The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-29
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.

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Parade, q Dinner and Serenade.
Last Sunday was truly a gala day
in Donaldsonville. At an early hour
people from the country began to
flock into town from all directions.
and by 3 o'clock in the afternoon the
principal streets fairly swar,ned with
men, women and children decked in
holiday attire, faces glowing with an
ticipated enjoyment, aud all discuss
ing, with more. or less continuity, the
suspicious event which they had as
sembled to witness the first anniyer-
sary parade of Ascension Hook and
Ladder Company No. of Donald
sonville.
Old Probabilities was on his good
behavior-in honor of the occasion.
probably-and it is seldom we have
more propitious skies than those
which smiled upon us Sunday. Light,
1eecy clouds, scattered here and there,
contrasted beautifully with the blue
ether beyond, and ever and anon they
passed before the face of the brilliant
orb of day tempeling the heat of his
rays to the pleasure seekers that
thronged our town. The showers
which came With daily regularity up
to and including Friday, had COM
pletely laid the dust on the streets,
but Saturdays warm and arid atmos-
pierre revived the plague somewhat,
though it was far from being lis severe
as it might have been.
When the train arrived from New
Orleans the large number of visitors
in town was augmented by a delega-
ton from Washington Hook and Lad
der Co. No. of Algiers (of which Or
ganization Mr.. JOS. Hughes, railroad
freight agent at this place, is a mem
her), thirteen in number, accompanied
by Mr.. John O'Brien, a member of
Fire Co. 6 of New Orleans. The Al
giers boys were in uniform, aud came
upon invitation, to take part in the
parade. They We're cordially received,
and after being regaled with Il lunch
were escorted around town and finally
to the truck-house, where many mu-
tually pleasant acquaintance were
formed by the strangers. we present
hereafter the names Of tho Algiers
delegation.
About 3 P. NJ. the throngs upon the
streets began moving tovarqs the
public square, and we heard it stated
by old citizens that they had never
before seen such q large aud brilliant
assemblage of people in Donaldson
vile as gathered uptf, aud around the
square during the christening of the
Ascension truck.
Nearly an hong was occupied in
preparation, and then the doors of the
truck-house were thrown open and
the members of the Hook and Lad
der Co., preceded by their officers aud
guests from the Algiers Co., emerged
upon the lawn, drawing their beauti-
full apparatus. the natural comeliness
OF which had been greatly enhanced
by artistic and lovely decorations.
Upon the recumbent ladders, near the
forward end Of the truck, was placed
a figure representing the head and
neck of a stag, surmounted with a
pair of symmetrical horns, handsome
" gilded. A few feet back of this
was beautiful artificial wreath of
white camelias, arranged to stand in
a perpendicular position. To this
was attached white ribbon on which
in gold letters: "James
Teller. From A. Israel" About the
centre of the truck was erected q
small canopy, decked off in tasteful
style with white tarletan. ornamented
with gilt stars, artificial flowers and
moss, and bright ribbons of various
shades. Beneath the canopy in a
small arm chair sat lady of six sum-
mers, Miss Adeline Israel, daughter
of the late Marx Israel, Esq, and !
donor of the wreath just mentioned) !
charnlingly dressed and cas- pretty
as a picture" Some distance back
Of the little lady and her fairy like
bower sat a large basket of artificial
lowers, arranged by some ladies who
rendered much assistance in the dec