The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-12-15
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Christmas Displays at the shops -Rsmarks
able Weather Battleship louisiana
Arrives to Receive Her silver ser-
miscellaneous Matter.
New Orleans, La, Dec. Il. 1905.

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New Orleans, La, Dec. u, 1906.
Staff Correspondence of The Chief.
Christmas shopping and Christmas
shoppers are turning Canal street into
q very festive place these days, and
the show windows OF nearly all the big
stores are indeed revelations OF tbs
decorators art. Holmes center wins
dow has q gorgeous display Of many
giant holly Wreaths rising from amid
wonderful confusion OF playthings
ranging from the tiniestwooly ssTeddy's
bear TO the most perfectly appointed
toy automobile. This Christmas sea-
son is great season, sure enough, and
sight OF the big moving picture Of
Canal street is bound to fill you with
the holiday spirit and egg you on to
reckless disbursement of your pennies
whether or not you can really afford
TO do much buying.
I don't want to talk about the
weather, but have you noticed the rec
markable character OF this particular
commodity we've been having here o9
late? It would almost seem as If SUM
mer had missed her cue and coma
dancing into the limelight long before
her proper time for appearing, for
certain 1t is that regular summer
weather has been prevailing here all
OF last week and the better part of this
week as well. It behooves the weather
man to sit up and take notice, for Il
he doesn't quit getting his dates mixed
in this way. some sensational maga-
zine writer is going to hop up and
eleetrify the world with burning arti-
=cles on 'sFrenzied Forecasts, or,
"The Treason of the Temperature, y
or something else equally startling IN
the way of climatic undertaking.
The event of the week in New Or
leans will be the presentation OF the
magnificent $4,000 silver service to
the battleship Louisiana, which is to
occur Saturday. The ship arrived in
port on Tuesday, and thousands Of
visitors are expected to board tbs
splendid vessel. The service which as
to be presented to the Louisiana was
designed by Coleman Il. Adler, q Lead
ing ieweller OF this city, and has been
on exhibition in Mr.. Adler's store
window in Canal street during the
past week. Governor Blanchard is TO
make the presentation speech, which
will be responded to by Capt. Albert
r. Couden, commanding the vessel
Hon. Henry Mccall, collector OF the
port of New Orleans, will propose
toast to the president of the United
States. Congressman Adolph Meyer
will pay like compliment TO the Sec
retary OF the navy, and Admire al Fred
eric Singer, commandant Of the New
Orleans navy yard, will respond. The
lLouistana will remain in the harbor
| of the Crescent City until the early
part of next week, and elaborate ar
rangements are being made for the ers
tertainment of her officers and crew
during their brief soionrn in our hos
pitable harbor.
Striking employees Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Or their sympathizers
have been guilty of further lavless-
ness. and IN Algiers Thursday evening
of last week brusally assaulted two
clerks and mail messenger in the
company 5 sergice. It is charged that
members Of the city police department.
were being Influenced By the strikers.
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