St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-23
ST. JOHNS FAIR
Opened by the Young
Ladies in knauft's Hall--FOr the
Benefit of the new Church Edi-

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Ladies in knauft's HaIl--FOr the
Benefit of the new Church Edi-
flee.
Last evening the fair for the benefit of
st. Johns church, corner of Francis and
Forest streets, DaytOn's bluff, opened with
al arge attendance in KnauftS hall, $50
East Seventh street. The hall was beauIi
fully decorated with flags. st. Johns par
ish was organized in June. The church
building is almost completed. and the edi
fee is expected to be ready for services
December s.
There are several pretty booths in the
hall, attended by the young ladies of the
parish, and the articles are nearly all the
handiwork and contribution of these maid
ems. The Dayton'S bluff table was pre-
sided over by Misses Katie Clinton, Mary
GilbOy, Maggie Lee, Mamie Brown and
Maggie Nash. This booth was very taste
fully gotten up, and was Ornamented with
fancy articles. such as wall banners,
sofa pillows, table scarfs, hanging
lamps, Kensington paintings and lamp
mats. The Post Siding table represented a
booth along the streets of Joppa in the
Holy land. Misses Lilly DOWd. Sarah
OBrien. Mollie Murphy, Maggie Kelly and
Mamie DoWd were the accommodating
salesladies, whose wares were many and
attractive. There was also a candy booth
in light ecru and delicate sky-blue c0lors.
Misses MOllie Bowling, Mary Gilboy. Mary
Sheehy and Annie Clinton dispensed the
sweetmeats. Rebecca's well, full of lem
onade, afforded abundant work for Miss
Sabine McDermott who was attired in
pink and white satin. Miss Lizzie Kelly
stood by the aquarium and hooked the
articles as fast as purchased. Miss Hote
Daily, assisted by Miss Nellie Gilboy, dis
trbuted the letters, registered and other
wise, from the postOtfice. James O'Keefe
operated the wheel of fortune.
Among the articles to be ratified are
crayon portrait of Rev. Father Cornelius,
drawn by Hairst, a local artist; hand
painted KensingtOp tOilet-set, hand
painted sofa pillow, sacks of flour, cord
of wood, a toilet-Set, blankets and shawls
The articles to be voted for are blue silk.
plush embroidered easy chair. for the most
popular candidate for mayor; a camers
hair lap robe, for the most popular candi-
date for alderman; gold headed cane, for
the most popular mechanic; bridal doll,
for the most popular bachelor; Seyres
china tea-set. for the most popular house
keeper; meerSchaum pipe, for the most
popular lumberman, and cardinal
plush sofa pillow for the most
popular little girl. The candidates
for mayor are John .Dowlan. w. X. Mer-
Ram, P. H. Kelly and Albert Schetfer.
Merriam being ahead; for alderman,
Starkey, Kahn, Kenny, Conley, O'Connor,
Petsch, Smith, Long, Cullen, Bryant and
Kerr; for mechanic Frank Barrow and Dan
Fenton; for Lumberman Thomas Brennan.
c. E. Keller, J. p. Gribben, George Bohn,
Philip Reilly and w. F. Fifeld; for bachelor,
Will Ford. of the Northern Pacific, and
Joen Twohy. of Twohy Bros, and for
little girl Mamie Claffey and Flora HattOn.
Refreshments are served by MissRoach and
Mesdames Dowd. Claffey, Clinton, Melon
aid, Brennan and Hayes from 1870 a. m.
until p. M. every day. The fair will
continue throughout the week, with a
THANKSGIVING dinner on THURSDAY.