The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-23

AoA1AS " IlAC w dI Nellc1 uIlu. AIlIS
affair was particularly enjoyable
and was participated in by about
fifty people. Five Hundred was play
ed and each ployer paid for his or
her tally card. Seceral surplus cakes
were sold at fancy prices.
Today is Charenton Day and the
patriotic managers of the conces-
sions at this place are giving one
half of their receipts to the st. Mary
Chapter. Several launches will carry
parties from here and many others
are going by automobile. Tomorrow,
Patterson will entertain the crowds
and it is expected that people from
all parts of the Parish will flock to
that splendid little. city which has the
reputation of doing all things we'll
and especially the entertainment Of
visitors. This is the home town of
some of the most prominent people
in the State, among them DR.. and
Mrs. w. D. Roussel, the generous
Williams brothers Of the F. B. Will
ans Cypress Company and Mr.. o. A..
Coons who is adding to the towns
fame with his great silo operations.
There are many others but these
would stand pre-eminent in any COM
munity. The F. B. Williams Com
pany started the ball to rolling this
week in Red Cross giving by suggest
ing that large employers of labor in
fluence their employees to give and
duplicate their donations. The sug-
gestion has been followed out by
many concerns and the movement is
piling up a sum total which would
never have been reached otherwise.
The Waddell-Williams Lumber
Company has announced that it will
give dollar for every dollar donated
by their white employees. The Texas
Company has offered to ask each Of
its employees to contribute one days
wages. A Red Cross Number of the
Morgan City Daily Review to be is
sued early next week will net the
Red Cross $21O. The Ramos Lumber
Company are giving a dollar for
every dollar advanced by their en-
ployees. In each instance where these
concerns urge their employees to
give they are loaning the money to
the employee and permitting him to
return it in easy payments.
Every day since Monday the lad
les of the Red Cross Headquarters
and throughout the parish have been
working tirelessly to gather funds in
response to the Presidents call upon
the Red Cross Society for 100000
900. Entertainments Of all kinds
have been presented to the communi-
ties. The moving picture houses OF
Morgan City have contributed large
ly. Dances, parties, military exhibi-
tions, tag sales, etc., have crowded
each other in rapid sequence and the
citizens have responded literally and
have been pleased with the entertain
ments offered and glad to help the
cause. These affairs have demanded
the tireless energy Of the noble wo'
men who are leading the Red Cros:
Society throughout the parish. Theil
efforts have been large and the II
nancial results of these various en-
tertainments would be inadequate
for the labor expended were it not
for the contributions that are being
made by some Of the larger institu.
tions and corporations. Recognizing
the mighty effort that has been put
forth by the women alone, the men
Of the community are beginning to
reali:, that their privilege of Civ
ing money to the cause is small
thing for them to do compared with
the draining effort that has been put
forth by the women Of the territory
in presenting and planning their
campaign in behalf of humane 80
ciety they have pledged themselves
to support
It will be permitted the st. Mary
Chapter Of the Red Cross to retain
not more than twenty-five per cent
of the money collected this week for
their own Chapter work. The Wash
ington Headquarters may grant them
the use of further funds If found
necessary but at this time provision
has been made that all money be sub
ject to Washington's call except the
one-fourth which the executive COM
mittee Of the st. Mary Chapter may
decide to retain for parish chapter
Red Cross work. The retaining OF
this amount by the local Chapter Is
purely optional with them.
Don't forget to order. that tat
dressed hen for your dinner on July
r.< Ordars viii not be filled be1Ore