The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-03-19
The Rifles, Fair.

Tie attendance last night at the fair of
the National Rifles large any previous nigh;
cles very spirited. Among the prizes that are to
be distributed Ia the general rattle, there being In the
main nearly one thousand are the following: one
$500 stlef piano diamond earrings worth $500, one
lot of silverware one sewing machine, one grocers
mil ten assorted rugs, one embroidered piano
Two handsome smoking Jackets. one hunting Jacket
boys suit of clothes, Rogers group, lone More
shot, two gentlemen dressing cases, one gold
plated revolver, one armchair. fancy table and
domino cover statuette of an angel, fine Eng
fish saddle two cOal-stoves beautiful gilded lamp,
and other valuable ones which the committee will an
nOnuce early the coming week. During the present
week the nights viii be allotted as follows: Monday
Light Guards; Tuesday, Union Veteran Corps
Wednesday, Washington Light Infantry Battalion;
Thursday, boat club night: Friday, Light Artillery.
On Saturday night the votes of the successful COM
petitors Will be announced, the voting closing
promptly at O'Clock. very handsome baby's
crib yesterday presented to the Fair Committee,
and will be voted TO the most popular lady manager of
the iiiferen tables. Everything In connection with
the fair was perfect, and the visitors are loud In
pasing 1t as the best conducted affair OF the Kind
ever gotten up in any city. The many pretty ladies'
bons OF different coors designating their respective
tables beyond doubt the attraction OF the fair and
The way they make the spare change hy from the
pockets OF the young men is a caution. Ed. Hay and
Charley Fonda at the wheel OF fortune, and Manson
and Atkinson at the spinning jenny keep the crowd
busy In their yicnties trying their luck. The con-
test the four cared shell is being carried on Wig
Orously. All the contestants are outstanding their
strength until the latter part OF this week. when each
Eminent Commander $ jewel for knights Templar Is
ATTRACTING much attention from the many who In
tue race, rnsre being already thirteen in and the
chances are that whoever wins II VIII have 10 poll a
very heavy vote The vote for the newspaper man
desk is all way so far, and that way is toward
the representative OF The SUNDAY HERALD. The
billiard table and pollceman's badge being heavily
canyassed by the friends Of the hremen and police
men; for the former Truck 10 be the fayOrite.
For the lady managers desk Mrs Col. Boyd leads
the list
The different votes for the first week, ending last
night, stood as follows: Watch for hotel clerk
Rigs IS; Metropolitan. 0: Arlington, 9. bicycle
SchOOey, 20. Racing shell, Columbus, 10; Poto-
macs, o; Analostans, s; Old Dominions, 2. Billiard
Pool Tabie-nuck A, IL; Trnck u, II. Eminent
Commanders Jewel for Knights Tempar--J, a.
Waugh. 80: W, II. II, clssell, 10; +. @. Davis ~.
| Newspaper MANS Desk-B II. LarneT, 90; Barton,
lo Howe, 8. Cilizens Full-dress suit-M. ". Par
| ker. q; John Downs, 4; Il. Is. Hay, 3. Sill
| Yer Composing stlek-Maguire. 80; Boernsteln 30.
Lady Managers Desk-Aifs Col. Boyd. 10. Diamond
Badge-Aetiye Members. y. R.-Lieut. oyster, so.
l'oliceman's Badge-Dwall 30. ~; X. Uniform
| Kendig, 81. GOld-neaded Cane to Honorary Mem
hers n. R.-W.B Williams, 8; Hutchinson, g. Pug
Dog to CItizen--Jim Willett e g. G. DnncansOn,
II. Letter Carrier's UnfOrn-DOuglas, 20. Parker,
10. "spear Badge'' To Active Members-fhaffee.
$50. Fishing Tacke-J. II Clear, 30. silver Pitcher
to Plate Pfihter-Charles Evans, 10.