The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-03
CLUB IS
ORGANIZED WITH
DIMMICK HEAD
Prominent Shuteston Farmer
Chosen Temporary Presi-
dent of Organization
OPELOUSAS TO MAKE
FIGHT FOR HIGHWAY
Manager McDougal Of PERISH
ing Way Assures City Has
Chance to Get on Road

AT a representative and enthusiast
tic meeting Of good roads boosters
Of the first, second and fifth wards,
held in the police jury room of the
court house on Wednesday morn
ing the st. Landry Pershing Way
was organized with good sized
membership.
Frank Dimmick, former presi-
dent of the parish police jury, and
one Of the biggest god roads boost
ers Of st. Landry, was chosen the
president Of the new organization.
q A. Andrepont, editor of the Star
Progress, was named secretary; Jno.
P. savant of Whiteville was selected
first vice president and Leon Wolff
of Washington, second vice presi-
dent, and DR.. C. A. Gardiner Of near
Sunset, treasurer.
Hon. E. NJ. Boagni, president Of
The Evangeline Highway Association,
himself an ardent good roads ad-
vocate, presided at the meeting and
strongly urged the organization Of a
. club that would assure st. Landry
bs great international highway that
win connect New Orleans with Win
nipeg, Canada.
Il is the belief Of the good roads
boosters who attended Wednesday
mornings meeting, that st. Landry
will have no trouble in securing a
sufficient membership in the Pershing
Way Club to assure for OpelOusas
and other towns through which the
highway win traverse that the Off
cials of the Pershing Highway Asso-
citation will select the Evangeline
Route as the official route for the
r0ute for the new international road.
At a meeting of the members Of
The Pershing Club to be held in this
city within the next few days, board
scf directors win be selected and a
rnemberzhip comittee named. It is
hoped that representative taxpayers
Ne Opelousas, Washington, Grand
Prairie, Plaisance, Bellevue, Sunset,
ind Coulee Croche will rally to the
all Of the membership committee
Ind lend. their financial aid and moral
support to the greatest movement
yst undertaken in this parish.
A thorough canvass Of the business
people Of this city vii begin probably
next week, when it is hoped to Sc
cure the application for membership
of every business man and citizen
who has the interest Of this city at
neaft, and who would like to see Ope-
cusas placed on the greatest high
ay running north and south.
Manager McDougal of the Pershing
Highway Association, who halls
from Cedar Falls, Iowa, was very
much pleased with the meeting held
% Wednesday morning and paid the
sthering q very faIttering compli-
ment. when he said that in all his
ravels between Canada and the gulf
q the interest Of the highway prof.
ts he had never met such an i'm
elligent, well-disposed and enthusi-
tic set Of men. He expressed the
piIiion that Opelousas and its as
anta in the fight for the Pershing
ay would not allow the opcrtunity
securing an international high
VI slip by, and that on mis- next
sit y st. Landry he hoped that he
euld be in poeition to inform rhe
nenabers Of the st. Landry Pershing
lub that the directors Of the national
ganization had selected the Evan
line Route.
delegations from Bunkie, White
Barbreck, Dubuisaoa Washing
Sunset, COu!ee Crocnc and La
tte were present and participated
ne general discussion. of the Per