Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-23
A PLEASURABLE EVENT.
The Festival of the Year at the
Rink.
A Highly CT. ditable and Succa ssfui
Enterprise by the Ladies' OF the Cen.
tral Church--Other Society Affairs
Receptions and Parties.

and bounty, artistically arranged by hu.
man skill and pains. The attend.
ance at the opening night of the
Festival of the Year" given under the
auspices of the ladies of the Central
Presbyterian church, was large, especially
when the numerous counter attractions
in the city last night are taken into con-
slderation. Financially. too. there is
much for encouragement. Besides the
door receipts, the ladies at the various
booths were doing pretty well, thank
you, in the selling of their fancy goods
wares or marketable goods, as the case
might be.
The festival is pronounced by all, one
Of the pretliest ever given in Rock Island,
and its success is assured. The various
booths, one for each menth, are designed
ard decorated with respect to the calen>
dar period represented. and the effect is in
every instance striking at glance.
While the arrangement and display of all
booths are appropriate to Tvs months re-
spectively portrayed, the saeable articles
are no less remindful of the atmosphere
and temperature that is supposed to per-
wade the scene visited No efforts have
been neglected or opportunities lost to
introduce every feature that the season
represented affords.
The January booth, which is in charge
of Mrs. Henry Curtis, is beautifully de>
signed octagonsl booth enclosed in lattice
work covered with cotton batting. with
glittering crystal prisms so arranged as
| to make q charming effect when re-
flected by tie light. At the door stood a
veritsble snow man is the person of Mr. :.
Luke Hemenway, attired in white cotton
flannel. AT the right of this booth Mr..
Will FhilleO had in operation miniature
toboggsn slide-sn exceedingly pretty
device Mrs. Curtis was assisted by Mrs
J. NJ. Buford and Misses Ellen Andrews
Jessie Florida, Lizzie VoIk aud Cathsrine
Halves. The stock in trade here consisted
OF calendars and dolls.
The February booth presented yer!
pretty domestic scene. 1t was in charg'
of Mrs. kerns, assisted by Mrs. 7. Il
Thomas and Miss Smith. Here Georg
and Martha Washington, impersonated b.
Mr.. Geo. Kerns and Miss Bertha COpp
held receptions during the evening
Valentines, fancy cards, toys, games
maple sugar and gum were sold here.
The March booth was cozily arrange
and visitors were made welcome. Mrs
Capt. Whistler was manager, assisted b
Miss Whistler as milkmaid, Mesdames E
E. Parmenter. Dodge and Paul. Thel
WAS q bountiful supply of fresh egg
buttermilk, cheese, and kites, marble
etc.
The April booth represented prepar,
ton for the month of showers by an in
mense umbrella. Mrs. Webb was maj
ager, assisted by Miss Biddsou, Miss CT
and the Misses Webb. Umbrellas. 60
samers, fans, tops, etc, were on exhit
ton.
The May booth, while neatly al
skillfully arranged, suggested by its wal
the idea of the approach of the season
house cleaning-brooms brushes, du:
pans, soap, etc. Mrs. Freeman was
sisted here by Mrs. E. G. Frazer, NJ
F. c. Hoppe and Miss Fleming.
The fowery month of June had
representation in the centre of the hs
The Misses Webber and Miss Hernde
were il charge of this booth and tn,
was a liberal demand for flowers, n
leaf pillows, strawberry pincushions a
picture frames.
The stage was the July booth. Nj
Geo. E. Lambert being manager I
part it contributed to the entertainm'
\ is described elsewhere.
The August booth was handsomely a
appropriately arranged. Mrs. J.
Southwell was in charge, assisted by NJ
Il. D. Folsom, Mrs. E. D. Folsom, n
Belle Folsom. Here Miss Belle Fols
as Rachel, sold lemonade from uic
contrived well, while candy was also to
had.
The September booth was in itse
little corn palace and one Of the most
mired Of all. The design and execut
was the work OF Mr.. F. G, Young.
booth presented fit and ever present
mindcr of the harvest season. Mrs. <
. was manager. assisted by Mrs Young
Miss Ludolpb. Fruit, corn and espec
II ~ pop corn, found abundant sale,
y The October booth presented an in
ing scene, and within Mrs. David Don,
son, assisted by Mrs. Clark and \
Carlton, prepared and served cold lu
with tea, coffee and chocolate.
The November booth was an old Fl
Toned New England kitchen, where m
be had in abundance pork and be-
brown bread, etc. Mrs. Morris was n
ager, assisted by Mesdames Gest,
OW nsrd, Carse and Robinson and Mi
Kitty Gest and johnson.
December was a Christmas sc
Santa Claus was there in all his glo
. the person of Mr.. Lee Gait There
prettily decorated Christmas tree q
1T line OF needlework, novelties, toys
IN curiosities. Mrs. W. s. Knowlton W
~ charge, assisted by Misses Dill
Thompson.
The stage entertainment was rec
with much favor by the spectators,
q was exceedingly enjoyable. Part
Il was termed Musical Blizzard,
- included variety of popular voc,
n lectlons. under the leadership Of
Griffith and by Mrs. Lambert, Miss
r. Bixby. Miss Grace Baldwin, Miss
a SCHNEIDER. the Misses Fitzpatrick
= Messrs. Will Collins, Frank Collin
d W. W. Stoddard, with solos by
d Lambert and Prof. Griffith. Prof.
m Bowlty acted as pianist.
- The second mart WAS q narloI