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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-11-20
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AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF THE
HUGER AND FERRY CO., INC.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be 1t known, that on this 31st
day of October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and nineteen,
before me, John J. Kelley, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified,
in and for the Parish and State afore-
said. and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned; per-
sonally came and appeared; William e.
Huger, of this city, President and Ar
thur M. Huger, of this city, Treasurer.
of The Huger and Ferry Company, Inc.
a corporation domiciled in this city and
organized under Act 267 of 1914. and exc
cuted before me, undersigned Notary, on
the 9Th day of August, 1919 who. in their
said capacities, declared:
That at a general meeting or tie stock
holders of The Huger and Ferry Company
Inc, called and held on October Both,
1919, at the office of the Company, No.
81 Hennen Building, this city, at which
meeting all of the stockholders of said
Company were present, it was unanimous
ly resolved that the name of this corpora
ton be changed from The Huger and
FERRY Company, Inc, to "W. +. Huger,
Inc," and that the objects and purposes
of the corporation be SO enlarged as to
permit said corporation to do stock
and bond business, either for the account
of others or for the benefit of the corpora
ton; to lend money on securities and to
90 general brokerage business; and
~ was iuTtHeT resolved tnaC
the office of Secretary and office of
Treasurer be combined in one office.
Accordingly Article l. Article and Ar
ticle 8 of the original Act of Incorpora-
ton of August s. 1919, was so amended
as to read as follows:
ARTICL 1. The name of this CORPORA
ton shall be the "W. f. Huger, Incor-
pOrated."
ARTICLE 2. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is formed
and the nature of the business to be car
r1ed on by it are hereby declared to be
the general realty business, including the
purchasing and selling of property, real,
personal and mixed, under brokerage,
commission or otherwise, by auction or
private sale; the ownership, renting, leas-
ing, management, hypothecation and ex-
ploitation of realty, with full power to do
and perform all acts in Connection there
with and germane thereto; a general bro
kerage business in stocks and bonds and
the right to purchase said securities either
as principal or agent, for the account of
others or for the account of said corpor-
alton; to lend money on securities of
every description and to do every act or
thing necessary or in any way connected
with the objects and purposes of this
corporation in this article OF the charter
enumerated.
ARTICLE 5. With the exception that
the Office of Secretary and Treasurer may
be combined, this article of the corpora
ton Is to remain as originally written.
And the said appearers, in their said
capacities,y pursuant to the authorit
vested In them by the stockholders of said
corporation at their said meeting, do here
by declare. publish and make known to
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the company, who shall forthwith notify
the stockholders. Stockholders desiring
to avail themselves of the purchase of
said stock upon paying the book value
thereof as shown by last trial balance of
the Company, shall have the right within
nfteen 15) days from the day said stock
was presented to the Directors within
which to- avail themselves thereof.
ARTICLE V.-An the corporate powers
OF said corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by Board of Directors to be
composed OF not less than three 90 stock
holders to be elected annually on the
second Monday in November in each year.
after November LIST, 1920. All such cleo,
tions shall be by ballot, and shall be held
and conducted at the office of this cor
poration under such regulations as may
be established by the Board of Directors
Notice Of such elections shall be given by
the Secretary Treasurer Of this corpora
ton by written notice Of not less than
three days prior. thereto. to each stock
holder. sent to him by mail, to his last
known place of business or domicile.
Any vacancy occurring among the Di-
rectors OF this corporation by death,
resignation or otherwise, shall be filled
by election for the unexpired term BY
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ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses Of this corporation are: The OPP
GRAFTON Of bakery and the manufacture,
purchase and sale Of bread, biscuit, crack
ers, cakes, confectioneries, candies; the
conducting and operating of factories,
stores, wholesale and retail for the sale
OF bread, biscuit, crackers, cakes and con-
dictionaries, and the carrying on and
performing of any and all things neces-
sary or incidental to the foregoing OBJ
jects and purposes.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of
this corporation is hereby fixed at Twenty
Thousand ($20.0O0.00) Dollars, divided into
twenty (20) shares Of One Thousand ISL
OO000) Dollars each, and payable as fol-
ows: on or shortly after the signing of
this charter. Five Thousand $5,OO0OO)
Dollars in cash and Fifteen Thousand
($15,00000) Dollars in machinery, baking
utensils, ovens, lease and good will. This
corporation is to become a going concern
as soon as its capital stock shall have
been subscribed and paid in.
All transfers to stock shall be made on
the books Of the company, and under such
rules and regulations as the Board of
Directors may prescribe. stockholders
wishing to dispose Of stock herein shall
first present same to the Directors Of
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ton shall be the Ashton Blum Baking
Co., Inc, and under its said corporate
name shall have power and authority to
have and enjoy corporate existence and
succession for the full term and period
OF ninety nine years from and after date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal, and the
same to alter or break at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase, hypothecate, con-
vey, sell. lease or pledge real and per-
sonal property; to issue negotiable bonds
and notes or other evidence of debt; to
name and appoint such managers, agents,
directors and officers as its business, in
terest and convenience may require; and
to make and establish, as well as alter
and amend from time to time, such by
laws, rules and regulations for the proper
government Of the affairs of this corpora
ton, as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the iCty Of New Or
leans, State Of oLuisiana, and all cita-
lions and other legal process shall be
served upon the president and general
manager of this corporation, or, in the
event Of his absence, upon the vice presi-
dent thereof. and in the absence Of both
said officers, upon the Secretary treasurer
of said corporation.
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s the remaining; adg Directors. A failure to
erect Directors on the date above speci-
lied shall not dissolve the CORPORATION
nor impair its corporate existence, but
the Directors then in office shall remain
IN office until their successors shall have
Deen duly elected and qualified. The
Board OF Directors shall at its meeting
elect a President and General Manager
urer. Aie"o
CRITICIZE VI.-The following shall con-
SUI se,.ute the first board of Directors: Ash
ton Blum, who shall also be President
and General Manager, Mrs. Bertha o.
MEYERS, who shall be Vice President, and
oseph Curry, who shall be Secretary-Treas-
urer; and said board shall hold office
u 1nnn the Second Monday in November
isZo or until their successors shall have
Deen duly elected and qualified.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall
ever be held liable for the contract or
faults OF said corporation, in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the cor
poration on the shares of stock owned
by him; nor shall any mere informally
IN organization have the effect Of render
ing this charter null, or exposing the
stockholders to any liability beyond the
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BY FRANK {. BURKHALTER

oy FhHNN z. OOnNnALt Ell
Are you used to thinking Of wo-
mans part in church work as mere
ly that of going to Sunday School,
prayer meeting and preaching serv.
Ices, giving pink teas occasionally
In honor of distinguished visitors,
and chicken or oyster supper now
and then to raise funds for a new
suit of clothes for the poorly-paid
pastor?
II so, probably you have not been
to church recently.
Since the Southern Baptist wo-
men began their organized work
through the Woman's Missionary
Union they have contributed more
than $5,000.000 in cash to the vari-
Gus causes fostered by the demoni-
nation, and when the value of boxes
they have made up for orphan chill
dren and other benevolent causes is
added their total contributions reach
the sum Of S., 710,433.71.
Encouraged by the general spirit
OF the Baptist rs Million Campaign,
however, the women gladly assumed
the task of raising $4,000, 900 dur.
Ing the next five years, or one-fifth
the total sum sought in the cam.
paign, and their leaders have no
doubt that they will raise every cent
OF this amount and more.
And the women's part OF tbe
money Is going to be raised through
the hard work, earnings and sacri.
fices Of the women themselves and
not through sums contributed bv
the men OF their families.
Legitimate Giving viii Raise Fund
Nor are the women going to de.
pend upon church suppers. fairs. ha.
saars, ice cream socials, pink teas
and things Of that kind to assist
them In their undertaking. All such
methods Of raising money for relis.
ious purposes are frowned upon by
the leaders of the Woman's Mission.
airy Union. Instead, the women will
work, sacrifice and save in order
that they may during the next five
years give $15,000,000 to the ad.
vancement Of the Kingdom of God
IN the world through larger contri-
buttons to foreign, home and state
missions, Christian education, hos.
pitfalls. orphanages, ministerial relief
and other equally deserving beneyo-
lences.
Every Good Cause Is Aided.
Every missionary, educational and
benevolent work, local and general.
carried on by Southern Baptists Is
supported literally by the women.
but in number Of states they az.
sumo. IN addition, such tasks as the
support Of special schools for the
training of women for Christian ser.
vice as missionaries, Sunday School
e19srts, deaconesses, district and
general nursing and the pke.
support Of kindergartens, normal
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Bible Schools in the rural sections,
mission Sunday Schools, neighbor.
hood Bible classes and Homemak.
ers' Clubs"
Personal Service Given to Many.
To afford the students of the
Women's Training School at Louis.
vile practical training in personal
service-a clinic or laboratory to
enable them to put into practice the
theory which they get in the class
room, as well as provide a center
OF inspiration and neighborly help.
fulness to that part Of the city, the
Good Will Center established in
1912 by the training school has &C
complished large results.O Reports
for the past year show an average
attendance at the Good Will Center
Sunday School Of "a, at the Friend.
ly Circle 81, prayer services AZ,
story hour 20. Victory Boys Club
1S, Victory Girls Club 8, Blossom
Shop Is, Camp Fire Girls q, and
Blue Bird Club 80. Library trans
fers given. numbered 1890, the
number OF music lessons given was
116 and the number OF baths given
426.
The students did a large amount
Of hospital visiting, where Bibles
and religious literature were dis.
tributed and personal work done.
while other personal service was
carried on at seven different Bap.
fist churches Of the city, the Good
VIII Center Settlement and Cab
bage Patch, Wesley and Mr.. Titles
Settlements. Home for Incurables,
Home for Friendless, Masonic Or.
phans Home, City Hospital, Asso-
ciated Charities, the Y. w. C. A.
and seven factories.
The total number of visits made
was 1913, religious conversations
26s, conversions "a, prayer services
Dol, Bibles and pieces of literature
distributed 1,757, missionary talks
made IS, Sunday School classes
taught 1,oS1, total average attend.
ance 1900, number clubs hold 4S9.
and total average attendance S,097.
The entire program Of the 75 Mil.
lion Campaign, in which The women
have assumed such a large part
contemplates raising during the
next five years SIS, ZOO, 900 to be ap.
portioned as follows: Foreign mis-.
sions, $4,000 900; home missions.
$12,000,000; state missions $1,000.
600; Christian education, $4,000.
600; hospitals, $4,S00,00O orphan.
ages. $4,000, 900, and ministerial re-
lief, $2.500,000.
Cash and subscriptions with
which to put over this program Of
carrying the gospel and gospel in.
stitutions to all parts Of the world
will be taken in every Baptist
church in the bounds of the South.
ern Baptist Convention during Vic.
tory Week, November 3o-Decsmber
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mount remaining due on his

unpaid amount remaining due on his
| stock.
| ARTICLE VIII.-The subscribers here
to have written opposite their respective
names the amount of stock in this cor
poration subscribed for by each of them,
and this act of incorporation shall serve
corporation, to-wit: Ashton Blum, 2220
st. Charles Street, New Orleans. three
| shares; Mrs. Bertha o. Meyers, 1920 St.
Charles Street, New Orleans, one share ;
Joseph Curry, 1920 ST. Charles Street, New
Orleans, eleven shares.
Thus done and passed in my office NJ
| the City of New Orleans. on the day,
month and year first above written, in
the presence of Edwin T. Merrick and H.
L. Barnett competent witnesses, who
have hereuntO signed these presents, to-
gether with said appearers and me, No
| tary, after due reading of the whole.
Witnesses: Edwin E. Merriek II. L..
Original signedl Mrs. Bertha o.
Meyers, / share, 1920 St. Charles Ave. :;
Joseph Curry, eleven shares, New Orleans.
La; Ashton Blum, shares, New Orleans.
| La.
| (SeaD
WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
Notary Public.
l. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans,
| State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
| the above and foregoing act of incOrpora-
| ton of the Ashton Blum Baking Co., Inc,
was this day duly recorded in my office
| in Book 1881, Folio -.
New Orleans, La, -. 1919.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. r.
hereby certify the above and forego-
| ing to be true and correct copy of the
original on file in the records of my
office.
WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
Notary Public.
November 6, 1919.
The undersigned stockholders of Ashton
Blum Baking Company, Incorporated, be-
ing sworn, depose and say, that the fol-
lowing is an itemized, accurate and detail
ed description of the property and good
WILL together with statement of its value
as appraised by the Directors and state
ment of the value placed upon the good
will included in the capital stock:
Machinery: Consisting of dough
mixer, elevator, bin and sitter. 2,50OOO
Baking utensils: Consisting of
pans, pots, wracks, peels for
ovens 1OOO.OO
Excess value placed on Lease. 100000
Good Will Observation-Disclosures. 5500.OO
S15OO0.O0
Original Signed) Mrs. Bertha o. Mey-
ers, Joseph Curry, Ashton Blum.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3Oth day of October, 1919, at New
Orleans, Louisiana.
(SeaD
WILLIAM J. GUSTE,
Notary Public.
Nov. 13-Dec. 18th.
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TO assume the support of all wo
men missionary workers sent out
| by the Foreign Mission Board OF
the Southern BAPTIST Convention.
Aid Development of Young People
But the wsmen do not confine
themselves t. gifts of money alone
They are doing a large educational
work and contributing much to the
development Of the children and
young people Of the homeland in
tie various Christian graces and In
personal ervice.
The chief aims of the w. M. U.
for the current year are set forth
as follows: q
individual and united prayer,
regular Bible end mission study,
systematic and proportionate Civ
Ing, and organized personal serv.
Ice. Grateful to God for His mani.
fold blessings, and DESTROYS OF
knowing God better, we again de-
clare ourselves on the side of these
forces which make for righteous
ness, standing for patriotism, sup.
porting national prohibition, main
tanning Sabbath observance, keep
ing the home inyiolate, urging q
general re-establishment of the
family altar, and assisting Ameri.
canization, better industrial condi.
tions as regards women and chill
dren, public health. education and
purity of life."
In the program Of personal serv-
ice for this year the women adopted
tie following resolution:
THAT we continue organised eff.
fort to reach the oppressed and I'M.
saved In our immediate localities.
That to this end we study the state
and federal statutes relating to
health, employment Of women and
children, and general public vel.
fare, reporting lack Of enforcement
to the proper authorities. That we
study the policies and methods OF
missionary and social service or.
CARNATIONS, adapting those best
suited to our aim Of preventing and
Graduating community evils and
making known the power of God
unto salvation. That we strive to
meet the needs Of our soldiers, to
pray for them, a.ld continue to help
the Red Cross ard our own demon.
national agencies in efforts to re-
habilitate the war-stricken coun.
tries Of Europe.
That we bena every effort to
promote food conservation, and to
raise the standard Of health in our
communities. That in cities of
5000 and over we establish and
maintain Good Will Centers or a
number Of Homemakers' Clubs. in
dustrial schools and Daily Vacation
Bible Schools; that in the smaller
towns we conduct Homemakers'
Clubs, industrial schools, mission
Schools or Daily Vacation
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mountainous section of that state,
have provided a girls school at
Kumamoto, Japan, ana have launch
ed a campaign for the erection OF
the Catherine Bryan Normal School
ct Shanghai, China, for training
kindergarten and other school teach.
ers, in recognition and appreciation
Of the services of Miss Catherine
Bryan, educational missionary in
charge of the kindergarten work at
Shanghai.
Women OF Alabama have estab-
lished the Kathleen Mallory Hos.
pital at Laichowfu, Shantung, China,
in appreciation of the services of
Miss Mallory, a native Of Alabama,
as the general corresponding seere-
tary Of the Woman's Missionary
Union; those of South Carolina
maintain Long Creek Academy, an
institution for girls and have estab-
lished a domestic science depart
ment in Morris College, an institu-
ton maintained by the Negro Bap-
fists; those of Illinois carry on spe.
cial work among the Lithuanians
and other peoples of foreign birth in
that state-Baptist women becom-
ing friends" in a special way to
the various foreign-born women in
their midst and thus seek to help
them along general as well as re.
ligious lines-and similar work is
done by the women Of Florida in the
Cuban and Italian missions in
Tampa.
In Maryland, the chief work Is
done at Baltimore, where the Good
viii Center enables the workers to
reach all classes and kinds of peo-
pie. The Daily Vacation Bible
School forms a connecting link be-
tween the work of the spring and
fall at that pla~e.
While there is some support given
the Women's Training School, ope-
rated at Fort Worth, Texas, in con-
nection with the Southwestern Bap-
tist Theological s minary, by the
women Of other states of the South
west, the hulk of the money for the
maintenance of this institution
comes from the women Of Texas.
Large Good Will centers are main.
tain, in the mining districts of Ok
lahoma by the Baptist women Of
that state, in the packing center
OF Fort Worth by the women of
that city, and in the tenement Sec
lions Of Louisville and a number of
other large cities of the South by
the women Of those cities. In many
OF the states the women are support
ing missionary workers on foreign
fields. providing scholarships for
young women preparing themselves
for this character Of work and 9th.
erwise promoting the cause of Chris
tian missions at home and abroad.
1t is the aim Of the general wo.
mans Missionary Union ultimately
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whom it may concern Ia -. Hu1s Y
3 and s of the charter OF ~ ~ spsfs..
Ferry Company, Inc. have ave, IN thsy ~
as appears above and ina A rest !
Mace the said amendments ~ ~
NV office in authentic FORM I"
ent act. ~
Tins done and passed, n , ~ !; ~
tba CIV of New Orleans. SIs~ rssEb 9
lana on the day and In ~ b Y .
year herein first above rssey s1d n
presence of Joseph A.. 800 W.
Hocke. competent wltnss,srs ~ =
hereto with the said appeStM ~
notary. after due reading - ~. 81
witnesses: JOS. A. Casey 80. .
Original signed, v: p ! ~
Commercial Bank Buiidi n'SIdi,ns.
ali Commercial Bank Buiic,n psSt
JOHN J. REILLEY' s'' "
T the undersigned, Recorder s:.s 4 Z 5. 4
l. aos .h e and for the Parish sssasy y
cages ~ ~ 1 @ do hereby Z ~
the above and foregoins me Hsgd
ment to the Charter ., his -
Ferry Company, Inc, va psot m -
corded in my Office In D "A
New Orleans, La Er0NARD, "
A tr ToE Spy ): RE1LLEY. H's'D
Nov Is Dec Is
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CHARTER.
CHARTER OF ASHTON BLUM BAKING
CO.. INC.

United States Of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans. City of
New Orleans. Be 1t known, that on this
30th day Of the month Of October in the
year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and nineteen, and of the Indepen-
dence Of the United States of America,
the one hundred and forty fourth, before
me, William J. Guste, Notary Public,
duly commissioned and qualified in and
for this City and the Parish Of Orleans,
therein residing, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned: personally came and appeared:
the several parties whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally declared
that, availing themselves of the laws Of
the State Of Louisiana, in such cases made
and provided, they have covenanted and
agreed and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves, as well
as such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form a corpora
ton and body polite in law for the OBJ
ject and purposes and under the articles
and stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corpora