The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-24
CIVIC CELEBRATION.
Big Demonstration Planned for June
IA and IS, to Commemorate
Epochai Events in History OF
Dona!dsonviIIe--Gover:1o EialI to
Speak.


With scarcely dissenting voice,
the progressive and patriotic citi-
zens CT DonaldsonvilIe have ex-
pressed enthusiastic concurrence in
the suggestion of Principal Vickers ct
the Donaldsonville high school, that
a public demonstration be made TO
jointly commemorate the change from
afdermanic TO the commission form
OF municipal government, the open
ing of the handsome Ells' Home,
the installation of the modern light
and water system, and the domals-
ton Of the new race track and
amusement park These will be
epochal events in the history of Don
aldsonVille, and it is proposed to eel
citrate them in a manner BETTING
their inheritance and commensurate
with the spirit of progress and i'm
proyement prevalent in the commu-
nifty.
The Progressive Union has taken
hold CT the matter, and at a meeting
last Sunday committee composed
Of Alex Bloomenstiel, E. S. Vickers,
r. n. Sims, Edmund Maurin and G.
D. Bentley was appointed to arrange
the details. Saturday and Sunday,
June Il and Is, have. been selected
as the dates for the celebration.
On the former day, it is proposed
to have public meeting in the fore
noon at which health and agricultural
topics will be discussed, the program
to include addresses by Drs. Sidney
r. Porter and G. B. Adams, iof the
State Board of Health; r. P. Elrod,
assNtant agricultural agent of the
I. and F. Railroad; George l.. Tie
bout, horticuIturist of the State Ex-
pertinent Station at Baton Rouge, and
other speakers. In the afternoon
there will be a baseball game at
Cleveland Park between the Bowie
Lumber Company and P1attenville
teams, followed by the formal inau-
Suration OF the new municipal adj
The latter exercises will
taae place III the band-stand in City
Park, and will consist Of a valedic-
tory address by the outgoing mayor,
g. saiutatory by the incoming mayor,
AND speeches by two or more distin-
gtgshed citizens of the state, one of
whom will be Gov. Luther E. Hail.
The oath of office will be admins
tered to the city commissioners by
Judge Charles T. WORKMAN, of Ma
poleonVille. At night interesting ex-
ercises in commemoration Of nation
al flag day will be held in the high
school auditorium by the Elks lodge,
and the celebration will conclude with
a grand inaugural ball in Ascension
Hall under the auspices of the
Woman's Civic League A brass
band will render music throughout
the day, and at night the two prin-
cipal business streets of the city
and the public park will be beauti- !
fully Illuminated The Elks' Home
and the modern municipal power
plant will be open for public inspec-
ton.
On Sunday, June Is, the new race
track will be opened with an elabor-
ate program, comprising horse and
races and other amuse-
ments.
The present city administration has
very courteousiy consented to re-
main in office until the above date, |
and will cooperate in making the eel.
abratlon notable one. fractional
differences engendered by the re-
cent spirited municipal campaign will
be obliterated, and Donaldsonville's |
progressive and harmonious citizen
body will unite in proclaiming her a
city. OF advanced ideas and in pub |
ll3hslng her advantages and resources
toNrhe world