The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-06-08

junction with the Adams combined
grader and scarifer previously &C.
quired.
The beautiful ceremony of ad.
ministering the sacrement Of first
communion to a large class of chill.
dren, both white and colored, was
performed at the Catholic church
Friday forenoon, Rev. Father Cham
bon officiating. In the afternoon the
communicates renewed their bap.
tismal vows.
Capt. E. A. Rucker, pilot of the
steamer Virgie, will take a short va
cation next week for the purpose of
giving his daughter, Emmie, in mar
riage to Junius Philip Bourg, of the
United States navy. The nuptial
ceremony will be performed at s
O'Clock Wednesday morning, June u,
at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
in New Orleans.
Mrs. Charles $Demarcy. nee Car
rie Wintz. and her two-year-old son,
Charles, Jr., left Monday for their
home in Savannah, Ca, after pleas
ant visit to Mrs. Demarcy's Brothers,
the Wintz brothers, of Iberville, her
uncles, L. w. Armitage, of Darrow,
and James P. Armitage, of Donald
sonville, and her aunt, Mrs. j. +.
Saxon, of Burnside.
A correspondent at Burnside writes
that no rain has fallen there since
April 20. Corn is suffering the
most" he says, sscane is doing well,
and rice is swimming. There are
eight rice pumps in operation be-
tween Donaldsonville and Burnside.
They belch black smoke day and
night, and will continue to do SO for
several weeks to come
Edwy S. Landry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Landry, ST., of Riverside
plantation, completed four-year
course in agriculture at the Louisiana
State University last Monday, and
left the following day for Crowley,
where he has accepted a position in
the state experiment station. Mr..
Landry graduated from the St. Jos-
eph Commercial Institute in this city
five years ago.
Willie Harp's many Donaldson
vile friends are gratified to note that
he has been designated to represent
the Texas & Pacific Railroad in the
consolidated ticket office at New
Orleans located in the ST Charles
Hotel building. Mr. Harp, who IS an
erstwhile Donald llian. has for
several years past efficiently filed the
position of city passenger agent OF
the T. .&8P. at New Orleans.
Statistics relating to the sale of
war savings and thrift stamps in AS
cension for the month of May are
furnished by local Postmaster Will
fred Guigou as follows: Sold
through the Donaldsonville postof-
flee, $3783.14; sold through other of
fees in the parish, S429.20; total,
S4212.34 Sales of previous months
aggregated $13,119.10, making a
grand total to date of S1T,331. "A.
j.. S. Brazier, pharmacist Of the
Lowery drug store in this city, has
received telegram from his brother,
DR. Joseph Brazier, of Washington,
D. c., stating that the latter has been
commissioned first lieutenant in the
dental corps Of the army and in
structed to report for duty on the
18th inst. He is on his way to Don
for a brief visit to his
relatives before entering the service.
Bishop w. P. Thirkield, of New
Orleans, addressed a large assem-
blage at the local St. Peter Metho-
dist Church (colored) this forenoon
at 1870 o'clock. He was accom-
panied to Donaldsonvilfe BY fresi-
dent C. M. Melden Of New Orleans
and DR.. /. Garland Penn,
of Cincinnati, Ohios secretary of the
Aid Society, which con-
trolls all the negro schools in the
United States
After short visit to his parents
following his return from the Ala
hama Polytechnic Institute at Au-
burn, Janssens Melancon left this
morning for Williamsburg, Pa, where
he will continue his studies in electrl-
cal engineering during the summer
as an employee in the educational de-
partment of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio and Manufacturing Co. The
young man will resume his course at
Auburn in the fall.
In reply to the question as to why
the S. j. C. /. service flag is not dis
plaved, we are asked to state that this
is due to the fact that the emblem is
still being worked on by the gracious
women who fashioned it. Finishing
touches are now being applied, and
when the banner is again thrown to
the breeze it will beIa thing of beauty
and work of art-in every way
worthy of the gallant young men IN
whose honor it will fly.
A very enjoyable juvenile enter
tainment was given at the Grand
Theatre Monday evening in addition
20 the usual picture program, Tor the
benefit Of the local Episcopal church.
rhe attractive vaudeville numbers
we're staged under the direction Of
Miss Dora Katie, and the little folk
Who took part. as well as their ca
,able instructor, gained much APP
olause and many compliments from
he large audience present.
From far-off Balbaa Heights,
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