The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-02-22


vention will concern itself primarily
with the after-war construction pro-
gram, which is expected to entail
tremendous demands on the industry
both at home and abroad.
Despite the loss of virtually Four
months due to influenza, the Mason5
made a net gain of 1,200 members
during 1913, of which $50 members
were initiated in rhe New Orleans
lodges. Nine new lodges, four of
them New Orleans lodges, were or.
ganized under the Jurisdiction of the
Grand Lodge during the year.
Superintendent A. c. Lewis, treas
urer of the Tangipahoa parish school
funds, reports receipts curing we
quarter of s29,S6935, which, with the
balance of S16,S22 on hand at the
commencement of the quarter made
s46,691.35 available for school pur-
poses.
I ]. z. Wallace and other citizens or
the Verda community propose to util-
! ize the jefferson Highway as part OF
R. T. d. No. 2 ou- of the town OF
Montgomery. This is the first move
make in Louisiana to take advantage
of Congress in creating the Jefferson
! Highway into post road
Plans for the keeping of the war
records of Louisianians who served
! IN the nations armed forces are now
being formulated by rhe State Coun-
| ell Of Defense The council expects
/ To make use Of the newspapers Is
obtain information about men who
served in the army and the navy.
Colonel Frank p. Stubs was the
guest Of honor. at a banquet given
by he Monroe Bar Association. II
was arranged for the purpose of hon
roring a member Of the legal profess
sion who has rendered valuable ser.
vice to his country at the sacrifice
of his own interests. -t..
The Board of Liquidation OF New
Orleans and the State Board or AZ
fairs are crossing swords owing to
tax assessment rolls of New Orleans
not being received early enough TO
assure collection of taxes in time for
! the city 10 pay the interest on its
/ bonded debt when due
At the mass meeting of planters,
business men and others interested
in the cotton situation, held in West
{ Monroe, a resolution was unanimous
/ ly adopted that every planter would
reduce hrs cotton acreage the coming
season by at least one-third and more
than that.
Louisiana passed the fifty per cent
mark and entered among the first ten
/ in the race among the states for COM
pleting the work of the draft boards,
it was announced at. the Office of the
adjutant general.
/ Professor Albert Campbell Holt, OF
/ Tusculum College, Tenn, will take
| charge of the history classes at
Louisiana State University during
| the summer session.
| A party Of men representing the In
terstate Commerce Commission re-
I Gently spent several days at Ope-
lousas taking the valuation of the
railroad lines entering this city.
E. L. Kidd OF Ruston was reap
! pointed a member of the State Board
of Education by Governor Pleasant.
! Mr.. Kidd has been member Of the
board for the past four years.
Statistical data CT value and in
terest to operators in the Caddo and
other fields will be kept on hand fer
all visiting and Shreveport oil men.
/ E. R. Jones is the only new official
/ elected by the Shreveport Chamber
I OF Commerce. The following officers
were reelected: +. T. Whited, presi-
dent; NJ. L. Bath. vice president; j.
! g. Trichel, treasurer, and George w.
Thomas, secretary.
o. ". Wright, formerly president
! OF, the Ruston State Bank and more
recently chief Inspector for the
Board Of State Affairs, has been ap-
pointed secretary 20 the governor 70
succeed the late John Marshall