The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
PLAN and PURPOSE OF
IS PARISH BOOSTER CLUB.
Brief Outline As Given BY Its 0rigina-
tors. and Plans To Be Consider
For Its Perfection at Lafayette
August 6 and 7

The purpose and plans of the Thir-
teen Parish Booster Club, that had its
origin in Lafayette, and will be further
perfected in the general meeting to be
held in that city, August 9Th and It'll,
were briefly outlined in an article given
to the Times Democrat, by the promo.
tiers of that organization, and published
in last Sundays issue. They are, in
brief, as follows:
The Southwestern Louisiana Develop
ment Bureau. as the proposed co'opera.
tive body will be called, will be held
August Sand Z. Invitations to attend
have been sent broadcast to profession
al, agricultural and commercial men of
the parishes of Beauregard, Calcasieu,
Cameron, Allen, Jefferson Davis,
Acadia, Vermillion. Iberia, St. Mary, St.
Martin Evangeline, ST. Landry a n d
LAFAYETTE which are in the district.
The bureaus membership will consist
of every citizen of the district who will
sign post card pledging himself not to
KNOCK" Its general direction will be
in the hands of board, meeting annu.
ally at tho headquarters of this bureau.
which will be selected at the conven.
ton, for the election of officers and the
transaction OF general business. Each
parish will be entitled to two directors,
one to be appointed by each police jury,
the other to be appointed under the
authority of commercial bodies, where
they exist, or at an organized meeting
of the business men of the parish.
For the support OF the bureau, the
appointees of the police jurieS will
promise to work for the obtaining OF
suitably small assessment On the
properties within their jurisdiction an6
those of the commercial bodies for the
apportionment of a small percentage
of their annual incomes. The transport
alton companies entering the distrlc1
also will be entitled to the appointment
of a director on their agreement Il
contribute to the funds Of the bureau
an annual sum proportionate to theil
mileage within the district.
. At their first meeting the representa-
lives of the association will adopt lega
articles OF associat ton, elect presiden
treasurer, secretary and four member
of an executive committee of seven, Q
which the above mentioned officers Wi
/ be members, for the active Management
Of the affairs of the bureau. They WI
determine broadly upon what propol
e ton of the income of the bureau sha
t be apportioned TO each phase OF prone
!. ton undertaken, such as commerce.
education, industrial and gener;
= publicity and expenses of administr'
ton.
A competent field manager will D
employed by the executive committe
It will be his duty to gather and con
pile data for publication, to visit, boo
and harmonic with all affiliated orga
!, izatlons, and to furnish information
# them.
il These matters of detail have bee
n arranged tentatively by the originate
% of the idea. They will be discussed al
n voted upon at the Lafayette conyentlt
Following is the program OF int
"a parochial convention which will
m held here August 9Th and 7th for Il
i formation of the Southwest Louisiai
Ie Development Bureau;
August 6.-Meeting at the Hls
g School at 3p. m. Auto ride at 5p.
# Executive session Sp. m.
20 August Meeting at ga. m. Ente
Il. tainment at the Elks' Home at P.
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