The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-02-19
ALLIANCE: FRANCO
LOUISIANAISE.

On Thursday evening Il splendid
meeting was held nj the High
School building in this city for the
purpose of encouraging the use Of
the French language. Considering
the very disagreeahle low temper
aturc Of high wind the meeting
was we'll attended and tia results
are most encouraging. Judge l..
q. Hacker presided and his open
ing address II described IA Il gem.
He spoke in French.
Among the other speakers were
Messra. Jules Dreyfua AMI Maurice
Damour, OF New Orleans. Mr.
Damour Is the French Vice Consul
and he is carrying out II national
French policy in encouraging the
teaching Of the French language IN
institutions OF learning throughout
the world. For this purpose the
French government has budgcted
the sum of 10000 francs to be cx@
pended In New Orleans and Lou
isiana alone. Under such foatcring
influences Mr.. Damour has been
very successful in the organization
Of the Alliance Franco-Louisianai
with n very large and enthusiastic
membership. He has established IN
the schools of New Orleans 80
French classes, employing % teach
ers and with an enrolment of 5000
pupils, all being maintained with
out cost to the State of Louisiana,
the city OF New Orleans, or the en-
rolled pupils.
Mr.. Damour Ia the agent for all
hst IN s
employed in the schools, both pub
lie and private, of this State. lie
has taken the initiative step in ca
tablishing sub-agency in this
city, further announcement OF
which will be made later when nil
plans will have been matured. 1t
IL further proposed that the sub
agency here will handle line Of
French literature which will be
sold at moderate prices or possib-
~ rented out on the circulating
library plan.
After Mr.. Damour had told OF his
work in the most entertaining
manner, his address being inter
spersed with bits of witticism, the
meeting proceeded to organize II
branch of the Alliance. TO accom-
plish this committee on organ
ization was appointed as follows:
Judge l.. o. Hacker, ~
Mayor J. =. Power,
Il. 8. Broussard,
P. X. Burke,
A. J. Maumus,
Pierre Jubin,
Il. T.. Delhommer,
A. A. Flory, To-
Prof. l.. A. Valet,
Prof. Chas. Bahon,
Eugene Guillot.
The above committee will meet
on next Tuesday afternoon at /
o clock at the office of the Parish
school Board in the Circuit Court
Building.
The Alliance has four grades o.
members: The Active, who pay n
monthly fee Of III per month; Adj
herent, who pay monthly fec OF
80 cents; Subscription whose
monthly dues are Is cents per
month; and Well-Wishcrs aud Aid
ers, who make voluntary contri-
buttons without regard to stated
periods. Fifty names have already
been enrolled for the Local Alli-
ance az members. All funds raised
here will be expended here for
teaching French.
After the meeting Mt the High
school Mr.. Damour became the
guest OF honor OF the New iberia
board of Trade Mt splendid ban
ouct, served at the dining parlors
of Migues restaurant. The din
ner could not have been better IL
we told of it In French possibly
it was the French cause, which
excited the caterer to excel him
self, for all were agreed that Mi
CUES never scrved better.
Among those who responded To
the call for a q ast in French were
r. s. Broussard DR.. c. c. Dclhom-
mer, A. J. Maui lus, Eugene Outlet
Maurice Damou In English, May
or J. $. Powe1 Jules Dreyfus, =
r. Burke, Chad Gouguenhcim, ano
Mr.. Budd. NJ Chas. Bahon res
pended by sill ling a French song
| The closing allure Of the even
ing's program was the singing Q
the French national anthem, le'
Marseillaise, in which the entire
company participated.
| We wish to add that to no on
more than to Mr.. Eugene Guillot