The Portland daily press., 1889-03-19

peated as Mayor Melcher rose to reply. The
Mayor was greeted with applause which was
continued during his address, and spoke as
follows;
MAYOR MELcHER's RESPONSE.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As the representative Of the city, 1t is a
great pleasure to me to briefly express my
qualification at the successful opening Of
Bosworth Relief Corps fair; and also the
hope, that at Its close, the desired result
may have been more than accomplished.
Far away on the banks Of the .Antietam.
the granite soldier stands leaning on his
rifle, keeping watch and ward, and thousands
| OF our sleeping comrades and sculptured In
the enduring stone :at his feet we read
Not for themselves, but for their country"
All over our land. In quiet village and busy
city alike, a grateful people have reared
monuments to our fallen heroes.
F0rtland has been remiss In this In the
| past, but at last, thanks to individual gener-
oslty and united effort, the, substantial
foundation already appears, to be soon COW
| cred with projected monument.
To assist In this noble work the Relief
| Corps has organized this fair. The women
| cared for the soldiers, whether stationed In
the quiet OF camp or exposed to dangers at
the front, or lying suffering In the lonely
nospital,-to each and all Of these places
l
blessed day Of peace dawned luron us. bands
OF women organized to still carry ON their
minlstering service and In our city their aid
has brought cheer and comfort to many
needy and discouraged and now, In addf-
tion to their labor for the living, they are
assisting to perpetuate the memory Of Port
lands soldier dead,
Let all unite in this noble endeavor and
give them that grand success which shall
| crown the END and make TINS one more OF
the memorials" that "shall be told Of
| them" throughout our city.
THE GENIUS OF PORTLAND.
Following the remarks of the Mayor the
Genius of Portland was announced, the vast
throng In the hall being forced into its centre
so that the young ladies could march around
them.
Miss Matte Melcher headed the line and
as she advanced, dressed prettily In a white
satin gown with heavy train, she was greet
cd by much applause. Following their leader
were 64.of Portlands young ladies, ali brill
liantly dressed, marching now In solid pha-
lanxes, now in platoons, now wheeling with
mathematical accuracy round corner, now
turning on pivot and performing host Of
other military tactics in decidedly West
Point style.
AT the close Of the marching movements
'Twenty-eight Years Ago, ".and she did so
In most dramatic and credtable Danner.
The poem itself was pretty versifcation Of
thoughts connected with and suggested by
the late war. Miss Melcher received much
complimentary applause at the end.
The Tables.
The tables without exception are very at
tractive and all are tastefully decorated >
Pretty things Of every conceivable design and
variety are lavishly displayed. There are
fancy articles Of exquisite beauty too num-
erous to mention; everything that can be
found In irst-class fancy goods establish
ment. Large quantities Of choice groceries,
delicious confectionery, beautiful flowers,
numerous painted banners, quilts, afghans,
rugs, dolls. aprons. comforters, photographs,
draperies, carpets, superb stoves and ranges,
clocks, crockery, ETC.. in great abundance.
Every department was generously patron
lied last night. There was great rush at
every boothland table. Guess cakes and chance
tickets were eagerly sought and many ex-
| pensive articles quickly sold.
STOVE DEPARTMENT.
| In the ante-room adjoining the hall is the
stove department, in charge Of Mr.. Z. G..
Milliksn. Here Is a splendid exhibition Of
deliberately finished stoves OF all kinds.
many Of them made especially for the fair.
and beautifully oranamented. Goods from
the following firms are here exhibited and
offered for sale: o. M. q ID. w. Nash, Il. Il
CI;ss z; B; Nash Nelson Tsnney y.Ss 4 Co., "a 2; A.
House Furnishing Co., Andrew Mulnix, L.
| NJ. Akeley, Portland Stove Foundry Co.,
Hooper, Son Leighton, I. +. Foss Il
Son.
INSECURITY BANK.
On the right as one passes into the hall
from the ante room is the Insecurity Bank.
Messrs. Geo. II. Libby and w. H. Sargent
bankers. They offer for sale all kinds of
stock. On a bulletin displayed over the
window of the bank are the following adver-
tised investments: Cow Catcher Associa-
Panama Ditch Co, 81, 90; Elephant Canning
Co., so; Crow Island Opera Co., .05, etc.
Stocks were up last night, but without doubt
there will be a big fall tonight, and this
well known banking house win do great
business.
ST. JACOBS WELL.
Passing across the hall in front Of the stage
the first thing after leaving Insecurity Bank
is st. Jacobs Well, otherwise known as the
lemonade booth. 1t is delightful resort for
those who have become heated and excited
in the stock market, and the successful and
unsuccessful SPECTATORS turn away from the
bank with faces sad or otherwise to hasten
to the cool we'll and drink OF the refreshing
beverage which Is hoisted from the deep,
dark well In an old oaken bucket. Mrs.
A. A. Lane, Misses Z. l.; Elwen and
Belle Trefethen see that the glasses are
well filed with the delicious drink that all
may be satisfied. The well Is under roof
| which Is supported by four posts all hand
somely decorated with colored paper. JUS
beyond the well Is the improved coastinl
sled, beautiful thing invented by Mr. Chas
Dickson OF this city. Mr.. Harry NickersoT
Is selling tickets, and whoever gets the lucky
one will draw the sled next Saturday.
POTTERY TABLE.
Numerous unique and graceful vases o
varied designs and sizes, money jugs. littl
shoes, images, etc, adorn the pottery tabl
which is made attractive by the generous dc
nations of the Portland Stone Ware Com
pany II you want to know the prices o
any of the articles Mrs. c. Z. Jordan an,
Miss Lottie Beal who have charge Of tn
table will gladly tell you all about them, ant
very likely you will be induced to purchas
| some Of the many desirable things here to b
| obtained.
THE FISH POND.
Rain or shine. bait or no bait, the chlldrel
have great luck fishing In the pond that lie
at the left Of the stage. They can alway:
catch something. and so there is lots of fun
Mrs. J. +. Colley. Misses A. NJ. Barnes. L
r. Ingalls, and +. j. Andrews have charge o
the pond, and permission to fish in its water
must be obtained from them. There was
rush here last night.
GEN. CHAMBERLAIN TABLE.
The Ward two or General Chamberlain Ia
bic Is in charge of Mrs. Charles j. Bond, Mr.
Charles Alexander, Mrs. j. S. Webb, Mr.
John Allen and Miss Almira S. Jones VIII
| will show you great quantities of fancy arti
cles, silk quilts, dolls, ,worsted goods, basket;
sofa pillows. Then they have a guess Do
! | and the lucky person will draw an eaSle;, 1
| would require columns to describe halI o
| the pretty things that are heaped upon tnl
table, over which is a portrait OF the ganIlan
| general In whose honor 1t Is named. V'el
| all the other tables. also, that are named II
| honor of different men, are the portraits o.
those whose names distinguish the tables.
GEN. GARFIELD TABLE.
In handsome glass case on this table Is
beautiful doll dressed in very pretty pin
costume. A toilet and manicure case con
bined made Of old gold plush and satin wi
be given away to the fortunate ticket buye
| All che rare and beautiful things on tn
table which Is In charge Of Mrs. II. p. Ii
| gals, Mrs. II. X. Heath Mrs John w Smitl