Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-14
BRILLIANT OPENING

dt Hal ndll kIdbG E~V6nlng-An al
dress by Mayor Dawson
There is nothing that pleases the popular
fancy to a greater extent than a great fair.
The occasion offers a fine field for the exer-
else of the aesthetic faculties and senses, and
at the same time is eminently suggestive in
the opportunities offered to cultivate that
nice intercourse which is found in q
pleasing interchange of the social amenities.
Such a result was realized last night in the
opening of the fair at Sherman hall, which
is under the auspices of the Mount Zion con-
gregatlon.
An opening night is never favorable TO a
large audience and besides the weather was
u%npropitious. The attendance however,
was good and artistically the fair may be
declared a success.
The hall itself was O brilliant glare of light
and color, deliberately draped and festooned
with the national colors, the effect of which
was enriched by a ~bewildering array of bright
fabrics on the several bazaars, the room pre-
sented a very captivating appearance.
In the brief space allotted it would be
difficult to give in detail q description of the
several booths and tables and their manifold
beauties and attractions. In doing the
rounds the GLOBE reporter called at the Sew
eral tables and collected a number of points
which are given in brief.
handsomely decorated table, richly laden,
is presided over by Mrs. Frankel and Mrs.
Lichtenauer. This table contains q beautiful
and richly attired miniature bride, which
will be voted to the most popular bachelor.
The cigar and flower stand is in charge of
Miss Julia Cardozo and Rachel Wechsler.
Chances are here taken on an
ingeniously wrought bird cage.
Opposite the latter is the table presided over
by Mrs. M. Levi, Mrs. H. Haas and Miss D.
Cordozo. A most elegant mirror is here Of
fered for the most popular young lady; a
costly toilet set will be voted to the most
popular married lady, and a charming doll
to the best little girl. This table is richly
laden with brio a-brac.
Adjoining this is a handsome table in
charge of Mrs. Bergman, Mrs. A. Albenberg
and Miss Sophia Smith. The display here
is notable for a rich variety of lace goods,
satin paintings and fancy work.
The next table is in charge of Mrs. julius
Austrian, the Misses Rebecca and Eva Cor
dozo, Miss Fife Rogers and Miss Sophia
Green.
The candy stand is in charge of Mrs. A.
@. Hostetter.
You may try your luck here by taking a
chance or two on an elaborate and exquisitely
worked pi%ncushion, a handsomely embroid-
cred foot-rest and a large doll. Among the
outside attractions that will draw the visitors
attention is the scriptursl well, with the
illustrious Rebecca imparsonated by Miss
BERTHE Rosenfeld, the wheel of fortune, and
the postoffice. Gentlemen may here receive
billet doux from thea fair hands of the at
PENDANTS, Miss Nellie Weiss, Miss Ida
Bergman and Miss Carrie Metzer.
Aside from the above to be voted for, is a
magnificent easy-chair, for the most popular
physician; a handsome oil painting, for the
most popular banker; q beautiful rocking
chair, for the most popular wholesale mer-
chant; and q set Of furniture, for the most
popular attorney.
Most popular merchant-P. Fl. Kelly. 40
votes; NJ. Auerbabh, so votes.
Most popular attorney-W. P. Murray, so
votes; G. D. O'Brien, 20 votes.
Most popularephysician-Dr. j. Fl. Stew
art, 45 votes; DR.. Eagan, 40 votes.
Most popular banker-Wm. Dawson, so
votes; W. r. Merriam, 30 votes.
Chief among the attractions is the tent
occupied by the gypsy queen or fortune
teller. The mystic secrets of f~uturity are re-
vealed by the dark eyed damsel in a most
arch and ingenious MANNER Passing
strange and unusual are the things told by
the gifted beauty, the role of seer being ad-
mirably taken by Miss Title R~osenfeld.
Among those present were the Rev. DIR.
Wechsler and Rev. ]. T. Vogelsdorff. The
fair will continue throughout the week.
Mayor Dawson entered the hall about 8
O'Clock, accompanied by City Attorney
Murray, and after inspecting the manifest
attractions of the fair he was introduced to
the audience by Mr.. Leopold Isaacs, and de-
livered the following enlightened and inter
esting address:
MAYOR DAwsoN's r
The greatest names among the mobiles of
England, France and Germany, who can
boast a noble lineage for many centuries,
what are they compared to the names you
can justly claim; in comparison with your
first families? They seem but the creation
of yesterday.
Look at the different orders of priesthood,
whether Greek, Roman or Anglican, though
each can claim a long line of great names,
yet what are all these together in length of
days compared with the Hebrew priesthood,
commencing with Aaron and continued
dow to the present hour.
IL eoO LIZ AioINly VI WIG LcDI0W5 We
learn that Abraham was told by Gcd to leave
his country and his kindred and to go INTO q
strange land, and the lord said unto him:
~ will bless them that bless thee, and I will
curse him that curseth thee; and in thee
shall all the families of the earth be blessed"
The Hebrews have been scattered all over
the earth through every land, aud it is q re-
marksble fact as established by history that
every nation where they were offered fair
treatment and just laws the nation pros
pered, and that where they were
treated unjustly and prosecuted the nation
suffered. [ have not time to dwell on the
ancient nations of Egypt, Greece, Persia and
Rome, but will refer briefly to more modern
times-in the fifteenth century, when Spain
was in the height of her glory. She perse-
cuted the Jews, murdered thousands and
drove hundreds of thousands from their
homes. From that time her glory and
power departed; the curse fell indeed on
Spain.
Trace their history through every nation
in Europe and you will find wherever the
Jews were persecnted trade languisked, times
we're hard, the curse followed.
We owe many things that we prize the
highest to your nation. Your great law
giver, Moses, is also our model. In every
Christian church throughout the civilized
world the ten commandments, as given by
Moses, are standards of duty and morality.