New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-03-28
Mr. Alex MOuhOn. a prom

Mr.. Alex Mouton, a prom
inent citizen of Lafayette, is a
visitor to New Iberia and dis
playing to his friends specimens
of his handicraft which stamp
Mr.. Mouton as an artist Of ex-
ceptional merit. One, a bols-
d 'arc cane, bears scrlptural
quotation, beautifully carved IN
Old English, which is perfect in
every detail While the other,
small bois -de-marais cane, bears
the entire life history of it's ere
ator. The work on this latter is
a masterpiece. 1t consists of
something over sixteen hundred
letters, each of which is perfect
in execution, while the spaces on
the tapering cane are maintained
with a precision which it is al
most impossible to conceive. This
work is done by Mr.. Mouton as
a recreation and serves to divert
his mind from business cares
which often assajl the active man
of affairs. He is now engaged
in carving the genealogy Of the
Mouton family and hopes to
leave his defendants an imper-
ishable record of a people who
have been history makers from
Louisiana s early days to the
present.
Aside from the big T. P. A..
Convention which will convene
| in our City next month for a
three-day session, there will be
two other conventions held here
within short time, that Of the
Louisiana Homestead League
| which will take place on April
Oath and 25th and that of the
| Knights of Columbus which will
| begin on the Cd Tuesday in MAY.
| Now that we have ample hotel
! facilities there is no reason why
| New iberia should not be made
| Convention City. No better
! advertisement could be given
this section than to have thou
sands of visitors come here and
receive the hospitality of our
people.
Notices have been issued to
the members of New iberia Coun-
Gil No. 1908, Knights Of Column
bus of this City inviting all Of
the members to attend the Conn.,
memorative Services in dutifp]
remembrance of their deceased
brother, Jules R. BIanchet on
the evening Of Wednesday, April
LIST, 1914, at seven-thirty o'clock.
These memorial services will he
held at the Home of the Society,
No. 105 West st. Peter Street.
Known by hundreds and ad,
mired and esteemed by all, Miss
NJ. A. Dove, suddenly and peace
fully passed away Thursday
night at her residence in West
Main Street at the ripe aga of
"a. Coming to New Iberia when
cutie young girls, Misses Maggie
end Julia, as they were familiar
ly known, established a primary
school which they conducted for,
nigh unto half century. Of in
tense religious natures, these two
sisters strived to instill moral as
we'll as intellec tual training to
their young charges; and num-
erors are those today who re-
member with gratitude the eff.
forts of the Misses Dove in their
behalf. Since the death of her
sister. which occurred about two
years ago, Miss Dove had retired
from all activities. and save for
daily attendance at early Mass,
was never seen away from the
home, where she, the last of her
race, patiently awaited the last
summons. Her funeral Wednes-
dav was held at st. Peters Cath
Ollie church and her remains in
tered in st. Martinville besides
those of her beloved sister and
of her brother. George Dove, a
prominent anti bellum steamboat
man of the Teche.
Postmaster Silvio Broussard
is in receipt of a communication
from officials at Washington, D.
c., authorizing him to have all
Of the beautiful lights in the
front of the Post Office lighted
every night in accordance with
the wishes of the members of the
Civic League Of New Iberia. Ev-
erv since this ornamental Govern