The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-10


Last Sunday night, the Ladies' Fair at Odd
Fellows Hall, for the benefit of st. Vincent's
Home for destitute boys, came to q close.
From an early hour in the evening, the hall
was thronged with ladies and gentlemen, and
40 the bour for tho closing of the polls and
the sale, by auction, of the articles remaining
on the tables, approached, so great was tho
crowd that it was hardly possible to move
from one place to another.
Tho great event of the. evening was, of
course, the voting for the chapel and excite
meat ran very high ~ the worthy President of
the Society, standing upon table, called time
every minute till II O'Clock, when the polls
were closed. So great, indeed, was the excite
mont and the general uncertainty Is to how
tho voting stood, that several of the Weather
members of st. Alphonsus' Parish, not having
time to get the ready cash and being extreme
ly anxious that their favorite, Father Duffy,
should beyond all doubt DO the victor, put in
their due bills for large amounts. Upon q
careful count of the tickets and money in tho
box, it was found that there was $1704 GO, Of
which Sl525 GO had been voted for Father
Duffy, the remaining 179 being distributed
amongst six other Rev. gentlemen. After the
vote was announced, DR.. e. Doumeing IN
short and appropriate address presented the
chapel to Mr.. r. A. Bourh, the representative
of st. Aphousus' Parish, who, upon receiving it,
in q few felicitous remarks, thanked tie many
friends of the Rev. Father for their generosity.
which had helped, not only to secure O most
appropriate gift for their friend and father,
thereby testifying their great love and admira-
tion for him, but also to mako the Fair q sue
cess.
The voting for the piano stool at st. Alphon-
sus' table stood as follows: MIss L. Kirkpat-
rick, 34s; Miss A. Goodwin, 1s9; Miss c.
Dromel, 143; Miss T. Cannon, ia Miss l..
Bourk, 80 Miss g. Bourk, so; Mics R. sher-
lock, 20 Miss Henderson 1. Total 945.
The smoking suit, at the same table, was
won by Mr.. r. A. Bourk. The Hibernia Ban
ner was Withdrawn from competition, it being
found impossible to get any two of the branch
Is to enter the lists against each other. There
was, We believe, only one vote found in the
box, and that was complimentary one for the
Roht Emmett branch.
The painting of st. Vincent de Paul, which
was offered as o prize by st. Joseph's Confer.
ence and competed for by that Conference and
= the Council of the Society, was won by thu
Council. The credit for this victory on tn,
part of the Council is due to Mr.. William Hart
whose energy and perseverance, in rallying TIL
friends of the Council to it's support, cannot b.
too highly commended. The following memo
randum of prizes won at some of the tables a
the fair has been kindly furnished us by TIL
lady managers.
ST. JosEPH's TABLE
No. 1863 won the gold watch; No. 224 VOL
the stove (; No. A won the spread No. 10 VOL
the Saratoga trunk No. 141 won the boy doll
An oil painting was won by Mr.. Matthew Nc
Enerny of tho Picayane one pair of vases b.
Miss Mary Bolan one pair of yases by Mis-
Maggie Cahel. Mrs. D. p. Seaman, 29l Com
mon street, will deliver the watch to the part
holding the winning number.
ANNUNCIATIoN TABLE.
At this table in the grand tombola, the prize
which were numbered, were won by tn
parties holding the following tickets: