Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-16
FOURTH EDITION.
Horticultural Social.

SUCCESSFUL OPENING, LAST EyENINd-LARdE At
TENDANCE AND PLEASANT EVENING.
The Benevolent Bazaar, and Social Reunion
for the benefit Of the Home for Friendless Chill
dren, known as the horticultural Fair, opened
last evening at Institute Hall. The room is
beautifully arranged, as WAS stated yesterday,
and the attractions were never greater. The
company of charming young ladies' has been re-
cruited up to the full complement. and the dis
play of fruits and vegetables is not 30 large as
to interfere with the music and promenading,
the sale of goods, or the business at the lemon.
ade well and restaurant. There is gigantic
pumpkin, several overgrown watermelons, and
collections of other vegetables, and these may be
inspected by persons devoted to Horticulture.
The attendance last evening WAS large, ex-
ceeding tho number present on any previous
opening night The various stands and tables
were well patronized, and the receipts altogether
very encouraging. The following are the COM
mittees in charge
Home TdJle.-AIrs. George Richardson, chair
man. Aids, Mrs. Thomas Darlington, Mrs. L.
Conant, Mrs. s. A. Price, Mrs. Benz. Nields,
Mrs. N. r. Benson, Mrs. DR.. Kittinger, Mrs. AL
fred Belts.
Flo,oer stand-Nrrs. Preston Lea, chairman.
Aids, Mrs. G. w. Sparks, Mrs. General J. II.
Wilson, Mrs. Dr. Mitchell, the Misses Lea, the
Misses Dupont, Miss Whiteley, Miss Jordan,
Miss Chambers, Miss NAPLES, Miss Binghurst,
the Misses Ferris, Miss Baker, Miss Walter, Miss
Corpluj MISS ulpiI, mlsb JOHNSON, nllss Ciark.
Gentleman Aids Preston Lea, H. B. Duncan,
Willie and Masden Vaughn.
RestdWdnt.-Miss Sue W. Richardson, Chair
man. Aids, Mrs. A. d. Warner, Mrs. Joseph L..
jackson, Mrs. NJ. Garrett, Miss +. B. deKraft,
Miss Emily Ii. Garrett, Miss M. A. Pusey, Miss
Estella M. Rice, Miss Bella P. Sellers, Miss E.
Bella Warner, Miss Lille Duncan, Miss M. d.
Ssson Miss Beclde Latimer, Miss NJ II, Cham
bers, Miss Ella X. Pusey, Miss Maggie r. Bring
hurst, Miss Leila l.. Lowe. Gentlemen Aids
Joseph A. Richardson, A. d. Warner, Jofeph L.
jackson, Seymour P. Thomas E. W. Heald,
Frank L. Webb.
Retresiment Table Mrs. Lydia Moore, chair
man. Aids, Mrs. L. $. Il. Butler, Mrs, W.. H.
Billany, Mrs. w. H. Curry, Mrs. Edward Bring
hurst, Jr., Mrs. DIR. Vaughn, Mrs. D. W. Taylor
Miss Lidie Carrow, Miss Lizzie Stroud, Miss
Clara Carswell, Misses Ida and Ella Wittenburg
Miss Emma Graves, Miss Winans, Miss Anna d.
Pickels.
Lemonade Grom.--Mrs. Charles NJ Tatnal,
Chairman, Aids, Misses Ella and Ida Sedel
Downing, Miss Josephine Baily, Miss Helen
Garrett. Miss Julia Bush. Miss Lille Il. Belts,
Miss Lucy Head, Miss Alice Huston, Misses
Bella and Marion Gibbons. Gentlemen Aids,
Messrs. g. NJ. Henry, James, Joseph, Edward,
and Walter Tatnall Willie Belts E. Il. Candy.
Miss Jennie Hall, Miss Ella vandyke, Miss May
Ward, Miss Rlda Robinson, Miss Breta Price,
Miss Anna Robinson, Miss Florence Pusey, and
Masters Willie Beggs and Frank Tatnall.
The Fair reunions open this evening, and
throughout the week. Everybody should go.
The nett proceeds are for the Home, which
needs money, and is worthy charity.
the beauty OF the arrangement, even with most
of the young ladies absent, fairly made the
COMMERCIAL reporters head swim, when he
visited the Hall, this morning.