New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1917-03-31

MEL Convention of the Woodmen
of the World of Louisiana which
convened into regular session in
this City last Tuesday morning
was one the best, and largest in
point of attendance we have had
since New Iberia has been termed
a Convention City. On Monday,
one day before the meeting. some
four hundred and fifty dele
gates. many Of whom were ac-
companied by their wives. arrived,
preceding the Grand Officers who
had the interesting meeting in
charge. At the same time the
male sex were holding their meet
ings the Woman's Circle, some
two hundred strong We're con-
ducting their session in the hall
of Cypress Camp No. 81 which is
located on Iberia Street. This
building. as well as the Elk The
atre had been fttinelv decorated
for the occasion by the local com
mittee in charge and the flowers
and palms never showed to a bet
ter advantage than on this me-
morable occasion. The commit
tee who had been selected by the
local Camp to effect all of the
arrangements were DR.. E. S. Full
ton, DR.. J. H. White, Jos. Davis,
Tilden Robichaux, Chas. Guilloty !
Jos. Cordova, J. A. Lemaire,
Avery Lemaire, Will D. Reynolds,
Arthur Holleman, Fred Decuir.
Louis Bonin, Whitney Romero and
Bert Kramer. At the conclusion
Of the big Convention and as a
token Of the esteem in which the
chairman of the committee of ar
'angements was held by our visi-
;ors, the delegates presented DR..
Fulton with a beautiful cut glass
7ase. Every citizen in New Ibe
ia that could spare the time con-
ributed some little effort in try
ng to assist in making the dele
,ates welcome, and we have rea-
ons to believe that all of them de-
'arted we'll rewarded for the visit
o our hospitable little City. Be-
ides the entertainment provided
or our guests here in New Iberia
n Wednesday a special train was
rovided and they were all TAX
n to the famous Avery Salt Is ]
and, many of whom went down
1 the mines at the invitation of ]
uperintendent Bradford and j
1ey all enjoyed their visit i'm {
lensely. While here hundreds of s
1em also visited our oil fields and 6
rovided themselves with a vial c
the crude oil which was E
,ken from a well Of the New Ibe- a
a Oil Co. t
The Convention was called to I
der and addressed by DR.. f. S.
ulton promptly at / P. M. on
uesday, after which an opering 5
lie was sang by the members Of ;
le Convention and then Mayor U
ealy delivered an address of
eIcome that made them all 'ecl 5
lat the keys of the City were II
eirs while they wera our guests. .
response was made hy Head {.
onsul L. P. Butler of Shreveport =
ne Invocation ceremonies were 5
en- delivered bv Rev. Fl. \. :
-own of the Methodist church. u
pom the roll call being made. it Il
as found that there were then
< hundred delegates present and II
e subsequent day a couple OF Il
Indred more answered to their IL
mes. The night session was a
nvened by the delivery of the .
nual message by Sovereign :
w. A. Frazier An
-eresting address on the advant-
es of the Woodmen Order was y
livered bv Col. Waiter NJ. Craw- :,
rd of Alabama. On this oo"a-
n every seat in the laroe build r
, wae taken and manv we've
lnding IN tha p;Fl"s. Or We'd d
sdav mnrnino the "nrnmittAAs
ports were heard and nomina- "