Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-23
Ths Great Military Fair ana Banaar.

The preparations for the Military Fair anC
Bazaar, to be held by the Light Guard ant
Light Artillery, commanding on the twentieth
Of next month, at Huston Hall, are progressing
novel and strikingly bold and beautiful plar
for the arrangement and decoration Of the Hall
has been adopted, and artists and workmer
have portion Of the details In hand With q
regard for the accommodation Of the ladies'
and with an eye 10 decorative effect, two bAloo-
nies are TO be built, each nearly forty feet in
length and eight feet in width. These balco-
mics are 10 be reserved for the exclusive use
and occupation Of the ladies. A third balcony
is to be provided for the splendid Band Of the
First Regiment, which is, Of course, to furnish
the music for the Fair. BOsly is the contractor
for the balconies, and will build them with
such regard for strength that the occupants
will be as secure as II seated upon mother earth
herself. The scenes from American history,
to be illustrated by tableaHs, have been careS
fully selected, aud costumes and properties
generally are In course Of preparation. Other
representations are also designed and will soon
be ready for rehearsal,
There has already been contributed a large
number Of valuable articles, and that too With
out special effort upon the part Of the committee
Of management. Indeed, many Of the eOntri-
buttons have been made without solicitation. -
These contribution will bs exhibited at the
Fair, with the business cards Of the generous
donors appended. We have seen one Of the
lists Of contribution and upon It observed the
names of H N Brown, LGngdOns, Heckler,
Remley d MaTtOn, Smith d olwin, Gsbhart d
Underwood. ] V Perrine, VIM Dixon, A W Rice
4 90, Edgar, H Fowler, Burroughs d Butt,
J " Dietrich, Neff, Bennett a 90, W Stewart,
Bimm 4 Bro, W W Wilson, B M Ayres d %,
Shulls, W H Calender, Decker, Lussier,
GebhArt d Bro, b N Davis, N SHERMAN, G G
Prugh, Estabrook d Phelps, F Trebeiu, Grew
d Wsrford, Loomis 4 90, s Reed, Robt Cham
bers, D Carroll, X Christopher, oridland, ]
W Chss Harries, PeaSe d Clegg, F Welty,
o Boyer, Jon HArshman, Brown d Irwin,
LaDow, o J Thompson, John Harries, Wm
Pease, Beatty, R A Kerfoot, W r Ayres, BIZ
dleman, Evans d Crawford, l. Woodruff, P A
Lsfse, Achey, Winohell, Walters d Kelso,
Douglas & Go, F Andsrton, E o 0'Brien, Wolf d
Barlow, A Pruden, J 7 KenneY, etc.
Another peculiar and very pleasant feature
Of the preparations is that no less han one
hundred and sixty.seven ladies have each kind.
y and cheerfully engaged to furnish for the
Fair some article Of use or ornament. A con.
siderable portion Of these articles will BE-, un-
lou ubtedly, the ladies' own fair handiwork.-
This large number Of fair supporters of the
Fair will be increased, as 80 great a military
'pirit is possessed by the ladies that they are
laily volunteering for the Light Guard and
Light Artillery. We forbear, of course, from
giving the names Of lady contributors, but we
that list Of them will be elegantly
and framed for distinguished place
ipon the walls Of the Armorles OF the CompA
hes so highly complimented and favored.
We predict that during the continuance Of
he Fair, there will not be an evening, unless
he weather should be very unfavorable, that 1t
will not be wished that Huston Hall was Of
greater capacity. even with its addition Of bal>
.onies. The most perfect order will be firmly
Fair being military one is
'oucher for that-but 1t will be maintained with |
rood nature and politeness. We have said |
'uough to give the public an inkliDg Of what
nay be expected at the Fair in the way Of dec
ration, arrangement, attraction, management, |
kc., and enough to indicate that il is 10 be EN-.
,haticAly a SUCCESS.