visits COlfax.

making visit to fifteen or twenty OF
the towns of Central and North Lou
isiana, arrived at Colfax on their
special cars at 6 p. M, on Thursday,
April 25th, and remained for one
hour and half. They were behind
about three hours as to schedule
time, but announced their intention
to make good their promised visit.
They were met at the depot by the
following reception committee of Col
fax citizens: j. A. Williams, chair
man, r. S. Cameron, DR.. L. H. Black
wood, j. H. McNeely, H. g. Goodwin,
j. W. Duncan, NJ E. STAFFORD, c. ID.
Teal, DR.. E. b. Gray, w. A. Brownlee,
A. l.. Martin, Chas. w. LaCroix, W.
b. Clarke, William LaCroix, j. j.
O'Quinn, J. A. Hyde, E. A. Mathis,
Chas. Tunninello, Earl Roberts, j.
b. Roberts, j. V. LeSage, DR.. W. A.
Jones. DR.. W. j. Roberts.
After the usual congra tulations
and introductions, the League was
| invited to The court house, where a
formal reception was rendered them.
The guests, to the number OF about
fifty, together with their brass band
of a dozen pieces, were given seats
within the bar Mayor X. s. Gamer
ON did the honors by presiding over
the meeting and introducing MIR.
John A. Williams, who in "A neat ad
dress of welcome extended the hos
pitality of the town in his usual hap
py style, eliciting frequent applause
from the visitors and the citizens.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Alexander, secretary. acted
on behalf of the League, and intro
duced Mr.. w. B. Turner, mayor Of
Alexandria, who responded in terms
of warm appreciation OF the reception
rendered the visitors.
Mr.. Turner introduced Mr.. John H.
Overton as their silver-tongued ora
tor, who modestly disclaimed the I'M
putation, but proceeded to maintain
his reputation as IA fowery speaker,
and was heartily applauded for his
effort.
| Mr.. Tony Cazedessus was then in
troduced as the "official Dker" of the
League, and proceeded to tell two or
three droll anecdotes in his inimita-
ble style, to the great delight OF all
present, after which it was announced
that the guests must make their de-
parture.
| The list of visitors, as near as We
can give them, were as follows:
| Paul Lisso, j A. Bentley, j. w.
Bolton, Billie Peterson, Nathan May
er, W. B. Turner. NJ. s. Malloy, Jo-
mas Rosenthal, John Overton, E. v.
Nelson, A. Bauer, Simeon Simon, j.
Norman Kramer, j. Wallace Alexan.
der, Herman Levin, A. g. Haworth,
Jno. R. Hunter, Did Sackman, f. j /.
Hes, Leroy Stafford, E. j. Hardtner,
Jas. Eagan, A. Wettermark, b. NJ.
Bryan, Richmond Lewis, Henry Me-
Cormick, Tony Cazedessus, W. N.
Carnahan, Hugh Cory, Mr.. McWill-
Jams, ID. +. Clark, Seymour Hymes,
Chas. Borland, Roy Albert. Sherman
Cook, j. W. Mitchell. W. w. Whit
tington, Jr., JAS. O'Shee, Mr.. Cham
payne, c. NJ. Flower, Mr.. O'Pry, Har-
ry E. Hoyt, Willie Gehr, X. Drouet,
Henry Luckett, Mr.. Valentine, Mr..
Jones. Rev. DR.. John Gray, NJ. L..
Alexander, r. c. Jarreau, represent
ing Town Talk, also representatives
from the New Orleans Times Demo-
crat and Picaynne.
The representatives OF the Alexan-
dria Town Talk and New Orleans
Times-Democrat and Picayune were
given seats at the clerks table, and
kept tab on the proceedings. They
said Colfax gave them the best re-
ception they had received on their
three days trip, and were quite en-
thusiastic in noting Colfax's enter
: prise and general fine showing The
two big sawmills, oil mill, system gin,
lpress brick factory, court house. brick
school house, bank, hotel and brick
stores, fine residences, the gas well,
and numerous other matters, were
discovered in quick succession, and
created the most favorable interest.
Four or five members of the League
itOOk Sneciai Mains to commitment