The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-12
HOME OF THE HOMELESS.
A Pretty and Successful Fair in Aid of n
Deserving Charity.

Deserving Charity.
The fair for the benefit of the Home OF
the Homeless was auspiciously opened
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock in the
basement of the Bergen Avenue Re
formed Church. and, If last nights at
tendance is u criterion, the ladies in
charge of the fair have every reason to
congratulate themselves on the success
of this charitable work.
The hall presented a gay and animated
appearance last evening. Pretty maid
ems, with their weapons, a pencil. a book
and winning smile, which young mel
found very hard to resist, were making
vigorous onslaughts on the purses of any
young men who drifted in their way.
Other young ladies, however, were Con
tent with waiting at the numerous booths
until u young ma who desired to spend
his ducatS came along.
There are III all five booths or tables at
any of which chances may be had on al
most anything from a pin to q loc0mo
tive.
Table No. l is presided over by Mrs.
Armstrong. She is assisted by an able
corps of ladies. At this latter there are a
variety of staple articles, such as a barrel
OF flour, ticket for u ton OF coal, boxes OF
soap, barrel of potatoes, etc.
Table No. 2 is the fancy booth where
quilts, pin cushions, dolls. ETC., form the
attraction. The table is very artistically
arranged and the articles displayed in a
tempting manner Mrs. Joseph Bumsted
presides over this table, assisted by the
following ladies;--Mrs. William Reed, OF
Bergen avenue; Mrs. Van Wrinkle, Mrs.
Joseph Scar, Miss Maggie TnrockInorton,
Miss a Apgar, Miss Map Russell,
Miss Jennie Toffey and the Misses Susie
and Tottie Bliss.
Table No. 3 is'the candy table, where
there is a choice collection of bon bons,
and anyone with a taste for sweets can
have a variety to choose from. This table
is presided over by Miss L. Brigham, as
sisted by Miss Maggie and Jennie Throck-
morton. A bear bag contest is one of the
features of the table, for which prizes are
offered for the nearest guess.
Table No. 4 is the butterfly table. A
large collection of Observation-Disclosures
this table. 1t is in charge of Miss Addle
Van Wrinkle, assisted by ten little girls,
all under the age of twelve years, who
call themselves"The Seeking, Ten. " THETA
search for ShekelS was well rewarded.
After visiting all these booths aavisitor
might naturally desire some mild refresh
ment, and Table No. 3 is reserved for
shaking the thirst. Lemonade and ice
cream seemed to be the favorite refresh
ments last night. and large quantities of
these were disposed of. Mrs. p. S. Van
Wrinkle presldeS over this table and has
for assistants, Mrs. Richardson and Miss
Morrison.
Aside from the regular attractions,
there will be, this afternoon, recitation
and songs by the children of the Home,
and in the evening Master Harry Girard,
a boy pianist, only II years of age, will
appear and render some difficulJ selec-
tions. This young man has already been
heard by critics and is said to rival Hoff-
man.
Wednesday night the fair will close.
Miss Marion G. Butler, the %elocutionist.
has volunteered her services for that
night, and as she is very well known on
the Hill will, no doubt, draw a large
audience.