Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-07
CITY NEWS.
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THE F1R.--From first to last the Fair
held by The Laaies y - Methodist
Cha-h q Mozart Hali npa which closed
isal sight i11eed d msanifcsnt sue.
Gee. AID proved sel nadted reward
sstbe isdiea % tba industry, energy,
pansscs perseverance, end good taste
they ave maailared thseghou
He eaasg., d course, at this time,
form an estimate Of the receipts, bat
they will certainly exceed VI 500
The following ladies' took promi-
nent aud active part and acquitted them.
selves nobly:
AZ the FIRST table as you enter The room
were Miss Carrie McNets, Miss Emma
Steele, Mas Kittie Catch, and Mas Net
tic Ehrman; perfect bsvy Of beauties,
dispensing sweet smiles and sweet can
dies and fruits with the most fascinating
grace.
Az the first table on the left we End
hrs Haas, Miss TilIie Gcslee, Mise Alice
Glover, Miss Lue DsErulsr and Miss
Yashti odelI doing the honors in the most
charming manner, and with untiring Mt
tention to the duties before them, and
their sales were large aud profitable.
Next se end Mrs. Kate Tileatou, Mrs.
Maria Oakley, Mrs. Mary Oakley, Miss
Belle Durham, Mias Conant and Miss
Lue seantliu, presiding over gorgeous
display Of elegant articles, aIluriag many
Purchasers BY the easy grace with which
they exhibited their merchandise.
AZ The next, under the style Of Faith,
we find Mrs. DR.. g. b Walker, who knows
no creed but that Of doing good, and
who lends willing and skillful hand 10
oil works Of beneyolencs, assisted by the
following corps of beautiful and diligent
aids.de-camp; Misea Grace Lowry, Mat
lie Steele. Belle white, Dell White,
phnbe Whitlesy and Jennie Rrition,
charming and pleasing all who came
within the circle Of their influence, aud
adding largely to the plethora Of the
exchequer.
A. the Sunday School table, which was
presided over BY Mas Jane Smith,
we're Mssea lula Ingle. Sadie
hopkins, Mystic Walters, Lila Iaqueas,
Cora Haekett, Lila CarIin, Alice Dan.
ming, aad lucy Bowls, all busy as bees
passing oyeg attractive articles aud tax.
Ing postage currency and greenbaeks
In return. a large crowd always sur-
rounded the Sunday School table
With indefAtigahle diligence and com.
mendable patience, the most delicious
cake and luscious cream was dispensed
at tbs large side table on the right of ths
room, BY those elegant and accomplished
ladies, Mrp. E..E Wheeler, Mrs Dr. De
Rrulsr, Mrs Hiram +, Reed, MIRA Han
NeNesly, Mrs Tom Brit.on, aud Mrs
- Catch, drawing an immense Gus
tom to their sumptuous festival
The supper table, which was SET in tbs
aide room, aud which was loaded with III,
choicest eomestihlss, embracing all thl
auhstantials as well as the Injuries OF
regal feast, was presided over BY thos
excellent "mothers in Israsl," Mrs. Low
~, Mrs Elliott, Mrs. Judge Iglehart, Mr.
Lew Stinson, Mrs. Carlin, Mrs. Rosi
Mrs Steele, Mrs. Uric, and Mrs. Thayei
all careful that none should 60 away VI
satisfied, aud adding, by their pleasaE
smlss AID kindly words, TO the Cheerful
ness Of the supper room.
Tie Museum, under charge Of Mr.
Rachel Richardson, not Britton, as v
wrote il before, and as It was in formi
days, received a large patronage, an
those ladies' deserve high commemorate
Tor labor aud good taste expended IN /
= tiny up for exhibition such large CO
lection Of interesting euriositieG
And last, but not least either In beau
or attraetivsness, was the fairy arbor,
which was the massive cakes eonee
ing the much coveted rings Here NJ
Conant presided with dignity aud graz
rapidly dispensing tickets In her IN
cent lottery, while the charming lit
fairies, Miss Emma Catch and Miss \
lie jacques, With pretty, smiling is
and and polite manners, shoue ike
gems beneath this canopy of beauty.
The crowd last night was quite lar
and We have never seen IA affair Of
kind gotten up with better taste or grss
splendor, and conducted with better
isfaetion 10 all concerned. 1t Wal
splendid success because it deserved
be.