Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-09-08
Orphans Fair.

A correspondent writes to the Du-
buquc Times Us follows, concerning the
Orphans Fair, held last week at Mar
shalltown:
From what l have seen and heard, l
Judge that tho Fair may justly be call
ed a success. The net proceeds Will
probably be nearly $4,000. The main
deficiency is in people to buy the costly
goods. The receipts for admission will
also fall very much short of what they
would have been had the Fair been
held at one of the larger towns of the
State. There are, however, some CONF
pensating advantages attending the To-
cation here, which in the opinion OF
particularly interested and doubtless
competent to Judge, are sufficient to
counterbalance all attendant disadvan-
tages. The encampment" (for such it
really isl is located upon Il large sandy
knoll, upon the edge of the village, and
occupies in all about five acres ofground.
OF this two and halfacres are enclosed
with high board fence, and contain the
Fair buildings proper. The remainder
is devoted to kitchens, dining hall,
rooms, army tentsswhieh spread in long
streets upon either side and in the rear
of the enclosure and various side
shows" which go to make up the great
whole of the Fair. YOurcorrespondent
domiciled last night in one OF those
cloth tsnements OF Uncle Sans, and
found it n very good thing for the pres
ent kind of weather. And here l Will
say, the weather is most amiable for
the occasion. The buildings are all OF
the most temporary character, ana
would afford but very slight protection
against storm. The promise of pleas
an " esther, however, is good, and as
the Fair will close, and the property
be removed tomorrow, there will prob
ably ne disaster come from that cause.
The Fair buildings are seven in num-
Der, five of which are slight wooden
frames, constructed in circular form,
and covered with canvas. The remain
ing two are parellelograms OF rouge
boards. Specimens Of almost every KIND
of art and industry are TO be seen mere,
from the spinning wheel and loom,
with which are produced the covering
for our "boys in blue" to the swordsand
m,Isket which they have born as they
moved i'm their grand array over the
land to do battle for the starry Tag
and perpetuate, for coming generations,
an unbrol1en and undiminished nation.
atty. OF all the industries represented
here that of the Sabbath School, is, per-
haps, the most notable. Six weeks ago
they were asked in circular issued
from the officers of the Association to
do something for the cause OF the or.
phans' Association. The RESULT is so,
600 worth of beautiful bedquilts and
other desirable and useful goods. Ol
the quilts a large number will be turn
ed ever directly to the Orphans Home,
The children have, indeed, done nobly
for this noble enterprise One cifsrt OF
this kind fell under my own observa,
ton, while spending sometime at lowe
City last month. Two or three LITTLE
girls started the idea of making up Q
few small articles of doll-baby charac-
ter and having sort of five and ten
cent Ghildren's Fair, to secure a few
hdollarsefor the Orphans Home. They
began work, interesting their friends
and acquaintance, and the work went
on, gradually charging, eliciting the
attention and aid of Older persons, UNI
| til the means were secured for Killing
the largest hall in the town with an APP
preciative and paying company-tht
nett profit squaling $4,000.
The articles which remain undis
posed of at the close of the Fair, will b'
taken to the State Agricultural Fair a
Burlington, the present month, an'
there offered for sale. ,