Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-24
THE EAGLE CORPS
Art Loan Exhibition mt ARM
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The Eagle Corps people have tho
Armory Hall, in the new Mott market
building. very handsomely decorated for
their art loan exhibition in progress dur
ing this week.
Near the entrance Is the PostofIice
booth, very prettily arranged, and under
the management Of Miss Dora Fischer
and Miss Madaline Baker. These young
ladies' for 10 cents will furnish any ap-
plioant with billet-doux as sweet as
"The flowers that bloom In the spring,
tra-la.
Next to this is a booth wherein is a
meal pie of great dimensions, and full Of
valuable prizes, to BIO had for 10 cents a
pull. Miss Lizzie Pridham presides over
this establishment, where che Is most
charmingly assisted by the Misses
Katie BOttomes, Laura Chauvin and
Lois Veazle.
The Fancy Work booth is in charge
Of Miss Grace Pridham, who is assisted
by the Misses C0ndit and Sale. On the
tables here are q great variety Of pretty
and useful articles for household use and
ad0rninent.
In booth No. 5, from the entrance on
this 1.-THE lefl) side Of the hall, is a fine
engraving entitle "Roll Call, presented
by Messrs. Franklin h Co., TO be voted
TO Company i or Of the corps at 10
cents u vote. With 1t IN very pretty
flower piece painted and presented by
Miss H. G. Goodwin, TO be. ratified at 80
cents a chance.
The last booth on this side Is for the
ice cream tables, where Mrs. Charles
Mnltby and the Misses Anna Lewis,
Julia Vickery, Cyrenius and l.. Baldwin
dispense the CONCEALED tactical aud sac
charine refreshments,
On the other side of the hall were
found a basin full Of soap and water,
with lot OF clay pipes where the
NJ esdames W. II. II. Russell, A. g..
Bartlett and Schlosser, with the
Misses Ida and Anna Wiseman were
busy showing the unintiated how TO
blow the biggest bubbles.
Alongside Of this Is a beautiful flower
booth IN charge of Mrs. Bloesser. assist.
ed by the Misses Jessie Rorick and
Alice Fitch who have the rarest selections
from Floras kingdom. These ladies'
also have pair Of scales and two cakes,
one given by Mr. Louis Ebinger and the
other by Mr.. IL. Roster. One cake il
the ladies' and the other the gentlemen.
A standard weight for each sex is
assumed and visitors pay ten cents to be
weighed. Thelady or gentleman who
come closest to the assumed standard
takes the cake"
la the same booth are the Misses
Katie Basserman, Nellie Bottomes and
Carrie Malcolm, who sell boutonieres.
The candy booth is in charge OF
Misses Tudy Ward and Julia Vickery.
The young ladies sell plenty OF the con.
fectiOns.
In the next booth is blackboard
where ten cents vote may be paid for
the privilege of declaring who is the
most popular grocer in Los Angeles.
Mr.. A. A. Adams has a microscope
and variety of slides which are al
lowed to be examined at the regulation
ten cents. Here also is the register
where visitors record their names.
The Misses Emily Vickery and Lizzie
Roeder run a soda fountain with all the
syrups in the style of experts. They are
kept busy.
The last booth is for fortune telling
gypsy whose name is shady. The
sphynx herself was so last night during
the reporters visit, who was disap-
pointed at not being able to learn il he
would win $50, 600 in the next drawing
of the lottery.
In the company room is good collec-
ton of brio a brac, among which were
noted black letter Bible printed i'll
1899, belonging to Captain Keller;
China plate brought to New York from
Holland in 1862, and now belonging to
Mr.. H. G. Starin, and very handsome
book written and illuminated in 1900 by
Mrs. Mary Workman. 1t is all hand
work. Mr.. II. d. Godfrey has a drum
which did duty in the war of 1872.
In the center of the hall are fine ar
ray of pictures, some attention to which
will be paid on the publication of a cata-
logue now in preparation. Among
these pictures are portraits of Mayor
Spence, Judges Cheney and Brunson and
Mr.. w. IL. Perry.
Judge Brunson has two fine paint.
ings, one of the "Crowning of Venus
after Titan, and the other of ''Susan-
nah at the Bath" They are fine pieces
Of color