The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06

anu ali otheT coIdltlOnS equally pro-
pitious, the fifth annual South Louisi-
ana Fair was formally opened Thurs
day under exceptionally felicitous au-
spices. AS has been the custom since
the esta ablishment of the enterprise in
1913, Mayor Martin Behrnaan of New
Orleans was on hand to make the
principal address at the inaugural
ceremonies, and in the course Of his
remarks emphasized the community
of interest that exists between city
and country and stressed the import
ance of fairs as means Of bringing
the city dweller and his country neigh
Dor into closer relationship and pro-
noting the material prosperity of
both urban and rural localities. Com
menting on the regrettable fact that
the cattle display at the present fair
had been eliminated owing to the
failure of Ascension to enforce COM
pulsory dipping and thus acquire tick
free standing, Mayor Behrman de-
clared that if this section does not
wish to be Disseminated against in
this respect, it must make up it's mind
to conform to the federal and state
regulations on the subject of tick
eradication. These requirements are
for the public good, and now more
than ever the people everywhere
should stand together for the observ~
ance of all measures calculated to
conserve and increase the nations re-
sources, and should give their un-
questioning obedience to the laws en-
acted in behalf of the common veal.
Mayor Behrman came up from New
Orleans in an automobile with party
of friends, and was extended cor
dial welcome to Donaldsonville where
he is held in high esteem.
The ceremony of opening the fair
took place at noon, as scheduled, and
was preceded by a parade Of school
children from the campus of the Don
jacksonville High School to the fair
by the Claiborne Williams brass band,
and besides the cadet companies of
the high school and ST. Joseph's Com
mercial Institute, comprised all of the
pupils of those institutions and of st.
Vincent's Institute.
DR.. E. K. Sims, mayor of Donald
sonville. presided over the opening
ceremonies, and introduced Mayor
Behrn1an.
The array of exhibits in the agri
cultural department is unusually ex
tensive-far more comprehensive and
of much higher quality, in fact, than
at any preceding fair. st. Charles,
St. John, st. James, Ascension, lber-
vile and other parishes are represent
ed by magnificent displays, and Or
leans also comes to the front with
splendid showing of farm products,
especially in the way of foodstuffs put
up in cans and Jars in the municipal
kitchen by the children Of the orphan
asylums under the supervision OF the
Orleans Food Preparedness Commls-
sion.
The women, as usual, carry OFT 2
large share Of the honors Of the show,
and their department is truly big
ger and better than ever IN all OF It's
various subdivisions.
/ The display of manufactures IS ex-
ceedingly oreditable, Orleans and JEFF
iferson being prominent factors in the
eminence attained by this feature OF
the fair.
Demonstrations of the making OF
'war bread" with ingredients other
than wheat are being given daily by
/ Miss Armstrong, in charge of the New
Orleans municipal kitchen exhibit.
There are also demonstrations of fire
less cookers, food drying devices, and
other paraphernalia for the conserva-
ton of foodstuffs.
Owing to the failure of Ascension
parish to dip under federal supervl-
sion as a measure of tick eradication,
owners of immune cattle and cattle III
tick free territory were unable to ex-
hibit at the fair. Under the clrcum-
stances the fair management thought
it advisable not to receive cattle ex-
hibits of any nature and therefore
closed the cattle barns.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the fair association has been called
by President Lewis E. Murrell for to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, in or
der to take up and correct In the IN
terest of future fairs any mistakes
and shortcomings which may have ap-
reared in the operation of the present
fair while they are still fresh in mind,
All department superintendent nave
been invited to attend the meeting IN
order that the management may re-
ceive the benefit Of their suggestions
and advice.
Friday School Day.
School day brought out record
throng of children and grown-ups, and
was marked by an interesting pro
gram of athletic and literary events.
/ The exercises were inaugurated with
parade from the high school campus
to the fair grounds, in which more
than two thousand boys and girls
marched, representing several OF the
parishes embraced in the fair asso-
citation.
Warren Easton High School Of New
Orleans won the class A track and
field meet, scoring 43 points, while
it's nearest competitor, Napoleonvllle
High, scored 27. Reserve High
School sprang the surprise of the day
bv winning the class 3 meet with 4
points to spare, defeating Warren
Easton Of New Orleans, which scored
/ 10, Donaldsonville being third with
IA.
John Bornman, the lone entry from
the Donaldsonville High School, was
the individual star in his class, cop
ping two first places, a second and
third. His performance was by tal
above the standard for boys under Ii
years of age. ~. :,
Baylot of the New Orleans Hlgf
School won the so, 100 and 2o0-yare