The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-15
NAVAL MILITIA COMING.
Gallant Command to Honor Spring
Festival with Their Presence.

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Gallant Command to Honor Spring
Festival with Their Presence.
| Donaldsonville will have the dis
tinetion Of entertaining the Louisiana
Naval Militia during the two days Of
the big spring festival to be given al
| the South Louisiana fair grounds,
Saturday and Sunday, April 80 and
$50, under the auspices Of the Woman s
Civic League. The fair association is
in receipt Of a letter from Capt. J.
w. Bostick, Of New Orleans, COM
handing the naval corps, stating that
the invitation to visit Donaldsonvilie
on this occasion will be accepted with
pleasure, providing the organization S
training ship, the. U. S. S. Flusser, re-
turns on time from her present tour
of duty at Key West. She is expect
ed back not later than the 10th inst,
hence the trip to this city is practical
/ " assured. The presence of the naval
militiamen will add a most interest
ing feature to the festival, and one
that will prove particularly pleasing
to the feminine element of the com-
munity, since the gallant sailor boys
will be guests of honor at the public
dances which will bring the gayeties
to close both on Saturday and Sum
day evenings.
Interest in the festival grows Keen
er as the date for the novel enter
tainment draws closer, and if Wea-
Their conditions are anything like ia
yorable there is every reason to anti
cipate that the event will be a glori-
Gus success financially, as it is GER
tain to be artistically and socially.
From the standpoint Of originality
the program will set standard never
before approached by any similar en-
tertainment in this community, and
the range of attractions will be such
as to afford enjoyment to persons of
every age and all varieties of temper
ament. The toy parade and folk
dances on Saturday afternoon will
please the children and their parents,
as well as all others who have the
pleasure Of witnessing these charming
events; while everybody will derive
amusement from the burlesque base
ball game on Sunday, and be delight
ed with the colorful and artistic May
pole dance to follow. Dancing will
be a popular feature both days, and
there will be numerous other attrac-
tons and diversions
The baseball game, by the way,
will be some" exhibition, and alone
worth travelling far to see. The line
up of the two teams will be publish
ed in next weeks Chief. when the
fans will realize that the fray viii
be one they can't afford to miss.
The May queen contest is growing
more exciting every day, and the
friends Of all the candidates are
actively at work. Misses Mia Poche
and Sylvia Tobias have withdrawn
from the race, but new candidate
has been nominated in the person of
Miss Mildred Buquoi. who promises
to be o strong contender for the regal
role. it is apparent that a large
vote will be polled, and the honor of
heading the list will indeed be one OF
which the fortunate young lady so
distinguished may well be proud. The
standing OF the contestants when the
votes were counted last evening was
as follows: Letitia Thibodaux 218,
Mildred Buquoi 201. Clara Park 1o3,
Abbie Allen sc.
The following names have been
added to the list Of participants in
the children's toy parade: Clara Mol
Iere, Bernice Boston, Carrie Boston,
JAG Gremillion, Ernest Landry, ]. 3.
Landry. Cora Chauvin, Garland Chau
vim, Merits Harp, Irwin Arceneaux,
Eloise Gravois, WIN Gomez, Lucille.
Rossi, Rosina Rossi, Clare Rossi, Cur
It's Acosta, Rosalie JumonvilIe, Edith
Rogge, Garnet Aueoin, Frank Allen,
Wilson Eris, Mary Regira, Ehoise
Chapman, Madeline Falcon, Gene
We've Dominique, Clothilda Gaudin,
Francis Lowrey, Ida Martinez, Euniee
Inness, David Chapman, Verona
Sanchez, David Glarney, Eva Mar
tinez, Leo Bloch, Harold Bradford,
Emile Gregoire, Emma Matherne,
George Sanchez, Lee Sanchez, Frank
Falcon. Harold Casso, Harlan Cham
bless. Percival Bringier, Lillian Vel
lier,, Ruth Lowrey, Joe Hickson,
William Hickson, Camilla Lalomla,
Aimee Falcon, Anna Belle Robertson,
Gladys Petit, Sarah Yonnge, Nolan
Leblanc, Arthemise Madere, MARTIN
Cannon, Gui1laume Lirette, Arthur
Morgan. Simon Falcon, Melville Chap
man. Jimmie Boston, Josephine De-
Saliva, Sue Marietta, Thelma Hohen-
see, Marie Meadus, Julie Lirette. Bes-#
sic Corbo, Mary Corbo, Harvey Lou
inlet. Edmund Truxillo, Eloise Va
-; Tuniea Rodripuez, Evan j.