The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-06-17
Hook and Ladder Fair.

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pany, and with anything like favor
able weather conditions the entertain
ment bids fair to prove one Of the
most successful and enjoyable of its
kind held in Donaldsonvtlle n a long
number of years. The festival will
open Sunday afternoon, July 2, with
between the Pelicans and some visit
ing team, and Sunday night an Indian
minstrel and vaudeville performance
will be given at Phoenix opera house.
On Tuesday, the glorious fourth,
there will be doings galore and it is
the intention Of the promoters of the
entertainment to make the celebration
Of the national holiday an event to be
remembered locally for a good, long
time. There will be public speak
ing at noon in Louisiana Square
by some of the most prominent
orators of this and other parishes,
and at O'Clock p. n. a flower parade,
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known, will traverse the principal
streets Of the town. A number of beau
tifully decorated vehicles driven by
pretty women and good-looking men
will be seen in this parade, and further
interest will be lent TO the display by
reason of the fact that prize will be
/ offered for the most attractive turn
out. Everybody in Dona1dsonville
and vicinity who owns trap or a nice
looking horse has already made appli-
cation to the committee for entry in the
flower parade, and this feature of the
Hooks festival will undoubtedly be
worth coming miles to see. Between
the special events there will be some
thing doing at Ascension Hall all the
time, and what with Red Mems booth,
/ a Woodmen's booth, japanese booth,
refreshment booths Of all kinds, gen
uine fortune tel1ers, a shooting gallery
and other attractions too numerous to
mention, it will be very captious and
hyper critical mortal who cannot find
something to amuse and interest
him. Of course, there will be
music and plenty of it, and the commit
tee has few trump cards up its sleeve
ID the nature of novel and unique at
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which will be made later. The ladies
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val, which is tantamount to saying lat
its success is an assured fact, for
nothing that is sponsored by
the ladies Of Dona1dsonvillef can
result any other way than success
fully. Mrs. L. NJ. Turner was
elected chairman of the ladies' auxil-
Iary committee at a meeting hefd at rs
cension Hall last evening, with Miss
Bertha Plaisance as secretary, and
subcommittee will soon be appointed
and the work Of arranging for the big
festivalslaid down on systematic lines.
Every body should join in the good
cause and make July 2, 3 and 4 mem
orable and enjoyable days in Donald
sonvi1le. For thirty-one years the
gallant Hooks have striven with might
and main to protect your property
from destruction by fire and to assist
you in any other way that lay within
their power. Now they call upon you
to reciprocate in some small measure
and to help them lift the debt that
hangs over their home. Let every
body respond with right good will.
St. Joseph's Commencement Exercises.
Under the earnest training of Brother
George and his associates of the fac
ulty Of St. Joseph's Commercial In
stitnte, the pupils of the Institute
have been brought to a degree of pro-
fciency which gives assurance that
the approaching annual commence
ment exercices will be among the most
successful and enjoyable in the history
of the well-known school. The ex-
ercises will commence with matinee
at Phoenix opera house at l O'Clock
Monday afternoon, when the students
of the lower grades will present play
entitled David, the Shepherd Boy
At o'clock p. m. Tuesday the alumni
association Of the Institute will tender
a banquet to the class of 1905 at the
st. Martin House, and at s O'Clock
Wednesday night the graduating ex-
ercises will take place at Phoenix
opera house. The program comprises
Shakespeare beautiful drama in four
acts, 1.-THE Merchant of Venice" adj
dresses by Rev. Father Crozier, Hon.
;. J. Mclaughlin and Samuel Ro-
driguez, valedictorian Of the class, and
the awarding Of diplomas, medals and
premiums. The advance sale OF seats
indicates that the attendance at both
the afternoon and night exercises will
be exceptionally large.
Little Gordon Terrio, the bright
young son of Postmaster and Mrs.
John r. Terrio, was struck in the left
eye Saturday afternoon by Ratchet
which slipped from the hand Of &C.
rome Pons, who was using the i'm
plement to cut wood in the yard of his
fathers residence in Mississippi street.
At the time the accident did not seem
to be a serious one and Master Terrio
soon recovered from the effect of the
blow and continued his visit to his
little playmate. The following day,
however, the Injured eye became dis