The Portland daily press., 1876-11-23

A Bad Day but a Good Attendance,

People have evidently become tired of wait
ing for the weather to clear up and have de-
termined to see the many pretty things dis
played at City Hall rain or shine. Although
the skies were threateni pg rain nearly all day
yesterday there was good attendance at the
Odd Fellows Fair and many valuable articles
were disposed of at fabuIousIy low prices. The
afternoon is much the better time to inspect
the goods as the crowd is not SO large and
there is much better opportunity to select from
the different tables. People should not forget
that the holidays are fast approaching and
they will never have a better opportunity to
procure gifts. Most of the articles donated
were rated at wholesale prices and the com nit
tee in placing them on the tables marked them
much below their prices.
Many have shown disposition to know the
names of the ladies who have charge of the
tables, &C., and TO crafty their desire we pub
lish few of them. At Maine Lodge table
Mrs. DR.. Getchell is in charge, assisted by Mrs.
G. S. Norcross, f. W. Shaw, W. W. Cole, W.
o. Carney. N. S. Fernald Misses Adie, Nellie
earle, Jennie Higgins, and Mrs. D. Higgins.
Ancient Brothers lodge nave a well filled
table under the charge of Mrs Frye, Mrs.
Higgins, Mrs, Alexander. Mrs. Mumford, Mrs.
Robinson Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Bonney. The
table furnished by Ligonia lodge is under the
charge of Mrs. A. s. Spaulding assisted by
Mrs. J. f. Clark, j. F. Merrill, W. Gilbert, G.
P. Graves, M. L. Sweetsir, S. Dyer. G. H.
Cloudman, j. H. Crowell, j. Bennett and W.
81. Sargent. At Ivy lodge table are to be
found Mrs. T. r. Heath. Mrs. j. Ell. Crockett,
Mrs. j. r. Pratt, Mrs j. W. Harris, Mrs. W.
Sampson and Mrs. Asa B. Russell.
At Beacon lodge table is Mrs. Percival Bon
ney, assisted by Mrs. J. M. Stevens, c. Fl.
Chesley 81. Trickey, G. A. Robinson, j.
Brown, q. Fessenden, and j. E. Sturgs. The
table devoted to the Encampments is presided
over by Mrs. f. 7. Merrill, Misses Amelia Eos
ter, Yeaton and Pummer. At the general
table Mrs. Ell. 2. Cox and Misses FL. E. Phin-
ney and e. A. Gray are assisted by Mrs. Tut
tie and Miss Carrie Pettingill. The postofice
is presided over by the Misses Norcross and
Plummer. The flower booth is presided over
by Mrs. Cox and Misses Kilborn and Short,
Mrs. Harmon and Sturgis, as sisted by Misses
jacobson, Roberts and Fernald. Misses Nash
and Chandler have charge of the fish pond and
the House that Jack Built
1t is needless to give the names Of the lady
canvassers, for doubtless all who have visited
the fair are already acquainted with them.
They do thriving business and some of them
are collecting as much money as the tables
take in from actual sales. Their mode of at
tack is to put on their most bewitching smile
and then asx you to take chance" If you
assent they then ask how many you will have,
with as much complasance as though they
were addressing the President of the Bank of
England. While all this is going on a circle
of maidens has formed about the interviewer
and her victim, and he no sooner escapes from
one than he is met by another and the same
programme is gone through with. The young
ladies ask but do not compel the visitors to in
vest. Many object to this way of raising
money, but it would be hard work to make a
fair successful without this feature. Last eve
ming the hall was crowded and it was with
difficulty that person passed around to view
the different tables. Not only was the floor of
the main hall filled, but all the front seats in
the gallery were taken by those who went to
see rather than to be seen. The art gallery
WAS ALSO DtGter palrOulZeU Iudu on Iorm6r Oc-
casions, while the refreshment rooms as usual
presented busy scene. The ladies belonging
to Ivy Lodge furnished an abundance of re-
freshments, which were in good demand.
Chandler delighted the company during the
evening with just such music as has been given
by him all the week. The fine music is no
doubt one of the most attractive features of the
evenings at the fair. Cole will furnish the
music for the remainder of the week.
During the evening few articles on which
all the chances had been sold were ratified.
The fancy chair on the Maine Lodge table went
to P. Bonney, Esq. On Ancient Brothers ia
BILE the large wax cross went to ID. W. Nash,
and the foot rest to f. FL. Widber; a chld's
carriage afghan to Fl. r. Coleswortby, and
child's embroidered blanket to f. G. Buffum.
The miniature log cabin on the table of Ivy
Lodge went to Mrs. Miller
The committee have decided to keep TIE fair
open Monday and the promenade concert will
consequently not come off until Tuesday even
mo