The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-15
D~tiae d Parish Council d Defense.

Jury, NnDlTUbus SAoo' OoSsi
Education. Sec; Ed. L. Saucer, Farm
Demonstration Agent; Maurice Sean.
non, Mayor Q: Morgan City; sam
Watkins. Mayor Of Berwick; L. For'
syth. r., Mayor Of BALDWIN,; T.. +.
Dumssnil, Second Ward; e. u: KEN
psr, Third Ward; |. Wooster, rourtn
Nard; Eugene Pharr. Sixth Ward;
George Provost, Seventh w ara
Thomas johnson. Eighth Ward: D.:
Dorey, Mayor OF Patterson. and MISS
Koley Mobley. Women Agent ia Home
Economics. The following members
were sbsent: Messrs. Chas. Lauve,
Mayor OF p .suklin; Walter O'Nieli,
FRET Ward; and Oscar zenor, Fifth
Ward.
Chairman Frost stated that the OBJ
iecs Of Vie .nacial meeting was 70 haSeI
the Council discuss tho enforcement OF
laws, and more especially the Sunday
law % oitisens had reported that same
vas being violated in parts OF the
Parish. Mr. Frost said that this was
not . Prohibition Movement, butstrict-
~ move ia response to the demand OF
che times. that Man Power might be
conserved.
Chairman Frost called upon Mr.. w.
q. Kramer, Who was present, to fur'
thor state the object OF the meeting.
Mr.. Kramer stated that II was impera'
tive that Man Power be conserved In
this Parish. Also that a sober man
vas the only one who could do his full
"bit." Mr.. Kramer further stated that
DO was sure that many OF the indlvtdu'
sls, Who may have been guilty OF VIC.
letting Ihe Sunday Law we're patriotic
citizens, and would fall in with the
sentiment OF the community. ii such
cculd be brought to their minds, that
such vas the desire of the community
sud that BY 30 doing they would be
contributing q "bit" ia the winning OF
the var.
Other discussions followed by MEM
hers OF the Council. some advocatlnR
drastic action in the enforcement OF
the Sunday and Gay-Shattuck Laws.
Mr.. Eugene Pharr, moved and second
Al by Mayor Forsyth, that 9 commit
Aee be appointed TO draft resolutions
smhod wing tho sense of the Council on
tho matters discussed. +,
Chairman C.. N. Frost appointed
Ncssrs. Eugene Pharr, G. D. kemPer
and I. Wooster. Q committee OF three
to draft suitable resolutions which were
.,nan;romsiv adonted.
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III - KITS. a., 81 Marv parish. in
snnSc-r,;sv with sha demands Of the
Gn...nr:u% that +, il tho nurnose 81
-. C.ss;'s, h.,nc sh"mt The snfnrc. ).
We Ho " ~ ~ 80 . xsh;ch nrohihit she
.,* cc. y. FL. ~ i,o"or and:
u" ..r. !. ...o,sed ~, for th;s nurnose
A.. r .;~ 49, ~ ,ha a:onnc;i of hefe nse
s o s.nh q ~ ana The Mayor of eacL
r., n me Parish. be and is hereby
;rssrna,s.i n immediateiy organize his
rn"nsii and take such action a. ma,
- rs.assasv q carry out the purpose
~ ,his resniution and:
.spe - resoivsd that the Chairman O,
zach Cnnnoii And Mayor. ia hereby in
ssrnnsad ~ report 70 the Council any
Snrihsr violation Of the law. for actior
:. nav - deamed neoessary and:
.ss r. fmrther resolved that ali
~a>rins,e aitissos are called upon C
KIN this body In carr, ipQ into sflec
IN n,,rnosea for vhich this Council ~,
Arassed."
The revolution adopted by the State
Council OF Defense. held 1t its meeting
on Nov, 9ud, 1917, vas read, aud OF
morton Of NJ. Thomas johnson, second
a 81 p. r. Dunesnil, made part o
the minutes. The resolution being 81
follows: