The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-21


state organizer of the Louisiana Anti
tuberculosis League; Cur Public Schools
are Not Reformatories, by Mrs. Lottie
Aite Weir; Compulsory Education, by
Mrs. Bessie A. McCleery; THE Choice, a
poem. by Mrs. Margaret Hunt Brisbane;
Child Labor in louisiana by Miss Jean
Gordon, female factory inspector for New
Orleans; Sanitation in the Publ C
Schools" by Miss Agnes Morris of the
Louisiana School Improvement League;
The Press, its Duty and Influence, by
Thos. H. Lewis of Opelousas.
The resolutions adopted by the asso-
citation include Endorsement of the Worlds
Panama Exposition project and recon-
mendation to the general assembly to
submit the special tax amendment to the
people; recommendation that the provis-
ions of the act of 1894 authorizing police
juries to elect parish printers be restored
that municipalities select official journals
in like manner, that acts of the general
assembly having special or local applica-
ton be published in the newspapers OF
the parishes affected by the legislation
instead of a state official journal at the
capital, and that uniform price be paid
for all such printing not to exceed the
fixed rate for judicial advertising; recon-
that 100000 be appropriated
for Louisiana monument in the Vicks-
burg National Military Park, and $4,000
for the establishment of tuberculosis an
nexes to the charity hospitals at New Or
leans and Shreveport; Endorsement of the
child labor law and the work of the
School Improvement League; adoption Of
a button for the Louisiana Hess Asso-
citation; and expression of thanks for
coSrtesies and entertainment to the rail
roads of the state and the people of Ope-
loSsas, Washington and adjacent com
mnsnities.
Lake Charles, New Orleans and Alex
andria were candidates for next meeting
place, and the Calcasieu city won hands
down. The officers elected for the ensu-
ing year are: President, Conrad j. Le-
cog, Pointe Coupee Banner, New Roads;
first vice president. Robert Roberts, Jr.,
Minden Democrat; second vice president,
Miss Florence Dynond, Louisiana PAnter,
New Orleans; secretary, L. E. Bentley,
treasurer. Elrie Robinson,
St. Francisville True-Democrat.
The features of the entertainments pro-
gram included vocal and instrumental
music in the courthouse during the meet
ings; Maypole dance, military drill and
brass band concert on the public square;
smoker for men at the Elks' CLUB; ladies
followed by a concert and dance
at the Opelousas bands pavilion; visit to
the great Schel canal installation and
open-air reception near Washington; ex-
cursion by rail to Church Point, Rayne,
Crowley and Eunice; closing with a grand
banquet at the Lacombe Hotel. Ali
these affairs were admirably conducted
and afforded the greatest possible need
of unalloyed enjoyment to the partici-
pants.
The welcome address on behalf of the
people of St. Landry and Opelousas was
delivered at the first days session by Jno
N. Ogden of the Opelousas bar. and the
response was made by Hon. John by
mond of the Louisiana Planter The
POSTMASTER at the banquet was John W.
Lewis, prominent young Opelousa at
torney, and the list of toasts and speakers
is as follows: Our Visitors" w. J. San
doz; Southwest Louisiana, the Place and
the People, DR.. E. L. Stephens; fGood
Roads, the Modern Necessity" Hon. John
Dymond; THE Panama Exposition, Gov.
J. Y. Sanders; The Country Press L. E.
Bentley: THE New Judge and His
Troubles" Hon. B. H. Pavy; The Gentle
Art of Lawmaking, Hon. H. Garland
Dupre;; THE National Park at Vicksburd, >"
Capt. Lewis Guion; Irrigation in South
west Louisiana. j. F. Schell; THE State
Bar Association, Thos. H. Lewis; THE
Sheriffs Association, Marion L. Swords,
The limited space of The Chief will not
permit a more extended present account
Of this altogether delightful a+eunion of
he Louisiana Press Association, hence
The subject will be reverted to in future
issues. Meanwhile we beg to extend the
assurance of heartfelt sympathy and con-
1olence to the unfortunate newspaper
men and women of the state who from
thoughtlessness or design missed
he pleasure and advantage of participa-
ion in the physical and mental recreation
the feast of reason and flow of SOUL
afforded to their more fortunate fellows
who for three joyous days were the guests
If the warm-hearted and whole-souIed
people of fair opelOusas in the beautiful
and of Evangeline.