National Republican., 1880-02-24
PRECEDENT HAYES SPEECH

| lttkIllN ana preserve tlo ililltN Ul tue htpUDlts
| Ladies' and gentlemen, present the President
| OF the United states.
PRESIDENT HAYES SPEECH
was short aud to tho point. IIe said Ladies
and gentlemen, In behalf of the lady mana
gers aud friends Of the Washington Light
Infantry Corps, now declare the Fair Open"
| At the conclusion of tho exercises on the
platform business began in earnest. Pretty
| girls, arrayrd in the most bewitching garhs,
dashed hithcr and thitlror with cutrcatics to
Take a chance In this" Cant | sell you a
bouquet2' Vote Tor Mr.. -- for this sword" "
etc, and to the credit of those present. be it
said the labors Of the pretty brokers were not
in vain, as their frequent visits TO neighbor.
ing tables for change fully attcstcd.
| The Ctfridge Boz, II daily paper devoted TO
the interests Of the Fair, was vendcd by n
number Of entcrprising newsboys, aud jumped
| into popularity at once Al the first table on
entering the hall was located the wheel of
fortune" Mcssrs. john A. Ellugtr and Charles
| ii. Lnird presided here and MS result Of their
work, turned in S1l7 to the Fair managers last
| night Next comes the groceries table, pre-
| sided over last evening by Mrs. Colonel Boyd,
assisted by Mrs. John Duncanson, the Misses
Hsrkness, Reed, Dawson aud Wilson aud
| Mrs. Utermelle. Tho badge for the most
popular policeman is balloted for here, and
when the Fair closed lHst night Officer Harlow
had 90 votes, no other competitor having ap.
| pcarcd.
Fancy Table No. 8, containing every article
calculated to make the toilet attractive Is in
charge Of Mrs Oscar IIough, whose assistants
are Misses Creasor Ella McKuldcn, Alice Ben
| nett, Ncttic MCGill aud Mrs. John KCywOrth.
handsome slver-molnted pistol is being
ballotod for ut this table, and ut last accounts
| Mr.. L. G. Davis, OF Market Space, was ahead.
| Fancy Tables Nus. >, aud are ia charge of
Mrs. \. Ross Ray and corps OF handsome
assistants, Us many an unwary wight can
| testify. i cauo for the various Presidential
Candidates is the attraction here, the score
last evening being us follows: Graut, {; Bay
ard aud Seymour each; Blaine, 81 Hancock
aud Thurman, 3 each, aud Sherman, l.
jacobs Well" is Immediately opposite these
tables in the centre of the hall. Hero claret
punch, lemonade, soda water and cigars arc
dispensed by Misses Katie Frye, Nellie
Thomas, Jennie Clark aud Young,
Immediately in the rear of tho we'll, on the
| platform, is situated pOst-otliCe and fortune.
telcr's tent. The former is guarded by Mrs.
L. Is. Hay, Mrs. Monroe Eliot, Mrs. Il. X.
Evans aud Misses Matte Evans. Howell and
Sterling, while Mrs. John Corson and Misses
Lou Willctt, Alexander Miller aud Dodge
prOphosy u bright future for all who cross their
palms with silver Fancy Table No. l, at the
northeast end OF the hall, is in charge of Mrs.
| NJ. Blair, assisted by Misses Eliot, Hill, King,
LansdHle and Rhodes. Next comes Table No.
9 where Mrs. General Haimes, Mrs. Schroeder,
Mrs. ILwley, Mrs. Hitchcock and Misses
McClelland, Blocker and Hadeane relieve the
unsuspectinS visitor of his spare change.
Table No. 3 has at its head Mrs. General
Ricketts,, assisted by Mrs. Mcpherson and
Misses McLsan, Randall, Boale aud Riddle.
Two ballO;-5oxes are in position at this table,
one for cane TO the most popular gentleman,
aud the other the racins.shell for the most
popular boat club. For the cane Captain Ro.
dicr had 90 votes and Mr.. Koly q while the
Anaostan Boat Club polled l3 votes against
the Potomnc's TO- A blackboard containing
the votes for the billiard table, to be awarded
to the most popular onRino company, showed
No. IN tho van with l07 votes against No. is
.. The receipts ut this table last night were
$3.50.
Table M. has been assigned to Misses Jo.
seph, Burnside, Russell, BIoodgood. Fox, John.
SON, Douglass, Miller, Bestor, Mcrriman and
Wech
Al the confectionery table are Mrs. DIR. Hills,
Mrs. Russell aud Mrs. and Miss MacFallS.
THE PARADE.