Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-21
CHURCH HOME FESTIVAL.
A Bright Day and n Successful Entertain.
ment-The Ladies' In Charge-Receipts
Mt Each Booth.

| A Bright Day and Successful Entertain.
ment-The Ladies' In Charge-Receipts
at Each Booth.
The annual Episcopal Church Home festival
given on the grounds of the Home, Forthieth
street and Penn avenue, yesterday afternoon
and evening was one of the most successful
and enjoyable entertainments of the kind ever
given in the interests of the Home. A neat
sum, probably not less than 81 500 to 81, 900 will
be gained, and go toward maintaining the
institution.
The festival proper began at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon and ere the gates closed late tie in the
passed in and scattered over the beautiful
grounds and buildings or were lured by the
ladies misses to the different booths, and ere
they left bought many thing they wanted not.
Who could refuse coquettish maid or enter
taining lady who sold their wares for charity s
sake?
The festival was arranged by the lady mana
gers of the home as follows: Mrs. Bissell,
President; Mrs. Ross Johnston, Vice President;
Mrs. Mary H. Childs Treasurer: Miss Bake
well. Secretary; Mrs. Powers. Mrs. Stewart,
Mrs. William Carr, Mrs Reuben Miller, Mrs.
German. Miss Hancock. Mrs. William Smith,
Mrs. Harding, Mrs. James Speer, Mrs. Wharton
Mcknight, Mrs. Kimberlein.
The booths were made of tent material, and
were tastefully decorated. A novelty was in
troduced in the way Of a tea tent. where tea
was served. The tent was decorated in Japan
ese style with carpet on the floor, and was a
very inviting retreat for sip of excellent tea,
drawn by the ladies in charge as follows:
Miss Julia Harding; aids, Misses Howe, Sui
dan, Zug. Moorhead and Mrs. D. r, Dilworth.
The pop corn booth was in charge of the fol-
lowing Young ladies of st. Agnes Guild, of
Emm lnuep yhurch: Miss Annie Campbell: aids,
Misses MeClurg, Mary Campbell, Bella Clark.
About $50 was realized.
The Trinity Church candy table was looked
after by Miss Maxwell, in charge. and two aids,
Misses Hayworth and McCrea. About $50 was
the sum gained
Christ Church. Allegheny, candy booth was
in charge of Mrs. Mcbride, Mrs. w. s. Scott
and Miss Phillips. About SIS was taken in,
and will be mostly net.
st. Johns Church, Lawrenceville was repre-
sented by domestic booth, where aprons, ETC.,
were sold. 1t was in charge Of Miss Biackwood,
Mrs. Stockdale, Miss Shoup. About SIS was
realized.
The Chancel Society of st. Andrews Church
booth was IN charge of Miss Mary Wheeler,
with the following aids: Misses Lulu and Carrie
Cavitt, Sarah Barbour, Marion Young, Bessie
Young and Miss Noble, of Washington D. C.
st. Andrews Church also had a glass and
china booth, the glassware being donated by
Messrs. Adams & Co. and Bryce Bros. Miss
Marie Orr was in charge with the following
aids: Miss Sarah Speer Miss Carrie Stranahan,
Wheeler and Will Speer. About $50 was real.
lied.
st. Peters Church had fancy table in charge
of young ladies of the church.
served ice cream and cake. Miss Jackson Miss
Holmes, Mrs. Hussey and Miss Bakewell were
in charge, with the following aids Misses
Molly and Myrtle Bakewell, Annie Philips,
Mary Kerr, Mary Robinson, Lizzie Seidle,
Carrie Hays, Lidie :suton, Maede siebeneck,
Maria Bissell.
The five dining tables were in charge of the
following ladies: st. Andrews Church, Mrs.
Kimberlein, Miss German; Trinity Church,
Mrs. D. s. Stewart; Calvary Church, Mrs.
Ruben Miller; st. James Church, Miss Han
cock: Emmanuel Church. Mrs. Smith.
A weighing machine, loaned by Messrs.
Freshman & Co., also netted good sum.
For some cause the Punch and Judy show
was not given. The May-pole dance was per-
formed three times during the afternoon by
the little folks dressed in white with garden
hats. The dance had lost none of its novelty,
and the pretty picture of the children 60
ing through the different figures charmed
all. The following are their names: Anna Scott,
Rol Bagaley, Louis Bailey, Bidell Suydam,
Mary Brown. George Mcbride, Christine Sic
benick Harry Atwood, Alice Tindle. Perry
Klefer, Mary Painter and Victor King.
Donkey riding was another novelty enjoyed
by the children. The older folks. not lowering
about the booths. found pleasure In rambling
through the grounds with its winding walk
mid shrubbery and trees.