Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-11
The Orphans Fair.

"A lovely day Yesterday cheeTedthe hearts
Of the ladies, and by eight o'clock last night
Masonic Hall was fairly ablaze with spark
ling eyes. No pen can describe the busy
scene there and then pTesented-it would
have melted the heart Of a miser; and the
glowing cheeks. bright eyes, and pleading
~eloquence of the ladies, were powerful
enough to draw blood from a turnip. We
were delighted to see so many old familiar
faces among the visitors-"native, and TO
the manor bOrn.' who contributed gener-
Ously to the cause. A large delegation
came from Edgefield, among them Mrs. Jas.
L. Bell and Miss Maggie Collins, and
among the new assistants we noticed the
Misses Bloomstein, Miss Lizzie Fitzwil-
liams, MISS Della Smith (whO, by the way,
assisted Miss Alice Murphy in collecting
the liberal contribution for Ms. WiRstead's
table, acknowledged yesterday and many
Others.
Yesterday the ladies of the Sunday-school
received through Mr.. ID. y. Neylan a case
Of one dozen perfumes and a dozen pretty
pictures from Mr.. S. Kinkaid, and a pretty
''nubia" from Miss Mary Corcoran, for
which the ladies feel grateful.
Mrs. 10. Zanone and the Misses Hye-
IOltGilluS GCtclNCu q HIT lltN ndl lbIl -
Jesse Ely, a fan and necktie from Ms.
Simons, a horse from Mr.. Spitz, and a box
of the finest cigars from Mr.. A. G. Carer.
Mrs. Dulin, at the Bdgefeld Table, re-
ceived from DIS. ". L. Briggs and W. L.
NichOl their seventh annual donation for
the orphans, and "Our Annie" received q
beautiful box, containing a dozen perfumes
from Mr.. ;. Kinkaid.
Mrs. Mccormack, at the Orphans Table,
received from Mr.. John Dillon a handsome
wine set and a toilet set, and Mr.. Michael
Mccormack las received a box Of the finest
cigars from Messrs. Davis & Gallagher.
Thanks, ladies and gentlemen, one
and all.
The Fair may now be said 10 have com
menced in real earnest, and will be pushed
forward to a successful conclusion as rap
idly as possible. All the ladies ask is that
their friends will come early. They viii
receive them with open arms and treat
them kindly.
The employees Of the Southeastern rail
road and of the Nashville Tanrery attend
ed the fair in considerable force last night,
and left considerable money in the hall.
The postofiice was Null blast last night,
keeping the interesting pOstmistress and
the eyer-polite and graceful Jerry constant
ly busy until II O'Clock.
The Art Gallery amused and instructed
many persons during the night, aud al
seemed well pleased with the entertain,
ment and the fair lecturer.
Piano tickets went off lively, and the
costly Jewel case. presented by Miss Mar
cissa p. Sanders, in the hands of Miss
Lizziy Lynch, was nearly filed last night.
Rebecca and the ladies Of the cOnfec-
tionery department, as well as Mrs. Beau,
man. in the refectory, appeared busy all the
evening, while Mccormack & Co. dispensed
mineral waters to the thirsty.
The polls, we hear, received a large num-
Der of votes last night.
Mr.. T. J. Murphy, of Edgefiel, presented
the Edgefield table with a very fine cromo.
We regret that the illness of Mrs. Nc
ellis baby prevents her attendance at the
Fair, but this table has received additional
aid from Mrs. Flanagan, Misses Josie
Sierferle, Annie Conner, and Julia Brady.
THE PRIZES.
Table of Mesdames Winstead, Collins
and Characterization, won by Maggie
Grady; Box cigars, by 7. J. OKeefe; pray
er-bOok. by E. j. Walsh.
Edgefeld Table-Fan, by Miss Annie
DOlin.
Sunday School Table-Fan, by Thomas
II. Sneed, which that gentleman kindly
presented back to the orphans; picture of
St. Margaret, by ThOs. Murphy; picture,
the crucifixiOn. by Nike Cain; ~pincushion,
by Sina Williams; TennysOn's Poems, by
Miss Jennie Finnigan.
Table of Mesdames Barry and Prender-
gast-Pair of pictures, by Miss Alice La
velle.
South Nashville Table-Toilet set, by
Miss Susie Ottenville.
Mesdames Mccormack and VESSELS Ia
ble-Pair gold shoes, by NJ. j. Mckee; al
bum. by G. Z. Writerman.
The SiIuer Pitcher.-The contest for the
pitcher in the shooting gallery was extra
ordinary. At halfpaSt IL last night there
was a tie of 90 each, between Gov. Harris,
Ben Mailman, Tim Kane, Mr.. Duling, ).
Benny, and ]. Mcdonald, and a double tie
between the first and last named and Tim
Kane. when the target got out OF order, and
the shooting off was deferred until this
evening at s o'clock precisely.
Another pitcher will be put up as o
as the above prize is decided.
We need not urge a general attendance
to-night-all Nashville and his wife will be
there.