New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-03-23
Among the members of the

local Lodge of Maccabees attend.
ing the big initiation of members
at Labiedeville last Sunday were
Messrs. Julius Bertrand, Max
Levy, w. J. Ewes, L. J. Gautreaux,
Ed. Trahan, Edward Boutte. S. q.
Harry, f. G. Landry, E. J. Ian
dry, w. T. Moss. Louis Abbott
and Ozeme Jacob.
-Postals from cover the sea-
| reach number of homes in this
City every month, announcing the
safe arrival of sons or brothers in
the service of Uncle Sam. On
Thursday We were shown a com
munication from Mr.. Julius Hedt,
a member of Co. D. Sth E. Goth
Engineers addressed to his sister,
Mrs. S. R. Caulking of East End.
A 1917 Ford for sale. Apply
| to this. office.
"A telegram appearing IN the
New Orleans press give an account
Of the death in France from the
War Department, of a ne
gro by the name of Steve Norman,
the first New lIberian to give his
life for his country Somewhere
in France" Norman was one of
the first Of his race to volunteer
his services when the United
States entered the war.
1t is with pleasure that we
chronicle the good news that the
firm Of Estorge Drug Co. has
awarded the contract to Mr.. Eu-
gene Guillot for the cree ton Of
the large wholesale and retail
drug store building destroyed by
fire several months ago. The struo-
ture will be considerably larger
than formerly, in this. that it will
run several hundred feet further
back on their property. Aside
from this they will erect also a
large brick warehouse on Julia
Street. and all of the shipping
and receiving of freight will be
done from that entrance, instead
of the front as heretofore. Not
seeing the plans, we do not know
what changes will be made in the
front Of the building, but we are
assured the structure will be a
modern one in every particular.
Mr.. Harry Smith has ten
dered his resignation as book
keeper Of the Bertrand Lumber
Co. to accept a position in the
service of the Ship-bnilding De-
partment Of the U. S. Government.
Whether he will be placed in a
clerical or the mechanical depart
ment is immaterial to the gentle
man as he is fully qualified in
either line Of endeavor. Mr..
Smith intends to return home
when his assistance is no longer
needed by Uncle Sam. He will
leave carrying the sincere felici-
tations of many friends.
Mrs. C. w. Cultivate, Parish
Chairman of the Woman's Lib
erty Loan has appointed the fol-
lowing committees: New Iberia,
Miss Louise Taylor, chairman,
with the following ladies: Mes
danes Lazard King, L. A. Valet,
Albert Estorge, Chas. Provost,
John Schwing Robert Perry. j. w.
X. Shaw, Victor Erath, w. g..
Weeks, Louise Hine, Sidney Pa
tout, F. F. Courts. Hayward
Sealy, w. j. Burke, Rosemond
Leblanc, Geo. J. Cousin. Qet Gil
rard. With few exceptions this
committee did splendid work in
the last loan, having sold $26, 900
worth Of Bonds. Jeanerette.
Chairman Mrs, C. G. Edwards,
with assistants of her selection.
Tn the last Loan the Boy Scouts
made a fine showing, one little
fellow selling $1,000 worth Of
Bonds. The Parish list of COM
mittees will be completed and will
appear next week.
We note by the Weekly Ga
zette published at Vile Platte
two New Iberians have organized
q lumber company to do business
in the parish of Evangeline. The
company is called the Derville
Lumber Co. Inc. and capitalized
at Twenty Five Thousand Dollars.
Mr.. Hector F. Reynaud is vice.
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