The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-01-26
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UNITED SrATES
GOVERNMENT
Hon. John M. Parker and
Hon. Charles Janvier
Speak in Franklin.

Hon. Charles Janvier
Speak in Franklin.
The reception rendered Hon
John NJ Parker and Hon. Cherries
Jahvier, Postmaster of New Or.
leans, who spoke at the Opera
House here last Thursday night,
was fattering in the extreme. The
spacious opera house, which seats
eight hundred people, was simply
packed with most attentive au-
dience. These gentlemen arrived
here Thursday evening. Mr.. Jan.
yler while here was the guest 81
Dr.. Beverly W. Smith, and Mr..
John NJ. Parker was the guest OF
Hon. Wilson I. Peterman.
The object of their visit was to
impress upon the people, old and
|young, their duty in doing their
part in assisting the Government,
by thrift and economy. in carry
ing on to success the war. They
addressed the children of the High
School at 4 o'clock in the after.
noon. The large crowd at the
night meeting was escorted to
their seats without a jar by the
polite Boy Scouts of Troops No. I
and 2 The High School Glee
Club furnished patriotic and
soul-inspiring music for the oc.
casion. At 1880 o'clock Hon. Viii.
bur H. Kramer opened the meet.
ing with patriotic and forceful
address, and presided as it's chair.
man. The persons on the stage
besides the speakers were Judge
w. G. Baker. Senator Murphy J.
Foster, Judge Charles A. O'Niell,
Dr.. T. F. Frere, Hon. Wilson T.
Pete.man. Dr.. j. B. Sewell,
Messrs. julius Hebert, Chas. Gott
and r. E. 3rumby. The Chair
man called upon DR.. 4. F. Frere
to introduce the FIRST speaker, Mr..
Charles Janvier, which he did
with appropriate remarks.
Mr.. Janvier's address was in.
structive, eloquent and scholarly.
He placed before his audience so
plainly that it was the duty of
every person in the United States
to practice economy, to save the
money which they spend in need.
less pleasure, lend it to the Gov.
eminent, by buying Thrift and
War Savings Stamps, thereby
aiding in defeating the enemies of
human liberty and humanity.
Chairman Kramer then called
upon Mr.. Wilson T. Petermau to
introduce the next speaker, who
in his usual happy style. intro.
duced Mr.. John M. Parker to a |
loudly applauding audience. Mr..
Parker is at homo before q st. |
Mary audience. There he is |
among friends who appreciate his
merits and honor him as one of /
the foremost citizens of Louisiana
and the Nation. He made an
elcquently earnest appeal for food |
saving, in order that our soldiers |
and those of our allies may be
we'll fed while they are battling in |
the trenches for democracy. Hell
said We have asked the people to |
observe one meatless day and one
wheatiess day during every week. |
1t is not asking much of them, but
this small sacrifice on the part of
one hundred and ten million PEG.
pie in the United States will pro
vide the best food, the best cloth.
ing and ample munitions to our
boys on the battle front, and en-.
able them to win the war, which
will be won for humanity. His
speech had a telling effect on the
audience. His earnestness and
his straightforward aud manly
truthfulness convinced them. |
When he said in effect: "Mr.
Janvier and l are not appealing to
you for ourselves personally. but
for you, for our country and our
soldiers in the trenches, fighting
for liberty and the rights Of man."
they believed him and will follow
his advice.
The meeting vas q great sue.
cess as the eloquent addresses of
the speakers Intensified the patri.
otto fervor of our people in their
determination to do their duty,
their whole duty in the war.
We learn that the position of
Domestic Science in the Centre.
Vile school has been vacant for
the past month and there ia come
4 a. oul,x IN nokt;nr, r~ol;Hod