The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-02-23
Organization of the DonaIdsonViIle
Social Club.

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The Donaldsonville Social Club,
successor to the Ascension Club, which
latter was the lineal descendent, SO to
speak, of the Ascension Branch OF the
Sugar Planters Association OF Lou
isiana, was organized last Sunday un-
der conditions and auspices which
would seem to insure its maintenance
as permanent and an influential feat
ure and auxiliary of this community s
social and business life.
A large number of representative
citizens of the town and parish assem-
bled at the Ascension Club rooms at
noon, pursuant to previous notice and
agreement, and after some preliminary
discussion which cleared the atmos-
phere of all misunderstanding as to
the status, purposes and prerogati7es
of the meeting, the objects in view
were accomplished with entire harmony
and accord. A form of constitution
and bylaws, drafted by a committee
composed of Hon. Walter Lemann,
D. D. Dalferes and DR.. E. K. Sims,
was read and adopted article by ar
ticle. The membership dues were fixed
at $3.50 month, payable quarterly,
with an initiation fee of SIS, but res
olution was adopted providing that as
soon as the governing board comes
to the conclusion that the club has an
apparently permanent membership Of
100, the dues will be reduced to 81 a
month. The governing board, COM
posed of five elective members, is to
have the general management Of the
club, and the president. is to appoint
from among the governors member
ship, finance and house committees,
and shall himself be ex-officio MEM
Der of each of these three committees.
The governing board willmeet monthly,
and the annual meeting and election of
officers of the club will be held on the
first Sunday of February.
The property and effects of the As
cension Club will be acquired for the
amount OF the deficit of that organiza-
ton, S142.59, and the same building
and rooms that have been for so many
years the home of the two predecessors
of the new club will continue to be oc-
cupied by the latter, but it is proposed
to make number of improvements in
the apartments and appurtenances.
The election of officers was pro-
ceeded with, and resulted as follows:
President, DR.. John D. Hanson; vice
president. r. N. Sims; secretary, B.
j. Vega; treasurer, Aramis ]. Melan-
con; governing board, r. Mccall, C.
D. Gondran, Charles Maurin, Adolphe
Meter and r. Prosper Landry.
This is an admirable official corps,
representative not only of all the
better elements of the community, but
also of the several sections of both
town and parish, and the names of the
officers should alone afford ample as
surance of the stability and strength
of the new club. The organization
will be, as it's name implies, strictly
social and non-political, and it is ex.
pected that the membership of sixty
seven now enrolled will soon be in
creased to the 100 mark which has
been fixed as the number required to
justify a reduction of the monthly
dues to one dollar. The advantages
which such a club offer to the town
and parish, as we'll as TO the individ-
ual members, are too patent TO need
ennmer alton, and by exerting them
selves to maintain and strengthen the
our citizens will be doing
a good thing for their own interests
and those Of the community at large.
The Chief halls the advent of the
Donaldsonville Social Club with
cordial satisfaction and wishes it long
life and abundant prosperity.