The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-09-21
Ladies. Organize
81. Y. Sanders"
Club.

ueSUdy dllcIuOOA al siS OPSA"
House for the purpose of organ
izing 81. Y. Sanders" Club Of
the Ladies of Franklin, La. The
ladies Of the town have enrolled
themselves as members Of this
Club, signing the following card
of memberships:
81 hereby enroll myself as
member of the J. Y. Sanders
Club of the town Of Franklin, La,
and pledge my hearty and active
assistance towards the election OF
Jared Y. Sanders as Governor Of
the State of Louisiana"
BY request of the ladies, the
meeting was called to order by
DR.. Beverly w. Smith, who in the
name of Governor Sanders thank
ed them for this public attestation
of their high regard for him and
their sympathy with him in his
candidacy.
Mrs. Eugene Bodin was elected
President by reclamation and the
following officers selected:
Honorary Presidents: Mes
danes Chas. M. Smith and I. D.
Hine.
Vice-Presidents: Mesdames A.
C.. Allen, C. F. Borah, Charles
Ibert, Wilson T. Peterman, S. J.
Gates, Wilbur H. Kramer and
Beverly w. Smith; Misses Lizzie
Reuter- and Helen Brig.
Secretary: Miss Elva Alpha.
After an enthusiastic discussion
Of the purposes Of the Club and
the desire of the ladies to parti-
cipate in the reception and meet
ing to be held in honor of Gov.
Sanders in Franklin on Saturday,
Sept. 2Sth, the following resolu-
tons were offered by Mrs. A. c.
Allen and adopted:
"With the view Of refuting the
covert insinuations that the women
Of this parish do not endorse and
sympathize with the candidacy
Of the Honorable j. Y. Sanders
for Governor of this State, and
with the purpose of declaring our
firm belief in and knowledge of
his personal fitness for that high
office, and our wish for his success,
we, the ladies Of Franklin, where
he has lived and labored and spent
the greater part of his life, do
hereby by our signatures organ
ize in his home town this Sanders
Club.
"In thus organizing, we declare
to the good men and good women
of this commonwealth that we
most heartily endorse J. Y. San
ders as a man, justly enjoying the
confidence, the respect and ad-
miration Of an overwhelming ma
jority of the men and women
among whom he has spent his
entire life.
1--WE cheerfully commend him to
the good people of this State as
an honorable and high-minded
citizen, and a brave and chival-
rous gentleman. We know him
to be dutiful son, a kind hus-
band, an exemplary father and
an affectionate brother.
1--WE further declare that we are
proud of the lives, the record and
achievements of the sons of St.
Mary, whom the citizens of this
State have honored with public
trusts, and we are likewise proud
of the honors which have been
conferred in the past upon J. Y.
sanders, aud he kAUw that, Ii
further distinctions are conferred
upon him, ne will wear them with
honor to himself, and with credit
to Louisiana.
"We further declare that we are
proud TO know that a Sanders
meeting is to held at Fra nklin,
on the 2Sth inst, which will give
the women Of this parish an OPP
portunity to publicly attest by
their presence their high regard
for j. Y. Sanders. And we sim
cercly trust the people from all
sections of the State will attend
this meeting, in order that they
witness in person the sincerity
and earnestness of our sympathy
for his candidacy.
The President then appointed
the following committees to CO.
operate with the gentlemen of
Franklin who have charge of the
J. Y. Sanders meeting Of Septem-
Der 28th:
Reception Committee: Mrs.
Kramer, Chairman; Mesdames
A. c. Allen, Mary Cross, Walter
Berwick, James Peterman, w. K.
Wilson, U. Romero. George Ro-
nero, w. H. Latham, Beverly w.
Smith, j. E. Loustalot, Charles F.
Borah, E. A. Delahoussaye, Alice
Mequet, w. J. Kelly and Misses
H.