Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-03

a BriIIiant Atfendanee.


The second night of the Orphan Fair at
Masonic Hall was largely attended. The
hall was ablaze with all that tends TO make
an entertainment of this character a source
OF pleasure and social recreation.
THE TABLES
were all well patronized and many manly
form was surrounded by beautiful ladies'
beseeching them to take a chance. Mrs.
Barry arrived from New York yesterday,
and had her table completed last night. II
is nicely arranged and ornamented with
two costly hearth rugs, the figure being that
of a large dog. Mrs. Barry has very fine
silk banner 10 be voted for and awarded to
the society, receiving the largest number of
votes. And we would remark that any
society in the city, whether belonging to
the association holding the fair or not, has
a right TO vote for the banner, the design of
which will be made 10 correspond with the
society winning it. Mrs. Barry keeps the
polls open at all times and Is most grace
full exponent Of female suffrage, and urges
ladies, old maids, bachelors, widows, wido-
wers, and even children TO vote, with Ian
guage as eloquent in sentiment as il
is fascinating in utterance. She is assisted
in asserting woman's right 10 vote by
Miss Kate Byne and host Of other young
ladies'. The chances in the piano are beirg
rapidly disposed of, which is due to the fact
that gentleman can't resist the appeals
made by Miss Ella Hyronemus and other
ladies having charge of the "chances."
The table under charge of Mrs. flanagan
and Costo, assisted by Mrs. Byne and sew:
eral young ladies, return thanks TO Mr..
Vessel and Mrs. Wnghtmond for cakes, TO
Miss Matte Breen for handsome mats, to
Mr.. Grewar for asplendid chandelier, and 10
Miclile Mahoney for handsome picture.
The ladies of the Edgefeld table acknowl-
edge TIE receipt of valuable silver urn
from Gates & Pohlman, and also many lib
eral donations to their stock from Mrs.
Thomas Winstead, Bradford Nichol, Cart
wright, T. +. Murphy and Mr.. Steiff.
Mrs. Sam A. Medary's "Give and Take
Table" is indebted TO Messrs. A. b. & A. G..
Beech for valuable contributions.
Mrs. Mccormack table has received sew
eral costly articles, among which we notice
4 handsome book, "The Life of the Virgin, "
from Johu I. Walsh, of Cincinnati; Bohe-
milan glasses from MeSsrs. Spencer, Mckay
& Co.. Pittsburg, and also donation from
Mrs. Molengrast, ofthis city. One fthe CHEZ
attractions at this table is a steel engrav-
ing, entitled "a Challenge" executed by
Miss Maggie Mccormack, in a manner so
even, smooth and natural that you would
hardly think II the creation of an amateur
artist. This engraving has been awarded
the premiums on former occasions, and is
as beautiful as her whose work of faultless
art it. is.
Mrs. John Dwyer and Mrs. Thos. Pen
dergrast, of the West Nashville table, ac-
knowledge their thanks foa contributions
from the following persons: Ewing & Co.,
Nelson & Sperry, Philips, Hooper & Co.,
l.. IL. Banier q Son, S. B. Spurlock & Co
Hugh Douglas & Co., Carrick, Hollins 4
Co, Phillips, ButtOrff & Co., Geo. f.
Akers & Co., Hart and Hensley, Moor
Woodward, Noel 4 Platter, A. Raney, ThOs.
Murphy, n. Davis, L. H. Eldridge, Muir
ray & Regan, W. G. Harrison, VIZ J. Myles,
David Grewar, Edward Nc Garth, Mrs,
James +. Collins.
The ladies of the refraShment tables re-
turn thanks to Mrs. Michael Burns, Mrs
j. II. Collins, Mrs. ThOs. Farrell, Mrs. Her
ford, and Mr.. Martin Dalton, for contribu-
lions. Our old friend and former fellow.
citizen, p. j. Sexton, who is now located in
Chicago, did not forget the Nashville Or.
phans, but forwarded a very liberal contri-
button 10 the Fair.
The saloon for mineral water, kept by
MesSrs. Nal Mccormack and Lawrence
Brennan, did good business last night, as
they deserve.
Only two articles were drawn last night
4 toilet set, won by Pauline Cavan, and
china cups and SauceIs won by John HuS-
sey.
= The shooting gallery is doing quite well
and is an important feature Of the Fair
Tonight a silver cross will be shot for.
Owing to want Of space, we are cOmpell.
ed TO make our report much shorter than
We desire.