A meeting of the board of directors
of the Donaldsonville Ice Company
will be held tomorrow for the purpose
of contracting for the delivery of a
barge of coal and taking steps to re
pair the damage caused to the iron
smokestack on the company's factory
by the storm of Tuesday, May 7.
Jules Arceneaux, a progressive
young farmer of the seventh ward,
and Miss Philomene Gautreau, the
accomplished daughter of Mrs. Theo
chile Gautreau, of Gonzales, will be
married In the Catholic church at
Cornerview on Monday, May 27, at
4 o'clock p. m. The Chief takes
pleasure in extending them advance
congratulations and good wishes.
An interesting meeting of the Don
aldsonville High School Alumni As
sociation was held on Wednesday of
last week, the 8th inst., at the residence
of Miss Maude Leche. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
Miss Katie Bigley, president; Hudson
Bunley, Arst vice president; Miss Rita
Comeaux, second vice president; Miss
Maude Leche, secretary and treasurer;
D. L. Weber, orator.
The six loaded coal barges belong
iog to the L. C. Jung Company which
went to the bottom of the river during
the storm of Tuesday evening, May 7,
were not moored at PhiladelphiaPoint,
as stated in last week's Chief, but at a
point opposite the upper end of Port
Barrow, a short distance above
Donaldsonville. Capt. H. C. White
man, who is in charge of the Phila
delphia Point coal fleet, enjoys the
reputation of never having lost B
barge through accident or otherwise.
