Daily World from Opelousas, Louisiana • Page 19

DAILYW0RL0.COM 3C DAILY WORLD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 Time Pieces Continued from Page 1C Pacific depot on Friday evening, the 5th, to witness the arrival of fifty-four waifs from one of the New York asylums, who found in our midst homes of peace and comfort," the article began. "The overcrowded condition of many of the Northern (orphanages) makes it necessary for them to cast their inmates, at a tender age, upon the world to battle its adverse currents and tem- pestupus waves Parker Home, Lazaro Home, Deshotels Home, "Macland" Thistlethwaite Home, Quirk Home, Means Home, Phillips Home, Dupre Home, Gradni-go's Island, Debaillion Home, Old Wyble Home, Bellevue Grant, Chretien, Sunset (town of), Grand Coteau, Academy of the Sacred Heart, Camp Hamilton, Port Barre, Leonville, Robin Home, Prompt Succor Home, Arnaudville and James Bowie. "Suggested tour of Opelousas includes: "Old law office of Homere Mouton, under magnificent live oak near corner of Market and Landry; old law office buildings on Bellevue across from the court house; Hebrard Home at Bellevue and Union, thought to be the oldest residence in Opelousas; Methodist church, established in 1816 new structure on site of second church; Mayer Home, early residence, Bellevue and Cane; Chachere home, used as school in early 1800s, St. Cyr and Leo; Dietlein home, very old brick residence, near Main and Landry; Estorge Home, built by Pierre (Labyche) and owned by descendants, Market and Bloch; Boagni Home, early home added to by Dr. Vincent Boagni who came here in 1800s to fight cholera, Railroad and Grolee.

'Governor's Mansion' or Governor Mouton House, used as mansion when Opelousas was capital during War Between the States, Grolee and Liberty, Garland Memorial Library, one of the nation's largest private library, at home of owner's ancestors, Danel and Crouchet. "Ruth plans to have the maps available at service stations, restaurants and other tourist stops John Thistlethwaite's "Mugwump" column, Daily World, Sept. 5, 1957 James Savage compiles "Time The column appears Sundays. He welcomes your comments and suggestions at jsavagedailyworld.com. Inside View Continued from Page 1C not being worthy.

Life has been a struggle, one that has made me strong. Being alone much of my life has made me the person I am, one who relies on Jehovah. I try to do no harm to anyone, in Bpite of what they may try to do to me. Now when life shows me Satan's hand, I know that the hand of the one I serve is far more superior. With this knowledge, everything is going to be okay.

E. A. Pharr, and Mrs. Amelia Gail Pharr, of New Iberia. She was married to Mr.

Duson in New Iberia and from this union there is left two sons, Herbert, aged 11, and Curley, aged 12, who were with. their mother at the time of her death. For the past six or seven years, Mrs. Duson has been in exceedingly poor health and has tried various health resorts, without success. As a wife, mother and woman, Mrs.

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The newspaper's description of the children's arrival is especially heart wrenching, "There was a coach-load of these poor little tots, ranging between the ages of 2 and 7, a sweetly-pathetic scene, one written in the heart, there to remain caged They all sang in chorus as the train came in, the lark of hope warbling in each little innocent throat. Each had an orange "The foster parents were all at the depot, and their wards were given to them by Father Engberink. Each bore a number which corresponded with a number on a list made by the agent and bearing the foster parent's name. They had been so placed, and the foster parent's expressed wishes had been complied with as to the sex and age wanted, as near as possible." Two other trains arrived in Opelousas in the spring of 1907. The Clarion provided coverage for both arrivals, referring rather callously in one article to the children as "little wrecks of fortune." According to the newspaper, the first three trains brought slightly more than 130 chil- dren to Opelousas.

By 1929, when the Children's Aid Society dispatched its last Orphan Train from New York, an estimated 2,000 children had found new homes in St. Landry and Evangeline parishes. All together, 250,000 Orphan Train riders found homes throughout the nation. So, what became of theRe children? The Sept. 8, Daily World marked the golden anniversary of the trains' arrivals in Opelousas by reprinting excerpts from The Day the Orphans Came, an article published in the Louisiana Forestry Association's magazine.

While the bulk of the article reports on children in Avoyelles and Rapides parishes (the magazine was published in Alexandria), it mentions toward the end the whereabouts of several area Orphan Train riders. It's possible someone at the newspaper, unwilling to ignore St. Landry's Orphan Train heritage, added the following paragraphs: "Charles E. Gardner wrote that he was a clerk in Gretna. He has kept his real name, having been reared by the Robert McDaniels of Washington, La.

"Ernest K. LeDoux of Eunice, when last heard from, was a truck driver. He was adopted by Onezime LeDoux of Eunice, who was a butcher by trade. "John S. Hollier of Opelousas was adopted by Miss Isaure Hollier who lived on a farm with her father and sister some three miles from Opelousas.

He now owns his own plumbing business in Opelousas. "Fred Saucier of Port Barre is an oil field worker. "And, last but (not) least, Martin Roy, the very popular mayor and a business and civic leader of Opelousas, who was drowned some years ago, was one of the orphans. And there were hundreds and hundreds more too numerous to mention in this article." a a When real estate developer and former St. Landry Parish Sheriff C.C.

Duson decided to build a railroad hub 20 miles west of Opelousas, he chose a name for the town that was sure to please his wife. He called it Eunice, and the town incorporated in 1895. The Opelousas Courier made no mention of the town or of Eunice Pharr Duson's role in its development when it announced her death in the Sept. 7, 1907, edition. "Mrs.

Eunice Pharr Duson, wife of Hon. C.C. Duson, died in Alpine, Texas, last Sunday night. "Mrs. Duson was Miss Eunice Pharr, the second daughter of the late Captain i "Mrs.

Ladislas Lazaro of New Orleans arrives on Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Quirk McCaffery. "Mrs. J.B. Guillory and Mrs.

Betty Guillory of Grand Prairie visited friends here during the week. "Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Stafford and family left on Wednesday to visit relatives in Franklin-ton.

"Mrs. Max Klaus, Mrs. Hin-da Klaus, Misses Nathalie and Brunette Kraus motored to Jeanerette Thursday. "Mrs. Andrew Prudhomme, Miss Carmen Prudhomme, Mrs.

Adda Roy were guests of Miss Edith Going Friday. "Mrs. Wm. Gardiner who has been spending some time with Miss Edith (Going) has gone to Lafayette to visit relatives. "Mr.

Robert Stephenson, who has been working in New York, is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Stephenson. "Miss Anna Roy spent the day last Tuesday in Arnaudville. "Mr.

and Mrs. Lester Stagg returned on Tuesday from Eunice, where they spent several days this week with her father, Mr. Wm. M. Crawford.

"Miss May Del Crawford spent several days this week with her father, Mr. Wm. M. Crawford. "Rev.

Father de Montsabert, Mr. J. Franklin Schell, Mr. Quirk McCaffery and Mr. Kirt-ley Lynch spent Friday in Bunkie in the interest of the truck farming club that is being organized in this section.

"Miss Inez Neyland has returned to Lafayette after having been the guest of Miss Rose Pitre and Mr, and Mrs.i Walter Tate for the last sever- i al weeks. "There was a Court of Honor held with Troop 38, Washington Boy Scouts at the Washington high school auditorium last Friday evening. Mr. V.A. Hammond, chief of the Evangeline Scout Area and Edgar Douglas, Waterfront director at Camp Evangeline, during the last several seasons, were conductors of the ceremonies, assisted by Father de Montsabert, Scoutmaster of Troop 38.

"Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Gates were hosts of a delightful party at their home here on Wednesday evening. Those enjoying their charming hospitality were: Misses Madie Pearl and Katherine Combs, Netty and Lydia Anders, and Francis Hazelwood, Berl Young, Eelma and Dorothy Evans, Elvina Havens, Wande-lea Dixon, Marion Gates and Mrs.

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