The New York herald., 1878-11-21
ST. TIMoTHYs CHURCH FAIR.


TIE LADIES ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PREPARING
SURPRISES FOR THEIR GENEROUS FRIENDS. :.
Elaborate preparations making for the fare in
aid of ST. Timothy Church. which begins this erering.
at tine armory Of the seyeuy-irst regiment. Thirty
sixth street and Sixth avenue. Like most churches,
st. Tiriothy's is in debt. aud II j. free church
III other respects ts nemhers are anxious that il
shall be free in this respect also Hence tt for
which such extensive preparations have been made.
The project suggested by Mrs DR. W. o. Mcpon-
aid of East Thirty street. and to her energy
and ability Will the OF the enterprise be due
She is only president of the fair but chairman Of
the Executive Committee and of the committees
finance and tickets, besides being the leading fair
in the floral temple.
The arlaory has been very prettily decorated. and
when the doors thrown open this evening most
bewildering scene will be presented. In the main
hall viii he the refreshnent tables while the adoin
ing rooms are all appropriated to the purposes Of the
fair There is hat room. OF course, where gentio-
leave their head gear for sweet charitys sake
and there is TO be post Office where letters will await
visitors from the most unexpected correspondents.
Then there TO be shooting gallery aud grocery
store and cigar table, presided over by two interest
ing young lalies--Miss Mancni and Miss Cassidy
and Punch end judy show for the children. and
grab bog. which will be held by the Misses Watson,
Miss Myers and Miss Kohler, and mirror table and
silhouette table and many other attractions.
Among these Miss Barbara Kolb will be very inter-
eStlnR woman, cneckS, III Is sllti, DelnE
russet her fruit Miss Dominique very beautiful
Cuban girl with hair and eyes of the deepest black.
will be "Rebecca Mt the weu.'' dealing out water
receiving something than mere thanks in
return. Miss Grace Geer. daughter Of the Rev.
Dr. Gcer, the rector of st. Tmothy's. is to
be Thc Lady OF the Lake. directing the sports of the
children In sailing tiny craft upon the water. Then
there is the oral temple already referred in which
Mira. Mcdonald will be assisted by seventeen young
ladies, every of them with Miss" before her
name, and the refreshment tables where the
vices OF twenty three other ladies will bc required.
Besides all this the regular tables. fourteen in
number, for the sale OF useful and fancy articles.
| These will be presided by Mrs. Brewer, Mrs.
Burroughs. Miss Dubois. Mrs. Elam .. Potter, Miss
! Ella M. Smith, Mrs. DIR. Geer Mrs. Leonard, Miss
Sarah Egbert, Miss Baylies Mis-. Kirk Miss Fannie A.
Hoodgood and each of these ladies will have six
sistants The list Of ladies who have official positions
| in this fair number 160
ST. Timothy's Church, which is situated in Fifty
seventh street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues.
| was founded in 1852. The present site secured
about ten years ago. modest structure. accomno-
dating about Ave hundred persons. erected the
of the lots and is used for the purpose of
worship and by the Sunday school. The perInanen
church edifice is yet to be erected The church
prises 313 members and the Sunday school has about
400 scholars. This church, it is claimed sprang up
| as want Of the ncghborhood and its members are
| very enthusiastic in promoting its prosperity.
The fair will begin this evening and will be open on
Friday and Saturday both in the afternoon and
ing In connection with the fair there is to be each
music will be furnished by the Seventyrst Regiment
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