The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-09-17
The Both Annual Session

| the opening uay Delng UNUSUALLY large
and the students and faculty ready t
settle down to routine work after thei
we'll earned rest, the five weeks vacs
ton being the longest they have er
joyed since the four terms year pia
was inaugurated some time ago.
tits impossible to get the exact nun
Der enrolled at this time, as our form
will be made up before the first day
enrolment will be closed but since Sat
urday every train has been bringing il
students from every section of Louis
! lana and adjourning States and from
present indications, the terms of 1911
and 1915 promise to be as successful IL
point of attendance as any in the his
tory of the Normal.
One of the saddest deaths it has
ever been our duty to chronicle. is
that of Marguerite Cloutier, the
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Cloutier of Starlight that
occurred at the Convent where she
was a boarding pupil, Sunday
night about half past nine.
The little girl was in perfect
health and when she retired at the
regular hour. Saturday night was
bubbling over with life and spirits
but about eleven O'Clock, she
awakened with what was thought
to be an attack of acute indige~-
ton, and next morning as she
grew worse physician and her
parents were summoned and
though every thing that science
and love could do, was done with
unremitting patience and skill, she
died that evening, ptomaine poi
son doing its awful work within
that increditably short period, less
than "a hours.
The whole town was shocked by
the sad death of this beautiful child
a tender bud that had not half
unfolded but whose many lovable
traits had already endeared her to
teachers and pupils, as we'll as to
the family and friends.
The beautiful floral offerings and
immense concourse of people that
crowded the Cathedral and fol-
owed the remalas to their las!
'esting place in the family en-,
closure in the Catholic cemetery
.estified to the sympathy felt and
esteem in which the family is held
And of such IS the Kingdom of
Heaven.
The hostess herself was as much
as was the Club, Thurs
lay afternoon when Miss Vera
Hughes entertained The Cinder-
Has, as her devoted mother assis-
ed by Mrs. Millspaugh had deter
mined to make this last entertain
ny by her daughter prior to her
marriage, live long in the memory
# all the young people. Early n |
he morning, Mrs. Hughes urged
he acceptance of Miss Vera of an
invitation to spend the morning
nut, so that she had ample oppor-
unity to perfect her plans I'M
and after the members !
ssembled and were busy as usual
dying their needles, she appeared
Ipon the scene and distributed lit |
lie packages and cards that they
we're told to hold reversed until a
ignal was given when the signs
nd marks must be interpreted. |
Hiss Carmen Breazeale was the !
Irst to read hers so she as award |
ed a handsome prize and the /
'ackages proved to be dainty blue
'ird pins which were. pretty SOU
enirs of the occasion. Then a
ypical creole nanny appeared up
n the scene and announced that
he had prepared a regular, south
IN supper for her chile fore she
married. dat man from de Norf"
nd a. Miss Coralie Henry pene-
rated the mammy's disguise first
nd disclosed Miss Imogene Scar
orough's indemnity, she was awar-
ed pretty prize. Then all follow
d Nanny into rose covered ar
'or in the yard where fried chicken
alore supplemented by cold
'biled'' ham, hot biscuits and
i ok coffee with all the deIicaci s
4 the way of picked peaches,
jellies etc., the myster-
IS of the making being known on
Z to a genuine creole cook. were
ollowed by delicious whafiles and
utter and genuine Louisiana mo-
asses, and it was unusually late
efore the Cinderellas separated
fter one of the most delightful