The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-22

Police jury ordinances incorporated in
the new series.
THE FAIR.-When we promised last
week to give full account of the fair
held at the Catholic Church grounds on
the 9th inst, we intended that account
to include u list of all the ladies and gen
tlemen who assisted in the conduct of
the entertainment and contributed to
its success ; but, at a moment too late to
seek assistance from another quarter, IL
young friend who engaged to procure us
the desired list has reported the failure
of his mission. Therefore, lest we make
ourselves liable to the charge Of favor
itism or nntairness, we shall refer to the
managers OF the entertainment only iii
general terms, though we are sorely
tempted to make an exception to this
rule in favor of several ladies whose
laudable and earnest labors in the good
cause were conspicuonIy brought to our
attention..
The fair was held at the place where
such entertainments usually ocem-on
the grounds between the old Catholic
Church and the rectory. Under the
canopy extending over the entire space
were arranged the various attractions Of
the occasion. On either side of the
square formed by the tables were the
cake, punch, lemonade, ice cream, and
fancy tables, at one end was the long
restaurant table, at the other the bar.
In the hollow Of the square were the
"Hying horses" tho kiosk where the
bands usually play and the small tables
at which the visitors were served with
refreshments by the fair hands of the
polite, attentive and charming young
ladies. The larger tables were presided
over by the ladies who are always prom
inent IN such affairs and to whose tact
and cngas Cling department is largely due
the uniformly satisfactory results which
attend the entertainments given for the
benefit of our Catholic Church.
The fair opened Saturday evening, the
9Th inst, and closed at late hour Mon
day night, the 10th, or, more properly
speaking, at an early hour Tuesday
morning. The attendance of visitors was
satisfactory, and, as the result proved,
the guests were quite liberal in tho pat
ronage bestowed upon tho various fea-
lures Of the entertainment. As we stated
last week, the net proceeds aggregated
over sl3W. The Independent and St.
Joseph bands contributed to the interest
of the festival by supplying good music,
though there was Il lack of this element
Sunday and Monday nights, the bands
having tired themselves out playing for
the tiremcns parade on Sunday.
A feature Of the affair which proved
peculiarly interesting to this writer was
the rafting Of several handsome cakes
contributed by the officers Of our coast
thbSAoRS anu ouISi lIltIuS VI Ilt
cause which the entertainment was in
tended to adv anee. Among the winners
Of these prizes We're, Mr.. Fred. Duffel,
who scoopel in" an imposing cake,
and the editor of the CHIEF who cap
tured the champion fruit cake and Il
handsome four-story structure presented
by the steamer Assumption. Over
whelmed by our unprecedented good
fortune and fearing nnwonted prosperity
might spoil our naturally generous dis
position by implantins seeds ofcupidity,
we returned the Assumption prize to the
fair ladies of the cake table to he again
ratified. This time the lncky number was
held by Miss Michael Israel We have
not learned the names Of other winners.
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GUS