From the Sepia Socialite, May 1942: Uncle Tom’s Saloon Is Biggest Spot In Town “One of the outstanding night spots in New Iberia is the Uncle Tom’s Saloon, located on Robinson Street. It is the largest colored business of this kind in the city. They offer a complete delivery service and has developed upon the principles- courtesy, promptness and satisfaction. Gilbert Herber is manager, with Wegger Pain and Charles Rose assistant mixologists. The place is noted for its mixed drinks and carries a complete line of liquors. A large dance floor and pool hall is also a feature of the Uncle Tom’s Saloon, with ample table accommodations for the large crowds that gather there nightly.” ...

Owned by Morris Dauphine. Mentioned in Sepia Socialite, May 1942: Tuxedo Garden and Nite Club Is Southwest’s Big Amusement Center Morris Dauphine Is Promoter of a Community of Amusement “High-class entertainment and service is the distinction given by Negroes of St. Martinville Parks and New Iberia when mentioning the Tuxedo Garden and Nite Club. It is one of the famed dance centers of this section in that the management has brought to the St. Martinville area many of the outstanding dance bands in the country, including the Harlem Play Girls, Joan Lunceford and the Sweethearts of Rhythm. Morris Dauphine, proprietor and manager of the center, opened the business three years ago with only a barroom and small capital and developed it into one of the outstanding entertainment spots in the state. The property was owned by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Rene Dauphine, who were pioneer farmers of this section, having cultivated 130 areas of land for number of years. Mr. Dauphine’s business was built upon this property and portions of the remaining acres developed into a baseball park and other recreational amusements. The buildings and equipment are valued at more than $20,000. Mr. Dauphine also owns the Teche Bar of New Iberia which is one of the swellest night spots of this section. He furnishes employment to more than 25 Negroes and enjoys across income of approximately $1,500 a month. Mr. Dauphine is a product of Southern University, and is an accomplished musician in that he has played in bands in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.” ...

From Sepia Socialite, May 1942: KIT BOUTTE’S NITE CLUB- NEW IBERIA’S OLDEST AMUSEMENT SPOT “Early in 1918 when Negroes of New Iberia had no place to go for leisure, entertainment and pleasure, Kid Boutte, popular and prominent sportsman and mail messenger for the United States Postoffice, opened the Kid Boutte Nite Club and offered to this vicinity clean, high-class entertainment for Negroes. The place is one of finest in the state, facilitated with fixtures valued at more than $10,000. Mr. Boutte has worked as a mail messenger at the U.S. Postoffice for twenty-four years and is the only Negro mail carrier in the city. He is a native of New Iberia and is one of the three surviving children of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boutte, pioneer settlers of this section. He has two sisters, Mrs. T.D. Hayes, wife of Dr. Hayes of New Orleans, and Mrs. T.D. Nelson of Berkeley, California. Mr. Boutte is an alumnus of Tuskegee Institute and was one of the first players of the Tuskegee band to tour teh country in 1911.  He is a member of the Y.M.P.B.A.  He attributes his success in business to hard work, staying on the job and satisfying his customer. The place carries a complete line of soft drinks and liquors with a recreational parlor in the rear, under the management of Adolph Boudin. Other employees are Alex Bernard, bartender; Mary Sion, Margaret Bernard, Bessie and Viola Smith, waitresses.” ...