The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-07-31
CHURCH FAIR
At Scott Great Success-A Hand
some Sum Realized.
Two Days of Uninterrupted Pleasure
"A Nell-ManaQed Affair.


the. fair whose success meant so much for the
future prosperity of that thrifty community.
The men, women and children turned out
and wescos,ed the visitors from neghboring
and distant towns, who had come to have q
good time and to lend a helping hand in a
worthy cause. The large number of people
present and the representative character of
the crowd was indubitable evidence that in
their present laudable undertaking the en-
verprising citizens of Scott have the support
OF the entire population of this parish. with
the exception perhaps of one or more egotis-
4ical persons whose narrow vision will not per-
snit them to see some good in any movement
or undertaking which is not calculated to
swell their bank accounts. Fortunately
those pay-triosic citizens are generally known
20 he actuated by motives not altogether dis
interested and their opposition to the church
nnovement will do no appreciable injury to
the noble cause which the good people of
Scott and vicinity are 50 energetically en-
.nnged in promoting.
Early Saturday the people began to ar
rive and every indication pointed to the fact
chat the first day of the fair would be a sue
cess even beyond the expectations of the
most sanguine. Throughout the day the
different booths were visited by many people
and before night enough money had been
realized to insure the success of the under
taking. Messrs- Alcide Jut,ice, Alex Budro.
Leo Juciice and Albert Trahan aud their
able corps of assistants were indefatigable in
their efforts to carry out successfully every
feature of the days program At night the
entertainment was pronounced by all present
as 4 most creditable affair. The program
was AS follows:
al Misses IT,
zie Mu.id and Bella Judce.
Song, .'1n the Baggage Coach Ahead" ....-...
ss- Miss NJ. Alford.
Recitation, .srhe Sons Return w Mrs.
Kobchaux.
Song, 7"French Therese" w. Price
Sons.......... Misses v. Price, P. Doucet, N.
Doucet, NJ Breaux and NJ. Price.
Tableau, 'sOldcn Times
Song and dance ............. "a. Q. Bud1o
Piano, '.Jeunesse Dore'' Miss Martha
- -houton.
Song, Little Bunch of whiskers on His
rab,eau, Modern Times ..........-.....
After the rendition of the program the
young folks INDUCED in dancing and kept
time with the melodious strains of the
Breaux Bridge and Loreauville bands until
the small hours of the night.
Sunday was an eclipser. A vast throng
of people moved about the beautiful Cayret
grove from the early morning hours till the
dusty chandeliers of the neighborhood an
nounced the advent of another day.
During the day very interesting game of
base ball was played by the Pilette and
Scott clubs, which resulted in a score of IS
to 10 in favor of the Scott club. The de-
feated nine Immediately after the game
challenged the victors to another game.
The shooting tournament, under the di-
xection of Leo Judice and Nathan Brous-
sard, proved to be bowling success. The
Crowley Gun Club was represented by
Sheriff E. w. Lyons, Lionel Lyons and
Fleet Coleman; the New Iberia Gun Club
by A.. and Geo. Cousin. Sidney Harry and
Alice Landry; New Orleans City Park Gun
Club by Il. Steckler, A. Cordona and Alexis
VOORHEES,; Century Club of Lafayette by DIR.
F. E. Girard, J. c. Nickerson, S. II. Park
erson and others; the Scott Gun Club by
twenty members. Sheriff Lyons, Lionel
Lyons and Sidney Harry scored six out of
a possible six, and all three shot again to
decide the contest. This time Mr.. Harry |
emerged the victor, Lionel Lyons and
Acadia's genial sheriff made only FIVE points. !
The concert was equally as good as the
one given the previous night. The follow |
ing was the program:
Comic Song, '.Grangalet'' Ed VOORHEES,. |
Song, ':Me dire Adieu" Miss Lucille |
Recitation, Miss E. Price
Song. Misses Lodo and Martha
/. Mouton, F. v. Mouton and H. A. Van
Tab,eau. .:The Past Woman .....
Song, '.Mam.elle Boutte-en-train'' go. Miss !
M. Dubernard.
Walter Mou,on, ii: a. vaSder der !
song Song @ :Kne sassi at the WINDOW p Miss