The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-26
ST. BRIDGETS FAIR.
The Mayors Opening Address and
Its Conseq uences.

A fair was opened in the basement of
the St. Bridget Roman Catholic Church
last evening for the purpose of raising
funds to clear away the church debt. The
fair will run for two weeks or longer if
its success demands the extension.
The tables and booths were not fully
decorated last night The ladies of the
church will work diligently today and
efforts will be put forth to make the fair
one of the most attractive of the man v
now going on in the various churches.
Mayor Cleveland formally opened the
fair last evening. From stage upon
which sat the Rev. Father Hanley and
about twenty little girls in white, ar
ranged in semi-clrcle, the Mayor an
nounced the opening. He admonished the
hundreds of pretty young women and
misses who gathered in front of the plat
form to use their prettiest smiles, and not
let any young man go out with enough
money left in his pocket to pay his car
fare home.
Let him walk home" he said, land
treat me just as you would them.'
/ don't know whether the Mayor re-
gretted this remark, but when | saw him
next he struggled like O big ship in a
dancing sea of pretty faces and bright
dresses, above which could be seen here
and there the fatal note books clasped in
hands as white as foamy breakers-but
whether they 'broke' the Mayor or not
cannot say They made him present
Of beautiful basket of flowers in recog-
milton of his little speech.
THE TABLES.
There are six tables, arrayed mostly
with fancy goods. The children's table
Christmas goods. 1t is in charge of Miss
Josie Donnelly and Miss Mamie Doyle.
The Children of Mary's table presents
an attractive array of fancy goods, pic
lures, glass sets, dressing cases, etc. A
handsome marble clock is the centre
piece. Misses Mary and Lizzie Smith;
Miss Nora McCrann, Misses Emma and
Esther Sherlock look after the patrons of
this table.
One Of the prettiest tables in the room
is under the supervision of Mrs. Thomas
Eagan, Mrs. j. f. Mccormack, Mrs.
Thomas Kelly. Miss B. Lynch, Miss M.
Delaney, Misses Kate and Emma Sheeran.
Miss Maggie Condor and Miss T. Delaney.
These ladies have elaborately adorned
booth, at which is exhibited an exquisite
assortment of porcelain, glass and silver
ware. There are also pretty pictures and
vases. A crazy patched table covering by
the Misses Sheeran attracts considerable
attention, as do other articles of fancy
work by Mrs. Mary Kelly and Mrs. Han
nah Riley.
THE BIG BRIDE DOLL.
A beautiful bride doll, dressed by Miss
X. Lawless, and hand painted placques
by Miss K. Sheeran will be on exhibition
this evening
Misses L. and NJ Condor and Miss A.
Hetherington have charge of table taste
fully decorated with flags and bunting
A number of pretty things are on exhibit
tion at this table. There are handsomely
framed mirrors, ornamented clocks,
plush easels, etc., etc.
A number of young ladies who are
reaping harvest with their autograph
albums are Miss Mamie Mclaughlin,
Miss Quinlan, Miss Lizzie Barry, Miss
Flanagan, Miss Susie Deveny. Miss
Mamie Dolan, Miss Annie Kimmerly,
Miss Ella Cronan, Miss Mamie Tracy and
Miss Maggie Cahill