New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-06-22

"A match game Of base ball
, by two cracked teams from New
Iberia will be pulled off .to-mor-
row afternoon at the Pleasure
Base Ball Park, corner of Jeffer,
son and Dale Streets. The CLUBS,
Red Cross VS.. w. S. S. have been
practicing for a number Of days
and a good game of ball is prom
Used the public. The entire pro-
ceeds will be given over to the
Red Cross and the committee who
have charge Of this scientific ex-
hibition have arranged with the
auto owners to carry passengers
to the grounds for the sum of five
cents. This being true there
should be a large audience pres
ent to witness the contest. Those
who have undertaken to make
this affair success in order to
raise money for the Red Grass
work feel assured New iberia and
the surrounding country will turn
ont en- masse to help swell the
funds. The batteries for the Red
Cross club will be Dieudonne,
Martin and Cordova; for w. S. S.
Boutte and Briganti. The game
will be called at 4:30 sharp.
notwithstanding DR.. Cars
tens absence from New iberia
this week, everything is being ar
ranged to carry on the big cele-
bration Of the Fourth Of July.
Invitations have been extended to
all of the Lodges in the Parish and
the patriotic demonstration prom
Uses to excel. anything ever ar
ranged in New iberia in the past
in the line of public demonstra-
tons. We were requested by a
member Of the arrangement COM
mittee to request all who can
spare the use of their automobiles
on the afternoon of the 18th to be
used by the members of the Con-
federate Veterans to make it
known at once. The members of
the Parish Camp having been in
vited and requested to participate.
1T behooves all who have cars to
come forward and loan the use of
them for the use Of the Veterans.
Phone either Mayor Sealy or DR..
w. F. Carstens.
The Police Jury convened
into special session last Thurs
day morning to transact business
of Importance to the tax payers.
During the session Hon. E. T.
Weeks who was appointed the
chairman of the Third Liberty
Bond drive made a nice address.
presenting the Parish officials
with the Honor Flag received by
him few days ago. The flag was
earned in the successful drive for
the sale of Liberty Bonds when
our citizens event Over the
Top" The Jury then moved to
purchase a large American flag
and both will be hoisted to the
breeze on a flag pole during the
celebration on the 4th of July. Mr..
Louis Occur agreed to furnish
the pole which will be brought
here and painted and placed in
front of the Court House square.
A donation of 100000 was made
for the use of the expense of the
Parish Council Of Defense in ac-
cordance with the request from
the National government. After
the routine work was finished. the
Jury adjourned and reconvened
into a Board Of Reviewers. The
assessment Of the Parish. as made
by Assessor Labauve was accepted
without any changes in the ap-
praisement of property.
Owing to delay in receiving
lumber for the construction Of the
Carver Rice Mill on lower Nam
Street, but little work was done
on the warehouses this week. |
just as soon as the lumber arrives
the work under contractor j. w.
Taylor will proceed and then the
construction Of the mill proper
will be commenced and continued
until the buildings are finished. !
The railroad switch Of the New
Iberia & Northern Railroad is al
ready completed to the Bayou
and the managers will have both
railroad and water shipping facil-