The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-07-16
COMMITTEE DECIDES
FAIR THIS FALL.
Meeting Of Stockholders Called for
July 10 at 5 p. m. to Effect Per-
manent Organization.
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS OVER
$4,000 AVAILABLE.
State Gives $147, Council $500, Some
$1400 Subscribed by Citizens
Of Town and Parish.

The Joint committee of the Farm
ers' Club and the Progressive League
met last Wednesday evening at the
Court House for the purpose of re
ceiving the report of the committee
appointed to canvass for subscrip-
lions for a parish fair fund. There
were present: Chairman P. R. Ian
dry, ]. A. Roy, C. o. Mouton. B. N
Corona, A. Peck. M. Patin. DR.. N
p. Moss, P. L. DeClouet, Henry Gerac
DR.. G. A. Martin. Absent: M. Bileaud
Jr.. A. M. Martin. C. Girard.
Mr.. F v Mouton reported for the
subcommittee that some $1400 had
been subscribed to the stock, $147
donated by the state and $500 appro.
priated by the city council, making in
al an amount slightly in excess OF
$4,000 available The advisability of
holding fair next fall was thorough.
1y discussed and on motion of Mr..
Corona, second by Mr.. Patin, it was
resolved that a fair be held some
time In October. the date to be deter
mined later by the Board Of Directors.
On motion Of Mr.. Peck the Chair ap-
pointed the following committee to
arrange and report on lease for
Surrey park grounds and race track:
A. Peck. F. v. Mouton Henry Gerac.
~.3yS motion of Mr.. Henry Gerac a
meeting Of the stockholders was call
ed for Monday, July 10 1909 at five
O'Clock p. m. at the Court House in
Lafayette, for the purpose of ef-
fecting a permanent organization, the
election Of a Board of Directors to
be composed of fifeen members
and for the transaction of
any other business that might be
of interest to the Association. The
secre.,.ry WI instructed 70 nc.if,
each AMI very stockholdsr by mail!
and lrg. him { be present in w,rs-,
or By proxT.
Mr.. =. y. s'eutcn rendered his scr-
vices +, Nurx for the fa- several
weeks fr,a and on motion Of Mr.. &C.
rae yota Ut thanks wa; rendered
Mr.. Mo it,n fus mis- zeal in the cause
and his nd offer. The cou,n .:tee
then s!jo l.ned.
The following is q list of subscrip-
tions and appropriations SO far Sc
cured:
City Council $500, State $147, Roy
and Dugas $50, Rousseau Dugas $50,
L. w. Scarborough $50, Chinese Res
taurant $40, c. w. Heath $40. Phil
Crouchet $50, r. B. Dantzler $25, Pei
lerin Bros. $25. H. H. sandoz $25.
Moss Pharmacy $40. F. Estilette. La
layette Hotel $25. c. e. McKinnon
l25. Paul Arceneaux s.. Max I'm
SO, A. e. Mouton, $50, p.
Krauss $40, M. Mucha's Saloon S.,
Vordenbaumen Lumber Co., $50, J.
A. Roy $50, Levy Bros. SO, Sig Kahn
Is. r. Schmulen $, Rev. w. ]. :Teur-
ings $40. Albert Landry $40. J. Gil
bert st. Julien SIS, Laf. Building As
Dociation SIS. A. M. Martin S., DR.. q.
1. Martin S.. Julian Mouton $50,
0rther c. Mouton SO. Chas. d. Caf-
cry SO. Jerome Mouton 50, g. Bunt
Is. r. K. Hopkins IS. Louis Lacoste
IS. Albert Delahoussaye IS. Mer-
:hant's Grocer Co., Ltd $25, J. w.
Ramsey IS. Lafayette Wholesale Gro
,er Co. SO. Ulysse Duhon s.. Tony
7arisco IS. Houston Ice and Brewing
TO-. E. J. Higginbotham. agent $40
First National Bank 500, s. r. Park
,rson s25. T. B. Hopkins. Jr., g, Pei
can Furniture CD Ltd. $40, Nose
levy IS. J. c. Nicterson $40. Peoples
Cotton OH Co. 10 Lafayette Com
'ress Co.. $50. W. NJ. Campbell SO,
Prejean and Co. SO. Morgan and De-
3aillon SO. Lacoste Hardware Co, Ltd
-. Falk Mercantile Co. Ltd. SO,
3iede John S.. Castel Bros. 81, Cliff
nn !. Young s.. Broussard and Crou-
'Aet s.. Alphonse A. Darcey s., J. J.
Marsh IS. o. P. GufIbeau s., R. |
landry IS, J. Doucet SO. Bernard ana
Heanx 81, Felix o. Broussard s., D. |
3zo1ssard Co. -. y D. Mouton s., |
Gouton Bros. $16. J. c. Barry q, Bank
{ LAfAystts $50. Prejean Bros. IS, L.
'o@snsesnx e +. wlrksns -. =. G. |