The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-11
A GALA DAY IN
FRANKLIN.

The Duca D'Aosta Asso'
citation Ertertains.
Last Sunday was indeed a gala
day in Franklin, especially with
our Italian fellow-citizens. II
witnessed the beautiful ceremony
of the blessing of the banners OF
the Dtca D'Aosta Benevolent As
ISOLATION of this place, and the
consequent social features. Our
people turned out EN- MAssE, and
with fervent enthusiasm to do
fltting honor to the happy occa-
sion, and to extend sincere greet
lngs and welcome to our adopted
oountrymen from sunny Italy.
Joy and myth, good fellowship
and patriotism, music and elo-
quence, all prevailed to add lustre,
beauty, fervence and harmony to
this glorious festal celebration.
The program was long, but it
Was carried out to its complete
ness without discord or q mis-.
take to mar it's success.
At II o'clock, .. M, the mem
bers Of the Duca D'Aosta Benevo.
lent Association and a great num-
Der Of our citizens, with the
franklin Brass Band, which is
composed of a number of sons of
Italian fathers, formed in process
sion on Willow street, and with
the ofhcers and members of the
Association, marched to the
Southern Pacific depot, where the
Mayor and Councilmen of our
city, and q number OF our citizens
had gathered to receive the Italian
ice Consul, who was due from
lew Orleans on the noon train;
Utter the arrival of the vice consul.
Mr.. Louis villare, the procession
marched to the residence of Mr..
Joseph Beninato on Main street
whore the vice consul was enter
tanned by the Beninato Orchestra.
Leaving the vice consul in the
hands OF his worthy host, the pro-
oession returned to the depot to
welcome the arrival of Lieut.
Gov. ]. Y. Sanders on the 12:40l
esst bound train. Governor San
ders was given . hearty welcome
10 bis home city, and was also
escorted to the residence of Mr..
Beninato, where an elegant re-
seption was given him aud the
rice consul.
After the conclusion of this re.
,eption. the procession was formed
lgain. for the purpose of carrying
mt the most important feature Of
he oelebration-that Of the bless.
ne Of the banners of Duca D'Aosta
Benevolent Association. This
beautiful ceremony took place at
he Catholic Church ut 2:3O D. m.
rhe vast edihce was thronged
waiting the coming Of the Italian
onsul and the officers and mem.
|ers Of the Association. A seat
i honor In the sanctuary was
repaired by Father Trainor for
he vice consul and his escorts.
'ather Trainor delivered an adj
ress on the blessing of the flags.
10 complimented the Association
q having selected the house of
lod for the initial ceremony, and
welt ct length ON the beauties of
leir fair land. The Father then
lessed the flags and the beautiful
came to an end. The
odmother Of the flag was Miss ,
ouise Caro-, daughter Of the ;
resident Of the Association, and | :
- godfather WAS Mr.. N. Baglio. I
tier tile ceremony was over, the .
eantttul green, white and red '
Dlors OF Italy, and the gorgeous !
airy emblem of our country were
,ng joyously to the breezes of {
o heavens, while beneath their
npie and blended folds, the sons !
Italy and the sons of Louisiana s
'oudly paraded the principal I
reefs Of our little city. b
At four o'clock, p. M, the mem. b
10 Of the Association with their b
leets assembled ct the Audito. Il
I'M for . sumptous banquet 2
lich had been prepared for them. !.
the request Of the president, = :
n. w. +. Peterman, our obligin9t I,
d worthy State Senator, il al b
= we'll chosen words, invited cl
gueets = y seated and par- q