New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-04-25
HOMESTEAD LEAGUE CON-
VENTION.

The twenty-third annual meet
ing of the Louisiana Homestead
League convened in this City
yesterday fer a two-days session
and will wind up'its affairs this
afternoon by a moving picture
program arranged by the local
committee on entertainment. The
guests of New Iberia enjoyed a
delightful dance in the spacious
rotunda of Hotel Frederic last
night which was one OF the big
gest events of that kind ever held
in New Iberia. Yesterday the
party were taken to Avery Is
land and many availed them
selves of the opportunity OF 60
ing down into the Mines. Some OF
the addresses delivered were as
follows:
"Fire and Tornado Insurance !;
the Policy and It's Relation to the
Homestead Business" by Philip
Lieber of Shreveport; Building
Our Home" by VIM. Pfaff OF
New Orleans; ''Some Safety De-
vices" by Jerry D. Cline of Lake
Charles; "Delegates' Response
bility, and Why We Attend Con-
ventions," by VIM. j. Some
mann of New Orleans; "Neces-
sary Safeguards by A. F..
Livaudais of New Orleans; "Our
Homestead Laws, 'by A. d.
| Danziger of New Orleans; bills
Payable and Withdrawals" by
Wynne G. Rogers of New Or
leans"
The meeting was opened yes
terdav morning in the Elks The
atre with an appropriate speech
Of welcome by Mayor Fontelleu
after which the delegates took
UP their regular business which
was as follows: Opening Prayer,
Rev. R. R. Diggs; Address OF
Welcome in behalf Of the City OF
New Iberia, Hon. Alpine Fonte-
Leu. Mayor; Address of Welcome
in behalf of the Iberia Building
Association, Mr.. E. F. Willard,
President; Response to Address
Of Welcome, Mr.. w. r. Percy,
President Report of Ofice rs-
". R. Percy, President, Minden,
La: Emile A. Wagner, Secretary,
New Orleans, La. J. A. Davllla,
Treasurer, New Orleans, La, read
by Secretary; Report of Delegates
to the Z. S. League, W. O. Hart,
New Orleans, La; Presentation
Of Credentials; Appointment OF
Committee on Credentials. Among
the delegates stopping at the diff
, ferent hotels whose names we
were able to obtain from the reg
listers were the following:
Alma House-Hugh S. Suthern,
o. M. Lend, Julius Probes, Geo.
Ebhard, T. E. Bourgeois, w. y.
Sowerman. w I. Sherwood, Robt.
/ Askew, A. B. Beary, A. E.
/ Burnot. Geo. W. Montgomery,
/ Aug. w. Nolde. A. Dumas, Hans
F., A. Diettel, G.. K. Hehluter, Chas.
, Schoop, Emile Siebert, F. W.
! Sherman, H. P. Mitchell, W. R.
Danglois, A. Guilbault, F. Du-
four, S. Blasin.
Hotel Frederic-W. R. Percy,
L. s. Nichols. John Consoles, j.
E. Jones, F. L. Brings, W. M.
Mcfarland, G.. H. Percy, M. G.
Whitaker, H. L. Frantz, Vic
Lambon, Peter Judler, P. j.
Schoen and wife, Michael Topper,
J. O. Dresser and wife, M. lander,
J. Kasper, E. M. Stafford and
wife, Sam Stern, Jr., John f.
Muller, w. B. Turner, Miss Alma
Covington, J. P. Barremore, j. D.
Cline, J. c. Abel, VIM. J. Blazers
dorffer, H. Braunig, Philip Luber,
A. S. Cain, O. Fl. Simpson, G. G.
Collins, w. G. Ceiling, j S. Leim-
ger, H. w. Ralph, Edw Il. Fritz
gerald, H. L. LOOMS, Jr., Sam
Blum, F. J. Keller, E. G. Gould,
w. A. Wenck, E. B. Ellis, M j.
Harrison, G. G. Freidricks, B. P.
Sullivan, w. H. McChesmey, O.
NJ. Lind, H S. Sutton, J julius
Parbles, Geo. Elehard, 3. Wag
ner, A. D. Danziger, w. V. See
Der, Geo. S. Wagner, F. Aug
! Werebacher, J. Phillip Lavigne.
w. R. Douglas, S. Blasini, A.
Giuebault, F. Dufour, Capt. Wey.
man Holy, Theo. A: Roy, lynne
G.. Rogers, F. G.. Kicks.
The Gables-F. c. Querens, F
| Querens, Chas. J. Babel, 0. L.
Livandais and wife, J w. Lennox
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