The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-05-05
Attractions at the Gem

q Attractions at the Gem.
| Today-Dorothy Gish and Owe
Moore in Little Meena's Romance.
/ sunday-W. S. Hart in "The AIRY
an" and a Keystone comedy, eth
Great Vacuum Robbery"
Don't forget: patriotic vaudevill
at the Grand Theatre next Monda
afternoon and night, together wit
an excellent five-reel picture. Bene
tit Donaldsonville High School.
A. L. Aaron, formerly manager o
the local agency of the Swift Packin,
Company, ant for the past severa
years in charge Of the same concern
Baton Rouge branch, paid visit t.
Donaldsonville Wednesday and wa
warmly greeted by his numerou
friends. Mr.. Aaron is looking ex
tremely well-and prosperous be
sldes-and is as genial and whole
souled as of old
| b. j. Vega was appointed truste,
Of the estate of Joseph Bacala, bank
rupt, at meeting Of Bacala's credi
tors held last Monday in the office o:
| Benjamin B. Taylor, referee in bank
ruptcy, in Baton Rouge. Bacala ha
for many years past conducted bar
room and grocery at the corner O.
Railroad avenue and Albert street, i,
this city. He was forced into bank
ruptcy by his creditors.
DR.. Jaffray Vega returned Monda,
morning from a visit to relatives a
Opelousas, and left Wednesday after
noon for New Orleans, from whence
he proceeded to Dayton, Ohio, to re
sumo his post as a member of thu
medical staff of the National Military
Home for Disabled Soldiers. DR.
Vegas wide circle of friends here en-
Joyed his visit exceedingly and hope
he will come again whenever an CD
portunity presents.
Theodore (alias "Sadum") johnson
local negro of unsavory reputation
was sentenced to three years in
prisonment in the Atlanta federal pen
fitentiary by Judge Rufus Foster O.
the United States district court a
New Orleans, after pleading guilty o.
the theft of mail pouches from the T
d 2. depot here on several occasions
within the past year. Sentence wa:
passed on Johnson Friday of las
week, and he was taken to Atlanta
at once to begin serving his term.
Among those from here who Wen
to Baton Rouge yesterday for the
state high school rally were Frank ant
Clay Duke, Wilfred Binnings, Franz
Constantine, Kline Sims, Nolte De
Russy, Misses Lucille DeRussy, Ines
Greenwood, Bobbie Stuart, Josie HAs
st. Martin, Grace Duke and Ralphsne
Hazlip, Mrs. C. A. Greenwood, Mrs
w. c. Hazlip, Mrs. Henry Duke, ane
Master Hubert Duke. Some of These
returned last evening, others remain
ing over for todav's events.
Karl Leche and Allen Colomb have
qualified for admission to the officers
training camp at Fort Logan Fl
Roots, near Little Rock, Arkansas
Charest Thibaut will also attend the
camp, he and Mr.. Leche having beer
accepted last week, while Mr.. Colomt
went to New Orleans yesterday ane
passed the requisite mental and physi
cal tests. Messrs. Thibaut and Leche
will probably leave for Little Rocl
about the 9th inst. Mr.. Colomb vii
be notified later when to report.
Prof Dennis Bertrand returned
Sunday morning from a weeks stay
at San Antonio, Texas, where he
went to compete in the examination
Of applicants for appointment to the
grade of second lieutenant in the
United States army. Mr.. Bertrand
was notified by the examining board
that he would be disqualified because
of defective teeth, but he stood the
mental and physical examinations
nevertheless in the hope that he might
subsequently be able to overcome the
deficiency stated.
Miss Bella Landry, who for the past
several years has been popular and
valued employe in the dry goods de-
partment Of the Lemann store, re-
linquished that position recently be-
order to give her personal attention
and management to her farm on the
east bank Of the river near barrow.
Miss Landry removed last week to
her new home and was accompanied
by her father, Joseph Landry, her
sister, Miss Julia Landry, and Master
Charles st. Martin, who will reside
on the farm also.
Mrs. F. B. Lemann entertained the
twice-a-month auction club very de-
lightfully at a bridge luncheon Wed.
nesday afternoon, the special guest Of
honor being Miss Laulie Colomb'
whose marriage to Delmayne Hanson
will take place in June. The affair
was charming in every detail. Those
who enjoyed the hospitality Of the
occasion were Mesdames Percy Lee
mann, Paul Leche, Charest Thibaut,
John D. Hanson and E. J. Mccall, and
Misses Laulie Colomb, Mary Jane
Stuart and Laure Fernandez.
Florian Michel left Thursday morn
ing for New Orleans, from whence ne
departed via the Southern Pacific
Railroad for Los Alamitos, California
thirty miles from Los Angeles, where
he has accepted a position as sugar
boiler in the factory of the Los
Alamitos Sugar Company Mr..