The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-02-14
FAIR ASSOCIATION Is
UNDER WAY WITH
LEE MILLS HEAD
Meeting Of Interested Farmers
and Others Perfect Tempo
rary Organization Tuesday
$4,000 WILL BE RAISED
IN PARISH FOR 1920 FAIR
Committees in Every Communi-
ty of ST. Landry Appointed
to Place the Stock

A meeting of influential farmers
and business men was held at the
court house last Tuesday afternoon to
effect a temporary organization of
the st. Landry Parish Fair Associa-
ton. Hon. R. Lee Mills was chosen
chairman and A. A. Mendoza as sec
rotary and treasurer.
After discussing the various meth
DDS Of Organization, it was decided
to organize a stock company, capital
lied at probably $4,000, the stock of
which organization would be offered
at five dollars per share. On March
s a meeting of the stockholders will
be held FOR the purpose Of selecting
/ permanent officers and directors, as
well as to map out the program for
the 1920 fair.
Membership committees were APP
pointed in the various sections of the
parish. These committees were APP
pointed to canvass their respective
communities and to report to the or
~ganization on March 8. It is estimat-
ed that st. Landry will raise at least
$4,000, the minimum amount needed
for the fair, within the next three
weeks.
Following are the committees for
the respective communities:
Opelousas-J. Al. Haas, chairman;
w. j. Morgan, j. j. Healey, L. A.
Andrepont, Joseph BordeIon, Loren
20 Mornhinveg, E. M. Boagni, Chas.
Thibodeaux, Adolphe Jacobs, Aaron
Jacobs, E. Fisher, Jr., ]. G. Lawler
and Pierre Mistrot.
Port Barre-E. A. Resweber, chair
man; Charles o. Dejean, Davis Haines,
and Wallace Dunbar.
Sunset-Frank o. Barry, chair
man; DIR. Ben Guilbeau, DR.. L. A.
Guidry, DR.. C. A. Gardiner and Remi
sibille.
Bellevue-Frank Dimmick, chair
man; j. F. Dezauche, Floyd Phillips
and P. P. Hidalgo.
Plaisance-Emar Lafleur, chair
man; E. 7. Dupre, ]. D. Bertrand, j.,
and E. M. Dupre.
Grand Prairie-Marshal Doucet,
chairman; j. E. Alexander and Rene
C. Fontenot.
MELVILLE. W. Lafleur, chairman;
Morgan Goudeau, DR.. Gordon Mor-
gan, Frank Anderson and Or. H. S.
Joseph.
Eunice-J. w. Lyman. chairman
Miss Minnie Carron, Dudley Berwick,
Dr.. J. J. Stage. George Outlet.
Washington. Franklin Schen,
chairman John Thistiethwaite, Fred
Martin, Peckham Brothers and Jas.
A. Going.
LeonviIle-Dr. f. o. Pavy, chair
man; Arthur Lahaye, J.. j. Benoit, O.
Robin and John Dore.
Arnaudville-A. G. Durio, chair
man; George Greig, LeOnce Darby,
Adam Guidroz and Armstrong Smith.
Notley9iIle-Leonce A~rceneaux,
chairman; Emar Sicily, and Edgar
Woodson.
Lewisburg-Charles Bourque, Jr.,
chairman; w. G.. Dejean, Joe De-
jean.
LawteIl-Dallas Pitre, chairman; +.
P. Bertrand. and G. B. Whip.
Morrow-Arthur Fogleman, chair
man; H. E. Lowery, B. w. Clopton,
K. 7. Catlett and B. f. Vanoy.
Palmetto-R. G. Hawkins, chair
man; Eugene Legere and L. L. Can
son.
Bayou Boeuf section-Leon Camp
bell, chairman; J. E. Beale and ]. r.
savant.
Al committe on catalog was appoint
ed, composed of DR.. R. M. Littell, A..
A. Mendoza and L. a. Andrepont.
Reports Of the various committees
will be made at the general meeting
of the stockholders Of the fair, to be
held on March 8, when the public
will be invited to attend.
According to the plans Of the Tues
day meeting, st. Landry win give one
Of the biggest parish fairs in the en-
tire state, in 1920. It is proposed to
make the fair association a perma-
nent institution and to put ST. Lam
dry at the very top Of Louisiana's an
maui agricultural shows.
The cooperation Of the farmers
and business men is needed to make
this proposition successful. The
parish police jury has already appro-
|, priated $4,000 to the cause and it is
expected to get at least $1,000 from
the school board and the city coun-
Gil Of O~pelousas. A site win be OBJ
tanned and suitable buildings viii be
erected, according to present plans,
and st. Landry win have an institu-
ton Of which it viii have cause to feel
Justly proud.
! Willie Grace. prominent young