The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-26
GALA EVENT CELEBRATED.
Jubilee of st. Uincent's Institute.

Notable Ceremonies Mark Diamond
Jubilee of St. Jincent's Institute.
The interesting ceremonies ar
ranged in commemorative of the
seventy-ffth anniversary of Ehe ar
rival of the Sisters of Charity in DON
jacksonville were carried out in a most
pleasing and successful manner last
Tuesday and Wednesday. Each Of
the events attracted large assem-
blages, everyone deeming it decid-
eddy pleasant privilege to take part in
the series of enjoyable functions and
exercises, and to join in attesting
the universal measure of esteem and
affection in which the good Sisters
are held by the people of this CON-
munity, among whom they have la
bored so faithfully and we'll for so
long a period of time.
On Tuesday morning the literary
societies of St: Vincent's Institute
and St. Joseph's Commercial Institute
held their regular monthly meeting
in the assembly hall Of the former
institution, in the presence of Right
Rev. J. M. Laval, D. D., auxiliary
bishop of New Orleans; Revs. G.. M.
Chambon, Benedict Stetter, Minor
Chauvin, and E. Hubert, and large
gathering of parents and friends.
The following program was rendered:
Spelling match between members
of eighth grade of S. V. I. and S. j.
C. l.
Debate, Resolved, that athletics
are beneficial to school life" At
frmative, Leon Fontana and Mollere
Folse, representing S. J. c. l.; mega
tive, Misses Carrie MARSHA and Edith
Daigle, representing S. V. I. :
Original story, Miss Mildred Wer-
ner.
Editors paper, Miss Irma Park.
"La Marseillaise," audience.
The spelling match was most inter
esting and exciting on a, count of the
intense rivalry between the contest
ants. The boys carried off the hon
ors.
| The judges Of the debate were His
Lordship, Bishop Laval, Father M.
| Chauvin and Brother Herman. In an
nouncing the decision, favorable to
the negative as upheld by the S. V. l.
girls, the bishop said the debate was
the best he had ever heard by pupils
of the tenth grade. He congratulate
ed the debaters for their earnest and
forceful delivery and for their splen.
didly prepared papers, which had
been written by the pupils themselves
! without any help from their teachers
i The critics report by Father Chau'
vim was humorous but practical.
i The most important ceremony Of
the diamond jubilee celebration tool
place Wednesday in Ascension
Church, at 10 a. M, when pontifica
high mass was celebrated. Never be
fore had such service been solemn
lied in the local church. Bishop La
lval was the celebrant, assisted b!
Very Rev. A. M. Barber, dean o
Thibodaux, as assistant priest, AM
, Revs. R. Cara, rector of ST. Pat
. rick's Church, New Orleans, and T
EGruel, rector of st. Jules Church
hValenzuela, as deacon and sub-deacon
; respectively. Rev. Minor H. Chau
vim, of New Orleans, was master o
ceremonies, assisted by Brother Her
man, president of S. ]. c. /. In tn
sanctuary were Very Rev. Canon +
| Racine, rector of st. Louis Cathedra
New Orleans; Very Rev. Sullivan, {
I'M, of st. Louis; Very Rev. N. Hanle.
s C.. M. rector of st. Stephens Church
y New Orleans; Rev. L'Anglaise, OF Ne
: poleonville; Rev. J. A. Francon, Q
+ Plattenville; Rev. E. Hubert, 3
: Chackbay; Very. Rev. Weldon, c. M
i of st. Joseph's Church, and Rev. z
Vautier, C. M, Of st. Catherine
" Church, New Orleans, and Re-
E Souris, captain chaplain of the Thir
Division of the French Marines.
i After the gospel, Rev. M. Hanle
q delivered an eloquent Grafton on tn
!, history of St. Vincent's Institute
:. lDonaldsonville.
!. Altogether twenty-one priests a
4 sisted at the notable ceremony an
- lyere afterwards entertained at
= sumptuous dinner by Rev. Fatht
Chambon in the church hall.
y" At 2 p. m. Wednesday the clere
. met large audience in the Grar
Theatre, when the following attrac
+ i've program was splendidly presente'
= Entrance march, violins and p1an
"a Misses Thelma Dill, Elsie Schroede
le Ethel Blanchard, Matte Comstoc
y, Dolores and Bernadette Mattlngly.
d Address in behalf of Catholic co
" Observation-Disclosures Melancon, tru
n. tee of Ascension Church.
Re Chorus, Gould Retribuam"-s
IN niors of St. Vincent's Institute. .
lie Address of welcome-Miss Ed
Daigle. ,,u, ,
Violin selection from "The b
E. hemian Girl"-Miss Thelma Dill.
a. Address in behalf, of city Of Do
,g acknowledgement E. K. Sims.
IS, Final chorus, "Uncle Sammy
in pills of higher grades of Catho
n schools.
a The addresses by Messrs. Sims a
hit Melancon were exceptionally able a
"a eloquent utterances, and IN fact eve
nix number of the program was excelie
,e- and afforded distinct enjoyment
the big audience.
The pupils of St. Vineent's
,as stit,,te and St. Joseph's Commerc
,is Institute were granted weeks M
ar dav in honor of the felicitous oc'
he sion.
ms
We Bridal Pair Visit Relatives Her
M Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Weber, OF
It'll ton Rouge, are spending their hon
NIL moon here as the guests OF Mr.. w