The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-06-08
TOTAL GROWING LARGER.
Belated Reports Swell Red q Pss
Fund to More Than $21, 200. "
nract;cal1v complete SUNNI

4 practically complete summafi1
cation Of the outcome OF the recent
Red Cross war fund campaign in the
territory under the jurisdiction OF
the Ascension-St. James Red Cross
branch shows that the district over
subscribed its allotment more than
40 per cent, the total collections ap-
proximating $21,26S.07 on an ap-
portionment of $4,000. Ut this
amount, Ascension parish, with a
quota Of $4,000, contributed S14,-
1488.36, or nearly so per cent more
than was asked for, every ward IN
the parish going over the top, with
the single exception OF the elghth:
Ward seven, which on the face OF
incomplete returns seemed likely TO
fall bv the wayside, took its place IN
the honor column when telegram
from McElroy received late yesterday
afternoon brought the pleasing IN
| formation that collections there up
to that time totalled s1080.
Four wards in St. James on the
/ west bank of the river, being the 10
/ cality embraced in the membership
of the local Red Cross branch, turn
ed in $6779.71, exceeding then
quota of $4,000 by more than 80 per
cent.
While the statement appearing be-
! low credits Ascension negroes with
| contributions of $153S.70, as a mat
ter of fact their donations to the
fund will be considerably in excess
| of this amount, as will appear Wheh
the final tabulation of the returns
is announced. For instance, the col
Elections reported from Sorrento, list
ed herewith as $1108.05, include
IS157. 80 given by negro employees OF
i the Opdenweyer-Alcus Cypress Co.,
and it is likely that the same thing is
! true as regards the McElroy sub
scriptions.
! One of the largest Individual
contributions received in Ascension
parish was that from the Red Cross
branch, amounting to 5000. inns
|generous donation represented the
sum total of amounts realized from
various sources, as follows: Dance at
fair grounds pavilion, under auspices
| of Mrs. M. F. Bloomenstiel, Mrs.
Percy Lemann and Miss Matte Nc
Galllard, $149.90; motion picture
i benefit at Gem Theatre, managed Dy
/ Mrs. G. D. Bentley and Mrs. Walter
Lemann, s126.78; sale of refresh,
! ments in Louisiana Square by Mrs
lJohn NJ. Maher and Mrs. John
'iDelatte, s52.25; benefit entertain.
ment by pupils of Elise Memoria
School. under direction of Miss Ethe:
Putnam, $71.1O; rattle of sweater
made by Mrs. T. H. Hanson and Miss
Pauline Bloomenstiel, $42.40; five
per cent of gross sales at Jasmlr
Tohias's store and Luclen Casso, $
restaurant on specified days, $15.65
land S1.25 respectively; rattle by May
Soignet, SIS; rattle by little girls, ~
sale OF candy by Dolores and May
lVickers and Delma Dalferes, $1.25.
cash contribution, SO cents. rms
imakes a total of $468.48, the re,
) mainder Of the $500 contribution be
/ ing appropriated from the treasury
of the branch. The lovely sweater
disposed of by Mrs. Hanson and MISS Is
Bloomenstiel was won by Miss Emily
Comeaux. holding ticket No. 81.
]. w. Weldon, one of the Jealous
team captains in the sixth ward OF
st. James parish, reports that both
the ST. James sawmill of the Bowie
| Lumber Company and the plantation
Of the Laurel Ridge 2. & M. Com
pany are in the class Of 100 per cent
contributors, every employee Of each
firm as we'll as the corporations
themselves having subscribed to, the
| fund.
The returns from the drive are
| now being audited, and it is probas
BILE an itemized statement showing
the exact amount subscribed, both
in form of cash and pledges, will be
available for publication next week
Total collections reported to date are
as follows: