St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-19

ment of $1.50, which viii be the in
crease on my taxes, and continue to
send her to the public school. I
will thus save $1,000 per year
enough to buy all Of her shoes and
stockings and school books for that
year.
-0f course I will vote for the
school tax" replied a PaYy Addition
taxpayer, when asked, after the
meeting Tuesday night, If he favored
the school tax. Why" he contin-
ued, the idea Of asking the question
the idea of intimating that the
people of 0peIousas are not as en-
terprising, have not the welfare Of
their children as much, as the peo-
pie Of LAnse Bleu, who Monday
voted unanimously a tax of three mills
on themselves, for educational pur-
poses. Why. some have been talk
ing about the West being unciYilized
and unedueated and still they refuse
to follow the people Of that section
N the educational march? ! am a
true blue American citizen, and I'll
never ring a backing bell when the
future Of my children is at stake. Of.
course I'll vote for the tax"
We'll, wellr remarked a citizen
from the western portion of the 0pe-
lousas school district, while in town
Wednesday, really it is a mystery to
me what gall soma Of these town
folks have. This morning a man who
is very, very rich. stopped my wagon
and told me / ought to vote against
the school tax because the times
were hard and the people could not
pay the tax! I just ups and told him
that the very minute / couldn't pay
So a thousand a year for the aduca-
ton Of my two children, that very
minute would I turn my property over
to them just for them to pay for an
education, and then I would shoot
myself. A man that can't educate
his children amt worth nothing, that's
all, and he had better leave this world
if in that way he can better his child
rem. Vote for the tax? Well I
should smoker I will. The High
School is the poor mans college, and
them rich folks should not try to
keep us out of Them"
"A bevy Of handsome young boys
and pretty girls assembled on the
lawn Of the residence of Mr. Ray
mOnd Breaux on Friday night of last
week, and had a delightful time. The
party was given by the young gentle
men who are mentioned in the list
below. Delicious refreshments we're
served. Misses Joyce Stage, @Sing"
Littell and May Brown chaperoned
the party, which was composed of
the following: Misses Pearle Deiean,
Gladys Sandoz, Lucille Castillo, Josie
Price, Nina Dossmann, Nina Poulet,
Alice Delery, Bergna McCorke, Alma
Thompson, Judy Breaux, Marion Nc
CorkIe, Bessie Breaux, Rena Woods,
Lura Sandoz, Bessie Major, Johnny
FDuri0; Messrs. Josie Chachsre, Kava-
nagh Stage, Hart LitteI1, Sidney
Brown, Eddie Littell, Edwin Boagni,
III White. Eugene Ghachere, Chester
Winfield, Chas. Thompson, Edwin Ber-
cier, Francis McCorkle, Leopold
Wyble, Lionel BienVenu, Malcum
Stage, Emmitt Hawkins, Louis Crou-
Chef, Walter Powers, Perry Major.
Those who attended the party at
the paIatial home of Dir. and Mrs.
Yves Andrepont on Friday night Of
last week, pronounce the affair one
Of the most delightful ever had in
this city. The beautiful home was
afame with electric lights and COR
geous with decorations. The oeca-
sion was q complimentary party to
the guests of the family, Misses
Jeanne and Ida Deeuir, of Hermitage,
two very charming young ladies' who
have been spending some days ia
IN 0pelousas. Tie Sunset orchestra
furnished delightful music, and when
the hour when it's time to bid the
host and hostess adieu arrived, there
was d pang Of regret among all that
the honrs were so feet. Those pre-
sent were: Misses Jeanne and Ida
Deeuir, Attic Clark, Aline Mistric,
Bertha SaVant, Blanche Andrepont,
Lily Reed, Anita Veltm, Corine Fux,
Lucille Conway, Marian Conway, Eva
Dossmann. Laurence Dossnann,
Virginia Budd, Inez Perrault, Zulu
gomeau, Louise Titard, Bertha Littel
Edna Wallior, N. Richard, Rosa Wal
lior, Marie Andrepont; Messrs. a.
Veltin, Lawrence Earcaie, w. "a
Hayes, George Bienvenu, Bayard San