St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-25

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Thompson, Geraldine Brown, Evelyn
Lewis, Helen C1opton, Nita Veltin,
Joyce ana Evelyn Stagg, Eda Roos,
Carmen and Helen Voorhies, Gertie
Fuy, Pearl and Rose Chachere, Lena
Loeb, Cecille Boagni, Mamie Anding,
F. King, Queenie Guilbeau, Edna
Lewis, Nathalie Haas, Ruth Thibo-
deaux, Aline Estorge, Hazel Morn
hinyeg, Margaret Firnberg The sum
received was s114.80. The young Ia
dies Of the tag department rode to
the airplane landing grounds on big
truck
A scarf donated by Mrs. S. L. He
brard. brought 1870; canary birds, do
mated by Miss Pearl Evans and Miss
Mildred Dunbar brought SIS; THE
..I Ey14a OF parade ce1ebrlsv, donated by
that prince Of good fellows and far
famed horse and mule trader, DIR. Jno.
A. Haas, "fotched' $56.47 and the for
tunate new owner said all he wanted
was the flag attached to the mules
tail. while DR.. Haas bemoaned the fact
that his muleship didn't help the Red
Cross any more than measly S56.47
and silently sWore black and blue that
such price was an absolute sacrifice
of high-price mule flesh during these
times of war and high figures. Chick
ems, donated by Mr.. Henry Crawford,
brought $55.75. We don't know how
many of the feathered beauties we're
in the bunch, but as Mr.. Crawford
raises fine poultry, the price does ap.
pear unreasonable A scarf, donated
by Mrs. Leslie Moriarty, brought
$52.30. This article was disposed of
by Miss Pou1et, Mrs st. Cyr and Mr..
Lawrence Fux. Miss Bee Crawford,
one of the popular teachers Of the high
school, with her automobile, earned
$S.75 by putting her car in the litney
service and this sum she turned ever
to the war fund.
When it came down to the auction
proper, as crier for all the good
things, the committee selected natural
ly Hon. H. e. Estorge, who acted for
Mrs. Jno. Lewis. vEerybody in st. Ian
dry knows Mr.. Estorge and his Won
derful abilities of offering and selling
things at public outcry He didn't
fall down on the job Thursday and
when he came to the rich, rare and
racy articles, he was himself as never
before. Every mentionable article was
offered by the jovial auctioneer and
he drew the dollars out of the pockets
of the vast throng just like taking
candy from baby"
At the public meeting on the square
Mr.. Guilbeau as chairman introduced
Hon John w Lewis, who in the name
of Chairman Haas, Of the Red Cross
drive. thanked all who contributed to
the success. including the military
band, the aviators and the Red Cross
ladies who had contributed by their
hard and earnest work to the affairs
success.
The days festivities we're closed
with grand ball at the band auditori-
um that night to which nominal sum
was charged for admission. The sum
of $181 was taken in at this social
function, which was engineered by the
members Of the local lodge of the.
knights OF Columbus.
Chief OF the Fire Department A.
s. Brown, sr., went to Baton Rouge
Monday afternoon on business and
while In the capital city was the guest
of his daughter, Mrs. j. 3. Francioni.
State Superintendent of Educa-
ton T. n. Harris of Baton Rouge was
a visitor here the first OF the week on
hts way to attend the closing exer-
Fcises of the Lafayette Industrial.
Sergeants r Carpenter and Z.
|o'Connor Of Camp Beauregard were