Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-14
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Shortly after s O'clock the city Sand
marched from their headquarters to tho
fair room, followed BY . tumultuous
crowd, many of whom went in. The
room was crowded all evening and bust
meas was good. About half-pAst 8 Ossloek
the fair was formally opened BY Charles
Denues, esq.,, who made 3. S6ort speech
of welcome to the public. The room In
which the fair is being held is very large
one, and has been Handsomely fixed up.
The walls and tables are covered with
flags, evergreens and other appropriate
decorations. On tho Gest wall hStgs the
beautiful banner of the divtDioS which
has ben described hbre. On Is front
Of the building were hung asgr(kt many
Chinese lanterns of different colors. and
others we've tied to rope stretched across
the street. They had a good effect, and
passers-byl were struck by the pretty
sight. ii1 w .oltog tAU "a
The members of the division were near1
all present at the opening. togethsr with
THAR wives and daughters and IN worked
like beavers to make ita success. "A large
committee OF ladies, who were appointed
for the fair look after everything carefully.
The officers of that committee are Plesi-
dent, Mrs. Thomas Zsher : vicc president,
Mrs. Oscar Hanp ;secretaEy, Miss Sohams
bed assistant, secsetary, Mrs. ,Beujsnin
Bartholomew.
The tables are all loaded down with
pretty and useful articles, which will be
disposed of, and the display is remark
ably fine. Among the things to be
chanced. and voted off are the following !;
Set Of walnut furniture, set Of dishes,
zus1 .toI, "A
struments,, chamber set. gold necklace,
dolls, canary bird and cage, butcher tools,
sewing machine, bicycle, bracelets, organ,
Annie Efinger) vases, lamps. clocks and
are named alter different societies. a
The first placo aof anusementsA the
wheel'of fortune, which i in charge Of
VIM. Cornelius next comes the cigar
table, which is in charge Of Miss Anna
Hahn, assisted by Mrs. Annie Miller and
Misses Kate Missmer and Alice Markell.
The other tables, all Of which are covered
with fancy articles, are named after diff.
ferent societies and are in charge as fol-
lows:
, 10. of R. M. table, in charge of Misses
Lizzie Aucamp. Name Long, Clara Frain,
Annie McDevitt, Lydia Stanton and Mrs.
w. M. Barton. ~, -fTF-t Fgys TTFgs 8,
d I. o. O. F. Mrs. John Albright, Mrs.
Charles Patterson, Emma Albright, Mrs.
Benjamin Bartholomew and Amelia
JayLow. l. fnti u. .g.gye -
A. Y. NJ. Mrs. J. 3. Lebkecker. Miss
Anime EHinger, Mrs.-Efinger and Mrs.
Fanny Getz, (of York;
Knightsof Psthias, Mrs. Thomas Zecher,
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Mrs. VIM. Hennecke. ' 'i' 80
Clara Weaver, Maggie Grady, Halle Resi-,
Alice Weidler, Rose Schoenberger and
Lizzie Difenderffer.
o. U. A. M.-Mrs. Anna Eberly, Mrs.
Name Eckert, Misses Sallie Creamer and
Katie and dertie Adams. At this table
Little Katie Zecher is seen as The old
woman in tho shoe." it
At this end of the room there is another
wheel of fortune which is in charge of
Henry Eberly. The postoffice is in the
northeastern corner and Misses Little
Fritz and Lizzie Lands are the pleasing
attendants. The lunch room where every
thing to eat can be obtained is in charge Of
Mrs. George CoOnley and Mrs Glace. There
is very long ice cream. cake and confec-
tiOueIy tdUlS, anu RlrS. JOuu OlUOOu, Wits.
John ]. w. Wolf and Mrs. VIM. Corne-
lius and Miss Maze Wenninger, see that
all are attended to. In the middle of the
room, large lemonade stand has been
made to represent "Rebecca's Well, "
Miss Lida Kendig as Rebeccs," deals
out the refreshing drink to the thirsty.
The fair will be open all week and can
not be otherwise than great success.
The School Fair.
The fair, given by the boysOf Miss
Etter's secondary school, in the old high
school building. and which opened on
Saturday, is in full blast to-day and will
close this evening. The school room is
prettily trimmed with flags and pictures.
Tables ranged along tho north and south
sides of tho study hall arc well filled with
fancy articles. fruits and confections. The
class rooms arc used as ice cream and
lunch rooms, and on the teachers plat
form is erected q postofice. The attend
ance thus far has been large and the pa
tronage liberal. All goods remaining
unsold at 0 O'Clock this evening will be
sold oy auction. nc ..1nd5i5