MANY THINGS OF MANY KINDS
Contributed by Margaret Rentrop Moore

Source: Southwest Louisiana Biographical & Historical by William
Henry Perrin; published 1891 page 160


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     MANY THINGS OF MANY KINDS. - An enthusiast on the future of Lake Charles
writes thus on the glory of the town's worldly possessions: Lake Charles has
nine large saw-mills, three large shingle mills, an ice factory, machine shop
and foundry, four ship yards, a large brick and tile factor , cheap building
material, a large number of stores of general merchandise, four drug stores, one
fine hard-ware store, energetic merchants, several carpenter shops, one
agricultural implement store, sash, door and blind factory, an artesian well,
four newspapers, able lawyers, skilful physicians, excellent preachers, wise
editors, commodious churches, fine schools, a handsome college building, an
excellent public school building, a fine opera house, palatial residences, two
banks, hustling real estate agents, wide-awake citizens, one railroad in
operation-another building-several others contemplated, communication by water
with the outside world, fine orange orchards, excellent vegetable gardens, rich
farming lands around, cheap fuel, handsome women, fine looking men, and the
prettiest sheet of water in the world." Nothing else?
     Additional to the above may be given her social, benevolent and charitable
organizations, as follows:
     Lake Charles Lodge, No. 165, F. and A. M., S.0. Shattuck, Master; W.
M. Elliott, Senior Warden; R. J. Gunn, junior Warden, and E. H. Dees, Secre-
tary. 
     Peace Lodge, K. of P., J. E. La Besse, C. C.; C. Bunker, K. of R. and
S.; W. A. Knapp, G. Reporter.
     Reliance Lodge, No- 3278, K. of H., W. A. Knapp, Dictator, and J. A.
Reed, Reporter.
     Hope Council, No. 1112, A. L. of H., M. D. Kearney, Commander, and
L. Hirsch, Secretary.
     Young Men's Christian Association, Prof. W. W. Doves, President; A. M.
Mayo, Secretary.
     Women's Christian Temperance Union, Mrs. A. M. Mayo, President, and
Miss Jennie Marsh, Secretary.
     Friendship Lodge, No. 26, I. 0. 0. F., L.,H. Moses, W. C. T.; Miss
Mary Siling, W. V. T.; Miss Laura Siling, Recording Secretary, and Miss Ida
Marsh, Financial Secretary oil
    Lake Charles Farmers' Union, No. 587, J.C. LeBlue, President, and D.
H. Reese, Secretary.
    Confidence Lodge, No. 17, A. 0. U. W., L. Hirsch, M. W.; Frank Haskell,
Secretary.
    German Benevolent Association, Peter Platz, President; Auguste. Sekendorf,
Secretary.
    Lake Charles Steam. Fire Company, No. 1, A. P. Pujo, President; L. Kaufman,
Vice President; M. J. Rosteet, Treasurer, and J. E. Reente, Secretary.
     Young America Fire Company, No. 2, C. W. Meyer, President, and D. M.
Foster, Secretary.
     Pelican-Babcock Hook and Ladder Company, S. 0. Shattuck, President;
E. T. George, Vice President, and W. D. Andrus, Secretary.
     Phoenix Hook and Ladder Company, Jesse Hagar, President, and Mack
Cantin, Foreman.