Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05


the big celebration, and the women
folks especially are flying with great
activity, preparing to get things in or
der for the job ahead. The school
house and the club house have been
re-arranged to accommodate the ex-
hibits, and much extra necessary work
has been done. The work at the brick
yard has gone on as usual. At the
saw mill and around the machinery.
general cleaning-up is taking place.
Comrade Johnson and several school
boys are on this latter job; also Wayne
Woodward joined this force as his in
itial work in the Colony. The stump
pulling crew is at its regular work
and the, farm teams are all busy at
blowing and preparing the land for
more crops. The fencing crew has al
most completed its work at the dairy
and will soon have about 100 acres
more of pasture under fence. The
spirit of cooperation is being shown
by all the colonists in preparing to en-
terrain our guests for the next two
days. We all realize this our home and
we take pride in making other people
realize that this is family affair. We
are not trying to Sc how much fun we
can derive from our next two days Gel
ebration-we are all trying to see how
pleasant we can make things for the
other people anil from that will come
our greatest joy. Service rendered re-
ceives its own reward and it brings the
greatest happiness in the world. Trv
it and you shall see. Oh yes, you will
have the advantage taken of you at
times, out there; but that is not pos
sible here under cooperation. The
ISelf-Government League met at the
Club House to-day because the school
house is being prepared for the fancy
work ond art exhibits. The dance was
held as usual after the dancing class.
was over. Our new dances are Great
ing much interest from outside people
who express their intention of joining
the dancing class to learn the proper
steps and ways of dancing.
Sunday. May Our eighth birth
day is to-day, and of course, the gen
eral write-up of this affair will eclipse
my efforts to the very dimness of twi-
light at the close of day, as compared
to the sunshine at noontime; so | will
deal with the doings of the day only
lightly. Brer kfas' as uhual on Sunday.
Comrade A. E. Clark, of Houston, Tex.
was found to have arrived in the wee
hours of the night. Everybody busy
getting himself or herself rugged up for
the real party. The products from the
farm, vegetables from the garden. eggs
from all the different breeds of chick
ems. pigs and hogs, cattle from the
dairy, displays. from the broom fac
tory, wagon shop, saw mill, and plain
! err, brick factory, general office, Es-
peranto class, school. photograph and
art studio, the womens art work, sew
ing department, sheet metal work, bak-
cry, print shop. shoe shop, laundry,
were placed in order and ready for
show. Many of our visitors were as
proud of our achievements and pur-
poses, as shown by our exhibits, as we
are. And why not? They are being
produced in Vernon Parish and in Lou
isiana. We can have the laugh on the
fellow who used to say it cant be
did" We are doing it! Doing what9
Why. we are demonstrating that this
is not only about the best place to solve
your economic problems, but that thro
cooperation is the easiest and only
method to solve it in the proper way.
| Our reighbors, farmers, day workers,
and business men are here and enjoy
ing every minute of the time. and SO
/ are we. The sports were held in the
morning and were entered into with a
sportsmanlike spirit by men, boys,
| women, and girls, and furnished much
entertainment The speaking and pro-
gram was held in the afternoon, and
| in the evening a good show was held