The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-29
LAZARO LEAVES FOR
REGULAR SESSION
OF CONGRESS
St. Landry Man Here on Short
Vacation on Way to Attend
Opening Session
NO TIME TO VISIT HIS
MANY FRIENDS HERE
Press of Business Affairs at
Grand Prairie Prevented
Him From Calling

For the first time since he has en-
joyed vacations while a member of
the lower house of the United States
congress, Hon. Ladislas Lazaro was
compelled to leave for Washington
without paying his usual friendly vis-
it to his many friends here. DR.. Laz-
arc left here on Thursday mornings
Gulf Coast Lines fast train for New
Orleans, on his return to the national
capital, to be present at the first reg
ular session of the present congress,
which win convene on next Monday
morning.
Congressman Lazaro arrived in
this city, on a short visit to his St.
Landry home, last Sunday morning.
Immediately upon his arrival here he
learned of the Vile Platte disaster
and in company with Postmaster ]. p.
Trosclair, he rushed to the Evangeline
capital as soon as possible Sunday
morning.
During the remainder of his brief
stay here he was occupied with busi-
ness matters at his home in Grand
Prairie, and also receiving calls from
many Of his neighbors and constitu-
ents from other sections Of the sew
enth district He had so many callers
that he said en- passant Wednesday
night that it was impossible for him
to leave his home in order to pay his
respects to his numerous opelousas
friends. Hence he was forced to leave
here without greeting his friends
with the customary cordial hand
shake and smiling greeting.
One of DR.. Lazaro's greatest assets
his friends claim, is his ability to re
tain friends as wen as make new ones
It has been his custom to make "the
rounds" of his district every time he
was allowed a vacation. Whenever
he comes to Opelousas he usually Wis
its all business places and tries tc
meet all the voters he possibly car
come in contact with. Heretofore
this procedure was possible, for tbs
congressman had occasionally SONS
leisure time; brt that old condition O
Legislative affairs and legislative ses
sions has changed up considerably
and DR.. Lazaro and his fellow work
ers find that their spare time ha
ceased to exist, and instead Of tn
congressman having leisure time, h
| is on.the job all the time, for one ses
sion and one congress merges int
another session and another congress
without the slightest ruffle, there oc
casionaIly, to change the everlasting
monotony, being a change in tn
presiding officer and the lesser off
GERS.
DR.. Lazaro' s constituents and nj
personal friends here and thrOughou
the district can rest assured that h
has not forgotten them, even thoug
ihe was forced to leave in such hurr,
after SO brief visit. 'DOc," as h
win always be affectiOnately know
Iby st. Landrians, dearly loves to Sc
all his friends and shake them wit
that famous ''glad hand of his. But
unfortunately, 'Doc" is not his owl
boss these days, and he had to hurr
back to Washington in order to b
on hand Monday morning when tn
house is called to order for the Ion
session. He is one Representative
who rarely misses meeting Of cong
ress, and he is always on han look
ing after the interests of his district