The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-31
COTTON ASSOCIATION
HOLDS BIG MEET In
new ORLEANS
Successful Get-Together Of Or
ganization Which Proposes
to Correct Existing Evils
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE is
STAGED FOR FEBRUARY
Farmers and Business Men are
Awakening to the Bald Fact
That They Must Move Up

The conference of parish chairmen,
secretaries and parish speakers held
at the Grunewald Hotel in New Or
leans on the evening of January %,
was a big success, and augured well
for the complete success of the big
drive during the week Of February
2. Every man who attended, and that
means all but four of the chairmen
of organized parishes, went home
filled with the determination to put
the American Cotton Association ov-
er the top in Louisiana ct any cost.
The visitors were entertained ct
dinner, in the Gold Room, Mr.. w. B.
Thompson, the state chairman, presid-
ing, and there were over one hundred
in attendance. AS soon as the appe-
tites had been satisfied, President j.
S. Wannamaker was presented and
spoke to the assembly for an hour,
telling of the many abuses 20 which
the cotton farmer had been subject
ed in the post, and how the only hope
for relief from the burdens of the
past lay in the American Cotton As
ISOLATION, which symbolized unity"
and cooperative effort. He paid
fine tribute to the preliminary organ
ization work in Louisiana, and said
that it stood as an example to the
other Southern states.
Col. Harvie Jordan, the national
campaign director, spoke at length on
organization work, and how neces-
sary it was to effect unity of action
to bring the Southern cotton farmer
into his own. He said: Louisiana
today is the banner state in forward
ing to success the great principles OF
the American Cotton Association.
Real service to mankind is that which
tends to build character, uplift hu-
manity and place prosperity and hap
piness at the fireside of every home,
no matter how humble. In giving
your valued services to the success of
the American Cotton Association, you
are rendering a permanent substantial
aid to the entire citizesnhip of the
South and the nation. This is the
voice of the South, speaking to the
cotton trade of the world and it has
already echoed and re-echoed in
thunderous tones around the world"
United States Senator j. E. Rams
dell voiced his hearty sympathy with
the movement, and said it would be
of untold benefit to the whole people
of the South. He urged the establish
ment of headquarters in Washington
and said that when the organization
had attained its full strength of mem
bership, it would be the greatest sin
gle force for good in the nation.
Harry D. Wilson, commissioner of
agriculture, DR.. w. H. Dalrymple,
dean of the State Agricultural Col
lege! DR.. w. R. Perkins, chief of the
Farm Extension Bureau; Clarence
Ellerbee of Shreveport; Grundy
Cooper of Alexandria Rev. Eugene
Derivas Of Marksville; Judge P. B.
Carter of Franklinton, all made short
talks along different lines.
t. ]. AppIeyard, Jr., campaign di-
rector for Louisiana, discussed the
work that had been done, and outlined
the work for the big drive. He said
that it was now strictly up to the par
ish chairmen and their committees to
put the state over. Headquarters had
gone as far as it could in the prelim-
mary work and the stage was all set.
He felt confident of the result.
Then the parish chairmen were
heard from, and quite number OF
them began their remarks by hand
ing in a list of additional charter
members, with checks. Nearly two |
score we're turned in in this way. |