The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-08-21
BOY SCOUT RALLY.
To Be Feature of South Louisiana
Fair-Oct 8 to Be School Day.

One of the features Of the South
Louisiana Fair to be held here this
year from October to 10, will be
a Boy Scout rally which will be parti-
cipated in by troops from New Or
leans, Baton Rouge, Franklin, Lake
Charles, Alexandria, Napoleonville,
Thibodaux, and other cities. This
event will be staged Saturday, Octo-
Der 8. ..o-
Superintendent L. diBenedetto of
the fair athletic department has mail
ed circulars to all scout masters in
Louisiana and if any of them should
not receive them, they should at once
communicate with him at Room 20,
city hall, New Orleans.
This is the third year that the
South Louisiana Fair has staged Boy
Scout events and this year promises
to surpass anything of the kind stag
ed in Louisiana.
Only the regular Boy Scout events
will be held and will be in accordance
with scout rules and regulations. The
fair association will provide for camp.
ing grounds inside Of the fair grounds
and every convenience possible will
be put at the disposal of the various
troops.
| Superintendent diBenedetto, who
is in charge Of the rally, announces
that the fair has offered $3.50 in cast
prizes to be divided as follows: FRS
place, $75; second, $50; third, $50
fourth, $40; fifth, $25. The casl
prizes are being offered in order tt
; assist troops in meeting their ex
penses to Donaldsonville. 1t is un
, derstood that no scout will receiv
| any cash reward, the money belni
the property of the troop to help de
: fray expenses. .
: In addition to cash prizes, blue, re-
: and yellow ribbons will be presente
i. to the Individual as we'll as team win
: ners.
School day, Friday, October 8, a
: usual, will be banner day. Athleti
events have been arranged for clas
A and B athletes. Glass A is ope
= to boys Is and over and will have tn
. following events: 50 yards, 10
a yards, 220 yards, 44o yards, half-mi
e run, one-mile run, high jump, broa
: Jump, pole vault, 12-pound shot.
+ Class 3 is for boys Is and undt
e and will have the following event
= SO yards, 100 yards, 22o yards, hie
Jump, pole vault and 12-pound she
q Schools from Zachary, Reserv
= Donaldsonville, St. James, Brusl
d Napoleonville, Thibodaux, Oakdal
New Orleans and other, points will
y represented.
Y Girls basketball games are al
l. scheduled. Brusly and Napoleonvi]
lie are anxious to settle an old dispu
n and will play at the fair.
On Sunday, October 3 and !
baseball games will be staged by t'
of the fastest semi-professional teal
lin southwest Louisiana. Teams dess
"a ing to arrange games should comm
III nicate with either Superintendent
'e Bennedetto, Room 20, City Hall, N
~ Orleans, or Secretary-manager h.
is7 Vickers at Donaldsonville, La.
~ Another feature of Friday, DC
NC ber s, school day, will be clrs
Sc performance by the "sons OF Sa
aa DUST" a New Orleans amateur org'
Gil Iization of acrobatic performers 8
u gymnasts, mostly hailing from
'it a. Young Mems Gymnastic Club.
- Sundays October 8 and 10, the &C
% pany will also give exhibitions.
:, the roster Of the company are 81
W well known gymnasts as Ed. sau'
% E. ]. Lecourt, Soniat Brothers OF
!s' -: Y NJ. C. A.; Earl Taylor and
.n a. Vergesf of the, B. P. 0. Elks. Il
sls Geo. Scott has charge Of the troop