Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-26
LOCAL EVENTS.
Opening of the W. r. G.
Union Fair.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOTHS
Arrest of Three Residents of Yer
dugo Supposed TO Be Glass
Assailants.

The Woman's Relief Corps Union
Fair opened last evening at Armory
hall. The attendance was good, but not
as large as the excellence of the enter.
tainment merited. The hall has under.
gone complete change since it was
used for the Orphans Fair. There are
about the same number of booths, but
they are devoted to different uses and
are furnished in new style. A good deal
of taste and skill has been shown in the
decorations. and the indications are ex-
cellent that the fair will be great
success.
The fret booth to the left as. one enters
the hall is the headquarters of the Off
GERS and managers. Next to this comes
the Rebecca at the Well, where lemonade
is furnished to the thirsty. This is in
charge of Mrs. Robb, Miss Emma Fray
and Miss Mabel Schoffield.
Next follow the twelve booths, six on
one side Of the hall and six on the other,
each symbolizing by its decorations and
the dress of it's occupants some month of
the year. First comes January, which
contains domestic articles of various
sorts. 1t is in charge OF Mrs. Pound, E.
G. Murray, DR.. Carlisle and 81. Tyler
Wilcox. February is the post.
office booth, for the reason
that st. Valentines Day falls
in that month. This is presided over by
Miss Laura J. Kirkbride, Mrs. Knox,
Mrs. Archer and Mrs. Meigs. March
follows with the inevitable fish pond.
Tho oucsotonk nrrlA~a Msno
Russell, Miss Peggy Brown and Mrs.
Corble. April, the first flower month,
has the boutonniers. Here are Miss
Grace Burgoyne, Mias Julia Spencer,
Mrs. Gibbs and Miss Addie Curtis. May
is devoted to fancy articles of all kinds,
made by the ladies of the W. R. c., and
offered for sale. 1t is in charge of Miss
May Adams, Mrs. Spear, Miss Belle M.
True and Mrs. Schriber. June, at the
farther end of the hall, is the art booth.
The ladies in charge are Miss Julia
Gridley, Miss Mary York, Miss Nellie
Barraclough, and Miss Ella Mcdonnell.
July, in honor of the glorious Fourth,
is the national booth. 1t is elegantly
draped with flags. It's keepers are Miss
Alice Fitch, Miss Fannie Mallory and
Miss Celina B. Wise. August follows,
with fine display of oriental attrac-
tions, in charge of the following ladies':
Mrs. Brinkley, Miss Jennie Whitson,
Mrs. Lyon and Miss Hattie B. Hunt.
September is the candy booth, where
candy is made, sold and delivered by
Mrs. Cyrenius, Mrs. Herbert, Mrs.
Horner and Miss Eliza Douglas. October
is devoted to aprons, and the ladies in
charge have marvellous variety OF these
useful articles for sale. They are Mrs.
Clapp, Mrs. Rupp and Miss Mary Henry.
The last booth on the right hand
side is given to the month of November.
1t is where ice cream is served, and is
presided over by Mrs. Cowler, Miss Katie
Oliver and Miss California Weir. De-
cember is located at the other end of the
hall, near the stage, and is given up to
soda water. The ladies in charge are:
Mrs. Zsm, Miss Minnie Worth and Miss
Una Donnel. The gypsy tent is not
among the months. 1t is located near
the stage, on the right hand side of the
hall. 1t is in charge of Mrs. Lindsey,
Mrs. Dfani and Mrs. Binkley. The hat
booth is near the entrance door, and is
we'll cared for.
The fair was opened last even.
ing by the President of the
Union, Mrs. Nj. r. Tarble, who
introduced with a few appropriate
remarks Mrs. Geraldine E. Frisbie, the
Department President, Of San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Frisbie spoke a few
minutes on matters connected with the
order. Mrs. P. Staunton Marshall. Of
Reno, the Department Inspector, fol-
lowed with few pleasant remarks. Mrs.
Emma G. Gillingham, of Santa Barbara,
the Installing Officer of the first Los An
geles corps, who was present, was also
called upon by the President of the
union to speak. The seats on the plat
form were occupied by the officers and
aids of the various corps.
A good march was executed by 100
ladies Of the Union led by Mrs. Tarble.
Mrs. Frisbie as ranking officer preceded
her, accompanied by Colonel Jones the
drill-master. The march was very
striking success and several of the figures
were greeted with rounds of applause.
The feature this evening will be the
tradesmen's march by sixty ladies.