Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-05

gb two Of the largest conventions of
the country next year. One Of these
will be the Shriners and the other
the T. P. A., the great body of sales
men of the country, who have just
finished their convention in New
Orleans.
Success Of experiments in boil wee
VII determination at the Federal Ag-
rlcultural Station at Tallulah, La,
has influenced the Senate committee
ON agriculture to establish stations
for the carrying on of similar ex-
Fermentation in Arkansas, MISSISSIPPI
pi and Georgia.
AT meeting Of the executive COM
1nittee Of the South Louisiana Fair
Association at Donaldsonville. it was
resolved to begin at once the con-
atruction of new grandstand, an
educational and an agricultural build
ing all to be ready for the opening
DE- the seventh annual fair, October 2.
Governor Pleasant received infor-
nation from the secretary OF the
navy that LOO memorial tablets,
thres deck planes and two ventila-
tors from the battleship Maine are
being held for distribution at Wash
lngton. The souvenirs can be OBJ
tanned by paying certain fees fixed by
Congress.
The LaPlace Woodmen win hold
their regular meeting on the hrst
Sunday Of July, at which meeting
preliminary plans will be arranged
tor the grand annual WOodmen festi-
val to be given in the latter part Of
August or early part Of September.
Mayor Adams and Chief of Police
hes Of Alexandria announce they
will rigidly enforce the dog ordinance
which provides that all dogs running
1T large upon the streets between
May / and October 1 shall be secure
~ muzzled.
H A special election was called for
July % to vote on the 100000 park
bond issue in an ordinance passed by
the Baton Rouge City Commission
Council. The money will be used to
purchase, improve and equip the park
site.
Houma is to have fine new Meth
odist Church, structure that will
when completed be one Of the most
modern and handsome church build
ings of its size in Louisiana. accord.
ing to plants now under way.
Two hundred pupils are attending
the summer school at Monroe, which
is now held annually at the Monroe
city schools since the adoption Of
the twelve months pay plan for city
school teachers.
whether the L. s. 7. barracks
should be discontinued and all stu
dents required to board in the city
Of Baton Rouge was one of the quess
lions referred to the executive com
mittee by the board OF supervisors OF
the L. S. U. at their annual meeting.
Tony Balrano, Jr., not seeing an
approaching train while at play at
Rcseland ran in front of the locomo-
tive and was instantly killed, the en-
CINE passing over his body.
A committee Of women from the
HAIethean Club of La Fayette are
making strong appeal to the bush
ness men for memorial in honor
of men who saw service in the world
war
Albert M. Dean was appointed
mayor Of Boyce. La, by Governor
Pleasant to succeed J. p. Grissom,
resigned.
A car Of sheep has been shipped
out to Fort Worth from the Baton
Rouge Stock Yards on the co-opera-
tive plan.
The nshimmy" and tickle toe
dances win be eliminated from the
sociais given in Carencro, according
to Mayor Prejean, who has engaged
several fioorwalkers to attend reeep-
tons to make sure that this edict Is
carried out.
Louisiana VIII be well represented
at the Methodist Centenary celebra-
ton in Columbus. o., June 80 to july
IS. Practically every large town in
the state will send at least one dele
gate.