Football Banquet - 1925, Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, La
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Ponchatoula             CITIZENS BANQUET H.S. FOOTBALL TEAM
Excellent Supper Served Team and Townspeople at Bradley Hall by Episcopal 
Guild

That the citizens of Ponchatoula have the interest of their children at heart 
Was demonstrated last Friday night when more than one hundred representative 
townspeople gathered at Bradley Hall at a Banquet served in honor of the 
Ponchatoula High School Green Wave, which team won third place in the high 
school football association.
        Sam Watts, who has been a very active of the football team acted as toast 
master and after a short talk called on Mayor Haight, Dr. Trellue, Professor 
Pittman, "Pete" Leonard, Coach Vaughan, Preston Hughes, City Clerk Parker, A. 
M. Edwards, Jr., and Captain Will-Ed Butler for short talks all of which proved 
to be very interesting.
        The fathers of the players were called upon for some expressions and by 
common consent elected Rev. H. T. Comish to talk for them.  This was followed 
by the presentation of a beautiful watch to Coach Vaughan in appreciation of the 
hard work which he had accomplished in making the Ponchatoula Green Wave 
one of the most prominent in the state.
        Young Ridgdell, Ponchatoula's Star Fullback was elected Captain of the 
team for the coming year and Kenneth Richardson was elected assistant.
        May expressions of praise were given former Capt. Butler who leaves the 
school this year, for his magnificent work in gaining recognition for the team 
and a hope was expressed that he be even more successful on some college team 
next year.

(Source: The Enterprise, Ponchatoula, LA. Friday, December 18, 1925)