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French American Society
The French American Society was established in 1903 in Allen County, Indiana. Their meeting place was the Joseph Langard Saloon on the corner of Barr and Columbia Streets in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The society had about 600 members and dues were reported to be one dollar per year. An annual picnic was held at the Centlivre Park that drew over 6000 people. An annual dance was held at Minuet Hall. At the time of WW I the name of the society was changed to "Lafayette Legion." Death benefits of $200 were paid to the estate of members as late as 1947 even though the society disbanded about 1923. A photo take in June 1915 at Centlivre Park had the following people. These members were identified by Allen and Gladys Lomont and their friends.
| Alex Banet | Lomont, Ernest |
| Banet, Henry | Lomont, Frank E. |
| Banet, Jesse | Monnier, Elmer |
| Belot, Frank J. | Mourey, Frank |
| Bobay, ------- | Mourey, Raymond |
| Bobay, ------- | Parrot, Joseph |
| Cayot, Jesse | Pepe, Amiel |
| Centlivre, Louis | Pion, Charles |
| Corneille, Charles | Pion, Louis |
| Coulardot, Hypolite | Reuille, Joseph |
| Coulardot, Joseph | Rosselot, Fred (president 1915) |
| Coulardot, Narcis | Rosselot, Fred Jr. |
| Didier, Clem | Rosselot, Harry |
| Frane, Charles | Roussey, Amiel |
| Frane, Lester | Roussey, Frank |
| Girardot, ------- | Roussey, William |
| Girardot, Clem | Sarrazine, Charles |
| Girardot, Henry J. | Ternet, Charles |
| Gladieux, Amiel | Touisaint, Joseph |
| Gladieux, Charles (Mike) | Touisaint, Jules |
| Gladieux, Frank | Townsend, George W. |
| Gladieux, Louis S. | Townsend, William |
| Gremaux, Arsane | Trenchet, Pidgy |
| Kleinreichert, ------ | Urbine, Louis |
| Kline, Frank | Urbine, Peter |
| Litot, Joe | Voirol, Louis |
| Lomont, Charles |
| Lomont, Clem |
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