The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-04-01
MAY QUEEN CONTEST.
Most Popular Girl to Reign Over Civic
League Festival. y

1 Who is the most popular girl IN
7 Donaldsonville?
The attractive maid, whoever she
may be, will have the distinction OF
I being crowned queen of the May"
at the Civic Leagues big spring fes-
tival.
To determine the identity OF the
fortunate lassie, a voting contest has
been decided upon, and the balloting
will begin today. The box will be 10
Gated at the X-Ray Pharmacy, and
tickets good for one vote will be sold
lat the very modest price Of penny
leapieee.
Any young lady may be nominated
lin the contest, but minimum OF
! twenty-five votes is necessary to place
a candidate in nomination. In addl-
ton to the honor Of reigning over the
May-pole dance and other festivities
| of the spring fete, the winner OF the
contest will be presented with hand
some box of candy.
The names Of several Of our pref
test and most popular girls have al
ready been suggested for entry IN the
contest, and there can be no doubt
that the race will be a spirited one
from the start and that the friends
and admirers of the various lassles
| will work hard to capture the coveted
prize for their particular candidate.
Meanwhile, plans for the festival
are proceeding apace, and 1T is al
ready apparent that the entertain
ment will surpass in novelty and at
tractiyeness anything of the kind
/ that has ever been given In this sec
ton. The program for Saturday,
/ (April 29), will comprise two orig
1inal features in the shape of toy
parade and baby show, and folk
dances by girls of from 10 to II years
OF age. The latter viii be directed
by Miss Inez Greenwood, and the
dancers will be appropriately cos
| tuned.
The toy parade will be conducted
under the supervision of Miss Dora
Katie, and is expected to be an es-
pecially interesting feature of the en-. :
tertainment. It will consist solely OF
children, each of whom will carry a
| doll or toy Of some kind, decorated
with flowers.
The entries to date total LA, as
follows: Marie Winter, Jet Winter,
Bobette Meter, Caro- Thibodeaux,
Ernest Thibodeaux, Dorothy Thibo-
fdeaux, J.. C. Mollere, Bee Landry,
Cary Landry, Lille Bloomenstlel,
Carrie Bloomenstiel, Marguerite kel-
| Ter, Peggy Stuart, Walter Lemann,
Emma Roos Lemann. Bernard Lee
/ mann, Fannie May Lemann, Anna
Ourso, May Vickers, Dolores Vickers,
Rosemary Allen, Anna May Allen,
Ethel Samuelson, Sonny Samuelson,
Rosetta samuelson, Margaret Daba-
die. Roy Dabadie, Armide Hanson,
Stella Hanson, Clark Vega, Sidney
| Vega, Marjorie Lemann, Alice Le-
mann, Marie Estelle Blanchard, Ed
ward Bent, Helen Goette, Lillian
| Goette, Clyde Warrick, Earl War
rick, Valery Dalferes, Esther Duffel,
v. L. Duffel, Annette Gros, Fortune
Capone, Joe Capone, Laurence Ca
pone. Camilla Maniscalco, Jane Tar
avella, John Benedict, Arthur Morgan,
Alice Sims, Emma Sims, Ernestlne
Sims. Edward LaWless, Odile Mon
tecino, Henry Dugas, Hubert Sara
det, sarradet Sarradet, Marie Adele
Sarradet. Helen Sarradet, Page Hi
mel, Agnes Landry, George Dill, Rob
Iert Dill, Leblanc Dill, Andrew Dill,
Lee Gonzales, Michel Ferris, Sarah
Black. Laura Pfster, Bertha Trepag-
Inier. Josie Lawless, Elmer Leblanc,
Charlotte Perret, Heloise st. Martin,
/ Charles st. Martin, Richard Melan-
icon, Arthur Melancen, Henry Casso,
Leo Crochet, Caleb Weber, Frank
Weber, Joe Thiac, Evan Boudreaux,
Gustave Bernheim, Berthal Bernhelrl,
Lena Tridico, Lyle Morgan, Mamie
Madere, Margaret Hanson, Annie
| Hanson. Winona Ramirez, Lacy
Ramirez, Thelma Ramirez, Frank
Musso. Belmont Himel, Violet Gomez,
Clarence Bouchereau, Donald Bou-
Echereau. Mamie Schaff, Sadie Schaff,
| Adliska Dugas, Mercedes Ledette,
Carl Lambert, Anna Beel, Tony Con-
stantino, Armni Medine, Leola Lou
MET. Lily Lalomia, Ida Borne, Lily
| Anna Schaff, Helen Ohlmeyer, E1by
| Ohlmeyer, Delma Dalferes.
| More entries are desired and it IS
likely that the participants IN this
event will number more than two
hundred and comprise a majority OF
| the eligible kiddies Of the community.
The croWning of the queen OF the
festival, followed by May-pole
dance. will feature Sundays program.
| A burlesque baseball game between
teams of Elks and Red Men will also
be an event of interest. The young
ladies who will take part in the May
pole dance are being trained by MISS
Adeline LaCasse.
There will be music and dancing
all the time, and numerous other d1-
versions and attractions, concerning
which announcement will be made IN
subsequent issues of The Chief.
DEMOCRATIC RALLIES.
Pleasant Forces Active in New River
Section of Parish.