The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-04

horse and mule dealer, left Tuesday after
noon for Horse Cave, Kentucky, where ne
goes to buy carload of fine Kentucky
harness and saddle horses for the. local
trade. He will make the purchases from
Messrs. Pendleton & Son, dealers IN and
breeders of thoroughbred stock, and upon
returning to Donaldsonville will display
the animals at the Mammoth Stables IN
Railroad avenue.
A convention Of the First District Sum
day School Association will be held at
the Methodist church in this city on We'd
nesday next, the 8th inst. There will be
three sessions, commencing at 1O:15
o'clock a. M, 2:45 p. M and 7:15 p. M,
and the program will include addresses
by number of prominent speakers, con-
ferences, religious services. reports OF COM
mittees and other interesting features.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
The True Friends Benevolent Assocl~
alton, an organization composed OF
large number of the leading colored cltl-
zens of this community. held well-at-
tended meeting last Wednesday night at
its hall in ST. Patrick street and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: VIC. Gabrielle, president: A. Chat
man, vice president; w. E. Sullivan, secre-
tary; John Blouin, assistant secretary;
Joseph Quezerque, treasurer; K. J. Ar
mand, orator.
G. A. Gondran left last Sunday for New
Orleans TO enter upon the discharge OF his
duties as clerk in the office of Attorney
General Walter Guion, to which RESPONSE
bic position he was recently appointed
Mr.. Gondran will continue TO maintain
his residence and legal domicile in DON
aldsonville, and will also continue his
private law practice which will be looked
after during his periodical absences by
his partners, Messrs. George S. lGuion and
| S. A. Marchand Mr.. Gondran returned
20 DonaIdsonviIle Thursday to attend the
funeral of his friend and colleague, Hon.
r. McCuiloh.
/ Mrs. 7. H Hanson was the gracious
hostess of a very enjoyable little bridge
party on Wednesday afternoon at her
charming home in the Avenue. Mes
danes John D. Hanson, G. C. Weber, Jas
! P. Kock and Paul Leche were the success
+ full captors of the dainty prizes offered fol
the highest scores. Present were: Mes
danes E. C. Wathen, Paul Leche, J. D
Hanson, S. v. Vega, Jas. P. Kock, W. ]
Harrison, P. L. Blanchard, Abe H. Bloom
/ enstiel, G. D. Bentley, D. D. Dalferes, j. S
Thibaut, F. B. Lemann, R. N. Sims, Jr.
Jacob Blum, C. C. Weber and Harr,
4 Whiteman, and Misses Leona Medlenka
Doris Hanson and Bertha Ambrose.
:. An important event in the development
OF the port facilities of this city will b
the arrival here next Monday evening o
) the Mexican steamship Oaxaca, which
will come to Donaldsonyille for the pur
pose of taking on cargo of SO car load
of crossties, TO be transported TO Yer;
Cruz, Mexico. The ties were manufact
ured at the sawmill of the Baker Wake
field Lumber Company at PlattenviIle. il
!, upper Assumption, and will be conveys
: Eyia the Texas and Pacific Railroad to tn
coal tipple Of the West Kentucky Coz
Company on the Mississippi river jus
e a hove Donaldsonville, from whence the
I will be loaded direct into the hole Of tn
: Oaxaca.
/ LIST OF LETTERS