The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-04-13

tbs week INTO the old Ptister home
stead III Lafourche street. The lat
ter property has been extensively re-
paired and improved. since it's ac-
Gu $ ton by MIR. Pfster few months
ago.
Corporal W. A. Bailey, attached to
the New Orleans office of the army
recruiting service arrived here
Thursday morning and will remain
until next Wednesday afternoon. He
has established headquarters in the
postoffice, and is seeking to enrol!
volunteers under and above the draft
age. Negroes are especially desired
for stevcdore regiments.
Much qualification is felt by the
many friends of Mrs. Eugene Melan-
con, of Belle Helene,#that her condi-
tion following an operation at st.
Mary's Sanitarium in Baton Rouge
continues to be regarded as entirely
favorable. She has been moved from
the sanitarium to the home of her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. William
Grunewald, in the capital city.
Henry l.. We'll, thesaffable manager
of the Hotel Donaldson, went to New
Orleans Sunday to attend the meet
ing of the Louisiana Hotel Associa-
tion, returning home Tuesday night.
Mr.. We'll joined the other patriotic
caterers present at the convention in
pledging a rigid observance of food
admin: stration regulations, and es-
pecially those looking to the conser
vation of -four.
D.. n. C. Brumfield, Of Darrow, re-
turned Tuesday forenoon from
visit to relatives and friends at Tyler,
Miss. DR.. BrumfeId has been devot-
ing himself very assiduously to the
duties incumbent upon him as a mem
Der Of the local draft board, and fully
deserved a rest Needless to remark,
he thoroughly enjoyed his brief yaca-
tion aud is ready to. return to work
with renewed vigor
War savings and thrift stamps sold
through the aldsonville postofice
during March amounted TO $717.22.
Stamps to the value of $669.77 were
disposed of at other postofices in the
parish, hence the sales for the month
aggregated S1386.99. Receipts pre-
yiously reported amounted to $10,-
423.11 making a total of ST., ,8l0. u
invested in these patriotic securities
by loyal Ascensionites.
The Chief was in error last week
regarding the date, Of the flrst dance
of the season at the Tip Top Hall at
Klotzville. The function was schede
uled for Saturday night, April 6, IN
stead of for Sunday as stated by US,
but owing to the wretched weather
which prevailed on the former eve,
ming the dance was deferred until
Thursday night of this week, when II
was successfully given. .
It gives US pleasure to learn that
Second Lieut.. Dudley L. Weber OF the
| 142nd Machine Gun Battalion has
been advanced to the rank OF frst
lieutenant and appointed battalion ad-
iutant. in which latter capacity ne
has been serving with marked 19 e1-
fciency for some time past. HIS
many friends here will join in extend
ing him cordial congratulations upon
his promotion and best Wlshes 1of
continued success.
Attired in the uniform of United
States fighting man and presenting a
very stalwart and soldierly appear
arcc indeed, Odon Rodeillat arrived a
here Thursday afternoon for VISIT
to his father, Lazard Rodelilat, anu
other relatives. The young man IS = I
m ember of Battery G, 123rd flela
Artillery, and is presently stationed
at Camp Logan, near Houston, le1as;
He enlisted at Chicago, where ne hau
haen located since leaving Donaldson
Eville nine years ago.
Mrs. L. 3. Binnings, Wilfreo
Rinnings and little Edward Bent were
/ the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
R;nnings. cf New Orleans, during the
/ Easter holidays. Roland Binnings
came from Olivier, La, where ne =, Is
filing an important position III the
amnlov Of Henry N. Pharr, to JOIN tne
fap;lv circle. Wilfred Binnlngs re-
t,,rnad ~ home the day after Easter te
rasnme voc his school duties, Mrs. BIN
n;n9s and her little grandson remain
inc in the Crescent City q week.
r z Weber, of Donaldsonville,
member Of thsf speakers Sareau Q:
the State Council of Defense, was the
ors+or o.s of the day. at patriotic rally
held st Hahnville last SUNDAY al.el
/ noon, Mr.. Weber devoted q porIlGh, .h
of his remarks to piea loi SUI SUI
scrintions to the third Liberty Loan
ard At the conclusion Of his talk soms
FORTY Fort or fifty persons in the audlenc'
aa,oc awe forward and entered appllca
i tions for bonds to the amount Of near
w w. $1,000, mainly of the denomlnatloi
Of $50 each. &
The sincere sympathy Of a host Q
friends is extended to the a. Y: ZEN IN
nlet family in their grief over Tn
aa,th Of Young Linden Templet, wn'
snecufabed to an attack OF pneu
naonia Thursday evening at Fhn1
Michigan. where for some month
rast ~ he had been filling position, Il
the Buick automobile factory. IN
Young man was in his tWenty.hrs
year, His body was shipped iron
Flint at / o'clock this morning and
expected to reach Donaldsonvlll
4 next Monday or Tuesday.