The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-15
THE FAIR AT ODD FELLOwS HALL

It is delightful thing to help little orphans at
any time, whether by putting your hand in your
pocket and producing dollars or dimes, or by
dancing away the merry hours at a moderate pc
cuniaiy expense, but it is especially delightful
when the dear little ones come TO you in the shape
of strawberries and cream, begging to be eaten,
or in the form of great iced poundcake, or Q
glass of p (no, not punch,) lemonade, entreat
ing you with all their eloquence to devour them
s'raightwsy. All then it is that all the benevo
leDce and charity in human nature asserts ITSELF
Then it is that q man sees exempfed the prn
cpe that blessings lie hid in every apparent woe,
and, to make long story short, the existence of
these little petitioners for relief is not altogether
unproductive of bliss to the outside world.
II any one doubts this let him 60 as a certain re.
porter did last evening aud the evening before to
Odd Fellows Hall, and see what is going there.
You don't zee any Of the "orphrons'-they, bless
their little hearts, have gone to bed long ago, TO
dream of the sugar plums, tarts and dolls, which
in such profusiOn await to be exchanged into
available stamps in their behalf. To be sure, a
good many very pretty orphans (whose stern and
relentless parents are still lving) may be seen.
but they receive their full share OF attention and
sympathy, and don't therefore need ours.
Last night We took cursory glance at the
room first, seeing many beauties, that is in the
way of arrangements and decorations. which had
"A
floral hall stood geographically in just the same
latitude and Longitude it did on the night before
with the Benville Club still ahead in the vote on
the silver cooler and goblets.
The pOstmistress, apparently in utter inditer.
ence as 20 whether the president nominated the
Senate confirmed her, dispensing letters for
stamps in rapid style. Here are the ones that re-
msined uDcaled for:
Mr.. Armond, G. T. Beauregsrd,
General Beauregard, DR.. Arthur Chastant,
Henry Dupre, IL. Despommier,
Miss NJ. Despommier, b. Piffet,
Frank N. Piffet, Adolphe Piffet,
AIss N. fhorP, c. Ensiizb, ,a.
Kate Medd, Stephen Medd,
Mr. Jones, Miss Addie WeckRsre,
Mr.. Bovafd, kr. Smith,
John Stevenson, Pope Noble,
Mr.. Adams, G. Whitesides,
Canno David, Paul Patant.
We took a very fond look at table No. 1, for
there are delightful recolections connected with
it-recollectons far above crab gumbo, corn
bread and black coffee. We glanced again at No.
2, surnamed the Crescent, which had, since our
last, received pretty gift of oranges, and
bananas and plums at Nos. 3 and 4, attractive as
ever in their array of estables and vendibles |;
and finally at Nc. s, where is erected q tasteful
arch in pink, white and green, from which de-
pends rich evergreen basket full of flowers.
Here too is a table upon which is q never failing
supply Of lemonade furnished nightly by the Ham
cock Club also a cake from Mrs. Capt. Tobin, of
the steamer Frank Psrgoud and another cake
sent from the same boat. This table is admirably
presided over by Mines. Goodwin, Zuntz and
Wilbur.
Within the psrlor, that Is the anteroom,
pretty Kaleidoscope view was presented, consist.
ing in pyramida platform, tastefuly draped and
enriched by successive rows Of fair occupants,
aud making up tsbleau which ELECTED much
applause. There was vocal music, too, with
piano accompaniment; and so popular was the
entertainment there offered that later in the
ing it had to be repeated before second audi
ence. Altogether the scene in the psrlor was
very pretty, being rendered especially so by the
fairy grotto erected IN one Of the corners OF it.
Nor must the old woman who lives in her shoe
with SO many little children, that with them she
kDoweih not what to do wide Mother Goose,) be
forgotten. But, pshsw, reader, go and see it all
even describe it. Go this very evening.