St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-08
CAPT. BENNETT LEAVES;
A SPLENDID OFFICER.
Citizens Of OpelOusas Present Him With A
Token of Their Esteem and appreciation.
RATIONS FOR Two WEEKS
VIII Shortly Go TO the Philippines, There 10
Resume His Duties As Captain of
Government Scouts.

of the Philippines Scouts in th,
Moros Province, PHILIPPINE Islandt
and once acting Governor of tina
Provincc. here on duty as heaC
of the relief food sufferers, lef
Thursday morning.
He will shortly leave for The
Philippines, to resume his dutie:
there.
He left with the Opelousas peo-
Die, and the needy ones driver
from their homes by the torrent
Of waters which has devastated 3
large portion of the country, me
mories of duty Well-performed
memories of the faithful work OF
a hard-Working, faithful officer.
conscientious, d nildness of dis
position tinged with the sternness
bred by long military service.
Those who came in contact with
him fully appreciated his worth
and his service, Tuesday evening
gave him a token. a token that he
may take with him. and refer to
as a card of thanks from a CRATE
full people.
a. silver cigarette case, appropri-
ately engraved, was presented to
him at a mass meeting held at the
courthouse. The most prominent
people, and the local committe
with which he had been cooper
ating, were present. Mr.. J. G.
Lawler, who has done such splen-
did work as head protein of the
local work, called the meeting to-
order, and extoIled the splendid
work of Capt. Bennett.
District Judge Pavy thanked
the Captain in appropriate words.
Mayer Ed, 4. Loeb spoke of the.
news announcing the receding
waters, and wished Captain Benn-
ett long life and prosperity.
DR.. A. j. Bereief, III behalf of
the Progressive League, told of
the coming to 0pelousas Of Cap
tain Bennett, a perfect stranger,
and leaving it as a friend, with
the best wishes of the entire
people. He hoped that the
Captain would come at some
other time, when hefood waters
will have left US, and the country
was smiling with prosperity.
Squire E. P, Veazie spoke in
eloquent words of the esteem In
which the people of the entire
section held Capt. Bennett.
Mr.. w. J. Sandoz also spoke In
a vein of appreciation of the ser
vices of the Captain.
DR.. +. j. Mayer delivered a
most eloquent speaeh, in present.
ing the cigarette case.
He said:
Captain Bennett, as init
mated by those who have pre-
eeded me on behalf Of bench,
bar Parish, City, Civic and Pro-
gressive Leagues, and the Relief
Committee, learned with regret a
short while ago, that you were
about to leave us and that the
the pleasant ties that now bind I,
you to us and to this community
will shortly be severed by alb
sence.
It may be forever.
You came in our midst a per-
feet stranger, you leave it per-
sonally known to many and with
the good will and esteem of the
entire community for by your
patience under adverse criticism.
by your tact and business meth
DDS in the conduct of the Govern
ment relief work, you have won
not only the respect and esteem
Of the community, but established
IN our hearts a permanent in
terest in your future career in
the military service Of cur coun-
try that will follow you in thought
wherever the call OF duty may
summons you.
All! that word duty, sub
lImest word in the English Ian
guage, reminds one that in the !.
liberty loving land of your ances- !
tors and of your birth. on the :
classic sun kissed shores Of Lake :.
Lucerne in a niche carved from !
ne face of the steep and perpen- !
alcular rock, the genius of Thor !
Waldsen has seulptured a
wounded lion, that even in death .
8 guarding the lilies of France; =
ne monument as you remember !
vas erected to commemorate the :
1dehty of the Swiss Guard to :
Louis XVI during the tragic J
Inoments that ushered in the :
Reign Of Terror of the French z
evolution. No monumental
itone in all this world more fit Z
lngiy expresses the object and Y
purpose of the memorial setforth
2 the the legend that surmounts z
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