Lower coast gazette., 1910-05-14

Jim -.:.;oo AMI fOf0SLS 7
.sReauNfulIis the land, with its pra'r'es "' ,
OF fruit trees; o Of flowers, and the bluest
p,.S oil ne aiovs, and resting its dome on the walls
of the tOrvss- a; :. +he Eden
They who dweA there nave l'0
of Louisiana.
And inst as that description was true III ."e
davis long ago when ~Evangellne. potsoeu
~f,,,;t,pss search for Gabriel JUST so !. - 49,
nan, h,+ now to the beauty of the land must pe
oSaoa tho ,,nhounded hospitality and culture "a
tsa Ac.d;ans Of that beautiful little slty Oh ."
: .rdrv Parish, making Opelousas tSle S4eoe"
c;tv Of the Mecca state OF the unloh'
rho convention was one of th2 most interest
mo in the history of the association ls
Quarters were established at the laih0u" na
con,he Hotel and the sessions were hel~ ~ ~
Court Ho,se Mr.. John N. Ogden "elconeu
NO visitors to Opelousas and Mr.. John Dymo''u
" +ho louisiana Planter responded on beha'1 oi
+ho press Association. In addition TO the a'-
mol address of President Chameleon many
nonors and addresses were offered. Ii. H. H.
MaCohoo addressed the meeting on PreVenuo"
Of tuberculosis; Mr.. W. L. kreDs Oh 'e A"As
Charles American Press read an aole paper VI
W. Ed;tor;a, Column. Among the other speak
49,, ,,oro Cantain Lewis Guion on A Louls'a'"
Monrn,ent in the Vicksburg National Mla'ary
parl. system in News and Job Office by Cohta"
I Iocon. Worlds Panama Exposition by NOR
~on W.lLar Of the New Orleans Times De"o,
o.ot snd NJ 3. Irrelevant Secretary Manager ol
the New Orleans Progressive UNION, tpe,e ~" Ms
two addresses resulting in the aoopuo" w "a.
p,oss Association of resolutions UNANIMOUSLY
o,dors;no New Orleans as the Logical ROM
Gov tho exnosition and endorsing the proposeo
st.te and CITY tax to finance the expostlo"'
An evening session was given up 10 'ne
,oa;as ~ which occasion Miss Jean Gordon reao
a naper on Child Labor in louisiana; MRS. Nv Nv
tic A. Weir on Our Public Schools are nov ~. I've,
+ formatories: Mrs. B. A. McCleary on Compo'
.ouv Education and Mrs. M. h. BRISBANE
!, COON, The Choice. Throughout the "hole con-
vention the addresses were lntefsperSeo NnN
mnsic furnished by local talent "h'ch W."
greatly enjoyed.
D Tho final session was held Thursday morn
V ;no at which time the following officers "er
f olected 70 serve for the ensuing year: ttes'
,1ont Conrad J, -Lecoq, Pointe Coufee. bahAe'
E;rst V;ce President, Hon. Robert Roberts, u
t M;nden Democrat; Second Vice President ME
y Floronce Dvmond. Louisiana Planter; Secretar:
n Hon /. f. Bentley, DonaldsonviIle Cme
4, Treasurer. Elrie Robinson, West tel'clana it +,
" Democrat. Lake Charles was chosen as u
next meeting place.
m The visiting editors were kept busy with
" constant round of entertainment Aoes
L. ovanine a delightfully."- beautiful and unq
r. Nav MOLE dance was given by the younger scm
al children of the town on the Court House oqua'
ct furnishing a sight that would nave ae'sh'
president Roosevelt, as the entire place seem
to 70 no overAowing with youngsters. Del'clo
ny refreshments were served at all times and OF
lat house was kept by local organizations anu .
RS nor+;cu}ar convention not only furnished II
nv Co., +hauoht hut the inner man was equally "
ur- attended to. ..<
lis An oxc,,rsion was had to the nearby town
Sc. w,sb;noton. where the wonderful lrrl2a1
ook nlant and canal Of the Union Irrigation 20.
to ;nsnected and refreshments served. lne e8'
ing known as the Shell Canal, is a magnlncena
ust. ternrise and will irrigate a large section OF I
eat country. Part Oh dnOINci u"J wv"
the q trim to the towns of Church Point ia!
was Crowley and Eunice, where cordial greet'
on were rendered, especially at Eunice, where
and der the management of Mr.. James Lewis a
dis lghtful reception was held and addresses M
to As a grand finale to the whole conyentlo
fair banouct was rendered the editors lnur'
uild night at the Lacombe Hotel and was astel
fore Nv Governor Sanders, Speaker Dupre ana a
ave number of local people and made a delfgl
5 in end to the session. Too much praise canho
,led, o;ven to Messrs. John W. Lewis and l.. A.
sin doz for the mastery way in which local arr
ments were made and carried out. Ihe'r e.
| be time was given up to the welfare OF the Wis
Id a and no. problem was too difficult for the
anee solve. The ladies' of Opelousas were also
ance. firing in their efforts and made the stay
ough pleasant. Opelousas, with four railroads e
n or ;np il. is fast becoming a metropolitan Guy
and the close connections furnished between II
say New Orleans by the splendid railway sy'
of the Southern Pacific amdfrlsco foaas co
with the kindly attentions OF the 'eou1