The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-27
PATRIOTIC PERFORMANCE.
Attractive Program Arranged for
Benefit Entertainment Hsoh"s'

Tbroneh the efforts Of Mrs. F. B.
reman1,. member Of the woman>s ma
t;onal committee of the American De.
ense Society, and by the courtesy ol
pronrietor Alex. Bloomenstiei OF the
Grand Theatre, a patriotic perform
ance will be given at the latter pay
house Monday night, the 10Th lnsf.,
4he nroceeds of which will be donated
to furthering the nationwide cam
paign of the Defense Society agalnss
sedition and disloyalty, and the
awakening of America to It's fuhest
duty in the present world crisis.
An unusually attractive program
has been arranged for the occasion,
Consisting of a magnificent five-reel
n;ctnre "The Man Without a Coun-
trv.0 adapted from Edward EVefets 7
Hsia,s immortal American classic OF
that name, followed by living pictures
and singing and dancing runners NUMBERS
mainly of a patriotic caaracIer. IL .
There will be two shoWlngs OF tne
nhotoplay, the first to begin at 3 p. m.
The vaudeville features will be IN.
trodueed between the presentations OF
the film drama, at or near & :4o
o'clock. The price Of admission VIII
he Ok cents, and entirely apart from
the natriotic end to be served by the
purchase of ticket, attendance at
fba entertainment will be well worth
while by reason Of the interesting ana
enjoyable program to be presented;
The screen version of 'Whe Man
Without a Country tells of Philip
Nolan. a wealthy young American re-
siding in New York just prior 70
Americas entrance into the World
war. Nolan is an ardent paclflst ana
a member of a peace organlzatlon,
which has for it's motto, "Peace. at
any price," The head of the society
is Phineas Blair, and Nolan IS engaged
to his daughter, Barbara Ihe COM
plications that arise with the declara-
tion Of war against Germany by the
United States and the decided stand IN
opposition to the government taken
by Nolan furnish a theme for one OF
the strongest stories of patriotism and
love of country ever thrown upon a
screen. The thrilling picture was
produced by the Thanhouser t1im
CORPORATION, and Florence LaBadle
and lei. e. Herbert are seen IN the
leading roles.
The activities of the American De-
tense Society, which have extended
to every state in the union, comprise
q systematic campaign for the ac-
complishment of the following OBJ
iects: Universal service by citizens
of America, at the front or at home;
universal military training; adequate
military forces, on land, at sea and
In the air: creation of an American
merchant marine; enforcement or the
Monroe doctrine; governmental CO.
operation with business; exposure OF
German atrocities; putting down OF
sedition in the United States; sup
preston of German-inspired peace
propaganda; stopping of all trade with
the enemy, directly or through
neutral channels; enforcement Of the
death penalty in America against
spies and traitors; the defeat of Ger
many, and the making Of the world
safe for democracy.
In accepting membership on the
woHan's national committee of the
aociety, Mrs. F. B. Lemann has en-
tered into the work of the organiza-
tion with characteristic efficiency and
energy, and it may be taken for
granted that under her capable man.
agement The benefit performance
next Monday night will result in an
unqualified success, viewed from any
standpoint. Writing to Mrs. Lemann
under date of Oct. 18, Richard NJ.
Hurd, chairman of the board of trus-
tees Of the society, takes occasion to
aay: "While we feel that this is
hardly the appropriate time to thank
you, we cannot refrain, however, from
expressing our appreciation of the
splendid manner in which you have
grasped the situation"