The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26
SUPPLE TO HEAD 1916 Fair.
New Officers of South Louisiana As
ISOLATION Elected.

One of the best attended and most
enthusiastic meetings yet held by the
board of directors of the South Lou
isiana Fair Association was convened
at the headquarters of the organlza-
ton in this city at II o'clock Sunday
forenoon. In the absence of the
president, who arrived late, the meet
ing was called to order by j. ". Sup
pie Of Bayou Goula, with the follow
ing directors present: E. P. Guey-
mard, Walter Lemann, Frank c. Ay.
raud, Lewis Martin, R. E. Noel, c. w.
Harper, R. j. LeGardeur, John +.
Truxillo, l.. E. Murrell, George H,
DeRussy, ]. Stone Ware, ". B.
Stuart, and George E. Payne. In adj
dition to the members Of the direc-
torate, number of influential friends
of the fair from several of the par
ishes in the association were present
The following officers for the en-
suing year were elected by acclama-
ton: J. w. Supple of Iberville, pres
ident; Robert E. Noel of Ascension,
vice president; George II. DeRussy OF
Assumption, treasurer; r. S. Vickers
of Donaldsonville, secretary-manager,
E. j. Mccall, retiring president OF the
association, who declined reelection,
was elected honorary president.
The secretary-manage advised the
board that he thought it would be a
good idea to select an executive COM
mittee with whom he could get in
touch Immediately when necessary.
The treasurer suggested that fl
nance committee should be appointed
also, as the one designated before
was inactive. A motion was made
by Mr.. LeGardeur, duly seconded and
carried, that the officers of the asso-
citation, together with three members
of the board of directors, be elected
to form an executive committee, and
that three members of the latter COM
mittee be appointed by the president
to constitute the finance committee.
The members named to act as the ex-
ecutive committee together with the
officers are Lewis E. Murrell, Walter
Lemann and Frank Ayraud.
The question as to whether there
should be horse races at the next fair
was brought up and discussed. The
secretary read letters he had received
from the Observation-Disclosures Fair
and the Lafayette Fair, the former be-
ing strongly in favor of races, the
latter doubtful as to their advisable
ity. After a general discussion it was
decided that races be scheduled for
the 1916 fair, but that it was neces-
to hot nSsd +hnn fha4
which had been presented heretofore.
Mr.. Truxillo, superintendent of the
racing department, stated that with
an appropriation of $1,000 he could Sc
cure some of the very best horses
racing in this and other states, and
thereby make the racing program for
the next fair prominent and valua-
Bile feature The appropriation was
voted.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, the condition of the
treasury of this association indicates
the immediate need of Gunds with
which to carry on the affairs of the
association; and
s. x w ltCl dppllSdLlOlI AAe&S DWNA&
made to the Bank Of Ascension, Dom
aldsonville, La, for a loan of sixteen
hundred dollars, and said application
has been favorably considered by
said bank, with the provision that the
gate receipts of the annual fair to be
held on the 9Th, 9th, 7th and 9Th of
October, 1915, should be deposited
daily with said bank and that said
bank be authorized to Immediately
place said receipts to the credit of
said note and to charge the account
of this association herewith; there
fore
Be it resolved, that the, secretary
manager of the South Louisiana Fair
Association be and he is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to negotiate
loan with the Bank of Ascension in
the sum of sixteen hundred dollars,
and to execute a promissory note of
the association therefor, payable on
the 18th day of October, 1916, and
conditioned to. bear interest at the
rate of eight per cent per annum
from maturity until paid.
Be it further resolved, that the
Bank of. Ascension be and it is here
by authorized and empowered to
charge the account of this association
with the daily receipts Of the fair as
they are deposited and to place the
amounts so charged to the credit of
said note, and this shall be their war
rant and authority for so doing.
Be it further resolved, that to Sc
cure further the said loan, the Sec
rotary of the South Louisi-
ana Fair Association is authorized to
execute mortgage on all the prop
erty of the association.
The dates which had been allotted
the 1916 South Louisiana Fair by the
State Association of Parish Fair
Secretaries were considered, and it
was decided that as they conflicted
with the dates for the Lafayette
and Hammond fairs, both of which
have races, and as the grinding sea-
son will commence earlier this year,
it would be advisable to have the
local fair earlier than originally con-
templated. Oct. 5, 6, 7 and s were
thereupon chosen as the dates for
the exhibition.
A proposition was submitted by
the Woman's Civic League Of Dom
aldsonville to hold a big spring fes-
tival on the fair grounds early in
May, fifty per cent of the net pro-
ceeds to be turned over to the fair as
ISOLATION. The offer was accepted,
and it was determined to cooperate
with the Civic League in making
the entertainment one of the most
and elaborate ever attempted
here. The program viii comprise
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