The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
PRDGRIj OF THE FAIR.
neduIe Of Events for
zach D. of Big Exhibition-Ad-
dcesses Prominent Speakers
High-cIa Horse EEees.

Hish-cla Horse Rses.
/ Following is the attractive program
OF events for the big South LOUISIANA
Fair to be held in this city Oct, 3
to II: 4
Friday, Oct. agricultural and Nevs
Orleans Day.
$50 a. m..Grand parade, with
Peerless brass band of Donaldsonville
and Gonzales Silver Cornet Band,
will start from Hotel Donaldson, pro-
coed up Mississippi street and down
Railroad avenue, and thence to fair
| grounds.
10 a. informal opening of fair
| by Hon Martin Behrman, mayor of
New Orleans. Addresses by Hon.
Walter Lemann, mayor of Donaldson
vile; R. R. Claridge, agricultural
commissioners Texas & Pacific Rail-
road, and H. David, farm demon
stration agent, Terrebonne parish.
10 a. m-Morning session of inter
parish teachers institute in Donald
sonville High School auditorium. Ad-
dresses by State Superintendent T.
H. Harris, State Institute Conductor
John R. Conaiff, State High School
Inspector c. a. Ives, and parish SUI
perintendentss
ii a. m.-JEdging commences in all
departments. 4
/ p. m.-Canning demonstration by
W. NJ BabiI, principal agricultural
department. Oak Grove State Agri-
cultural High School, Ascension par
ish.
$3.50 p. m.-Running and harness
races.
p. m.-Evening session inter-par
| ish teachers institute, high school
auditorium.
Saturday, Oct. 1o-sehool Day.
All pupils of public or private
schools in the parishes included in
the South Louisiana Fair Association
admitted free this day.
10 a. m-Inter-scholastic athletic
contests.
1880 a. mattresses by Hon. M.
H. Smith, superintendent of edu-
cation of Mississippi, E. P. Gueymard,
assistant agricultural and immigra-
ton agent, Z. & P. Railroad, and Rev.
Emanuel StPrnheim, Baton Rouge.
1870 a. m.-Better babies contest, |
and clean milk contest between
dairies.
p. m.-Canning demonstration.
2 p. m-Baseball, Labadieville VS..
Donaldsonville.
$3.50 p. 1n.-Running and harness
races.
s p m-Interscholastic literary
and musical contests, high school au-
ditorium.
Sunday, oc4 11-Good Roads Day.
10 a. m-Grand automobile parade
and awarding. of premiums to best
decorated machines.
IL a. m.-Addresses by Hon. w. q.
Atkinson, state highway commission
er, and Joseph O. Schwartz, of New
Orleans, president Gulf and Inter-
oceanic National Highway Associa-
ton.
II m.-Auction sale of live stock.
l p. m.-Canning demonstration
2 p. baseball, Luling VS.. Napo-
leonville.
$50 p. m.-Running and harness
races.
8 p. m.-IlIustrated lecture on RE
sources Of louisiana by Hon. M. u.
Alexander, president State Conserva-
ton Commission, high school auditor
iu1n.
Monday, Oct. f2-Live Stock Day.
10 a. m.-Addresses by DR.. w. H.
Dalrymp1e. professor of veterinary
science, Louisiana State University,
and Hon. E. o. Bruner, state com
missioner of agriculture and immi-
grafton.
II a. m-Grand parade of prize
winning stock.
11:s0 a. m.-Auction sale of live
stock
2 p. m.-Automobi1e economy con
test
3 .. m.-Football game.
7 p. m-Grand display of fire
works, consisting of II set pieces.
Gov. Hall has been invited to at
tend the fair, and has written that
he will make every effort to do so on
Sunday, the 18th. Should he be pres
ent he will be asked to deliver an
address, It is estimated that not
less than 10000 spectators will visit
the fair on Sunday, and a total at
tendance of from seventeen to TWEEN
ty thousand is anticipated during the
four days.
List of Judges.
Judges have been selected as fol-
lows: 4
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Snowden. of
Shreveport, state agent farmers CO.
operative demonstration work.
Swine-E. L. Jordan, professor of
animal industry, L. S. U.
Horses and mules-G. w. Sentell,
Bunkie.
Cattle. H. Staples, in charge Of
dairy department, state experiment
station at Baton Rouge.
Pouitry-W. II. Gates, professor of
zoology and entomology, L. S. U.
Better babies-Drs. w. w. Butter
worth and L. H. DeBuys, New Or
leans
Clean mi1k-Dr. Herbert NJ shil-
stone, New Orleans
Growing plants-Harry Papworth,
president Metairie Ridge Nursery,
New Orleans
Plain and fancy sewing-D. H.
Holmes Co., Ltd, New Orleans.
Lace-F'arrnbache Dry Goods Co.,
Ltd, Baton Rouge.
Arts and crafts-R. L. Hines, pro-
fessor OF commerce, L. S. u.
Trimmed hats-Miss Rose Probst,
of Marks-Isaacs Co., New Orleans. /
Canned goods-Dunbar, Lopez &
Dukate Co.