St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-04-20
HOSPITALITY ENTERTAINED
AT THE BUTLER HOME

IIG lIOII1llS EI1Ouio oho 1AOSk PANNO
ant day was spent by all. The wealth
er weather for motoring and the
Opelousas folks had a delightful trip
through one of the prettiest sections
of st. Landry parish. Several autos
left town and arrived at the Butler
home about the 400 hour; the trip
thru this prosperous section revealed
that the farmers are enjoying the
benefits Of the last bountiful harvest
and high prices; evidence of this
appear everywhere. Fields all in
splendid state of cultivation, fences
al in good order, dwellings painted
and barns and outhouses all of first
class build. The livestock owned by
the majority of the people in this
section are thoroughbreds, beef
stock, dairy stock, horses and mules,
all are in the best of condition and
show unmistakable signs of improve
ment over the old scrub stock nee
so much in evidence throughout the
parish. Dipping watts adorn the high
ways and the sentiment prevailing
throughout this beautiful part Of Il
parish is that this modern step of
our parish fathers will do more to
enhance and promote the livestock
industry than anything else that can
be done. From opinions expressed
by residents of this neighborhood a
man will be willing to invest his
hard earned money in a thorough
bred animals for ~upbreeding and
building up his droves of horses and
herds of cattle, now that the TICK is
doomed to go. TWo-story homes are
to be seen in many sections, and
great droves Of thoroughbred hogs
on every hand; chickens, turkeys,
sheep and ever goats are to be found
in abundance. The only visible signs
of old days, when the writer was a
resident of this section is the coun-
try roads traVersing this populous
ward; these are just as they were
twenty years ago; in some places
they have been Strengthened out and
shortened by following a line with
the railroad, but what is wanted by
all with whom we came in contact is
up-to-date gravel roads. We under
stand that a move is on foot by these
rogressive citizens to have a.
modern road in the near future at
any cost. Here's hoping that there
will be no ~retrograde movement to
obstruct this laudable ambition from
being realized. A great many new
corners have located there and new
ideas are naturally being brought to
light and this interchange of opin-
ions and advice that is SO much in
eYidence from the gatherings Of these
older citizens with the new will do
much to make this one of the garden
spots Of Louisiana in a short while.
At the Butler home one is soon
made to feel that he is THRICE
WELCOME and the hospitality that
flowed on this occasion surely can
not be excelled anywhere. When the
call for refreshments was announced,
the feast that was spread was truly
fit for the gods" and there we're so
many dishes served and In such va
riety that even our good and curious
friend Meyer Winsberg had to, con-
fess that it would require just such
another visit to the home of these
good people to "get acquainted" with
some of these %appetizing and bounti-
I | d~elieacies. To say that the long
table "groaned under its weight" Of
good things is a mild way Of express
ing the thought and it is no "camou-
flaged" statement when the writer
says he never saw so much of
CHICKEN, TURKEY, and all the
trimmings thereto in all his life.
Even Leon Haas and Isador Isaac
had to admit after the feast was
over that for once they had found a
place where it was impossible to
eat all that was offered them. The
table was beautifully decorated with
flowers and a majority of the dishes
served were made of farm-home-
raised products by our good friend
Pickens and his up-to-date across
the bayou neighbor Tate.
Mrs. Butler was assisted in seeing
that all had a plenty by Mrs. Tate,
Mrs. Nolan and Mrs. Boss William
son. and needless to say the boys
were delighted at being so plenti-
fully and so often served. These
good ladies prepared the dishes and
then took a special delight in seeing
that each guest had no excuse to go
away without "his fill of them all.
Frank Carlo, with all of his expe-
renee says that he never ate spa
ghetti" fixed in a more palatable and
appetizing way than on this occa-
sion, and that is some compliment to
hostess for Frank is some judge
when it comes to eating spaghetti.
Senator Leon S. Haas and DR.. John
A. Haas made some instructive re-
marks as regards the THRU LIBER-
TY LOAN bonds and what they had
to say will doubtless prove very
beneficial in bringing our parish up