Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-05-04
miners Day Here
Was Successful
Event
.vor Did Not Ride Camel,
mi Otherwise Entertain
ments Were Many and
thousand Enjoyed the
Day.

rto Shrine Ceremonial has gon
~ n history as one of the create
.I days in Bogalusa. Hundreds {
i n as well as thousands of cit
~ enjoyed the day in manne
81 Of one of our Fourth of Jul
.krations. Nothing was left VI
H. n make the event enjoyable an
-g .Iroyable to visitors and citizen
Ill., and every citizen of BOgalus
-foa Der cent for Jerusalem and Bo
nIusa Shrine Club.
Tbs program was carried out on
..5sduie. except the arrival of tn
Sri1ers' Special from New Orleans
~ he Mayors welcoming address
sbeb events were delayed an hour.
Cars we're parked in very available
IN II the vicinity Of the depot as
Il AZ 3 80 and the city was a mass
"a. green and red, the Shrine
and the national red, white
blue.
ID C. Flanders, genral chairman,
D I. Cushing, chairman Ofe the
mittee on decorations, tied for
ioTs
Wien the special train of eighteen
sfes. carrying about one thousand
bers of Jerusalem Temple, ar
Il the depot there were $500
as TO welcome them. Every
Ie in BOgalusa broke out in wei
~ blasts and the local band was
ne as the special arrived. The
~ Band was halted on disem-
king and made to play before they
IA proceed to the City Hall.
Mayor Welcomes Guests
Wien the New Orleans Shriners
.hed to the City Hall they found
than a thousand citizens and
ners from other nearby cities to
Mayor Sullivan welcome the Wis
Ia The Mayor was interrupted
gal times by applause. He sum
up his address by asking the
iasrs to talk and encourage re-
tahon, saying it would mean
t things not only for Bogalusa,
for the state of Louisiana. A
Of the Mayors address follows:
me sun never sets on Free Ma
Ws are strong in numbers in
q civilized parts of the world, and
uhF there are Masons, there is hope,
aggy and progress. The develop
hi Of this, our beautiful and ac-
city, has been accomplished by !
assistance, push and energy of a
mbe Of great fraternal organiZa-
ia Our people are not all MasOns, |
ai they are all men and women who |
q striving with all their might to |
a.is this city a leader in many ways.
We make more lumber than any
AI one plant in the world. Our
la enterprises are increasing. We
g doing more reforestation work
n any other lumber company in
world. We are not ashamed of
brthrate. In 16 years, we have
4 much, We are all determined
70 Bogalusa will be at least one
that was built around the lumber
ness that will live forever, and
se years roll by, will be bigger
better.
slteen years ago we lived in tents.
u we will live with you, our
slers and sisters. To this city, on
4 Of its official family standing
BY me, as they have always
We extend to you all a hearty
some. The whole city and its peo- (
ne yours and am sure that as a l
5a Of your visit, we will strive
!. Nc TO be helpful to others as you
eslhg helpful to us by honoring {
sih your presence. Ii
VIZ I'VE all organizations that
. tighten the burdens of life" t
N response was made by Henry
s0olnson of New Orleans, who I
me members Of Jerusalem c
ee loved Bogalusa and her citi- 7
because it was a city which &C. L
sisaed great things. He admit v
~ Bogalusa ladies were by far
~ boxing than those of the Ores c
01y. He closed his address by r
.s compliment to Bogalusa for n
"g S progress we have made. b
\ wagon Loads Of Lunch r
y ~ crowd then adjourned to Good u
,'.. sa5k where the guests were
y. laIea with a box of lunch pre- W
"A 4 y the Grunewald Caterers c,
-e compliments of the Great
.,,1.a 49, Lumber Company. The
49, 49, were in specially prepared
sSulers made from the product Of Y
80 4os s!la Paper Company. About l
. M 'aiVe hundred boxes of lunch, CT
i wv !. as soft drinks, were served m
IN NJ. 9e noon hour. 1t was an Ell
aned picnic. " . e''0'''e oi0 "l
h's.peet Plants; Visit Friends til
:, ~ IN i The lunch hour and the &C
y y n ior the parade large num- q
IN ,s S visitors inspected the
q the Great Southern Lumber 81
5s0! and the Bogalusa PAPER "
w ana visited with friends. 81
B ssners spent the time at the wi
Ssning to the music pl
~. Esreds Was a Dandy
IN n vas only one thing wrong tn
63s J, Rarade-Mayor Sullivan did fe
Il M S'e camel Bogalusa novices tn
M ~ = 70 walk stated that this
/ Fsve Y the fact that they permit NJ;
ssse 1T ~ % assist in routing the
u ne was not certain he
uulhued on Para E;.I,.,