St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-05-13
R. {. LEE CAMP GEN.
SURES POLICE JURY
Had Applied for Appropriation Of One HuB.
dFed Dollars for Expenses 10 Reunion.
SOME MEMBERS THANKED;
As Well As Sheriff swords and Clerk
Court %AndFepOnt.- Other Business
Transacted.


meeting of R. E. Lee Camp No.
IA, U. C. ", of Opelousas, held
on May 9th, is handed the
Clarion for publication.
The Camp is aggrieved at the
action of the Police Jury of the
parish Of st. Landry, at that
body's refusal to make an appro-
priation of one hundred dollars
to be used by the Confederate
Veterans in partially defraying
their expenses to the Little Rock
Confederate Reunion.
The meeting extends thanks
to Sheriff NJ. L. Swords and
Clerk of Court Yves Andrepont
for favors extended the Camp.
Other business of Importance
was transacted, as will be shown
by the following proceedings:
A quorum being present, Lieut..
Commander Ozeme Fontenot in
the Chair, the meeting was open
ed and proceedings carried on as
follows:
In compliance with the demand
of the Board of State Pension
Commissioners, the following
committee was appointed to ex-
anime the status and service of
the pensioners from the parish
of st. Landry and to make their
report in person to the said
Board at Baton Rouge on the 18th
day of June A. D., 1911, viz:
Captain Samuel Haas, Lieut.
Com. C. P. Richard, Major A. B.
Andersons, v. C. Devilliers and
w. C. Miller.
On motion of Major Arthur
Simon, Adjutant, duly seconded
and approved, the Camp extends
in the name Of the old veterans
of the lost cause, to Mr.. Yves
Andrepont, the clerk Of our Dis
trict Court, the expression of our
grateful appreciation of his gem
crosby in settling the back dues
of some of the members of our
Camp who were delinquent.
On motion of Lieut.. Com
mander C. P. Richard, duly sec
onded and approved, the Camp
tenders to the family Of our
lamented comrade, Joseph Hi
dalgo, who was a veteran of Co.
e. % La. Inf, vols, our deep
and brotherly regrets at his re-
cent death.
On motion Of Comrade Chas.
Hollier, duly seconded and ap-
proved, all Confederate veterans
and their widows are hereby
and requested to report
before and not later than June
1911, at the assessors Office
in the City of Opelousas, to have
their names registered as veter-
ans, or widows of Confederate
Resolution presented by Major
A. B. Anderson, duly seconded
and approved
Whereas, the public print
throughout the State have uni
versally commended the patri-
otic motives that inspired and
actuated the Police Juries of a
great number of the parishes of
our commonwealth in their rec
ignition of the services rendered
their country, in the days when
It tried mems souls, by the old
boys who wore the gray, in an
making a suitable appro-
priation to defray the necessary
expenses of a representative
delegation to the General Re-
and,
Whereas, that R. E. Lee Camp
No. ii, through a representative
lumber Of its members, appear
ID before the Police Jury of the
of st. Landry, on the
irst day of May, and respectful
Y requested of them to make an
appropriation of s10O. 90, to de-
ray the expenses Of the eight
to represent the Camp
it the approaching reunion at
Rock, Ark;
Therefore, be it resolved, that
R. E. Lee Camp No. Id, in reg
ar session, assembled on this
he 9th day Of May, 1911, do
hereby tender to the President