St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-01
@ELOUSAS FRINGED With
GRAY FOR THREE DAYS
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the floor manager called out the stir
ring commands Of the Virginia reel.
That brought back to them thoughts
of Yonder back-yonder back before
the war dogs barked at the door of
the happy home. It fred their spirits,
and occasionally a tremulous voice
of a manned old warrior could be
heard calling out the figures" The
spectators cheered. Who could re-
frain from cheering?
The grey line in the Virginia reel
will be thinner next year.
THE PARADE.
The parade Friday evening was a
stunning s~Hccess-it could not have
been more admirably carried out.
Ten thousand people witnessed it.
It was the largest crowd ever in
0pelousas since the Mardi Gras pa
rade Of 1893.
The Clarion will have an adequate
mention Of the parade, as well as Of
other features of the reunion, next
week.
The committee on resolutions of
the Sons Of Veterans adopted the
following resolutions:
TO The Commander and Sons U. S. C..
". La. Division:
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to make the following report:
That whereas, tha Confederate
Veterans, guided by an all wise Prov
idenee, seem to display more and
more each year that wisdom and
forethought for the welfare and
comfort of the remaining few who
have been spared to annually assemble
in convention to again discuss the
battles of nearly half a century
past and gone, in selecting suitable
and appropriate temporary camping
grounds, and
Whereas, the said veterans have
selected for this annual convention,
at the sincere and earnest invitation
Of it's citizens, the beautiful little city
of 0pelousas, which, Of course, is the
meeting place Of the T. S. G. ". La.
Division.
BE it resolved by the La. Div. u.
s. @. NJ.
THAT it is the sense of this eonven-
ton that the Confederate Veterans
have made no mistake in accepting
the invitation of the generous and
open hearted people of 0peIousas and
in selecting this beautiful little city
as the annual convention place for
the old boys in grey and of the U. s..
G. v.
BE it further resolved, That the
kind and generous people of this city,
by their open h~eartedness and hos
pitality, have entwined themselves in
the hearts of the sons with a love
and respect BY said SONS that will
long be remembered and cherished as
dA lu0lS HI UAlCIt IlEbSs 4
BE it further resolved, That
special thanks be given to each and
every individual of 0pelousas for the
special and apparently t~ireless task
Of doing every possible thing to MAZE
the veterans and sons of veterans one
unallnyed round Of pleasure and hap
piness, Special thanks are due va
rious committees of those noble
women for supplying tie veterans
and sons with the sweet little dainties
so refreshing to the tired bodies.
The acts of kindness and remember
ance by the women seem character
istics OF the 0pelousas women only.
Your committee can account for
the m~agnanimous and gentlemanly
conduct of the members of Capt.
Henry 4 Garland Camp No =. Sons
of the Veterans, a camp so young
that it has not had an opportunity to
learn its first lesson ia the wants and
comforts of the veterans and sons
only by the fact that it is a part Of
the nature Of each ard every member
thereof. It can be truly said Of said
sons that they cannot improve in their
iaagnanimosity and chivalry as time
progresses, because they are now ex-
.llerts IN said art.
An adjournment Of this conven-
ton without d few words Of praise
for the beautiful sponsors, maids and
chaperons of 0pelousas would be an
act of ingratitude 50 gross as to
merit the condemnation of the
denseSt heather. The most eloquent
and ehaste language ever used by in
spired poets would but feebly express
the beauty and divine sweetness of
the OpelouSas sponsors, maids and
~chaperons.
Special t2anks il due the pro
pYietnr Of The Lacomhe Hotel, the
headquarters uf The sons. for The hos