Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Mass Meeting at Court House
z O'Clock, Saturday, Mich. 9

Judge Z. r. f. Kimbrough
President of the Parish Council OF
Defense for Tensas Parish, has
called mass meeting to be held
a: the Court House tomorrow
Saturday March 9th, at 2 O'Clock
for the purpose of appointing com
mlttees to attend the general con-
ference Of all war-organizations in
louisiana, To he held at Shreve-
port on Thursday and Friday
March Nth and 18th, and at
New Orleans on Saturday, March
10th. The Governors proclama-
ton follows:
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
Executive Department.,
Baton Rouge, La.
WHEREAS, the President, the War
Department and the Council of Ma
tiOnal Defense considers it import
ant that a general conference of all
war-work organizations in Louisiana
be held for the purpose of further
promoting activity by enlightening
our citizens on what has already
been done, and more particularly,
what is necessary to be accomplished
in the future, in order that Louisi-
ana may keep abreast of her sister
States of the Union in this great
crisis; and,
WHEREAS, the National Govern
ment is sending a member of Pres
ident Wilson's Cabinet, the Hon.
David Franklin Houston, L. S. Sec
rotary of Agriculture, and other
men of National prominence to adj
dress the people of Louisiana and
adjoining States to explain how we
can best lend our aid and assistance
in winning the war, and to consol-
ldate, as far as possible, all of our
war activities into one co-ordinated
powerful and sufficient body;
Now, THEREFORE,, |, Ruffin G. |
Pleasant, Governor of the State of |
Louisiana, do hereby cause this, a |
proclamation, to be issued earnestly |
calling upon the State Council of
Defense, the Parish Councils of De-
'ense, the Food Administration, the
Fuel Administration, the Federal
Working Reserve, the Ship BuildingI
Committee, the Y. NJ. C. A. War
Work Committee, the Red Cross
Var Work, the Knights of Column
'us, the Committee for the Proven
ion of Fire Losses, the War Savings
committee, the Liberty Loan Organ
cation, the Agricultural Extension
service, the Committee on Woman's
Work of the National Council of
Defense, the Four Minute Men, the
'peakers' Bureau. the members of
he State Legislature, the Parish
uperintendents of Education, the
Association, the Fedora
ion OF WOmen's Clubs, the Boys
Working Reserve, Members of the
'arish Police Juries. Mayors of all
municipalities, Ministers of the Cos 4
ell, and editors of all newspapers, s
D attend the War Conferences to be
eld in the city of Shreveport on
thursday and Friday, March IA and
D, and in the city of New Orleans
n Saturday, March Is, and mas
luch az the peace, safety and Sc
lrity of the future of Louisiana is /
ependent upon Americas success I
the war, | earnestly request that $
very loyal citizen of this great State,
no possibly can, will make every t
tort to attend at least one of these c
differences. 2
In Faith Whereof, l have here d
nto set my hand and caused to be +
liked the seal of the Executive De- b
lrtment, this second day of March, r
the year Of our Lord nineteen r
lndred and eighteen. 2
R. G. PLEASANT.
y the Governor,
JOHN MARSHALL,
Sec'y to the Governor.