New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-05-12

SOclatlOn that has been entertain
! ING our people with delightful
programs since last Saturday,
Iconcluded their engagement here
on Thursday night. Some Of their
attr actions were exceedingly in
terestlng and we dare say much
good was accomplished in New
! Iberia bv their brilliant enter
tainers and lecturers. The five
day program began very auspic-
iously with the MerriIccs, four
young ladies Of exceptional
ability. On Tuesday evening
Mr.. Montraville NJ. Wood
demonstrated with his invention,
a torpedo with ears, and a gyro-
scope of his own making that held
the audiences attention for at
least seventy minutes. AT the
front in France" the lecture de
| livered by Lieut.. d. II. McGibney
held the audience spell bound at
the first evening s program. The
lecture entitled "Fortune Hunt
err" was a veritable masterpiece
in so far as oratory and logic was
concerned and Mr.. Colledge was
listened to 10y the immense audi
ence with great interest from the
time he began his talk. The
pageant entitled "CircuS time in
Fairyland" the play by local tai
ent under direction Of Miss Alb
bolt met with much applause dur
ing the rendition of the number
and last, but not least was the
music and singing by Dunbar $
White HussarS that amused and
entertained the guests Of the Red
path Association for two solid
hours. It is hoped that the good
people of New Iberia will again
lend their financial assistance in
such a way as to insure a return
engagement next year. Since
writing the above we have been
Informed by Mr.. Ward, superln-
tendent, that the business men
have made arrangements for the
Chautauqua for another year
Sash, Blind and Door Factory
sDeciaI work of all description
Cister1s and tanks.-Bertrand
Lumber Co.
The Leblanc & Broussard
Garage has undergone com
plete change in so far as the front
of the interior is concerned. Be
sides the construction Of a com
modious store room for the ac-
Of new F'ords, the
managers have arranged several
convenient offices which Will en-
able them to watch over every
department Of their growing bus
mess. The improvements as
whole add materially to the looks
of the building and we dare say
the Ford ears have no more en-
thusiastic representatives any
where in the United States than
in this City. Ford ears have be-
come as common in New Iberia
and in this vicinity as 'buggies and
it will only be a question OF time
before no more buggies will be
seen in New Iberia or hereabouts,
Invitation have been ISSUED
by the faculty Of the New Iberia
High School of the commence
ment Exercises at the ElkS me
atre on Friday evening, May 18th.
The young ladies and gentlemen
who completed their studies are
Misses Genevieve V. Anglers, Ang-
cline M. Broussard, Vida K. Riggs
Una G. Schexnayder, Norma j.
Siebeck, Elsie NJ Smith, Bertha
F. Winters and Messrs. George
3lumenthal, Vincent G. Brigante,
George R. Couvillon, Edwin a.
1onsoulin. Robert NJ. Laperouse
md Frank II. Simon.
Sad tidings reached the I
riends of Mrs. Henry Burkart IN '
Iew iberia Of her sad death which
occurred at Beaumont, Texas, on
Triday, May 4th, at 3 o'clock +.
Ir. Mrs. Burkartt, nee Lena
'ookslev was a daughter of the ;
ate Samuel Cooksley and resided
ere for many years with other 4
lembers of her family. They have
cen residing at Beaumont for l
,me twelve years and besides her Y
,.iof stricken husband she leaves