The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-30

| The professional card of DR.: J. F.
uanoux, optometrist, appears in an
other column of today's Chief. DR..
Lanoux is located at Gonzales and
has built up quite an extensive prac-
ice IN that section Of the parish.
| Rev. f. Hubert has been appointed
actor Of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Catholic church at Cornerview to re-
place Rev. J. G. Gonon, who has been
transferred to St. Elizabeth's church
at Paincou-tville to succeed the late
Very Rev. Canon B. Branche.
Mrs. Alex. Bloomenstiel went to
Baton Rouge the early part of the
week to be with her father, S. Farm
bacher, who has been seriously ILL.,
She was Joined in the capital city
| yesterday by Mr. Bloomenstiel and
Misses Pauline and Lille Bloomen-
Istiel.
l "t -. I1lip Zti1liAcI diltl i1SA NStuEi-
/ er, Mrs. Frank Siears, together with
the latter's little children, Ethel and
Frank, Jr., of Lutcher, are spending
a while with relatives and friends in
Darrow. Before returning home they
will visit relatives in Crevasse Settle
ment, White Castle and other places
in this section.
| Herbert Loeb, formerly of Shreve-
port, but now in the radio service Of
the navy, accompanied by his lovely
young wife, came up from New Or
leans Thursday afternoon for visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Abe H. Bloomenstiel,
remaining until Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Loeb is presently on duty at the
naval station in Algiers.
Miss Emma Maurin arrived this
week from an extended stay in For
tuna, Porto Rico, where she was the
guest Of her brother, James Maurin.
Miss Maurin will remain in town sew
eral days for visit to her sisters,
Mrs. w. ]. Leblanc and Mrs. Adolphe
Meter, before resuming her duties
with the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
The birth of son to Capt. and
Mrs. Al. Whiteman. of New Orleans,
was announced in last Sundays
Times-Picayune. The youngster has
been given the name Of Stark Davis
Whiteman, after his maternal grand
father. A host of friends hereabout
Join in extending congratulations to
the happy parents and best wishes to
the little newcomer.
Mrs. Frank Reiger has received q
card from her son, Frank, announcing
his safe arrival cover there" The
splendid spirit Of optimism and con-
fdence prevailing in the American
-anks is typified by the cheerfulness
and determination evident IN the
Young mans message. He is attach
ed to the hospital corps, being
registered pharmacist.
Elray Kocke, the well-known local
Junk dealer, last week bought from
the Oaklawn Planting Company OF
st. Mary parish two hundred tons of
scrap iron, putting the deal through
IN competition with 20 big New Or
leans buyer. Mr.. Rockies offer for
the iron was ten cents per ton higher
than that of his rival bidder. A force
consisting of Elray Kocke, Jr., E. S.
! Berot, Gus. Lirette and William Earl
went to .Oaklawn to assemble the iron
for shipment to Donaldsonyille
One of the attractive features at
tendant upon the celebration of Eas-
I ter Sunday III this locality will be the
lucky dance to be given at Ulysse He
] tbert's hall at Grand Bayou, under the
i personal management OF MI. Hebert.
The resumptio Of these dellghtdNl en-
tertainmenW following the soMnnlty
of the Lenten period will be hailed
with joy by the numerous patrons OF
the popular resort, and on the occa-
sion Of the first dance of the season
tomorrow night a large attendance is
assured.
/ Mrs. Ida Duhon wishes to announce
to her friends and patrons that she is
now ready 70 undertake orders for
sewing. Her prices for making smen's s
linen suits will be so cents higher
than heretofore, and there will be an
additional charge of cents per suit
for shrinking the material. All work
strictly cash. She desires to express
her appreciation Of the generous pa
; tronage accorded her in the past, and
to solicit a continuance thereof
guaranteeing the same high-class SER
vice she has always rendered.
Norman Lawless and Alfred
Schmalzrid, gallant Donaldsonville
bows who enlisted in the naval re-
serves at New Orleans as first class
fremen Feb. 18 last, have been pro-
NOTED to chief oilers mates and were
scheduled to leave the .Algiers naval
station Thursday to report for duty
aboard submarine chaser No. 1886, IN
port at Galveston. Young Lawless
paid brief visit to the home folk be-
fore departing to engage in active
service, arriving here last Saturday
evening and remaining until Sunday