The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-24
Church FAIR RETURNS
The Ladies of St. Marks
Are Elated by Their
Success.
ST. PETERS soDALITY LYCEUM.
st. Patrick's Fair Must Be Com
tinued to Settle the Merry
Contests.

The ladies who have managed the re-
cent fair in the St. Marks parish build
ings were In ecstacies last night over it's
unexpected financial success The fair
was not run upon prodigious scale, and
was open but five nights, yet 1880 were
realized. All the booths contributed
largely to the receipts.
The fair closed with an impronptu con-
cert. under the efficient direction of Mr..
E. H. Mann. Miss Bessie Jordan, Miss
Van Worst and others played piano soles,
and Eddie Douglas sang agreeably.
Miss Sarah Scott, the bewitching young
gypsy queen, cleared $50 in nickels dur
ing the fair.
An exciting contest between the women
admirers or Mrs. Grover Cleveland and
Mrs. benjamin Harrison was one of the
principal features of the closing night.
The queen of American Democracy DEM
onstrated her popularity by doubling her
Republican rival. The vote at ten O'Clock
stood 100 to so.
Mr.. A. B. Fernald, the builder Of tae
booths, brought live owl iuto the bazaar
night last, and harvest of nickels was
added to the receipts Of the evening.
st. PETERS Lyceuin Pair.
The energetic young men Of St. Peters
Sodality Lyceum are showing In q royal
manner their appreciation of the Sisters
of Charity. to whom they, In a great
manner, feel under obligation for their
early education. Last sumIner they gave
an excursion which realized them $500,
This they Immediately handed over to
the Sisters as a portion OF fund started
to build home for them.
Last night they closed a very successful
four-nights' fair and added $500 to the
same fund. They declare that they will
not feel satisfied until they have contrib
uted 81, 500.
The entertainments afforded their pat
rons dnring the fair have been of an en-
ce1lent character, and the dances which
followed each were very pleasant.
The stage programme last night in
solos; r. Mccormack, Irish jigs and reels;
William K. Tumulty, in local gems Of
witticism and song; l.. Meyers, banjo
solos; ]. keenan,, the celebrated basso;
Baker and Hayes, German commedians;
Miss X. Grifting, favorite vocalist; Prof.
Callan, in select orations; John j. Field,
Irish comedian and vocalist; Fred Stin-
tell. club swinger; William Hardy, cham
pion Jig dancer; Miss Laura Ryan, vocal
ist; Kelly and Callahan, the Emeralds;
Mr.. and Miss Malone in charming duets,
Michael Horton in reels and jigs; and
WSSbOtl Auu un0u6s, WHO p6fIDTtueu Will
much skill upon mammoth cabinet OF
musical instruments in their own original
black face comedy sketch entitled, Well,
who says you ain t?' @
The members Of the Lyceum have been
materially assisted by the following
young ladies during the fair;-Miss May
Whelan, Miss Annie Singleton, Miss
Mamie Lenahan, Misses Katie and Sarah
Salmon, Miss Mamie Boyle, Miss
Katie Whelan, Misses Mamie and
Sarah Neary, Miss Agnes Bowling,
Miss Veronica Stanton, Misses Katie and
Mary Dowd, Miss Alice Connolly, Misses
Jessie and Susie Lane, Miss Maggie
Davis, Miss Mary Hennessy, Miss Mary
Fox, Miss Maggie Rogers, Miss Esther
Heaney and Miss Katie Finn.