New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-10-23
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
BANQUET.

The occasion Of the second an
nual banquet Of the United Con
federate Veterans, Camp No. l1SS
which took place at Hotel Fred
eric last Wednesday afternoon al
three o'clock, created much i'll
terest in New IBERIA. From early
morn until the hour set for the
march from their Camp which Is
at the store Of their Captain
Commander, +. J. Carstens, hung
two beautiful flags, one old glory
the United States and the other,
that of the Confederacy, which
was presented to the members
when the Camp was first organ
lied and which is as dear to the
hearts of the old heroes IS in the
days Of GIGS. Promptly at the
hour Of three or as soon as their
guests. two highly esteemed Tn
ion soldiers and those who had
seen service in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, members of Company |
and Company c, all young gen
: tlemen and cit nens of this Par
ish, put in their appearance, the
boys were ordered to fall in, fall
/ in, for the march to the feast that
had been prepared and which was
in waiting ct the Hotel, Hon.
Robert d. Stansbury carrying the
Confederate flag and Capt. John
T. White that of the beloved stars
and stripes. Occasionally during
the march could be heard at long
distances The old rebel yell, which
was so familiar during the late
unpleasantness. Upon reaching
the place where the dinner and
reception which was rendered by
the good ladies of New Iberia
was to be held, they again fell into
line with the few members of the
otner two Companies and had
their pictures taken which is al
ways priced highly by the mem
bers as well as their families. In
line were the officers of the
Camp, E. J. Carstens, Captain
Commander; L. G.. Williams,
First Lieutenant; l.. A. Pellerin,
Second Lieutenant; A. A.. FIory,
Adjutant and Judge l.. O. Hacker.
Felix Patout, Adrian Conrad, C.
B. Reggie, R. d. Stansbury, II. H.
FUR, Gervais Boudreaux, O. Be-
min. Ovignac BrOussard, Ernest
Bonvillain, Paul Darby, Fred
Davis, John A. French, B. f.
House, Tobias Haines, A. N.
Reggie, Adolph Romero, Octave
Louviere, II. F. Stafford, John B.
Winters, Adrien Louviere and
John Gonzales. Union Veterans,
Captain John T. White and Archie
Young. Spanish war Veterans,
Capt. Edwin S. Broussard of
Company l; Paul Guilfoux, B.
Toffier and E. Greig and Ranking
Serving Officer, w. L. Grant. Eu-
gene Guillot and Emile Vuillemot
all Of Company G who were under
the command of the late Anthony
n. Muller.
Among the visiting guests who
were honored with invitations
to- be present and who were also
promptly on hand enjoy the re-
union, were Mayor Sealy, Rev.
r. R. Diggs. Rev. j. M. Langlois,
Rev. L. T. Lutz and We scribe.
After all were seated in the lovely
decorated dining room to enjoy
the good edibles that were spread i
before them, Capt. Carstens. the
Master Of Ceremonies requested /
Rev. Diggs to offer Grace which |
he did in his usual impressive and
solemn manner. Lieut.. Williams
In his own peculiar and witty
way. then kept the old sol
diers in high glee relating the
subject assigned him, "Reminis-
censes of the Life of Soldier"
Rev. Lutz followed at the re-
quest of the POSTMASTER with
that of the "Private Soldier"
The address Of Capt. White en-
titled "The Blue and the Grey"
struck touching chord and here ,
and there could be seen tears
trickling down from the eyes of
several of the old soldiers who
fought for the South and lost.
Judge Hackers theme, absent
Comrades" was also full of pathos
and was highly appreciated by all
who heard him. Capt. Edwin S.
Broussard Of Company / also re-
lated his experiences while serv-
ing in Cuba during the Spanish
American war and convinced