Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
| Arrangements for n House of Worship on Fishers Island.

Arrangements for a House of Worship on Fishers Island. FISHERS ISLAND, Aug. 24. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 brilliant and enthusiastic assembly came together In Mrs. Fox's parlors last Saturday evening, undeterred by pouring rain, to at tend fair combined with musical and dramatic entertainment for the purpose of aiding in the erection of Union chapel for the people of this island Indeed Mrs. Fox had taken care that the weather might not interfere with the occasion by sending the omnibus around to the boarding houses to bring the guests together. Three tables were loaded with fancy and useful ar ticles, made chiefly by the young ladies. in a very short space of time, as the whole thing was very suddenly conceived and matured. All the articles were very soon disposed of at good prices and without any railing and thon the company passed across the hall into the music room, paying twenty five cents for admission.
 The entertainment here, under the man agement of MT. Bush, which was 6 great success, consisted of music, both vocal and instrumental, for which we were indebted chiefly to Mrs. Hood, Miss Fox and Miss Fay of Cambridge, to- gether with her young nephew, who is a member of the boys choir in Christ church, Cambridge. All the performances were loud ly applauded, and nearly every piece was e7sc0red. One of the chief features of the oc- casion was the dramatic part of the enter tainment by Mrs. Allaire of New York, who spends her summer seasons with her hus- band on board their yacht, cruising around from one watering place to another at their pleasure, and always ready to lend their facile talents to any entertainment of 0 benevolent character
 Her account of taking an elevator in one of the large dry goods stores of New York, being dressed in a most outIandish country costume and bearing no trace of resemblance to her real self, especially her inin1itable reading of Composition on the Hen, /" and then 6 short declamation, called out by an encore, were all exhibitions of higS order of histrionic talent
 Not 6 whit behind this part of the e1er- cises was piece of minstrelsy by Mir. AIlaire with the banjo (without charcoal). Miss Waite also gave us a very finished piece of elocution in the recitation of poem on "Ihe Spirit of '76."
 After this the exercises were varied-for they certainly did not need any reliev- ing-by Captain Darrow, who has been for many years identified with Fishers Island, and who danced hornpipe in regular sailor style, to the great amusement of the young people and some older ones, among whom was Mrs. Willard, of Yonkerg 91 years of age.
 dredG paLlS1acC1On was 16IG Dy all when Mir. Bush bowed us 6 dismissal with the an- nouncement that the proceeds of the evening amounted to $115, out of which there were no expenses to be paid. The number pres ent, all of whom paid the admission fee into the music room, was 76.
 The site for the building has already been selected and presented, and also the expense of grading the same, etc., by Mrs Fox, the proprietor of Fishers Island. bell is promised in the belfry by Mrs. Lyle, trustee of the estate and an organ by Mrs. George Bartlett. Mir. Sage, who is the proprietor of the large brick yard on the east side of the harbor-said to be the largest in the whole country-has of fered all the brick required for the walls. MT. Bowers has given two hundred dollars, so that the chapel will undoubtedly be reali- ty, and, standing right at the head of the beautiful bay, will add much to the attract iveness of Fishers Island, and will be an at traction to that class of people whose pres ence is desired.
 May kind and favoring Providence watch over this important project until it is con- summated in 6 finished and tasteful chapel, and then may tho eyes of the Lord be ever upon this temple and His ears be ever open to the prayers of the strangers and others who shall come to present their hearts before him.
 G. l. w.