The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-22
SPRING FESTIVAL PROGRAM.
Plans Completed For Big Fete Unde,
Civic League Auspices.

With their big spring festival onl,
one week off the ladies of the Ciyi,
i League are straining every energy Il
accomplish their plans for making tn.
] affair one of the most original. in
4 teresting and enjoyable outdoor en-
1 tertainments that has ever been give,
/ in this section. The festival will take
place at the South Louisiana Fail
grounds next Saturday and Sunday
April 20 and 30. and the degree of in.
terest manifested in the event assures
a big attendance on both DAYS and JUS
titles the expectation that the financia
Outcome of the delightful fe.a vii
/ be fully commensurate with its e..
ceptional merits from an artistic point
of view, and will adequately repay the
public spirited ladies Of the Civic Lea
que for the time and effort expended
/ in the preparation of the program.
The attractions for SATURDAY. will
comprise baseball game between the
crack S. J. C. |. Leopards and the ion.
jacksonville High School team: flower
tey parade in which large number
of children will take part; folk dances
by bevy of young girls appropriate
| ly CARRIED, and an address by Hon.
| Harry D. Wilson, neWly-elected com
missioner of agriculture and immsgra-
ton.
| Sundays program will consist of
! the coronation Of a May queen with
befitting ceremonies, followed i,y
| May pole dances by number of the
community's prettiest and most
graceful girls, and screamingly fun
ny burlesque baseball game between
teams made up Of ordinarily dignified
and sedate members of the Elks and
Red Men.
The Louisiana Naval Militia, ON
board the y, s. terpedo destroyer
Flusser, will arrive Saturday from
New Orleans, and will give exhibition
drills at the fair grounds on both
days. The Warshlp will be anchored
in the river opposite Donaldsonville
until Monday morning.
There will be jitney dances day
and night, and other attractions and
| amusements in such number and va
Eriety that no one can fail to have a
good time or find something to do or
look at that will afford interest and
pleasure.
The gates viii be opened at Q D.
IN. each day, and the admission prices
will be % cents for adults and 10
cents for children.
The contest for May queen is
warming up RAPIDLY, and there will
doubtless be interesting developments
in the race during the coming week.
The fnalscount Of the ballots will be
made next Saturday night, and the
name of the winner announced at the
/ jitney dance at 10 o'clock. On Sun
/ day afternoon the popular girl thus
selected will be crowned ssqueen of
the May" with appropriate cere-
monies, and will have the honor of
reigning over the festivities TO fol-
low. Here's how the contestants
stood last evening: LetItia Thibodaux
1859, Mildred Ruquai 545, Clara Park
1913. Abbie Allen Il.
Baseball fans whose knowledge of
1 the game has been derived from ex-
hihitions they may have witnessed in
| the past viii acquire a lot of new IN
formation concerning the sport from
the contest which will be staged by
/ the Bills and the Bucks on Sun.
day afternoon. A mere glance at The
personal Of the opposing squads will
be sufficient to Indicate what may BIZ
expected when these redoHbtable dia
I naond artists take the field. Compos
/ ing: the Red Men lineup will be slim
i Slap Duke, sCeunta Poche, Grip
Prof. Mestayer, DO Like Weis
Sister Gaudin. sssrnily'' Dugas
Skating Rink Charlie, 20 My" Stake
lunl, Ole Bach Landry, Booster
Dune Allen, Light Foot simoneaux
and Little Tiny eros. The Elks
! team will comprise such speed mar
yels as Bill Tearney, Walter Lemann
Dr. Sims, Jasmin Tobias, Zip Gisclard
Evan Mccall, Sidney Harp, Dust,
Williams, Paul Giselard, Charlie Da
badie, Benny Vega, E. A. Thihodeaux
]. M. Love and Abe H. Rlaonenstiel
The managers aft both aggregation
have scouts out and expect to sigr
other players before the date of thu
game.
The toy parade will form under tn
grand-stand at the fair grounds mex
Saturday afternoon at o'clock
| Quite a number of children have en-
! rolled, but many more are desired
Do not keep any children or toys GU
of the parade. And don't fail TO wit
| ness the pretty sight.
/ You have to be man to vote, but j
lis the privilege of every lady to waa
la key. And the ladies are the rea
/ fair boosters.
/ Don't fail to see Charlie Chaplin
in Ellis Musical Career" at the Gen
! tomorrow.