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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
POPULAR COUPLE WERE
MARRIED LAST THURSDAY
Mr.. Joseph Benoit, Jr., of Near Leon
vile and Miss sepyrer Of cece-
liza United in Wedlock

Two prominent families OF the Ba-
you Teche section were united last
Thursday when Mr. Joseph Benoit, Jr.,
of near Leonville took as his bride
Miss Mamye speyrer The wedding
occurred at Cecilia, St. Martin par
ish, at 10 o'clock in the morning, at
the home of A. J. Olivier, Rev Father
Blanc officiating. Clement Benoit, a
brother of the groom, acted as best
man, while Miss Lou Durand was the
maid of honor. After the ceremony
the happy couple left for Biloxi, Miss,
where they will spend their honey
moon.
The groom is a son of Joseph Benoit,
Sr.. one OF the prosperous and we'll
to-do farmers and merchants OF just
below Leonville, while the bride is a
member of one of the prominent fam
lilies living in southeast ST. Landry.
The groom is well known in Opelou-
sas and is consideder one Of the fin
est young men of the parish. Al
ways courteous, attentive to the many
duties on his fathers large farm, he
long ago was numbered among the
substantial young men of St. Landry,
The Clarion tenders its congratula-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
.FORTY-EIGHT ARE IN
THE LIMIT CLUB"
THAT MEANS $4,000 WAS IN
VESTED IN w. S. S.
Members Represent Almost Every
Section of Parish in Recent
Big Drive for Savings

The famous "1imit-club" in the
war savings drive attained a mem
bership of forty-eight when the list
was closed the first of the week
Each of these invested $843 in
Uncle Sans baby bonds and
these stamps will bring the fortunate
pla'ehasera 81 900 IN coin of the realm
during 1928 quite neat sum to be
earned on the investment.
Those who joined the. club were:
st. Landry State Bank, Peoples state
Bank, opelousas National Bank,
Planters Bank and Trust Company,
Bank Of Sunset, Washington State
Bank Merchants and Farmers Bank
of Melville, Pierre Mistric, Rev. J. b.
Brock, Russell l. Montgomery, Mrs.
p NJ. Boagni, Ben Riseman, DR.. j.
P. Saizan, DR.. b r Young, DR.. G. r.
Boagni, r. B. Christman, G. n. Gre
ting, Frank Dimmick, g. NJ. Boagni,
Richard Eckart, j. p Barnett, Jos.
T. st. Cyr, DR. ]. A. Haas, Mrs. j. A.
Haas, Captain Sam Haas, Estate OF
J. B. sandoz, Robert Chachere, Diet
lein-Jacobs Grocery Company, Jos.
M. Boagni, r.. o. Marsh, Estate OF
Rev J. Engberink, ]. Sam Evans,
John Hidalgo, Mrs. Matte shute Bo-
agni, Armand d Dejean, Osie Bor-
delon, AdoIphe savoie, DR.. c. A.
Gardiner, w. J. Boudreau, A, T, Bur
leigh, B. Gordy Richard, Mrs e.
Gordy Richard, Mrs Eliza Comeau,
Mrs. ]. s. Evans, Leon s. Haas, Mrs
w. B. Clopton. Florian Robert Le-
Bourgeois, Jno. P. Boagni.
Later Since the above was put
id type we have. been advised that
the following additional names have
been added to the list: DuBlanc Le-
doux, Mrs. E. Comeau, Francois Mil
Ter, Ed Thistlethwaite, H. p War
telle, Mrs. H. P. WarteIle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
NATIVE OF oPELoUsAs
DIED AT BAslLE TUESDAY
Louis Deputy Passes Away at Home
of His Sister Mrs. F. C. La
tioIais

Louis Deputy, native of this city
but for many years a resident of Jen.
nings, died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. F. C. Latiolais, in Basile, last
Tuesday morning at o'clock, aged
about fifty years. The remains were
taken to Jennings where the funeral
and interment were held the next day.
Mr.. Deputy left this city many years
ago and settled in that part of Cal
casieu which now constitutes Jeff
erson Davis parish The deceased
leaves two children, Mrs. John Sea
grave and Lloyd Deputy, both resi-
desnts Of Jennings, also his sisters,
Mrs. Latiolais of BasiIe and Mrs.
Robert Chachere of Opelousas, and
one brother, E. Deputy of Beaumont,
Texas.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
: =
: CLARION OF JUNE 22 y
MAKES A BIG HIT >
Writeup and Picture of Late
Priest Brings Calls for Many !
Extra Copies of Date

One day this week we received :
= postal card request from a dis 4
tant parish for several copies of :
= THE CLARION of Saturday, June =
r 22,which issue contained the news =
article on the death and burial of >
= the late Father Engberink, as al "
SO haIf-tone picture of the de- =
ceased preIate.
The issue was completely ex- y
hausted and we were unable to =
furnish the party with copy, =
for which we are extremely sor-
ry, but it couldn't be helped. =
This request, however, simply y
acentuases the fact that THE
= CLARION is the best known and
closest read newspaper publish
ed in this section of the state.
Whenever soldier boy writes an =
+ interesting letter from France
= it is generally sent to THE CLAIR =
+ ION for publication. just anoth-
> er evidence of what the reading =
: public of St. Landry think Of
= this newspaper. All these little
: things show the state of the av-
Y erage st. Landrian's mind when =
he thinks of local newspaper. :
: THERE MUST BE A REASON. =
i y ~ y
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
= 4 =
ANOTHER FEATHER in
THE cLARioN's CAP
Full Proceedings of Police jury,
School Board, City Council
are Printed Today

= The CLARION today publish :
= es the full proceedings of the po- >
lice jury, the parish school =
board and the opelousas city .
council, and that, too, in addI- :
ton to practically the same am =
cunt of regular reading matter. =
It was something of task, in >
view of tne fact that most of the :
proceedings were received by >
this office on Wednesday and :
Thursday, being the Fourth of :
July naturally there was no y
great work accomplished in :
= the printing line. This extra :
work and delay On account of :
the Fourth naturally caused =
= THE CLARION to be little =
late in publication but we be- =
iieve the lateness is justifiable >
and we think our readers will
: agree with US. just pick up all =
the other papers in ST. Landry =
and Evangeline of today's issue =
and see If they combined contain >
as much as this issue of THE :
CLARION. The PROOF of the
PUDDING is in the EATING.
#* y s.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
NOOTED QUESTION
is LAID ASIDE
-
WRANGLE OVER STOCK LAW
DISPOSED or FOR TIME
Police Jury Decides This is Not the
Time to Put Matter UP to
the People

Iuna eeetipg of De palice
!, jury the question of passing an orl
dInance prohibiting the running al
large Of stock on the public high.
ways came up. Naturally. as was ex-
pected, there was considerable stir
among the members and their con
stituents on the subject. some favor
ing the measure while others were
equally as vehement In their oppo-
sition to such a law.
After considerable discussion, pro
and con. 1t was decided to let the
matter lie over until the July meet
ing and there was much whetting Of
knives and loading OF guns. fignra-
lively speaking, among the propon-
ents and opponents OF the proposed.
ordinance, If the matter took such
shape.
So. when the hosts assembled here.
last Monday for the July meeting
there as large outpouring Of peo.
pie from every section OF the parish
and every sign pointed to battle
royal in the parish legislature. II
was apparent almost from the jump
that no matter what the individual
members of the jury thought on the
subject, If the matter came to
vote it would only be in the form OF
a resolution passing sthe buck
putting it squarely up to the vote Of
the people to decide which was best
for St. Landry.
The storm clouds were gathering
quite profusely and threatened to-
obscure almost every important thing
before the body's attention, but the
conflict was averted by the timely
appearance Of Mr. E. M Boagni
who, addressing the jury, advised
that the matter be, dropped until
after we whip the Germans Mr..
Boagni gave a lot OF timely and SEN
sible advice, telling the jury that
right now the main thing before the
people was the winning OF the war
and nothing should interfere With
this great issue. His suggestion
was accepted and, on motion of Mr..
Catlett, the entire subject matter
was tabled until Uncle Sam had fin
ished his work Of beating the Ger
mans. Thus ended the last chapter
Of an interesting question
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
sT. LANDRY BOY MAKES
GOOD IN NATIONS SERVICE
S. D. Tinney, Jr,, Of Sunset Heads
Big Department in Ship Build
ing Work in Florida

The friends of S. D. Tinney, Jr,
will be glad to hear of the rapid pro
motion which he has received in the
governmental shipyards
Mr.. Tinney left Sunset, this parish,
two years ago, to accept position
with the Buick Motor Company OF
Flint, Michigan. On the entrance OF
the United States in the war he offer,
ed his services to the government and
was placed In the shipyards at Ches-
ter, Pennsylvania Here he rose step
by step until he is now the head of a
department of several hundred me-
chanics and is considerd a valuable
man. Lately he was transferred to
Jacksonville, Florida, and is now gen.
eral foreman over all drilling and tap
ping in the Merrill-steyens shipyard
in that city.
Mr.. Tinney is a son of S. D. Tinney,
Sr.. for twelve years agent of the
Southern Pacific at Sunset. and the
young man was a student at the st.
Charles College, Grand Coteau. He
is certainly doing his "bit'' for the
government and all his friends in his
home parish wish him we'll
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06

Miss Julia Boagni, the accom-
plished young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. NJ. Boagni, left this week
for Dallas. Texas, where she will be
the guest Of. her sister, Mrs. ]. A.
Junge Miss Julia only recently re-
turned home from Nashville, Tenn,
where she attended school the past
session.
Top Sergeant Bob LaCombe, for
many months past stationed at Camp
Beauregard. is home on visit and
his multitude of friends here were
pleased to welcome him. He has
been with the colors ever since the
nation declared war and is such a
useful man that his officers keep
him constantly on the Jump training
raw recruits.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
LABOR SITUATION
BRINGS MEN OF THE
PARISH TOGETHER
Organization of st. Landry Central
Labor Bureau Effected Here
Last Monday
GREAT CROWD ATTEND SESSION
HELD IN FEDERAL BUILDING
&. M. Roasni Chosen Chairman and
Discussion Took Wide Range ON
the impending Difficulty of
Securing Adequate Help

A large crowd of men from almost
every section of the parish came to
Opelousas last Monday morning in
response to the call recently issued
by Mr.. E. M. Boagni, relative to the
critical labor situation in this par
ish and the probability of farmers
experiencing much difficulty in the
fall in securing help in order to save
their crops.
In regard to the meeting, an erro-
neous idea got abroad, that it was a
meeting of the parish defense coun-
Gil and that that body would take up
the recent order of General Crowder
of work. fight or go to jail Z That
notion served in good purpose, how
ever, for it brought many here who
were curious to learn what would be
done in the premises and when it
was found out that the labor cues
ton was the only thing at issue all
thoughts on harvesting the crops had
first attention in the minds Of all.
Here are the proceedings in full:
ope1ousas, La, July i, 1918,
E. NJ. Boagni, chairman of the st.
Landry council Of defense, called a.
meeting Of the people OF this parish,
to consider the labor situation and
for the purpose of effectuaIly meet
ing the situation. He explained the
objects and purposes of the meeting
in the following terms:
Gentlemen, have called you to-
gether as representative men will
qualified by experience and situation
to represent the needs of the hour,
and am delighted to see such large
representative and patriotic response
to my call.
'In opening this meeting and ex-
planning it's objects and purposes, !
do not intend to go into details but
merely to give you an outline OF the
conditions that brought about the
call. Gentlemen, this is not a labor
meeting. This is not a capitalist
meeting. It is meeting of good and
patriotic men from different sections
of the parish to consider fairly how
the present conditions can best be
met
''Twenty-eight million men are now
arranged in the work of consumption
and destruction. A large part OF the
fields of the earth lie basted and
trampled by the contending hosts
Others lie fallow for want of man
power to till them.
"Day after day passes by and no
sign rises to give birth to the hope
of an early cessation of the work of |
destructiGA. Most every hour of our |
days and nights echo the sounds of |
the whistle of the passing trains, !
our young men away. Eve
cry days papers tell us Of hundreds |
of thousands needed by our govern
ment in the different war works.
I'VE hear on every side the cry of |
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
OPELOUSAS LADIES
Do FINE WORK
COMMITTEES IN w. S. S. DRIVE
RAKE IN THE COIN
Were Vigorously on the Job Early
and Late and Their Efforts
Met With Success

Chairman Dimmick appointed Mrs
| A. A. Anding Parish Chairman of the
| Womans War Savings Committee,
Mrs W ]. sandoz, City Chairman
and Mrs. Willie Stewart, Chairman
of the local Red Cross Society, as a
committee to solicit subscriptions to
the War Savings Stamps, and these
ladies appointed subcommittee to
assist in the work. These ladies'
were divided into teams and were
stationed at the banks and other
prominent places in this city on last
Thursday and Friday. many Of the
ladies in addition to working at the
several booths actively canvassing
the city for subscriptions.
The results of the two days cam
paign were very satisfactory in all
respects, the total subscriptions
reaching almost thirty thousand dol
lars. The ladies worked harmoniously
and all are entitled to their full
measure of praise regardless of the
amount of subscriptions received
Some worked harder than others per-
haps, but there is honor enough for
ALL as the chairman expressed much
satisfaction at the success achieved
by the ladies.
Aside from the satisfactory num-
Der Of subscriptions taken by the
ladies, it was new experience for
the people of this city an expert
ence which lent a special interest to
the activities of these two days. On
the other hand, the ladies them
selaes, while they worked hard,
seemed to enjoy the work and will
engage in future campaigns in be
half of the Government.
The number of each team and the
ladies who composed the same, as
well as the amount that each re-
eeived will appear from the follow
ing list which was furnished by
Chairman Mrs. A. A. Anding:
Team. No. /, composed of Mes
danes John Green, Bert Edwards,
and F. J. Dietlein. $7,341.00.
Team No. 2. composed of Mes !
danes Harold Edwards, Eugene Ber-
cier and George Edwards, and Misses
Mathilde Estorge, Louise Estorge,
Corinne Trosclair and Marie Tros
clair, 1880
Team No. 3, composed Of Mes
danes A. Leon Dupre and ]. w.
Jordan, s4,520oO.
Team No. 4, composed of Mes
DANES Willie Stewart and Richard
Hollier, and Misses Mary 0. Littell
and Marie Meginley, $1249.Oo.
Team No. 5. composed of Miss
YeoIa Richard and Mesdames Louis
White, w. M. Hughes, A. L. Andrus
and Henry Lastrapes, Jr., $5,000.00.
Team No. 6, composed of Mrs. Leo
pold Dejean and Percy Walker, and
Misses Martha Andrus, Bee Craw-
ford, and Mamie B. Anding, s1,525.
Mrs. Mattye S. Boagni, $4,000. |
Miss Edn Riseman, $4,000.
Mrs. Percy Dunbar, $168.00
Miss Dee Andtng, 1925. /
Total $50 5q3
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
LATE PRIESTS PICTURE !
IN SATURDAYS CLARION
y win be Printed on Fine Book
Paper as Supplement to
Next Issue

The issue of THE CLARION of
Saturday, June %, containing
. the picture of the late Father
Engherink was exhausted and we
. have been unable to meet with
= the great demands for copies of :
people here and elsewhere who '
= wished to preserve and frame :
+" the picture of the deceased priest. y
In order to supply the evident =
demand. THE CLARION will next :
Saturday issue as supplement ,
the picture printed on fine book :
= paper and his autograph sigma
y ture. This picture will be suit
; able for framing and we advise
$ our readers to watch for It and
: see that it is delivered along
: with the issue of the paper com
" ing to them.
~ 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
UNCLE sam CALLS
|. MORE ST. LANDR|ANS
TO THE COLORS
Twelve. Young Men Departed Friday
for jackson Barracks, New
Orleans
MORE TO FOLLOW DURING
BALANCE OF THE MONTH
Two Local Boards Operated by One
Set of Officials and Branel,
Office Will Be Maintain
ed in Eunice
MORE TO FOLLOW DURING
BALANCE OF THE MONTH

With more than million of Amer
lean soldiers in France on July /.
draft calls are coming swiftly one
after another and during the present
month it is figured that three hun.
dred thousand more men will be sent
TO training camps, a similar number
IN August, one hundred and fifty
thousand in each of the months of
!; September, October and November
while in December one hundred and
twenty-five thousand more will be
! added to the huge fighting force the
government is getting ready to not
j only whip the naiser but to carry
the war into the enemy's territory
Yesterday (Fridayl the following
young men were called to entrain
for Jackson Barracks, New Orleans
from Board No 1:
George Clause, Arnaudville; Dud-
ley Edmond, LeonyilIe; Amede Hol-
lier Arnaudyille: Clayus Courville,
Sunset; John E. Tujague, Opelousas.
The alternates we're Leo Armand,
ArnaudVille: Eeonce Richard, Ope-
lousas; Henry Ivy, Grand Coteau
Tue same lime the following
were notified to report to Eunice to.
entrain for Jackson Barracks, from
Board No. 2:
Charles Cephus Forrest, White
villet; Artelus Johnson, Eunice:
Mayo Manuel, opelousas; Angelas
Prudhomme, LawtelI; Eugene Lutz,
Whiteville; Rene Ardoin, Cataro;
Clifton BriIey, cataro. The alter
mates were Hiram Courville, Eunice;
Leon Pitre, Andrepont; Adraste
Fruge, Eunice
These men departed for New Or
leans over the Gulf Coast Lines af-
ternoon train.
The next call for selectmen will be
filled by quotas from the two ex-
emption districts on July Is to 19,
seven from No. and nine from No.
2. Those called and the alternates
from No / follow:
Hiram savoie, Grand Coteau;
Francois Prejean, Carencro; Ste
phen Nezat, Port Barre; Mark Oil
vier, Arnaudville; Rene sibille,
Sunset; Elier Richard, shuteston;
Abraham Percy Andrus, opelousas.
The alternates George Jerome Ven
able, Sunset; Jules Miller, Sunset;
Berthemance Sicily, Leonyille.
From No. ri Albert Luchiute, Mel
vile; Morris ortego, Cottonport; |
Hypolite E. Carter, Big Cane; JOS
eph Jegneau, Rt 5, Opelousas; Pierre
Jacneau, Church Point; Jean B.
Bourque, LeWisburg: Cornelius Pow
ell, Garland; Joseph Andrepont, Ope- |
Iousas; Lucius PerrauIt, Barbreck. /
The alternates- Lloyd Duckworthg
Albert Liable, Lewisburg;
Thomas Belfast, Cataro.
AS remarked above, a branch Of
fiee of the new board will be main
.ained in Eunice as it will require
about month before the entire
business of the selective draft for
St. Landry will be moved to Opelou-
sas.
l. A Tuna of Washington, who
was clerk of Board No. 2, will con-
.inue in that capacity with the new
while w. T. Smith of
win act in the capacity as
assistant clerk to Mr.. Tuna.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06

Mrs. Eleanor B. Comeau and
daughter, Miss Lou, left during the
week for Asheville, N. G., where
they will spend some time.
Mrs. Geo. B. Cooke and children
of Baton Rouge are here as the
guests Of Mrs. Cookies parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. e. LittelI
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
CELEBRATION BRINGS
TREMENDOUS CROWD
TO OLD OPELOUSAS
Fourth Of July Blowout Biggest Ever
Held in This Historic
City
ESTIMATED MORE THAN FIVE
THOUSAND ASSEMBLED HERE
Greatest Meeting on Record in the
Long History Of This Old Settle
ment and Attested Deep Pa
trlctism Of People

! The Fourth Of July celebration
held in this city last Thursday was
the greatest OF its kind ever held Ill
0pelousas, In fact, several old citi-
zens stated, It was the biggest meet
ing of any kind ever pulled off here,
Five thousand was most conses
tive estimate of the number al
people who assembled on
square, and some enthusiast
state positively there
than seven thousand.
was a big meeting, no
the differences Of opin1
number Of the people W
to participate in the
out and procession.
automobiles was s
and no one even t
how many joy-wagq
the occasion
The parade W
meeting was WI
feature and w
II not someWi
fort this city
that pafticn
large auis
liaa and al
nal orpagf gnf fs.
feature was well arranged ll
the attention of ha onlo8kers
float won the prize, Dr. A.
rault, dentist, as thr Red Cross dos
tor, with Miss Aline 5urio Ill niirs
were IN the car The CIR rspreasni
ing the council Of defense dreY
much attention, while tha submarine
chaser. arranged On paotorcyele
with side-car attachment. wan partie
ularly good and 10 the point wA
by George MamaIikas of
she Handy Kitchen, one Of che pattt
otic Greek born citizens of this city
who, like his fellows, Is willing To do
anything for Uncle Sam
After the parade dissolved, the
meeting was held on the court
square Nj d M Boagni chairman
II the defense council, acted as chair
man of the meeting Els remarks
in the opening Of the meeting we're
strictly To fhe point. He spoke of
he structure built bg our forefath-
prs, that It was Our proud heritage
how and was our sacred duty 70 pre-
serve it when the mailed hst of
was seeking to destroy
It. II necessary, We should spih
every drop Of our blood in defense nf
1ur country and our rights Some
lime back. said Mr.. Boagni things
over there we're not quite 50 bright,
1ut the American soldier has set
he dial TIC cher way
He spoke of the German propagaa-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06
FORMER RESIDENTS HAVE
RETURNED HERE TO LIVE

Mr.. and Mrs T. Coreil, residents
of this city quite number OF years
ago and who have since that time
lived in both New Orleans and Vile
Platte, recently returned to Opelou-
sas and are now residing on East
Grolee street, at the corner of Wal
nut. Their many friends in this city
were pleased to learn that they have
again taken up their residence among
us.
tions to Mr.. and Mrs. Benoit and wish
es them much happiness on the yoy-
age OF life
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-06

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10

$3.50. This Is a course of fifteen les
sons which treats OF tho principles OF
health and homo care of the sick. Such
questions az home decoration. home
sanitation, simple homo treatments and
the carrying out Of the doctors orders
will be taken up. Registration for this
class is now going on.
French IS being taught at the associ-
alton SO that tho woman who has had
some French may brush up on her vo-
cabulary and become we'll acquainted
with the idioms in which the French
language abounds. There is a begin
ners' class In French being taught. as
is the other one, by a native French
woman. This class Is Intended to give
strong foundation in the principles
fof French. and later lead into convcr-
Gational work when the pupils have
sufficient vocabulary. Much interest is
being manifested by both the class it
self and the instructor, Lile. Jeanne
Oyer.