The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-31
DONALDsONyILLE's INAUGURAL
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The city of Washington, D. c., and
he various state capitals are not
the only places in these United
States privileged to pull off ''inaug-
| urations,' for DonaIdsonville is 60
ing TO have ore of those affairs on
her own account Il isn't going to
De any one-horse blowout, either, as
| two days will be required to. carry
out the impressive and attractive
program Of exercises and amuse-
ments arranged for the occasion.
The national and state capitals have
only one-feature inaugurations, the
Induction into office of a new ad-
ministration forming the sole object
Of the ceremonial in each case,
but DOnaldsonyiI1e' festival is to be
far more comprehensive, there being
no less than four separate things to
be inaugurated and commemorated.
First will be the formal launching
Of the new commission form Of
government and the Induction into
office of the three commissioners
who have been elected to control
the municipality for the next four
years. Next IN Importance will be
the Inauguration OF the improved and
enlarged city light and water system.
from the operation Of which the PEG
pie Of DonaldsonVille are promised
such material benefit in economy of
cost and efficiency 5of service. The
third item in the list is the com
pletion of the Elks' Home, hand
some structure that will be an ornas
ment and credit to the city. The
fourth feature Of the grand inaugu-
raj combination is the opening Of
the park and raee-track of the DON
aldsCnville A-muz-u Company, an en-
terprise from which much is expect
ed in the way of attracting visitors
and promoting business, besides con-
tributing to the entertainment of the
toWnsIeople themselves.
AS stated in last weeks issue Of
The Chief, the days chosen for this
notable celebration are Saturday and
Sunday, June II and Is, and the pro-
gram Of exercises is DO include
valedictory address by outgoing
Mayor Chas Maurin, salutatory by
incoming Mayor Lemann, speeches
by number of prominent gentlemen,
including Hon. Luther E. Hall, COVER
nor OF Louisiana, Martin Behrman,
mayor of New Orleans, and several
others; a baseball match; an inaug-
ural ball, and on the second day a
series of horse races in the new
amusement park.
The cooperation of the entire pop
ulation of Donaldsonville is expected
in the effort to make these cere-
monies conspicuously successful. Past
differences of every kind, personal,
Political or otherwise, should be bur
led and forgotten. There has been
entirely too much Of this, sort OF
thing heretofore, and the town has
suffered from it. A point has been
reached where a new leaf should be
turned, and the citizen who refuses
to help in the operation is not loyal
to the general veal
II we are candid with ourselves we
must confess that Donaldsonville has
just groWed, like Topsy in Uncle
Toms Cabin, and that very little
effort has been expended toward or
ganIzed or concerted exploitation OF
the. town Nm q q Is adgantag fTe
keep pace It'll tie procession it is
necessary that something be done to
advertise DonaldsonVilie, to bring its
resources prominently forward, to
leVelop its commerce aud stimulate
is industrial activities.
Unity of sentiment and harmony of
ndeaVor are the pressing need of
The hour. If our citizens will get
ogethers in such a spirit they can
put Nonaldsonyille abreast of the
lines and soon make it one of the
Wide-awake, busy, live-wire cities of
The new Louisiana. The Inauguration
estival two weeks hence offers the
best imaginable opportunity for launch
ing the movement. Let. everybody
turn out and make it a great success.