The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-09-08

returned to New Orleans Monday al
ternoon.
The many friends of Miss Ernes
tine Ramirez, of New Orleans, VIII
for many years resided in this parisl
with her aunt, Mrs. s.Sebastian Sanchez
will be interested to learn of her mar
riage to Edwin Sander, which tool
place at ST. Peter and Paul's churcl
in New Orleans Wednesday mornine
at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Blum went tt
New Orleans Sunday morning to visi
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. David Kohlman. Mr.. Blum
returned home Sunday night, Mrs
Blum remaining for longer stay
The kohlmans moved this week into
their handsome new home in Broao
street, which has just been completed
| Janssens Melancon, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aramis Melancon, will leave to.
day for Auburn, Ala, to resume his
studies in the polytechnic institute at
that place. He will be accompanied
by Edward Hanson, Jr., son of Sheriff
and Mrs. E. c. Hanson, who will
matriculate as student in the arts
and sciences course Of the institute
| The Chief has received from the L.
Grunewald Company, of New Orle-
ans, copies of two patriotic march
songs recently issued by that house,
entitled, Flight for Uncle Sam,' and
."United States of America" The
words for these stirring compositions
were written by Emile Ayo and L.
Geo. Rodrigue, respectively and the
music by Harry Weston.
The Gonzales High School opened
Monday with 302 pupils in attend
ance. Addresses were made by JOS
eph Gonzales and Principal A. L.
Pourciau Comprising the faculty,
besides the principal, are Misses Ella
Paine, Rosalie Dufour, zilphia Odom,
Mary Brown, Katherine Burley, Ma
mie Walker and Lucy Babin, and Mrs.
George Rogers.
Frank Rieger returned Thursday
from Indianapolis, Indiana, where he
attended the annual convention OF the
American Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton, and after brief stay here with
his mother and grandmother left at
o'clock Friday afternoon for Newell
ton, from whence he will depart for
Camp Pike with the first increment Of
draft soldiers from Tensas parish.
The Donaldsonville High School,
st. yincent's Institute, and st. Aug
nstine's Academy for colored children
opened Monday morning for the ses-
sion Of 1918, and st. Joseph's Com
mercial Institute followed suit Thurs
day morning. The attendance OF pu-
pills is reported to be unusually large
at each Of the institutions, and the
outlook for a successful session IS ex-
tremely promising.
Joe Wilbert, Of Plaquemine, who
for some months past has been IN
charge of the local Ascension lumber
ward of the Wilbert Lumber and
Single Company, was among the
Young men selected to constitute the
first draft contingent from lbervllie
parish. He went to Plaquemlne wed
nesday afternoon and left there the
following day to report for duty at
Camp Pike, near Little Rock.
The enrolment of pupils in the
Donaldsonville High School totalled
ACT up to the close of the flrst Week
of the session yesterday afternoon,
four more than were recorded at the
expiration of the first month last year;
The pupils are almost equally dlVloea oea
as to sex, 230 being boys ana Ho1
girls. Ninety students are enfolieo
in the high school proper, the remain
der being distributed among the Varl-
Gus grades.
T. s. Robbins, of Wetumpka' Aia.s
takes occasion to refer to the ohiei
as "a valuable home paper" IN h1:e
containing check for renewal OF ms
subscription, and II. T. Ayraud, OF
Homestead plantation, west Da.on nn
Rouge parish, accompanies ms g. sa
mittance with the hope that we are al
ENJOYING all the blessings OF .hs
world" The kindly expressions anu
GOOD wishes of these staunch ffiehus
are sincerely appreciated ana very
cordially reciprocated.
Roland Binnings, who since June :,
has been filing a clerical posi.,olr psi.o -
the the Office of the Salisbury Planting Co.
at Lauderdale, will leave TINS a1seI1 'e;l,
noon for Olivier, La, where ne wiz
assume the position in the employ o. o,
7. n. Pharr & Sons that was reeens,y ely
vacated by his elder brotnersh the 1T e.
frers' h,e, training camp at Fort Leon ?1,
enrinps Texas. Mr.. Binnlngs VII, VIII
ha b succeeded at Salisbury by Lenara
R. Folse, also of DonaidsonVliie'
Frank Cannon, of this city, an'e+ s+
completing the course OF training e. ~
tba naval school at Great Lakes
illinois. was recently transferred % -
the receiving ship at Philadelpnla, fa,' t;an
where he will receive final lnstruc. c.,oi a,,a
before being assigned to duty VI voune v
of Uncle Sans sea fighters. ouHs ,';4l
Cannon is favorably impressed wy. ~
~ onnortunities and advantages Oh