The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-11-23
PILGRIM bAP TEST FAIR,
Be- inning With a Grand Thanks
giving Dinner Nov. IS, to be
The Event of the Season.
Special Program Every Night.

week will be the fair at Pilgrim Baptist
church. 1t opens with superior
Thanksgiving dinner, next Thursday.
The fair has at its head efficient execu-
tive ability to warrant it to be- one of
the finest ever given in st. Paul. There
will be a special programme for each
evening. Season tickets of admission so
cents.
The original Busy Bee Society assisted
by the church at large, is in charge Of
this fair. NJ 8. A. G. Russell is president
OF this committee and Miss 3. Barker
secretary. An enterprise so great never
moved on so smoothly. Every lady has
mind to the work. It is the wish OF
the committee to meet every lady of the
church Tuesday evening in the church.
PROGRAMME.
Thanksgiving Day, We hope, and fully
expect the patronage of all that appre-
ciate the effort that Is being made to
help on the church debt. This evening
we want Minneapolis we'll represented
We have invited Rev. J. w. Dungee aud
Lawyer W. R. Morris to be with us and
our own attorney F. L. McGbee, we
may expect to hear from these gentle
men. Mrs. l.. g. Sheafe will read
poom written for the occasion.
Friday evening: Grand Auction Sale
Of Old Maids. The persons to be sold
must be covered with something so as
not to be recognized. The puzzle will be
upon whom am bidding?
Saturday evening: Will be of must
cal nature. Mrs. Louis Wilson and Miss
Lulu Grswold will have charge, Solos,
Choruses, Duets and Quartettes, will be
rendered by our best talent.
Monday evening: Young peoples
night Bellies and beaux to have a good
time.
Tuesday evening: Drill and dress
parade, St, Paul Colored Cadets.
Wednesday evening: Grand Baby
Show and voting contest.
Gentleman's gold watch to be con-
tested for by Messrs. J. w, Smith and
Chas. Morgan.
Young mans watch, Messrs. VIM.
Frances and Cbas. Miller.
Boys handsome overcoat, Maurice
Hickman and Harvey jackson.
Ladies' handsome sealskin or plush
wrap, Mrs. S. Allen and Mrs. W. Austin.
Set Of furs, Misses B. Barker and C.
Fisher. :
Set of dishes, Mesdames Kirtlev,
Bingley and Perkins.
Dolls dressed in the finest, Mamie
and Jennie Combs, l.. Robinson and
Edith Hickman.
All of these things will be strictly first
class, and will be given to the person
bringing in the most money.
The object OF the fair is to raise money
to pay Oh the church debt. The church
belongs to tho people and the people
are invited to come and bestow their
gifts of charity on it.
FAIR COMMITTEE.
Mesdames A. Il. Russell, President;
II. D. Smith, L. 8. Hickman: J. Jack
son, M. Griswold, NJ. A. Ridgeway, N.
Combs, NJ. M. Murtf, S. E. Kirtley, NJ.
J. Leavett, J. f. Binga, s. A: Allen, l..
L. Davis, I. NJ. Johnson, l.. A. Thomas
NJ. +. Fogg, S. B. Bradley, and NJ. Crist-
man, Miss B. Barker Secretary.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE.
L. c. Sheafe, J. II. Hickman, Geo.
James and Mr.. A. H. Sheafe.
REFREsHMENT COMMITTEE. -.
Composed oftte Deacons, assisted by
Mrs. Lottie Roach.
CARD. ..
Each member of the Fair Committee
and Officer of the church, is commit
tee Of one to see that no person, sells
tickets or solcits money in any of our
entertainments for any outside affair.
l.. G. SHEAFE, Pastor.