The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-16

who arrived last Saturday afternoon
at O'Clock.
The West Kentucky Coal Com.
pany's big towboat Reaper arrived
here at $50 O'Clock this afternoon
with tow OF sixteen barges of coal
consigned to the local firm of Sims
& Whiteman.
J. n. Coiomb, the well-known local
insui anee agent, attended the annual
convention OF the Louisiana State
Association OF Local Fire Insurance
Agents which was hsid in New Orle-
ans on Thursday last.
At meeting Of Post l, T. P. a.,
held Sunday forenoon in the parlors
of the Nichols Hotel, Raphael Singer
and Fred. Landry were elected dele
gate and alternate, respectively, to the
state convention of the T. P. A., which
was held at Alexandria yesterday.
Mr.. Singer left Thursday to attend the
convention.
Among the prominent visitors to
DonaldsonviEie during the week were
A. U. Babin OF. Prairieville, William
Fairbanks Of St. Amant, w. W.
Dixon, Thos. 2. Dixon, Chris. Webb
and F. Edward Babin of Hope Villa,
Leon Picard and Prof. L. l.. Perrault
Of Dutchtown, aad L. U. Babin of
Baton Rouge.
The Chief acknowledges with thanks
the receipt of very pretty invitation
from Miss Geneva Brown to attend
the commencement exercises Of the
Louisiana State Normal School, which
were held at Natchitoches on May ID.
Miss Brown aad Miss Nary Anne
Babin, both of east Ascension, were
among the list of graduates.
Mohawk Tribe No. 81, Improved Or
der of Red Men, has sent postal cards
to its members requesting them to at
tend the regular meeting of the tribe
next Monday night, May Is, as there
will be business Of vital Importance to
transact. Every Indian is asked to
hit the trail tn at leads to the wigwam,
SO that he may cooperate and lend
valuable assistance.
). F. Hymel, junior member OF the
we'll known firm of Lafargue & Hy
mel, took charge Of the local postofice
on Thursday morning under APP
peintment Of Acting Postmaster J. E.
Blum, succeeding Wesley Proffitt, re-
signed. Mr.. Hymel is business man
Of ability and experience, and may be
depended upon to administer. the at.
fairs of the postoHiee to the entire sat.
isfaction of all concerned.
Messrs. Fred. aud Joe Werner and
the formers son, Fred. Werner, Jr., re-
turned last Saturday from Ensenada
de Moro, Cuba, where they go annually
to stake off" the crop of the extensive
Cape Cruz central estate, Mr.. Werner
ST., officiating as chief sugar-boiler,
and Messrs. Joe and Fred. Werner,
Jr., as a assistants. They report thai,
owing to the prolonged drouth, the
crop was one-third short Of an aver
age yield. -
Chester r. Israel, who has been
holding down the responsible posi-
ton OF chief sugar boiler and super
intendent OF the United States Sugar
Company mammoth factory at Los
Muchis, Linaloa, Mexico, returned
to Donaldsonville recently and will
nend some time here as the guest of
| his fasher, Wharfmaster David Israel,
| Sr, MIR. [srasls wife Joined him here
| last week alter enjoying delightful
/! visit 10 relatives at Biloxi, Miss.
A we'll attended meeting of Hubert
| Treble Chapter, U. D. c., was held
Yesterday afternoon in the rooms OF
the Donaldsonville Social Club, at
which the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Mrs. w. D.
Park, presfnedt; Misses Adele Blum
! Marie ST. Martin and Lucille St. Mar
tin. vice presidents; Miss Maud Har-
ding corresponding secretary; Miss
NJ arie Michel, recording secretary
Miss Laura Landry, treasurer; Miss
/ Lee Landry, historian; Miss Ernes-
line McManus, collector. Ga Sunday,
i Nav "a, the chapter will hold al i'm
portant meeting at the courthouse fol
the purpose of preparing a progrs q
of exercises for Confederate decora
tion day, which occurs on Wednesday
June 3. The organization has a mem
bership of thirty and is IN 1ourishlnf
condition.
A very enjoyable surprise party 81
tendered Miss Minnie Eikel On Wed
nesday afternoon at her home in Rail
road avenue. Games OF all kind
were played by the little folk, ate
which they repaired to the prettfl.
decorated dining-room, where tempt
ing refreshments were served. Thos
present were: Misses Louise and Ale
thia Betz, Eunice Harp, Irene Law
less. Georgetta Richard, Sophi
Bloch, Alice Cafero, B. and r. Cass0
sidonie Gingry, Norma Gisclard
Rosina Singer, Minnie and Elsi
E Fikei, Emma Ohlmeyer, M. and q
Wutke, Ethel Werner, Ruth and NJ
Muller, A. Fisher, F. Michel, M. Hun
lev. and Masters I. Dehon, Ray Blu
, menthal, Norman LaWless, Ray Dc
: hon. Leslie Werner, E. Casso, 1saa
!. Kern, Ralph Betz, Kittredge an
: Kline Sims, Herbert Binnings. al
Nj. WoHson,