The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-17
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SALES of the Gordon Hotel to
provide the same for as many as
200 people and possibly more
in which case the Gordon dining
room will be extended about 80
feet. CHOSE who don't know
how this can be done will be
duly informed at the Bureau or
InformatioE). Interesting favOrs
and special stunts appropriate
to the Press will be in evidence
at the banquet. hon. Paul De-
Clouet and his lieutenants report
something like $3.50 in the box
already. with a great deal more
in sight. tending rapidly to the
81 900 mark-which is the goal.
From the Ways and Means Com
mittee there will be forthcoming
all that could be desired; the
burden of putting things through
now rests upon the other com
mittees-for their part is almost
cOnsummated. j. G.. NickersOn,
Chairman of the Committee on
Statistics has been gathering
data for publication to show the
remarkable progress that has
been made by our town and
parish during the past ten years.
1t is believed that no other town
and parish in the State can make
a better showing on progress
and improvement. Prof. SOntag
has been getting after the mus
ical part OF the program and will
have it all ready. DR.. jewell has
ordered 100 badges for the mem
bers of the Press Association, a
blue ribbon SurmOunted by a
Louisiana Pelican button, and
also $50 COnvOcatiOn badges. be-
ing a red ribbon SurmOunted by
a button with a photograph of
last years cOnvOcatiOn on it.
These cOnvOcatiOn buttons will
be given to the Press members
for souvenirs. and will also be
distributed among the members
of the several committees. Plain
ribbon badges will be printed for
the general use of all members of
committees. Mr.. Felix MOuton
is looking for boarding and
lodging places for the many
guests that are coming. 1t is
figured that there will not be
nearly room enough in the hotels,
and many will have to be enter
tanned in private residences. He
has already received a number of
hOspitable offers of rooms, and
also of board. entirely free of
cOst--and in some cases he is
being actually urged to send
guests. Some of the most dis.
tinguished people in the State
are members of the Press Assoc
citation and the honor of enter
tanning them is naturely sought
with appreciation of the oppor-
tunity. He has already received
notice from fifteen members of
the Press from various parts of
the State who expect to attend.
Among these are Hon. John Dy-
mond. of New Orleans. Hon. Leon
Jastremski. OF Baton Rouge, DR..
Oscar Bowling, from Shreveport,
with his three sisters, Mr.. Jas.
Holt, of Memphis, Tenn, repre-
senting the American Type
founders Association. Mrs.
Camilla L. Breazeale. of Natchi-
toches, Hon. L. E. Bentley, of
Donaldsonville. Other counties
are being heard from in every
mail. Mr.. Alleman has the Con-
vocation program all worked out
and we'll under way. The 1000
school children of the parish
will be right on hand and will
fairly stun the Press people with
the unusualness of such a long
column of school child rem. S. R.
Parkerson has had a special
meeting of the Century Club of
which he is president and made
arrangements for a most en-
jOyable Smoker for the Press
men, while the ladies are being
taken in carriages to the Indus
trial Institute for a little recep
ton and entertainment that is