Lower coast gazette., 1909-11-20
PARISH NEWS:
Myrtle Grove.
DIED

On Sunday, November IA, Captain
Joseph Wildersen, one Of the Oldest
EMPLOYEES on the place, crossed the
great divide. Capt. Wildersen was
taken to the New Orleans sanltarlum
for treatment only a few weeks before
his death. Up to the time OF his death
he was overseer on Myrtle Grove Plan
tation, having acted in that capacity
for a number of years. He Won the
esteem and friendship Of all who knew
him. The remains were Inferred IN
New Orleans.
BurrWOOd. !
The ball for the benefit Of the Burr
wood school, wsS a success IN every
particular. Financially, the bail eX-
ceeded the most sanguine expectations
of Mr.. Coleman, the general manager,
and as a social success, everyone who
attended knows without further COM
ment. Mr.. Coleman was a very busy
man, going from one place to another
keeping in touch with all the members
Of his various committees. during the
evening Mr.. Coleman was called on for
a speech to which he nobly responded.
During his talk Mr.. Coleman spoke OF
the untiring efforts of the ladies' and
gentlemen of Burrwood, who so nobIy
and materially aided in the prepara-
tons for the school ball and said that
he wanted all present to know that
thew were entitled to no end Of credit
for their sincere and untiring e%ndeavors
to make the event a success. The lad
les with their sweet smiles, and pleas
ant conversation made the refreshment
booth doub'y entfcihg and all stopped
and partook Of the many sweetmeats
donated by them, With Miss Steen,
our school teacher, Mesdames Hansen,
Glass, Delesdernier, Alex and Albert
Conway, Daniels, Knauer. Towers,
Black and F.: Conway, to wait on al
corners, the booth was a financial sue
cess. In this way did the ladies show
their interest in the education of thu
"ittle ones" and they have the sincere
thanks and best wishes Of their genera
manager for all they so kindly did TO
the interest of our school. The refresh
ment booth for the entertainment o
the gentlemen was in full charge o
Mr.. Alex Conway. Due to the abb
way: Mr.. Conway handled the CONVEX
s%ational refreshment booth, bette
known as "bar room," the receipt
, from that quarter were magnificent
Mr.. Conway was assisted in his wor'
by Messrs. John Parpa], Fred Conwa!
| and Thos. Belk and credit is due then
: also Mr., John Knauer, chairman OF r.
ception committee and his able assls
ant, Mr.. Thurlow Conway. Badg'
were made by the ladies to be sold as
: side issue, but by request Of the ge
!, eral manager these badges were Civ
0 with each program as q memento
o the School Ball. Our genial and actl
: chairman of the music committee, M
- l. w. Hansen, deserves special me
L ton for the way he carried out t
musical program, for he saw to it tn
), all present had plenty of music, WIN
!, was kept up until the "King Of Da,
peeped we the horizon and bid all
pair to their respective homes and p'
II take Of the we'll merited and need
> tonic. ''sweet repose.'' Mrs. 6.
d De!esdesnier acted as cashier at ladi
refreshment booth and vas assisted
her husband Mr.. G. w. Delesderni
L chairman of finance committee.
IN The ball room was beautifully de
n rated, being the work Of the mast
Of art at Burrwood, Messrs. c. Ba
40 man and DR.. F. D. Harding. Mess
Bateman and S~erensen deserve spec
CT mention for the able assistance t
o., gave the ladies in preparing and sc
ing refreshments, as the ladies v
81 properly said, they were indespensi
All who took part in the school bali
:" entitled to great credit and Mr.. G
|es man, as general manager publicly
ut pressed his thanks. in the ball n
H. for the untiring efforts of his asst
of ants. -
Ill A Gold Clock.
r. Captain Ben Michel is in receipt
III beautiful gold clock from the deleg
of the recent convention of the An
" can Bar Pilots Association TO the
ISOLATION of Branch Pilots. Of New
leans. The clock is beautiful in W
lph manship, and on the base bears
md following inscription:
-. "a token of good-fellowship from
= delegates of American Pilots Ass
aliv ton to the Association Of Branch ?
OF of New Orleans"
With the gift is a nice letter