The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-09-02
NUMBER S.
FAIR PREMIUM AWARDED.
Three Advertisements in 1915 Casaioa
Selected as Prize Winners.

Selected as Prize Winners.
The South Louisiana Fair Associa-
tlon, whose new catalog numbering
5000 copies is now being distributed
throughout this section, has just an
Inounced the decision of Golfers
Weekly as to the v@nning advertise
ment Cor which an annual premium of
| S2o is offered. Instead of awarding
the premium to one adverti# #ment as
contemplated by the fair association,
the judges have distributed the pre-
MUM among three advertisers, as fol
lows: The Bank of White Castle, for
the best looking ad; the Bank Of Ba-
ton Rouge, for the best written ad,
and the Union Seed and Fertilizer
Company, of Gretna, for the most eff
fective ad.
This is the third year this premium
has been offered It was awarded the
first yearsaamthe Union Seed and Fer
tilizer lso one of the win
lners Of Rd laaA year to the
leans. Th gxt year will
be increas s8#sz6f which $40
will go to Ter and $40 to
the secon premiums of
fered in s year amount
to more
Prepar now in full swing
for the big aich will be held
during foS October 5, 6, 7
and 5. Tt f-mile track is
being put ina for the harness
and running VIZ #e fences on two
sides of the grdN 5sAre being moved
back in order tda in more ground,
and new building IRE being erected
to take care of the greatly increased
number of exhibits expected. Nota-
bic among these new structures is the
Iberville parish building, which is be-
ing erected by the publie-spirited
citizens of that progressive parish to
house exclusively Iberville parish ex-
hibits. In addition to the regular
premiums in the catalog, Iberville al
SO offers more than $500 for exhibits
from bona fde residents of that par
ish.
The program announced by tha
South Louisiana Fair Association
contenplates making each day of the
fair feature day. The opening day
is New Orleans day and will be hon
ored by the presence Of Mayor Martin
Behrman, who will officially open the
fair at IL m Mayor Behrnnan has
been true and consistent friend Of
this fair from its inception, and it's
success is due in no small measure to
the support and encouragement given
by him and the business people OF
New Orleans.
Friday, Oct. 6, will. be school day,
and will be given over principally to
athletic and literary contests between
the different schools OF south Louisi-
ana.
Saturday II governors day and Jeaa J,
j I, - 4 sEsHas ~ M "
among the other guests Of honor W.
be Leo A. Marrero, president Of the
Jefferson parish fair.
Sunday, the closing day, Is lber-
vile day, named in honor Of the par
ish which for the last two years has
won the championship as the banner
parish of the fair association.
In addition to the races, many 9th
er free attractions have been engaged
to amuse and entertain the public.
There will be double trapeze and 9TH
er aerial performances, balloon as
tensions, football between Louisiana
State University and Lafayette In
dustrial Institute, baseball game to
decide the championship of this sec
ton between either Lutcher and
Plaquemine or Lutcher and Labadie-
vile, high-class carnival shows, and
night horse shows.
In view of the greatly extended
reputation of the fair, together with
the phenomenal crop prospects, the
management is looking forward to q
record breaking year both in respect
of attendance and exhibits.