The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-10-19
HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING,
Local Parish Council Of Defense
Transacts Much Business.

Local Parish Council Of Defense
Transacts Much Business.
DonaldsonvilIe, La, Oct. 13, 1918.
The executive committee OF the
Ascension Parish Council of Defense
met this day in regular session, with
j. T. Guyton in the chair and the
following members present: w: b.
Stuart, Percy Lemann, A. G. Sim
oneanux, Walter Lemann. Absent:
j. F. Saxon, Leon Newman.
The minutes of the meeting. of the
committee held September 8 were
read, and on motion of Mr.. Stuart,
duly seconded, were ordered APP
proved.
The secretary reported that at
conference of a few members of the
committee held during the past week
it was decided to have printed 50Op
cards to he distributed throughout
the parish to all employers; these
cards to read on one side as follows:
"This is to certify that Ills
employed in the capacity OF. /,
by.... MOI. This card
void upon discharge OF employee :
On the other side of the card to
read as follows: Number OF days,
work during the months Of October,
November, December and January. 4
At the conference the secretary was
instructed to keep a record OF the
cards issued The above plan was
ordered put into effect subject to the
approval of the committee.
After discussion of the above the
plan was approved by the committee.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Walter Lemann:
Resolved, that after October Is all
alke-bodied persons employed IN es-
sentiaI occupations shall be supplied
with service cards showing the name
of thy employer, character OF work
being performed, and number Of days
of service during the month, same to
be indicated by employer on back OF
cards at the end of each payday.
Be it further resolved, that these
cards be issued only to those en-
ployed in essential occupations.
| Be it further resolved, that the
| following are hereby declared to be
non-essential occupations: Drivers
of pleasure cars, barbershop attend
ants, bowling alleys, billiard and poo!
rooms, bottlers and bottling supplies,
sellers of cigars and tobacco, cleaners
and dryers, confectioners, delicates-
sen establishments, dancing ac-
cademies, florists, fruit stands, pawn
brokers, peanut vendors, shoe-shine
shops, window cleaners, soft drink
establishments, soda fountain sup
plies, saloon employees, club attend
ants, theatre ushers and ticket sellers,
gambling places of all kinds, porters
around depots.
i Be it further resolved, that the
field agents of the council of defense
be and they are hereby instructed to
report the names of all able-bodied
persons to the council Of defense not
having in their possession the above
referred cards.
The above resolutions were duly
seconded and on roll-call adopted.
The following resolution was
also adopted:
Whereas, the council of defense OF
j Lafourche parish, to relieve the labor
sshortage in that parish, has prohibit
ed professional hunting and trapping
land moss picking from October - 70
i January
Be ii resolved, that the above oc-
i cupatio be and the sreD xo1.
4 dered prol1ib tied by the aAsc ension
4 Parish Council Of Defense from &c
Itober Is to January 1.
i On motion Of Walter Lemann, sec
Jonded by Mr.. Simoneanx, and on roli'
otall adopted, the building OF an agrl'
ycultaraf building in connection WITT
the Oak Grove Agricultural High
School was approved, consideration
being given in this case that all ma
.|terials for construction having beer
4 bought during the early part OF the
summer and being on the ground ane
1.-THE fact that the building would bs
constructed by resident farmers whe
4 lat present have harvested their cot
ton crops.
j The following communication wa:
read by the secretary
i Donaldsonville, La, Oct. 5, 1918
.tTo the Members of the Executiv.
Committee of the Ascension Far
ish Council of Defense:
Il Gentlemen hereby tender 70.
NV resignation as field agent of you
honorable body. My reason for re
: signing is that cannot devote my en-
tire time to the work owing to m.
business. j,
Thanking you for the, privilege %
serving you and the farmers Of tn
parish and assuring you that sinai
do all in my power in a private wa:
: to further the cause of the work, am
Yours truly,
: SANDY TRUXILLO.
On motion of Mr.. simoneaus
duly seconded, Mr.. Truxilio's resle
! nation was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Stuart, second
led by Mr.. Lemann, and on roll-ca
e adopted, Mr.. Felix Acosta was ar
|pointed feld agent Of the council Q
defense Dader the same terms MI
Truxillo was employed.
n There being no further bushes
r the committee adjourned.
i II. P. BROUSSARD, Secretary
S Death Of Henry Daigle.
In the death Of Henry Daigle Wf