St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-18
WAR FUND DRIVE
FOR THE REDCROSS
Will BEGIN MONDAY
Plans for Thorough Campaign OF
St. Landry and Evanaeline
Already Laid Out
TWO PARISHES EXPECTED
TO CONTRIBUTE $27, 900
Committees and Chairman for Every
Locality Have Been Appointed
And Nothing viii be Left Un-
done to Make Drive A Success

Monday morning, bright and early,
the big national drive for the Red
Cross war fund to raise one hun.
dred million dollars will start in
every state, city, town, village and
hamlet throughout Uncle Sans do.
main 1t will be one Of the biggest
as well as most spectacular cam
paigns Of the number of campaigns
incident to this nations entry into
the war, and, like every other cam
paign, promises at the start to be
most successful.
So far as the two parishes Of st.
Landry and Evangeline are concern
ed, enthusiastic supporters of the
aims of the Red Cross assure the
public that both will prove no slack
ers in this big effort and the quota
of $4,000 which the parishes are ex-
pected to contribute towards the
war fund will be raised in record
time.
The following compose the war
fund committee for the two parish
es: DIR. ]. A. Haas, chairman; Jno.
w. Lewis, vice-chairman; L. A.
Andrepont, Rev. ]. B. Brock, Mayor
M. Halphen, Henry Lastrapes, Jr.,
and L. III. Mohnhinveg. Fl. D. Lar
cade, Jr is war fund cashier, and
reports Are to be made to him
every day, at Opelousas, Of the sum
received in the various localities and
he win in turn make them to the
committee. George 7. Edwards is
secretary of the committee and
he win furnish supplies and inform
ation ~ may pc required BY local
Committees tnroug gnodt the tWb par
ishes.
The following persons have been
elected BY the executive committee
as chairmen Of their respective To-
calities, aud they are expected to or
ganize local committees, appointing
such persons, of both sexes, as viii
assist them In the work: Dr. Ben
Guilbeau, Grand Coteao and vicinity;
Dr. G. A. Gardiner, Coulee Croche;
Leon Wolff, Washington: DR.. Morgan
Gordon, Melville and territory all
along the river; Judge B. V. Vannoy.
Big Cane: Fred Fontenot, Grand
Prairie; j. Frank vidrine, Plaisanee;
James J. Lewis, Eunice; W. p. ROD
erts. Basile: O. L. Fusilfer, Mamou;
Theogene Bertrand, Jr, Mallet; Dr.
Paul Foster, Lawtell; DR.. ,. Octave
paw Leonville; j. Maurice Oliver,
Arnaudville. r. o. Marsh, Port
Barre: Wilfred j. Boudreau, Sunset;
Jro. p. savant, Whitevillei Isaac
Goetz, Garland; ]. G. Murray, Bayou
Chicot; Jesse Campbell, Pine Pral
RE: M. ]. Redde1l, ReddeH; A. l.
Aubrey. Ville Platte; ]. Felix De
zauche, Bellevue; Judge Albert w
Deiean, LeWisburg; DR.. r. Garnet'
Hawkins. Palmetto; ]. P. Baidridge
Barbreck; A. ]. Moreau, Swords sta
ton: Emar Sicily, Notleyville; Judge
w Campbell, Turkey Creek; Or
Yves Ardoin, Chataignier, These
chairman are expected to cover tneil
respective vicinities.
In addition to its other duties, tns
district campaign committee Will ac'
al the local committee for opelousa'
and organize the city. This ha'
practically been accomplished oy TN
annointment of the following:
First city Ward m. a, Fields
chairman; A, A, Anding, A. L. An
drus Robert Perkins, Sidney San
doz, Iieutenants.
second city Ward, Austin Per
ls,ns chairman: H. D. Lareade' 81
= I, Danel Edward Estorge, B. !
sanders, lieutenants.
Tbira city Ward Simon Sicily
chairman; DR.. A. J. Bercier, Il. :
Richard. F. ]. Dietlein, Oscar =
Mistric, lieutenants.
Fourth city Ward-Dr. Chas' :
Boagni Chairman; J. J. Heaiey' 7
y, Loeb, w. ], sandoz, J. L. comeau
Jesse P. Barnett, G. ?, Dunbar "
q. Perrault, H. U. Callahan heo
tenants. l..
The plans as laii cut for the ci.
campaign is that each local cnaH
man shall adopt such methods :
raise funds as seems adVisapis
However, all chairmen are expec'e
10 appoint lieutenants who VIII ca
On individuals who viii make s
norts to their chairmen daily
The committee has appointed
/. Loeb to arrange with the aatnol
,ties at Gerstner Field. near Lax
charles. with the view of having al
names y come to opeiousas ana :